Serbian tennis player (born 1988)
Miljan Zekić (Serbian Cyrillic : Миљан Зекић , pronounced [mǐʎan zěːkitɕ] ; born 12 July 1988) is a Serbian tennis player.[1] On 11 July 2016, Zekic reached his best singles ranking of world No. 188, while on 8 July 2013, he peaked at No. 269 in the doubles rankings.
Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in doubles with compatriot David Savić as a wildcard pair at the 2011 Serbia Open , losing in the first round to top-seeded pair Zimonjić /Granollers . In July 2016 he won his first trophy on the ATP Challenger Tour winning Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria in Todi .
Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in singles as a qualifier at 2017 Croatia Open Umag , losing to Radu Albot in the first round. In two weeks' time, he played in another ATP tournament, 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel , defeating top seed Alessandro Giannessi and eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the qualifying rounds, and earned his first ATP main draw victory by defeating world No. 66 Andrey Kuznetsov , before losing to second seed and world No. 25 Fabio Fognini in the second round.
Zekić was a fifth (reserve) player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the semifinal against France in the 2017 Davis Cup [2] and didn't play in any match. The following year he made his Davis Cup debut, partnered with another debutant, Nikola Milojević , in a doubles match against USA losing 7–6(3) , 2–6, 5–7, 4–6 in the first round.[3]
Performance timeline [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles [ edit ] ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Singles: 45 (26–19) [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (1–3) ITF Futures (25–16)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (26–19) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2010 Serbia F6, Sombor Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica 3–6, 2–6 Win 1–1 Oct 2010 Egypt F5, Cairo Futures Clay Dušan Lajović 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 Win 2–1 Mar 2011 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Patrik Brydolf 6–4, 6–3 Win 3–1 May 2011 Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo Futures Clay Tomislav Brkić 7–6(7–1) , 6–2 Loss 3–2 Jun 2011 France F9, Toulon Futures Clay Gianni Mina 6–7(4–7) , 4–6 Win 4–2 Jul 2011 France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse Futures Clay Alexandre Folie 6–3, 6–4 Loss 4–3 Jul 2012 Turkey F26, İzmir Futures Clay Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 1–6, 4–6 Win 5–3 Jul 2012 Turkey F27, İzmir Futures Clay Romain Arneodo 7–5, 6–1 Loss 5–4 Aug 2012 Serbia F9, Novi Sad Futures Clay Carlos Gómez-Herrera 2–6, 2–6 Win 6–4 Sep 2012 Serbia F13, Nis Futures Clay Tihomir Grozdanov 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 Loss 6–5 May 2013 Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv Futures Clay Damir Džumhur 3–6, 3–6 Win 7–5 Jun 2013 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic 7–6(7–3) , 6–2 Win 8–5 Jun 2013 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic 6–1, 7–5 Win 9–5 Jun 2014 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Yannick Maden 7–5, 6–3 Loss 9–6 Aug 2014 Serbia F7, Sombor Futures Clay Marko Tepavac 3–6, 6–7(5–7) Win 10–6 Aug 2014 Serbia F11, Zlatibor Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic 6–4, 6–2 Loss 10–7 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F2, Colombo Futures Clay Rui Machado 2–6, 1–6 Loss 10–8 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F3, Colombo Futures Clay Rui Machado 0–6, 3–6 Win 11–8 May 2015 Croatia F9, Bol Futures Clay Yannick Mertens 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 6–2 Win 12–8 Jun 2015 Serbia F3, Šabac Futures Clay Robin Stanek 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 Win 13–8 Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay Pedro Sousa 6–3, 6–3 Win 14–8 Feb 2016 China F1, Anning Futures Clay Enrique López Pérez 6–4, 6–4 Loss 14–9 Feb 2016 China F2, Anning Futures Clay Enrique López Pérez 3–6, 3–6 Win 15–9 Jul 2016 Todi , Italy Challenger Clay Stefano Napolitano 6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 6–3 Loss 15–10 Sep 2016 Banja Luka , Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay Adam Pavlásek 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 Win 16–10 Mar 2017 Tunisia F8, Hammamet Futures Clay Tomislav Brkić 6–7(7–9) , 6–3, 6–4 Win 17–10 Dec 2017 Tunisia F39, Hammamet Futures Clay Gonçalo Oliveira 4–1 ret. Win 18–10 Dec 2017 Tunisia F40, Hammamet Futures Clay Aziz Dougaz 6–3, 6–2 Win 19–10 Feb 2018 Spain F5, Murcia Futures Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Win 20–10 Aug 2018 Serbia F1, Novi Sad Futures Clay Simone Roncalli 6–2, 6–4 Win 21–10 Sep 2018 Italy F28, Santa Margherita di Pula , Italy Futures Clay Alessandro Petrone 6–3, 6–3 Loss 21–11 Apr 2019 M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Laurent Lokoli 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 Win 22–11 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Pavel Kotov 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Loss 22–12 Jan 2020 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Timofei Skatov 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 Win 23–12 Nov 2020 M15 Cairo , Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Niels Visker 6–1, 7–6(7–3) Loss 23–13 Feb 2021 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Nuno Borges 4–6, 3–3 ret. Loss 23–14 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–2, 6–7(6–8) , 5–6 ret. Loss 23–15 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 4–6, 4–6 Win 24–15 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 Win 25–15 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Daniel Michalski 7–6(8–6) , 6–3 Win 26–15 Jun 2021 M15 Skopje , North Macedonia World Tennis Tour Clay Alexandar Lazarov 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Loss 26–16 Apr 2022 Barletta , Italy Challenger Clay Nuno Borges 3-6, 5-7 Loss 26–17 Apr 2022 M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Laurent Lokoli 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 Loss 26–18 Jul 2022 Cali , Colombia Challenger Clay Facundo Mena 2-6, 6-7(3–7) Loss 26–19 Jul 2023 M15 Belgrade , Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Ergi Kırkın 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Doubles: 43 (21–22) [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (0–1) ITF Futures (21–21)
Finals by surface Hard (3–0) Clay (18–22) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Apr 2007 Turkey F1, Antalya Futures Clay Guillermo Olaso Artemon Apostu-Efremov Alexandru Lazar 6–7(3–7) , 3–6 Win 1–1 Jun 2007 Bulgaria F2, Sofia Futures Clay David Savić Ilia Kushev Vasko Mladenov 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1–2 Aug 2007 Serbia F5, Subotica Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Lazar Magdinchev Goran Tošić 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 1–3 Oct 2007 Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, Medugorje Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica David Savić Tomislav Ternar 6–2, ret. Loss 1–4 Mar 2008 Italy F4, Caltanissetta Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić Juan-Martín Aranguren Juan-Francisco Spina walkover Loss 1–5 May 2008 Bulgaria F2, Rousse Futures Clay Yannick Mertens Bogdan-Victor Leonte Mikhail Vasiliev 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 Win 2–5 May 2008 Bulgaria F3, Plévin Futures Clay Yannick Mertens Ilija Martinoski Predrag Rusevski 6–4, 3–6, [10–1] Loss 2–6 Jun 2008 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay David Savić Nikola Ćaćić Dušan Lajović 6–7(6–8) , 6–3, [8–10] Loss 2–7 Sep 2008 Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Boris Nicola Bakalov Vasko Mladenov 3–6, 4–6 Loss 2–8 Sep 2008 Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, Mostar Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Ivan Cerović Deniss Pavlovs 6–7(3–7) , 2–6 Loss 2–9 Feb 2009 Egypt F3, Cairo Futures Clay David Savić Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry 4–6, 6–1, [7–10] Win 3–9 Aug 2009 Serbia F4, Novi Sad Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Vladimir Obradović Aleksander Slovic 6–3, 6–4 Loss 3–10 Apr 2010 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Ignacio Coll Riudavets Gerard Granollers Pujol 2–6, 7–5, [7–10] Win 4–10 May 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Sarajevo Futures Clay Dušan Lajović Mirza Bašić Zlatan Kadric 6–3, 6–4 Win 5–10 May 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Brčko Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica David Savić Goran Tošić 7–6(7–4) , 7–5 Win 6–10 Jun 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F7, Kiseljak Futures Clay Arsenije Zlatanovic Jasmin Ademovic Sven Lalic 7–6(7–4) , 4–6, [10–8] Loss 6–11 Jul 2010 Serbia F3, Belgrade Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica David Savić György Balázs 1–6, 1–6 Loss 6–12 Aug 2010 Serbia F4, Novi Sad Futures Clay Nikola Bubnic Boris Conkic Ivan Djurdjevic 6–4, 2–6, [13–15] Win 7–12 Aug 2010 Serbia F6, Sombor Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Javier Herrera-Eguiluz Brendan Moore 6–3, 6-4 Loss 7–13 Aug 2010 Bulgaria F5, Bourgas Futures Clay Tomislav Jotovski Diego Álvarez Federico Torresi 4–6, 2–6 Win 8–13 Oct 2010 Egypt F4, Cairo Futures Clay Dušan Lajović Aleksandr Lobkov Alexander Rumyantsev 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(10–8) Loss 8–14 Apr 2011 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Toni Androić Dino Marcan 5–7, 2–6 Win 9–14 May 2011 Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo Futures Clay Nikola Ćaćić Tom Kočevar-Dešman Rok Jarc 6–3, 6-4 Loss 9–15 Jun 2012 Italy F11, Cesena Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić Nicholas Monroe Simon Stadler 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] Win 10–15 Jul 2012 Turkey F26, İzmir Futures Clay Dominik Schulz Sergei Krotiouk Mikhail Vasiliev 6–1, 6-2 Win 11–15 Jul 2012 Turkey F27, İzmir Futures Clay Dominik Schulz Nicola Ghedin Giovanni Zennaro 7–6(7–4) , 6-4 Win 12–15 Jul 2012 Italy F19, Fano Futures Clay Matteo Volante Stefano Napolitano Marco Viola 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Win 13–15 Aug 2012 Serbia F10, Zlatibor Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic Miki Janković Peđa Krstin 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] Win 14–15 Feb 2013 France F3, Feucherolles Futures Hard Nikola Ćaćić Stephan Fransen Wesley Koolhof 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] Win 15–15 Apr 2013 France F7, Angers Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Niels Dusein Tim Pütz 6–3, 6–4 Win 16–15 May 2013 Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv Futures Clay Damir Džumhur Dinko Halachev Dinko Halachev 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , [12–10] Loss 16–16 Jul 2013 Timișoara , Romania Challenger Clay Ilija Vucic Jonathan Eysseric Nicolas Renavand 7–6(8–6) , 2–6, [7–10] Loss 16–17 Nov 2013 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Clay Nikoloz Basilashvili Tom Schonenberg Matthias Wunner 0–6, 4–6 Loss 16–18 Feb 2014 Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Arsenije Zlatanovic Jose Pereira Stefano Travaglia 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] Loss 16–19 Jun 2014 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić Dominique Maden Yannick Maden 4–6, 6–2, [3–10] Win 17–19 Nov 2014 Greece F10, Heraklion Futures Hard Ivan Bjelica Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Win 18–19 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F3, Colombo Futures Clay Arsenije Zlatanovic Andre Dome Ben Mclachlin 6-2, 6-4 Win 19–19 Jun 2015 Serbia F3, Šabac Futures Clay Tomislav Jotovski François-Arthur Vibert Florent Diep 6–7(4–7) , 6–0, [10–4] Loss 19–20 Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay Tomislav Jotovski Markus Eriksson Matteo Volante 2-6, 1-6 Loss 19–21 Jan 2018 Tunisia F1, Hammamet Futures Clay Shunsuke Wakita Marko Bartolotti Julian Ocieppo 0-1 ret. Win 20–21 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya , Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Duje Ajduković Vladimir Korolev Andrey Uvarov 6-3, 6-3 Win 21–21 Nov 2020 M15 Sharm El Sheikh , Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Marko Miladinović Alessandro Vega Petros Chrysochos 6–4, 6–3 Loss 21–22 May 2023 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja , Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Guy den Ouden Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 5–7, 2–6
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