Country | Yugoslavia (1995-2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–present) |
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Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Date of birth | June 4, 1976 |
Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 91 kg (200 lb; 14.3 st) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $4,946,300 |
Singles | |
Career record | 7–23 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 176 (March 29, 1999) |
Grand Slam results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 393–210 |
Career titles | 37 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (November 17, 2008) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2010) |
French Open | W (2010) |
Wimbledon | W (2008, 2009) |
US Open | QF (2006) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 4 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2004, 2008) |
French Open | W (2006, 2010) |
Wimbledon | QF (2003, 2006) |
US Open | F (2005) |
Last updated on: November 9, 2009. |
Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић, Serbian pronunciation: [ˈnɛnad ˈzimɔɲitɕ]; born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles[1]. He is the second tennis player from Serbia to hold the highest doubles ranking, after Slobodan Živojinović.
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Zimonjić turned pro in 1995 and remained relatively unknown outside his native country until a surprise victory in the Mixed Doubles at the 2004 Australian Open. Paired for the first time with Russian Elena Bovina, he beat defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes in straight sets in an hour and nine minutes, 6–1, 7–6 (3). Alongside Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, he won the 2006 French Open crown with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva, 6–3, 6–4. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Zimonjić reached the final of the Men's Doubles (alongside France's Fabrice Santoro) and the quarter-finals of the Mixed Doubles.
In 2007, Zimonjić reached the 2007 French Open mixed doubles final as the defending champions with Katarina Srebotnik and lost to Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram. He left Fabrice Santoro after Wimbledon and teamed with Mahesh Bhupathi until after the 2007 U.S. Open. After the U.S. Open, Nenad left Bhupathi and partnered with Daniel Nestor[2] who won the French Open earlier in the year alongside Mark Knowles. The team won the 2007 St. Petersburg Open without losing a set. Nestor and Zimonjić later won 2008 Wimbledon[3] (Zimonjić's first Grand Slam), 2009 Wimbledon and 2010 French Open.
While Zimonjić is known as a doubles specialist, he has recorded two big wins in his singles career. In 2004 he defeated Andre Agassi 6–2 7–6 in St Pölten and in 2005 on the grass of Halle he defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6–7(1) 6–3 6–4, both of these were first round victories.
In 2009, Zimonjić won the World Team Cup as a part of the Serbian team. With Victor Troicki, he won two decisive games against Italian and Argentinian teams; as a result, Serbia finished first in its group and then proceeded to beat Germany in the final encounter. In 2010, he won both the doubles with Daniel Nestor and the mixed doubles with Katarina Srebotnik at Roland Garros.
In 2008 he married former model Mina Knežević. On December 4, 2008, his wife gave birth to twins, Leon and Luna.[4]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2004 | Wimbledon | Grass | Julian Knowle | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2006 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(12), 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2009 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2010 | Australian Open | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
7–5, 6–2 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Elena Bovina | Martina Navratilova Leander Paes |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
Runner-up | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2006 | French Open | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2007 | French Open | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 2008 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Sun Tiantian | Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi |
7–6(4), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2008 | French Open (2) | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Victoria Azarenka Bob Bryan |
6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 2010 | French Open (2) | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Yaroslava Shvedova Julian Knowle |
4–6, 7–6(5), [11–9] |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2005 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
6–7(6), 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Winner | 2008 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1. | May 9, 1999 | Delray Beach, U.S. (1) | Clay | Max Mirnyi | Doug Flach Brian MacPhie |
7–6(3), 3–6, 6–3 |
2. | March 5, 2000 | Delray Beach, U.S. (2) | Hard | Brian MacPhie | Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent |
7–5, 6–4 |
3. | October 15, 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (I) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–4, 6–4 |
4. | October 14, 2001 | Lyon, France | Carpet (I) | Daniel Nestor | Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean |
6–1, 6–2 |
5. | February 24, 2002 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (I) | Brian MacPhie | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
6. | March 9, 2003 | Delray Beach, U.S. (3) | Hard | Leander Paes | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk |
7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
7. | October 26, 2003 | St. Petersburg, Russia (1) | Hard (I) | Julian Knowle | Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler |
7–6(1), 6–3 |
8. | April 25, 2004 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (1) | Clay | Tim Henman | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez |
7–5, 6–2 |
9. | April 17, 2005 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) | Clay | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
walkover |
10. | April 24, 2005 | Barcelona, Spain (1) | Clay | Leander Paes | Feliciano López Rafael Nadal |
6–3, 6–3 |
11. | January 15, 2006 | Sydney, Australia (1) | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | František Čermák Leoš Friedl |
6–1, 6–4 |
12. | June 18, 2006 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler |
6–0, 6–4 |
13. | October 15, 2006 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (I) | Fabrice Santoro | František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský |
6–1, 7–5 |
14. | January 5, 2007 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Mikhail Youzhny | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
15. | February 26, 2007 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Fabrice Santoro | Mahesh Bhupathi Radek Štěpánek |
7–5, 6–7(3), [10–7] |
16. | May 7, 2007 | Rome, Italy (1) | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–7, [10–7] |
17. | August 25, 2007 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Mahesh Bhupathi | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 6–3 |
18. | October 28, 2007 | St. Petersburg, Russia (2) | Carpet | Daniel Nestor | Jürgen Melzer Todd Perry |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
19. | May 18, 2008 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
20. | June 15, 2008 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Marcelo Melo André Sá |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
21. | July 5, 2008 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (1) | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
7–6(12), 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3 |
22. | July 27, 2008 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–2, 4–6, [10–6] |
23. | November 16, 2008 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
24. | February 15, 2009 | Rotterdam, Netherlands (1) | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
6–2, 7–5 |
25. | April 19, 2009 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–1 |
26. | April 26, 2009 | Barcelona, Spain (2) | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
6–3, 7–6(9) |
27. | May 3, 2009 | Rome, Italy (2) | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6, 6–3 |
28. | May 17, 2009 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Simon Aspelin Wesley Moodie |
6–4, 6–4 |
29. | July 4, 2009 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (2) | Grass | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–3 |
30. | August 23, 2009 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 7–6(2), [15–13] |
31. | November 2, 2009 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–2, 6–3 |
32. | November 8, 2009 | Paris, France | Hard (I) | Daniel Nestor | Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo |
6–3, 6–4 |
33. | January 16, 2010 | Sydney, Australia (2) | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
34. | February 14, 2010 | Rotterdam, Netherlands (2) | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor | Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley |
6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
35. | April 18, 2010 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (4) | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
6–3, 2–0, RET. |
36. | April 25, 2010 | Barcelona, Spain (3) | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Lleyton Hewitt Mark Knowles |
4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
37. | June 5, 2010 | French Open, France | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
7–5, 6–2 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
1. | February 14, 1999 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (I) | Aleksandar Kitinov | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
7–5, 6–7(3), 6–4 |
2. | May 7, 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Max Mirnyi | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager |
6–4, 6–4 |
3. | March 4, 2001 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 6–4 |
4. | April 15, 2001 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Donald Johnson | Radek Štěpánek Michal Tabara |
6–4, 6–1 |
5. | May 4, 2003 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Brian MacPhie | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood |
6–1, 6–7(7), 6–4 |
6. | May 25, 2003 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | Sargis Sargsian | Simon Aspelin Massimo Bertolini |
6–4, 6–7(10), 6–3 |
7. | May 2, 2004 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Julian Knowle | James Blake Mark Merklein |
6–2, 6–4 |
8. | July 4, 2004 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Julian Knowle | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
9. | October 16, 2005 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (I) | Leander Paes | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
5–3, 5–3 |
10. | October 23, 2005 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (I) | Leander Paes | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
11. | November 13, 2005 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai | Carpet (I) | Leander Paes | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
6–7(6), 6–3, 7–6(4) |
12. | April 23, 2006 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 7–6(2) |
13. | July 9, 2006 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
14. | November 5, 2006 | Paris, France | Carpet (I) | Fabrice Santoro | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
7–6(4), 6–2 |
15. | June 17, 2007 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Fabrice Santoro | Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle |
6–4, 7–6(5) |
16. | November 4, 2007 | Paris, France | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
17. | March 21, 2008 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–4, 6–4 |
18. | May 11, 2008 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
19. | June 7, 2008 | French Open, France | Clay | Daniel Nestor | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
6–2, 6–3 |
20. | January 9, 2009 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Marc López Rafael Nadal |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
21. | January 17, 2009 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–1, 7–6(3) |
22. | January 30, 2010 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3 |
23. | March 20, 2010 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Marc López Rafael Nadal |
7–6(8), 6–3 |
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | F | 0 / 12 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | SF | F | SF | W | 1 / 10 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | F | QF | F | SF | W | W | 2R | 2 / 12 |
U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 0 / 12 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 46 |
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 2 | |||||||||
Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | RR | A | W | RR | 1 / 4 | |
ATP 1000 Series | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | A | F | 1R | F | 0 / 8 |
Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 11 |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | W | W | F | 2R | 2R | W | W | 4 / 10 |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | W | F | W | 2R | 2 / 8 |
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | F | QF | 2R | QF | W | F | 1 / 8 |
Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | W | SF | 1 / 7 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | SF | W | 1 / 8 | |
Shanghai Masters | Not Held | 2R | 0 / 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | QF | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | F | F | 2R | W | 1 / 9 | |
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | W | NME | 1 / 6 | |
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ATP Finalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 35 |
Year End Ranking | 987 | 475 | 361 | 248 | 195 | 125 | 86 | 29 | 21 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | N/A |
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