Antonio Veić

Antonio Veić
Country  Croatia
Residence Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Born February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) (age 24)
Mali Lošinj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80m
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money $219,343
Singles
Career record 5-8
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 157 (October 4, 2010)
Current ranking 217 (April 18, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (2010)
French Open 3R (2011)
Wimbledon DNP
US Open DNP
Doubles
Career record 0-1
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 538 (September 8, 2008)
Last updated on: February 9, 2009.

Antonio Veić (born February 18, 1988 in Mali Lošinj) is a professional Croatian tennis player. His highest singles ranking is 183, which was reached on February 1, 2010.

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Tennis career

2009

Veić received a wild card for Zagreb Indoors and caused an upset[1] as he beat ex-Top 10 player Guillermo Cañas 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Betfair started a private investigation immediately after the match[2] following bets in total amount of $2M being placed on the Croat despite him being considered a huge underdog before the match.[3] He issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'.[4] Veić continued his successful run following a 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over Evgeny Korolev.[5] It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat Marin Čilić 6-2, 7-6(6).[6]

2010

Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-4. He fell to Gaël Monfils 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0-1)
Outcome No. Date (Final) Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Runner-ups 1. 12 April 2009 Monza, Italy Clay David Marrero 7–5, 4–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ Veić shocks Cañas in Zagreb
  2. ^ Betfair investigating the betting patterns for the match
  3. ^ Veić and Cañas under spotlight
  4. ^ Veić denying charges
  5. ^ Veić continues his run in Zagreb
  6. ^ Veić's run comes to an abrupt end

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Croatian male singles tennis players as of November 7, 2011
1. Marin Čilić (18 2) · 2. Ivan Ljubičić (31 ) · 3. Ivan Dodig (39 4) · 4. Ivo Karlović (55 ) · 5. Antonio Veić (160 1)
6. Kristijan Mesaroš (268 33) · 7. Franko Škugor (315 ) · 8. Nikola Mektić (318 24)  · 9. Dino Marcan (356 26) · 10. Toni Androic (360 3)