| Country | Slovenia |
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| Residence | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Born | March 5, 1987 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career prize money | $530,032 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 27–32 |
| Career titles | 0 ATP, 6 Challenger, 2 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 72 (June 13, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 92 (January 2, 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
| French Open | 2R (2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010, 2011) |
| US Open | 1R (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 281 (28 November 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 284 (2 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2011) |
| Last updated on: January 2, 2012. | |
Blaž Kavčič (born 5 March 1987 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface. He is the highest ranked Slovenian male player ever, with highest ATP ranking (#72) achieved in June 2011.
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Kavčič turned professional in 2005 playing exclusively on the ATP Futures and ATP Challenger Series circuit for three seasons. In 2006, Kavčič made his Davis Cup debut for Slovenia and won two Futures tiles, the first one in Cakovec over Predrag Rusevski and the second one in Zagreb over Rok Jarc.
In 2008, Kavčič was playing a mixture of Futures and Challengers. He also qualified for ATP events – in Zagreb, where he lost to Roko Karanušić and in Pörtschach, defeating Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round before losing to Igor Kunitsyn. He finished the year ranked #260.
2009 saw a continuation of Kavčič playing on the ATP Challenger Series circuit, where he had a breakthrough year. He made the final of the San Remo Challenger as a qualifier before losing to Kevin Anderson. Instead of playing the Roland Garros qualification Kavčič continued to focus on the Challenger circuit and won titles in Alessandria and Constanța.
He lost in the final of the tournament in Rijeka after beating Mathieu Montcourt in the semi-final. That was Montcourt's last match before he died of a cardiac arrest.
In 2010, he reached the second round in Houston on clay, but lost to big serving Sam Querrey. Kavčič played in the 2010 French Open where he won his first grand slam match by defeating Eduardo Schwank after Schwank retired in the fourth set. He became the first Slovenian male player to directly qualify for a Grand Slam tournament without having to go through qualifying rounds.
In 2011 at Chennai Open he reached his first career quarter final on the ATP Tour. He lost there against Tomáš Berdych from Czech Republic. In the 2011 Australian Open he reached the second round for the first time in his career. In 2011 at Serbia Open he lost quarter final match against Novak Djoković.
| Legend (Singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (6) |
| Futures (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| 1. | 21 August 2006 | Cakovec | Clay | Predrag Rusevski | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2. | 4 September 2006 | Zagreb | Clay | Rok Jark | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 3. | 25 May 2009 | Alessandria | Clay | Jesse Levine | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 4. | 23 June 2009 | Constanța | Clay | Julian Reister | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 21 August 2010 | Qarshi | Hard | Michael Venus | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) |
| 6. | 5 September 2010 | Rijeka | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| 7. | 26 September 2010 | Ljubljana | Clay | David Goffin | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 8. | 12 September 2011 | Banja Luka | Clay | Pere Riba | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Win/Lose | Result |
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| 2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II |
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7 April 2006 | Algeria | Clay | Rachid Baba-Aisa | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group II |
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11 April 2008 | Cyprus | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | Lose | 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| 13 April 2008 | Photos Kallias | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
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18 July 2008 | Tunisia | Clay | Haithem Abid | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II |
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6 March 2009 | Egypt | Carpet | Karim Maamoun | Win | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 8 March 2009 | Mahmoud Ezz | Win | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||||
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10 July 2009 | Lithuania | Clay | Gvidas Sabeckis | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |
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6 March 2009 | Latvia | Carpet | Andis Juška | Lose | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| 2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II |
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8 March 2010 | Norway | Hard | Stian Boretti | Win | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
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9 July 2010 | Bulgaria | Clay | Grigor Dimitrov | Win | 1–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 11 July 2010 | Todor Enev | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
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17 September 2010 | Lithuania | Hard | Laurynas Grigelis | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | |
| 19 September 2010 | Ričardas Berankis | Lose | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(9–11), 4–6 | ||||
| 2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
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4 March 2011 | Finland | Clay | Harri Heliovaara | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 6 March 2011 | Jarkko Nieminen | Lose | 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||||
| 2R | 8 Jul 2011 | Italy | Clay | Potito Starace | Win | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponent | Win/Lose | Result |
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| 2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 2R | 9 Jul 2011 | Grega Žemlja | Italy | Clay | Potito Starace Daniele Bracciali |
Lose | 6–7, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Career W-L | ||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1–2 | |||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2–2 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | LQ | A | 1R | 0–1 | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0-0 | 3–7 | ||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0-0 | 0–1 | ||
| ATP World Tour 500 | ||||||||||
| Barcelona | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | |||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0-0 | 1–1 | ||
| ATP World Tour 250 | ||||||||||
| Chennai | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2–2 | ||
| Johannesburg | Not Held | A | 2R | A | 1–1 | |||||
| Zagreb | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1–2 | |||
| Delray Beach | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | |||
| Houston | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1–1 | |||
| Casablanca | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | |||
| Belgrade | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2–2 | |||
| Poertschach | A | A | 2R | Not Held | 1–1 | |||||
| Queen's Club | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | |||
| 's-Hertogenbosch | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | |||
| Båstad | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1–1 | |||
| Umag | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | 0–2 | |||
| Winstom-Salem | Not Held | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 0–1 | 12–18 | ||
| Davis Cup | ||||||||||
| Euro/African Zone I & II | 1R | A | PO | 3R | W | 2R | ||||
| Win–Loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 11–5 | ||
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| Overall Win–Loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 7–8 | 13–18 | 0–1 | 27–32 | ||
| Win % | 100% | 0% | 50% | 60% | 47% | 42% | 0% | 46% | ||
| Year End Ranking | 493 | 440 | 260 | 125 | 112 | 92 | N/A | |||
NOTE: His website ATP profile cites incorrect 26–31 Win–Loss career statistics (one win should be added – correct is 27–31). His win against Stian Boretti (NOR) from March 2010 Davis Cup 1st round competition is missing. Also in his ATP profile 2010 playing activity this match is missing.
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