Marko Tkalec
Marko Tkalec
| Country |
Slovenia |
| Residence |
Maribor, Slovenia |
| Born |
March 17, 1977 (1977-03-17) (age 34)
Maribor, Slovenia
back then (Yugoslavia) |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro |
1997 |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Career prize money |
$119,059 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
14–9 (60,8%) |
| Career titles |
0 ATP, 19 Futures |
| Highest ranking |
No. 243 (1 April 2002) |
| Current ranking |
No. 766 (10 August 2009) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
Q1 (2008) |
| French Open |
- |
| Wimbledon |
- |
| US Open |
- |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
2–6 (25%) |
| Career titles |
0 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 357 (28 February 2000) |
| Last updated on: 11 August 2009. |
Marko Tkalec (born March 17, 1977 in Maribor) is a professional tennis player from Slovenia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 243 in 2002. Tkalec has participated in 22 Davis Cup ties for Slovenia, posting a 24-9 record in singles and a 4-4 record in doubles.
Futures titles (19)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1998 |
Croatia |
Clay |
Sasa Hirszon |
4-1 Ret. |
| 2. |
1999 |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Grass |
Andrej Kračman |
7-6(2), 6-2 |
| 3. |
2000 |
Maribor, Slovenia |
Clay |
Frank Pokorny |
6-4, 6-0 |
| 4. |
2000 |
Kranj, Slovenia |
Clay |
Tobias Clemens |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 5. |
2001 |
Chalkida, Greece |
Hard |
Philip Gubenco |
2-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 6. |
2001 |
Nafplio, Greece |
Hard |
Jocelyn Robinchaud |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 7. |
2001 |
Syros, Greece |
Hard |
Konstantinos Economidis |
6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) |
| 8. |
2001 |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
Clay |
Tomas Janci |
7-6(3), 6-3 |
| 9. |
2002 |
Maribor, Slovenia |
Clay |
Relja Fiser-Dulic |
6-3, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 10. |
2003 |
Croatia |
Carpet |
Alexander Jakupovic |
6-4, 7-6(7) |
| 11. |
2006 |
Maribor, Slovenia |
Clay |
Roman Vogeli |
6-3, 7-6(6) |
| 12. |
2006 |
Koper, Slovenia |
Clay |
Manuel Jorquera |
4-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 13. |
2006 |
Austria |
Clay |
Martin Fischer |
3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 14. |
2006 |
Croatia |
Clay |
Ivan Cerović |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 15. |
2007 |
Austria |
Carpet |
Jakub Hasek |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 16. |
2007 |
Croatia |
Clay |
Conor Niland |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 17. |
2007 |
Maribor, Slovenia |
Clay |
Christian Magg |
6-1, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 18. |
2007 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Clay |
Rainer Eitzinger |
6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3 |
| 19. |
2008 |
Maribor, Slovenia |
Clay |
Vjekoslav Skenderovic |
6-1, 6-2 |
Grand Slam
Singles performance timeline
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- DNQ = Lost out in the qualifying stages of the tournament
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Tkalec, Marko |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1977-03-17 |
| Place of birth |
Maribor, Slovenia back then (Yugoslavia) |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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