Nenad Zimonjić

Nenad Zimonjić
Ненад Зимоњић
Country  Yugoslavia (1995–2003)
 Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
 Serbia (2006–present)
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Born June 4, 1976 (1976-06-04) (age 35)
Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 1995
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money $5,880,842
Singles
Career record 7–23 (23.33%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 176 (March 29, 1999)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1R (2001)
Wimbledon 3R (1999)
Doubles
Career record 509–257 (66.45%)
Career titles 43
Highest ranking No. 1 (November 17, 2008)
Current ranking No. 6 (January 2, 2012)
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: 16:49, 4 January 2012 (UTC).

Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић, Serbian pronunciation: [nê̞nad zîmo̞ɲit͡ɕ]; 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 doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.

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Career

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 . 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 US Open. After the US 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, 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. Zimonjic ended his partnership with Nestor after winning the ATP World Tour Finals. He is partnering with Michaël Llodra in 2011.

Davis Cup

Zimonjić has been a member of Serbia Davis Cup team (previously Yugoslavia Davis Cup team and Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team, respectively) since 1995, playing both singles and doubles, and in 2003–2004 he was the playing captain of the national team. In recent years, with the emergence of highly ranked Serbian singles players, Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarević and Viktor Troicki, Zimonjić became a doubles specialist in the team, partnering all of them, as well as Dušan Vemić and Ilija Bozoljac.

In 2010, Serbia won its first ever Davis Cup title, following the victories over United States (3–2), Croatia (4–1), Czech Republic (3–2), and France in the final match (3–2). Zimonjić played in all four double matches over the course of the competition, winning once (against Croatia, partnering Tipsarević) and losing the other three times (partnering Tipsarević, Đoković and Troicki, respectively). To celebrate the winning of the trophy, all of the players shaved their heads, the central celebration was held in Belgrade in front of several thousands of fans, and the Serbian national postal service issued a stamp picturing the players.[4]

Personal life

In 2008 he married former model Mina Knežević (Мина Кнежевић). On December 4, 2008, his wife gave birth to twins, Leon (Леон) and Luna (Луна).[5]

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Men's doubles: 7 finals (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 2004 Wimbledon Grass Julian Knowle Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 2006 Wimbledon (2) Grass Fabrice Santoro Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2008 French Open Clay Daniel Nestor Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna		 2–6, 3–6
Winner 2008 Wimbledon Grass Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett		 7–6(14–12), 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2009 Wimbledon (2) Grass Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Runner-up 2010 Australian Open Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Winner 2010 French Open Clay Daniel Nestor Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes		 7–5, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 8 finals (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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(7–3)
Runner-up 2005 US Open Hard Katarina Srebotnik Daniela Hantuchová
Mahesh Bhupathi		 4–6, 2–6
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		 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2008 Australian Open (2) Hard Sun Tiantian Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi		 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Runner-up 2008 French Open Clay Katarina Srebotnik Victoria Azarenka
Bob Bryan		 2–6, 6–7
Winner 2010 French Open (2) Clay Katarina Srebotnik Yaroslava Shvedova
Julian Knowle		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Runner-up 2011 French Open Clay Katarina Srebotnik Casey Dellacqua
Scott Lipsky		 6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10]

Year-End Championships finals

Doubles: 3 finals (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 2008 Shanghai Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Winner 2010 London Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Career men's doubles finals: 71 finals (43 titles, 28 runner-ups)

Winner (43)

Legend
Grand Slam (3)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (2)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (12)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (12)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (14)
Titles by Surface
Hard (23)
Clay (13)
Grass (4)
Carpet (3)
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(7–3), 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(1) 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(7–1), 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		 W/O
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(7–3)
15. February 26, 2007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Fabrice Santoro Mahesh Bhupathi
Radek Štěpánek		 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [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(7–3)
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(7–3)
21. July 5, 2008 Wimbledon, United Kingdom (1) Grass Daniel Nestor Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett		 7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 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(7–3), 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(11–9)
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(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
30. August 23, 2009 Cincinnati, United States Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–6(7–2), [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(7–5)
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
38. October 31, 2010 Vienna, Austria (2) Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		 7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
39. November 28, 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, London (2) Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi		 7–6(8–6), 6–4
40. August 7, 2011 Washington, U.S. (1) Hard Michaël Llodra Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecau		 6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
41. August 14, 2011 Montreal, Canada Hard Michaël Llodra Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
42. October 9, 2011 Beijing, China Hard Michaël Llodra Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecau		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
43. November 6, 2011 Basel, Switzerland (2) Hard (i) Michaël Llodra Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 7–5

Runner-ups (28)

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		 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
2. May 7, 2000 Munich, Germany Clay Max Mirnyi David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager		 4–6, 4–6
3. March 4, 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Daniel Nestor Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle		 4–6, 4–6
4. April 15, 2001 Estoril, Portugal Clay Donald Johnson Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara		 4–6, 1–6
5. May 4, 2003 Valencia, Spain Clay Brian MacPhie Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood		 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
6. May 25, 2003 St. Pölten, Austria Clay Sargis Sargsian Simon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini		 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 3–6
7. May 2, 2004 Munich, Germany Clay Julian Knowle James Blake
Mark Merklein		 2–6, 4–6
8. July 4, 2004 Wimbledon, London Grass Julian Knowle Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
9. October 16, 2005 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (I) Leander Paes Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley		 3–5, 3–5
10. October 23, 2005 Madrid, Spain Hard (I) Leander Paes Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
11. November 13, 2005 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai Carpet (I) Leander Paes Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
12. April 23, 2006 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Fabrice Santoro Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi		 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
13. July 9, 2006 Wimbledon, London Grass Fabrice Santoro Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
14. November 5, 2006 Paris, France Carpet (I) Fabrice Santoro Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra		 6–7(4–7), 2–6
15. June 17, 2007 Halle, Germany Grass Fabrice Santoro Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
16. November 4, 2007 Paris, France Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
17. March 21, 2008 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 4–6, 4–6
18. May 11, 2008 Rome, Italy Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
19. June 7, 2008 French Open, France Clay Daniel Nestor Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna		 2–6, 3–6
20. January 9, 2009 Doha, Qatar Hard Daniel Nestor Marc López
Rafael Nadal		 6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
21. January 17, 2009 Sydney, Australia Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
22. January 30, 2010 Australian Open, Australia Hard Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
23. March 20, 2010 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Daniel Nestor Marc López
Rafael Nadal		 6–7(8–10), 3–6
24. May 16, 2010 Madrid, Spain Clay Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 4–6
25. November 7, 2010 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
26. February 13, 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Michaël Llodra Jürgen Melzer
Philipp Petzschner		 4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
27. May 8, 2011 Madrid, Spain Clay Michaël Llodra Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 3–6
28. October 16, 2011 Shanghai, China Hard Michaël Llodra Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor		 6–3, 1–6, [10–12]

Team competition finals

Winner (2)

No. Date Team competition Surface Partner/Team Opponents in the final Score in final
1. May 23, 2009 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki		 Rainer Schüttler
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolas Kiefer
Mischa Zverev		 2–1
2. December 5, 2010 Davis Cup, Belgrade, Serbia Hard (i) Novak Djokovic
Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki		 Gaël Monfils
Michaël Llodra
Arnaud Clément
Gilles Simon		 3–2

Performance timeline

Doubles

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Career SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R SF 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R QF QF 2R F QF 0 / 13
French Open A A A A A 1R 1R A 2R 2R QF 1R SF F SF W SF 1 / 11
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R 3R 3R 3R F QF F SF W W 2R SF 2 / 13
US Open A A LQ A 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 2R 1R QF 2R 3R QF 3R 3R 0 / 13
Grand Slam SR 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 0 / 4 3 / 50
Olympic Games
Olympic Games N H 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 F RR A W RR W RR 2 / 6
Davis Cup Doubles
Davis Cup Z2 Z2 Z2 Z2 A Z2 Z2 Z2 Z2 Z1 Z1 PO PO 1R 1R W SF 1 / 15
ATP 1000 Series
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 2R A 2R 2R QF QF A F 1R F 1R 0 / 9
Miami Masters A A A A 1R 1R QF A 1R 2R 1R 2R SF 1R 1R 2R QF 0 / 12
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A 1R 1R 2R A W W F 2R 2R W W 2R 4 / 11
Rome Masters A A A A A A 1R A A 2R QF QF W F W 2R QF 2 / 9
Madrid Masters A A A A A A A 1R A 1R F QF 2R QF W F F 1 / 9
Canada Masters A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R QF 2R W SF QF W 2 / 9
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R QF QF QF SF W 2R F 1 / 10
Shanghai Masters Not Held 2R QF F 0 / 3
Paris Masters A A A A LQ QF SF 1R A 1R 1R F F 2R W QF QF 1 / 11
Hamburg Masters A A A A A A 2R A A 2R SF SF 2R W NME 1 / 6
Career Statistics
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 5 9 7 4 43
Runner-ups 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 29
Year End Ranking 361 248 195 125 86 29 21 51 32 18 11 11 5 1 3 3 6

Singles

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon 3R A A 0 / 1 2–1
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 2–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 2–2

Awards

1994
1996
1998
2001
2008
2010

See also

References

  1. ^ ATP: Doubles rankings
  2. ^ Tournament profile
  3. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2008/07/05/tennis-wimbledon-doubles.html?ref=rss
  4. ^ Nenad Zimonjić Davis Cup profile
  5. ^ http://www.rafaelnadal.com/nadal/en/blog/entry/congrats-nenad-

External links

 
Nenad Zimonjić (Achievement predecessor & successor)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Daniel Nestor
Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan		 World No. 1 (doubles)
November 17, 2008 - February 1, 2009
May 18, 2009 - May 24, 2009
November 2, 2009 - November 29, 2009
February 1, 2010 - May 16, 2010
June 7, 2010 - August 15, 2010		 Succeeded by
Bob and Mike Bryan
Daniel Nestor
Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Awards
Preceded by
Bob and Mike Bryan		 ITF World Champion (doubles)
(with Daniel Nestor)
2008		 Succeeded by
Bob and Mike Bryan
Preceded by
Bob and Mike Bryan		 ATP Doubles Team of the Year
(with Daniel Nestor)
2008		 Succeeded by
Bob and Mike Bryan