Troicki at Boodles in 2011. |
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| Country | Serbia |
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| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born | 10 February 1986 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $3,246,133 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 138–113 (54,98%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (6 June 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 22 (2 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2011) |
| French Open | 4R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 54–55 (49.54%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (25 October 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 75 (2 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2009) |
| French Open | QF (2008) |
| Wimbledon | – |
| US Open | – |
| Last updated on: 17:54, 3 January 2012 (UTC). | |
Viktor Troicki (pronounced /trɔːˈɪtskiː/, Serbian pronunciation: [vîktɔr trɔǐʦkiː], Serbian Cyrillic: Виктор Троицки; born 10 February 1986 in Belgrade) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917.[1][2] His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round and Marcos Baghdatis in the final. He also won an ATP doubles title with Christopher Kas at the 2010 PTT Thailand Open. However, his biggest achievement was winning the deciding rubber in Serbia's Davis Cup final against France in 2010.
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Troicki started playing tennis at the age of 5. From 2003, he started playing Futures tournaments in Serbia; and in 2004, he won his first tennis tournament in Niš. He won his first Challenger Tournaments also in Belgrade, on 20 January 2005, beating Fabio Colangelo from Italy 6–2, 6–1.
He made his debut on ATP Tour in Tokyo, in October 2006. He passed the first round, beating Fernando Vicente from Spain, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–2, but lost in the second round to then-world no. 1 Roger Federer, in a tight match, 7–6(2), 7–6(3).
In July 2007, in Umag as a qualifier, he had his biggest win over world no. 3, countryman and friend Novak Djoković in the second round, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, but he eventually lost in his first semifinal to Andrei Pavel of Romania.
Troicki's first Grand Slam tournament came when he advanced as a qualifier in the 2008 Australian Open. Facing second seed Rafael Nadal in the first round, he played a tight match and held a set point in the first set, but lost, 6-7(3), 5-7, 1-6.
He then represented Serbia in the Davis Cup against Russia, losing to Nikolay Davydenko, 1–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, and defeating Dmitry Tursunov, 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–3.
His next appearance was in the ATP Masters Series in Miami, Florida. He faced Andy Roddick in the second round. It was an interesting match, with Troicki taking the first set from Roddick, where he attempted an angled drop-shot which Roddick returned it with an even more angled shot on his backhand. After this, it seemed to go downhill for Troicki, and he eventually lost, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6. He then competed in the 2008 Torneo Godó, where he retired against Nicolás Almagro, 2–6, ret. In his French Open debut, he lost in the opening round to Marc Gicquel, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7. He then competed in three straight tournaments, in the 2008 Queen's Club Championships losing to David Nalbandian in the second round, in the 2008 Ordina Open, losing to Guillermo Cañas in the quarterfinals, and in the 2008 Wimbledon Championships to Radek Štěpánek in the second round, after winning the first two sets, 7–6(1), 7–6(3), 3–6, 1–6, 2–6.
Following Wimbledon, he competed in 2008 Croatia Open Umag, losing to Carlos Moyá in the second round.
He the reached his first ATP final in Washington, D.C. at the 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Troicki defeated American Bobby Reynolds in the round of 16 to face Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals, where Troicki pulled off a major upset by defeating the defending 2007 Legg Mason Tennis Classic champion and top-seeded American, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4, to reach the semifinals, where Troicki defeated Igor Kunitsyn, before falling to the second seeded Argentine Juan Martín del Potro, 3–6, 3–6.
At the 2008 US Open, Troicki defeated Carsten Ball in the first round and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second round, before losing to Rafael Nadal.
He then represented Serbia again in the Davis Cup against Slovakia, winning his only match against Lukáš Lacko, 6–3, 6–4. He then competed in the 2008 Thailand Open, losing to Jürgen Melzer in the second round, in the 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, losing to Andy Roddick, and the 2008 Kremlin Cup, losing to Mischa Zverev, both in the quarterfinals. He ended the year losing in the first round of the St. Petersburg and Paris Masters. He ended the year no. 56 in the world.
In January 2009, he lost in first round of the 2009 Qatar ExxonMobil Open to Victor Hănescu and in the quarterfinals to Juan Martín del Potro. In second round of the 2009 Australian Open, he was crushed by Tommy Robredo, 1–6, 3–6, 0–6. After that, Troicki made a good result in the 2009 PBZ Zagreb Indoors. He lost in the semifinals to Croatian Marin Čilić, 6–2, 7–5. Also in February, Troicki won the 2009 GEMAX Open, a Tretorn Serie + Challenger held in Belgrade. In the final, he defeated Dominik Hrbatý in two sets.
In March 2009, Troicki played for the Serbian Davis Cup team ,losing to David Ferrer, 0–6 3–6. He then competed in the next Four Masters Series. In the 2009 BNP Paribas Open, he lost to David Nalbandian in the third round, 4–6, 2–6 In the Miami Masters, he reached the fourth round before Britain's Andy Murray defeated him, 1-6, 0-6. He then lost in the first round to Stanislas Wawrinka in the Monte Carlo Masters, and in the 2009 Rome Masters to Juan Martín del Potro in the second round. Viktor competed in the first tournament of his home nation in the 2009 Serbia Open, losing to compatriot Novak Djokovic. In the 2009 Madrid Masters, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko, 2–6, 2–6, in the opener. He then represented Serbia in the ARAG World Team Cup, helping Serbia to win the title by beating Rainer Schüttler in the finals. In the 2009 French Open, he lost to fifth seed and eventual semifinalist Juan Martín del Potro in the second round, 3–6, 5–7, 0–6, after defeating Łukasz Kubot in a tight five-setter, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3, a match that lasted 3 hours and 58 minutes.
Troicki was seeded for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament in 2009 Wimbledon Championships, as 30th seed, beating Brian Dabul in straight sets in the first, and winning a five-setter against Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the second round. He lost to Andy Murray in the third round. He then competed in the 2009 International German Open in Hamburg, losing to eventual finalist Paul-Henri Mathieu, 0–3, ret., in the quarterfinals due to a foot injury he suffered when he fell hard in the start of the match. He then lost to Máximo González in Umag in the first round, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(6). He lost to Marc Gicquel in the second round of the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, 0–3, ret., due to his recurring foot injury suffered in Hamburg after receiving a bye in the first round. He the lost to David Ferrer in the first round of the 2009 Rogers Masters, 3-6, 0-6, and retired in the first round of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters against Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(2), 1–0, ret. He had recorded five straight loses. Troicki competed in the 2009 US Open as 30th seed and claimed his first victory since Hamburg, defeating Peter Luczak, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–1, in the first round, but lost to Julien Benneteau in the following round. He then competed in the 2009 Davis Cup Play-offs, where he won both his matches against Uzbekistan.
Troicki reached another final in the Thailand Open. After defeating Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci, 6–3, 7–6(4), in the round of 16, he then defeated 8th-seeded American John Isner, 7–6(3), 6–2, in the quarterfinals. In his semifinal match, he went on to upset the defending 2008 Bangkok champion, 2008 Australian Open finalist, and top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, to reach his second ATP World Tour final to face the second seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon. He lost, 5–7 3–6. He then competed in the 2009 China Open, where he lost in the second round to compatriot and eventual champion Novak Djokovic, 3-6, 0-6. He then competed in the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, where he lost to eighth seed Gilles Simon, 3-6, 4-6, after defeating Juan Mónaco, 6–1, 6–2, in the first round. He was then upset by Karol Beck in the first round of the 2009 St. Petersburg Open, marking his 10th first-round loss in 26 tournaments. He then defeated Benjamin Becker, 6–2, 7–6(5), before losing to Marin Čilić in the second round in a close three setter, 6-7(7), 7-6(8), 6-7(6), in the 2009 Davidoff Swiss Indoors. He played his last tournament in the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters, losing in the second round to Radek Štěpánek, 4-6, 2-6, after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7–6(4) 3-0, ret.
Troicki began the year by competing in the 2010 Qatar ExxonMobil Open as the fifth seed, where he advanced to the semifinals after defeating Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 6–1, 7–5, Olivier Rochus, 6–2, 6–2, and Łukasz Kubot, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(1), but lost to Rafael Nadal, 1-6, 3-6. At the 2010 Medibank International Sydney, he beat Florent Serra, 7–6(5), 6–4, in the first round and lost to Marcos Baghdatis in the second round, 5-7, 3-6. He then lost in the second round of the 2010 Australian Open to Florian Mayer, 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(2), 1-6. In the 2010 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, he was upset by Michael Berrer, 4-6, 3-6, in the quarterfinals, after defeating Rainer Schüttler, 6–3, 6–2, and Mikhail Kukushkin, 7–5, 7–5. He then retired against Jürgen Melzer in the first round of the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament due to an elbow injury, being 3-6, 0-3 down. He then competed in the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost to compatriot Novak Djokovic in the second round. In the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, he lost in the fourth round to Tomáš Berdych, 1-6, 3-6, having only played and won one game in the previous rounds, as he received a bye when his second round opponent Pablo Cuevas retired after one game and Nikolay Davydenko withdrew. In the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, he lost to David Nalbandian in a close match, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, in the second round, after receiving a bye.
In the start of the clay season, Troicki competed in the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing to 12th seed Tommy Robredo in the second round, after defeating Łukasz Kubot, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2. In October 2010 Viktor won his first ATP World Tour title in Moscow, defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. On his road to the title, he had also eliminated Dmitry Tursunov, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Horacio Zeballos, and Pablo Cuevas.
Troicki was part of Serbia's Davis Cup team that reached the final for the first time in their history in 2010. He was initially overlooked for the singles rubbers, but after compatriot Janko Tipsarević was beaten by Gaël Monfils in straight sets, Troicki was chosen to play the final singles rubber, as well as the doubles. With Serbia and France tied at 2–2, Troicki won the deciding match, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3, against Michaël Llodra to clinch Serbia's first Davis Cup, a triumph labeled by national coach Bogdan Obradović as "the greatest sporting triumph in Serbia's history".
Troicki started 2011 in ATP Doha, where he lost to Roger Federer, 2–6, 2–6, in the quarterfinals. Troicki advanced to the finals at ATP Sydney, where he beat Juan Ignacio Chela, Richard Gasquet, Florian Mayer, and in the final, lost to Gilles Simon, 5-7, 6-7(4). Then at the 2011 Australian Open, he reached the third round for the first time, but retired against compatriot and eventual champion Novak Djokovic due to a stomach pain, after losing the first set 2-6. He next played at the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and reached the semifinals without dropping a set, but fell to Robin Söderling, 5-7, 4-6. He then fell to Philipp Kohlschreiber, 1-6, 6-7(2), in the first round of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. He represented Serbia in the first round of 2011 Davis Cup and won both his matches. He then played the Masters 1000 events, the 2011 BNP Paribas Open and the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, falling to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round in both tournaments. He then reached his first Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing to David Ferrer, 3-6, 3-6, after his opponent in the previous round Tommy Robredo retired while leading the match, 6–3, 1–2. He then suffered early losses in the 2011 Serbia Open, the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, and the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Troicki then represented Serbia in the 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup, winning his matches against Mikhail Youzhny and Marcel Granollers, but losing his match to Florian Mayer. At the 2011 French Open, Troicki reached his first Grand Slam fourth round with wins over Julian Reister, Tobias Kamke, and Alexandr Dolgopolov. In the fourth round, he faced fourth seed Andy Murray, where he lost, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 5-7, despite serving for the match at 5–3 and 30–0 in the final set in a match that was played in two days. He then reached a new career high of no. 12.
At the Gerry Weber Open, Troicki defeated Mischa Zverev and Igor Andreev, before losing to Tomas Berdych, 6–7, 1–6, in the quarterfinal. Troicki reached the second round at Wimbledon, defeating Maximo Gonzelez, 3–6, 6–0, 7–6, 6–3, before losing to Yen-Hsun Lu, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6. At the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Troicki reached the quarterfinals, defeating Ryan Harrison and Kevin Anderson, but lost to John Isner, 6–7, 6–3, 1–6. Next, Troicki played at the Rogers Cup, defeating Michael Yani, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, and John Isner, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, before losing to Gaël Monfils, 6–3, 6–7, 6–7, in the third round.
In the US Open, he lost in the first round to Colombian Alejandro Falla. In Moscow in the first all-Serbian final in tennis history, Troicki lost to his good friend Janko Tipsarević 4–6, 2–6.
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 17 August 2008 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Juan Martín del Potro | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 October 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | Gilles Simon | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 24 October 2010 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | Marcos Baghdatis | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 January 2011 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Gilles Simon | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 October 2011 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | Janko Tipsarević | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 3 October 2010 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | Christopher Kas | Jonathan Erlich Jürgen Melzer |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 October 2010 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | Janko Tipsarević | Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov |
6–7(8–10), 3–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
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| Winner | 1. | 23 May 2009 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Janko Tipsarević Nenad Zimonjić |
Rainer Schüttler Philipp Kohlschreiber Nicolas Kiefer Mischa Zverev |
2–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 3–5 December 2010 | Davis Cup Final, Belgrade, Serbia | Hard (i) | Novak Djokovic Janko Tipsarević Nenad Zimonjić |
Gaël Monfils Michaël Llodra Arnaud Clément Gilles Simon |
3–2 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | NMS |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4–4 | |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 6–4 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 5–4 | |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–4 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 18–16 |
| Davis Cup Singles | ||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | 10–6 | |
| ATP Masters Series 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | 3R | 4R | 4R | 5–4 | |
| Miami | A | LQ | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 4–3 | |
| Monte-Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 6–4 | |
| Madrid | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | |
| Rome | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3–3 | |
| Canada | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3–3 | |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1–3 | |
| Shanghai | NM1 | 2R | A | 1R | 1–2 | |||
| Paris | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 2–3 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 9–9 | 4–7 | 11–9 | 0–0 | 25–28 |
| Tournaments played | 1 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 107 |
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 5–7 | 21–20 | 32–29 | 37–30 | 40–26 | 0–0 | 136–113 |
| Win % | 50% | 42% | 51% | 53% | 55% | 61% | 54.62% | |
| Year End Ranking | 211 | 127 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 21 | ||
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