Grega Žemlja
Country | Slovenia |
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Residence | Kranj, Slovenia |
Born |
Jesenice, Slovenia | September 29, 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) | Žiga Janškovec |
Prize money | $1,070,022 |
Official website | grega-zemlja.com |
Singles | |
Career record | 45–45 |
Career titles |
0 6 Challengers, 9 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (July 15, 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 125 (January 13, 2014) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2013) |
French Open | 2R (2010, 2013) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
US Open | 3R (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 14–17 |
Career titles |
0 1 Challenger, 3 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 252 (November 21, 2011) |
Current ranking | No. 397 (January 13, 2014) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
French Open | 2R (2013) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
US Open | 1R (2013) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup |
18-10 (singles) 11-8 (doubles) |
Last updated on: January 13, 2014. |
Grega Žemlja (born September 29, 1986, in Jesenice) is a tennis player from Slovenia.
He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012 he reached the 3rd round of the US Open, the first Slovenian male player ever to reach that stage in the Grand Slam tournament. He is also the first Slovenian ATP player who in 2013 reached 3rd round of the Wimbledon. He reached his highest #43 ATP ranking in singles on May 22, 2013 and becoming first Slovene ATP player in TOP 50. He became the first Slovene ATP player earning over 1 million US dollars in prize money and he is the highest paid Slovene ATP player in history. He represents his country as a member of Slovenia Davis Cup team.
Tennis career
2009
2009 was Žemlja's first year at the main draw on the ATP Tour. For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of Wimbledon where he lost in first round against Albert Montañés. He was the second Slovenian male player ever to play in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament.
2010
For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open where he lost in first round against Benjamin Becker. He became the first ever Slovenian male player to play in the main draw of Australian Open.
Žemlja qualified for the 2010 French Open and scored a major upset over the #26 seed Juan Mónaco 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, in his first ever Grand Slam victory. He became the first Slovenian male player to win a single match in the Grand Slam tournament. He also became the first Slovenian male player to perform in three different Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces.
For the first time in his career he participated in the ATP World Tour 500 series tournament at 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. where he lost the second round match against Andy Roddick.
Together with Slovenia Davis Cup Team he won the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II, ensuring Slovenia to advance to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
2011
For the second consecutive year, he qualified for the main draw of Australian Open where he lost the first round match against Marcos Baghdatis in five sets.
As a lucky loser, he also qualified for the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. He became the first Slovenian male player to win a single match in the main draw of Wimbledon, but lost his second round match against Gaël Monfils.
2012
He played at 2012 Qatar Open in Doha and lost 2–6, 3–6 against Roger Federer in second round.
He received a wild card to participate in the 2012 Wimbledon Championships,[1] where he lost the second round match against Fernando Verdasco.
On August 6, 2012 he entered the top 100 of the ATP Rankings.
For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of the US Open. Beating Ricardo Mello and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in first two rounds, he became the first Slovenian male player ever to reach the third round of the Grand Slam tournament. In the third round[2] he lost against Janko Tipsarević.
At 2012 Erste Bank Open tournament in Vienna, Austria, he reached his and Slovenian first male historic ATP Final,[3] where he lost 5-7, 3-6 to Juan Martín del Potro. With that result he became the first Slovenian male tennis player to reach TOP 50 on ATP rankings.
2013
At 2013 Australian Open for the first time he directly entered Grand Slam tournament. He lost 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7), 0-1 retiring in 1st round against Marcel Granollers. He also played his first Men's Doubles Grand Slam tournament.
He played against Roger Federer for the second time in his career in Rotterdam at 2013 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament of ATP 500 series. He lost 3-6, 1-6 in 1st round.
For he first time in his career he played in main draw of ATP 1000 Masters series at 2013 Miami Masters. As a first Slovenian he reached 3R and lost 4-6, 4-6 against Gilles Simon.
At 2013 French Open he reached second round where he lost 1-6, 7-5, 1-6, 4-6 against Kei Nishikori. In Men's Doubles partnering Aljaž Bedene they lost 5-7, 1-6 against Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi/Jean-Julien Rojer in 2nd round. This is the first historic win in 1st round of Grand Slam Slovenian Men's Doubles and first Slovene Men's Doubles performance in Rolland Garros.
At 2013 Wimbledon Championships he beat Michael Russell and 29th seed Grigor Dimitrov and becoming first Slovene player in the 3rd round of Wimbledon where he lost straight sets to Juan Martin del Potro. Partnering Aljaž Bedene in 1st round of Men's Doubles they lost 3:6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 against Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana. This is the first Slovene Men's Doubles performance in Wimbledon.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | October 21, 2012 | Erste Bank Open, Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Juan Martín del Potro | 5-7, 3-6 |
Davis Cup
Singles performances (18–10)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Result | Outcome |
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2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-04-2005 | Ivory Coast | Hard (I) | Valentin Sanon | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | Win |
QF | 7-15-2005 | Latvia | Clay | Ernests Gulbis | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 | Win | |
SF | 9-25-2005 | Portugal | Clay | Rui Machado | 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 | Lose | |
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-07-2006 | Algeria | Clay | Slimane Saoudi | 7–5, 6–2 | Win |
4-09-2006 | Lamine Ouahab | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | Lose | ||||
RPO | 7-21-2006 | Ireland | Grass | Kevin Sorensen | 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 | Win | |
7-23-2006 | Conor Niland | 6–4, 6–2 | Win | ||||
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-06-2007 | Estonia | Carpet (I) | Jurgen Zopp | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Win |
4-08-2007 | Mait Kunnap | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 | Win | ||||
QF | 7-22-2007 | Morocco | Hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–7(2–7), 2–6, 4–6 | Lose | |
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 7-18-2008 | Tunisia | Clay | Malek Jaziri | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Win |
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-06-2009 | Egypt | Carpet (I) | Sherif Sabry | 7–5, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | Win |
QF | 7-10-2009 | Lithuania | Clay | Ričardas Berankis | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 | Win | |
7-12-2009 | Dovydas Sakinis | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 | Win | ||||
SF | 9-18-2009 | Latvia | Carpet (I) | Andis Juška | 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 | Win | |
9-20-2009 | Ernests Gulbis | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | Lose | ||||
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-05-2010 | Norway | Hard (I) | Erling Tveit | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | Win |
QF | 7-09-2010 | Bulgaria | Clay | Todor Enev | 6–2, 6–1 | Win | |
SF | 9-17-2010 | Lithuania | Hard (I) | Ričardas Berankis | 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–3 | Win | |
9-19-2010 | Laurynas Grigelis | 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | Win | ||||
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 3-04-2011 | Finland | Clay (I) | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 | Lose |
3-06-2011 | Micke Kontinen | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | Win | ||||
2R | 7-08-2011 | Italy | Clay | Fabio Fognini | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 | Lose | |
7-10-2011 | Simone Bolelli | 5–7, 3–6 | Lose | ||||
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 2-10-2012 | Denmark | Hard (I) | Kristian Pless | 6–0, 6–1, 6–4 | Win |
2R | 4-06-2012 | South Africa | Hard | Izak van der Merwe | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | Lose | |
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 1-02-2013 | Poland | Hard (I) | Łukasz Kubot | 3-6, 2-6, 0-6 | Lose |
3-02-2013 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 3–6 | Lose |
Doubles performances (11–8)
Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | Result | Outcome |
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2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-05-2005 | Rok Jarc | Ivory Coast | Hard (I) | Claude N'Goran Valentin Sanon |
6–2, 6–2 ret. | Win |
SF | 9-24-2005 | Portugal | Clay | Frederico Gil Leonardo Tavares |
4–6, 2–6, 4–6 | Lose | ||
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-08-2006 | Rok Jarc | Algeria | Clay | Lamine Ouahab Slimane Saoudi |
2–6, 2–6, 4–6 | Lose |
RPO | 7-22-2006 | Luka Gregorc | Ireland | Grass | James Cluskey Stephen Nugent |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Win | |
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-07-2007 | Luka Gregorc | Estonia | Clay (I) | Mait Kunnap Jurgen Zopp |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | Lose |
QF | 7-21-2007 | Morocco | Hard | Reda El Amrani Younes El Aynaoui |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | Win | ||
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 4-12-2008 | Marko Tkalec | Cyprus | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis Photos Kallias |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 | Lose |
RPO | 7-19-2008 | Luka Gregorc | Tunisia | Clay | Haithem Abid Malek Jaziri |
6–3, 5–7, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | Lose | |
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-07-2009 | Marko Tkalec | Egypt | Carpet (I) | Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry |
6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | Win |
QF | 7-19-2009 | Andrej Kračman | Lithuania | Clay | Ričardas Berankis Vadim Pinko |
7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3 | Win | |
SF | 9-19-2009 | Luka Gregorc | Latvia | Carpet (I) | Ernests Gulbis Deniss Pavlovs |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | Win | |
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 3-06-2010 | Luka Gregorc | Norway | Hard (I) | Erling Tveit Stian Boretti |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | Win |
QF | 7-10-2010 | Bulgaria | Clay | Grigor Dimitrov Ivaylo Traykov |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(14–12), 6–3 | Win | ||
SF | 9-18-2010 | Lithuania | Hard (I) | Ričardas Berankis Laurynas Grigelis |
7–5, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 3–6 | Lose | ||
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 3-05-2011 | Luka Gregorc | Finland | Clay (I) | Harri Heliovaara Jarkko Nieminen |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | Win |
2R | 7-09-2011 | Blaž Kavčič | Italy | Clay | Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali |
6–7, 6–7, 2–6 | Lose | |
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 2-11-2012 | Blaž Kavčič | Denmark | Hard (I) | Thomas Kromann Frederik Nielsen |
6–4, 6–7, 6–4, 7–5 | Win |
2R | 4-07-2012 | Blaž Kavčič | South Africa | Hard | Raven Klaasen Izak van der Merwe |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 1–6, 4–6 | Lose | |
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | 1R | 2-02-2012 | Blaž Kavčič | Poland | Hard (I) | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 13-11 | Win |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Career W–L | |||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | A | 0–3 | |||
French Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2–2 | ||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4–4 | ||||
US Open | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 1R | 2–2 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | ||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 3R | 2–1 | ||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||
ATP World Tour 500 series | ||||||||||||||
Rotterdam | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Barcelona | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Washington, D.C. | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1–2 | ||||
Beijing | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | 0–1 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | ||||
ATP World Tour 250 series | ||||||||||||||
Doha | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2–2 | |||
Auckland | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 | |||
Zagreb | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2–2 | ||||
Casablanca | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2–1 | ||||
Munich | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 2R | 1–1 | ||||
Düsseldorf | World Team Cup | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||||||
London/Queen's Club | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 3R | 2–1 | ||||
Eastbourne | Not Held | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0-1 | |||||||
Newport | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 | ||||
Umag | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | A | A | 0–1 | ||||
Winston-Salem | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
St. Petersburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1–1 | ||||
Kuala Lumpur | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
Vienna | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | F | A | 5–2 | ||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 16–17 | ||||
National Representation | ||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | 3R | PO | 2R | PO | 3R | W | 2R | 2R | 1R | 18-10 | ||||
Win–Loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 18–10 | ||||
Statistics | ||||||||||||||
Overall Win–Loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 7–4 | 2–6 | 11–8 | 13–21 | 45–45 | ||||
Win % | 67% | 75% | 67% | 100% | 57% | 64% | 25% | 58% | 38% | 50% | ||||
Year End Ranking | 335 | 340 | 323 | 267 | 175 | 142 | 116 | 55 | 121 | N/A |
- * Statistics correct as of January 13, 2014.
- ATP profile cites incorrect 44–45 W–L career singles statistics (correct is 45–45). His win 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) against Erling Tveit[4] (NOR) in 1R of 2010 EAG II (SLO vs. NOR) on March 5, 2010 is missing.
- ATP profile cites incorrect 13–17 W–L career doubles statistics (correct is 14–17). His win 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 partnering Luka Gregorc vs. Stian Boretti/Erling Tveit[5] (NOR) in 1R of 2010 EAG II (SLO vs. NOR) on March 6, 2010 is not counted.
Head-to-head statistics
vs. Top 10 ranked players
Žemlja's win–loss record against players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher:
- Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
Opponent | Highest ranking | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match |
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Roger Federer | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 2-6, 5–7) at 2013 US Open 1R |
Andy Roddick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3) at 2010 Washington, D.C. 2R |
Tommy Haas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 4–6, 6–2) at 2012 Vienna QF |
Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (5–7, 6–7(3–7), 0-6) at 2013 Wimbledon 3R |
Gilles Simon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2013 Miami 3R |
Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3-6, 4-6) at 2013 London/Queen's Club 3R |
Gaël Monfils | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2011 Wimbledon 2R |
Fernando Verdasco | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6) at 2012 Wimbledon 2R |
Richard Gasquet | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2013 Doha 2R |
Mikhail Youzhny | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2012 Zagreb 2R |
Janko Tipsarević | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2013 Munich 2R |
Marcos Baghdatis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2011 Australian Open 1R |
Marin Čilić | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2013 Zagreb 2R |
Juan Mónaco | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3) at 2010 French Open 1R |
Total | –– | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% |
- * Statistics correct as of January 13, 2014.
Full list
Žemlja's career win–loss record in singles matches on ATP World Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup Main Draw:
- * ATP statistics doesn't include Walkovers (w/o), Qualifying matches, or matches at a Challenger or Futures event, Hopman Cup, or any other fraction of the exhibition event.
- Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.
45–45
- From 4 March 2005 to 13 January 2014
References
- ↑ "Melanie Oudin receives wild card into Wimbledon". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "Janko Tipsarevic topples Grega Zemlja in the third round – US Open 2012". bettor.com. 2012-09-02.
- ↑ "Del Potro beats Zemlja to win 12th title at Vienna". bigstory.ap.org. 2012-10-22.
- ↑ "Grega Zemlja vs. Erling Tveit - Davis Cup, Group 2, 1R, NOR-SLO 0-5 - compare (official result)". TennisLive.us. 2010-03-05.
- ↑ "Luka Gregorc/Grega Zemlja vs. Stian Boretti/Erling Tveit - Davis Cup, Group 2, 1R, NOR-SLO 0-5 - compare (official result)". TennisLive.us. 2010-03-05.
External links
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