Filip Krajinović

Filip Krajinović
Филип Крајиновић
Country (sports)  Serbia
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992
Sombor, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro 2008
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Dušan Vemić
Prize money $807,240
Singles
Career record 16–30 (34.78% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
7 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking No. 86 (6 April 2015)
Current ranking No. 109 (7 August 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2015, 2016)
French Open 1R (2012, 2015)
Wimbledon 1R (2015)
US Open 2R (2015)
Doubles
Career record 3–5
Career titles 0
1 Challenger
Highest ranking No. 300 (27 April 2015)
Current ranking No. 952 (7 August 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open 1R (2015)
Last updated on: 7 August 2017.

Filip Krajinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Крајиновић; born 27 February 1992) is a Serbian professional tennis player, who achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 86 on 6 April 2015.[1] He made his ATP World Tour debut at the 2009 Serbia Open, losing in the first round,[2] while he reached his first ATP Tour semifinals at the 2010 Serbia Open.[3] In this tournament, Krajinović achieved a victory over World No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals when Djokovic retired after Krajinović won the first set.

Career

Krajinovic, 2015

Junior career

Krajinović started playing tennis in local tennis clinic TK Žak.[4] In 2006, he reached the fourth round of 2006 Orange Bowl, losing to Bernard Tomic.[5] Soon after, in 2007, he signed a contract with prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The same year, Krajinović won four junior singles titles — Pančevo, Atlanta, Texas and Boca Raton.[6]

In 2008 Krajinović won a junior title in Loverval.[6] He reached the 3rd round of 2008 French Open, losing to Evgeny Donskoy.[7] At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, he reached his first junior grand slam semifinals, losing to eventual champion Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.[8][9] Krajinović also lost to Devin Britton (after winning the first set 1–6) in the semifinals of 2008 US Open.[10]

Throughout his junior career, Krajinović compiled a singles win/loss record of 54–9, reaching as high as No. 6 in the junior combined world rankings in February 2009.

2008

Krajinović made his professional debut at the Futures event in 2008 at Miami Beach, Florida, but lost in the first round.[6] He played at several more futures and challengers, his best result being the semifinals in Knoxville, Tennessee, when he retired from his semifinals match against Bobby Reynolds due to a foot injury.[11] In Knoxville he had a large group of supporters, which were mostly students from Serbia attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

2009

In February 2009 Krajinović played qualifications for 2009 SAP Open, but lost to Somdev Devvarman in the first round.[12] In March Krajinović was invited by Serbia Davis Cup team captain Bogdan Obradović to be with the team for their 2009 Davis Cup World Group first round tie against Spain, but didn't play in an official match.[13] In April he reached the quarterfinals of 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships qualifications in Houston, Texas, losing in straight sets to Michael Russell.[2] Krajinović received a wild card into the 2009 Serbia Open, being defeated by Marcel Granollers in three sets in the first round.[2] In the summer, he reached the finals of three events — Futures in Chico and Rochester and Challenger in San Sebastián.[2]

2010

In February 2010, he took part in Challenger tournament GEMAX Open in Belgrade, defeating Somdev Devvarman in the first round but losing to Alex Bogdanovic.[14] Krajinović played the qualifications for the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated former French Open champion Gastón Gaudio in three sets in the first round, but then lost to Tim Smyczek in the second.[15] During the tournament, Krajinović practiced along with world No. 1 player Roger Federer.[16] Upon losing to Harel Levy in the second round of Challenger in Sunrise qualifying, he was awarded with a wild card for 2010 Sony Ericsson Open main draw,[17] where he lost to former world No. 4 American player James Blake in three sets in the first round.[18] Krajinović then earned a wild card for 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell,[19] where he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round.[20] Receiving a wild card for 2010 Serbia Open, Krajinović collected his first ATP World Tour victory over Evgeny Donskoy. He then defeated Horacio Zeballos in the second round and won the first set against the first seed and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals when Djokovic retired.[3] Krajinović lost to the third seed Sam Querrey in the semifinals. He then joined Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjić in the team of Serbia at the 2010 ARAG ATP World Team Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany.[21]

2011

He missed first four months of 2011 due to the shoulder injury from previous year.[22] He returned to tour for four tournaments during May and June, however on 14 July, Krajinović took the option of having an operation to fix the persistent injury.[23]

2014

Krajinović won his first professional title on 6 April 2014 at ITF tournament at Harlingen (TX, USA, 15k).[24]

Playing style and endorsements

With hard court as his favourite[25] and double-handed backhand as a favourite shot, Krajinović is often compared to Andre Agassi, for which was named Agassi of Sombor.[26] In a 2008 article published by The Independent, Nick Bollettieri himself compared him to younger Agassi.[27]

After signing a contract with prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Krajinović also signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.[28] In 2009 he signed with Wilson Sporting Goods.[4] He is currently managed by Olivier van Lindonk of IMG and coached by Chip Brooks & David "Red" Ayme.

Personal life

Krajinović was born on 27 February 1992 to Vera and Stjepan Krajinović in Sombor, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.[4] He has a brother Damir and sister Katarina.[4] Starting playing tennis aged five,[4][25] Krajinović cites Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick as his idols.[4]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till 2017 Wimbledon Qualifying.

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A Q1 1R 1R A 0–2
French Open A A A A 1R A Q3 1R A Q2 0–2
Wimbledon A A Q1 A Q1 A Q2 1R A Q1 0–1
US Open A A Q2 A A A 1R 2R A 1–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–0 1–7
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q2 A A A A 1R A A 0–1
Miami Open A A 1R A A A Q2 2R A A 1–2
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A 1R A 0–1
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A Q2 A A 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–4
National Representation
Davis Cup A A A A A A 1R QF QF
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–2
Career Statistics
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 3–5 0–0 1–2 0–1 7–4 4–13 1–4 0–0 16–30
Year-end Ranking 901 356 213 1404 416 226 101 101 237 35%

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 21 (9–12)

Legend
Challengers (7–6)
Futures (2–6)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 28 June 2009 Shingle Springs, USA Hard United States Ryan Harrison 3–6, 4–6
Runner–up 5 July 2009 Rochester, USA Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 2–6, 0–6
Runner–up 23 August 2009 San Sebastián, Spain Clay Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 2–6, 3–6
Runner–up 12 June 2010 Košice, Slovakia Clay Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 3–6, 2–6
Runner–up 31 August 2013 Bytom, Poland Clay Slovenia Blaž Rola W/O
Runner–up 28 September 2013 Agadir, Morocco Clay Morocco Lamine Ouahab 1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Runner–up 5 October 2013 Taroudannt, Morocco Clay Morocco Lamine Ouahab 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6
Runner–up 12 October 2013 Budapest, Hungary Clay Poland Piotr Gadomski 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Winner 6 April 2014 Harlingen, USA Hard United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst 6–2, 6–4
Winner 13 April 2014 Little Rock, USA Hard United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Runner–up 20 April 2014 Sarasota, USA Clay Australia Nick Kyrgios 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Winner 1 June 2014 Vicenza, Italy Clay Slovakia Norbert Gomboš 6–4, 6–4
Winner 3 August 2014 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Clay Italy Federico Gaio 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Winner 11 July 2015 Braunschweig, Germany Clay France Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 6–4
Winner 23 August 2015 Cordenons, Italy Clay Romania Adrian Ungur 4–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret.
Runner–up 4 October 2015 BFD Energy Challenger, Rome, Italy Clay Argentina Federico Delbonis 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Runner–up 7 May 2016 Garden Open, Rome, Italy Clay United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 6–7(2–7), 0–6
Runner–up 28 August 2016 Manerbio, Italy Clay Argentina Leonardo Mayer 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Winner 21 May 2017 Heilbronn, Germany Clay Slovakia Norbert Gomboš 6–3, 6–2
Winner 8 July 2017 Marburg, Germany Clay Germany Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6–2, 6–3
Winner 6 August 2017 Biella, Italy Clay Italy Salvatore Caruso 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Result Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 11 April 2015 Challenger Napoli, Italy Clay Serbia Ilija Bozoljac Belarus Aliaksandr Bury
Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili		 6–1, 6–2

Head-to-head record against Top 20 players

*Including ATP World Tour Main Draw and Qualifying, Grand Slam, Davis Cup, Challenger and Futures Matches

Player Ranking Record W% Hardcourt Clay Grass Carpet
Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
United States James Blake 4 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Argentina Gastón Gaudio 5 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Croatia Mario Ančić 7 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 15 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
United States Sam Querrey 17 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0

References

  1. ↑ Filip Krajinović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
  2. 1 2 3 4 ITF Tennis – Men's Circuit – Player Activity – Filip Krajinović
  3. 1 2 B92: Filip u polufinalu, Đoković predao (7 May 2001)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unofficial Website of Filip Krajinović – About Me
  5. ↑ Junior Orange Bowl, 2006, Boys 14
  6. 1 2 3 Filip Krajinović at coretennis.net
  7. ↑ French Open / Roland Garros, 2008, Boys 18 GA
  8. ↑ The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 – Grand Slam Tennis – Official Site by IBM
  9. ↑ Wimbledon, 2008, Boys 18 GA
  10. ↑ US Open, 2008, Boys 18 GA
  11. ↑ SvetTenisa.net: Umor stigao Filipa i Bojanu
  12. ↑ SAP Open Qualifications, 2009, ATP 250 – 1/16 Finals
  13. ↑ B92: Sunce u Španiji, stigao Krajinović (4 March 2009)
  14. ↑ Open Qualifications, 2010, Challenger, Main Draw Drawsheet
  15. ↑ Vesti Online: IV: Krajinović bez glavnog žreba (11 March 2010)
  16. ↑ Press: Filip Krajinović trenirao sa Federerom, Nole igrao fudbal (13 March 2010)
  17. ↑ Tennis – Sony Ericsson Open – Official Player Entry List
  18. ↑ Tennis – Sony Ericsson Open – Drawsheet
  19. ↑ 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell: Future talents given chance to shine on day one (18 April 2010)
  20. ↑ B92: Krajinović izgubio od Čele (19 April 2010)
  21. ↑ B92: Krajinović protiv Sebaljosa na SK (15 May 2010)
  22. ↑ TSS:Mladi lavovi srpskog tenisa (11 December 2011)
  23. ↑ B92:Krajinović operisao rame (15 July 2011)
  24. ↑ Sportske.net: Krajinović došao do prve titule u karijeri (7 April 2014)
  25. 1 2 ITF Tennis – Men's Circuit – Player Biography – Filip Krajinović
  26. ↑ Blic: Filip je od malih nogu želeo da bude Federer
  27. ↑ The Independent: Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier: Serbia's run of aces is simply a freak – Tennis, Sport
  28. ↑ Blic: Filip Krajinović novo tenisko čudo
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