Filip Krajinović
Country (sports) | Serbia |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born |
Sombor, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 27 February 1992
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
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
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Current till 2017 Wimbledon Qualifying.
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
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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 |
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Challengers (7–6) |
Futures (2–6) |
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner–up | 28 June 2009 | Shingle Springs, USA | Hard | Ryan Harrison | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 5 July 2009 | Rochester, USA | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner–up | 23 August 2009 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 12 June 2010 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner–up | 31 August 2013 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | Blaž Rola | W/O |
Runner–up | 28 September 2013 | Agadir, Morocco | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Runner–up | 5 October 2013 | Taroudannt, Morocco | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner–up | 12 October 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Piotr Gadomski | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 |
Winner | 6 April 2014 | Harlingen, USA | Hard | Daniel Smethurst | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 13 April 2014 | Little Rock, USA | Hard | Daniel Smethurst | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
Runner–up | 20 April 2014 | Sarasota, USA | Clay | Nick Kyrgios | 6–7(8–10), 4–6 |
Winner | 1 June 2014 | Vicenza, Italy | Clay | Norbert Gomboš | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3 August 2014 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Clay | Federico Gaio | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Winner | 11 July 2015 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 23 August 2015 | Cordenons, Italy | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 4–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret. |
Runner–up | 4 October 2015 | BFD Energy Challenger, Rome, Italy | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner–up | 7 May 2016 | Garden Open, Rome, Italy | Clay | Kyle Edmund | 6–7(2–7), 0–6 |
Runner–up | 28 August 2016 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Winner | 21 May 2017 | Heilbronn, Germany | Clay | Norbert Gomboš | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 8 July 2017 | Marburg, Germany | Clay | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 6 August 2017 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Salvatore Caruso | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) |
ITF Futures (0–0) |
Result | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 11 April 2015 | Challenger | Napoli, Italy | Clay | Ilija Bozoljac | Aliaksandr Bury 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 |
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
James Blake | 4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Gastón Gaudio | 5 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Mario Ančić | 7 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Juan Ignacio Chela | 15 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Sam Querrey | 17 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
References
- ↑ Filip Krajinović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- 1 2 3 4 ITF Tennis – Men's Circuit – Player Activity – Filip Krajinović
- 1 2 B92: Filip u polufinalu, Đoković predao (7 May 2001)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unofficial Website of Filip Krajinović – About Me
- ↑ Junior Orange Bowl, 2006, Boys 14
- 1 2 3 Filip Krajinović at coretennis.net
- ↑ French Open / Roland Garros, 2008, Boys 18 GA
- ↑ The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 – Grand Slam Tennis – Official Site by IBM
- ↑ Wimbledon, 2008, Boys 18 GA
- ↑ US Open, 2008, Boys 18 GA
- ↑ SvetTenisa.net: Umor stigao Filipa i Bojanu
- ↑ SAP Open Qualifications, 2009, ATP 250 – 1/16 Finals
- ↑ B92: Sunce u Španiji, stigao Krajinović (4 March 2009)
- ↑ Open Qualifications, 2010, Challenger, Main Draw Drawsheet
- ↑ Vesti Online: IV: Krajinović bez glavnog žreba (11 March 2010)
- ↑ Press: Filip Krajinović trenirao sa Federerom, Nole igrao fudbal (13 March 2010)
- ↑ Tennis – Sony Ericsson Open – Official Player Entry List
- ↑ Tennis – Sony Ericsson Open – Drawsheet
- ↑ 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell: Future talents given chance to shine on day one (18 April 2010)
- ↑ B92: Krajinović izgubio od Čele (19 April 2010)
- ↑ B92: Krajinović protiv Sebaljosa na SK (15 May 2010)
- ↑ TSS:Mladi lavovi srpskog tenisa (11 December 2011)
- ↑ B92:Krajinović operisao rame (15 July 2011)
- ↑ Sportske.net: Krajinović došao do prve titule u karijeri (7 April 2014)
- 1 2 ITF Tennis – Men's Circuit – Player Biography – Filip Krajinović
- ↑ Blic: Filip je od malih nogu želeo da bude Federer
- ↑ The Independent: Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier: Serbia's run of aces is simply a freak – Tennis, Sport
- ↑ Blic: Filip Krajinović novo tenisko čudo
External links
- Filip Krajinović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Filip Krajinović at the International Tennis Federation
- Filip Krajinović at the Davis Cup