Tennis Nikola Milojević

Nikola Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Милојевић, pronounced ; born 19 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Milojević has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 125, which he achieved on 21 February 2022. He also achieved a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 252 on 18 February 2019. He reached his highest ranking of no. 1 in ITF Junior rankings on 7 January 2013.

Nikola Milojević
Tennis Nikola Milojević
Milojević at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Tennis Nikola Milojević Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 28)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMarcos Roy
Prize moneyUS$1,047,468
Singles
Career record6–8 (42.9% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 125 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 859 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open2R (2020)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US OpenQ3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record2–3 (40.0% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 252 (18 February 2019)
Team competitions
Davis Cup1–2
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Career

Junior career (2008–13)

As a junior, Milojević was a prodigious player who won several youth tournaments. He won his first title, the U14 Jug Open, on 25 May 2008, when he was still one month short of his 13th birthday. Between July and November 2008, Milojević reached five U14 finals in a row, winning three and losing two.

In 2009, Milojević dominated the U14 circuit in the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, starting off the season by winning a national title at the indoor championship held in Novi Sad, which was followed by a Category 1 title in Bolton. He then collected two of the most prestigious trophies of the year at Petits As and the European Junior Championships at Pilsen, beating Borna Ćorić and Kyle Edmund, respectively, in the finals. He also won titles in Maia (Portugal) and Livorno (Italy). He remained undefeated in his age group (Under 14), both on the domestic and world stage, until six months after his debut in the U14 circuit.

Before he turned 14, Milojević started competing in the ITF Junior Circuit in the under-18 category. In his first three tournaments, he reached the quarterfinals in all of them, including a semifinal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in November 2009.

In 2012, Milojević won five ITF titles across all four surfaces, winning in Malaysia and Manila on hardcourts, in Halle on grass, Nagoya on carpet, and in Mexico City on clay. He then kickstarted 2013 by winning the Copa del Cafe in Costa Rica, beating Tommy Mylnikov in the final. This triumph allowed him to become the world's No. 1 in the ITF Junior rankings, thus becoming the first Serbian to reach such a feat since Janko Tipsarević.

2014: ATP debut

Milojević was a fifth player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the first round tie against United States in the 2010 Davis Cup as well as a first round tie against Switzerland in 2014 and didn't play in any match.

Milojević made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at 2014 Düsseldorf Open, where he defeated Mirza Bašić in the first round before losing to eventual finalist, Ivo Karlović, in the second round.

2017: Three Challengers finals, Top 150 debut

He was also invited for a semifinal clash against France in 2017, but instead chose to play in a Challenger tournament in order to improve his ATP ranking. He reached the top 150 on 2 October 2017.

2018–19: Davis Cup debut, First & Second Challenger titles

In February 2018, he finally made his Davis Cup debut, partnered with another debutant, Miljan Zekić, in a doubles match against the US, losing 7–6(3), 2–6, 5–7, 4–6 in the first round.

In June 2018, Milojević won his first Challenger title in Fergana, Uzbekistan.

Milojević partnered with Danilo Petrović for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs vs. India in September. They defeated Rohan Bopanna/Saketh Myneni in straight sets to help secure Serbia a decisive 3–0 lead after second day's play. (Serbia eventually won the tie 4–0)

In August 2019, he won his third Challenger title at the 2019 Svijany Open in Liberec, Czechia.

2020–21: ATP Cup champion & Major debut & first win, Challenger Third title & two finals

In January 2020, he was part of Serbian team that won the Inaugural ATP Cup by defeating Spain in the final.

In September 2020, Milojević reached the second round on his debut as a qualifier in a Grand Slam main draw at the 2020 French Open, where he won his first match against fellow Serbian Filip Krajinović in four sets 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1.

After winning his third Challenger title at the 2021 Zadar Open in Croatia by defeating Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov, Milojević reached his best career-high ranking of No. 129 on 5 April 2021.

2022: Australian Open debut, ATP quarterfinal and Top 125 debut

In January, Milojević qualified into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open for the first time at this Major, but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the opening round. After the Australian tour, he reached the quarterfinals as a lucky loser at the Córdoba Open where he lost to Juan Ignacio Londero. As a result, he reached the top 125 on 21 February 2022.

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 A Q1 Q2 2R Q2 Q1 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 NH Q3 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
US Open A A A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 Career total: 8
Overall win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Win % 50% 50% 50% 33% 33%  –   –  Career total: 43%
Year-end ranking 703 385 240 238 158 174 155 138 136 259 797 $1,047,468

Team competition finals: 1 (1–0)

Result W–L Date Team competition Surface Partner/Team Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2020 ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Novak Djokovic
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Dušan Lajović
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Viktor Troicki
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Nikola Ćaćić
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Rafael Nadal
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Roberto Bautista Agut
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Pablo Carreño Busta
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Albert Ramos Viñolas
Tennis Nikola Milojević  Feliciano López
2–1

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 33 (15 titles, 18 runner–ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–8)
ITF Futures Tour (12–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–11)
Clay (3–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (13–16)
Indoor (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 Greece F12, Marathon Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Louk Sorensen w/o
Win 2–0 Mar 2014 Kazakhstan F3, Aktobe Futures Hard (i) Tennis Nikola Milojević  Ilya Lebedev 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jun 2014 Turkey F19, Bodrum Futures Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Jared Donaldson 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2014 China F9, Zhangjiagang Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Li Zhe 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2014 Turkey F27, Ankara Futures Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Gavin van Peperzeel 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Feb 2015 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Riccardo Bellotti 6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss 3–4 Feb 2015 Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Jaroslav Pospíšil 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Apr 2015 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Peđa Krstin 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 3–6 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan F3, Andijan Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Denys Molchanov 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 3–7 Aug 2015 Switzerland F3, Geneva Futures Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Roberto Marcora 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Sep 2015 Tunisia F24, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Jannis Kahlke 6–3, 6–1
Win 5–7 Nov 2015 Tunisia F31, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Antoine Hoang 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 6–7 Nov 2015 Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Alexandre Müller 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–7 Dec 2015 Tunisia F35, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Anis Ghorbel 6–3, 7–5
Win 8–7 Dec 2015 Tunisia F36, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Anis Ghorbel 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 8–8 Feb 2016 Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6
Win 9–8 Feb 2016 Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Laurent Rochette 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–9 Jun 2016 Tunisia F21, Hammamet Futures Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Cristian Garín 4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 10–9 Aug 2016 Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Bradley Mousley 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10–10 Oct 2016 Turkey F41, Antalya Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Alex Molčan 4–6, 5–7
Loss 10–11 Jan 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Adrian Mannarino 3–6, 5–7
Loss 10–12 Feb 2017 Tempe, USA Challenger Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Tennys Sandgren 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Jun 2017 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Ilya Ivashka 4–6, 3–6
Win 11–13 Jul 2017 China F14, Tianjin Futures Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Li Zhe 6–4, 6–2
Win 12–13 Feb 2018 Kazakhstan F2, Shymkent Futures Hard (i) Tennis Nikola Milojević  Sanjar Fayziev 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)
Win 13–13 Jun 2018 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Enrique López Pérez 6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–14 Oct 2018 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Tennis Nikola Milojević  Denis Istomin 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 13–15 Apr 2019 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Gianluca Mager 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 2–3 ret.
Win 14–15 Aug 2019 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Rogério Dutra Silva 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 15–15 Mar 2021 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Dimitar Kuzmanov 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 15–16 Sep 2021 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 3-6, 1-6
Loss 15–17 Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Thiago Monteiro 5-7, 5-7
Loss 15–18 June 2022 Blois, France Challenger Clay Tennis Nikola Milojević  Alexandre Müller 6–7(3–7), 1–6

Notes

References

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