Novak Đoković
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| Country |  Serbia |
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| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Date of birth | May 22, 1987 (age 19) | |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, then SFRY | |
| Height | 6'2" (188 cm) | |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2003 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $890,850 | |
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| Career record: | 53-32 | |
| Career titles: | 2 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 16 (October 9, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 1st (2005, 2006) | |
| French Open | QF (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 4th (2006) | |
| U.S. Open | 3rd (2005, 2006) | |
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| Career record: | 5-14 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 266 (July 10, 2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on: November 6, 2006. |
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Novak Đoković (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, also sometimes spelled Djoković; born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is a professional Serbian tennis player. An up-and-coming player at only 19 years of age, Đoković has already proven himself to be an all-court player with an abundance of talent. He participated in the 2006 Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian Player Ana Ivanović where the pairing narrowly missed the final.
He continued his great run in 2006 by shooting up the rankings. He started the year ranked 78th, but with an excellent run to the quarter-finals in Roland Garros and a 4th round at Wimbledon, he found himself in the top 40. Just three weeks after Wimbledon he won his maiden title in Amersfoort without losing a set defeating Nicolas Massu in the final. Đoković won his second career title in Metz and with this victory moved into the top 20 for the first time in his career and as of October 9, he is ranked number 16 in the world.
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[edit] Davis Cup
He is good friends with fellow junior graduate (and sometimes doubles partner) Andy Murray, who was part of the Great Britain team that Serbia and Montenegro defeated in the Davis Cup in Glasgow in April 2006. Đoković got the decisive win on 9th April, by defeating Greg Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match, giving his team an unassailable 3-1 lead in their best of 5 series.
[edit] Grand Slam Showing
Đoković's best showing in a grand slam was reaching the quarter finals of Roland Garros in 2006 in a run including a win over top ten player Fernando Gonzalez. He eventually retired because of an injury when he was two sets down to Rafael Nadal (6-4, 6-4 for Nadal).
[edit] Titles (2)
[edit] Singles (2)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score |
| 1. | July 23, 2006 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay |  Nicolás Massú |
7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2. | October 8, 2006 | Metz, France | Hard (I) |  Jürgen Melzer |
4-6 6-3 6-2 |
[edit] Singles finalist (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | July 30, 2006 | Umag, Croatia | Clay |  Stanislas Wawrinka |
6-6(1) ret. |
[edit] Performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through November 6, 2006.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career SR | Career win-loss |
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0-2 | |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 2 | 5-2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 3R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 5-2 | |
| U.S. Open | A | 3R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 4-2 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | N/A | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 5-4 | 9-4 | N/A | 14-8 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |
| Miami Masters | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1-2 | |
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 2-1 | |
| Paris Masters | A | 3R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2-2 | |
| Total Titles | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 2 | |
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 0-1 | 2-3 | 17-9 | N/A | 19-13 | |
| Grass Win-Loss | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 | N/A | 6-3 | |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 1-0 | 3-2 | 5-2 | N/A | 9-4 | |
| Clay Win-Loss | 1-2 | 4-5 | 14-5 | N/A | 19-12 | |
| Overall Win-Loss | 2-3 | 11-11 | 40-18 | N/A | 53-32 | |
| Year End Ranking | 186 | 78 | 16 | N/A | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
[edit] External links
- Site en Français French Fan site
- Official site - in English and Serbian.
- ATP Tour profile for Novak Đoković
- Profile on tenniscorner.net
