Lovro Zovko
Lovro Zovko (born 18 March 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.[1]
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| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 18 March 1981 Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $623,479 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–13 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 151 (27 January 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2002, 2003) |
| French Open | Q1 (2003) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2002, 2003) |
| US Open | Q3 (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 53-89 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 45 (6 October 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2002, 2006, 2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2002, 2006) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior Zovko reached as high as No. 9 in the world rankings in 1998 (and No. 10 in doubles).
Pro tour
Early in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the doubles final in Umag with Ivan Ljubičić.
In 2007, Zovko made the doubles finals of the Kremlin Cup (Moscow) event with Tomáš Cibulec before losing to Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov in the final, 6–4, 6–2. Zovko reached the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon doubles final with Łukasz Kubot, losing to Sébastien Grosjean and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 5 (0–5)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Jul 2000 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Ivan Ljubičić |
 Albert Portas Álex López Morón |
1–6, 6–7(2) |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2001 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Ivan Ljubičić |
 Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 2007 | Moscow, Russia | Hard |  Tomáš Cibulec |
 Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 2007 | Lyon, France | Hard |  Łukasz Kubot |
 Sébastien Grosjean Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 2011 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Marin Čilić |
 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini |
3–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
References
- "Lovro Zovko". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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