Mili Poljičak
Mili Poljičak (born 13 July 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | Croatia |
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Born | Split, Croatia | 13 July 2004
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Josip Dumanic |
Prize money | $60,081 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 462 (3 April 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 644 (7 August 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | W (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 269 (24 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 545 (7 August 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | QF (2022) |
French Open Junior | W (2022) |
Wimbledon Junior | QF (2022) |
US Open Junior | SF (2021) |
Last updated on: 7 August 2023. |
Poljičak has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 462 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 269 achieved on 24 October 2022.[1]
Career
Poljičak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw.[2] Partnering with Admir Kalender, the pair defeated 2nd seed Pablo Cuevas and Fabrice Martin in the first round in straight sets but lost in the next round to eventual champions Fernando Romboli and David Vega Hernández in three sets.
At the 2022 Zagreb Open he reached his maiden Challenger final as a wildcard where he lost to Filip Misolic. At the same tournament also as a wildcard he reached the semifinals in doubles partnering Antonio Šančić. As a result he reached the top 550 at World No. 549 (up 923 positions) in the singles rankings and the top 375 in doubles (up 88 positions) on 16 May 2022.
At 18 years of age, he received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to make his Grand Slam qualifying debut.[3]
Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Filip Misolic | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Robin Bertrand | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Michael Zheng | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Edas Butvilas | Gonzalo Bueno Ignacio Buse |
6–4, 6–0 |
References
External links
- Mili Poljičak at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mili Poljičak at the International Tennis Federation