Marinko Matosevic

Marinko Matosevic

Marinko Matosevic at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Born	(1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 Jajce, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,012,520
Singles
Career record	63–95 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 39 (25 February 2013)
Current ranking	No. 392 (26 June 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2015)
French Open	2R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2014)
US Open	1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record	18–45 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 114 (19 November 2012)
Current ranking	No. 792 (26 June 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2012)
French Open	2R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2013)
US Open	3R (2012)
Last updated on: 2 July 2017.

Marinko Matosevic (Template:Lang-hr; born 8 August 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 39, which he achieved in February 2013. Matosevic has defeated top players including Milos Raonic, Marin Čilić, Nikolay Davydenko, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and John Isner.

Personal life

Matosevic was born in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is of Croat descent. During his childhood, Matosevic's parents, Branko and Ljubica, moved the family to Melbourne, Australia and he now competes for his adopted country. While growing up he played soccer along with tennis and is a fan of cricketer Shane Warne as well as following the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.

Tennis career and background

Starting tennis at age 10, he trained at the Universal Tennis Academy from age 13. Marinko was unable to obtain an ITF junior ranking. After achieving a ATP ranking inside the top 300 with Jay Salter, at the age of 24 Jay Salter hired Marc Kimmich as Marinko Matosevic coach of Pure Tennis Academy as his coach. Working with Kimmich as his coach Marinko was able to increase from 300 to the top 150 over the next 3 years. Marinko is currently coached by former ATP Professional and doubles specialist Mark Woodforde.

Matosevic currently has five futures titles and four ATP Challenger titles to his credit. His biggest title was in July 2010 at the $75,000 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California where, in a heated match with American Donald Young, he won the title in straight sets.

2010

In January 2010, he played his first Grand Slam match in Melbourne at the Australian Open and lost in the first round.

He entered the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, in Indian Wells as a qualifier. He beat Michaël Llodra in the first round before losing out to No. 9 seed Tsonga.

Matosevic won his first challenger tournament at the 2010 Comerica Bank Challenger beating the Donald Young in the final. A second challenger title followed in Calabasas when he beat Ryan Sweeting.

2011

In February, Matosevic was seeded number 1 for the 2011 Caloundra International, on the ATP Challenger Tour. In the first round, he defeated Chinese qualifier Wu Di. In the second round, he faced fellow Australian Brydan Klein and won. In the quarterfinals, Matosevic lost to Danai Udomchoke from Thailand. He then went to America, where he entered the qualifying draw for the 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championship. He qualified, defeating Raven Klaasen, Bobby Reynolds and Igor Kunitsyn. He then took the place of number one seed Andy Roddick after he withdrew. In the first round, he lost to Dudi Sela of Israel.

2012: Breakthrough

After a horror start to the 2012 season (which included four consecutive losses in home tournaments) Matosevic entered the 2012 Caloundra International as the number 2 seed and steamrolled his way to the title where he defeated Greg Jones in the final. Matosevic continued his form when he entered the 2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships and qualified for the main draw. In the first round he ousted Ivo Karlović, he followed up the victory with a second round win over Alex Bogomolov, Jr.. In the quarterfinals Matosevic defeated Ernests Gulbis to reach the semifinal. In the semifinal Matosevic played Israeli Dudi Sela where he defeated him to reach his first ever ATP final, where ultimately he lost to South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets. Matosevic lost to Luxembourg's Gilles Müller in the opening round of Atlanta Open on 16 July.

In the first round of the US Open, Matosevic led Croatian 12th seed Marin Čilić by two sets to love before losing in five sets. In November Matosevic was voted the most improved player on the ATP Tour. In addition, Matosevic ended the year at World No. 49 and Australia's No. 1 player in singles.

2013: Reaching the Top 40

Serving at Roland Garros in 2013

Matosevic began 2013 poorly with first round losses at the Brisbane International to Kei Nishikori and the Apia International to Bernard Tomic, both matches losing in straight sets. Like the 2012 US Open, Matosevic was defeated by Marin Čilić in the first round of the 2013 Australian Open. Nonetheless, Matosevic rebounded, and reached the semi-finals of Memphis by defeating Go Soeda, and upsetting 4th seed Sam Querrey and 7th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov before he retired against Kei Nishikori. Soeda got his revenge however, by ousting Matesovic in the first round of Delray Beach.

At the Monte Carlo Masters, Matosevic earned one of the biggest victories of his career, defeating former top ten player Fernando Verdasco in the first round. He lost to eight-time champion Rafael Nadal in the next round. Matosevic upset Milos Raonic in the round of 16 at the Citi Open. In the quarterfinals of the same event he fell in a third set tiebreak to Dmitry Tursunov.

2014

Matosevic's season began at the Brisbane International where he defeated Julien Benneteau and Sam Querrey. He was defeated by Roger Federer in the quarter-finals in straight sets. During the second set, he was treated briefly for his shoulder injury which has persisted since the end of last season. He reach the quarterfinals of the 2014 Apia International Sydney defeating Florian Mayer and Andreas Seppi on the route but lost to Sergiy Stakhovsky. At the Australian Open, Matosevic was defeated by Kei Nishikori in five sets. At the French Open, he reached the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his thirteenth attempt, defeating Dustin Brown in four sets. It was his first ever win at a Major tournament, and his first ever win in a best-of-5 sets match. The following week, Matosevic made the final of the 2014 Aegon Trophy, but lost to Marcos Baghdatis. Matosevic won his second grand slam match by defeating the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in four sets in the first round of Wimbledon. Matosevic made it to the quarterfinals of the BB&T Atlanta Open where he fell to John Isner. In the first round of the Western & Southern Open Matosevic beat Nicolas Mahut in two sets. On match point the chair umpire overruled a Matosevic ace, after Matosevic won the match on his second serve he verbally berated the chair umpire and spit on the court.

2015

After gaining a wild card into Brisbane ATP tournament Matosevic lost first round to American Steve Johnson. Following his first round exit from the Brisbane ATP tournament Marinko was invited to fill in for Matthew Ebden at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

At the Australian Open, Matosevic recorded his first victory at the event after five previous unsuccessful attempts, defeating Alexander Kudryavtsev in five sets in the opening round. He then faced former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the second round but lost in straight sets. Matosevic then played in Memphis but lost in the first round. His next tournament was at Delray Beach where he caused an upset over World number 20 and second seed John Isner in the first round. He then lost in the second round to Yoshihito Nishioka. After Delray Beach, he played in Acapulco where he defeated Marcel Granollers before losing to eventual champion David Ferrer. Following this was a string of first round losses at Indian Wells, Irving, Miami, Houston, Barcelona, Estoril, Geneva, French Open and Rosmalen. This continued at Wimbledon as Matosevic let a two-set lead slip before losing to Liam Broady.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (Singles) Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 March 2012	Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Kevin Anderson	4–6 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Winner – Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	17 February 2013	SAP Open, San Jose, United States	Hard (i)	Lleyton Hewitt	Xavier Malisse Frank Moser	0–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]

Challenger and Futures Finals

Singles: 16 (9 Titles, 7 Runners-up)

Legend
ATP Challengers (4–3)
ITF Futures (5–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	30 September 2007	Denpasar	Hard	Kento Takeuchi	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	4 May 2008	Guadalajara	Hard	Victor Romero	4–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	18 May 2008	Morelia	Hard	Miguel Gallardo-Valles	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	4.	25 May 2008	Puerto Vallarta	Hard	Nima Roshan	6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–3
Runner-up	5.	21 September 2008	Kawana Waters	Hard	Colin Ebelthite	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up	6.	19 October 2008	Sale	Hard	Nick Lindahl	4–6, 0–6
Winner	7.	26 October 2008	Happy Valley	Hard	Greg Jones	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Winner	8.	7 December 2008	Sorrento	Hard	Adam Feeney	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	9.	22 February 2009	Mildura	Grass	Colin Ebelthite	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	1 March 2009	Melbourne	Hard	Bernard Tomic	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	11.	6 June 2010	Ojai	Hard	Bobby Reynolds	6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Winner	12.	18 July 2010	Aptos	Hard	Donald Young	6–4, 6–2
Winner	13.	24 October 2010	Calabasas	Hard	Ryan Sweeting	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	14.	12 February 2012	Caloundra	Hard	Greg Jones	6–0, 6–2
Winner	15.	13 May 2012	Athens	Hard	Ruben Bemelmans	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	16.	8 June 2014	Nottingham	Grass	Marcos Baghdatis	3–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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 till 2015 US Open.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	Q2	0 / 6	1–6	14.29
French Open	Q2	Q1	Q2	Q2	1R	2R	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25.00
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	0 / 5	1–5	16.67
US Open	Q1	Q2	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 4	0–4	0.00
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	0–3	0–3	0–4	2–4	1–3	0-0	0 / 18	3–18	14.29
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	2R	1R	2R	3R	2R	1R	A	0 / 6	5–6	45.45
Miami Masters	A	A	Q2	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 4	0–4	0.00
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33.33
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33.33
Canada Masters	A	A	Q2	Q1	QF	Q2	A	A	0 / 1	3–1	75.00
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33.33
Shanghai Masters	A	A	Q1	1R	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0.00
Paris Masters	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–4	6–5	4–5	0–2	0-0	0 / 18	12–18	40.00
Career statistics
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	0.00
Year End Ranking	186	138	203	49	61	75	296		$1,870,967

Grand Slam doubles 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. This table is current through to the 2015 US Open.

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	W–L
Australian Open	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1–6
French Open	A	A	1R	1R	2R	A	1–3
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1–2
US Open	A	A	3R	1R	A	A	2–2
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	3–3	1–4	1–3	0–1	5–13

External links

• Marinko Matosevic at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Official Tennis Australia Profile
• Marinko Pure Tennis Academy Profie
• School Marinko Trained At
• Marinko Matosevic Video on YouTube