Marko Djokovic

Marko Djokovic
Марко Ђоковић

Country	Serbia
Residence	Belgrade, Serbia
Born	August 20, 1991 (1991-08-20) (age 20) Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$ 27,724[citation needed]
Singles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	628 (November 8, 2010)
Current ranking	1435 (October 23, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Junior: 1R (2008)
French Open	–
Wimbledon	–
US Open	–
Doubles
Career record	1–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	717 (April 5, 2010)
Last updated on: 22 February 2011.

Marko Djokovic (Serbian: Марко Ђоковић, Marko Đoković, pronounced [mâːrkɔ d͡ʑɔ̂ːkɔʋit͡ɕ]; born August 20, 1991) is a Serbian tennis player. Being the middle of the three children of Dijana and Srdjan Djokovic,^[1] he has a younger brother, Djordje^[2] and an elder brother, Novak who is ranked No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

Tennis career

Djokovic appeared on the junior ITF circuit in September 2006. In July 2007, he failed to qualify on the Croatia Open Umag, losing to Pablo Andújar 6–2, 6–1 in the 1st round of qualifying.^[3] He also played, with his elder brother Novak, one doubles match in his career, having been beaten by Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Mathieu Montcourt 7–5, 6–1.

Djokovic also has lost in two Futures tournaments in Novi Sad in the first round, both times to compatriot Saša Stojisavljević. He contested the Australian Open Juniors in 2008, losing in the first round to Clifford Marsland in 3 sets 3–6, 6–0, 6–2.

Djokovic won his first junior title at the Montenegro Open in Podgorica, defeating Ljubomir Čelebić in the final.^[4] In July 2008, Djokovic received a wildcard entry into the qualifying rounds of the Croatia Open in Umag but was beaten by Italian Francesco Piccari.^[5] In September 2008, in his first ever main ATP Tour event, he received a wild card entry into the main draw of the Thailand Open.^[6] He was defeated in the first round by Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 6–0.

On May 7, 2009, Djoković, with Darko Madjarovski (both wildcards), defeated ATP Doubles world number 2 duo Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, by 7–6, 2–6, 10–6, in the opening round of the Serbia Open, an ATP World Tour 250 tournament. This was Marko's first ever ATP win.

References

1. ^ "Serbian players emerge from a broken country". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/02/sports/03tennis.php. Retrieved 2009-02-17. 
2. ^ "Ascent of Novak Djokovic has only just begun". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2912069&type=story. Retrieved 2009-02-17. 
3. ^ Croatia Open Umag – 2007 Singles qualify drawnPDF
4. ^ "Montenegro Open – Drawsheet". juniortennis.com. http://www.juniortennis.com/ajt/tournamentinfo.php?t_id=16626&h_id=2515. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
5. ^ "Umag Open qualifying draw". itftennis.com. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/drawsheetbyRound.asp?event=1100102741&tournament=1100018223. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
6. ^ http://www.thailandopen.org/news_detail.php?nid=18&lang=eng

External links

• Marko Djokovic at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Marko Djokovic at the International Tennis Federation
• Marko Djokovic at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile

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Name	Dokovic, Marko
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Date of birth	August 20, 1991
Place of birth	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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