Marko Đoković
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| Marko Đoković | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mare, Maki, Mole | |
| Country |  Serbia |
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| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Date of birth | August 20, 1991 | |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 74 kg (160 lb/11.7 st) | |
| Turned pro | ||
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$ 1,554[citation needed] | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 0–1 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | 1551 (August 25, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | Junior: 1R (2008) | |
| French Open | - | |
| Wimbledon | - | |
| US Open | - | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 0–1 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | N/A | |
| Mixed Doubles | ||
| Career record: | {{{mixedrecord}}} | |
| Career titles: | {{{mixedtitles}}} | |
| Highest ranking: | {{{highestmixedranking}}} | |
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Infobox last updated on: 24 September, 2008. |
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Marko Đoković (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ђоковић, IPA: [ˈmɑrkɔ ˈʥɔːkɔviʨ]; born August 20, 1991) is a young Serbian tennis player. Being the middle of the three children of Dijana and Srđan Đoković, he has a younger brother, Đorđe and an elder brother, Novak who is the World No. 3 on the ATP Tour.
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[edit] Tennis career
Marko 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. [1] He also played, with his elder brother Novak, one doubles match in his career, having been beaten by Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Mathieu Montcourt 7–5, 6–1.
Marko 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: 6-3, 0-6, 2-6.
Marko won his first title at the Montenegro Open in Podgorica, defeating Ljubomir Čelebić in the final.[2] In July 2008, Marko received a wilcard entry into the qualifying rounds of the Croatia Open Umag but was beaten by Italian Francesco Piccari.[3] 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. [4] He was defeated in the first round by Jarkko Nieminen, losing 6-2, 6-0.
[edit] Junior challengers and futures titles (1)
| Legend |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | May 28, 2008 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay |  Ljubomir Čelebić |
6–3, 1–0 ret. |
[edit] References
- ^ Croatia Open Umag - 2007 Singles qualify drawnPDF
- ^ "Montenegro Open - Drawsheet". juniortennis.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Umag Open qualifying draw". itftennis.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ http://www.thailandopen.org/news_detail.php?nid=18&lang=eng
[edit] External links
- Marko Đoković at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Marko Đoković at the International Tennis Federation
- Marko Đoković at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
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