Dušan Lajović
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Country (sports) |
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Residence | Stara Pazova, Serbia |
Born |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 30 June 1990
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Jose Perlas |
Prize money | $3,146,333 |
Singles | |
Career record | 95–120 (44.19%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (8 October 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 52 (8 October 2018) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2014, 2016, 2017) |
French Open | 4R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014, 2017) |
US Open | 3R (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 24–41 (36.92%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 104 (8 June 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 277 (1 October 2018) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
French Open | 2R (2015) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2014, 2018) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (2013) |
Last updated on: 1 October 2018. |
Dušan Lajović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Лајовић; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player.
Lajović has won one doubles title[1] on the ATP Tour in his career. On 24 September 2018, Lajović reached his best singles ranking of world No. 53.[2] On 8 June 2015, he peaked at world number 104[3] in the doubles rankings. He is best known for a very powerful first serve, up to 232 km/h (144 mph) along with strong baseline groundstrokes. In recent years, he has proven to be a reliable and consistent player for the Serbian Davis Cup team contributing to their achieving one final, one semifinal, and three quarterfinals.
Tennis career
For a long time, Lajović primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. In 2011 he qualified for the Kremlin Cup, and lost in the first round of the main draw. In the 2011 St. Petersburg Open, he reached the quarter finals for the first time in his career. In 2012, he began working with a new coach, Boris Bošnjaković, played in the Davis Cup for the first time, reached the finals of 2012 Orbetello Challenger and won the 2012 Samarkand Challenger. Replacing an injured Janko Tipsarevic, he played two live rubbers in the 2013 Davis Cup final, including the deciding rubber against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. He was defeated comfortably in both but was praised by team-mate Novak Djokovic for how he coped with the big occasion.
2014: French Open round of 16
His first appearance in main draw of grand slam was at 2014 Australian Open and he reached 2nd round where he lost to Kei Nishikori. He bettered this at the 2014 French Open by reaching the fourth round where he was beaten in straight sets by world number one & eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
2015: First ATP doubles title & second Davis Cup quarterfinal
Partnered with Radu Albot, they won the Istanbul doubles title, marking the first ATP doubles title for the Serb. At the French Open he lost to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in the second round in four sets.
2016: Third Davis Cup quarterfinal
At the 2016 Argentina Open, Lajović reached quarterfinals defeating world No. 12 John Isner en route.[4] He reached semifinals of the 2016 Brasil Open after beating top seed and world No. 20 Benoît Paire in the second round, that was his first tour-level semifinal appearance after losing all eight prior quarterfinals matches before in his career.[5] This was followed by semifinal appearances at the Generali Open & Los Cabos Open.
2017: Masters round of 16 & Davis Cup semifinal
In Indian wells, the Serbian defeated five opponents to reach the fourth round eventually losing to Pablo Carreno Busta. His contributions in successful Davis Cup ties against Russia & Spain, resulted in Serbia making the semifinal where he defeated Lucas Pouille but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
2018: Masters quarterfinal
At the Australian Open he lost in five sets to US open quarter-finalist Diego Schwartzman in his opening match. His next match was a five set loss to Miami masters champion John Isner in a Davis Cup tie. A temporary return to the Challenger Tour resulted in winning the Open Region Guadeloupe. After qualifying for the Monte Carlo Masters, he faced 12 time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic, losing in straight sets. At the Madrid Masters he defeated former top ten player Richard Gasquet in the second round, followed by a victory over world No. 6 Juan Martín del Potro, falling to world No. 8 Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinal. This clay court season was topped off with a semifinal appearance at the Lyon Open & a five set loss at the French open to world No. 3 Alexander Zverev. His first round match at Wimbledon was against defending champion & world No. 2 Roger Federer, he would lose in 3 clear sets. At the China open he was able to secure his second victory over a top 10 player, defeating world No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov.
Style of playing
Lajovic plays his best games on clay courts, but can also be a very dangerous player on hard courts or grass because of his very powerful first serve up to 220 km/h (137 mph), along with powerful groundstrokes and power forehand from the baseline. He also utilizes the serve and volley, depending on the court. He uses a powerful one handed backhand.
Personal life
Lajovic was born 30 June 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia to parents Marina and Dragisa Lajovic. He started playing tennis when he was 8 years old in T.K. Stara Pazova and later continued in T.K. Partizan Belgrade. He lives in Stara Pazova, Serbia where he owns a cafe-restaurant. Lajovic's nickname is Duci (Dutzee). He is in a relationship with longtime girlfriend Lidija Mikic, who is a student of medicine.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
Win | 1–1 | May 2015 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Team competition finals
Result | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Nov 2013 | Davis Cup, Belgrade, Serbia | Hard (i) | 2–3 |
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 17 (12–5)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (6–2) |
ITF Futures (6–3) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | Aug 2009 | Sombor, Serbia | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | Jun 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | Aug 2010 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | Aug 2010 | Este Padova, Italy | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | |
Loss | Oct 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Futures | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
Win | Jan 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Hard | WEA | |
Win | Mar 2011 | Cividino, Italy | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | Mar 2011 | Foggia, Italy | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–2 | |
Win | Oct 2011 | Umag, Croatia | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 0–6, 7–5 | |
Loss | Jul 2012 | Orbetello, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | |
Win | Aug 2012 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | Jun 2013 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
Loss | Jun 2013 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(2–7) | |
Win | Nov 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | W/O | |
Win | Sep 2015 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) | |
Win | Jul 2017 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
Win | Apr 2018 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (0–1) |
ITF Futures (4–1) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Jun 2008 | Belgrade, Serbia | Futures | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–8] | ||
Loss | Oct 2009 | Cairo, Egypt | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [9–11] | ||
Win | May 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | Aug 2010 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
Win | Oct 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8) | ||
Loss | Sep 2015 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Current till 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0 / 19 | 13–19 | 41% |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 0 / 17 | 11–17 | 39% |
National representation | ||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | QF | F | 1R | QF | QF | SF | 1R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% |
World Team Cup | RR | RR | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 9 | 10–8 | 56% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 113 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 16–19 | 17–21 | 19–23 | 18–22 | 22–22 | 0 / 113 | 97–121 | 44% |
Win (%) | 0% | 38% | 67% | 0% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 50% | 44.5% | ||
Year-end ranking | 434 | 190 | 163 | 116 | 69 | 76 | 93 | 75 | $3,146,333 | |||
Statistics last updated on October 6, 2018 |
Top 10 wins
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DL Rank |
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1. | 6 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | 95 | |
2. | 8 | China Open, China | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | 55 |
References
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/istanbul-2015-doubles-final-albot-lajovic
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=2018-09-17&countryCode=SRB
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/doubles?rankDate=2015-06-08&rankRange=1-5000&countryCode=SRB
- ↑ http://sport.blic.rs/tenis/veliki-trijumf-dusan-lajovic-srusio-iznera/4cdts2h
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/cuevas-beats-monteiro-in-sao-paulo-qfs-2016