1. Aleksandar Vukic has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No 48 achieved on 14 August 2023.
27 Facts About Aleksandar Vukic
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Aleksandar Vukic has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No 389 achieved on 21 March 2022.
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Aleksandar Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International and his Grand Slam debut at the 2020 French Open, after qualifying for both.
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Aleksandar Vukic was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Serbian and Montenegrin descent.
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Aleksandar Vukic began playing tennis at the age of 6 and attended Normanhurst Boys High School throughout his upbringing.
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Aleksandar Vukic later attended the University of Illinois from 2015 to 2018 where he was named three-time All-American in tennis.
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Aleksandar Vukic made his ITF Tour debut in Spain in May 2014.
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Aleksandar Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International, where he qualified for the main draw by defeating Dusan Lajovic and Ricardas Berankis.
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Aleksandar Vukic came within two points of defeating Feliciano Lopez, ranked No 36 in the world.
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In May 2019, Aleksandar Vukic reached the semifinal of the 2019 Savannah Challenger, his best performance at the ATP Challenger Tour level.
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In March 2020, Aleksandar Vukic reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Monterrey Challenger.
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Aleksandar Vukic commenced the 2021 season at the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, where he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu for his first ATP main draw win.
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Aleksandar Vukic was defeated by Jannik Sinner in the second round.
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At the 2021 Australian Open, Aleksandar Vukic entered into the main draw as a wildcard and lost to 19th seed Karen Khachanov in the first round.
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Aleksandar Vukic lost in the third and final round of qualifying for the French Open and in the first round of qualifying for Wimbledon Championships.
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On 20 September 2021, and following a semifinal result at the Cary Challenger, Aleksandar Vukic improved his ranking back to No 214.
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Aleksandar Vukic followed this by a final in singles at the 2021 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger where he lost to Stefan Kozlov.
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Aleksandar Vukic reached a career-high singles ranking of No 156 on 22 November 2021.
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At the Adelaide International 2, Aleksandar Vukic achieved his first top 50 win against Alexander Bublik and reached his first ATP quarterfinal, before losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis.
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Aleksandar Vukic was awarded a second wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open.
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Aleksandar Vukic defeated 30th seed Lloyd Harris in four sets for his first Grand Slam victory.
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Aleksandar Vukic lost to qualifier Radu Albot in the second round.
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Aleksandar Vukic won his third professional title and the biggest of his career, a second Challenger at the 2023 Busan Open in South Korea, defeating top seed Max Purcell by retirement.
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Aleksandar Vukic then defeated seventh seed Ugo Humbert to reach his first final at ATP Tour level.
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Aleksandar Vukic reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time at the 2023 Canadian Open as a lucky loser, defeating Borna Coric and Sebastian Korda.
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Aleksandar Vukic made his debut at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters as a lucky loser replacing Jordan Thompson after his late withdrawal.
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Aleksandar Vukic won again his first round match at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships over Sebastian Ofner in a five-setter saving a match point.