Alex Vlaški
{{short description|Serbian tennis player (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Alex Vlaški
| image = AVlaski2.jpg
| fullname = Aleksandar Vlaški
| country_represented = {{SCG}}
{{SRB}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|04|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, Yugoslavia
| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| turnedpro= 2000
| retired= 2007
| plays = Left-handed
| careerprizemoney = US $50,462
| singlesrecord = 0–0
| singlestitles = 0
0 Challenger, 4 Futures
| highestsinglesranking = No. 299 (24 April 2006)
| doublesrecord = 0–0
| doublestitles = 0
2 Challenger, 5 Futures
| highestdoublesranking = No. 160 (10 April 2006)
}}
Aleksandar Vlaški (born 21 April 1982) is a former Serbian professional tennis player, whose name is often spelled Alex Vlaski in English-language media.{{cite news |title=Serbian player rides high in China |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/02/content_356710.htm |work=China Daily |date=2 August 2004}}
Professional career
Born and raised in Belgrade, Vlaški was a three-time All-American tennis player for the Washington Huskies at the University of Washington. In 2003, he reached the NCAA semi-finals and won the ITA All-American Singles Championship, becoming the first Husky since 1924 to claim a national title. During his college career, he amassed the most all-time wins for the Huskies and, in 2004, achieved a career-high ranking of No. 2 in Division I.{{cite news |last=Levesque |first=John |title=Serb revels in a new world at UW |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Serb-revels-in-a-new-world-at-UW-1136153.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=4 February 2004}}
A left-handed player, Vlaški competed on the professional tour after graduating from college, reaching career-high rankings of No. 299 in singles and No. 160 in doubles. He also won two ATP Challenger doubles titles.
Challenger titles
=Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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Result
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1–0 |Jul 2005 |Campos do Jordão, Brazil |Hard |{{flagicon|DEN}} Kristian Pless |{{flagicon|BRA}} Franco Ferreiro |7–6(5), 6–4 |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |2–0 |Aug 2005 |Belo Horizonte, Brazil |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Lesley Joseph |{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Martín del Potro |7–6(8), 6–4 |
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |2–1 |Nov 2005 |Caloundra, Australia |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Smeets |{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Luczak |7–6(4), 4–6, 2–6 |
References
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