Allen Belobrajdic
{{short description|Australian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
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| fullname = Allen Belobrajdic
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
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| careerprizemoney = $83,068
| singlesrecord = 1-4
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 146 (8 December 1997)
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| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1996, 1998)
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| doublesrecord = 1-2
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 335 (12 February 1996)
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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1997)
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Allen Belobrajdic (born 18 September 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
Born in Sydney, Belobrajdic is the son of Croatian immigrants Ivan and Anna.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120085091/|title=Migrant youngsters keener than locals, says coach|date=4 March 1993|work=Sydney Morning Herald|page=43|accessdate=28 April 2017}} A promising junior, he was at one stage the world's top ranked under-14s player.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12778861.Tennis_coach_apos_s_parting_shot/|title=Tennis coach's parting shot|date=22 June 2007|work=Herald Scotland|accessdate=28 April 2017}} He made the quarter-finals of the boys' singles and doubles events at the 1994 Australian Open.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10007263|title=ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Belobrajdic, Allen (AUS)|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=28 April 2017}}
Belobrajdic, who turned professional in 1995, achieved a rare feat in 1997 when he became the first player in seven years to win all four legs of a satellite tournament.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22allen+Belobrajdic%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news971204_0179_7091|title=Satellite player is reaching for the sky|last=Browne|first=Ashley|date=4 December 1997|work=The Age|page=19|accessdate=28 April 2017}} One of his victories came against a young Lleyton Hewitt.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003552|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Australia 4 Masters - 02 November - 30 November 1997|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=28 April 2017}}
On the ATP Tour, Belobrajdic was a quarter-finalist in the doubles at the 1996 Sydney Outdoor, with partner Grant Doyle. In 1998 he played in the singles of two ATP Tour tournaments, at Chennai where he made the second round and a first round appearance in Tokyo.
He played in the main draw at the Australian Open on three occasions. At the 1996 Australian Open he was given a wildcard and came up against world number 59 Martin Sinner in the first round.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=Belobrajdic+and+Sinner&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news960116_0011_4710|title=Phili, rafter pass the first test|last=Wright|first=Gerard|date=16 January 1996|work=Sydney Morning Herald|page=45|accessdate=28 April 2017}} He won the first two sets, before the German came back to win in five. His appearance at the 1998 Australian Open was in doubles, after he fell in the final round of qualifying for the singles he partnered with Grant Doyle in the men's doubles. He earned another wildcard into the singles draw at the 1998 Australian Open and went down in the opening round to fourth seed Jonas Björkman, in a four set match.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=Belobrajdic+and+Bjorkman&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news980121_0164_0106|title=Lleyton bows out but Newcombe declares:|date=20 January 1998|work=Illawarra Mercury|page=48|accessdate=28 April 2017}}
Retiring due to a chronic shoulder condition in 1999, he now works as a tennis coach and as of 2019 is based in Singapore.{{cite web|url=https://www.myactivesg.com/read/2019/9/voyager-tennis-masterclass-on-offer-in-singapore|title=Allen Belobrajdic (Australia)|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Tennis Asia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929134230/https://www.myactivesg.com/read/2019/9/voyager-tennis-masterclass-on-offer-in-singapore |archive-date=29 September 2019 |accessdate=28 April 2017}} Previously he has been a performance coach in Scotland, national coach in China, national coach in Hong Kong and national junior coach in Canada.
Belobrajdic was also coaching football in an amateur football team AFC Hearts which is in Division 1 of Yau Yee League for the season 2017/2018 in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=http://www.yauyeeleague.com/en/team.php?id=20060705154515-103468|title=AFC Hearts (Yau Yee League)}}
References
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External links
- {{ATP|b510}}
- {{ITF profile}}
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Category:Australian male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Sydney
Category:Australian people of Croatian descent