Marko Djokovic
{{short description|Serbian professional tennis player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Marko Djokovic
| image =
| country = {{SRB}}
| residence = Belgrade, Serbia
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (modern Serbia)
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| turnedpro = 2007
| retired = 2019 (last match)
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = US$ 89,765
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=4|details=in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup|small=yes}}
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 571 (14 January 2019)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenjuniorresult = 1R (2008)
| FrenchOpenresult =
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| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=3|lost=10|details=in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup|small=yes}}
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 323 (18 March 2019)
| currentdoublesranking =
|updated = 29 August 2022
}}
Marko Djokovic ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Марко Ђоковић|translit=Marko Đoković}}, {{IPA|sh|mâːrkɔ d͡ʑɔ̂ːkɔʋit͡ɕ|pron}}; born 20 August 1991) is a Serbian former tennis player. He is the middle of the three children of Dijana and Srđan Đoković,{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/02/sports/03tennis.php |title=Serbian players emerge from a broken country |access-date=2009-02-17 |publisher=International Herald Tribune}} younger brother of Novak and elder to Djordje Djokovic. Djokovic was included as a fifth player in a Serbian Davis Cup team for a quarterfinal tie against Croatia in the 2010 Davis Cup.
Tennis career
Djokovic appeared on the junior ITF circuit in September 2006. In July 2007, he failed to qualify for the Croatia Open Umag, losing to Pablo Andújar 6–2, 6–1 in the 1st round of qualifying.{{cite web |url=http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2007/439/QS.pdf |title=Croatia Open Umag – 2007 Singles qualify drawn }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He also played, with his elder brother Novak, one doubles match in his career, having been beaten by Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Mathieu Montcourt 7–5, 6–1. Djokovic 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. Djokovic won his first junior title at the Montenegro Open in Podgorica, defeating Ljubomir Čelebić in the final.{{cite web |url=http://www.juniortennis.com/ajt/tournamentinfo.php?t_id=16626&h_id=2515 |title=Montenegro Open – Drawsheet |access-date=2008-08-23 |publisher=juniortennis.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725115753/http://www.juniortennis.com/ajt/tournamentinfo.php?t_id=16626&h_id=2515 |archive-date=2011-07-25 }} In July 2008, Djokovic received a wildcard entry into the qualifying rounds of the Croatia Open Umag but was beaten by Italian Francesco Piccari.{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/drawsheetbyRound.asp?event=1100102741&tournament=1100018223 |title=Umag Open qualifying draw |access-date=2008-08-23 |publisher=itftennis.com}} In September 2008, in his first ever main ATP Tour event, he received a wildcard entry into the main draw of the Thailand Open.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thailandopen.org/news_detail.php?nid=18&lang=eng |title=Untitled Document |access-date=2008-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913034528/http://www.thailandopen.org/news_detail.php?nid=18&lang=eng |archive-date=2008-09-13 |url-status=dead }} He was defeated in the first round by Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 6–0. On 7 May 2009, Djokovic, with Darko Mađarovski (as a wildcard pair), defeated ATP doubles world number 2 duo Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, by 7–6, 2–6, [10–6], in the opening round of the Serbia Open, an ATP World Tour 250 tournament. This was Marko's first ever ATP win. He was included as a fifth player in the Serbian Davis Cup team for their quarterfinal tie against Croatia in the 2010 Davis Cup{{cite news |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.72.html:290939-Marko-je-patriota |title=Marko je patriota! |access-date=2017-11-12 |publisher=Večernje novosti |first=N. |last=Mandrapa |language=sr |date=3 July 2010}} – a standard practice of Tennis Federation of Serbia and Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradović for each tie to invite a different talented young player to practice with regular players and gain necessary experience.{{cite news |url=http://www.pressonline.rs/sport/tenis/124293/noletov-brat-pre-bozoljca-i-krajinovica.html |title=Noletov brat pre Bozoljca i Krajinovića |access-date=2017-11-12 |publisher=Press |first=S. |last=Đ. |language=sr |date=5 July 2010}} Djokovic was given a wildcard for the 2012 Dubai Duty Free tournament and opened the ATP World Tour 500 event against Andrei Golubev of Kazakhstan, losing in straight sets.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/djokovics-little-brother-fails-to-make-his-marko-7447221.html |title=Djokovic's little brother fails to make his Marko |access-date=2012-02-28 |publisher=atpworldtour.com |location=London |first=Paul |last=Newman |date=28 February 2012}} According to his elder brother Novak, he had stopped playing tennis in 2015,{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/10/younger-djokovic-brothers-have-added-pressure/56539/#.VzppJWh97IU|title = Djokovic says his younger brothers have added pressure}} but Marko has since played again in qualifying competitions on the ATP Challenger Tour since 2017, successfully surpassing this phase in the 2018 Copa Sevilla. The change in the ATP ranking points to start the 2019 season propelled Djokovic to a career-high ranking of world No. 574.{{Cite web|url=https://lastwordontennis.com/2019/01/02/new-ranking-system-bumps-novak-djokovic-brother-career-high-ranking-overnight/|title = New Ranking System Bumps Novak Djokovic's Brother to Career-High Ranking|date = 2 January 2019}}
Career statistics
=Challengers and Futures finals=
==Singles 2 (1–1)==
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! Outcome ! # ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |
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| bgcolor=FFA07A | Runner-up | 1. | 15 August 2010 | Novi Sad, Serbia F5 | Clay | {{flagicon|BIH}} Aldin Šetkić | 1–6, 1–6 |
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| bgcolor=98FB98 | Winner | 1. | 15 July 2012 | Belgrade, Serbia F5 | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 4–1 ret. |
==Doubles 6 (5–1)==
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! Outcome ! # ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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| bgcolor=98FB98 | Winner | 1. | 14 July 2012 | Belgrade, Serbia F5 | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Short | {{flagicon|SRB}} Bojan Zdravković | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
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| bgcolor=98FB98 | Winner | 2. | 18 August 2012 | Novi Sad, Serbia F9 | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Gómez-Herrera | {{flagicon|CRO}} Mate Čutura | 6–4, 6–3 |
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| bgcolor=98FB98 | Winner | 3. | 13 July 2013 | Belgrade, Serbia F4 | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Short | {{flagicon|SRB}} Ivan Bjelica | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| bgcolor=98FB98 | Winner | 4. | 9 November 2013 | Heraklion, Greece F18 | Hard | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Gómez-Herrera | {{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Bambridge | 6–1, 6–7(3–6), [13–11] |
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| bgcolor=FFA07A | Runner-up | 1. | 21 June 2014 | Belgrade, Serbia F2 | Clay | {{flagicon|MNE}} Ljubomir Čelebić | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Eames | 2–6, 0–6 |
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| bgcolor=98FB98 | Winner | 5. | 11 November 2017 | Heraklion, Greece F8 | Hard | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Gómez-Herrera | {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Berg | 6–1, 6–2 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP|id=D893}}
- {{ITF profile}}
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Category:Serbian male tennis players