Miljan Zekić

Miljan Zekić
Zekić in 2017
Country (sports) Serbia
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Born 12 July 1988
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays Right handed (two–handed backhand)
Coach Slobodan Vojinović
Prize money $409,923
Singles
Career record 1–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 188 (11 July 2016)
Current ranking No. 414 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2017)
French Open Q1 (2016, 2017)
Wimbledon Q2 (2017)
US Open Q2 (2016)
Doubles
Career record 0–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 269 (8 July 2013)
Current ranking No. 847 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Miljan Zekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миљан Зекић, pronounced [mǐʎan zěːkitɕ]; born 12 July 1988) is a Serbian tennis player. On 11 July 2016, Zekic reached his best singles ranking of world number 188, while on 8 July 2013, he peaked at world number 269 in the doubles rankings.

Career

Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in doubles with compatriot David Savić as a wildcard pair at the 2011 Serbia Open, losing in the first round to top-seeded pair Zimonjić/Granollers. In July 2016 he won his first trophy on the ATP Challenger Tour winning Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria in Todi.

Zekić made his ATP main draw debut in singles as a qualifier at 2017 Croatia Open Umag, losing to Radu Albot in the first round. In two weeks' time, he played in another ATP tournament, 2017 Generali Open Kitzbühel, defeating top seed Alessandro Giannessi and eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the qualifying rounds, and earned his first ATP main draw victory by defeating world No. 66 Andrey Kuznetsov, before losing to second seed and world No. 25 Fabio Fognini in the second round.

Zekić was a fifth (reserve) player on a Serbian Davis Cup team in the semifinal against France in the 2017 Davis Cup and didn't play in any match. The following year he made his Davis Cup debut, partnered with another debutant, Nikola Milojević, in a doubles match against USA losing 7–6(3), 2–6, 5–7, 4–6 in the first round.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q2 A A NH A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q2 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 45 (26–19)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (25–16)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (26–19)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2010 Serbia F6, Sombor Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2010 Egypt F5, Cairo Futures Clay Dušan Lajović 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Mar 2011 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Patrik Brydolf 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–1 May 2011 Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo Futures Clay Tomislav Brkić 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Loss 3–2 Jun 2011 France F9, Toulon Futures Clay Gianni Mina 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2011 France F11, Bourg-en-Bresse Futures Clay Alexandre Folie 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Jul 2012 Turkey F26, İzmir Futures Clay Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 1–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Jul 2012 Turkey F27, İzmir Futures Clay Romain Arneodo 7–5, 6–1
Loss 5–4 Aug 2012 Serbia F9, Novi Sad Futures Clay Carlos Gómez-Herrera 2–6, 2–6
Win 6–4 Sep 2012 Serbia F13, Nis Futures Clay Tihomir Grozdanov 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 6–5 May 2013 Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv Futures Clay Damir Džumhur 3–6, 3–6
Win 7–5 Jun 2013 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 8–5 Jun 2013 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic 6–1, 7–5
Win 9–5 Jun 2014 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Yannick Maden 7–5, 6–3
Loss 9–6 Aug 2014 Serbia F7, Sombor Futures Clay Marko Tepavac 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 10–6 Aug 2014 Serbia F11, Zlatibor Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic 6–4, 6–2
Loss 10–7 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F2, Colombo Futures Clay Rui Machado 2–6, 1–6
Loss 10–8 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F3, Colombo Futures Clay Rui Machado 0–6, 3–6
Win 11–8 May 2015 Croatia F9, Bol Futures Clay Yannick Mertens 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–2
Win 12–8 Jun 2015 Serbia F3, Šabac Futures Clay Robin Stanek 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 13–8 Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay Pedro Sousa 6–3, 6–3
Win 14–8 Feb 2016 China F1, Anning Futures Clay Enrique López Pérez 6–4, 6–4
Loss 14–9 Feb 2016 China F2, Anning Futures Clay Enrique López Pérez 3–6, 3–6
Win 15–9 Jul 2016 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Stefano Napolitano 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–3
Loss 15–10 Sep 2016 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay Adam Pavlásek 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 16–10 Mar 2017 Tunisia F8, Hammamet Futures Clay Tomislav Brkić 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4
Win 17–10 Dec 2017 Tunisia F39, Hammamet Futures Clay Gonçalo Oliveira 4–1 ret.
Win 18–10 Dec 2017 Tunisia F40, Hammamet Futures Clay Aziz Dougaz 6–3, 6–2
Win 19–10 Feb 2018 Spain F5, Murcia Futures Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 20–10 Aug 2018 Serbia F1, Novi Sad Futures Clay Simone Roncalli 6–2, 6–4
Win 21–10 Sep 2018 Italy F28, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy Futures Clay Alessandro Petrone 6–3, 6–3
Loss 21–11 Apr 2019 M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Laurent Lokoli 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win 22–11 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Pavel Kotov 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 22–12 Jan 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Timofei Skatov 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 23–12 Nov 2020 M15 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay Niels Visker 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 23–13 Feb 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Nuno Borges 4–6, 3–3 ret.
Loss 23–14 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 5–6 ret.
Loss 23–15 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 4–6, 4–6
Win 24–15 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 25–15 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Daniel Michalski 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 26–15 Jun 2021 M15 Skopje, North Macedonia World Tennis Tour Clay Alexandar Lazarov 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 26–16 Apr 2022 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Nuno Borges 3-6, 5-7
Loss 26–17 Apr 2022 M25, Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Laurent Lokoli 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 26–18 Jul 2022 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Facundo Mena 2-6, 6-7(3–7)
Loss 26–19 Jul 2023 M15 Belgrade, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Ergi Kırkın 6–3, 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 43 (21–22)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (21–21)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (18–22)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2007 Turkey F1, Antalya Futures Clay Guillermo Olaso Artemon Apostu-Efremov
Alexandru Lazar 		6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2007 Bulgaria F2, Sofia Futures Clay David Savić Ilia Kushev
Vasko Mladenov 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Aug 2007 Serbia F5, Subotica Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Lazar Magdinchev
Goran Tošić 		6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2007 Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, Medugorje Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica David Savić
Tomislav Ternar 		6–2, ret.
Loss 1–4 Mar 2008 Italy F4, Caltanissetta Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić Juan-Martín Aranguren
Juan-Francisco Spina 		walkover
Loss 1–5 May 2008 Bulgaria F2, Rousse Futures Clay Yannick Mertens Bogdan-Victor Leonte
Mikhail Vasiliev 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 2–5 May 2008 Bulgaria F3, Plévin Futures Clay Yannick Mertens Ilija Martinoski
Predrag Rusevski 		6–4, 3–6, [10–1]
Loss 2–6 Jun 2008 Serbia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay David Savić Nikola Ćaćić
Dušan Lajović 		6–7(6–8), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 2–7 Sep 2008 Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Boris Nicola Bakalov
Vasko Mladenov 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–8 Sep 2008 Bosnia & Herzegovina F6, Mostar Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Ivan Cerović
Deniss Pavlovs 		6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 2–9 Feb 2009 Egypt F3, Cairo Futures Clay David Savić Karim Maamoun
Sherif Sabry 		4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win 3–9 Aug 2009 Serbia F4, Novi Sad Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Vladimir Obradović
Aleksander Slovic 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–10 Apr 2010 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Ignacio Coll Riudavets
Gerard Granollers Pujol 		2–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win 4–10 May 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Sarajevo Futures Clay Dušan Lajović Mirza Bašić
Zlatan Kadric 		6–3, 6–4
Win 5–10 May 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Brčko Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica David Savić
Goran Tošić 		7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win 6–10 Jun 2010 Bosnia & Herzegovina F7, Kiseljak Futures Clay Arsenije Zlatanovic Jasmin Ademovic
Sven Lalic 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 6–11 Jul 2010 Serbia F3, Belgrade Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica David Savić
György Balázs 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 6–12 Aug 2010 Serbia F4, Novi Sad Futures Clay Nikola Bubnic Boris Conkic
Ivan Djurdjevic 		6–4, 2–6, [13–15]
Win 7–12 Aug 2010 Serbia F6, Sombor Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Javier Herrera-Eguiluz
Brendan Moore 		6–3, 6-4
Loss 7–13 Aug 2010 Bulgaria F5, Bourgas Futures Clay Tomislav Jotovski Diego Álvarez
Federico Torresi 		4–6, 2–6
Win 8–13 Oct 2010 Egypt F4, Cairo Futures Clay Dušan Lajović Aleksandr Lobkov
Alexander Rumyantsev 		7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)
Loss 8–14 Apr 2011 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Toni Androić
Dino Marcan 		5–7, 2–6
Win 9–14 May 2011 Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo Futures Clay Nikola Ćaćić Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Rok Jarc 		6–3, 6-4
Loss 9–15 Jun 2012 Italy F11, Cesena Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler 		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 10–15 Jul 2012 Turkey F26, İzmir Futures Clay Dominik Schulz Sergei Krotiouk
Mikhail Vasiliev 		6–1, 6-2
Win 11–15 Jul 2012 Turkey F27, İzmir Futures Clay Dominik Schulz Nicola Ghedin
Giovanni Zennaro 		7–6(7–4), 6-4
Win 12–15 Jul 2012 Italy F19, Fano Futures Clay Matteo Volante Stefano Napolitano
Marco Viola 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 13–15 Aug 2012 Serbia F10, Zlatibor Futures Clay Danilo Petrovic Miki Janković
Peđa Krstin 		6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 14–15 Feb 2013 France F3, Feucherolles Futures Hard Nikola Ćaćić Stephan Fransen
Wesley Koolhof 		3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 15–15 Apr 2013 France F7, Angers Futures Clay Ivan Bjelica Niels Dusein
Tim Pütz 		6–3, 6–4
Win 16–15 May 2013 Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv Futures Clay Damir Džumhur Dinko Halachev
Dinko Halachev 		7–5, 6–7(4–7), [12–10]
Loss 16–16 Jul 2013 Timișoara, Romania Challenger Clay Ilija Vucic Jonathan Eysseric
Nicolas Renavand 		7–6(8–6), 2–6, [7–10]
Loss 16–17 Nov 2013 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Clay Nikoloz Basilashvili Tom Schonenberg
Matthias Wunner 		0–6, 4–6
Loss 16–18 Feb 2014 Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay Arsenije Zlatanovic Jose Pereira
Stefano Travaglia 		6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 16–19 Jun 2014 Serbia F1, Belgrade Futures Clay Nikola Ćirić Dominique Maden
Yannick Maden 		4–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Win 17–19 Nov 2014 Greece F10, Heraklion Futures Hard Ivan Bjelica Alexandros Jakupovic
Markos Kalovelonis 		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 18–19 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F3, Colombo Futures Clay Arsenije Zlatanovic Andre Dome
Ben Mclachlin 		6-2, 6-4
Win 19–19 Jun 2015 Serbia F3, Šabac Futures Clay Tomislav Jotovski François-Arthur Vibert
Florent Diep 		6–7(4–7), 6–0, [10–4]
Loss 19–20 Jan 2016 Tunisia F2, Hammamet Futures Clay Tomislav Jotovski Markus Eriksson
Matteo Volante 		2-6, 1-6
Loss 19–21 Jan 2018 Tunisia F1, Hammamet Futures Clay Shunsuke Wakita Marko Bartolotti
Julian Ocieppo 		0-1 ret.
Win 20–21 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Duje Ajduković Vladimir Korolev
Andrey Uvarov 		6-3, 6-3
Win 21–21 Nov 2020 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Marko Miladinović Alessandro Vega
Petros Chrysochos 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 21–22 May 2023 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Guy den Ouden
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 		5–7, 2–6