Mili Poljičak
Country (sports) | Croatia |
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Born | Split, Croatia | 13 July 2004
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Josip Dumanic |
Prize money | US$109,747 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 292 (4 November 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 292 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | W (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 269 (24 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 450 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | QF (2022) |
French Open Junior | W (2022) |
Wimbledon Junior | QF (2022) |
US Open Junior | SF (2021) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 1–0 |
Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Mili Poljičak (born 13 July 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 292 achieved on 4 November 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 269 achieved on 24 October 2022.[1]
Career
Poljičak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw.[2] Partnering with Admir Kalender, the pair defeated second seeds Pablo Cuevas and Fabrice Martin in the first round in straight sets but lost in the next round to eventual champions Fernando Romboli and David Vega Hernández in three sets.[citation needed]
At the 2022 Zagreb Open he reached his maiden Challenger final as a wildcard where he lost to Filip Misolic.[3] At the same tournament also as a wildcard he reached the semifinals in doubles partnering Antonio Šančić.[citation needed] As a result he reached the top 550 at World No. 549 (up 923 positions) in the singles rankings[4] and the top 375 in doubles (up 88 positions) on 16 May 2022.[citation needed]
At 18 years of age, having won the boys' singles the previous year, [5] he received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to make his Grand Slam qualifying debut.[6]
He reached a new career high ranking of No. 409 on 26 August 2024, following back-to-back ITF titles in Maribor on clay.[7]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Filip Misolic | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Robin Bertrand | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2024 | M15 Osijek, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Viacheslav Bielinskyi | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2024 | M15 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Lilian Marmousez | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Patrick Schön | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Ilia Simakin | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2024 | M15 Umag, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Nikola Bašić | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–3 | Aug 2024 | M25 Maribor, Slovenia | WTT | Clay | Filip Jeff Planinšek | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Aug 2024 | M25 Maribor, Slovenia | WTT | Clay | Oleksandr Ovcharenko | 7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2024 | M25 Zlatibor, Serbia | WTT | Clay | Mathys Erhard | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Šibenik, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Borna Devald | Zvonimir Babić David Pichler |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 2022 | M25 Split, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Luka Mikrut | Théo Arribagé Luca Sanchez |
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2022 | M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro | WTT | Clay | Stefan Popović | Cezar Crețu Daniel Cukierman |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2022 | M25 Osijek, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Luka Mikrut | Dev Javia Lukáš Pokorný |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2022 | M25 Maribor, Slovenia | WTT | Clay | Antonio Šančić | Domagoj Bilješko Kirill Kivattsev |
3–6, 7–6(7–0), [9–11] |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 2022 | M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom | WTT | Hard | Arthur Fery | Filip Bergevi Petros Tsitsipas |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2023 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | WTT | Clay | Damien Wenger | Patrick Zahraj Leopold Zima |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 2023 | M25 Maribor, Slovenia | WTT | Clay | Luka Mikrut | Nikola Bašić Jan Kupčič |
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6] |
Win | 5–3 | Jan 2024 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | Nicola Kuhn David Pérez Sanz |
6–1, 0–6, [10–8] |
Win | 6–3 | Feb 2024 | M15 Oberhaching, Germany | WTT | Hard (i) | Daniel Masur | Giovanni Oradini Matej Vocel |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 6–4 | Mar 2024 | M15 Poreč, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Nikola Bašić | Alen Bill Luka Mikrut |
1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 7–4 | Mar 2024 | M15 Rovinj, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Luka Mikrut | Leonardo Rossi Luigi Sorrentino |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–7] |
Win | 8–4 | Mar 2024 | M15 Opatija, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Luka Mikrut | Tommaso Compagnucci Luigi Sorrentino |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9–4 | May 2024 | M15 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Marino Jakić | Koki Matsuda Yamato Sueoka |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10–4 | May 2024 | M15 Bol, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Josip Šimundža | Nikos Lehmann Nicolas Parizzia |
6–1, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Michael Zheng | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Edas Butvilas | Gonzalo Bueno Ignacio Buse |
6–4, 6–0 |
References
- ^ "Mili Poljicak | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Rafael Matos é favorito nas duplas em Umag. Romboli joga". Lance!.
- ^ "Misolic Caps Dream Week At Zagreb Open". Tennis Tour Talk. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Rising Croatian teenage tennis star Mili Poljičak to jump 900 places up ATP rankings after reaching Zagreb Open Final". Croatia Week. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Wimbledon - Poljicak spoils the American party". Tennis Threads. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "David Goffin, Liam Broady Headline Wimbledon Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Mili Poljičak pobjednik ITF World Tennis Toura u Mariboru, osvojio peti profesinalni naslov u singlu!". HTS (in Croatian).
External links
- Mili Poljičak at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mili Poljičak at the International Tennis Federation