Janko Tipsarevic Official Site » Pro Career Timeline

2011

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- the No. 2 Serb (behind No. 1 Djokovic) finishes in Top 10 for 1st time in his career making the biggest jump in Top 10 from No. 49
- in October, captures 1st career ATP World Tour title in Kuala Lumpur (d. Baghdatis) in 5th final
- 3 weeks later, wins title in Moscow
- finalist at Delray Beach in February, Eastbourne in June and St. Petersburg in October
- reaches 1st GS QF at US Open (ret. vs Djokovic)
- replaces Murray at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (l. to Berdych, d. No. 1 Djokovic)
- goes 3-9 vs. Top 10 opponents, 42-19 on hard, 6-3 on grass and 6-4 on clay

2010

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- reaches SF in Chennai (l. to Cilic) and Los Angeles (l. to Querrey), QF in Dubai (l. to Youzhny) and Washington (l. to Cilic)
- finishes runner-up in ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Stakhovsky)
- sustains right ankle injury in Toronto and doesn’t play until US Open where he beats Roddick in 2nd round and loses to Monfils in 3rd round
- represents Serbia and becomes Davis Cup champion (in SFs beats both Berdych and Stepanek)
- on ATP Challenger Tour, reaches Belgrade SFs

2009

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- finishes in Top 50 for 2nd straight year
- puts together an 11-4 mark after US Open
- reaches first ATP final in Moscow (l. to Youzhny)
- reaches SF in Vienna and QF in Metz
- wins Mons Challenger (d. Stakhovsky)
- goes undefeated (3-0) at ARAG ATP World Team Championship, Serbia claims title
- best Grand Slam result is 3rd rd at Roland Garros (l. to Murray)
- wins a personal best 30 matches (18-12 on gard, 9-10 on clay and 3-3 on grass)

2008

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:57:15 +0000

finishes 2008 in Top 50 (Serbian No. 2 after Djokovic)
reaches four ATP quarterfinals: Zagreb (l. to Stakhovsky), Miami, Metz and St. Petersburg
opens season with 3rd round at Australian Open (l. to Federer 10-8 in fifth set after a 41 hour battle)
reaches his first AMS quarterfinal in Miami posting wins over Youzhny (ATP #11) and Davydenko
at Wimbledon beats Andy Roddick (ATP #6) in 2nd round en route to 4th round (l. to Schuettler)
compiles records of 17-14 on hard courts, 5-2 on grass and 4-5 on clay

2007

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:56:52 +0000

finishes 2007 in Top 75
reaches 3rd round at AMS Indian Wells defeating en route Srichaphan and Hewitt (ATP #20)
captures Zagreb Challenger title (d. Silva)
reaches 3rd round at Roland Garros, 2nd round at Queen’s and quarterfinals at ‘s-Hertogenbosch
reaches 4th round at Wimbledon winning first three matches in five sets each (and becomes first player to accomplish this since 1974)
at US Open retires in 2nd round with right rib injury playing against Nadal
advances to his first ATP semifinal in Moscow

2006

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:56:20 +0000

finishes 2006 as No. 2 in Serbia after Novak Djokovic and for the first time in Top 100
wins four Challenger titles: Belgrade (d. Cakl), Samarkand (d. Roger-Vasselin), Bukhara (d. Bopanna) and Mons (d. Bogdanovic)
reaches a Challenger final on clay in Dresden (l. to Greul)
advances to quarterfinals of two ATP tournaments in Nottingham and Moscow

2005

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:55:45 +0000

makes debut at Australian Open and reaches 2nd round
reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon after posting wins over Haas and Lu (l. to T. Johansson)
in doubles wins Napoli Challenger title (w/Vanek)

2004

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:55:14 +0000

makes debut as qualifier at Roland Garros and Wimbledon
wins Challenger titles in Ostrava (d. Luczak) and Belo Horizonte (d. Mello)
reaches three Challenger finals
in doubles wins two Challenger events

2003

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:45 +0000

makes ATP debut at Indianapolis and reaches 2nd round
makes US Open debut as qualifier (l. to Philippoussis)
wins Challenger titles at Zell and Torrance
in doubles reaches two Challenger finals

2002

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:12 +0000

wins two Futures titles and finishes runner-up in two other tournaments
in doubles reaches final at Bukhara Challenger