Aleksandar Vukic (Serbian: Александар Вукић, Aleksandar Vukić, pronounced[aleksǎːndarʋǔːkitɕ,alěksaːn-]; born 6 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 48 achieved on 14 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 389 achieved on 21 March 2022.
Vukic was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Serbian and Montenegrin origin.[1] His parents and older brother left Montenegro during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and settled in Sydney before Vukic was born.[2] Vukic began playing tennis at the age of 6 and later attended the University of Illinois from 2015 to 2018 where he was named three-time All-American in tennis.[3]
Professional career
2014–2019: ITF and ATP debut
Vukic made his ITF Tour debut in Spain in May 2014.
Vukic made his main draw ATP singles debut at the 2018 Sydney International, where he qualified for the main draw by defeating Dušan Lajović and Ričardas Berankis. He came within two points of defeating Feliciano López, ranked No. 36 in the world. He lost the match 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6.
In September, Vukic qualified for the 2020 French Open main draw, where he made his Grand Slam singles debut. He lost in round one to Pedro Martínez.[5]
Vukic ended 2020 with a singles ranking of world no. 196.
2021: First ATP Tour win, Masters debut and first win
Vukic was awarded a second wildcard into the 2022 Australian Open.[14] He defeated 30th seed Lloyd Harris in four sets for his first Grand Slam victory. He lost to fellow qualifier Radu Albot in the second round.
In February, he won his first title at the 2022 Bengaluru Open II. As a result, he reached the top 125 at world no. 118 on 21 February 2022.
He qualified for his second Masters 1000 main draw in Indian Wells for a second time at this tournament. He also qualified for the 2023 Miami Open to make his debut at this Masters.
He won his third professional title and the biggest of his career, a second Challenger at the 2023 Busan Open in South Korea, defeating top seed Max Purcell by retirement.[16] At the next Challenger, the 2023 Open de Oeiras II he reached again the final. As a result, he made his top 100 debut at world No. 95 in the rankings on 22 May 2023.[17]
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.