Grega Žemlja
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| Country (sports) |
 Slovenia
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|---|---|
| Residence | Kranj, Slovenia |
| Born |
29 September 1986 Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Žiga Janškovec |
| Prize money | $ 1,212,669 |
| Official website | grega-zemlja.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 47-51 |
| Career titles | 0 6 Challengers, 11 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (15 July 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 150 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2010, 2013) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
| US Open | 3R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 15–22 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 3 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 252 (21 November 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 996 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| US Open | 1R (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 18-12 (singles) 12-10 (doubles) |
| Last updated on: 20 January 2017. | |
Grega Žemlja (born 29 September 1986) is a tennis player from Slovenia.
He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012, he reached the third round of the US Open, the first Slovenian male player ever to reach that stage in a Grand Slam tournament. He is also the first Slovenian ATP player who in 2013 reached third round at Wimbledon. He reached his highest ATP ranking, no. 43, in singles on May 22, 2013, becoming the first Slovene ATP player in top 50. He became the first Slovene player earning over 1 million US dollars in prize money, and he is the highest-paid Slovene player in history. He represents his country as a member of Slovenia Davis Cup team.
2009 was Žemlja's first year at the main draw on the ATP Tour. For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of Wimbledon where he lost in first round against Albert Montañés. He was the second Slovenian male player ever to play in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament.
For the first time in his career he qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open where he lost in first round against Benjamin Becker. He became the first ever Slovenian male player to play in the main draw of Australian Open.
Žemlja qualified for the 2010 French Open and scored a major upset over the #26 seed Juan Mónaco 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, in his first ever Grand Slam victory. He became the first Slovenian male player to win a single match in the Grand Slam tournament. He also became the first Slovenian male player to perform in three different Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces.
For the first time in his career he participated in the ATP World Tour 500 series tournament at 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. where he lost the second round match against Andy Roddick.
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