Ilija Bozoljac
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| Country (sports) |
 Yugoslavia (2002–2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–present) |
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| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born |
August 2, 1985 Aleksandrovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides, occasionally one-handed forehand) |
| Prize money | $718,822 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–20 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 101 (29 January 2007) |
| Current ranking | – |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008, 2010) |
| US Open | Q3 (2010, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 99 (22 February 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 143 (12 September 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2010) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (2013) |
| Last updated on: 14 September 2016. | |
Ilija Bozoljac (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Бозољац; Serbian pronunciation: [ˈilija bɔˈzɔːʎats]) (born August 2, 1985) is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.
On 29 January 2007, Bozoljac achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 101.
2006 was arguably Bozoljac's best year. In January, he had his best result at the ATP level in Zagreb, beating no. 170 Dudi Sela to qualify, and then beating no. 77 Daniele Bracciali and no. 34 Feliciano López, before losing to no. 81 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
In May, Bozoljac narrowly missed qualifying into the 2008 French Open, losing to no. 75 Eduardo Schwank in the qualifying round.
In June, Bozoljac entered the main draw of 2008 Wimbledon as a lucky loser, after beating Nick Monroe and Robert Smeets, but losing to Stefano Galvani in the qualifying round in five sets.
Bozoljac qualified for Wimbledon and progressed to the second round, where he was defeated in four tight sets by defending champion Roger Federer.
He was a reserve player on the Serbia Davis Cup team when they won the Davis Cup title.
Bozoljac began 2013 by returning to the ITF Men's circuit, taking three singles titles in the opening three months.
In April, Ilija and his doubles partner Nenad Zimonjić beat Bob and Mike Bryan in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals against the United States, winning 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 4-6, 15-13 in a performance described by Sports Illustrated as "Bozo goes Beast Mode...there was Bozoljac playing out of his mind in a five-set win that left everyone shaking their heads". Bozoljac was praised by the Bryan brothers and by U.S. team captain Jim Courier, who said "Let's all tip our hats to his performance. We had him 15-30 a couple times, and the guy came up with some incredible shots."
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