Ivo Karlović
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Karlović at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |
 Croatia
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| Residence |
Zagreb, Croatia Miami, Florida, United States |
| Born |
28 February 1979 Zagreb, Croatia, |
| Height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Petar Popović |
| Prize money | US$ 8,276,202 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 335–292 (53.43% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (18 August 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 21 (27 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2010) |
| French Open | 3R (2014, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2009) |
| US Open | 4R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 87–106 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 44 (10 April 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. - (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2010) |
| French Open | 2R (2004, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2005) |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2007, 2011) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2005) |
| Last updated on: 16 January 2017. | |
Ivo Karlović (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐːv̞ɔ kâːrlɔv̞itɕ]; born 28 February 1979, Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player. He has won eight ATP singles titles: three in 2007, one in 2008, one in 2013, one in 2015 and two in 2016. Karlović's height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him one of the tallest professional tennis players in history.
He is a serve-and-volleyer and officially held the record for the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h (156 mph), before being surpassed by Samuel Groth in 2012.
He is considered the best server on tour, holding the all-time record for career aces – and is one of only two players in history to surpass 10,000 aces. His height enables him to serve with high speed and accuracy.
Karlović is the second oldest player to be ranked in the top 200 by the ATP, after Radek Štěpánek. He has a 2–1 winning record against former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
Karlović debuted for the Croatian Davis Cup team in 2000 against Ireland, where he won the dead rubber. Karlović appeared in a starting line-up for the first time in 2002 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, but he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela in the second rubber and to Gastón Gaudio in the fifth and decisive rubber. He has posted a 4–2 career record (2–2 in singles) in three ties since 2000.
Karlović caused a stunning upset at Wimbledon when he beat defending champion Lleyton Hewitt in his first match in a Grand Slam tournament. As of 2015, Karlović remains the only player in Open tennis history, and only the second player after Charlie Pasarell, to defeat the defending Wimbledon men's singles champion in the first round. He finished the 2003 year in the top 100 and as the Croatian No. 3, behind Ivan Ljubičić and Mario Ančić. He also averaged an ATP-best of 17.6 aces per match. He continued his success during the 2004 season, winning at Calabasas, California. He reached the round of sixteen in several tournaments, including Wimbledon.
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