Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia
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| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Born |
8 August 1985 Jajce, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,004,582 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 63–95 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (25 February 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 222 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2015) |
| French Open | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–45 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 114 (19 November 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 811 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2012) |
| French Open | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 3R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 17 January 2017. | |
Marinko Matosevic (Croatian: Matošević; born 8 August 1985) is an Australian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 39, which he achieved in February 2013. Matosevic has defeated top players including Milos Raonic, Marin Čilić, Nikolay Davydenko, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and John Isner.
Matosevic was born in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is of Croat descent. During his childhood, Matosevic's parents, Branko and Ljubica, moved the family to Melbourne, Australia and he now competes for his adopted country. While growing up he played soccer along with tennis and is a fan of cricketer Shane Warne as well as following the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
Starting tennis at age 10, he trained at the Universal Tennis Academy from age 13. Marinko was unable to obtain an ITF junior ranking. After achieving a ATP ranking inside the top 300 with Jay Salter, at the age of 24 Jay Salter hired Marc Kimmich as Marinko Matosevic coach of Pure Tennis Academy as his coach. Working with Kimmich as his coach Marinko was able to increase from 300 to the top 150 over the next 3 years. Marinko is currently coached by former ATP Professional and doubles specialist Mark Woodforde.
Matosevic currently has five futures titles and four ATP Challenger titles to his credit. His biggest title was in July 2010 at the $75,000 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California where, in a heated match with American Donald Young, he won the title in straight sets.
In January 2010, he played his first Grand Slam match in Melbourne at the Australian Open and lost in the first round.
He entered the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, in Indian Wells as a qualifier. He beat Michaël Llodra in the first round before losing out to No. 9 seed Tsonga.
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