Martin Kližan
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| Country (sports) |
 Slovakia
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|---|---|
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born |
11 July 1989 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Martin Damm |
| Prize money | $3,906,682 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 106–109 (49.3% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (27 April 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 34 (16 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012) |
| US Open | 4R (2012) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 33–42 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (4 May 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 219 (16 January 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
| French Open | 1R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Last updated on: 16 January 2016. | |
Martin Kližan (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartin ˈkliʒan]; born 11 July 1989) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Winner of the boys' singles title at the French Open in 2006, Kližan turned pro in 2007 and has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 24, achieved in April 2015. Kližan dubbed himself to be the savior of Slovak professional Davis Cup team.
In 2005, he won the European Junior Championship in the under-16 category, in both singles and doubles. In doubles, his partner was another Slovak player Andrej Martin. Kližan then went on to win the 2006 French Open boys' singles competition.
As a junior, Kližan posted a 54–21 win–loss record in singles and 58–18 in doubles. He reached the Boy's No. 1 combined world ranking in 2007.
In 2007, Kližan turned pro.
In 2010, Kližan qualified for the US Open. In his first main-draw Grand Slam tournament appearance, he lost to former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in the first round. Later in the year Kližan won his first Challenger tournament as a wildcard in his hometown of Bratislava at the Slovak Open.
In 2012, Kližan made it to five Challenger tour finals, winning four, in the space of just two months between March and May. He made it to the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the 2012 French Open, before succumbing to Nicolas Mahut in four sets, despite taking the first. These results propelled him into the top 100 of the rankings for the first time in his career. He also reached the semifinals in Kitzbuhel. In his Wimbledon, debut he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 11–9 in the fifth set in the first round, before losing in five sets to Viktor Troicki in the second round, despite being 2–1 up in sets.
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