Croatian tennis player
Viktor Galović (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋîktor ɡâːloʋitɕ] ;[ 1] [ 2] born 19 September 1990) is a former Croatian tennis player. Galović has a career high ATP singles ranking of 173, achieved on 14 May 2018. Galović had previously represented Italy where he was raised but in 2014 switched back to his home country of Croatia.
Career
Galović made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Philipp Davydenko , Lukáš Dlouhý and Antonio Veić en route. In the main draw he lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets in the first round.
Galović had his grass debut in Stuttgart where he lost in the second round of qualifications to Denis Kudla . But he was lucky and he received an entry as a lucky loser. In the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart he lost to Maximilian Marterer 6:3,4:6,1:6.
Galović retired in July 2021 due to continuous back and hip injuries.[ 3]
Davis Cup
Galović had three team nominations for Croatia in the Davis Cup , playing two matches.[ 4] His debut was on 17 September 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia in the 2017 Davis Cup World Group play-offs . He defeated Alejandro González in a best of three sets, dead rubber (6–4, 2–6, 6–2).[ 5]
His second match was played in Osijek, Croatia in the First Round of 2018 Davis Cup World Group against Canada . He played against Denis Shapovalov on 2 February 2018 and lost 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.[ 6]
Galović was on the list of the Croatian players in the quarter-final of 2018 Davis Cup against Kazakhstan but was unused by captain Željko Krajan .[ 7]
Statistics
Year
2017
1
1
1–0
2–1
66.67%
14–12
53.85%
2018
2
1
0–1
0–3
0%
10–18
35.71%
Total
3
2
1–1
2–4
33%
24–30
44%
Source: www.daviscup.com [ 4]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 11 (4–7)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0-1
Mar 2012
Ukraine F3, Cherkassy
Futures
Hard
Oleksandr Nedovyesov
2-6, 3-6
Win
1-1
Jul 2012
Italy F18, Modena
Futures
Clay
Enrico Fioravante
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win
2-1
Nov 2012
Greece F5, Heraklion
Futures
Carpet
Robin Kern
2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 7-5
Win
3-1
Apr 2014
Italy F8, Santa Margherita Di Pula
Futures
Clay
Alberto Brizzi
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6-3
Loss
3-2
Apr 2015
Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula
Futures
Clay
Viktor Durasovic
3-6, 2-6
Loss
3-3
Jun 2015
Italy F14, Napoli
Futures
Clay
Daniele Giorgini
2-6, 3-6
Loss
3-4
Mar 2017
Italy F3, Basiglio
Futures
Hard
Alessandro Bega
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
3-5
May 2017
Italy F14, Frascati
Futures
Clay
Gonzalo Escobar
1-6, 2-6
Loss
3-6
Jun 2017
Italy F17, Bergamo
Futures
Clay
Andrea Collarini
2-6, 4-6
Win
4-6
Jul 2017
Recanati , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Mirza Bašić
7–6(7–3) , 6-4
Loss
4-7
Jul 2017
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Nicola Kuhn
6–2, 5–7, 2–4 ret.
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1-0
Oct 2011
Turkey F29, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Andrei Mlendea
Massimo Capone Alessandro Colella
7–6(7–1) , 6-4
Win
2-0
Apr 2012
Italy F6, Vicenza
Futures
Clay
Federico Torresi
Marco Speronello Andrea Fava
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
2-1
May 2012
Italy F7, Sanremo
Futures
Clay
Matteo Donati
Claudio Grassi Andis Juška
5–7, 7–6(7–2) , [12–14]
Loss
2-2
Sep 2013
Italy F27, Santa Margherita Di Pula
Futures
Clay
Matteo Rigamonti
Pietro Rondoni Riccardo Sinicropi
5-7, 5-7
Loss
2-3
Mar 2015
Italy F2, Trento
Futures
Carpet
Sam Barry
Sander Arends Niels Lootsma
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Loss
2-4
Apr 2015
Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula
Futures
Clay
Antonio Massara
Marco Bartolotti Davide Della Tommasina
4-6, 4-6
Win
3-4
Mar 2017
Italy F5, Santa Margherita Di Pula
Futures
Clay
Andrea Basso
Juan Pablo Paz Dragos Dima
6-4, 6-4
Win
4-4
Apr 2017
Italy F9, Santa Margherita Di Pula
Futures
Clay
Lorenzo Frigerio
Mateusz Kowalczyk Grzegorz Panfil
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
References
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