Alex Vlaški

Alex Vlaški
Full nameAleksandar Vlaški
Country (sports) Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
Born (1982-04-21) 21 April 1982 (age 42)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height6’1”
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$50,462
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 299 (24 April 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 160 (10 April 2006)

Aleksandar Vlaški (born 21 April 1982) is a Serbian former professional tennis player.[1]

Born and raised in Belgrade, Vlaški was a three-time All-American tennis player for the Washington Huskies (University of Washington). In 2003 he made the NCAA semi-finals and won the ITA All-American Singles Championship, to become the first Husky since 1924 to claim a national title. During his career he amassed the most all-time wins for the Huskies and in 2004 reached number two in the Division 1 rankings.[2]

Vlaški, a left-handed player, competed on the professional tour after graduating from college, reaching career high rankings of 299 in singles and 160 in doubles. He won two ATP Challenger doubles titles.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. July 2005 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Denmark Kristian Pless Brazil Franco Ferreiro
Brazil Marcelo Melo 		7–6(5), 6–4
2. August 2005 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard United States Lesley Joseph Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Argentina Máximo González 		7–6(8), 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Serbian player rides high in China". China Daily. 2 August 2004.
  2. ^ Levesque, John (4 February 2004). "Serb revels in a new world at UW". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.