Nenad Zimonjić
Serbian tennis player and coach (born 1976)
Nenad Zimonjić Country (sports) Yugoslavia (1995–2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–)Residence Belgrade , SerbiaBorn (1976-06-04 ) 4 June 1976 (age 48) [ 1] Belgrade, SR Serbia , SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Turned pro 1995 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coach Marko Nešić [citation needed ] Prize money US$ 8,437,703Official website nenadzimonjic.com Career record 12–25 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 176 (29 March 1999) Australian Open 1R (2001 ) Wimbledon 3R (1999 ) Career record 710–427 Career titles 54 Highest ranking No. 1 (17 November 2008)Australian Open F (2010 ) French Open W (2010 )Wimbledon W (2008 , 2009 )US Open QF (2006 , 2009 , 2015 ) Tour Finals W (2008 , 2010 )Career titles 5 Australian Open W (2004 , 2008 )French Open W (2006 , 2010 )Wimbledon W (2014 )US Open F (2005 ) Davis Cup W (2010 )
Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic : Ненад Зимоњић , pronounced [nênaːd zǐmoɲitɕ] ;[ 2] born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Championships as well as the 2010 French Open in men's doubles partnering Daniel Nestor . In mixed doubles, Zimonjić won the 2004 Australian Open partnering Elena Bovina , the 2006 and 2010 French Opens partnering Katarina Srebotnik , the 2008 Australian Open partnering Sun Tiantian , and the 2014 Wimbledon Championships partnering Samantha Stosur . He has also reached nine further major finals across the two disciplines.
Zimonjić won 54 doubles titles on the ATP Tour , including the 2008 and 2010 Tour Finals, and 15 Masters 1000 -level titles. He became the world No. 1 for the first time in November 2008, going on to spend 50 weeks at the top of the rankings over the next two years. Zimonjić was the second Serbian to top the doubles rankings, after Slobodan Živojinović in 1986.
In singles, he reached his career-high ranking of world No. 176 in March 1999, and achieved his best major result at the Wimbledon Championships that year, reaching the third round. Zimonjić represented Serbia in the Davis Cup from 1995 to 2017, competing in 55 ties and earning 43 victories, making him the most successful Davis Cup player in Serbian history. He was also part of the team that won the tournament in 2010 , and served as captain from 2017 to 2020, overseeing Serbia's victory at the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020 .[ 3] [ 4] Zimonjić also competed at the Olympic Games on four occasions.[ 5]
Career
Nenad Zimonjić 2008 Serbian stamp
Doubles
Zimonjić turned pro in 1995 and remained relatively unknown outside his native country until a surprise victory in the mixed doubles at the 2004 Australian Open . Paired for the first time with Russian Elena Bovina , he beat defending champions Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes in straight sets in an hour and nine minutes. Alongside Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia , he won the 2006 French Open crown with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Nestor and Elena Likhovtseva . At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , Zimonjić reached the final of the men's doubles alongside France's Fabrice Santoro and the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.
In 2007, Zimonjić reached the 2007 French Open mixed doubles final as the defending champions with Katarina Srebotnik and lost to Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram . He left Santoro after Wimbledon and teamed with Mahesh Bhupathi until after the 2007 US Open . After the US Open, Nenad left Bhupathi and partnered with Daniel Nestor ,[ 6] who won the French Open earlier in the year alongside Mark Knowles . The team won the 2007 St. Petersburg Open , without losing a set. Nestor and Zimonjić later won 2008 Wimbledon [ 7] (Zimonjić's first Grand Slam), 2009 Wimbledon and 2010 French Open .
In 2009, they defended their Wimbledon title & won 5 Masters 1000 titles. At the World Team Cup as a part of the Serbian team. With Victor Troicki , he won two decisive games against Italian and Argentinian teams; as a result, Serbia finished first in its group, and then proceeded to beat Germany in the final encounter. In 2010, they finished runners-up at the Australian Open, later on in the year he won both the doubles with Daniel Nestor and the mixed doubles with Katarina Srebotnik at Roland Garros. Zimonjic ended his partnership with Nestor after winning the ATP World Tour Finals . In 2011, he partnered with Michaël Llodra , with whom he won one Masters 1000 title & four ATP 500 titles. Their partnership ended mid-way through 2012, after Roland Garros . In 2014, Zimonjic & Nestor renewed their partnership, which saw them both return to the top 10 by May & ranked 3 by the end of the year. In 2015 he started the year partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi , then teamed up with Marcin Matkowski ; despite not winning a title together, the Polish-Serbian duo qualified for the World Tour Finals . Zimonjic won titles each year for 16 straight seasons and finished 12 consecutive seasons, starting in 2004, ranked in the ATP doubles top 20. Since 2016, when he played doubles at the Rio Olympics with Novak Djokovic , Zimonjic hasn't had a steady partner for a full season.
On 26 July 2017 the Serbian became the 10th player to record 700 doubles match wins (or more).[ 8]
In June 2018, Zimonjic underwent bilateral hip replacement surgery.[ 9] He returned to the ATP tour in February 2019 at the Sofia Open , where he and compatriot Viktor Troicki had won the doubles title two years prior.
2021–2024: Hiatus, 2022 & 2023 Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles titles, 2023 comeback on the tour, 2024 Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles final
Although Zimonjic never officially announced his retirement, he didn't play on the ATP Tour for more than two years form Dubai Tennis Championships 2021 to 2023.
Partnering Marion Bartoli , Zimonjic won the inaugural Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles 2022 . They beat Todd Woodbridge and Cara Black in straight sets in the final.[ 10]
In 2023, partnering Rennae Stubbs , Zimonjic successfully defended his Wimbledon mixed invitation doubles title . They beat Greg Rusedski and Conchita Martinez in straight sets in the final.[ 11]
In 2023 he announced his intention to return to the ATP tour .[ 12] During the summer of 2023 he played three ATP Challenger Tour events, but he lost in the first round in all three occasions.
In 2024, partnering Barbara Schett , he reached the final of 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed invitation doubles . They were defeated by Mark Woodforde and his partner Dominika Cibulkova .[ 13]
Singles
In August 1994, Zimonjić won his first professional singles title, beating Miles MacLagan on clay at a satellite tournament in Hungary. He went on to win four other ITF satellite events, as well as four Challenger tour titles in singles: Kyiv (Ukraine) in 1998, Belo Horizonte (Brazil) in 2000, Andrezieux (France) in 2001, and Belgrade (Serbia) in 2004. In 2004, he defeated Andre Agassi in St Pölten , and in 2005 on the grass of Halle , he defeated Nicolas Kiefer . Other recognised opponents include Ivo Karlovic in 2000, Nicolas Mahut in 2001.
Davis Cup and ATP Cup
Zimonjić (in the front) with Novak Djokovic during the Davis cup match against Czech Republic
Zimonjić has been a member of Serbia Davis Cup team (previously Yugoslavia Davis Cup team and Serbia and Montenegro Davis Cup team , respectively) since 1995, playing both singles and doubles, and in 2003–2004 he was the playing captain of the national team. In recent years, with the emergence of highly ranked Serbian singles players Novak Djokovic , Janko Tipsarević , and Viktor Troicki , Zimonjić became a doubles specialist on the team, partnering all of them, as well as Dušan Vemić and Ilija Bozoljac .
In 2010, Serbia won its first ever Davis Cup title, following the victories over United States (3–2), Croatia (4–1), Czech Republic (3–2), and France in the final match (3–2). Zimonjić played in all four doubles rubbers over the course of the competition, winning once (against Croatia, partnering Tipsarević) and losing the other three times (partnering Tipsarević, Djokovic, and Troicki, respectively). To celebrate the win, all the players shaved their heads. The central celebration was held in Belgrade in front of several thousand fans, and the Serbian national postal service issued a stamp picturing the players.[ 14]
Leon Zimonjić in 2011
In the 2013 quarterfinals against the United States, he and Ilija Bozoljac had an impressive five set victory against the no. 1 ranked Bryan brothers .[ 15]
Zimonjić was named Serbia Davis Cup team captain in 2003-2004 and from January 2017 till December 2020 when he was unexpectedly replaced by Victor Troicki .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] He was also the 2020 ATP Cup captain when Serbia won the inaugural 2020 cup.[ 19]
Personal life
Zimonjić was born in Belgrade , and was brought up in the Borča suburb, while he is currently living in New Belgrade . Zimonjić's paternal family hails from the Gacko region in Herzegovina , from where it settled in Vučkovica near Kragujevac , while his mother was born in Gospić , in Lika .[ 20] The family's slava (feast day) is Aranđelovdan .[ 21] He is related to Bogdan Zimonjić (1813–1909), a Serbian Orthodox priest and guerilla leader.[ 20]
In 2008, he married former model Mina Knežević. On 3 December 2008 his wife gave birth to twins, Leon and Luna.[ 22] [ 23]
Significant finals
Grand Slam
Men's doubles: 7 (3–4)
Outcome
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
2004
Wimbledon
Grass
Julian Knowle
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up
2006
Wimbledon
Grass
Fabrice Santoro
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
2008
French Open
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna
2–6, 3–6
Winner
2008
Wimbledon
Grass
Daniel Nestor
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
7–6(14–12) , 6–7(6–8) , 6–3, 6–3
Winner
2009
Wimbledon (2)
Grass
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–6(9–7) , 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Runner-up
2010
Australian Open
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 3–6
Winner
2010
French Open
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
7–5, 6–2
Mixed doubles: 10 (5–5)
Outcome
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
2004
Australian Open
Hard
Elena Bovina
Martina Navratilova Leander Paes
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up
2005
US Open
Hard
Katarina Srebotnik
Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi
4–6, 2–6
Winner
2006
French Open
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
2007
French Open
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram
5–7, 3–6
Winner
2008
Australian Open (2)
Hard
Sun Tiantian
Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Runner-up
2008
French Open
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Victoria Azarenka Bob Bryan
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner
2010
French Open (2)
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Yaroslava Shvedova Julian Knowle
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9]
Runner-up
2011
French Open
Clay
Katarina Srebotnik
Casey Dellacqua Scott Lipsky
6–7(6–8) , 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up
2014
French Open
Clay
Julia Görges
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Jean-Julien Rojer
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner
2014
Wimbledon
Grass
Samantha Stosur
Chan Hao-ching Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–2
Year-end championships
Doubles: 3 (2–1)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 91 (54 titles, 37 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (3–4)
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (2–1)
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (15–13)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (17–8)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (17–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (31–19)
Clay (16–12)
Grass (4–4)
Carpet (3–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (34–28)
Indoor (20–9)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 1999
Pacific Coast Championships , US
World Series
Hard (i)
Aleksandar Kitinov
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
5–7, 7–6(7–3) , 4–6
Win
1–1
May 1999
Delray Beach Open , US
World Series
Clay
Max Mirnyi
Doug Flach Brian MacPhie
7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 6–3
Win
2–1
Mar 2000
Delray Beach Open, US (2)
International
Hard
Brian MacPhie
Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
7–5, 6–4
Loss
2–2
May 2000
Bavarian Championships , Germany
International
Clay
Max Mirnyi
David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 4–6
Win
3–2
Oct 2000
Vienna Open , Austria
Intl. Gold
Hard (i)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jiří Novák David Rikl
6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–3
Mar 2001
Dubai Tennis Championships , UAE
Intl. Gold
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–4
Apr 2001
Estoril Open , Portugal
International
Clay
Donald Johnson
Radek Štěpánek Michal Tabara
4–6, 1–6
Win
4–4
Oct 2001
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon , France
International
Carpet (i)
Daniel Nestor
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean
6–1, 6–2
Win
5–4
Feb 2002
U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships , US
Intl. Gold
Hard (i)
Brian MacPhie
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Win
6–4
Mar 2003
Delray Beach Open, US (3)
International
Hard
Leander Paes
Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Loss
6–5
May 2003
Valencia Open , Spain
International
Clay
Brian MacPhie
Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood
1–6, 7–6(9–7) , 4–6
Loss
6–6
May 2003
St. Pölten Grand Prix , Austria
International
Clay
Sargis Sargsian
Simon Aspelin Massimo Bertolini
4–6, 7–6(10–8) , 3–6
Win
7–6
Oct 2003
St. Petersburg Open , Russia
International
Hard (i)
Julian Knowle
Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Win
8–6
Apr 2004
Monte-Carlo Masters , Monaco
Masters
Clay
Tim Henman
Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
Loss
8–7
May 2004
Bavarian Championships, Germany
International
Clay
Julian Knowle
James Blake Mark Merklein
2–6, 4–6
Loss
8–8
Jul 2004
Wimbledon , UK
Grand Slam
Grass
Julian Knowle
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win
9–8
Apr 2005
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (2)
Masters
Clay
Leander Paes
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Walkover
Win
10–8
Apr 2005
Barcelona Open , Spain
Intl. Gold
Clay
Leander Paes
Feliciano López Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–3
Loss
10–9
Oct 2005
Stockholm Open , Sweden
International
Hard (i)
Leander Paes
Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
3–6, 3–6
Loss
10–10
Oct 2005
Madrid Open , Spain
Masters
Hard (i)
Leander Paes
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
10–11
Nov 2005
Tennis Masters Cup , China
Masters Cup
Carpet (i)
Leander Paes
Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
11–11
Jan 2006
Sydney International , Australia
International
Hard
Fabrice Santoro
František Čermák Leoš Friedl
6–1, 6–4
Loss
11–12
Apr 2006
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco
Masters
Clay
Fabrice Santoro
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
12–12
Jun 2006
Halle Open , Germany
International
Grass
Fabrice Santoro
Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler
6–0, 6–4
Loss
12–13
Jul 2006
Wimbledon, UK
Grand Slam
Grass
Fabrice Santoro
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win
13–13
Oct 2006
Kremlin Cup , Russia
International
Carpet (i)
Fabrice Santoro
František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
Loss
13–14
Nov 2006
Paris Masters , France
Masters
Carpet (i)
Fabrice Santoro
Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra
6–7(4–7) , 2–6
Win
14–14
Jan 2007
Qatar Open , Qatar
International
Hard
Mikhail Youzhny
Martin Damm Leander Paes
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win
15–14
Mar 2007
Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE
Intl. Gold
Hard
Fabrice Santoro
Mahesh Bhupathi Radek Štěpánek
7–5, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
Win
16–14
May 2007
Italian Open , Italy
Masters
Clay
Fabrice Santoro
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–7]
Loss
16–15
Jun 2007
Halle Open, Germany
International
Grass
Fabrice Santoro
Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
17–15
Aug 2007
Connecticut Open , US
International
Hard
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 6–3
Win
18–15
Oct 2007
St. Petersburg Open, Russia (2)
International
Carpet (i)
Daniel Nestor
Jürgen Melzer Todd Perry
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
18–16
Nov 2007
Paris Masters, France
Masters
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
18–17
Mar 2008
Indian Wells Masters , US
Masters
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
4–6, 4–6
Loss
18–18
May 2008
Italian Open, Italy
Masters
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
19–18
May 2008
Masters Series Hamburg , Germany
Masters
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss
19–19
Jun 2008
French Open , France
Grand Slam
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna
2–6, 3–6
Win
20–19
Jun 2008
Queen's Club Championships , UK
International
Grass
Daniel Nestor
Marcelo Melo André Sá
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win
21–19
Jul 2008
Wimbledon, UK
Grand Slam
Grass
Daniel Nestor
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
7–6(14–12) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 6–3
Win
22–19
Jul 2008
Canadian Open , Canada
Masters
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Win
23–19
Nov 2008
Tennis Masters Cup, China
Masters Cup
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Loss
23–20
Jan 2009
Qatar Open, Qatar
250 Series
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Marc López Rafael Nadal
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss
23–21
Jan 2009
Sydney International, Australia
250 Series
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
24–21
Feb 2009
Rotterdam Open , Netherlands
500 Series
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5
Win
25–21
Apr 2009
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (3)
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–1
Win
26–21
Apr 2009
Barcelona Open, Spain (2)
500 Series
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
6–3, 7–6(11–9)
Win
27–21
May 2009
Italian Open, Italy (2)
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Win
28–21
May 2009
Madrid Open, Spain
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Simon Aspelin Wesley Moodie
6–4, 6–4
Win
29–21
Jul 2009
Wimbledon, UK (2)
Grand Slam
Grass
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–6(9–7) , 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Win
30–21
Aug 2009
Cincinnati Masters , US
Masters 1000
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , [15–13]
Win
31–21
Nov 2009
Swiss Indoors , Switzerland
500 Series
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–2, 6–3
Win
32–21
Nov 2009
Paris Masters, France
Masters 1000
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo
6–3, 6–4
Win
33–21
Jan 2010
Sydney International, Australia (2)
250 Series
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
33–22
Jan 2010
Australian Open , Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 3–6
Win
34–22
Feb 2010
Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (2)
500 Series
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss
34–23
Mar 2010
Indian Wells Masters, US
Masters 1000
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Marc López Rafael Nadal
6–7(8–10) , 3–6
Win
35–23
Apr 2010
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (4)
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
6–3, 2–0 ret.
Win
36–23
Apr 2010
Barcelona Open, Spain (3)
500 Series
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Lleyton Hewitt Mark Knowles
4–6, 6–3, [10-6]
Loss
36–24
May 2010
Madrid Open, Spain
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Win
37–24
Jun 2010
French Open, France
Grand Slam
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
7–5, 6–2
Win
38–24
Oct 2010
Vienna Open, Austria (2)
250 Series
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss
38–25
Nov 2010
Swiss Indoors, Switzerland
500 Series
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win
39–25
Nov 2010
ATP World Tour Finals, UK
Tour Finals
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Loss
39–26
Feb 2011
Rotterdam Open, Netherlands
500 Series
Hard (i)
Michaël Llodra
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss
39–27
May 2011
Madrid Open, Spain
Masters 1000
Clay
Michaël Llodra
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Win
40–27
Aug 2011
Washington Open , US
500 Series
Hard
Michaël Llodra
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău
6–7(3–7) , 7–6(8–6) , [10–7]
Win
41–27
Aug 2011
Canadian Open, Canada (2)
Masters 1000
Hard
Michaël Llodra
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–5]
Loss
41–28
Aug 2011
Cincinnati Masters, US
Masters 1000
Hard
Michaël Llodra
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(2–7)
Win
42–28
Oct 2011
China Open , China
500 Series
Hard
Michaël Llodra
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4)
Loss
42–29
Oct 2011
Shanghai Masters , China
Masters 1000
Hard
Michaël Llodra
Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
6–3, 1–6, [10–12]
Win
43–29
Nov 2011
Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (2)
500 Series
Hard (i)
Michaël Llodra
Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
6–4, 7–5
Win
44–29
Feb 2012
Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (3)
500 Series
Hard (i)
Michaël Llodra
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău
4–6, 7–5, [16–14]
Win
45–29
Sep 2012
St. Petersburg Open, Russia (3)
250 Series
Hard (i)
Rajeev Ram
Lukáš Lacko Igor Zelenay
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss
45–30
Oct 2012
Stockholm Open, Sweden
250 Series
Hard (i)
Robert Lindstedt
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares
7–6(7–4) , 5–7, [6–10]
Win
46–30
Oct 2012
Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (3)
500 Series
Hard (i)
Daniel Nestor
Treat Huey Dominic Inglot
7–5, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5]
Win
47–30
Feb 2013
Rotterdam Open, Netherlands (4)
500 Series
Hard (i)
Robert Lindstedt
Thiemo de Bakker Jesse Huta Galung
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
47–31
Mar 2013
Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE
500 Series
Hard
Robert Lindstedt
Mahesh Bhupathi Michaël Llodra
6–7(6–8) , 6–7(6–8)
Win
48–31
Apr 2013
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (5)
Masters 1000
Clay
Julien Benneteau
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
4–6, 7–6(7–4) , [14–12]
Win
49–31
Aug 2013
Washington Open, US (2)
500 Series
Hard
Julien Benneteau
Mardy Fish Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Win
50–31
Jan 2014
Sydney International, Australia (3)
250 Series
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–3)
Loss
50–32
Mar 2014
Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE
500 Series
Hard
Daniel Nestor
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
4–6, 3–6
Loss
50–33
Apr 2014
Barcelona Open, Spain
500 Series
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Jesse Huta Galung Stéphane Robert
3–6, 3–6
Win
51–33
May 2014
Madrid Open, Spain (2)
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
Win
52–33
May 2014
Italian Open, Italy (3)
Masters 1000
Clay
Daniel Nestor
Robin Haase Feliciano López
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win
53–33
Oct 2014
Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (4)
500 Series
Hard (i)
Vasek Pospisil
Marin Draganja Henri Kontinen
7–6(15–13) , 1–6, [10–5]
Loss
53–34
Feb 2015
Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE
500 Series
Hard
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Rohan Bopanna Daniel Nestor
4–6, 1–6
Loss
53–35
May 2015
Madrid Open, Spain
Masters 1000
Clay
Marcin Matkowski
Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea
2–6, 7–6(7–5) , [9–11]
Loss
53–36
Jun 2015
Queen's Club Championships, UK
500 Series
Grass
Marcin Matkowski
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 2–6
Loss
53–37
Aug 2015
Cincinnati Masters, US
Masters 1000
Hard
Marcin Matkowski
Daniel Nestor Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 2–6
Win
54–37
Feb 2017
Sofia Open , Bulgaria
250 Series
Hard (i)
Viktor Troicki
Mikhail Elgin Andrey Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–4
Team competition finals: 4 (3–1)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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
Doubles
Yugoslavia
FRY
Serbia
Tournament
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
SF
2R
1R
2R
3R
1R
QF
QF
2R
F
QF
3R
2R
SF
3R
A
2R
1R
A
A
A
A
0 / 19
35–19
65%
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
A
2R
2R
QF
1R
SF
F
SF
W
SF
QF
2R
QF
QF
3R
SF
A
A
A
A
A
1 / 17
44–16
73%
Wimbledon
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
3R
3R
3R
F
QF
F
SF
W
W
2R
SF
1R
QF
QF
QF
3R
A
A
A
NH
A
A
2 / 18
51–16
76%
US Open
A
A
Q2
A
3R
3R
3R
3R
1R
2R
1R
QF
2R
3R
QF
3R
3R
1R
2R
3R
QF
1R
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 18
28–18
61%
Win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–3
2–4
8–4
5–3
3–4
8–4
8–4
10–4
12–4
16–3
14–3
14–3
13–4
5–4
6–4
12–4
11–4
4–3
5–2
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
3 / 72
158–69
70%
Year-end championship
ATP Finals
Did not qualify
F
RR
DNQ
W
RR
W
RR
DNQ
RR
RR
Did not qualify
2 / 8
16–14
53%
National representation
Olympics 1
NH
A
Not Held
1R
Not Held
A
Not Held
1R
Not Held
QF
Not Held
2R
Not Held
A
NH
0 / 4
3–4
43%
Davis Cup
Z3
Z2
Z2
Z2
A
Z3
Z2
Z2
Z2
Z1
Z1
PO
PO
1R
1R
W
SF
QF
F
1R
QF
QF
SF
A
A
NH
A
A
1 / 10
30–19
61%
Win–loss
5–0
2–0
1–1
1–0
0–0
0–1
0–1
1–0
2–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–1
2–0
1–3
2–1
2–3
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1 / 14
33–23
59%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells
A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
A
2R
2R
QF
QF
A
F
1R
F
1R
1R
1R
2R
SF
SF
QF
A
A
NH
A
A
0 / 15
22–15
59%
Miami
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
QF
A
1R
2R
1R
2R
SF
1R
1R
2R
QF
QF
QF
QF
1R
1R
1R
1R
A
NH
A
A
0 / 19
16–19
46%
Monte Carlo
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
2R
A
W
W
F
2R
2R
W
W
2R
SF
W
SF
SF
2R
1R
A
A
NH
A
A
5 / 17
31–12
72%
Madrid
Not Held
1R
A
1R
F
QF
2R
QF
W
F
F
2R
1R
W
F
QF
1R
A
A
NH
A
A
2 / 15
23–13
64%
Rome
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
2R
QF
QF
W
F
W
2R
QF
QF
2R
W
2R
2R
A
A
A
A
A
A
3 / 14
20–11
65%
Canada
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
2R
2R
QF
2R
W
SF
QF
W
QF
1R
SF
QF
1R
A
A
NH
A
A
2 / 15
18–13
58%
Cincinnati
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
1R
QF
QF
QF
SF
W
2R
F
1R
2R
QF
F
2R
A
A
A
A
A
A
1 / 15
18–13
60%
Shanghai
Not Held
2R
QF
F
2R
2R
2R
QF
QF
2R
A
A
Not Held
0 / 9
9–9
50%
Paris
A
A
A
A
Q1
QF
SF
1R
A
1R
1R
F
F
2R
W
QF
QF
2R
2R
2R
2R
1R
1R
A
A
A
A
A
1 / 17
19–16
54%
Hamburg
A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
A
A
2R
SF
SF
2R
W
Not Masters Series
1 / 6
10–5
67%
Stuttgart
A
A
A
A
A
SF
QF
Discontinued
0 / 2
4–2
67%
Win–loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
5–4
7–7
1–5
1–4
10–8
12–8
15–9
13–7
18–7
21–4
14–8
17–8
8–9
9–8
17–7
13–9
7–8
2–6
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
15 / 144
190–128
60%
Career statistics
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Career
Tournaments
0
0
0
2
14
23
20
17
23
26
22
22
22
23
25
25
23
24
23
23
25
24
28
9
9
1
1
0
454
Titles
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
5
5
9
7
4
3
3
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
54
Finals
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
6
7
8
11
11
8
4
4
6
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
91
Overall W–L
0–0
2–0
1–1
1–2
14–12
32–21
33–20
20–15
31–21
32–24
33–22
43–21
49–18
49–18
61–17
59–23
50–22
38–26
31–22
48–22
41–28
15–25
25–27
1–9
0–9
0–1
0–1
0–0
710–427
361
248
195
125
86
29
21
51
32
18
11
11
5
1
3
3
6
20
14
3
15
61
35
461
405
460
1241
–
62.45%
1 2020 Summer Olympics is postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic .
Mixed doubles
Awards
1994
1996
Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
1998
Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
2001
Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia
2007
Serbian Sport Association "May Award"
2008
2010
2012
2013
Davis Cup Award of Excellence
Records
Top 10 wins
He has a 1–4 (20%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
See also
References
^ "Nenad Zimonjic" . ATP World Tour . Retrieved 15 April 2019 .
^ "The pronunciation by Nenad Zimonjić himself" . ATP World Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2017 .
^ "Troicki Named Serbian Davis Cup Captain" . www.tennisnow.com . Retrieved 17 April 2022 .
^ Jones, Matt. "ATP Cup 2020 Results: Novak Djokovic Leads Serbia to Win vs. Rafael Nadal, Spain" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved 17 April 2022 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Nenad Zimonjić" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ "Tournament profile" . Archived from the original on 29 August 2008.
^ "Toronto's Nestor, Serbia's Zimonjic win Wimbledon" . Archived from the original on 8 July 2008.
^ "Tribute: Zimonjic Celebrates 700th Doubles Match Win | ATP Tour | Tennis" .
^ "Nenad Zimonjic's Return To ATP Tour After Hip Surgery - ATPTour.com Feature | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour .
^ "РТС :: Тенис" .
^ "Prvo Luna, sada Nenad, a nadamo se da je Novak sledeći: Zimonjić osvojo Vimbldon u miks dublu" .
^ "ОПЕРАЦИЈЕ СУ ЧУДО! Ненад Зимоњић прекида пензију, враћа се тенису и улази у историју као медицински феномен" .
^ "Australian legends reflect on "extra special" return at Wimbledon 2024" .
^ Nenad Zimonjić Davis Cup profile
^ "Davis Cup Results" . Retrieved 31 March 2014 .
^ "Serbian Davis Cup Team Unexpectedly Begins a New Chapter" . 18 December 2020.
^ "Nenad Zimonjic named Serbia's Davis Cup captain" . Tennis.com .
^ "Troicki Named Serbian Davis Cup Captain" . www.tennisnow.com .
^ "Serbia ATP Cup captain Nenad Zimonjic optimistic about team's chances in Sydney" . Tennis World USA . 9 January 2020.
^ a b "Зимоњић: Родитељи су ме научили поштењу" . NOVOSTI .
^ "Порекло презимена Зимоњић" . 17 February 2012.
^ "Zimonjić dobio blizance" . B92.net . 12 April 2008.
^ "Official Site Rafa Nadal - Blog" . rafaelnadal.com . Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2022 .
^ Records Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Nenad Zimonjić (Achievement predecessor & successor)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
World No. 1 (doubles) November 17, 2008 - February 1, 2009 May 18, 2009 - May 24, 2009 November 2, 2009 - November 29, 2009 February 1, 2010 - May 16, 2010 June 7, 2010 - August 15, 2010
Succeeded by Bob and
Mike Bryan
Daniel Nestor
Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Bob and Mike Bryan
Awards
Preceded by Bob and Mike Bryan
ITF World Champion (doubles) (with Daniel Nestor) 2008
Succeeded by Bob and Mike Bryan
Preceded by Bob and Mike Bryan
ATP Doubles Team of the Year (with Daniel Nestor) 2008
Succeeded by Bob and Mike Bryan
Nenad Zimonjić's Achievements
Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 9 December 2024[update] [ 1]
ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976
1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
weeks record underlined.