Nikola Ćaćić
Serbian tennis player
Nikola Ćaćić (Serbian Cyrillic : Никола Ћаћић , pronounced [nǐkola t͡ɕât͡ɕit͡ɕ] [ a] [ 1] ATP Tour , four doubles titles in the ATP Challenger Tour, and five singles and 32 doubles titles in ITF Futures tournaments.
Tennis career
Ćaćić competed both in singles and doubles events, mainly on ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour level.
Having played with his compatriots, including Marko Djokovic , Ilija Bozoljac and Dušan Lajović , he has taken part in three ATP World Tour main doubles tournaments held in Belgrade (in 2010 and 2012 ) and Umag (in 2012 ), where he lost in the opening rounds.
In the summer of 2014, after a series of successful appearances in Challenger tournaments played on a clay surface , Ćaćić moved into the top 300 and achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 281.
2015
Ćaćić did not participate in any tournament during the 2015 season due to injury, which caused a drop from both world singles and doubles rankings.
2016
He recorded his first win on ATP World Tour level in the first round of Croatia Open , defeating Aljaž Bedene in three sets.
In the summer of 2019, he won his first ATP Challenger title at the Shkymkent Challenger with Yang Tsung-hua .
Later that year, he won his first ATP tour level doubles title with his compatriot Dušan Lajović at the Chengdu Open , defeating Jonathan Erlich and Fabrice Martin , 7–6(11–9) , 3–6, [10–3]. As a result, he reached the top 100 on 30 September 2019.
In January, he was part of Serbian team that won inaugural 2020 ATP Cup by defeating Spain in the final.
In February, he won his second ATP Tour title in Lyon , partnering Mate Pavić .
He partnered with Tomislav Brkić and won the doubles title at the ATP Buenos Aires , which was only their second tournament as a team. They also reached the finals of Andalucía Open and semifinals at Serbia Open . Following these results, he entered the top 50 in doubles at a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 48 on 26 April 2021.
The pair also reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open for their best showing in their careers, defeating Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and Máximo González/Simone Bolelli en route.
On 8 November 2021, Cacic reached a career high of World No. 35 in doubles.
Ćaćić at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters
2022: Masters 1000 quarterfinal
He reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open with partner Brkic, losing to eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski .
Partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi , he reached the third round at the 2023 Australian Open .
In April, partnering Miomir Kecmanović , Cacic reached the final of the 2023 Estoril Open , losing to Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen .[ 2]
In July, partnering Victor Vlad Cornea , Cacic reached the semifinals of the Hamburg Open .[ 3]
In September, during the Davis Cup Finals in Valencia, Cacic partnered with Miomir Kecmanović, and the Serbian Davis Cup team emerged victorious against South Korean pair Song Min-kyu and Nam Ji-sung .[ 4] Spain , paired again with Kecmanović, they won in straight sets against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Marcel Granollers , helping Serbia win the tie 3:0 and reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals.[ 5]
In October, again partnering Victor Vlad Cornea in Basel as a lucky loser pair, they reached the quarterfinals by defeating Swiss duo Mika Brunold and Marc-Andrea Hüsler in straight sets.
Partnering with compatriot Dejana Radanović , he made his debut at the 2024 United Cup as part of team Serbia.
At the 2024 Australian Open partnering Denys Molchanov the pair defeated the world No. 1 and No. 2 players, the top seeded pair of Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig in the second round to reach the third round for the second time at this Major.[ 6]
On the last day of 2024, through social media, Ćaćić announced his retirement from professional tennis.[ 7]
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.
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ATP career finals
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–3)
Indoor (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 2019 Chengdu Open , China
250 Series
Hard
Dušan Lajović
Jonathan Erlich Fabrice Martin
7–6(11–9) , 3–6, [10–3]
Win
2–0
Feb 2020 Open Sud de France , France
250 Series
Hard (i)
Mate Pavić
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Dominic Inglot
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–4]
Win
3–0
Mar 2021 Argentina Open , Argentina
250 Series
Clay
Tomislav Brkić
Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar
6–3, 7–5
Loss
3–1
Apr 2021 Andalucía Open , Spain
250 Series
Clay
2–6, 4–6
Loss
3–2
Jul 2021 Croatia Open , Croatia
250 Series
Clay
Fernando Romboli David Vega Hernández
3–6, 5–7
Loss
3–3
Oct 2021 Kremlin Cup , Russia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Harri Heliövaara Matwé Middelkoop
5–7, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss
3–4
Apr 2023 Estoril Open , Portugal
250 Series
Clay
Miomir Kecmanović
Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
3–6, 4–6
Team competition finals
Challenger and Futures finals
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (5–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jan 2011
Israel F3, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Ádám Kellner
2–6, 5–7
Win
1–1
Jun 2011
Serbia F1, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Axel Michon
6–3, 6–0
Win
2–1
Aug 2011
Croatia F7, Vinkovci
Futures
Clay
Dino Marcan
7–6(8–6) , 6–0
Loss
2–2
Feb 2012
Russia F4, Yoshkar-Ola
Futures
Hard (i)
Evgeny Kirillov
6–7(3–7) , 6–7(3–7)
Loss
2–3
Nov 2012
Greece F7, Heraklion
Futures
Carpet
Mate Delić
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
2–4
Nov 2013
Greece F20, Rethymno
Futures
Hard
Oliver Golding
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–4
Aug 2014
Romania F13, Brașov
Futures
Clay
Frederico Ferreira Silva
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win
4–4
May 2016
Croatia F6, Bol
Futures
Clay
Péter Nagy
7–5, 6–4
Win
5–4
Nov 2017
Tunisia F35, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
6–1, 6–2
Loss
5–5
Dec 2017
Turkey F46, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Tomislav Brkić
6–7(2–7) , 6–2, 6–7(7–9)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–8)
ITF Futures Tour (32–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–9)
Clay (27–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2008
Serbia F2, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Dušan Lajović
David Savić Miljan Zekić
7–6(8–6) , 3–6, [10–8]
Loss
1–1
Oct 2010
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Tomislav Brkić
Artem Smirnov Róbert Varga
4–6, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Jan 2011
Israel F2, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Steven Diez
Damir Džumhur Ismar Gorčić
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–2
Apr 2011
Turkey F12, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Jozef Kovalík
David Rice Sean Thornley
4–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Win
3–2
May 2011
Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo
Futures
Clay
Miljan Zekić
Tom Kočevar-Dešman
6–3, 6–4
Win
4–2
May 2011
Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko
Futures
Clay
Toni Androić
6–2, 6–3
Win
5–2
May 2011
Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Prijedor
Futures
Clay
Tom Kočevar-Dešman
6–3, 6–2
Win
6–2
Jun 2011
Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Kiseljak
Futures
Clay
Damir Džumhur Ismar Gorčić
7–5, 6–4
Win
7–2
Jun 2011
Serbia F1, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Goran Tošić
Arsenije Zlatanović
6–0, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
7–3
Jun 2011
Serbia F2, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Damir Džumhur Aldin Šetkić
6–2, 6–7(4–7) , [6–10]
Loss
7–4
Jul 2011
Serbia F4, Kikinda
Futures
Clay
Ante Pavić
5–7, 5–7
Win
8–4
Aug 2011
Serbia F5, Sombor
Futures
Clay
Vladimir Obradović
6–3, 6–4
Loss
8–5
Aug 2011
Serbia F7, Novi Sad
Futures
Clay
Damir Džumhur
David Savić
7–5, 1–6, [5–10]
Win
9–5
Oct 2011
Croatia F10, Umag
Futures
Clay
Marin Draganja Dino Marcan
2–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win
10–5
Jan 2012
Turkey F2, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Patrik Brydolf 6–3, 6–2
Loss
10–6
Mar 2012
Italy F1, Trento
Futures
Hard (i)
Marco Crugnola Claudio Grassi
4–6, 4–6
Win
11–6
Jun 2012
Serbia F1, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Danilo Petrović 6–4, 6–4
Win
12–6
Jun 2012
Serbia F2, Belgrade
Futures
Clay
Juan Lizariturry Enrique López Pérez
6–2, 6–4
Win
13–6
Sep 2012
Germany F17, Hambach
Futures
Carpet (i)
Matt Simpson
6–2, 6–3
Win
14–6
Nov 2012
Greece F6, Heraklion
Futures
Carpet
Mate Delić
7–5, 6–2
Win
15–6
Nov 2012
Greece F7, Heraklion
Futures
Carpet
Enzo Couacaud 6–1, 6–2
Win
16–6
Feb 2013
France F3, Feucherolles
Futures
Hard (i)
Stephan Fransen Wesley Koolhof
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win
17–6
Apr 2013
Italy F5, Vicenza
Futures
Clay
Alessandro Motti 6–3, 6–4
Loss
17–7
Aug 2013
Serbia F10, Novi Sad
Futures
Clay
6–7(4–7) , 2–6
Loss
17–8
Sep 2013
Serbia F11, Zlatibor
Futures
Clay
3–6, 4–6
Loss
17–9
Nov 2013
Greece F20, Rethymno
Futures
Hard
Alexandros Jakupovic
Lewis Burton Marcus Willis
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
17–10
Feb 2014
Italy F1, Sondrio
Futures
Hard (i)
Roman Jebavý 6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss
17–11
Mar 2014
Greece F1, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Oliver Golding Alexandros Jakupovic
1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win
18–11
Mar 2014
Greece F2, Heraklion
Futures
Hard
Jan Hernych 7–6(7–1) , 7–5
Win
19–11
May 2014
Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj
Futures
Clay
6–1, 6–3
Win
20–11
May 2014
Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor
Futures
Clay
6–3, 6–2
Win
21–11
May 2014
Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko
Futures
Clay
Marko Tepavac
Nikola Ćirić Danilo Petrović
6–4, 1–6, [10–1]
Win
22–11
Jan 2016
USA F3, Plantation
Futures
Clay
Nick Chappell 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win
23–11
Jan 2017
USA F3, Plantation
Futures
Clay
4–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss
23–12
Jan 2017
USA F4, Sunrise
Futures
Clay
Peter Torebko Bastian Trinker
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, [7–10]
Win
24–12
Feb 2017
Tunisia F7, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Nicolas Santos
6–3, 6–2
Win
25–12
Jun 2017
Hungary F4, Gyula
Futures
Clay
Scott Puodziunas
Levente Gödry Péter Nagy
7–6(7–2) , 6–2
Loss
25–13
Jul 2017
Turkey F25, Istanbul
Futures
Clay
Vasko Mladenov
Miki Janković Dimitar Kuzmanov
4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Win
26–13
Jul 2017
Turkey F29, Mersin
Futures
Clay
Bernardo Saraiva
Bogdan Bobrov 6–2, 3–6, [11–9]
Win
27–13
Oct 2017
Turkey F38, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Dmitry Popko
Peter Torebko 6–1, 6–4
Win
28–13
Nov 2017
Tunisia F34, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarušić
6–2, 6–1
Win
29–13
Nov 2017
Tunisia F35, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Moez Echargui Anis Ghorbel
7–5, 6–3
Win
30–13
Dec 2017
Turkey F45, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Luca Margaroli
Khumoyun Sultanov
7–5, 6–2
Win
31–13
Dec 2017
Turkey F46, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Ivan Gakhov Alexander Pavlioutchenkov 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win
32–13
Mar 2018
Turkey F8, Antalya
Futures
Hard
6–3, 6–4
Loss
32–14
Apr 2018
Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara
Futures
Hard
Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Evgenii Tiurnev
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–5) , [8–10]
Loss
32–15
Jun 2018 Poprad-Tatry , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Ante Pavić
3–6, 6–4, [14–16]
Loss
32–16
Aug 2018 Portorož , Slovenia
Challenger
Hard
Lucas Miedler
Gerard Granollers Pujol Lukáš Rosol
5–7, 3–6
Loss
32–17
May 2019 Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek
w/o
Win
33–17
Jun 2019 Shymkent , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Clay
Yang Tsung-hua
André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler
6–4, 6–4
Loss
33–18
Jun 2019 Fergana , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Evan King Hunter Reese
3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss
33–19
Aug 2019 Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Antonio Šančić
Jonáš Forejtek Michael Vrbenský
4–6, 3–6
Loss
33–20
Aug 2019 Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Ante Pavić
2–6, 3–6
Win
34–20
Nov 2019 Ortisei , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Arends David Pel
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–3) , [10–7]
Win
35–20
Jan 2020 Bendigo , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Denys Molchanov
Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Win
36–20
Sep 2020 Forlì , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Golubev Andrea Vavassori
3–6, 7–5, [10–3]
Loss
36–21
Apr 2021 Belgrade , Serbia
Challenger
Clay
Guillermo Durán Andrés Molteni
4–6, 4–6
Win
37–21
Oct 2022 Parma , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Luis David Martínez Igor Zelenay
6–2, 6–2
Loss
37–22
Apr 2023 Sanremo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Marcelo Demoliner
Victor Vlad Cornea Franko Škugor
2–6, 3–6
See also
Notes
^ Commonly mistaken as Nikola Čačić .
References
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