Nebojša Djorđević

Nebojša Đorđević
Country (sports) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Residence Belgrade
Born (1973-04-24) 24 April 1973
Pančevo,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 1993
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $128,135
Singles
Career record 0–4
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 489 (27 Nov 1995)
Doubles
Career record 16–40
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 81 (21 Jun 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1997)
French Open 2R (1999)
Wimbledon 1R (1998, 1999)
US Open 1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1999)

Nebojša Đorđević (Serbian: Небојша Ђорђевић / Nebojša Đorđević, born 24 April 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Serbia.

Career

Đorđević appeared regularly in the Davis Cup competition during the 1990s, first for Yugoslavia then for the team now known as Serbia. He won seven of the 18 rubbers that he played in, finishing with a 2/6 record in singles and 5/5 record in doubles.[1]

Primarily a doubles player, Đorđević participated in the main draw of 11 Grand Slam tournaments, all in the men's doubles.[2] He also played mixed doubles once, at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, with Olga Lugina.[3]

The Serbian teamed up with Macedonian player Aleksandar Kitinov in the 1997 Australian Open and the pair had a win over Jean-Philippe Fleurian and Nicolas Pereira.[2] It was one of only two matches he won at Grand Slam level.[2] The other came in the 1999 French Open, where he and partner Gábor Köves upset the famed Woodbridge/Woodforde combination, who were the third seeds.[2] Although Đorđević never made the second round at Wimbledon, he came close.[2] In 1999, partnering countryman Nenad Zimonjić, Đorđević lost a five set opening round match to Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett, 8-10 in the fifth set.[2]

He and Libor Pimek were semi-finalists at the Romanian Open in 1998.[2] This would be the furthest he would reach in an ATP Tour tournament.[2] On the Challenger circuit, Djorđević won six doubles titles.[2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (6)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1996 Budva, Montenegro Clay Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Vemić
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
6–3, 6–2
2. 1996 Skopje, Macedonia Clay Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Austria Georg Blumauer
Portugal Emanuel Couto
6–1, 6–1
3. 1996 Portorož, Slovenia Hard Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Germany Mathias Huning
Germany Michael Kohlmann
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
4. 1997 Budapest, Hungary Clay Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Vemić Hungary Kornél Bardóczky
Hungary Miklos Jancso
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
5. 1998 Venice, Italy Clay South Africa Marcos Ondruska Italy Massimo Bertolini
Netherlands Sander Groen
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
6. 1999 Fürth, Germany Clay South Africa Marcos Ondruska Argentina Diego del Rio
Argentina Martin Rodríguez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

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