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Career

2021: Turned Pro, Grand Slam qualifying debut

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2022: ATP debut, first win and semifinal, Top 200

Kovacevic made his Top 250 debut on July 25, 2022, as world No. 227 following a final showing at the 2022 Indy Challenger. Kovacevic made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Korea Open, where he entered as a lucky loser. He recorded his first ATP tour level win defeating seventh seed and world No. 32

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in the first round. Next he defeated

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to reach his first ATP quarterfinal and

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to reach his first ATP semi-final. As a result he climbed 55 positions up and reached the top 200 in the rankings at world No. 167 on October 3, 2022.

2023: Maiden Challenger, Major and Masters debuts and first win, Top 105

He reached the top 125 on 6 February 2023, following his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Cleveland Open. Ranked No. 122 at the

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, he received a wildcard for his second ATP tour event, where he lost in the first round to

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in three sets. In March he won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Texas Tennis Classic in Waco, Texas as a wildcard. He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open as a wildcard. Ranked No. 102, he reached the main draw at the

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as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of

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. He recorded his first Masters win against

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. He entered the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a direct entry. He was also accepted as a direct entry at the

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making his Grand Slam debut.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles 4 (2–2)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

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