Ivan Cerović (born 1 March 1982) is a former professional

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player from

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Biography

Born in

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, Cerovic is from the Croatian city of

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. As a junior, he made it to number 31 in the world and reached the quarter-finals of the boys' singles at the 2000 US Open. He competed in his first ATP Tour tournament in Umag, the 2001 Croatia Open, appearing in the doubles with Marko Tkalec, for an opening round exit. Mostly he played on the Challenger circuit and won a title in 2005, the doubles at the

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. In 2006, he featured in a

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tie for

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, an away fixture against

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in Graz. The Croatians secured the tie after the doubles so Cerovic was given an opportunity in the first of the reverse singles. He lost the match to

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in three sets. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event at the

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in Bangkok. His partner was Serbian player

Ivana Abramović Ivana Abramović (; born 3 September 1983) is a retired Croatian tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 143 in singles, achieved on 12 January 2004, and 141 in doubles, set on 29 January 2007. Her younger sister Maria Abramović also p ...

. In 2008, he returned to Umag and played the Croatian Open for a second time. He again competed in the doubles, this time with Ivan Dodig. The pair made it to the quarter-finals.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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Biography

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

See also

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