Uros Vico ( hr, Uroš Vico, ; born 19 February 1981) is a

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n-born Italian retired

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. Vico had a career high ATP Tour singles ranking of World No.166, achieved on 26 July 2004. He also had a career high ATP Tour doubles ranking of World No. 80, achieved on 8 August 2005. Vico reached 14 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, which includes a 2–1 record in

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finals. Additionally, he reached 32 career doubles finals with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses, including having an 8–10 record in

finals. In 2004, he would reach his sole final on the ATP Tour, in doubles at the 2004 Open de Moselle on hard courts in

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. Partnered with

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they managed to reach the final where they were defeated by French pairing

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and

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in straight sets ''2–6, 6–7^(8–10).'' Vico retired from professional tennis and became the coach of Italian tennis player

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who defeated

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at the

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Quarterfinals.

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (7–7)

Doubles: 31 (15–16)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vico, Uros 1981 births Living people Croatian emigrants to Italy Italian male tennis players Tennis players from Rome Tennis players from Split, Croatia People with acquired Italian citizenship