Viktor Durasovic ( sr, Viktor Đurasović; born 19 March 1997) is a Norwegian professional

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player. Durasovic has a career-high

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(ATP) singles ranking of world No. 298, which he achieved in October 2019. He also attained his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 173 in October 2022.

Background

Durasovic is of Bosnian Serbian origin.1 February 2016
A Serbian among Norway's tennis hopes
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade. (Archive)

Career

Durasovic made the semifinals of the 2014 US Open boys' doubles competition where he partnered Nicolae Frunză. Playing for

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, Durasovic has a W/L record of 11–10 in singles and 5–8 in doubles. In August 2019, Durasovic reached his first

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final at the 2019 Tilia Slovenia Open, where he lost 5–7, 3–6 to Slovenian

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. Durasovic qualified for his first

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tournament at the 2021 Stockholm Open where he lost in the first round to wildcard and former world No. 1

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in straight sets. He qualified for his second tournament at the

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where he again met and lost to

in the first round. He represented Norway at the

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, the

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and the 2023 United Cup.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 15 (7–8)

Doubles: 16 (10–6)

United Cup (0–4)

References

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* * * 1997 births Living people Norwegian male tennis players Norwegian people of Serbian descent People from Orkdal Sportspeople from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-tennis-bio-stub