Antonio Veić (born 18 February 1988) is a Croatian former professional
tennis
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player and a coach. His highest singles ranking is 119, which was reached on 14 May 2012.
Tennis career
2009
Veić received a
wild card for
Zagreb Indoors
The Zagreb Indoors (currently sponsored by PBZ) was a men's tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, other than in 1998 when it was held in Split. From 1996-1998 the tournament was named the Croatian Indoors. From 2009 ...
and caused an upset as he beat ex-top 10 player
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo "Willy" Ignacio Cañas (; born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2005. Cañas wo ...
4–6, 6–4, 6–2.
Betfair
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started an internal investigation after Cañas had been "trading as a rank outsider" although Veić was considered an underdog before the match. Veić issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'. Veić continued his successful run following a 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 victory over
Evgeny Korolev. It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat
Marin Čilić
Marin Čilić (; born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 28 January 2018. Čilić has won 21 ATP Tour-level si ...
6–2, 7–6.
Veić's run comes to an abrupt end
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2010
Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year.
In the singles competi ...
Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4. He fell to Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils (; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in November 2016. Mon ...
6–4, 6–4, 6–4.
Challenger finals
Singles: 5 (1–4)
References
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1988 births
Living people
Croatian male tennis players
Croatian tennis coaches
People from Mali Lošinj
Sportspeople from Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
21st-century Croatian sportsmen