Antonio Veić (born 18 February 1988) is a Croatian former professional

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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

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and caused an upset as he beat ex-top 10 player

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4–6, 6–4, 6–2.

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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

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6–2, 7–6.Veić's run comes to an abrupt end
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2010

Veic qualified for the

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Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of

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6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4. He fell to

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6–4, 6–4, 6–4.

Challenger finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veic, Antonio 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