Borna Ćorić (; born 14 November 1996) is a Croatian professional
tennis
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player.
On 5 November 2018, he reached his best singles ranking of world No. 12.
In 2022, Ćorić became the lowest-ranked champion in
Masters 1000 history when he won the
Cincinnati
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title. He is currently the No. 1 Croatian player.
Junior career
In 2013, Ćorić reached the semifinals of both the Australian and French Open junior events, before going on to win the
boys' singles event at the
US Open against Australian
Thanasi Kokkinakis in three sets. As a result, Ćorić moved to No. 1 in the junior rankings. That year, he also began playing on the ITF Futures circuit, winning five singles titles.
Professional career
2013: First best-of-5 match
Ćorić made his debut at the
2013 Davis Cup, after he was selected for
Croatia
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's World Group Play-off tie against
Great Britain
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, with his first best-of-5 sets match coming against world number 3,
Andy Murray
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. Despite showing promise, matching the Scot's level in the first 6 games, and breaking his
serve in the third set, he would ultimately go on to lose in straight sets.
2014: ATP Star of Tomorrow
In April, Ćorić defeated No. 21
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Filip Janowicz Jr. (; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish inactive professional tennis player and padel player. Janowicz is best known for becoming the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major semifinal, at the 2013 ...
on the first day of the Davis Cup tie between Croatia and
Poland
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.
In July, in the first round of the
clay court
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event in
Umag where he was playing with a wildcard, Ćorić scored another notable win over a top-50 player, beating seventh seed, No. 46
Édouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. He beat qualifier
Horacio Zeballos
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in the second round to reach his first ATP quarterfinal. In the quarterfinal, he faced second seed
Fabio Fognini
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and lost in three sets. Ćorić entered the top 200 for the first time on 28 July after his run in Umag, at No. 194.
In August, Ćorić
qualified for the main draw of the
2014 US Open, his first appearance in the main draw of a
Grand Slam. He upset 29th seed
Lukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol (; born 24 July 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 26, achieved on 22 September 2014.
His first notable victory was against world No. 8, Jürgen Melzer, at the 2011 Fre ...
in the first round in straight sets, before falling to
Víctor Estrella Burgos in the second round.

On 21 September, Ćorić won his first
ATP Challenger
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title in
İzmir
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, and he entered the top 150 for the first time at the age of 17 and 10 months, at No. 140.
In October, he was given a wildcard for the
Swiss Indoors, where he achieved his first victory over a top-20 player, No. 13
Ernests Gulbis
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, in straight sets. In the quarterfinals he went on to record the biggest victory of his young career, defeating world No. 3,
Rafael Nadal
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. His run to the semifinals launched him into the world's top 100 for the first time (at No. 93), making him the youngest player to do so since Nadal in 2003.
In the semifinal, he lost to future top ten player
David Goffin
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, in three sets.
In November, Ćorić won the
ATP Star of Tomorrow, awarded by the
ATP Awards
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*Advanced Technology Program, US government progra ...
, for being the youngest player in the top 100.
2015: Top-50 player
At the
Australian Open
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, Ćorić received his first direct entry into the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. He faced 29th seed
Jérémy Chardy
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in the first round and lost in four sets.
In February, Ćorić made the second
ATP 500 semifinal of his career in
Dubai
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, defeating world No. 3,
Andy Murray
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, in straight sets in the quarterfinals, his second win over a top-5 player; although he entered the main draw as a lucky loser. In the semifinals, he lost to world No. 2,
Roger Federer
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, in straight sets. In March, Ćorić made his
ATP Masters 1000 main-draw debut in
Indian Wells, reaching the second round.
At the
French Open
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, Ćorić reached the third round in a Grand Slam for the first time, after defeating
Sam Querrey
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and 18th seed
Tommy Robredo
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, before falling to
Jack Sock.
Ćorić achieved his first grass-court win by defeating
Donald Young in the first round in
Halle, before losing to
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
in the second round. At
Wimbledon
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, he defeated
Sergiy Stakhovsky
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in the first round, then lost to 25th seed
Andreas Seppi
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Personal lif ...
in the second in five sets.
In August, Ćorić climbed to a then career-high of No. 33 in the ATP rankings. After defeating one of his junior rivals, and future top-3 player
Alexander Zverev
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev (; born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 3. He has won 24 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles, and has been runner-up at three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, ma ...
, he lost to
Stan Wawrinka
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in three close sets in the second round in
Cincinnati
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. The
Winston-Salem Open
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saw the first time that Ćorić attended an ATP tournament as a seeded player, where he reached the quarterfinals and lost to eventual champion
Kevin Anderson. At the
US Open, he lost in the first round to 8th seed Rafael Nadal in four sets.
In September, after winning another ATP Challenger title, Ćorić achieved two singles wins for Croatia in the
2015 Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against
Brazil
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. He ended his 2015 season at No. 44.
2016: First ATP finals and knee surgery
In January, Ćorić was named in
Forbes
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' "
30 Under 30" sports list for 2016. That same month, as the eighth seed at the
Aircel Chennai Open, he reached his first ATP final but was defeated by top seed,
Stan Wawrinka
Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved on 27 January 2014. Wawrinka has won 16 ATP T ...
, in straight sets. In
Sydney
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, he lost in the first round to
Gilles Müller
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. Ranked No. 40 at the
Australian Open
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, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas (; born 17 January 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17, achieved in May 2017 after reaching the final of the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters.
Career
Juniors
R ...
.
Seeded seventh at the
Open Sud de France
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, Ćorić was beaten in the first round by
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer (born 1 July 1980) is a German retired professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 in May 2010.
Career
2010
He reached the quarterfinal at the Aircel Chennai Open in January, losing to ...
. At the
Rotterdam Open, he lost in the second round to fifth seed and eventual finalist,
Gaël Monfils
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. In
Dubai
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, he was defeated in the second round by eighth seed
Philipp Kohlschreiber
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. Playing for Croatia in the
Davis Cup
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tie against
Belgium
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, Ćorić lost in a five-setter to
David Goffin
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, but he won the deciding rubber by defeating
Kimmer Coppejans to help Croatia to move on into the last eight. Competing at the
Indian Wells Masters, he upset 29th seed,
Thomaz Bellucci
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Bellucci used a string of ATP Challeng ...
, in the second round. He was beaten in the third round by sixth seed
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
. In
Miami
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, he fell in the first round to
Denis Istomin.
Ćorić started his clay-court season in April at the
Grand Prix Hassan II
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in Marrakesh. Seeded third, he reached his second ATP final and lost to fourth seed,
Federico Delbonis, in straight sets. At the
Monte-Carlo Masters
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, he was defeated in the first round by Philipp Kohlschreiber. Seeded sixth at the
Estoril Open, he made it to the quarterfinals where he was eliminated by second seed
Nick Kyrgios
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. In
Madrid
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, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by World No. 1, 2011 champion, and eventual champion,
Novak Djokovic
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. At the
Italian Open, he was beaten in the first round by qualifier
Mikhail Kukushkin. At the
French Open
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, he upset 20th seed,
Bernard Tomic
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, in the second round. He lost in the third round to 14th seed
Roberto Bautista Agut
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.
At the
Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Ćorić's first grass-court tournament of the season, he was defeated in the first round by fifth seed, David Goffin, in a tight three-set match.
In July, Ćorić repeated his feat from earlier in the year by winning the decisive rubber in Croatia's Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against the
United States
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, defeating Jack Sock to send Croatia to their first Davis Cup semifinal since
2009
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.
At the
Cincinnati Masters
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, Ćorić scored his third career victory over a top-10 player when he defeated former number one player, Rafael Nadal, in straight sets. It was his second career win over the Spaniard, both of which he achieved while still a teenager. Ćorić reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the Cincinnati Masters but was forced to retire when facing the eventual champion,
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 ...
, in the quarterfinal match due to a knee injury, marking the first time that Ćorić retired during a match in his career.
In September, Ćorić lost to
Richard Gasquet
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in the Davis Cup semifinal between
France
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and Croatia, and then announced he would undergo season-ending knee surgery.
2017: First ATP title
Ćorić started his 2017 season at the
Chennai Open. Seeded sixth, he lost in the first round to South Korean qualifier
Chung Hyeon. Ranked No. 59 at the
Australian Open
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, he was defeated in the first round by
Alexandr Dolgopolov
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in four sets.
In February, Ćorić competed at the
Open Sud de France
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. He fell in the first round to
Aljaž Bedene
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. At the
Rotterdam Open, he was eliminated in the second round by top seed and world No. 7,
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 ...
. In
Delray Beach, he was beaten in the second round by top seed and world No. 4,
Milos Raonic
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. At the
Mexican Open in Acapulco, he lost in the second round to third seed and world No. 8, Marin Čilić. During the week of March 6, he played at the
Indian Wells Masters. He was defeated in the first round by qualifier
Henri Laaksonen. Seeded fifth at the
Irving Classic, he lost his second-round match to
Dustin Brown. In
Miami
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, he upset sixth seed and world No. 8,
Dominic Thiem
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, in the second round. He fell in the third round to
Adrian Mannarino.
Ćorić started his clay-court season at the
Grand Prix Hassan II
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in Marrakesh, Morocco. As last year's finalist, he won his first ATP title beating third seed,
Philipp Kohlschreiber
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, in the final in three sets. He stormed back from a break down in both the second and third sets, and he also had to save a total of five championship points. At the
Monte-Carlo Masters
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, he lost in the first round to
Jérémy Chardy
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. At the first edition of the
Hungarian Open, he was defeated in the first round by
Jiří Veselý
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Youth career
Veselý reached the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2011, co ...
. Seeded seventh in
Istanbul
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, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by
Dušan Lajović
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.
At the
Madrid Open, he lost in the final round of qualifying to
Mikhail Kukushkin. However, due to the withdrawal of
Richard Gasquet
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, he earned a lucky loser spot in the main draw. He defeated
Mischa Zverev and qualifier
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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to reach the third round. On May 12, he stunned world No. 1,
Andy Murray
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to reach his first Masters quarterfinal on clay. This was his first victory over a world No. 1 player. He ended up losing in the quarterfinals to eighth seed, world No. 9, and eventual finalist, Dominic Thiem. Seeded seventh at the first edition of the
Lyon Open, he was beaten in the first round by
Nikoloz Basilashvili. Ranked No. 40 at the
French Open
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, he lost in the second round to 25th seed and world No. 26,
Steve Johnson, in four sets.
Ćorić played only one tournament in preparation for Wimbledon. Seeded seventh at the first edition of the
Antalya Open, he lost in the first round to eventual finalist Adrian Mannarino. Ranked 45 at
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, he was defeated in the first round by American
Ryan Harrison.
Ćorić began his US Open series at the
Rogers Cup. Here, he lost in the second round to top seed and world No. 2,
Rafael Nadal
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. In
Cincinnati
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, he was defeated in the first round by Nikoloz Basilashvili. Seeded 14th at the
Winston-Salem Open
The Winston-Salem Open is a men's professional tennis tournament played on the ATP Tour at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the United States. It made its debut at Winston-Salem in 2011 and is part of the ATP 250 tour ...
, he upset 3rd seed, world No. 14, two-time champion, and big-serving American,
John Isner
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ...
, in the third round. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by
Jan-Lennard Struff. Ranked 61 at the
US Open, he upset fourth seed and world No. 6, Alexander Zverev, in the second round. He subsequently lost to eventual finalist,
Kevin Anderson, in the third round.
At the
St. Petersburg Open, Ćorić lost in round one to eighth seed Jan-Lennard Struff. In
Chengdu
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, he was defeated in the first round by
Guido Pella
Guido Pella (; born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. In August 2019, Pella reached his career best world No. 20 in singles. In July 2019, he peaked at No. 55 in doubles.
Personal life
His father, Carlos, taught hi ...
. He fell in the final round of qualifying at the
China Open to
Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers Pujol (; ; born 12 April 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 6 May 2024, becoming the second Spanish man to achieve the feat (after Emilio Sánchez Vicari ...
. At the
Shanghai Masters, he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying by Henri Laaksonen. Competing at the
Kremlin Cup, he was beaten in the first round by
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela (; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009.
Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel Davis Cup te ...
. At the
Swiss Indoors, he reached the second round where he lost to second seed, world No. 4, and defending champion, Marin Čilić, in three sets. Getting past qualifying at the
Paris Masters
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, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by third seed Marin Čilić. Ćorić qualified for the
Next Generation ATP Finals
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after finishing in the top seven in the Race to Milan. He entered as the fourth seed and won his group through the round-robin stage, defeating
Jared Donaldson,
Daniil Medvedev, and
Karen Khachanov. He was defeated by
Andrey Rublev in the semifinals. In the third place match against Medvedev, Ćorić withdrew from the match due to injury.
Ćorić ended the year ranked 48.
2018: Davis Cup champion and Top 15
Ćorić opened his 2018 season at the
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
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. He ousted second seed,
Pablo Carreño Busta, in the first round. He lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist
Andrey Rublev. Ranked 46 at the
Australian Open
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, he was defeated in the first round by Australian
John Millman.
In February, Ćorić helped Croatia to advance to the
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
quarterfinals by defeating
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil ( ; , ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Champi ...
and rising star
Denis Shapovalov
Denis Viktorovich Shapovalov (born ) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 10 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, which he first achieved on September 21, 2020. Sh ...
. At the
Dubai Championships, he upset fifth seed,
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, attained in July 2007. Gasquet won 16 singles ...
, in the first round. He ended up losing in the quarterfinals to third seed, world No. 23, and eventual champion,
Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut (; born 14 April 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP in singles, achieved on 4 November 2019. Bautista Agut ...
. Ćorić had a great run at the
Indian Wells Masters. He beat 19th seed,
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas (; born 17 January 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17, achieved in May 2017 after reaching the final of the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters.
Career
Juniors
R ...
, in the second round. He then got revenge on 13th seed, Roberto Bautista Agut, defeating him in the third round. In the quarterfinals, he stunned seventh seed and world No. 9,
Kevin Anderson, to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal. He lost to world No. 1 and five-time champion,
Roger Federer
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, in three tight sets, despite leading by a set and a break. He followed up his semifinal result at Indian Wells with another impressive performance in
Miami
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. Seeded 29th, he made it to the quarterfinals where he bowed out to fourth seed, world No. 5, and eventual finalist,
Alexander Zverev
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev (; born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 3. He has won 24 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles, and has been runner-up at three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, ma ...
. In the
Davis Cup
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quarterfinal tie against Kazakhstan, he lost to
Mikhail Kukushkin. However, Croatia won the tie 3–1 to advance to the semifinals.
Starting his clay-court season at the
Monte-Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which borders on Monaco. It is played on clay cour ...
, Ćorić lost in the second round to ninth seed, world No. 13, and two-time champion,
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
. Competing in
Madrid
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, he reached the third round where he was defeated by fifth seed, world No. 7, last year finalist, and eventual finalist,
Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in March 2020. Thiem won 17 ATP Tour-level s ...
. At the
Italian Open, he retired during his first-round match against qualifier
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas (, ; born 12 August 1998) is a Greek professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – mak ...
. Ranked 40 at the
French Open
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, he beat 22nd seed and world No. 24,
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (; born 16 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. The right-hander won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and made the quarterfinals at the 2012 Wimbledon Cha ...
, in the first round. He was eliminated in the third round by 11th seed and world No. 12,
Diego Schwartzman
Diego Sebastián Schwartzman (, ; born 16 August 1992) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist ...
, in straight sets.
Ćorić started his grass-court season at the
Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. He upset second seed and world No. 3, Alexander Zverev, in the first round. He eventually made it to the final where he stunned world No. 1 and nine-time champion, Roger Federer, to win his second career ATP tour title and first on grass. In July, he broke into the top 20 of the ATP rankings for the first time. Seeded 16th at
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, he was beaten in the first round by
Daniil Medvedev.
In August, Ćorić competed at the
Swiss Open. Seeded third, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by
Laslo Đere
Laslo Djere; Romanization of Serbian, Serbian Latin: ''Laslo Đere''; (born 2 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 10 June 2019, Djere reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On 22 March 2021, he reached his ...
. At the
Rogers Cup in Toronto, he lost in the second round to sixth seed and world No. 7,
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 ...
. Playing at the
Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he was defeated in the second round by 15th seed and world No. 18,
Nick Kyrgios
Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios ( ; ; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Kyrgios has been ranked as high as world No. 13 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 24 October 2016. He has won se ...
. Seeded 20th at the
US Open, he reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He ended up losing to third seed, 2009 champion, and eventual finalist,
Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro (; born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in August 2018. Del Potro won 22 ATP Tour-level sing ...
. Later that month, Croatia hosted the United States for the
Davis Cup semifinals. The teams split the first four matches, including a straight-sets victory for Ćorić over
Steve Johnson. In the deciding rubber, Ćorić came back from two sets to one down to beat
Frances Tiafoe and send Croatia into their second Davis Cup final in three years.
Seeded third at the
Shenzhen Open, Ćorić was eliminated in the second round by
Cam Norrie. Seeded seventh in
Beijing
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, he fell in the first round to
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra (; born 20 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 12 in March 2015 and doubles ranking of world No. 9 in November 2016. ...
, despite having a 5–4 lead in the third set. Seeded 13th at the
Shanghai Masters, he reached the final by beating third seed and world No. 4, Juan Martín del Potro, in the third round via retirement and upsetting top seed, world No. 2, and two-time champion, Roger Federer, in the semifinals. He fell to second seed and world No. 3,
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
, in the championship match. His effort in reaching his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final propelled him to a career-high rank of No. 13 in the ATP rankings. Seeded sixth in
Vienna
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, he retired during his quarterfinal match against second seed and world No. 8, Kevin Anderson, due to injury. Seeded 11th at the
Paris Masters
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, he lost in the third round to 6th seed, Dominic Thiem. In November, Ćorić competed in the
Davis Cup final against France. He helped
Croatia
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win the title with a victory over Jérémy Chardy.
Ćorić ended the year ranked 12.
2019: Fourth round at the Australian Open, back injury
Ćorić began his 2019 season at the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
. Seeded 11th, he won his first-ever match at this tournament by beating
Steve Darcis in the first round. He ended up reaching the fourth round where he lost to 28th seed and eventual semifinalist,
Lucas Pouille. This marked the second time overall that Ćorić reached the last 16 of a major.
In February, Ćorić competed at the
Open 13 in Marseille. Seeded second, he suffered a second-round exit at the hands of French wildcard
Ugo Humbert
Ugo Humbert (; born 26 June 1998) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13, achieved on 15 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 348, achieved on 26 August 2024.
Humbert has won seven AT ...
. Seeded sixth at the
Dubai Championships, he made it to the semifinals where he fell to second seed, world No. 7, and eventual champion,
Roger Federer
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. Seeded 11th at the
Indian Wells Masters, he was unable to match his semifinal result from last year because he lost in the second round to
Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint-tallest ranked tennis player in history (along with Reilly Opelka). He won eight ATP Tour si ...
. Seeded 11th at the
Miami Open, he reached the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year before losing to Canadian qualifier
Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Ćorić started his clay-court season at the
Monte-Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which borders on Monaco. It is played on clay cour ...
. Seeded ninth, he made it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by 13th seed and eventual champion,
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini (; born 24 May 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 15 July 2019. Fognini's most successful surface is Clay court#Red clay, ...
, in three sets. Seeded second in
Budapest
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, he lost in his quarterfinals match to qualifier and eventual finalist,
Filip Krajinović
Filip Krajinović (, ; born 27 February 1992) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 on 23 April 2018. . Seeded 13th at the
Madrid Open, he suffered a first-round loss at the hands of Lucas Pouille. Seeded 13th in
Rome
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, he faced off in the third round against third seed, Roger Federer, for the fifth time in 14 months. The pair split the opening two sets and were deadlocked in the decider. Federer won the match in a tiebreak after Ćorić was unable to convert upon two match point opportunities. Seeded 13th at the
French Open
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, his clay-court season ended with a hard-fought defeat in the third round to
Jan-Lennard Struff.
Ćorić entered the grass-court season as Croatian number one for the first time in his career, after overtaking
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 ...
in the ATP rankings. Seeded second in
's-Hertogenbosch
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, he reached his second semifinal of the year where he lost to eventual champion,
Adrian Mannarino, in a third-set tiebreak. Seeded fourth and defending champion at the
Halle Open, he overcame qualifier,
João Sousa
João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa (born 30 March 1989), known as João Sousa (), is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 28 on 16 May 2016 a ...
, in the second round in a grueling three-hour match. He retired down a set against
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (; born 18 March 1991) is a French professional tennis player. In doubles, he has completed the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam with titles at the 2015 US Open – Men's doubles, 2015 US Open, the 20 ...
in the quarterfinals due to a back injury. Ćorić subsequently withdrew from
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
.
Ćorić returned during the week of July 15. Seeded second at the
Croatia Open, he was beaten in the second round by Italian qualifier
Salvatore Caruso
Salvatore Caruso (; born 15 December 1992) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 76 achieved on 16 November 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 166 achieved on 18 ...
. Seeded 11th at the
Rogers Cup in Montreal, he lost in the second round to Adrian Mannarino. Seeded 12th at the
Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he was defeated in the first round by American wildcard,
Reilly Opelka
Reilly Opelka (born 28 August 1997) is an American professional tennis player. At , he is tied (with Ivo Karlović) for the tallest-ever Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP-ranked player, and can produce serves that measure over . He has be ...
, in three sets. Seeded 12th at the
US Open, he withdrew from his second-round match against
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov (, ; born 16 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, making him the highest-ranked Bulgari ...
citing a lower back strain.
Ćorić returned to competitive play at the
St. Petersburg Open in September. Seeded fourth, he reached his first final of the year. He was defeated in the championship match by top seed, world No. 4, and US Open finalist,
Daniil Medvedev, in straight sets. Seeded fourth at the first edition of the
Zhuhai Championships, he made it to the quarterfinals losing to seventh seed and eventual champion,
Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur Román (born 17 February 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 6 on 15 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 58 on 12 October ...
. Seeded second in
Tokyo
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, he fell in the first round to Japanese wildcard
Taro Daniel
is an American-Japanese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58 on 15 January 2024. He has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2018 Istanbul Open, as well as nine ATP Challenger Tour singles ti ...
. Seeded 12th at the
Shanghai Masters, he lost his first round match to
Andrey Rublev. Seeded eighth at the
Erste Bank Open in Vienna, he was defeated in the first round by
Mikhail Kukushkin. Last year finalist at the
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters (formerly known as the Paris Open, and currently called the Rolex Paris Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual indoor tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France at the Accor Arena, in the neighb ...
, he lost in the first round to
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and w ...
.
Representing
Croatia
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at the
Davis Cup Finals in November, Croatia was drawn in Group B alongside
Russia
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and
Spain
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. Croatia lost its opening tie 0–3 against Russia, with Ćorić losing the second rubber in three sets against
Karen Khachanov. He then pulled out of the tie against Spain citing exhaustion; Spain went on to win the tie 3–0, thus eliminating Croatia from the competition.
Ćorić ended the year ranked 28.
2020: Continued struggles and US Open quarterfinals
Ćorić began his
2020 season at the first edition of the
ATP Cup. Croatia was in Group E alongside Austria, Poland, and Argentina. He played three matches, defeating
Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in March 2020. Thiem won 17 ATP Tour-level s ...
but losing to
Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert Hurkacz (; born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singl ...
, and
Diego Schwartzman
Diego Sebastián Schwartzman (, ; born 16 August 1992) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist ...
. Seeded 25th at the
Australian Open
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, he was defeated in the first round by
Sam Querrey
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.
Seeded fourth at the
Argentina Open, Ćorić suffered a second-round loss at the hands of
Thiago Monteiro. Seeded fifth at the
Rio Open, he reached the semifinals where he was eliminated by third seed,
Cristian Garín
Cristian Ignacio Garín Medone (; born 30 May 1996) is a Chilean professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 17 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP in singles, achieved on 13 September 2021. He ...
, who would end up winning the title. The ATP tour suspended tournaments from March through July due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
The ATP resumed tournament play during the week of August 24. At the
Cincinnati Open, Ćorić lost in the second round to seventh seed and world No. 10,
David Goffin
David Goffin (; born 7 December 1990) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 7, making him the highest ranked male player from Belgium in tennis history. He is also the first ...
. Seeded 27th at the
US Open, he stunned fourth seed and world No. 6,
Stefanos Tsitsipas
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, in the third round. Ćorić had to save a total of six match points in order to complete the upset. He reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He ended up losing to fifth seed, world No. 7, and eventual finalist,
Alexander Zverev
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev (; born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 3. He has won 24 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles, and has been runner-up at three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, ma ...
.
After the US Open, Ćorić turned his attention to the clay-court season. He only played one clay-court tournament before the French Open. In
Rome
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, he lost in the second round to Italian wildcard
Stefano Travaglia
Stefano Travaglia (born 18 December 1991 in Ascoli Piceno) is an Italian tennis player.
He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 60, which he reached on 8 February 2021. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 224 achieved on ...
. Seeded 24th at the
French Open
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, he was beaten in the first round by
Norbert Gombos.
In October, Ćorić played at the
St. Petersburg Open. As the seventh seed and last year's finalist, he again reached the final where he fell to third seed and world No. 10,
Andrey Rublev. In
Vienna
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, he lost in the second round to World No. 1
Novak Djokovic
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. He had four set points in the first set, but he ultimately lost the match. Ćorić competed in his final tournament of the season at the
Paris Masters
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. Seeded 15th, he was defeated in the second round by
Jordan Thompson in three sets.
Ćorić ended the year ranked 24.
2021: Shoulder surgery and hiatus
Ćorić started his 2021 season at the first edition of the
Murray River Open. Seeded fourth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to eighth seed and eventual champion,
Dan Evans. Seeded 22nd at the
Australian Open
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, he was defeated in the second round by American
Mackenzie McDonald
Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald (born April 16, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 37, achieved on October 16, 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 49, achieved on Octobe ...
.
In March, Ćorić competed at the
Rotterdam Open. He made it to the semifinals where he lost to qualifier
Márton Fucsovics
Márton Fucsovics (, ; born 8 February 1992) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 31 on 4 March 2019. He is currently the No. 2 Hungarian player.
Early life
Fucsovics started playing t ...
. In May, he announced that he had undergone shoulder surgery. He ended up spending the rest of the year in recovery.
Ćorić ended the season ranked 73.
2022: Return from surgery, Lowest ranked Masters 1000 champion & back to top 30
Ćorić was one of the first players to show up in Australia toward the end of December to prepare for the 2022 season. However, he withdrew from the
Australian Open
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due to his shoulder not being ready to compete.
He returned to action in March, playing at the
Indian Wells Masters with a protected ranking. He lost in the first round to
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
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in three sets. At the
Miami Open, he got his first win of the season by beating
Fernando Verdasco
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in the first round. In the second round, he pushed second seed and 2018 finalist,
Alexander Zverev
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, to three sets, but he ended up losing the match.
Starting his clay-court season at the
Monte-Carlo Masters
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, Ćorić was defeated in the first round by ninth seed,
Jannik Sinner
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, in three sets. The week of April 25 saw him playing at the
Garden Open, a tournament that was part of the
ATP Challenger Tour
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in Rome. He was beaten in the first round by third seed Italian,
Flavio Cobolli
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, in three sets. At the
Madrid Open, he lost in the first round to qualifier,
Dušan Lajović
Dušan Lajović ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Лајовић; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 29 April 2019, he reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 23. On 21 September 2020, he peaked at No. 82 in the doubl ...
, in three sets. In
Rome
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, he fought hard but lost in the first round to qualifier
Laslo Đere
Laslo Djere; Romanization of Serbian, Serbian Latin: ''Laslo Đere''; (born 2 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 10 June 2019, Djere reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On 22 March 2021, he reached his ...
. Ranked No. 278 in the official rankings, at the
French Open
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, Ćorić used again protected ranking to beat Spaniard
Carlos Taberner in the first round. Not only was this his first clay-court win of the season, but it was also his first win at Roland Garros since 2019. He lost in the second round to 18th seed,
Grigor Dimitrov
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, in three sets.
After Roland Garros, Ćorić competed at the
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forlì, an ATP Challenger tournament. Playing as a wildcard, he lost in the first round to
Gastão Elias
Gastão José Ministro Elias (; born 24 November 1990) is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. In October 2016, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 to become the third highest-ran ...
. At the
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia, he reached the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by third seed, defending champion, and eventual finalist,
Tomás Martín Etcheverry. Also in June, playing as a wildcard at the
Emilia-Romagna Open, Ćorić won the title, beating
Elias Ymer
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in the final, his third ATP Challenger title.
Ćorić withdrew from
Wimbledon
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due to a shoulder injury. The week of July 11 saw Ćorić compete at the
Iași Open, an ATP challenger tournament in Romania. He lost in the first round to Romanian wildcard
Nicholas David Ionel. At the
Hamburg Open, he won his first ATP tour match since May by beating
Laslo Đere
Laslo Djere; Romanization of Serbian, Serbian Latin: ''Laslo Đere''; (born 2 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 10 June 2019, Djere reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On 22 March 2021, he reached his ...
in the first round. In the second round, he defeated
Tallon Griekspoor to reach his first ATP quarterfinal since March 2021. Unfortunately, he had to retire during his quarterfinal match against
Alex Molčan
Alex Molčan (born 1 December 1997) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Molčan has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 38 achieved on 23 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 268 achieved on 14 June 2021 ...
.
Ćorić returned in August at the
National Bank Open in Montreal. He lost in the first round to 13th seed
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 ...
. Ranked 152 at the
Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, he upset second seed, world No. 3, and 2013 champion,
Rafael Nadal
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, in the second round. He is one of three players to have played Nadal five times or more and have a winning record, the other two being
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
and
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
. He is the second-lowest-ranked player ever to win a match against Nadal, ranked higher only than
Joachim Johansson
Joachim Johansson (born 1 July 1982) is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He reached the semifinals of the 2004 US Open, won 3 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in February 2005.
Backg ...
in Stockholm 2006 (No. 690). It was also his 10th career win over a top-5 player. He followed up his second-round victory over Nadal by beating 15th seed,
Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut (; born 14 April 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP in singles, achieved on 4 November 2019. Bautista Agut ...
, in the third round to reach his eighth career Masters quarterfinal and first since his quarterfinal showing at the Monte Carlo Masters in 2019. He became the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinalist since 239th ranked compatriot
Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint-tallest ranked tennis player in history (along with Reilly Opelka). He won eight ATP Tour si ...
at 2011 Indian Wells. As a result, he moved more than 50 positions up back into the top 100. Then, he defeated seventh seed and world No. 9,
Félix Auger-Aliassime, in the quarterfinals, recording two top-10 wins in the same tournament, and for the third time in his career to secure his third career semifinal at a Masters level and moved another 30 positions into the top 70 at world No. 66. He became the second-lowest-ranked semifinalist in Cincinnati since the start of the ATP rankings in 1973 (No. 203 Byron Bertram in 1975), and the third-lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 semifinalist since the start of the series in 1990. By beating ninth seed,
Cameron Norrie
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, in the semifinals, he reached his second Masters final and became the lowest-ranked finalist in the history of the Cincinnati Masters. He was also the lowest-ranked player to reach the semifinals and final of a Masters event since No. 191
Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player.
He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13 and won three titles, including the 2001 Canada Masters. He also reached a care ...
in 2003 Paris. As a result, he climbed another 20 positions, and more than 100 overall, into the top 50 at world No. 48. He won the title defeating fourth seed and world No. 7,
Stefanos Tsitsipas
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, for his first Masters title becoming the lowest-ranked champion in Masters 1000 history. Consequently, he moved to No. 29 on 22 August 2022. Seeded 25th at the
US Open, he lost in the second round to American
Jenson Brooksby.
Ćorić continued his good form outside of America, recording his first two wins and reaching the quarterfinals at
Tokyo
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by beating
Thanasi Kokkinakis and
Brandon Nakashima in straight sets. He then recorded his second win of the season and third straight victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round in
Vienna
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to reach the fourth quarterfinal of his season. He beat
Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert Hurkacz (; born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singl ...
in the quarterfinals in three sets, two of them tiebreakers, to advance to the semifinals where he lost to
Denis Shapovalov
Denis Viktorovich Shapovalov (born ) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 10 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, which he first achieved on September 21, 2020. Sh ...
.
2023: First clay Masters semifinal, 200th win, back to top 15, Croatian No. 1
Ćorić started his 2023 season by representing Croatia at the first edition of the
United Cup. Croatia was in Group F alongside Argentina and France. Against Argentina, he beat
Francisco Cerúndolo. Against France, he defeated
Arthur Rinderknech. Croatia won the ties over Argentina 5-0 and France 3–2 to advance to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage against Greece, he lost to
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas (, ; born 12 August 1998) is a Greek professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – mak ...
in three sets, despite having two match points in the second set. In the end, Greece beat Croatia 3–2. Seeded 21st at the
Australian Open
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, he lost in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist
Jiří Lehečka.
After the Australian Open, Ćorić represented Croatia in the
Davis Cup
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tie against Austria. He won both of his matches over
Dennis Novak and
Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in March 2020. Thiem won 17 ATP Tour-level s ...
. Croatia ended up winning the tie over Austria 3–1 to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals. Seeded third at the
Open Sud de France
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, he reached the quarterfinals where he was defeated by eventual finalist
Maxime Cressy. After playing in Montpellier, Ćorić said he was looking forward to competing at the
Rotterdam Open, but he withdrew from the tournament due to minor hip issues. He returned to action during the week of February 27 by playing at the
Dubai Championships. Seeded eighth, he made it to the quarterfinals where he was beaten by third seed, world No. 7, and eventual champion,
Daniil Medvedev. Seeded 18th at the
BNP Paribas Open, he lost in the second round to
Alex Molčan
Alex Molčan (born 1 December 1997) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Molčan has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 38 achieved on 23 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 268 achieved on 14 June 2021 ...
. Seeded 17th at the
Miami Open, he was defeated in the second round by American qualifier
Christopher Eubanks.
He reached his first Masters quarterfinal of the season at the
2023 Mutua Madrid Open defeating
Hugo Gaston and an upset over twelfth seed
Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert Hurkacz (; born 11 February 1997) is a Polish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singl ...
. Next he defeated 29th seed
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (born 5 June 1999) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 21 achieved on 21 August 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 196 achieved on 21 February 2022. He is cur ...
in the second longest three sets match of the season lasting three hours and 28 minutes. He reached his fourth Masters semifinal and first on clay defeating lucky loser
Daniel Altmaier
Daniel Altmaier (; born 12 September 1998) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 47, achieved on 2 October 2023. He is the current German No. 2.
Personal life
Altmaier's father Jurij is Ukr ...
.
At the
2023 Italian Open he recorded his 200th career win over
Thiago Monteiro becoming only the eighth man born in 1995 or later to reach that milestone. He defeated
Roberto Carballés Baena and qualifier
Fabian Marozsan to reach back-to-back quarterfinals and only his fourth in a clay Masters. At the
2023 French Open he defeated two Argentine players
Federico Coria and
Pedro Cachin to reach the third round for the fifth time in his career. As a result, he became the Croatian No. 1 on 12 June 2023.
2024-2025: Ninth final, three consecutive Challenger titles
At the
2024 Open Sud de France he reached his ninth final and first since 2022, defeating top seed
Holger Rune after he retired with an arm injury.
At the
2024 Winston-Salem Open where Ćorić was defending semifinal points from the previous year edition, he defeated
Sumit Nagal and upset top seed and defending champion
Sebastian Baez avenging his last year's loss, both matches in straight sets.
Ćorić struggled for the rest of 2024, posting an overall 15-23 win-loss record in all competitions, including qualifiers. He dropped to No. 99 in the singles rankings in September, but a handful of
ATP Challenger Tour
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match wins saw him finish the 2025 season at world No. 90 on 2 December 2024.
The beginning of 2025 continued in a similar fashion. Defending 279 ranking points in the first five weeks of the year, including the run to the final of the
2024 Open Sud de France, he posted a 1-4 win-loss record, leading to a drop to No. 145 in the singles rankings. Taking three weeks off, Ćorić returned to the
ATP Challenger Tour
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in
Lugano
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, winning the title with a defeat over Belgium's
Raphael Collignon in the final. Ćorić won back-to-back titles at the newly established Challenger in
Thionville
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History
Thionvi ...
, France. Coric won a third consecutive title at the home Challenger, the
2025 Zadar Open and returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 31 March 2025.
Playing style and coaching
Ćorić is a
defensive baseliner. He is very solid and consistent from primarily the backhand wing, but has shown some improvement from the forehand wing in 2018, and this improvement was praised in his defeats of
Roger Federer
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in both the 2018 Halle final and Shanghai Masters semi-final. However, he continues to struggle hitting forehand groundstrokes in defensive positions or on the run. He has great coordination and footwork, thus allowing him to move well laterally on the court. His style of play lends itself to having long rallies and wearing down his opponent from the baseline. Due to the fact that he's born left-handed but plays with his right hand, the strengths in his game are his movement and his two-handed backhand. His forehand, with his long takeback and tendency to break down under the stress of an opponent's offence, has been cited as an area of possible focus in the future.
In addition, Ćorić also possesses a strong and precise serve, which enables him to win a lot of points easily during his service games. That in turn, helps to preserve his energy for return games and outlast opponents in long rallies, in order to break their serve. He punishes players who drop the ball short, by taking the ball on the rise and turning defense into offence effectively. For this reason Ćorić has been compared to
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
. He has been lauded for his impressive mental fortitude in tough situations.
His past coaches have been
Željko Krajan (2014–2015),
Thomas Johansson (2015),
Miles Maclagan (2016),
Ivica Ančić (2016–2017),
Riccardo Piatti (2017–2019),
Antonio Veić (2019–2020) and Martin Štěpánek (2020–2022). He is currently coached by
Mate Delić.
Personal life
Ćorić began playing tennis at age 5, after watching his father Damir play. He has one sister, Bruna. His idols growing up were
Rafael Nadal
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and fellow countryman
Goran Ivanišević
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. His favorite surface is outdoor hard courts. His favorite sports personality is Mike Tyson, whom he met at the
2016 BNP Paribas Open
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.
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timeline
''Current through the
2025 Australian Open.''
Masters 1000 tournaments
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Awards
*
ATP Star of Tomorrow (2014)
*
ATP Comeback Player of the Year (2022)
References
External links
* (archived)
*
*
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1996 births
Living people
Croatian male tennis players
Tennis players from Zagreb
Olympic tennis players for Croatia
Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
US Open (tennis) junior champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
21st-century Croatian sportsmen