Dušan Vemić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Вемић; born 17 June 1976) is a

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and former professional tennis player.

Professional career

Vemić turned professional in 1995. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 146 on 25 February 2008 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 31 on 12 January 2009. He is ranked 19th on the list of

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with a serve speed of 235 km/h (146 mph). In 2007, Vemić began the season ranked No. 406, a drop of 170 places from early 2006. That year, he competed in

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, the Challenger Tour, and selected

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events. His results included two Futures semifinals, one final, three ATP main draw qualifications, and a win in a top-level Challenger. These results returned him to the top 300 in April. He later reached the semifinals of the Challenger in

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and qualified for the main draw of the

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, where he lost in four sets to

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. In August, he reached the semifinals in

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and the final in

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, returning to the top 200 for the first time since 2004. In 2008, Vemić competed for the Kansas City Explorers in

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, reaching the league final against the

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. He won five doubles titles on the 2008 ATP Challenger Tour: in

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, United States (with Ilija Bozoljac);

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(with Janko Tipsarević); Cremona, Italy (with Eduardo Schwank);

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(with Alex Bogomolov Jr.); and

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and the quarterfinals of the 2008 US Open, partnering with Bruno Soares. In 2009, he played doubles with several players including

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, and

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. At the

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, Vemić and Karlović reached the doubles semifinals, losing to

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and

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6–4, 6–4.

Coaching career

Following his professional playing career, Vemić briefly coached WTA player

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, assisting her and coach Petar Popović in reaching a career-high WTA ranking of No. 9. Soon afterward, Vemić joined the coaching team of world No. 1

. As part of Djokovic's team, he coached alongside longtime head coach

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during several major tournaments, including the US Open (2011, 2012), the

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(2012, 2013), the

(2012, 2013), and

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(2012, 2013). During this period, Djokovic won two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and one at the US Open, as well as the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals in London. In 2016, Vemić coached Djokovic at the ATP Miami Open, where Djokovic defeated

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6–3, 6–3 in the final, surpassing

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in career prize money earnings. In January 2013, Vemić joined the coaching staff of the Serbian Davis Cup team, helping lead the team to the

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final against the

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. He continued as part of the coaching staff during the

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World Group competition. In August 2016, Vemić served as the official coach of the Serbian men's tennis team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team included world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, former world No. 1 doubles player Nenad Zimonjić, and top-30 ATP player Viktor Troicki. From August 2016 to 2017, Vemić was the head coach of the American doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan, considered the most successful doubles team in tennis history. From May 2020 to February 2022, he coached American player

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. As of May 2025, Vemić shares the role of head coach for Novak Djokovic with fellow Serbian coach Boris Bošnjaković.To kako Novak procesuira… Vemić nije prvi put Đokovićev trener
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ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (3–9)

Doubles: 37 (16–21)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles

Awards

;1995 * Best Male Tennis Player in

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;1997 * Best Male Tennis Player in FR Yugoslavia

References

External links

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Vemic World Ranking History
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