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Mili Poljičak

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Mili Poljičak
Country (sports) Croatia
Born (2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 19)
Split, Croatia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJosip Dumanic
Prize money$74,962
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 462 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 693 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2023)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 269 (24 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 396 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2022)
French Open JuniorW (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2022)
US Open JuniorSF (2021)
Last updated on: 27 May 2024.

Mili Poljičak (born 13 July 2004) is a Croatian professional tennis player.

Poljičak has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 462 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 269 achieved on 24 October 2022.[1]

Career[edit]

Poljičak made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw.[2] Partnering with Admir Kalender, the pair defeated 2nd seed Pablo Cuevas and Fabrice Martin in the first round in straight sets but lost in the next round to eventual champions Fernando Romboli and David Vega Hernández in three sets.

At the 2022 Zagreb Open he reached his maiden Challenger final as a wildcard where he lost to Filip Misolic. At the same tournament also as a wildcard he reached the semifinals in doubles partnering Antonio Šančić. As a result he reached the top 550 at World No. 549 (up 923 positions) in the singles rankings and the top 375 in doubles (up 88 positions) on 16 May 2022.

At 18 years of age, he received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to make his Grand Slam qualifying debut.[3]

ATP Challenger Tour Finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Zagreb Open, Croatia Challenger Clay Austria Filip Misolic 3–6, 6-7(6–8)

ITF World Tennis Tour Finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
ITF WTT (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard France Robin Bertrand 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Apr 2024 M15 Osijek, Croatia WTT Clay Ukraine Viacheslav Bielinskyi 2–6, 0-6
Loss 1–2 May 2024 M15 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay France Lilian Marmousez 6–7(2-7), 4-6

Doubles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
ITF WTT (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (7–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 0–1 Apr 2021 M15 Šibenik, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Borna Devald France Zvonimir Babić
Austria David Pichler
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2022 M25 Split, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut France Théo Arribagé
France Luca Sanchez
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Serbia Stefan Popović Romania Cezar Cretu
Israel Daniel Cukierman
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 May 2022 M25 Osijek, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut India Dev Javia
Slovakia Lukáš Pokorný
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 1–3 Aug 2022 M25 Maribor, Slovenia WTT Clay Croatia Antonio Šančić Croatia Domagoj Bilješko
Kirill Kivattsev
3-6, 7–6(7–0), [9–11]
Win 2-3 Oct 2022 M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom WTT Hard United Kingdom Arthur Fery Sweden Filip Bergevi
Greece Petros Tsitsipas
6–1, 6–2
Win 3-3 Jul 2023 M25 Klosters, Switzerland WTT Clay Switzerland Damien Wenger Germany Patrick Zahraj
Germany Leopold Zima
6–2, 6–4
Win 4-3 Sep 2023 M25 Maribor, Slovenia WTT Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut Croatia Nikola Bašić
Slovenia Jan Kupčič
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Win 5-3 Jan 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard France Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Germany Nicola Kuhn
Spain David Pérez Sanz
6–1, 0–6, [10–8]
Win 6-3 Feb 2024 M15 Oberhaching, Germany WTT Hard (i) Germany Daniel Masur Italy Giovanni Oradini
Czech Republic Matej Vocel
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 6-4 Mar 2024 M15 Poreč, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Nikola Bašić Croatia Alen Bill
Croatia Luka Mikrut
1–6, 5–7
Win 7-4 Mar 2024 M15 Rovinj, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut Italy Leonardo Rossi
Italy Luigi Sorrentino
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–7]
Win 8-4 Mar 2024 M15 Opatija, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut Italy Tommaso Compagnucci
Italy Luigi Sorrentino
6–4, 6–2
Win 9-4 May 2024 M15 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay Croatia Marino Jakić Japan Koki Matsuda
Japan Yamato Sueoka
6–3, 6–4
Win 10-4 May 2024 M15 Bol, Croatia WTT Clay Croatia Josip Šimundža Argentina Nikos Lehmann
Switzerland Nicolas Parizzia
6–1, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2022 Wimbledon Grass United States Michael Zheng 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 French Open Clay Lithuania Edas Butvilas Peru Gonzalo Bueno
Peru Ignacio Buse
6–4, 6–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mili Poljicak | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Rafael Matos é favorito nas duplas em Umag. Romboli joga". Lance!.
  3. ^ "David Goffin, Liam Broady Headline Wimbledon Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

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