Ćaćić at the2021 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born | (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 (age 34) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 2024 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Gilbert Schaller (2017–2019) Petar Đukić (2019–2021) Alberto Castellani (2022–2024) |
| Prize money | US$1,046,150 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 281 (8 September 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 89–97 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (8 November 2021) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2023,2024) |
| French Open | QF (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
| US Open | 2R (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2021) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 5–5(Sin. 0–0, Dbs. 5–5) |
| Last updated on: 6 January 2025. | |
Nikola Ćaćić (Serbian Cyrillic:Никола Ћаћић,pronounced[nǐkolat͡ɕât͡ɕit͡ɕ]; born 7 December 1990)[a] is a Serbian former professionaltennis player.[1] He has a career-high ranking of World No. 35 in doubles achieved on 8 November 2021. He has won three doubles titles in theATP Tour, four doubles titles in the ATP Challenger Tour, and five singles and 32 doubles titles in ITF Futures tournaments.
Ćaćić competed both in singles and doubles events, mainly onITF Men's Circuit andATP Challenger Tour level.
Having played with his compatriots, includingMarko Djokovic,Ilija Bozoljac andDušan Lajović, he has taken part in threeATP World Tour main doubles tournaments held in Belgrade (in2010 and2012) andUmag (in2012), where he lost in the opening rounds.
In the summer of 2014, after a series of successful appearances in Challenger tournaments played on aclay surface, Ćaćić moved into the top 300 and achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 281.
Ćaćić did not participate in any tournament during the 2015 season due to injury, which caused a drop from both world singles and doubles rankings.
He recorded his first win on ATP World Tour level in the first round ofCroatia Open, defeatingAljaž Bedene in three sets.
In the summer of 2019, he won his first ATP Challenger title at theShkymkent Challenger withYang Tsung-hua.
Later that year, he won his first ATP tour level doubles title with his compatriotDušan Lajović at theChengdu Open, defeatingJonathan Erlich andFabrice Martin, 7–6(11–9), 3–6, [10–3]. As a result, he reached the top 100 on 30 September 2019.
In January, he was part of Serbian team that won inaugural2020 ATP Cup by defeating Spain in the final.
In February, he won his secondATP Tour title inLyon, partneringMate Pavić.
He partnered withTomislav Brkić and won the doubles title at theATP Buenos Aires, which was only their second tournament as a team. They also reached the finals ofAndalucía Open and semifinals atSerbia Open. Following these results, he entered the top 50 in doubles at a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 48 on 26 April 2021.
The pair also reached the quarterfinals of the2021 French Open for their best showing in their careers, defeating Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and Máximo González/Simone Bolelli en route.
On 8 November 2021, Cacic reached a career high of World No. 35 in doubles.

He reached the quarterfinals at the2022 Mutua Madrid Open with partner Brkic, losing to eventual championsWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski.
PartneringAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, he reached the third round at the2023 Australian Open.
In April, partneringMiomir Kecmanović, Cacic reached the final of the2023 Estoril Open, losing toSander Gillé andJoran Vliegen.[2]
In July, partneringVictor Vlad Cornea, Cacic reached the semifinals of theHamburg Open.[3]
In September, during theDavis Cup Finals in Valencia, Cacic partnered with Miomir Kecmanović, and theSerbian Davis Cup team emerged victorious againstSouth Korean pairSong Min-kyu andNam Ji-sung.[citation needed]
In the tie againstSpain, paired again with Kecmanović, they won in straight sets againstAlejandro Davidovich Fokina andMarcel Granollers, helping Serbia win the tie 3:0 and reach theDavis Cup quarterfinals.[4]
In October, again partnering Victor Vlad Cornea inBasel as a lucky loser pair, they reached the quarterfinals by defeating Swiss duoMika Brunold andMarc-Andrea Hüsler in straight sets.
Partnering with compatriotDejana Radanović, he made his debut at the2024 United Cup as part of team Serbia.
At the2024 Australian Open partneringDenys Molchanov the pair defeated the world No. 1 and No. 2 players, the top seeded pair ofAustin Krajicek andIvan Dodig in the second round to reach the third round for the second time at this Major.[5]
On the last day of 2024, through social media, Ćaćić announced his retirement from professional tennis.[6]
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2019 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | 7–6(11–9), 3–6, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2020 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–4] | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2021 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2021 | Andalucía Open, Spain | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2021 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2021 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–4, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2023 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2020 | ATP Cup,Sydney, Australia | Hard | 2–1 |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2011 | Israel F3,Eilat | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2011 | Serbia F1,Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2011 | Croatia F7,Vinkovci | Futures | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–0 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2012 | Russia F4,Yoshkar-Ola | Futures | Hard (i) | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2012 | Greece F7,Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2013 | Greece F20,Rethymno | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2014 | Romania F13,Brașov | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2016 | Croatia F6,Bol | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2017 | Tunisia F35,Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F46,Antalya | Futures | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–7(7–9) |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2008 | Serbia F2,Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | Turkey F10,Antalya | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2011 | Israel F2,Eilat | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2011 | Turkey F12,Antalya | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 3–2 | May 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2,Sarajevo | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–2 | May 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3,Brčko | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | May 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4,Prijedor | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F5,Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2011 | Serbia F1,Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2011 | Serbia F2,Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–4 | Jul 2011 | Serbia F4,Kikinda | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Aug 2011 | Serbia F5,Sombor | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 2011 | Serbia F7,Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2011 | Croatia F10,Umag | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 7–5, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 10–5 | Jan 2012 | Turkey F2,Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Mar 2012 | Italy F1,Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | Jun 2012 | Serbia F1,Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 12–6 | Jun 2012 | Serbia F2,Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 13–6 | Sep 2012 | Germany F17,Hambach | Futures | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 14–6 | Nov 2012 | Greece F6,Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 15–6 | Nov 2012 | Greece F7,Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 16–6 | Feb 2013 | France F3,Feucherolles | Futures | Hard (i) | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 17–6 | Apr 2013 | Italy F5,Vicenza | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 17–7 | Aug 2013 | Serbia F10,Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 17–8 | Sep 2013 | Serbia F11,Zlatibor | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 17–9 | Nov 2013 | Greece F20,Rethymno | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 17–10 | Feb 2014 | Italy F1,Sondrio | Futures | Hard (i) | 6–3, 5–7, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 17–11 | Mar 2014 | Greece F1,Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 18–11 | Mar 2014 | Greece F2,Heraklion | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–1), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 19–11 | May 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F1,Doboj | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–11 | May 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2,Prijedor | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 21–11 | May 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3,Brčko | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [10–1] | ||
| Win | 22–11 | Jan 2016 | USA F3,Plantation | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 23–11 | Jan 2017 | USA F3,Plantation | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 23–12 | Jan 2017 | USA F4,Sunrise | Futures | Clay | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 24–12 | Feb 2017 | Tunisia F7,Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 25–12 | Jun 2017 | Hungary F4,Gyula | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 25–13 | Jul 2017 | Turkey F25,Istanbul | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 26–13 | Jul 2017 | Turkey F29,Mersin | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 27–13 | Oct 2017 | Turkey F38,Antalya | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 28–13 | Nov 2017 | Tunisia F34,Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 29–13 | Nov 2017 | Tunisia F35,Hammamet | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 30–13 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F45,Antalya | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 31–13 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F46,Antalya | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Win | 32–13 | Mar 2018 | Turkey F8,Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 32–14 | Apr 2018 | Uzbekistan F1,Bukhara | Futures | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 32–15 | Jun 2018 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, [14–16] | ||
| Loss | 32–16 | Aug 2018 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 32–17 | May 2019 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | w/o | ||
| Win | 33–17 | Jun 2019 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 33–18 | Jun 2019 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 7–5, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 33–19 | Aug 2019 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 33–20 | Aug 2019 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 34–20 | Nov 2019 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–7] | ||
| Win | 35–20 | Jan 2020 | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 36–20 | Sep 2020 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 36–21 | Apr 2021 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 37–21 | Oct 2022 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 37–22 | Apr 2023 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 |