Marinko Matosevic

Marinko Matosevic at the2015 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Born	(1985-08-08)8 August 1985 (age 40) Jajce,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2018
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,041,040
Singles
Career record	63–95 (Grand Slam,ATP Tour level, andDavis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 39 (25 February 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2015)
French Open	2R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2014)
US Open	1R (2011,2012,2013,2014)
Doubles
Career record	18–45 (Grand Slam,ATP Tour level, andDavis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 114 (19 November 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2012)
French Open	2R (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2013)
US Open	3R (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2011)
Last updated on: 28 December 2021.

Marinko Matosevic (Croatian:Marinko Matošević,^[1]pronounced[marǐːŋkomatǒːʃeʋitɕ]; born 8 August 1985) is a retired Australian professionaltennis player.^[2] His career-high singles ranking is World No. 39, which he achieved in February 2013.

Matosevic defeated top players includingMilos Raonic,Marin Čilić,Nikolay Davydenko,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga andJohn Isner.Fans referred to Matosevic affectionately through his nickname "mad dog".^[3][4]

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Matosevic was born inJajce,Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is ofCroat descent. During his childhood, Matosevic's parents, Branko and Ljubica, moved the family toMelbourne, Australia and he competed for his adopted country during his career. While growing up he played soccer along with tennis and is a fan of cricketerShane Warne as well as following theSydney Swans in theAustralian Football League.

Starting tennis at age 10, he trained at the Universal Tennis Academy from age 13. Marinko was unable to obtain an ITF junior ranking.^[5] After achieving an ATP ranking inside the top 300 with Jay Salter, at the age of 24 Jay Salterhired Marc Kimmich as Marinko Matosevic coach^[6][7] of Pure Tennis Academy as his coach. Working with Kimmich as his coach Marinko was able to increase from 300 to the top 150 over the next 3 years.^[8] Marinko was last coached by former ATP Professional and doubles specialist Mark Woodforde.^[9]

Matosevic won five futures titles and four ATP Challenger titles. His biggest title was in July 2010 at the $75,000 Comerica Bank Challenger in Aptos, California where, in a heated match with American Donald Young, he won the title in straight sets.

In January 2010, he played his first Grand Slam match inMelbourne at the Australian Open and lost in the first round.

He entered the2010 BNP Paribas Open, in Indian Wells as a qualifier. He beatMichaël Llodra in the first round before losing out to No. 9 seed Tsonga.

Matosevic won his first challenger tournament at the 2010 Comerica Bank Challenger beating theDonald Young in the final. A second challenger title followed in Calabasas when he beatRyan Sweeting.

In February, Matosevic was seeded number 1 for the2011 Caloundra International, on the ATP Challenger Tour. In the first round, he defeated Chinese qualifierWu Di. In the second round, he faced fellow AustralianBrydan Klein and won. In the quarterfinals, Matosevic lost toDanai Udomchoke from Thailand.He then went to America, where he entered the qualifying draw for the 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championship. He qualified, defeatingRaven Klaasen,Bobby Reynolds andIgor Kunitsyn. He then took the place of number one seedAndy Roddick after he withdrew. In the first round, he lost toDudi Sela of Israel.

After an unsuccessful start to the2012 season (which included four consecutive losses in home tournaments) Matosevic entered the2012 Caloundra International as the No. 2 seed and steamrolled his way to the title where he defeatedGreg Jones in the final.

Matosevic continued his form when he entered the2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships and qualified for the main draw. In the first round he oustedIvo Karlović, he followed up the victory with a second round win overAlex Bogomolov, Jr. In the quarterfinals Matosevic defeatedErnests Gulbis to reach the semifinal. In the semifinal Matosevic played IsraeliDudi Sela where he defeated him to reach his first ever ATP final, where ultimately he lost to South AfricanKevin Anderson in straight sets.

Matosevic lost to Luxembourg'sGilles Müller in the opening round of Atlanta Open on 16 July.^[10]

In the first round of theUS Open, Matosevic led Croatian 12th seedMarin Čilić by two sets to love before losing in five sets. In November Matosevic was voted themost improved player on the ATP Tour. In addition, Matosevic ended the year at World No. 49 and Australia's No. 1 player in singles.

Matosevic began 2013 poorly with first round losses at theBrisbane International toKei Nishikori and theApia International toBernard Tomic, both matches losing in straight sets. Like the2012 US Open, Matosevic was defeated byMarin Čilić in the first round of the2013 Australian Open. Nonetheless, Matosevic rebounded, and reached the semi-finals ofMemphis by defeatingGo Soeda, and upsetting 4th seedSam Querrey and 7th seedAlexandr Dolgopolov before he retired againstKei Nishikori. As a result, he entered the top 40 reaching a career-high of World No. 39 on 25 February 2013. Soeda got his revenge however, by ousting Matosevic in the first round ofDelray Beach.

At theMonte Carlo Masters, Matosevic earned one of the biggest victories of his career, defeating former top ten playerFernando Verdasco in the first round.^[11] He lost to eight-time championRafael Nadal in the next round. Matosevic upsetMilos Raonic in the round of 16 at theCiti Open. In the quarterfinals of the same event he fell in a third set tiebreak toDmitry Tursunov.

Matosevic's season began at theBrisbane International where he defeatedJulien Benneteau andSam Querrey. He was defeated byRoger Federer in the quarter-finals in straight sets. During the second set, he was treated briefly for his shoulder injury which has persisted since the end of last season. He reach the quarterfinals of the2014 Apia International Sydney defeatingFlorian Mayer andAndreas Seppi on the route but lost toSergiy Stakhovsky. At theAustralian Open, Matosevic was defeated byKei Nishikori in five sets. At theFrench Open, he reached the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his thirteenth attempt, defeatingDustin Brown in four sets.^[12] It was his first ever win at a Major tournament, and his first ever win in a best-of-5 sets match. The following week, Matosevic made the final of the2014 Aegon Trophy, but lost toMarcos Baghdatis. Matosevic won his second grand slam match by defeating the SpaniardFernando Verdasco in four sets in the first round ofWimbledon.Matosevic made it to the quarterfinals of theBB&T Atlanta Open where he fell toJohn Isner. In the first round of theWestern & Southern Open Matosevic beatNicolas Mahut in two sets. On match point the chair umpire overruled a Matosevic ace, after Matosevic won the match on his second serve he verbally berated the chair umpire and spit on the court.

After gaining a wild card into Brisbane ATP tournament Matosevic lost first round to American Steve Johnson.^[13] Following his first round exit from the Brisbane ATP tournament Marinko was invited to fill in for Matthew Ebden at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

At theAustralian Open, Matosevic recorded his first victory at the event after five previous unsuccessful attempts, defeatingAlexander Kudryavtsev in five sets in the opening round.^[14] He then faced former Wimbledon championAndy Murray in the second round but lost in straight sets. Matosevic then played inMemphis but lost in the first round. His next tournament was atDelray Beach where he caused an upset over World number 20 and second seedJohn Isner in the first round. He then lost in the second round toYoshihito Nishioka. After Delray Beach, he played inAcapulco where he defeatedMarcel Granollers before losing to eventual championDavid Ferrer. Following this was a string of first round losses atIndian Wells,Irving,Miami,Houston,Barcelona,Estoril,Geneva,French Open andRosmalen. This continued atWimbledon as Matosevic let a two-set lead slip before losing toLiam Broady. Matosevic ended the year with a ranking of No. 296.

Matosevic reached the second round of qualifying for the2016 Australian Open before heading to North America where he qualified for and reached the quarter-final ofDallas andPuebla challengers. In April, Matosevic headed to Asia and qualified for and reached the quarter-finals ofSantaizi andBusan challengers before heading to the United Kingdom with limited success. In August and September, Matosevic has his best singles results reaching the semi-finals ofBangkok andNanchang challengers before ending the season in October. Matosevic ended 2016 with a ranking of No. 221.

Matosevic lost in the first round of qualifying for the2017 Australian Open before playing on the Asian challenger circuit between February and May; failing to pass round 1 in any. From July to August Matosevic played in North America also unable to pass round 1. In September, Matosevic won his first challenger match for the year atGwangju, ultimately reaching the quarter-final. In October, Matosevic reached the semi-final ofOEC Kaohsiung as a lucky loser, before playing further Asian challenger events until November. Matosevic ended 2017 with a ranking of No. 377.

Matosevic commenced the year qualifying for and reaching the quarter-final of thePlayford Challenger. He lost in the first round of2018 Australian Open men's singles qualifying. He has since played at theBurnie International, again being knocked out in the 1st round of qualifying. TheLaunceston International saw him progress to the round of 16, before being knocked out byAlexander Sarkissian. After a knockout in the round of 32 at theMorelos Open, Matosevic played theOracle Challenger Series, being knocked out in the second round of qualifiers.

Matosevic retired from professional tennis in February and officially announced in November 2018.^[2]

He became the head coach at a tennis academy in Bali in 2019.^[15]

He is the coach of fellow AustralianChristopher O'Connell who under his guidance reached the third round of the 2022 Australian Open.^[16]

He is also coaching compatriotJordan Thompson^[17]and was his coach when he reached the final at the2023 Libéma Open for a second time and won his first title at the2024 Los Cabos Open.^[18]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2012	Delray Beach, United States	250 Series	Hard	Kevin Anderson	4–6, 6–7(2–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2013	San Jose, United States	250 Series	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	Xavier Malisse Frank Moser	0–6, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2007	Indonesia F6,Denpasar	Futures	Hard	Kento Takeuchi	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	May 2008	Mexico F5,Guadalajara	Futures	Clay	Victor Romero	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–2	May 2008	Mexico F7,Morelia	Futures	Hard	Miguel Gallardo-Valles	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	2–2	May 2008	Mexico F8,Puerto Vallarta	Futures	Hard	Nima Roshan	6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–3
Loss	2–3	Sep 2008	Australia F6,Kawana	Futures	Hard	Colin Ebelthite	4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	2–4	Oct 2008	Australia F9,Sale	Futures	Clay	Nick Lindahl	4–6, 0–6
Win	3–4	Oct 2008	Australia F10,Happy Valley	Futures	Hard	Greg Jones	6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win	4–4	Dec 2008	Australia F12,Sorrento	Futures	Hard	Adam Feeney	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win	5–4	Feb 2009	Australia F2,Berri	Futures	Grass	Colin Ebelthite	6–3, 6–4
Loss	5–5	Mar 2009	Melbourne, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Bernard Tomic	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	5–6	Jun 2010	Ojai, United States	Challenger	Hard	Bobby Reynolds	6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Win	6–6	Jul 2010	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Donald Young	6–4, 6–2
Win	7–6	Oct 2010	Calabasas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Ryan Sweeting	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	8–6	Feb 2012	Caloundra, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Greg Jones	6–0, 6–2
Win	9–6	May 2012	Athens, Greece	Challenger	Hard	Ruben Bemelmans	6–3, 6–4
Loss	9–7	Jun 2014	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Marcos Baghdatis	4–6, 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2007	Indonesia F1,Makassar	Futures	Hard	Sadik Kadir	Kwon Oh-Hee Lee Chul-Hee	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 2007	Australia F6,Sawtell	Futures	Clay	Nick Lindahl	Miles Armstrong Strahinja Bobusic	walkover
Loss	0–3	May 2008	Mexico F8,Puerto Vallarta	Futures	Hard	Andrew Roberts	Mason Fuller Ikaika Jobe	2–6, 1–6
Loss	0–4	Feb 2011	Burnie, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Jose Statham	Peter Polansky Philip Bester	4–6, 6–3, [12–14]
Win	1–4	Nov 2015	Traralgon, Australia	Challenger	Hard	Dayne Kelly	Omar Jasika Bradley Mousley	7–5, 6–2

• Marinko Matosevic at theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• Marinko Matosevic at theInternational Tennis Federation
• Marinko Matosevic atTennis Australia
• Marinko Pure Tennis Academy Profile
• School Marinko Trained At
• Marinko Matosevic Video onYouTube

Awards
Preceded by Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	ATP Most Improved Player 2012	Succeeded by Pablo Carreño Busta

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