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Croatian tennis player
Duje Ajduković |
| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Born | (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 (age 23)
Split, Croatia |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Turned pro | 2018 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Coach | Frane Nincević |
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| Prize money | US $483,373 |
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| Career record | 6–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 105 (9 September 2024) |
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| Current ranking | No. 115 (4 November 2024) |
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| Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
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| French Open | Q2 (2022, 2024) |
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| Wimbledon | Q3 (2022) |
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| US Open | Q2 (2024) |
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| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 491 (8 November 2021) |
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| Current ranking | No. 854 (28 October 2024) |
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| Last updated on: 5 November 2024. |
Duje Ajduković (born 5 February 2001) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 105 achieved on 9 September 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on 8 November 2021.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Croatian player.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Ajduković made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.[3]
2023 : First Challenger title
[edit]In August 2023, Ajdukovic won his first ATP Challenger title in Lüdenscheid, Germany after going through the qualifying, defeating Hugo Dellien in the final in straight sets.
2024: First ATP semifinal, ATP 500 and top 105 debuts
[edit]He reached a new career high of No. 115 on 1 April 2024. He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
He reached his first semifinal as a qualifier at the 2024 Swedish Open in Bastad, defeating Luca Van Assche, eight seed Pavel Kotov and Thiago Monteiro. He lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets. As a result he reached the top 110 in the rankings on 22 July 2024.[4]
Following his second Challenger title in Manacor, after a win over Matteo Gigante in the final, he reached the top 105 in the rankings on 9 September 2024.[5][6]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
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| ITF Futures/WTT (7–3)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–2)
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| Clay (8–3)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Oct 2018
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Tunisia F34, Monastir
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Futures
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Hard
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 Baptiste Crepatte
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Sep 2019
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M15 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
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WTT
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Clay
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 Michael Vrbenský
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2–6, 2–6
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| Win
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1–2
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Oct 2019
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M15 Tabarka, Tunisia
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WTT
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Clay
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 Pol Toledo Bagué
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6–3, 6–1
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| Win
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2–2
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Nov 2019
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Álvaro López San Martín
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6–2, 6–4
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| Win
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3–2
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Mar 2020
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M25 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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 Pedro Cachín
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
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| Win
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4–2
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Sep 2020
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M15 Curtea de Argeș, Romania
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WTT
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Clay
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 Franco Agamenone
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2–6, 6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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5–2
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Apr 2023
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M25 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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WTT
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Clay
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Luka Mikrut
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6–3, 6–2
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| Win
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6–2
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Apr 2023
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M25 Split, Croatia
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WTT
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Clay
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 Eric Vanshelboim
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6–3, 6–4
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| Loss
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6–3
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Apr 2023
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M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia
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WTT
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Clay
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 Maks Kaśnikowski
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4–6, 6–7(3–7)
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| Win
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7–3
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Jun 2023
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M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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WTT
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Clay
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 Pedro Boscardin Dias
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6–2, 7–5
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| Win
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1–0
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July 2023
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Lüdenscheid, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Hugo Dellien
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7–5, 6–4
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| Loss
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1–1
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Sep 2023
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Braga, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Oriol Roca Batalla
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6–4, 1–6, 1–6
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| Win
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2–1
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Nov 2023
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Kobe, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard
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 Sho Shimabukuro
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6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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2–2
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Jan 2024
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Quimper, France
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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3–2
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Aug 2024
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Manacor, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Matteo Gigante
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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| ITF Futures/WTT (2–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (2–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Oct 2018
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Tunisia F34, Monastir
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Futures
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Hard
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 Petros Tsitsipas
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Bernardo A. Pereira e Oliveira
 Robert Strombachs
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4–6, 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
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| Win
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1–1
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Nov 2019
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Karlo Kranić
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 Dragos Dima
Mircea-Alexandru Jecan
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6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
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| Win
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2–1
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Dec 2019
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Miljan Zekić
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 Vladimir Korolev
Andrey Uvarov
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6–3, 6–3
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National representation
[edit]
| Group membership
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| Finals (0–1)
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| Qualifying Round (0–0)
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| Matches by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Matches by type
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| Singles (0–1)
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| Doubles (0–0)
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| Matches by venue
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| Home (0–1)
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| Away (0–0)
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| Neutral (0–0)
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Croatia
Baptiste Crepatte
Michael Vrbenský
Pol Toledo Bagué
Pedro Cachín
Franco Agamenone
Eric Vanshelboim
Maks Kaśnikowski
Pedro Boscardin Dias
Hugo Dellien
Sho Shimabukuro
Petros Tsitsipas
Robert Strombachs
Dragos Dima 
Vladimir Korolev indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
2–1; 17 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Netherlands
