Residence Belgrade, Serbia Name Ilija Bozoljac Siblings Aleksandra Bozoljac Career record 11–20 (35.48%) Children Lola Bozoljac | Prize money $702,543 Height 1.93 m Turned pro 2002 Role Tennis player | |
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Country (sports) Yugoslavia (2002–2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–present) Born August 2, 1985 (age 39) Aleksandrovac, SFR Yugoslavia ( 1985-08-02 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Spouse Andrijana Basaric (m. 2011) Parents Jelena Bozoljac, Miroljub Bozoljac Similar Laslo Đere, Djordje Djokovic, Marko Djokovic Profiles | ||
Highlights roger federer sui v ilija bozoljac srb
Ilija Bozoljac (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Бозољац; [ˈilija bɔˈzɔːʎats]) (born August 2, 1985) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Bozoljac strongest weapon is a very powerful serve that he can hit at up to 245 km/h (152 mph), along with powerful groundstrokes.
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- Highlights roger federer sui v ilija bozoljac srb
- Mihailo topic ilija bozoljac 2 11 2016
- 2006
- 2008
- 2010
- 2013
- Style of play
- Personal life
- References
On 29 January 2007, Bozoljac achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 101.
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2006
2006 was arguably Bozoljac's best year. In January, he had his best result at the ATP level in Zagreb, beating no. 170 Dudi Sela to qualify, and then beating no. 77 Daniele Bracciali and no. 34 Feliciano López, before losing to no. 81 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
2008
In May, Bozoljac narrowly missed qualifying into the 2008 French Open, losing to no. 75 Eduardo Schwank in the qualifying round.
In June, Bozoljac entered the main draw of 2008 Wimbledon as a lucky loser, after beating Nick Monroe and Robert Smeets, but losing to Stefano Galvani in the qualifying round in five sets.
2010
Bozoljac qualified for Wimbledon and progressed to the second round, where he was defeated in four tight sets by defending champion Roger Federer.
He was a reserve player on the Serbia Davis Cup team when they won the Davis Cup title.
2013
Bozoljac began 2013 by returning to the ITF Men's circuit, taking three singles titles in the opening three months.
In April, Ilija and his doubles partner Nenad Zimonjić beat Bob and Mike Bryan in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals against the United States, winning 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 4-6, 15-13 in a performance described by Sports Illustrated as "Bozo goes Beast Mode...there was Bozoljac playing out of his mind in a five-set win that left everyone shaking their heads". Bozoljac was praised by the Bryan brothers and by U.S. team captain Jim Courier, who said "Let's all tip our hats to his performance. We had him 15-30 a couple times, and the guy came up with some incredible shots."
Style of play
Bozoljac is known for his unique style of play. He often changes the way he performs forehands and backhands, hitting double-handed forehands and single-handed backhands. He also has a strong serve, but he has to limit the strength of his serve due to a back injury. Nevertheless, he still serves well over 200 km/h.
Personal life
Bozoljac was born on August, 2, 1985 in Aleksandrovac, Serbia, to parents Miroljub and Jelena Bozoljac. He starts play tennis in TK Partizan in Belgrade. Ilija turned pro 2002. He's married for Andrijana Basaric (m.2011-present) and have a one daughter Lola. They live in Belgrade, Serbia.