| Country |
Croatia |
| Residence |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| Date of birth |
28 February 1979 (1979-02-28) (age 31) |
| Place of birth |
Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Height |
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro |
2000 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$3,226,875 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
159–142 |
| Career titles |
4 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 14 (August 18, 2008) |
| Current ranking |
No. 63 (August 9, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4R (2010) |
| French Open |
2R (2006, 2007) |
| Wimbledon |
QF (2009) |
| US Open |
3R (2003, 2008) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
55–66 |
| Career titles |
1 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 14 (August 18, 2008) |
In November 2007, Ivo Karlovic has attained the world's best 22nd ATP singles ranking till date.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Ivo Karlovic, a Croatian tennis player was born at Zagreb. Karlovic is the tallest player 6 ft 10 to play in an ATP event and is termed as top most servers on the tour.
He was treated as the newcomer in the year 2000 for the Croatian Davis Cup team against Ireland where he won the dead rubber.
AWARDS
Ivo Karlovic, a Croatian tennis player was born at Zagreb. Karlovic is the tallest player 6 ft 10 to play in an ATP event and is termed as top most servers on the tour.
He was treated as the newcomer in the year 2000 for the Croatian Davis Cup team against Ireland where he won the dead rubber.
Karlovic in the year 2003 Wimbledon Championships defeated Lleyton Hewitt in his first match in a Grand Slam tournament. In the year 2003 he was graded as the top 100 and No. 3 Croatian after Ivan Ljubicic and Mario Ancic.
Ivo won his first ATP Singles Title at the 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships held at Houston in Texas, after defeating Argentinian Mariano Zabaleta at the age of 28 years.
He won his second title on 23 June 2007 and on 14th October in the same year at Nottingham,he won his third title at the Stockholm Open, by beating past Australian Open Champion Thomas Johansson.
Singles titles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
9 April 2007 |
Houston, United States |
Clay |
Mariano Zabaleta |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 2. |
18 June 2007 |
Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Arnaud Clément |
5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 3. |
14 October 2007 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Thomas Johansson |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 4. |
21 June 2008 |
Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Fernando Verdasco |
7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(8) |
Runners-up (3)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
23 June 2005 |
London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Andy Roddick |
7–6(7), 7–6(4) |
| 2. |
18 February 2007 |
San Jose, United States |
Hard |
Andy Murray |
6–7(3), 6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 3. |
28 February 2010 |
Delray Beach, United States |
Hard |
Ernests Gulbis |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles (1)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
20 February 2006 |
Memphis, United States |
Hard |
Chris Haggard |
James Blake &
Mardy Fish |
0–6, 7–5, [10-5] |
Runners-up (1)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
23 July 2007 |
Indianapolis, United States |
Hard |
Teimuraz Gabashvili |
Juan Martín del Potro &
Travis Parrott |
6–3, 2–6, [6-10] |
| Tournament |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Career SR |
Career win-loss |
| Australian Open |
A |
LQ |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
3R |
2R |
4R |
0 / 7 |
7-7 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
LQ |
LQ |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
A |
0 / 6 |
2-6 |
| Wimbledon |
LQ |
LQ |
LQ |
3R |
4R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
QF |
A |
0 / 7 |
9-7 |
| U.S. Open |
LQ |
LQ |
LQ |
3R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
1R |
3R |
1R |
|
0 / 7 |
5-7 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
4-2 |
4-4 |
1-4 |
1-4 |
1-4 |
4-4 |
5-4 |
3-1 |
0 / 26 |
23-27 |
| Tournament Titles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
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| Year End Ranking |
286 |
193 |
201 |
73 |
61 |
70 |
98 |
22 |
25 |
37 |
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- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- LQ = lost in qualifying draw
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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