Miomir Kecmanović is a Serbian tennis player, who reached World Number 38 as of March 2021 for the singles ranking. Since his professional debut, Kecmanovic had won an ATP title and 2 challenger titles. Kecmanovic was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, and is currently residing in Dubai, UAE. Throughout his entire career, his aunt Tanja Pavlov is his manager.
Tennis Juniors and Davis Cup
At a young age, Kecmanovic had already been participating in competitive tennis, such as the Orange Bowl, where he won against the current World Number 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas. He managed to reach the final round of the 2016 Junior US Open, however, he was defeated by Félix Auger-Aliassime. In 2016, he finished the year being the ITF Juniors World Number 1.
Kecmanovic became a representative for the Serbian Davis Cup Team, where the team had tied with Great Britain in the quarterfinals. Due to the tie results, each team has to represent a new young player to practice with the tenured players, so they could gain more experience.
Professional Career
In 2017, Kecmanovic officially debuted as a professional tennis player when he joined an ITF tournament in Sunrise, Florida. Because of his performance for the past year, he earned a wildcard entry for the Miami Masters. During the tournament, he was able to play against the World Number 117 Henri Laaksonen, before losing to Lukas Lacko. He also received another wildcard entry for him to join the Panama Cup Challenger, where he defeated Horacio Zeballos.
In 2020, he won his first ATP title at the Austrian Open Kitzbühel and surpassed great players like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Jordan Thompson.
Grand Slam Results:
- 2019, 2020 2R US Open
- 2019, 2021 2R Wimbledon Open
- 2019, 2021 French Open
- 2021 2R Australian Open
- 2021 2R Olympic Games
