Dusan Lajovic is a professional tennis player from Serbia with a singles career-high ranking of World No. 23, achieved in April 2019.
Player Profile
Dušan Lajović was born on June 30, 1990, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He currently resides in Stara Pazova, Serbia. He stands 183 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 83 kg. He plays right-handed and he has a two-handed backhand.
He is coached by Jose Perlas and since he turned pro, he has earned around US$8.6 million in prize money.
Career
He spent his early career playing in the Futures and Challenger Circuit. In 2012, he made his Davis Cup debut.
He did not appear in a Grand Slam until 2014 when he was in the second round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon. He also made it all the way to the fourth round of the French Open. In the same year, he also debuted in Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
In 2018, he made it to his first major quarterfinals at that year’s Madrid Open. The following year, he was in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. In 2023, he had first-round exits at all the four grand slams but he did make it to the third rounds of the Miami Open, Madrid Open, and the Cincinnati Masters.
Career Record
Singles
Career Titles: 2
- Highest Singles Ranking: 23 (April 29, 2019)
- Current Singles Ranking: 52 (September 18, 2023)
Best Grand Slam Singles Performance
- Australian Open - 4R (2021)
- French Open - 4R (2014)
- Wimbledon - 2R (2014, 2017, 2021, 2022)
- US Open - 3R (2018)
Doubles
Career Titles: 2
- Highest Doubles Ranking: 82 (September 21, 2020)
- Current Doubles Ranking: 855 (September 18, 2023)
Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances
- Australian Open - 2R (2017)
- French Open - QF (2019)
- Wimbledon - 2R (2018)
- US Open - 2R (2014, 2018)