Nikola Mektić

Nikola Mektić (born 24 December 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He won the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals Tournament partnering Wesley Koolhof and the 2020 Australian Open mixed doubles event partnering Barbora Krejčíková. He also won three Masters 1000 ATP tournaments in men’s doubles with three different partners - 2018 Mutua Madrid Open, the 2019 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters. On the 22nd of April 2019 he reached his highest career ranking at No. 5.

Nikola Mektić
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,568,084
Singles
Career record3–9 (25.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 213 (6 May 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2011)
French OpenQ1 (2013)
WimbledonQ3 (2011)
US OpenQ2 (2010)
Doubles
Career record143–104 (57.9% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 5 (22 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 8 (23 November 2020)[1]
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (2017, 2019)
French OpenSF (2018, 2020)
WimbledonSF (2017)
US OpenF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2020)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (2020)
French OpenQF (2019)
Wimbledon3R (2017)
US OpenF (2018)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2018)
Last updated on: 23 November 2020.

Early and personal life

Mektić was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1988 to Mirko (father) and Višnja (mother). He began playing tennis at age 6 after his brother Luka took up the sport. He supports LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA).

Career

After toiling on the ATP challenger tour for a better part of a decade and achieving a career high ranking of 213 in singles (on May 6, 2013),[2] in 2016 he decided to focus on doubles. The same year Mektić reached his first ATP men's doubles finals at the Croatia Open in Umag. Since then, he has won seven ATP men's doubles titles, including three Masters 1000 titles at Madrid (2018), Indian Wells (2019) and Monte Carlo (2019). In 2018 Mektic and Alexander Peya qualified for the 2018 ATP Finals in London. The same year Mektić reached his first Grand Slam finals (in mixed doubles) at the 2018 US Open, partnering Alicja Rosolska, and won the Davis Cup playing for Croatia.

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 US Open Hard Wesley Koolhof Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares		 5–7, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 US Open Hard Alicja Rosolska Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jamie Murray		 6–2, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 2020 Australian Open Hard Barbora Krejčíková Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jamie Murray		 5–7, 6–4, [10–1]

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2020 ATP Finals, London Hard (i) Wesley Koolhof Jürgen Melzer
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2018Madrid OpenClay Alexander Peya Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		5–3 ret.
Win2019Indian Wells MastersHard Horacio Zeballos Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo		4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win2019Monte-Carlo MastersClay Franko Škugor Robin Haase
Wesley Koolhof		6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–9]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–2)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–6)
Indoor (3–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Croatia Open,
Croatia		 250 Series Clay Antonio Šančić Martin Kližan
David Marrero		 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 Memphis Open,
United States		 250 Series Hard (i) Brian Baker Ryan Harrison
Steve Johnson		 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 2017 Hungarian Open,
Hungary		 250 Series Hard Brian Baker Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah		 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Oct 2017 Shenzhen Open,
China		 250 Series Hard Nicholas Monroe Alexander Peya
Rajeev Ram		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 2018 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria		 250 Series Hard (i) Alexander Peya Robin Haase
Matwé Middelkoop		 7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–4 Feb 2018 Rio Open,
Brazil		 500 Series Clay Alexander Peya David Marrero
Fernando Verdasco		 7–5, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 3–4 Apr 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco		 250 Series Clay Alexander Peya Benoît Paire
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–5 May 2018 Bavarian Championships,
Germany		 250 Series Clay Alexander Peya Ivan Dodig
Rajeev Ram		 3–6, 5–7
Win 4–5 May 2018 Madrid Open,
Spain		 Masters 1000 Clay Alexander Peya Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 5–3, ret.
Win 5–5 Feb 2019 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria		 250 Series Hard (i) Jürgen Melzer Hsieh Cheng-peng
Christopher Rungkat		 6–2, 4–6, [10–2]
Win 6–5 Mar 2019 Indian Wells Masters,
United States		 Masters 1000 Hard Horacio Zeballos Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo		 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win 7–5 Apr 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters,
Monaco		 Masters 1000 Clay Franko Škugor Robin Haase
Wesley Koolhof		 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Loss 7–6 Oct 2019 Japan Open,
Japan		 500 Series Hard Franko Škugor Nicolas Mahut
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss 7–7 Feb 2020 Open 13,
France		 250 Series Hard (i) Wesley Koolhof Nicolas Mahut
Vasek Pospisil		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–8 Sep 2020 US Open,
United States		 Grand Slam Hard Wesley Koolhof Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares		 5–7, 3–6
Win 8–8 Nov 2020 ATP Finals,
United Kingdom		 Tour Finals Hard (i) Wesley Koolhof Jürgen Melzer
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 9–8 Jan 2021 Antalya Open,
Turkey		 250 Series Hard Mate Pavić Ivan Dodig
Filip Polášek		 6–2, 6–4
Win 10–8 Feb 2021 Murray River Open,
Australia		 250 Series Hard Mate Pavić Jérémy Chardy
Fabrice Martin		 7–6(7–2), 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Future titles

Singles (15)
Challengers (0)
Futures (15)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 25 May 2008 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Dennis Blömke 6–2, 6–3
2. 10 May 2009 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Ivan Bjelica 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
3. 31 May 2009 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Aleksander Slović 7–6, 7–5
4. 23 August 2009 Vinkovci, Croatia Clay Ismar Gorčić 7–6, 7–6
5. 30 August 2009 Čakovec, Croatia Clay Attila Balázs 6–3, 7–5
6. 6 September 2009 Osijek, Croatia Clay Aldin Šetkić 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
7. 6 June 2010 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia Clay Denys Molchanov 6–3, 4–2 ret.
8. 18 July 2010 Fano, Italy Clay Stefano Ianni 6–2, 6–0
9. 27 February 2011 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Michael Lammer 7–6, ret.
10. 27 May 2012 Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Marin Bradarić 5–7, 7–5, 6–0
11. 3 June 2012 Bled, Slovenia Clay Marcel Zimmermann 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
12. 29 September 2013 Sokobanja, Serbia Clay Marc Rath 6–6, 5–2, ret.
13. 13 October 2013 Solin, Croatia Clay Mate Delić 7–6, 7–6
14. 2 March 2014 Trento, Italy Carpet Roman Jebavý 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
15. 26 October 2014 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Carpet Jan Hernych 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (15)
Challengers (9)
Futures (6)

Doubles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2021 Murray River Open.

Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 3R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 4 6–4
French Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R SF 1R SF 0 / 4 8–4
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A 1R SF 3R 3R NH 0 / 4 8–4
US Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 3R 2R F 0 / 4 7–4
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 6–4 9–4 5–4 9–3 0–0 0 / 16 29–16
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify RR DNQ W 0 / 2 4–3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R W NH 1 / 3 5–2
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A A QF QF 2R NH 0 / 3 5–3
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A W NH 1 / 1 5–0
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A A A A A W 2R NH 1 / 2 6–1
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 4 3–4
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R SF 1R NH 0 / 3 3–3
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R QF 1R QF 0 / 4 4–3
Shanghai Masters Not Held A A A A A A A A 1R QF 1R NH 0 / 3 1–3
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R QF 0 / 4 2–4
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–7 14–6 13–7 4–3 0–0 3 / 27 34–23
National representation
Davis Cup A A A A A PO A A A A A 1R W RR A 1 / 4 3–1
Career statistics
2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Career
Tournaments 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 28 28 28 13 2 97
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 10
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 3 3 2 17
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–5 34–26 45–26 34–26 26–14 8–0 151–104
Year-end ranking 1430 755 517 442 265 670 236 261 276 177 74 32 13 15 8 59.22%

References
  1. ATP Rankings
  2. "Mektić biography at ITF". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
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