Ivo Karlović
Croatian tennis player (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ivo Karlović (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐːʋo kâːrloʋitɕ];[3][4] born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint tallest ranked tennis player in history, along with Reilly Opelka.[5] He won eight ATP Tour singles titles between 2007 and 2016. He is a serve-and-volleyer[6][7] and officially held the record for the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h (156 mph),[8] before being surpassed unofficially by Samuel Groth in 2012, and officially by John Isner in 2016.[9][10] In his prime, he was considered one of the best servers on tour,[11] and held the record for career aces from 1991 onwards with 13,728 (not including Davis Cup) before the record was broken by Isner on July 1 2022.[12][13] This makes him one of only five players since 1991 to surpass 10,000 aces.[14] His height enabled him to serve with high speed and unique trajectory.[15][16][17]
Country (sports) | Croatia |
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Residence | Miami, Florida, United States Grand Bahama, The Bahamas |
Born | (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979 (age 45) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2024 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Mirko Pehar Goran Dragicevic |
Prize money | US$10,160,232[2] |
Singles | |
Career record | 371–346 (51.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (18 August 2008) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2010) |
French Open | 3R (2014, 2016) |
Wimbledon | QF (2009) |
US Open | 4R (2016) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 3R (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 91–109 (45.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 44 (10 April 2006) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2010) |
French Open | 2R (2004, 2011) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2005) |
US Open | 2R (2004, 2007, 2011) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2015) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (2005) |