Player Profiles

Marinko Matosevic

  • Age 27
  • Born 8 August 1985
  • Birth Place Jajce, Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Lives Melbourne, Victoria
  • Height 192 cm
  • Plays Right-handed
  • Coach Marc Kimmich
  • Turned Pro 2003
  • Website Visit website

2

Australian Ranking

60

ATP Ranking

Profile

On court

  • Son of Branko and Ljubica, he started having tennis lessons at age 10.
  • Trained under Jay Salter at the Universal Tennis Academy in Melbourne, aged 13.
  • Secured his maiden career ITF Futures titles in 2008, winning back-to-back tournaments in Mexico.
  • Broke into the world’s top 200 in mid-2009, following consistent results at ITF Futures and ATP Challenger events.
  • Played his maiden Grand Slam match at the 2010 Australian Open.
  • Claimed his first ATP Challenger title in Aptos, California 2010.
  • Debuted for Australia in the 2011 Davis Cup tie against China.
  • Qualified for the 2012 ATP World Tour 250 event at Delray Beach, reaching the final – his first final at ATP World Tour level.
  • Broke into the world’s top 100 for the first time in 2012, a week after winning the ATP Challenger in Athens.
  • Considers his strengths to be a solid groundstroke game and a sound volley.

Off court

  • Loves Italian and Greek food.
  • Favourite movie is The Godfather.
  • Hobbies include soccer, basketball and poker.

Year-end singles ranking history

2011 201
2010 138
2009 171
2008 323
2007 621
2006 602
2005 1092