Marinko Matosevic

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.