PLAYER PROFILE

Pavle Marinkov

  • Age17
  • Born 4 February 2006
  • Birth PlaceSydney, New South Wales
  • Height185 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed

ON-COURT

  • Won the 18/u Australian Championships in December 2022 without losing a set
  • Made third round of Australian Open 2023 boys’ singles competition
  • Member of Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy
  • Started playing aged five
  • Describes his playing style as “flat and aggressive”
  • Names backhand as his favourite shot and hard courts as his favourite surface

OFF-COURT

  • Older sister, Bojana, played professional tennis
  • Names Serbia and Croatia are his favourite places to visit, because his “family is from there”
  • Lists Novak Djokovic as his tennis idol
  • Says if he wasn’t pursuing a professional tennis career, he would consider sports journalism or coaching
  • Is an avid basketball, rugby league and American football fan

Pavle Marinkov in the news

Junior ranking movers: Aussies on the rise after US Open
Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov both performed strongly at US Open 2023.
11 September, 2023

Australian talents Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov climb in the latest ITF World Tennis Tour junior rankings.
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Jones advances to boys’ doubles quarterfinals at US Open 2023
Hayden Jones in action at US Open 2023. Picture: Getty Images
6 September, 2023

Australian Hayden Jones and American partner Alexander Razeghi are through to the US Open 2023 boys' doubles quarterfinals.
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Jones siblings look to continue winning runs at US Open 2023
Gold Coast siblings Emerson and Hayden Jones in action at US Open 2023. Pictures: Getty Images
6 September, 2023

Gold Coast siblings Emerson and Hayden Jones are among five Australians scheduled to compete on day 10 at US Open 2023.
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Marinkov moves into boys’ singles third round at US Open 2023
Pavle Marinkov in action at US Open 2023. Picture: Getty Images
6 September, 2023

Australia's Pavle Marinkov is through to the third round in the US Open 2023 boys' singles competition.
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