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Marko Maksimović
Native nameМарко Максимовић
Country (sports) Serbia
Born (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18)
Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
CoachDenis Spahić
Prize moneyUS$ 3,254

Marko Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Максимовић; born 12 February 2006) is a Bosnian-born Serbian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 12, achieved on 20 May 2024.

Early life

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Marko Maksimović was born in Doboj, Republika Srpska, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] His father, Rastko Maksimović, is a Serbian Orthodox priest.[2][3]

He began his career playing for Teniski Klub Doboj,[4] and currently trains at the Novak Djokovic Academy in Belgrade.[5][6] In 2022, he chose to compete under the Serbian flag, citing better career opportunities in Serbia.[7][8][9]

Junior career

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In October 2021, Maksimović won the U16 Tennis Europe Junior Masters in Monte Carlo.[10][11][12] En route to the title, he defeated second seed Petr Brunclík, third seed Jakub Jędrzejczak, and fourth seed Michal Krajčí.[13][14] In April 2022, he won the J5 Niš Open as the top seed, defeating second seed Stefan Skobelev in the final.[5]

In October 2023, he won back-to-back titles at the J100 Mostar Open and the J200 Viszlo Cup in Székesfehérvár.[15] In May 2024, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the J300 Torneo Internazionale Città di Santa Croce.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Jakovljević, Gorana (5 December 2021). "Marko Maksimović, talentovani bh. teniser: Želim postati broj jedan u svijetu". Anadolu Ajansı (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ Repija, Dušan (29 September 2021). "Teniser iz Doboja Marko Maksimović ne zadovoljava se plasmanom na završni masters: Idem po trofej u Monte Karlo". Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ Božić, Bojan (19 October 2021). "MAKSIMOVIĆ NA KROVU EVROPE Teniser iz Doboja poslušao trenera i "pokorio aristokratiju" (VIDEO)". Srpskainfo (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kozlić, Ibrahim (15 October 2021). "Tenis: Marko Maksimović u finalu mastersa u Monte Karlu". RTV TK (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Božić, Bojan (1 May 2022). "POTVRDA KVALITETA Marko Maksimović osvojio prvu ITF titulu za Srbiju". Srpskainfo Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ Marić, Dejan (28 April 2022). "Talentovani teniser iz Doboja Marko Maksimović nastupaće pod srpskom zastavom: Novak se ne odbija". Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ Vinulović, Bojan (29 March 2022). "Prvak Evrope trenirao s Novakom: Srpski talenat iz Doboja ostvario san FOTO". Nova (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ Arbutina, Goran (27 April 2022). "Najveći teniski talenat Evrope je Dobojlija: Zašto sam odabrao Srbiju umjesto BiH?!". Mondo Bosna (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ Spržo, Edin (27 April 2022). "Marko Maksimović, teniski dragulj iz Doboja nastupaće pod zastavom Srbije". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ Tajić, Jasmin (13 October 2021). "Marko Maksimović na startu protiv drugog nosioca turnira". Sport1 (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ Spasojević, Dejan (13 October 2021). "Sjajni Marko Maksimović u polufinalu Mastersa u Monte Karlu". ASinfo (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  12. ^ Boisaubert, Romain (18 October 2021). "Qui sont les vainqueurs des Tennis Europe Junior Masters Monte-Carlo 2021 ?". Monaco Tribune (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ Cambers, Simon (14 October 2021). "Tennis Europe U16 Masters: Maksimovic and Krajci battle their way to the final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  14. ^ Mustafić, Semir (17 October 2021). "Sjajan doček za budućeg "Bh. Đokovića" u Doboju (VIDEO)". N1 (in Bosnian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  15. ^ Tricarico, Tiziana (29 October 2023). "Szekesfehervar junior: sfuma il 2° titolo per Vasamì". Federazione Italiana Tennis (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  16. ^ Trifoni, Vezio (19 May 2024). "Serbia e Ucraina vincono l'Itf Under 18 Città di Santa Croce". Federazione Italiana Tennis (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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