Nikola Mektić
Croatian tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Nikola Mektić?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Nikola Mektić (born 24 December 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
Country (sports) | Croatia | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Freeport, Bahamas | |||||||||||
Born | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2006 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Prize money | US $4,530,190 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 3–9 (25.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 213 (6 May 2013) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2011) | |||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (2013) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 (2011) | |||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2010) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 290–165 (63.7% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 28 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (18 October 2021) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 43 (15 January 2024)[1] | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2021) | |||||||||||
French Open | SF (2018, 2020) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2021) | |||||||||||
US Open | F (2020) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (2020) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | (2020) | |||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2020) | |||||||||||
French Open | QF (2019) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2017) | |||||||||||
US Open | F (2018) | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Last updated on: 18 January 2024. |
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles partnering compatriot Mate Pavić, and the 2020 Australian Open with Barbora Krejčíková in mixed doubles. Mektić also finished runner-up at the 2020 US Open with Wesley Koolhof in men's doubles, and the 2018 US Open with Alicja Rosolska in mixed doubles.
He became world No. 1 in men's doubles in October 2021, the second Croatian to reach this ranking. Mektić has won 28 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including six at Masters 1000 level with four different partners. He also won the 2020 ATP Finals with Koolhof. In singles, he reached his highest ranking of world No. 213 in May 2013. Mektić was part of the Croatian team which won the 2018 Davis Cup, and won men's doubles gold at the 2020 Olympic Games alongside Pavić.