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'Ivo Karlović' (born 28 February, 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player. At 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) tall, Karlović is the tallest player ever to play in an ATP event. His best ATP singles ranking to date is world #30, which he attained in August 2007. He is currently ranked 30th as of August 27, 2007. Many regard Karlovic's serve to be the best the game has ever seen.
He debuted for the Croatian Davis Cup team in 2000 against Ireland, when he won the dead rubber. Karlović appeared in a starting line-up for first time in 2002 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, but he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela in the second rubber and to Gastón Gaudio in fifth and decisive rubber. He has posted a 4-2 career record (2-2 in singles) in three ties since 2000.
Karlović caused a stunning upset at Wimbledon 2003 when he beat defending champion Lleyton Hewitt in his first-ever match in a Grand Slam tournament. He finished the 2003 year in the Top 100 and as the No. 3 Croatian, behind Ivan Ljubičić and Mario Ančić.
Ivo continued to be a surprising force on the circuit during the 2004 season in which he won at Calabasas, California, and has made it to the round of sixteen in many tournaments, including Wimbledon, where he lost in straight sets to the eventual champion Roger Federer.
In 2005, Karlović reached his first ATP final at the Queen's Club Championships, defeating Lleyton Hewitt and Thomas Johansson along the way. In the final he lost to Andy Roddick in a match with no breaks of serve (7-6, 7-6). After the final, Roddick said of Karlović's serve, "It's probably the biggest weapon in tennis... you don't really get a feel for it unless you are on the other side. It was not fun at times."
On 19 October, 2005, he finally defeated long time rival Andy Roddick in the Madrid Masters event.
In November 2005, he was a member of the Croatian team that won the Davis Cup. He did not play in the finals but played in a few dead rubbers in previous rounds.
On 26 February 2006, he won his first ATP Doubles Tournament with Australian Chris Haggard, beating the America duo of James Blake and Mardy Fish in The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup, Memphis, USA. On 10 April, he reached a career high of #44 in doubles.
At age 28 Ivo finally won his first ATP Singles Title at the 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas, after beating Argentinian Mariano Zabaleta in the final 6-4, 6-1.
On 29 May 2007 at the French Open he defeated 8th seeded James Blake in the first round 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. In the next round he lost to Jonas Bjorkman, 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(2) 3-6.
On 23 June 2007, he won his second title of the year and his career at Nottingham, the last grass tune-up before Wimbledon, defeating #7 seed Stanislas Wawrinka, Gilles Simon, Juan Martin Del Potro, #2 seed Dmitry Tursunov (a match played on indoor hard courts due to torrential rain), and Arnaud Clement. As a result, he surpassed his career high from May of last year and broke into the top 45 for the first time. Despite a first round loss at Wimbledon, he rose to #40, making his top 40 debut.
Ivo has been involved in many records of the ATP tour, including most aces in a match, most tiebreaks in a year and this year he could be set to beat the record for most aces in a year, a record that fellow Croatian compatriot Goran Ivanisevic holds, with 1477 aces served in 1996.
Beacuse Karlovic's service is so hard to break and because of his inability to break his opponents' service game, he is involved in a unusually high amount of tiebreaks.
As a result this has led some top players on the tour to jokingly say they should just play 2 tiebreaks instead of 2 sets when playing Karlovic.
On 3 August 2007 in his match against Paul Capdeville, Ivo Karlovic hit a second serve of 144 mph, a new world record for fastest second serve.
On June 21, 2005, Karlović equalled the record for most aces hit in a match, having struck 51 past Daniele Bracciali in the first round of the Grand Slam Wimbledon tournament. Incidentally, he lost the match after five sets of play. He tied the record previously held by Sweden's Joachim Johansson.
During Ivo's childhood, his mother Gordana worked in agriculture, while his father Vlado was a meteorologist. He married his wife Alsi on March 29, 2005. It is not a surprise that one of his favorite activities is playing basketball. Ivo has a stutter . [1]
1. http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=K336
★
★ Karlovic Recent Match Results
★ Karlovic World Ranking History
'Ivo Karlović' (born 28 February, 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player. At 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) tall, Karlović is the tallest player ever to play in an ATP event. His best ATP singles ranking to date is world #30, which he attained in August 2007. He is currently ranked 30th as of August 27, 2007. Many regard Karlovic's serve to be the best the game has ever seen.
| Contents |
| Playing career |
| Service |
| Personal Life |
| Titles (3) |
| Singles titles (2) |
| Doubles (1) |
| References |
| External links |
Playing career
He debuted for the Croatian Davis Cup team in 2000 against Ireland, when he won the dead rubber. Karlović appeared in a starting line-up for first time in 2002 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, but he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela in the second rubber and to Gastón Gaudio in fifth and decisive rubber. He has posted a 4-2 career record (2-2 in singles) in three ties since 2000.
Karlović caused a stunning upset at Wimbledon 2003 when he beat defending champion Lleyton Hewitt in his first-ever match in a Grand Slam tournament. He finished the 2003 year in the Top 100 and as the No. 3 Croatian, behind Ivan Ljubičić and Mario Ančić.
Ivo continued to be a surprising force on the circuit during the 2004 season in which he won at Calabasas, California, and has made it to the round of sixteen in many tournaments, including Wimbledon, where he lost in straight sets to the eventual champion Roger Federer.
In 2005, Karlović reached his first ATP final at the Queen's Club Championships, defeating Lleyton Hewitt and Thomas Johansson along the way. In the final he lost to Andy Roddick in a match with no breaks of serve (7-6, 7-6). After the final, Roddick said of Karlović's serve, "It's probably the biggest weapon in tennis... you don't really get a feel for it unless you are on the other side. It was not fun at times."
On 19 October, 2005, he finally defeated long time rival Andy Roddick in the Madrid Masters event.
In November 2005, he was a member of the Croatian team that won the Davis Cup. He did not play in the finals but played in a few dead rubbers in previous rounds.
On 26 February 2006, he won his first ATP Doubles Tournament with Australian Chris Haggard, beating the America duo of James Blake and Mardy Fish in The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup, Memphis, USA. On 10 April, he reached a career high of #44 in doubles.
At age 28 Ivo finally won his first ATP Singles Title at the 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas, after beating Argentinian Mariano Zabaleta in the final 6-4, 6-1.
On 29 May 2007 at the French Open he defeated 8th seeded James Blake in the first round 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. In the next round he lost to Jonas Bjorkman, 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(2) 3-6.
On 23 June 2007, he won his second title of the year and his career at Nottingham, the last grass tune-up before Wimbledon, defeating #7 seed Stanislas Wawrinka, Gilles Simon, Juan Martin Del Potro, #2 seed Dmitry Tursunov (a match played on indoor hard courts due to torrential rain), and Arnaud Clement. As a result, he surpassed his career high from May of last year and broke into the top 45 for the first time. Despite a first round loss at Wimbledon, he rose to #40, making his top 40 debut.
Service
Ivo has been involved in many records of the ATP tour, including most aces in a match, most tiebreaks in a year and this year he could be set to beat the record for most aces in a year, a record that fellow Croatian compatriot Goran Ivanisevic holds, with 1477 aces served in 1996.
Beacuse Karlovic's service is so hard to break and because of his inability to break his opponents' service game, he is involved in a unusually high amount of tiebreaks.
As a result this has led some top players on the tour to jokingly say they should just play 2 tiebreaks instead of 2 sets when playing Karlovic.
On 3 August 2007 in his match against Paul Capdeville, Ivo Karlovic hit a second serve of 144 mph, a new world record for fastest second serve.
On June 21, 2005, Karlović equalled the record for most aces hit in a match, having struck 51 past Daniele Bracciali in the first round of the Grand Slam Wimbledon tournament. Incidentally, he lost the match after five sets of play. He tied the record previously held by Sweden's Joachim Johansson.
Personal Life
During Ivo's childhood, his mother Gordana worked in agriculture, while his father Vlado was a meteorologist. He married his wife Alsi on March 29, 2005. It is not a surprise that one of his favorite activities is playing basketball. Ivo has a stutter . [1]
Titles (3)
Singles titles (2)
| 'Legend (Singles)' |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| 'No.' | 'Date' | 'Tournament' | 'Surface' | 'Opponent in the final' | 'Score' |
| 1. | April 9, 2007 | Houston, United States | Clay | Mariano Zabaleta | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 2. | June 18, 2007 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Arnaud Clément | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
Doubles (1)
| 'No.' | 'Date' | 'Tournament' | 'Surface' | 'Partner' | 'Opponents in the final' | 'Score' |
| 1. | February 20, 2006 | Memphis, United States | Hard | Chris Haggard | James Blake & Mardy Fish | 0-6, 7-5, 10-5 |
References
1. http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/highlights.asp?playernumber=K336
External links
★
★ Karlovic Recent Match Results
★ Karlovic World Ranking History
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