Aleksandar Kovacevic
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Aleksandar Kovacevic
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    • Nickname is Kova.
    • Speaks both Serbian and English.
    • Born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City and started playing tennis at age fivein Central Park, tagging along with his parents.
    • Currently lives and trains in Boca Raton, Florida.
    • Father, Milan, is from Serbia and mother, Milanka, is from Bosnia. Parents played table tennis. Father is currently a software engineer, mother is an injury prevention therapist.
    • Sister, Lena, attends Florida Atlantic University.
    • Favourite surface is indoor hard, tournament is US Open and shot is forehand.
    • Tennis idol is Novak Djokovic.
    • Graduated from the University of Illinois in 2021 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, competing on the tennis team for five years. Has started a Master's in Finance as well.
    • Favourite athlete is football star Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • Favourite movie is Shawshank Redemption and TV show is The Sopranos.
    • Favourite city is Las Vegas.
    • Biggest passion outside tennis is snowboarding.
    • Would be a DJ if wasn't a tennis player.
    • Most memorable off-court experience was skydiving in college.
    • Favourite music is Michael Jackson and electronic music (Avicii).

    (UPDATED 22 MAY2023)

    • Achieved career-high No. 101 on 3 April 2023following 12-1 start to season on ATP Challenger Tour.
    • Won Challenger titles at Cleveland and Waco in 2023, highlighted by win over Wu Yibing in Cleveland final.
    • As lucky loserat 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Miami, defeated Munar and lost to F. Cerundolo in 2R.
    • Defeated countryman McDonald to reach 2022 Seoul SF (l. to eventual champ Nishioka in 3 sets) in ATP Tour main draw debut as 222nd-ranked LL.
    • Has a 54-44 career record on ATP Challenger Tour and 52-39 on hard courts with 2 titles (2-5 on clay).
    • Played 5 years of college tennis at University of Illinois, where he was a 2-time All-American and graduated in 2021 with finance degree.
    • Born and raised in New York City, where he started playing tennis as a 4-year-old at Central Park with his parents, Milan and Milanka, who are ex-pro table tennis players from former Yugoslavia.

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