Nenad Zimonjic | Bio | ATP Tour

Nicknames areZiki,Zimoand Zimone.
Began playing at age 9.
Father, Mirko; mother, Nevenka; older brother, Igor.
Played soccer, track, basketball and handball as a child.
Boyhood heroes were Michael Jordan and Carl Lewis.
Enjoys music of U2, Dire Straits and Seal.
Considers his serve as his best shot and fast clay &hard courts as his favourite surfaces.
Credits former pro Robert Seguso with providing assistanceand guidance early in his career.
Served on ATP Player Council from 2010-12.
Wife, Mina; twins, Leon and Luna.
Underwent double-hip replacement surgery on 8 June 2018 in Germany by Dr. Christian Fulghum and Dr. Andreas Berger. Completed rehab in Germany with long-time physio Klaus Eder, who has helped him since 2010.
Missed Australian Open in 2016 for 1st time since 1998 due to broken right thumb suffered in alpine ski accident.

(UPDATED 20 APRIL 2021)

Top Serbian doubles player of all time spent 43 weeks as World No. 1 and ended 6 years in Top 10, including No. 1 in 2008.
Qualified for ATP Finals 8 times with 5 different partners, winning title in 2008 and 2010 w/Nestor.
Winner of 54 men’s doubles titles with 16 partners, including 27 w/Nestor, 3+ each year from 2006-14 and 1+ from 1999-2014.
Owns 8 Grand Slam titles: 3 in men’s doubles w/Nestor (2008-09 Wimbledon, 2010 Roland Garros) and 5 in mixed doubles with 4 different partners.
Captured 10 of his 15 ATP Masters 1000 titles w/Nestor, winning 5 in 2009 including all 3 clay-court events (Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid).
Earned 710 doubles victories overall, including 30+ wins in 13 consecutive seasons (2003-15) and excluding biggest singles win of career over No. 6 Agassi at 2004 St. Polten.
Four-time Olympian, 2010 Davis Cup champion (as a player) and 2020 ATP Cup champion (as captain).