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LTA PLAYER GUIDE 2013

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ALEX BOGDANOVIC <strong>2013</strong><br />

CAREER:<br />

• Started playing on the junior circuit in 1999 during which time his best results were reaching<br />

the semi-finals of the US Open Juniors and the Banana Bowl in 2001, reaching No. 14 in<br />

the world juniors.<br />

• “Boggo” has made eight consecutive appearances at Wimbledon between 2002 and 2009<br />

where he faced the likes of Roger Federer (2004), Rafael Nadal (2006) and Thomas Berdych<br />

(2009) in the first rounds.<br />

• In 2003 he made his Davis Cup debut for GB, then in 2004 made his only other Grand Slam<br />

appearance outside of Wimbledon at the US Open… Has now played in five Davis Cup ties…<br />

Has spent a large proportion of 2011/2012 playing Challenger events in the USA.<br />

2012-13<br />

• Fell 1r of Aegon Championships qualifying; back in the US won Pittsburgh and Rochester<br />

ITF Futures back to back; finalist in Irvine-CA; best result in <strong>2013</strong> has been reaching F of ITF<br />

Oklahoma City.<br />

PERSONAL<br />

Parents (Dusan and Amelia) and sister Amelia fled war-torn Yugoslavia in 1992 to seek a better<br />

llife… initially took up tennis to make friends in a new country. Favourite surfaces are grass and<br />

indoor hard… Favourite football team is Man United<br />

GRAND SLAM RECORD<br />

KEY FACTS<br />

Date of Birth: 22.05.1984<br />

Born: Belgrade, Serbia<br />

Plays: Left-handed<br />

Height: 1.83m<br />

Lives: Tampa, Florida<br />

Trains: Saddlebrook, Florida<br />

Coach: none<br />

Career Titles (singles):<br />

9 ATP challengers & 4 ITF Futures<br />

Career Titles (doubles): 0<br />

2012-13 SINGLES ACTIVITY:<br />

Click below and choose ‘Activity’ tab to see most recent results over the last 12 months<br />

http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=30022469<br />

W-L 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02<br />

Australian Open - - - - - - - - - - - -<br />

French Open - - - - - - - - - - - -<br />

Wimbledon 0-8 - - - 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r<br />

US Open 0-1 - - - - - - - - 1r - -<br />

YEAR END RANKINGS: SINGLES<br />

Highest Ranking: 108 (June 2007)<br />

Website: www.alexbogdanovic.com<br />

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000<br />

326 292 163 188 190 123 168 195 278 459 722 - -<br />

<strong>LTA</strong> Player Guide<br />

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