Aleksandar Kovacevic (tennis)
Aleksandar Kovacevic (; born August 29, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. Kovacevic has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 101, achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 254, achieved also on 3 April 2023. Early life

Born in New York, Kovacevic is of Serbian origin. His mother Milanka is from Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his father Milan Kovačević is from Belgrade, Serbia. Both his parents played table tennis and met during a tournament on the junior circuit. Later they emigrated to the United States where Milan studied computer science at UCLA. When Kovacevic was younger, the family visited Serbia every year. He cites the 2005 US Open match between Novak Djokovic and Gaël Monfils, which he watched on TV when he was age 6, as the reason why he began playing tennis. Career

2021: Turned Pro, Grand Slam qualifying debut 
Kovacevic made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the US Open, where he advanced to the final round before falling to Argentine Marco Trungelliti. 2022: ATP debut, first win and semifinal, Top 200
Kovacevic made his Top 250 debut on July 25, 2022, as world No. 227 following a final showing at the 2022 Indy Challenger. Kovacevic made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Korea Open, where he entered as a lucky loser. He recorded his first ATP tour level win by defeating Miomir Kecmanović in the first round. Next he defeated Tseng Chun-hsin to reach his first ATP quarterfinal and Mackenzie McDonald to reach his first ATP semifinal. As a result, he climbed 55 positions and reached No. 167 on October 3, 2022. 2023: First Challenger win, Major and Masters debuts, top 105
He reached the top 125 on 6 February 2023, following his first Challenger title at the 2023 Cleveland Open. At the 2023 Delray Beach Open, he received a wildcard for his second ATP tour event, losing in the first round to Michael Mmoh. In March, he won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Texas Tennis Classic in Waco, Texas as a wildcard. He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open as a wildcard. He reached the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open as a lucky loser. He recorded his first Masters win against Jaume Munar. He entered the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a direct entry. He was accepted as a direct entry at the 2023 French Open, making his Grand Slam debut where he played Novak Djokovic. He defeated world No. 13 Cameron Norrie in the second round of the 2023 Los Cabos Open for the biggest win of his career, to reach the quarterfinals. He qualified at the Masters 1000 at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters on his debut but lost to Cristian Garín. He won his third Challenger title at the 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open, defeating Nuno Borges. He also reached the semifinals at the new 2023 Shenzhen Luohu Challenger but lost after a walkover. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

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1998 births
Living people
Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis players
American male tennis players
21st-century American people
Tennis people from New York (state)
American people of Serbian descent