Aleksandar Kovacevic (tennis)
American tennis player (born 1998)
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Aleksandar Kovacevic (born August 29, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54 achieved on January 12, 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 254, reached on April 3, 2023.[1]
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United StatesKovacevic at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Born | August 29, 1998 New York City, US |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 2021[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Illinois |
| Coach | Damion Jackson David Witt (2026-) |
| Prize money | US $2,568,101 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 37–63 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (January 12, 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 92 (March 16, 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2023, 2024, 2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024, 2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2024, 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 254 (April 3, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 580 (March 2, 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2023, 2025) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | SF (2024) |
| Last updated on: March 9, 2026. | |
Early life and background
Kovacevic was born in New York City, to parents Milanka from Bosnia and Milan from Serbia.[2] They played table tennis and met on the Ping Pong tour during a tournament in their teenage years. In the 1990s, his family emigrated from Yugoslavia to the United States, where his father, Milan, studied computer science at UCLA and then worked at Columbia University.[3]
Kovacevic started taking tennis lessons in his childhood and rapidly took part in junior tournaments. Kovacevic cites the 2005 US Open match between Novak Djokovic and Gaël Monfils, which he watched on Court 10 at Flushing Meadows, as the reason why he began playing tennis.[4][5]
Professional career
2021: Turned Pro, Grand Slam qualifying debut
Kovacevic made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the 2021 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.[6] Next he defeated Tseng Chun-hsin to reach his first ATP quarterfinal and Mackenzie McDonald to reach his first ATP semifinal.[7][8] As a result, he climbed 55 positions and reached No. 167 on October 3, 2022.[9]
2023: First Challenger win, Major and Masters debuts, top 125
Kovacevic 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.[10]
In March, he won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Texas Tennis Classic in Waco, Texas as a wildcard.[11] 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 and recorded his first Masters win against Jaume Munar.[12][13]
Kovacevic 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.[14] He defeated qualifier Omni Kumar and then world No. 13 Cameron Norrie in the second round of the 2023 Los Cabos Open for the biggest win of his career,[15] to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to Dominik Koepfer.[16]
Kovacevic qualified at the Masters 1000 at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters on his debut but lost to Chilean Cristian Garín. He won his third Challenger title at the 2023 Shenzhen Longhua Open, defeating Portuguese Nuno Borges. He also reached the semifinals at the new 2023 Shenzhen Luohu Challenger but lost after a walkover.
2024: Australian Open debut and first major win, top 75
Kovacevic qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this major and recorded his first win in five sets over Chilean Alejandro Tabilo. As a result, he moved into the top 85 in the singles rankings.[17]
Kovacevic entered the 2024 Delray Beach Open as a wildcard and the following week qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open[18] where in the latter, he reached back-to-back quarterfinals at this tournament.[19][20] He also qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament, the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel and defeated Los Cabos champion, Australian Jordan Thompson.
The American also received an invitation for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open.[21][22] At the next Masters, the 2024 Miami Open, he reached the main draw after qualifying.
At the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, he recorded his first victory on clay in 3 hours and 16 minutes, the longest first round and tied for second-longest recorded match in the Houston tournament history, over another Australian, Thanasi Kokkinakis.[23][24][25] In the next round, he met sixth seed Jordan Thompson again, losing in three sets in the longest recorded match in the tournament history lasting 3 hours and 34 minutes, with two tiebreaks in the last two sets.[26][27]
At the ATP 500 Citi DC Open in Washington, he reached the round of 16, defeating Atlanta champion Yoshihito Nishioka and 11th seed Roberto Carballés Baena and moved into the top 80 in the rankings on 5 August 2024 and to the top 75 two weeks later.[28]
2025: Two ATP Tour finals, top 60
In January, Kovacevic won the Oeiras Indoors II Challenger, defeating Zsombor Piros in the final.[29][30] He qualified for the main-draw at the Open Occitanie in Montpellier, France, and went on to defeat top seed and world No. 10 Andrey Rublev in the last four to reach his first ATP Tour final,[31][32] where he lost to Canadian second seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in a deciding set tiebreak.[33][34]
In July, Kovacevic reached his second ATP Tour final at the Los Cabos Open, defeating again top seed and world No. 10 Andrey Rublev in the last four. He lost to another Canadian, Denis Shapovalov, in the final.[35] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 66 on 21 July 2025.[36]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 9 | 1–9 | ||||||||
| ATP 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | ||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Italian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–8 | 2–2 | 0 / 18 | 3–18 | ||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 65 | |||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–9 | 10–22 | 13–23 | 8–10 | 0 / 65 | 37–65 | ||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 356 | 158 | 110 | 111 | 62 | |||||||||||
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2025 | Open Occitanie, France | ATP 250 | Hard (i) |  Félix Auger-Aliassime |
2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2025 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | ATP 250 | Hard | Denis Shapovalov |
4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | Indy Challenger, US | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Wu Yibing |
7–6(12–10), 6–7(13–15), 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2023 | Cleveland Open, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | Wu Yibing |
3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2023 | Texas Tennis Classic, US | Challenger | Hard |  Alexandre Müller |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | Challenger | Hard |  Nuno Borges |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2023 | Challenger Temuco, Chile | Challenger | Hard |  Gilbert Klier Jr. |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jan 2025 | Oeiras Indoors, Portugal | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Zsombor Piros |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 6–1 | Mar 2025 | Copa Cap Cana, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Hard |  Damir Džumhur |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2019 | M25 Fayetteville, US | WTT | Clay |  Roberto Cid Subervi |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | Seoul Open Challenger, South Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Chung Yun-seong |
 Kaichi Uchida  Wu Tung-lin |
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [9–11] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2023 | Challenger Temuco, Chile | Challenger | Hard |  Keegan Smith |
Mateus Alves  Matías Soto |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2020 | M15 Fayetteville, US | WTT | Hard | Liam Draxl |
 Charles Broom Matías Soto |
6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Wins over top 10 players
- Kovacevic has a 2–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[37]
| Season | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||||||
| 1. |  Andrey Rublev |
10 | Open Occitanie, France | Hard (i) | SF | 7–5, 6–4 | 102 |
| 2. | Andrey Rublev |
10 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | Hard | SF | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 76 |
- *As of 19 July 2025[update]
