Viktor Galović

Viktor Galović (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋîktor ɡâːloʋitɕ];[1][2] born 19 September 1990) is a former Croatian tennis player. Galović has a career high ATP singles ranking of 173, achieved on 14 May 2018. Galović had previously represented Italy where he was raised but in 2014 switched back to his home country of Croatia.

Viktor Galović
Galović at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameViktor Galović
Country (sports) Italy (2008–2014)
 Croatia (2014–present)
ResidenceBussero, Italy
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Nova Gradiška, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2011
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two–handed backhand)
CoachDaniel Panajotti
Prize money$384,965
Singles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 173 (14 May 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2018, 2020)
French OpenQ2 (2018)
WimbledonQ3 (2019)
US OpenQ2 (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 490 (19 March 2018)
Last updated on: 10 June 2021.
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Career

Galović made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Philipp Davydenko, Lukáš Dlouhý and Antonio Veić en route. In the main draw he lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets in the first round.

Galović had his grass debut in Stuttgart where he lost in the second round of qualifications to Denis Kudla. But he was lucky and he received an entry as a lucky loser. In the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart he lost to Maximilian Marterer 6:3,4:6,1:6.

Galović retired in July 2021 due to continuous back and hip injuries.[3]

Davis cup

Galović represented Croatia two times in Davis cup. First time on 17 September in Bogotá, Colombia, where he beat Alejandro González 6:4,2:6,6:2.

Second time in Osijek, Croatia in the first round of Davis cup main draw. Croatia played against Canada. He played against Denis Shapovalov on 2 February 2018 and lost 4:6,4:6,2:6.

Galović was on the list of the Croatian players in the quarters of Davis cup where he supported Croatia against Kazakhstan.

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament20172018201920202021SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q2 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q2 Q3 NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Mar 2012 Ukraine F3, Cherkassy Futures Hard Ukraine Oleksandr Nedovyesov 2-6, 3-6
Win 1-1 Jul 2012 Italy F18, Modena Futures Clay Italy Enrico Fioravante 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2-1 Nov 2012 Greece F5, Heraklion Futures Carpet Germany Robin Kern 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7-5
Win 3-1 Apr 2014 Italy F8, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay Italy Alberto Brizzi 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6-3
Loss 3-2 Apr 2015 Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay Norway Viktor Durasovic 3-6, 2-6
Loss 3-3 Jun 2015 Italy F14, Napoli Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini 2-6, 3-6
Loss 3-4 Mar 2017 Italy F3, Basiglio Futures Hard Italy Alessandro Bega 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3-5 May 2017 Italy F14, Frascati Futures Clay Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar 1-6, 2-6
Loss 3-6 Jun 2017 Italy F17, Bergamo Futures Clay Argentina Andrea Collarini 2-6, 4-6
Win 4-6 Jul 2017 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić 7–6(7–3), 6-4
Loss 4-7 Jul 2017 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Spain Nicola Kuhn 6–2, 5–7, 2–4 ret.

Doubles: 8 (4–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1-0 Oct 2011 Turkey F29, Antalya Futures Hard Romania Andrei Mlendea Italy Massimo Capone
Italy Alessandro Colella		 7–6(7–1), 6-4
Win 2-0 Apr 2012 Italy F6, Vicenza Futures Clay Italy Federico Torresi Italy Marco Speronello
Italy Andrea Fava		 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 2-1 May 2012 Italy F7, Sanremo Futures Clay Italy Matteo Donati Italy Claudio Grassi
Latvia Andis Juška		 5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–14]
Loss 2-2 Sep 2013 Italy F27, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay Italy Matteo Rigamonti Italy Pietro Rondoni
Italy Riccardo Sinicropi		 5-7, 5-7
Loss 2-3 Mar 2015 Italy F2, Trento Futures Carpet Republic of Ireland Sam Barry Netherlands Sander Arends
Netherlands Niels Lootsma		 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 2-4 Apr 2015 Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay Italy Antonio Massara Italy Marco Bartolotti
Italy Davide Della Tommasina		 4-6, 4-6
Win 3-4 Mar 2017 Italy F5, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay Italy Andrea Basso Argentina Juan Pablo Paz
Romania Dragos Dima		 6-4, 6-4
Win 4-4 Apr 2017 Italy F9, Santa Margherita Di Pula Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Frigerio Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk
Poland Grzegorz Panfil		 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

References
  1. "Vȉktor". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Vȉktor
  2. "gȃo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Gȃlović
  3. "Viktor Galovic si racconta, da tennista a direttore del Challenger di Verona. "Sogno un ATP 250"".


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