Zvonimir Babić
Zvonimir Babić at the 2024 Platzmann-Sauerland Open | |
| Country (sports) | Croatia |
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| Born | 22 October 1995 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Mississippi |
| Prize money | $31,180 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 220 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 320 (27 May 2024) |
| Last updated on: 27 May 2023. | |
Zvonimir Babić (born 22 October 1995) is a Croatian tennis player specializing in doubles.
Babić has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 220 achieved on 17 July 2023.[1]
Babić made his ATP main draw debut at the 2023 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Luka Mikrut.
College
Babić started professional career in 2021, after graduating from the University of Mississippi obtaining a Master’s degree in accounting. The Daily Mississippian wrote an article about Babić's transition from professional accounting to tennis. [2] Tennis.legend social media account posted a video of Babić playing a college match vs Florida Gators' Oliver Crawford and the video quickly became viral. The video gained more than 500.000 views on Instagram/Tik Tok with more than 50.000 likes [3]
Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2021 | M15 Rovinj, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Josip Krstanović | Marco Bortolotti Victor Vlad Cornea |
6–3, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2021 | M15 Šibenik, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | David Pichler | Borna Devald Mili Poljičak |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alexander Donski | Théo Arribagé Titouan Droguet |
6–1, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2022 | M25 Opatija, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petros Tsitsipas | Riccardo Bonadio Michael Vrbenský |
6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2022 | M25 Koksijde, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Simon Freund | Hernán Casanova Murkel Dellien |
1–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2022 | M25 Rodez, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Walkin | Mats Hermans Mick Veldheer |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jan 2023 | M25 Veigy-Foncenex, France | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | Niklas Schell | Tristan Lamasine Matteo Martineau |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2023 | M15 Osijek, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Luka Mikrut | Nikola Bašić Pavel Verbin |
3–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
References
- ^ "Zvonimir Babic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "UM Alum Begins Professional Tennis Career in Croatia". 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Incredible College Tennis Point". 12 May 2024.