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Blaž Kavčič (born 5 March 1987) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. He was the highest ranked Slovenian male player ever, achieving a career-high of World No. 68 in August 2012, until Aljaž Bedene began to play for Slovenia again in January 2018, overtaking him with a career high ranking of 49. He became the first Slovenian ATP singles player to: achieve a Top 100 ranking, win a Grand Slam main draw match and perform at the Summer Olympics. He became the second Slovene ATP player earning over 2 million US dollars in prize money and is the second highest ever paid male Slovene player in history after Aljaž Bedene.

This article is about Slovenian tennis player. For Slovenian politician, see Blaž Kavčič (politician).

Blaž Kavčič
Country (sports) Slovenia
ResidenceDubai, UAE
Born (1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 35)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBlaž Trupej
Prize money$2,017,578
Official websiteen.blazkavcic.com
Singles
Career record57-89
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 68 (6 August 2012)
Current rankingNo. 1218T (25 July 2022)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2013)
French Open2R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Wimbledon2R (2015)
US Open3R (2014)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record13-17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 178 (13 May 2012)
Current rankingNo. 2155T (25 July 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2011, 2012)
Last updated on: 25 July 2022.

Tennis career



2005-2006: Turned Pro, Davis Cup debut


Kavčič turned professional in 2005 playing exclusively on the ATP Futures and ATP Challenger Series circuit for three seasons.

In 2006, Kavčič made his Davis Cup debut for Slovenia.


2008-2009


In 2008 he qualified for ATP events – in Zagreb, where he lost to Roko Karanušić. In Pörtschach he defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round before losing to Igor Kunitsyn. He finished the year ranked No. 260.

In 2009 he didn't play in any of ATP Tour main draws. He played in qualifications of three Grand Slams, but lost all of them. He also played in Davis Cup.


2010


In 2010 he reached the second round in Houston on clay, but lost to big serving Sam Querrey.

Kavčič played in the 2010 French Open where he won his first grand slam match by defeating Eduardo Schwank. He became the first Slovenian male player to directly qualify for a Grand Slam tournament without having to go through qualifying rounds.

Together with Slovenia Davis Cup Team he won the 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II, ensuring Slovenia to advance to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.


2011


In 2011 at Chennai Open he reached his first career quarterfinal on the ATP Tour. He lost there against Tomáš Berdych from Czech Republic.[2]

In the 2011 Australian Open he reached the second round for the first time in his career. He was the first Slovenian ATP player in 2R of Australia.

As a first Slovenian player on ATP Masters 1000 series he performed at 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami and lost in three sets in the first round against Olivier Rochus.

At Serbia Open he lost his second quarterfinal match in straight sets against Novak Djokovic.

At 2011 Swedish Open he lost his third quarterfinal match against Tomáš Berdych.

In the 2011 US Open he played his first tournament where he lost in 1R. He also played his first Grand Slam Men's Doubles and lost in first round.


2012


In the 2012 Australian Open he lost in the second round against Juan Martín del Potro.

In the 2012 French Open he lost in straight sets in the second round against Novak Djokovic.

At 2012 Summer Olympics he reached second round where he lost against David Ferrer. He is the first Slovenian who competed at Men's Singles Tennis competition at Olympic Games.[3]


2013


At the 2013 Australian Open, Kavcic made it to the third round of a grand slam for the first time in his career, defeating the 29th seed Thomaz Bellucci and local wildcard James Duckworth, before losing to 7th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets.

In the 2013 French Open he lost in five sets in the second round against Andreas Seppi.


2021


At the 2021 Zadar Open he won his third Challenger doubles title partnering his good friend Blaž Rola.

At the 2021 Split Open he lost to Rola in his 31st Challenger singles final.[4]


2022: Retirement


He officially announced his retirement in April at the end of the season in September after the Davis Cup.[5][6][7]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals



Singles: 36 (19–17)


Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (17–14)
ITF Futures Tour (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–10)
Clay (9–7)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2006 Croatia F4, Čakovec Futures Clay Predrag Rusevski 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Sep 2006 Croatia F6, Zagreb Futures Clay Rok Jark 6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Dec 2006 Tunisia F7, Megrine Futures Hard Malek Jaziri 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jun 2007 Bosnia and Herxegovina F4, Prijedor Futures Clay Predrag Rusevski 3–6, 4-6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2008 Slovenia F3, Koper Futures Clay Grega Žemlja 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 May 2009 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay Kevin Anderson 6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2–5 May 2009 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard Danai Udomchoke 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–5 May 2009 Alessandria, Italy Challenger Clay Jesse Levine 7–5, 6–3
Win 4–5 Jun 2009 Constanța, Romania Challenger Clay Julian Reister 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Jul 2009 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 6–7(2-7)
Win 5–6 Aug 2010 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Michael Venus 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Win 6–6 Sep 2010 Rijeka, Croatia Challenger Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 7–6 Sep 2010 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay David Goffin 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 7–7 Aug 2011 Qarshi, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Denis Istomin 3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win 8–7 Sep 2011 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Pere Riba 6–4, 6–1
Loss 8–8 Mar 2012 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay Simone Bolelli 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–8 Apr 2012 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Júlio Silva 6–3, 7–5
Win 10–8 Jun 2012 Fürth, Germany Challenger Clay Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win 11–8 Sep 2013 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Suk-Young Jeong 6–3, 6–1
Win 12–8 Jun 2014 Fergana, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Win 13–8 Jun 2014 Tianjin, China Challenger Hard Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 13–9 Jun 2014 Nanchang, China Challenger Hard Go Soeda 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3-7)
Win 14–9 Jul 2014 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard Gilles Müller 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Win 15–9 Mar 2015 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard André Ghem 7–5, 6–4
Loss 15–10 Apr 2015 Batman, Turkey Challenger Hard Dudi Sela 7–6(7-5), 3–6, 3–6
Loss 15–11 Jul 2016 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard Go Soeda 7–6(7-4), 4–6, 2–6
Win 16–11 Sep 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Go Soeda 6–0, 1–0 ret.
Loss 16–12 Jan 2017 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard Janko Tipsarević 3–6, 6–7(1-7)
Loss 16–13 Feb 2017 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Hard Yasutaka Uchiyama 3–6, 4–6
Loss 16–14 Mar 2017 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Yūichi Sugita 6–7(6-8), 4–6
Win 17–14 Jul 2017 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard Peter Polansky 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Win 18–14 Jul 2017 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Peter Polansky 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Win 19–14 Sep 2018 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard Hiroki Moriya 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 19–15 Nov 2018 Shenzhen, China Challenger Hard Miomir Kecmanovic 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 19–16 Oct 2020 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Facundo Bagnis 7–6(7-4), 4–6 ret.
Loss 19–17 Apr 2021 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Blaz Rola 6–2, 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 15 (5–9)


Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–5)
ITF Futures Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (4–6)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2005 Tunisia F4, Sfax Futures Hard Rok Jarc Gordan Peranec
Carlos Rexach-Itoiz		 7–6(10-8), 6–1
Loss 1–1 Oct 2006 Portugal F4, Albufeira Futures Hard Grega Žemlja Vjekoslav Skenderovic
Josko Topic		 3–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2007 Croatia F5, Rovinj Futures Clay Jaroslav Pospíšil Nikola Martinovic
Josko Topic		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 2007 Italy F11, Padova Futures Clay Grega Žemlja Alejandro Fabbri
Gabriel Trujillo Soler		 6–7(5-7), 2–6
Loss 1–4 May 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina F3, Brčko Futures Clay Daniel Danilović Lazar Magdinchev
Predrag Rusevski		 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2007 Slovenia F2, Maribor Futures Clay Luka Ocvirk Ante Nakic-Alfirevic
Antonio Veić		 6–3, 6–0
Win 3–4 Sep 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina F5, Mostar Futures Clay Jaroslav Pospíšil Matwé Middelkoop
Francesco Piccari		 4–6, 6–3, [10-5]
Win 4–4 Mar 2012 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay Antonio Velc Javier Martí
Leonardo Tavares		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–5 Apr 2012 Blumenau, Brazil Challenger Clay Antonio Velc Marin Draganja
Dino Marcan		 2–6, 0–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2012 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay Franko Skugor Nikola Mektic
Antonio Velc		 2–6, 7–5, [7-10]
Win 5–6 Oct 2015 Sacramento, USA Challenger Hard Grega Žemlja Daniel Brands
Dustin Brown		 6–1, 3–6, [10-3]
Loss 5–7 Feb 2017 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Hard Franko Skugor Dino Marcan
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn		 3–6, 6–3, [14-16]
Loss 5–8 Apr 2017 Anning, China Challenger Clay Steven de Waard Dino Marcan
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn		 7–5, 3–6, [7-10]
Loss 5–9 Nov 2019 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard Sekou Bangoura Mitchell Krueger
Blaz Rola		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6-9 Mar 2021 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Blaž Rola Lukáš Klein
Alex Molčan		 2–6, 6–2, [10–3]

Singles 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.
Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R A Q2 1R A Q2 A 0 / 7 5–7 42%
French Open A 2R 2R 2R 2R Q2 1R A Q2 Q1 A Q1 Q2 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Wimbledon Q3 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2R Q1 Q1 A Q2 NH Q1 0 / 5 1–5 17%
US Open Q3 A 1R 1R Q2 3R* A Q2 1R A Q2 A Q1 0 / 4 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 3–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 21 12–20 38%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open A A 1R A 1R A A A A A A NH A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A Q2 A A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A Q2 1R Q2 A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held 2R Not Held A NH A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Overall win–loss 3–2 7–8 13–18 6–15 11–15 7–7 3–10 0–0 1–2 2–8 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 90 57–89 39%
Year-end ranking 125 112 92 92 102 105 151 217 97 206 345 269 293 N/A

Davis Cup



Singles performances (17–9)


Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Result Outcome
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II
1R
 7-Apr-2006 Algeria Clay Rachid Baba-Aisa 6–0, 6–1 Win
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 1R 11-Apr-2008 Cyprus Hard Marcos Baghdatis 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 Lose
13-Apr-2008 Photos Kallias 6–1, 6–1 Win
RPO
 20-Jul-2008 Tunisia Clay Haithem Abid 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 Win
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 1R 6-Mar-2009 Egypt Carpet Karim Maamoun 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 Win
8-Mar-2009 Mahmoud Ezz 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Win
QF
 10-Jul-2009 Lithuania Clay Gvidas Sabeckis 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 Win
SF
 20-Sep-2009 Latvia Carpet Andis Juška 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 Lose
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II
1R
 5-Mar-2010 Norway Hard Stian Boretti 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 Win
QF 9-Jul-2010 Bulgaria Clay Grigor Dimitrov 1–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 Win
11-Jul-2010 Todor Enev 6–2, 6–1 Win
SF 17-Sep-2010 Lithuania Hard Ričardas Berankis 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(9–11), 4–6 Lose
19-Sep-2010 Laurynas Grigelis 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) Win
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 4-Mar-2011 Finland Clay Harri Heliövaara 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 Win
6-Mar-2011 Jarkko Nieminen 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 Lose
2R 8-Jul-2011 Italy Clay Potito Starace 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 Lose
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I
1R
 10-Feb-2012 Denmark Hard Frederik Nielsen 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 Win
2R 6-Apr-2012 South Africa Hard Ruan Roalofse 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 Win
8-Apr-2012 Izak van der Merwe 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 4–6 Lose
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 1-Feb-2013 Poland Hard (I) Jerzy Janowicz 3–6, 3–6, 5–7 Lose
PO 13-Sep-2013 South Africa Clay Ruan Roalofse 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 Win
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 31-Jan-2014 Portugal Hard (I) Gastão Elias 7–6(16–14), 6–1, 6–4 Win
2-Feb-2014 João Sousa 7–5, 7–5, 6–2 Win
2R
 4-Apr-2014 Israel Clay Amir Weintraub 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 Lose
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group II
1R
 5-Feb-2017 Monaco Hard Lucas Catarina 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 Win
2020 World Group I Play-offs
RPO
 7-Mar-2020 Pakistan Grass Aqeel Khan 6–0, 6–7(6–8), 4–6 Lose

Doubles performances (5–4)


Edition Round Date Partnering Against Surface Opponent Result Outcome
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2R 9-Jul-2011 Grega Žemlja Italy Clay Potito Starace
Daniele Bracciali		 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 Lose
2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 11-Feb-2012 Grega Žemlja Denmark Hard Thomas Kromann
Frederik Nielsen		 6–4, 6–7(7–5), 6–4, 7–5 Win
2R 7-Apr-2012 Grega Žemlja South Africa Hard Raven Klaasen
Izak van der Merwe		 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 1–6, 4–6 Lose
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 2-Feb-2013 Grega Žemlja Poland Hard (I) Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 13–11 Win
PO 13-Sep-2013 Blaž Rola South Africa Clay Raven Klaasen
Nikala Scholtz		 7–5, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) Win
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R 1-Feb-2014 Grega Žemlja Portugal Hard (I) Gastão Elias
João Sousa		 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Win
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group I RPO 1-Nov-2015 Blaz Rola Lithuania Hard (I) Laurynas Grigelis
Lukas Mugevicius		 6–4, 7–6(7-1), 6–4 Win
2017 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 1R 5-Feb-2017 Grega Žemlja Monaco Hard Romain Arneodo
Benjamin Balleret		 2–6, 4–6, 3–6 Lose
2020 World Group I Play-offs
RPO
 7-Mar-2020 Tom Kocevar-Desman Pakistan Grass Aqeel Khan
Aisam Qureshi		 3–6, 6–7(7–9) Lose

References


  1. ATP Profile
  2. "Tomas Berdych destroys Blaz Kavcic; moves into the semi-finals – SkiStar Swedish Open 2011". blogs.bettor.com. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  3. "Tomas Result: David Ferrer races past Blaž Kavčič". sportsmole.co.uk. 31 July 2012.
  4. "Blaž Rola Wins ATP Challenger Split Open Title!".
  5. @Markohrastar (23 April 2022). "(THREAD) 🧵Blaž Kavčič gave a long interview pending his retirement in September, so I decided to share some answe…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Konec je kariere enega najbolj prepoznavnih obrazov slovenskega tenisa".
  7. "Former Slovenian tennis player Blaž Kavčič recalls the time he beat Roger Federer in practice, says the Swiss demanded an immediate rematch".


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На других языках

[de] Blaž Kavčič

Blaž Kavčič (* 5. März 1987 in Ljubljana) ist ein slowenischer Tennisspieler.
- [en] Blaž Kavčič

[es] Blaž Kavčič

Blaž Kavčič (nacido el 5 de marzo de 1987 en Liubliana, Eslovenia)[1] es un jugador profesional de tenis esloveno. Comenzó su carrera profesional en 2005. Se considera que su superficie favorita es el polvo de ladrillo. Es el jugador de tenis esloveno mejor clasificado, alcanzando la posición N.º 72 en junio de 2011.

[it] Blaž Kavčič

Blaž Kavčič (Lubiana, 5 marzo 1987) è un ex tennista sloveno. È stato attivo soprattutto nell'ATP Challenger Tour, circuito nel quale ha vinto 17 titoli in singolare e tre in doppio. Le sue migliori posizioni nel ranking ATP sono state la 68ª in singolare, raggiunta nell'agosto 2012, e la 178ª in doppio del maggio 2012.

[ru] Кавчич, Блаж

Блаж Кавчич (словен. Blaž Kavčič; родился 5 марта 1987 года в Любляне, СФРЮ) — словенский профессиональный теннисист.


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