Lovro Zovko
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| Country (sports) |
 Croatia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born |
18 March 1981 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $513,374 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–10 |
| Career titles |
0 0 Challengers, 6 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 151 (27 January 2003) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2002, 2003) |
| French Open | Q1 (2003) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2002, 2003) |
| US Open | Q3 (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 40–67 |
| Career titles |
0 30 Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 45 (6 October 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2002, 2006, 2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2002, 2006) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
Lovro Zovko (born 18 March 1981) is a professional Croatian tennis player.
Tennis career
Juniors
As a junior Zovko reached as high as No. 9 in the world rankings in 1998 (and No. 10 in doubles).
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: 3R (1998)
French Open: 3R (1999)
Wimbledon: SF (1998)
US Open: SF (1998)
Pro tour
Early on in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the Umag final both years with Ivan Ljubičić.
In 2007, Lovro made the doubles finals of the Kremlin Cup (Moscow) event with Tomáš Cibulec before losing to Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov in the final, 6–4, 6–2. En route, Cibulec and Zovko defeated second-seeded Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner, the 2007 French Open and 2007 U.S. Open finalists in the quarter-finals 6–2, 6–2. Zovko then reached the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon doubles final with Łukasz Kubot. The team beat second seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the semi-finals 7–6 (4), 4–6, [10-5]. However, the duo was halted by French wildcards Sébastien Grosjean and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 6–4, 6–3. This also means that Zovko has reached two consecutive ATP doubles finals.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 5 (0–5)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 July 2000 | Umag | Clay | Ivan Ljubičić |
 Albert Portas Álex López Morón |
1–6, 6–7(2) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 July 2001 | Umag | Clay | Ivan Ljubičić |
 Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 8 October 2007 | Moscow | Hard |  Tomáš Cibulec |
 Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 22 October 2007 | Lyon | Hard |  Łukasz Kubot |
 Sébastien Grosjean Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 30 July 2011 | Umag | Clay | Marin Čilić |
 Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini |
3–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
External links
- Lovro Zovko at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Lovro Zovko at the International Tennis Federation
- Lovro Zovko at the Davis Cup