Viktor Troicki

Comenzó a jugar tenis a a los cinco años con su compatriota Nenad Trifunovic como entrenador... Su sobrenombre es Vik... Habla serbio e inglés... Fue inspirado por Andre Agassi, quien fue su ídolo de infancia... Sus padres son Aleksandar, abogado; y Mila, economista... Vivió y practicó en Boca Raton, Florida entre los 13 y 15 años... Disfruta con todos los deportes, cuando era más joven solía jugar fútbol y no estaba seguro si seguiría con el tenis desde que el fútbol fue su deporte favorito... Es fan del equipo Partisan de Belgrado... Su tiro preferido es el servicio y la pista dura es su superficie predilecta... Es entrenado por Jan de Witt (desde 2005), que también trabaja con Marco Chiudinelli.

2011 -- The No. 3 Serb (behind No. 1 Djokovic, No. 9 Tipsarevic) finished a year-end best No. 22, highlighted by runner-up showings in Sydney (l. to Simon) and Moscow (l. to Tipsarevic)...Overall, reached QF or better 8 times, including SF in Rotterdam and Kuala Lumpur…His best Grand Slam
result was 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Murray in 5 sets) and afterwards reached a career-high No. 12 on June 6...Went 0-10 vs. Top 10 opponents, won a personal-high 40 matches and compiled marks of 28-18 on hard, 9-6 on clay and 3-2 on grass…Earned a career-high $974,925...

2010 -- The No. 2 Serb improved his year-end ranking for seventh straight year…Captured his first career ATP World Tour title in Moscow (d. Baghdatis) in his third final…Helped Serbia win its first Davis Cup title by clinching fifth and decisive rubber over France’s Llodra…Reached another four SFs; in Doha (l. to No. 2 Nadal), New Haven (l. to Istomin), Tokyo (l. to No. 1 Nadal after holding two match points) and Basel (l. to Djokovic)…His 37 wins is a career-best…Defeated Isner in four sets in opening Davis Cup rubber, then lost to Cilic and Stepanek in next two ties…Earned a career-high $915,219.

2009 -- The young Serb had a breakthrough season with personal-best 32 match wins and reaching his second career ATP World Tour final in Bangkok (l. to Simon) in October…In January advanced to QF in Auckland (l. to eventual champion del Potro) and following month reached SF in Zagreb (l. to Cilic) and followed with a title run at Belgrade Challenger (d. Hrbaty)…Went on to reach 3rd RD at first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Indian Wells (l. to Nalbandian) and 4th RD in Miami* (d. Nalbandian, l. to eventual champion Murray)…Helped Serbia claim ARAG World Team Championships, winning six of his eight matches (singles and doubles)…Advanced to QF in Hamburg before struggling with a foot injury next two months…Helped Serbia to defeat Uzbekistan in Davis Cup play-offs…Went 1-9 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 21-17 on hard, 9-10 on clay and 2-2 on grass…Earned a career-high $772,781.

2008 -- The Serb finished in Top 100 for first time highlighted by a career-high 21 match wins, 16 more from previous season...Reached his first ATP final and QF in three other tournaments...In Challenger play, compiled a 16-7 mark and reached Bermuda final (l. to Nishikori) and SF in four other events...Qualified into his first Grand Slam at Australian Open and lost to Nadal in 1st RD...Following month, played in Davis Cup 1st RD tie vs. Russia, losing to No. 4 Davydenko in five sets and beating Tursunov in dead rubber...In June, reached QF in 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Canas) and won first Grand Slam match at Wimbledon (d. Lapentti, l. to Stepanek in five sets)...In August in Washington, posted second career Top 10 win over No. 9 Roddick in QF before losing to del Potro in final... Afterwards, improved from No. 93 to No. 71...At US Open, lost to No. 1 Nadal in 3rd RD, his best Grand Slam result...Closed season with QF showings in Tokyo (l. to Roddick) and Moscow (l. to Zverev)...Went 1-7 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 16-13 on hard, 4-3 on grass and 1-4 on clay...Earned a career-high $399,859.

2007 -- Finished in Top 130 highlighted by his first ATP SF...Compiled a 20-14 record in Challenger play with one runner-up showing and went 5-7 in ATP competition...Opened year with SF at Bergamo (l. to Bolelli) and two months later reached same round in Marrakech (l. to El Aynaoui)...In June, advanced to back-to-back QF in Bytom and Milan Challengers...One month later, surprised countryman and No. 3 Djokovic in 2nd RD in Umag en route to SF (l. to Pavel)...In September, reached SF at Donetsk Challenger (l. to D. Norman) and followed with 2nd RD showings in Beijing (d. Gabashvili, l. to No. 12 Ljubicic) and Mumbai (d. Qureshi, l. to Schuettler)...Closed season with runner-up at Busan Challenger (l. to I. Minar).

2006 -- Won Futures title in Dubai and Dharwad Challenger (d. Kubot), both on hard...Made ATP debut in Tokyo as a qualifier (d. Vicente, l. to Federer)...Also QF in three other Challengers...

2005 -- Competed in 15 Futures events, winning Serbia #3 and reaching final at Serbia #4, both on clay...In second career Challenger in Banja Luka, reached final (l. to Mazarakis)...

2004 -- Best result in five Futures events was title at Serbia #6 stop in August on clay...

2003 -- Played in five Serbian Futures tournaments, reaching 2nd RD four times...