Filip Misolic (Croatian: Mišolić; born 8 August 2001) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 24 April 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 3 Austrian player.[2]

Filip Misolic
Country (sports) Austria
Born (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23)
Graz, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$583,308
Singles
Career record9–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 126 (24 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 242 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023, 2024)
French Open2R (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
US OpenQ2 (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1082 (9 May 2022)
Last updated on: 30 September 2024.

Career

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2022: Maiden Challenger title, ATP debut & first final, top 150 debut

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Ranked No. 301, Misolic won the ATP Challenger singles title at the 2022 Zagreb Open.[3][4] As a result he reached the top 250 climbing 76 positions up in the rankings to No. 225 on 16 May 2022.[5]

Ranked No. 205, he made his ATP debut at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a wildcard where he reached the quarterfinals defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva and Pablo Andujar.[6] Next he defeated Dusan Lajovic to reach the first ATP semifinal in his career.[7][8] He reached his maiden ATP final defeating Yannick Hanfmann in a final set tiebreak.[9] As a result he moved close to 70 positions up the rankings in the top 150 to a new career-high of world No. 137 and became the Austrian player No. 1 on 1 August 2022.[10]

2023: Second Challenger, top 130

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Following his second Challenger title at the 2023 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi, he reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 126 on 24 April 2023.

He reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 Swedish Open in Bastad after qualifying into the main draw, where he lost to third seed Lorenzo Musetti.

Ranked No. 181, he qualified for the 2023 Stockholm Open and defeated eight seed Dan Evans. He also qualified for his home tournament, the 2023 Erste Bank Open.[11]

2024: Grand Slam debut and first win

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Ranked No. 241, he made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open after qualifying for the main draw[12] and defeated lucky loser Otto Virtanen in five sets. As a result he moved more than 50 positions up, back into the top 200 in the rankings.

He also qualified for the 2024 Croatia Open Umag but lost to Dušan Lajović in the first round.

Singles performance timeline

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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.

Current through the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 1 1–1
National representation
Davis Cup A WG I A 0 / 0 1–0
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 2 5 0 7
Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 1 0 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 5–2 3–5 0–0 8–7
Year-end ranking 354 149 146 53%

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay   Roberto Bautista Agut 2–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 10 (8-2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (8–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tour Clay   Holger Rune 0–6, 0–4 ret.
Win 1–1 Mar 2021 M15 Porec, Croatia World Tour Clay   Pietro Rondoni 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jul 2021 M25 Telfs, Austria World Tour Clay   Bogdan Ionut Apostol 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Win 3–1 Aug 2021 M15 Novi Sad, Serbia World Tour Clay   Luciano Darderi 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–1 Aug 2021 M15 Novi Sad, Serbia World Tour Clay   Francisco Comesaña 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–1 Sep 2021 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tour Clay   Henri Squire 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–1 Mar 2022 M25 Porec, Croatia World Tour Clay   Oriol Roca Batalla 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 7–1 May 2022 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Mili Poljičak 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 8–1 Apr 2023 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay   Raphaël Collignon 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 8–2 May 2023 Mauthausen, Austria Challenger Clay   Hamad Međedović 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Filip Misolic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "ATP Challenger Zagreb Open on Instagram: "Pobjednik ATP Zagreb Opena, Filip Mišolić! 🇦🇹 - - - ATP Zagreb Open's trophy winner 🏆 Filip Mišolić 🇦🇹 #tennis @atpchallengertour @hts_sluzbeni"".
  4. ^ "Misolic Caps Dream Week At Zagreb Open". Tennis Tour Talk. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ^ ATP Challenger Zagreb: Qualifier Filip Misolic makes it to the final!, tennisnet.com. Accessed 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Misolic Wins Memorable Kitzbühel Debut". 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Misolic sensational in the semifinals". 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Misolic Remains Alive in the Rainy Austrian Alps". 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Filip Misolic Edges Yannick Hanfmann to Reach Dream Final in Kitzbühel | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. ^ "Austrian No. 1, FM ranking".
  11. ^ Misolic makes it into main draw, erstebank-open.com. Accessed 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ "De Jong, Bergs qualify for Roland Garros; Monteiro, Kukushkin, Misolic seal main draw spots". 24 May 2024.
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