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108-490: A 2:2 tie between two countries, however, Čilić stepped up and played the deciding fifth singles rubber in place of young compatriot Borna Ćorić , where he defeated Thiemo de Bakker . The victory earned Croatia the World Group status for 2015. At China Open , Čilić advanced to the quarterfinal before losing to Andy Murray. In Shanghai Masters , Čilić was upset in the first round by fellow countryman Ivo Karlović after losing
162-579: A break down in each of the second, third, and fourth sets. In the first round, he had defeated Julien Benneteau in five sets in a match that lasted more than four hours, winning the deciding set. Čilić won his first title of 2009 and second career ATP title at the Chennai Open , defeating first-time finalist Somdev Devvarman . He reached the fourth round of the Australian Open after beating David Ferrer in straight sets, equalling his 2008 record. In
216-461: A comeback win against Mikhail Youzhny. He lost to Robin Söderling in the final. Čilić played for Croatia in the World Group playoffs in the first round of the 2011 Davis Cup , defeating Florian Mayer in the opening singles rubber. He levelled the tie at 2–2 by defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first reverse singles rubber. However, Germany ultimately won the tie. Čilić lost in the first round of
270-463: A final score of 3–2. At Zagreb , where he had won twice in 2009 and 2010, Čilić won for a third time to earn his ninth career title, defeating Jürgen Melzer in the final. Čilić was top-seeded in the Memphis Indoor event but lost to Kei Nishikori , the eventual champion, in the quarterfinals. Čilić next played at Indian Wells , where he lost in the third round to Milos Raonic in three sets. In
324-483: A fourth-round fixture against Gilles Simon, beating the Frenchman for the first time in five matches. He then went on to defeat both world No. 7, Tomas Berdych, and world No. 3, Roger Federer, in straight sets to reach his maiden major final. This was also his first-ever victory against Federer in all competitions. Čilić defeated 10th seed Kei Nishikori in straight sets in the final, claiming his first major title and becoming
378-480: A new career-high ranking of No. 101 on 18 June 2007. In the World Group playoffs in the first round of the 2007 Davis Cup , Čilić beat Benjamin Becker of Germany; however, Croatia went on to lose the tie, three matches to two. In 2008, Čilić reached the semifinals at the Chennai Open , in both singles and doubles. In the singles, he was defeated by Mikhail Youzhny , who went on to win the tournament. Čilić made it to
432-577: A pharmacy by a member of his team, and as a result, the independent tribunal believed that he did not intend to enhance his performance. The suspension ran until 1 February 2014 and all prize money and points since the positive test including the Munich tournament were null and forfeited. Čilić appealed against this ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, who reduced the ban from nine months to four months on 25 October. They stated that "the degree of fault committed by
486-504: A silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the men's doubles tournament partnering Ivan Dodig . Čilić has reached the semifinal stage or better at all four majors (completed at the French Open in 2022), one of five active players to do so, and also the quarterfinal stage or better at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, when he made the quarterfinals in Madrid in 2019. Marin Čilić
540-653: A win at an ATP Challenger Tour Event in Todi, a semifinal appearance in Trani and Genoa. It was the best season in his career earning $ 305,269 and a match record of 15–15 in ATP World Tour level. In March 2010 Greul was nominated for the Davis Cup first round match against France. Greul defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a dead rubber . That was Germany's only win in this tie. Greul reached his career high ranking of #55 after advancing to
594-440: Is a retired German male tennis player. His career high rank was No. 55, achieved on 22 March 2010. His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open , where after beating Adrián García and Ricardo Mello in the qualifying rounds, he reached the round of 16 at the main draw, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan , Dominik Hrbatý , and Tim Henman before succumbing to fourth seed Andy Roddick 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. In 2009 he reached
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#1732876625487648-413: Is world No. 3, achieved on 28 January 2018. Alongside compatriot Goran Ivanišević , Čilić is widely considered to be one of the greatest Croatian tennis players in history. He has won 21 ATP Tour singles titles, including a major at the 2014 US Open , one of five active players with 20 or more titles . He was also runner-up at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and the 2018 Australian Open , and won
702-494: The Australian Open , he defeated Fabrice Santoro , Bernard Tomic , and Stan Wawrinka in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, he faced fourth seed and reigning US Open champion del Potro; it was their third meeting in the past five majors. In a match that lasted more than four and a half hours, Čilić defeated Del Potro to reach his second major quarterfinal appearance. In the quarterfinals, he defeated seventh seed Andy Roddick in another five-set victory. In doing so, he became
756-783: The Croatia Davis Cup team against Ecuador in March 2010. Čilić, seeded eighth, lost in the second round to Guillermo García-López at the BNP Paribas Open . At the French Open , Čilić lost to Robin Söderling in the fourth round. Čilić was defeated in the first round of Wimbledon by Florian Mayer . He reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C., ending Mardy Fish 's 11-match winning-streak in
810-619: The French Open to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and at Wimbledon to his compatriot Ivan Ljubičić . At Umag, Čilić became the first Croatian man to reach the finals in over 20 years, losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov . He upset Juan Martín del Potro in the second round of the Rogers Cup and reached the third round of the US Open, losing to Roger Federer. In ATP 500 in Beijing, he lost the final against world No. 6, Tomáš Berdych , in three sets. The next week he
864-659: The Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart . He could not defend the quarterfinal points in Hamburg of the season before which meant a drop in the ranking. At the BCR Romania Open he was knocked out in the second round by Juan Ignacio Chela . Marin %C4%8Cili%C4%87 Marin Čilić ( Croatian pronunciation: [mâriːn tʃǐːlitɕ] ; born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking
918-508: The US Open , as the 16th seed, he reached the fourth round, after defeating Ryan Sweeting , Jesse Levine , and Denis Istomin . He defeated Levine after being down two sets to love, coming back to win. He then scored the biggest upset of the 2009 US Open with a straight-sets victory over second-seeded Andy Murray in the fourth round. Čilić outclassed Murray by saving all the break points he faced and took advantage of Murray's unforced errors. After
972-677: The Croatia F3 event; two Challenger tournaments, in Zagreb and Geneva; and one ATP International Series tournament, the Croatia Open , where he lost in the opening round. He finished the year ranked No. 587. In 2006, he played three Futures, winning the Croatia F1 and Croatia F2 events. He also played in nine Challengers, nine International Series events (reaching the semifinals at Gstaad ), and two Davis Cup ties, against Austria and Argentina . By
1026-475: The athlete was inferior to that established in the (tribunal) decision and the sanction imposed was too severe in view of the degree of fault". Čilić, whose ranking had dropped to number 47, received an immediate boost as results at the French Open, Queen's and Wimbledon were reinstated. In late 2013, Čilić started working with Goran Ivanišević as his new coach. Čilić returned to the tour at Brisbane . He defeated Denis Istomin and Grigor Dimitrov to reach
1080-682: The end of the year, he was ranked No. 170. In 2007, he won the first and second professional tournaments of his career: the Casablanca Challenger (in April) and the Rijeka Challenger (in May). In June, at the Queen's Club Championships , he beat Tim Henman in the first round after trailing 2–4 in the final set, and reached the quarterfinals, where he fell to Andy Roddick . After that performance, he reached
1134-471: The first Croatian to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open. However, Čilić eventually lost in four sets to Andy Murray, despite winning the first set. Čilić followed up his Australian campaign by defending his title in Zagreb, defeating Michael Berrer in the final. Čilić achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 9 as a result. Čilić was selected to play singles and doubles partnering with Karlović for
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#17328766254871188-594: The first Croatian to win a men's major title since his coach Goran Ivanišević won the 2001 Wimbledon Championships . His triumph in the final was also his 300th professional victory. Following his US Open victory, Čilić played for Croatia in Davis Cup World Group playoffs against Netherlands. Initially signed up for doubles rubber only, Čilić and teammate Marin Draganja beat Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer . After
1242-432: The first to play on them. At the recommendation of Goran Ivanišević , in 2004, at the age of 15, Čilić moved to San Remo , Italy to work with Ivanišević's former coach, Bob Brett . He has a younger brother, Mile, who also plays tennis. On 28 April 2018, he married his long time girlfriend Kristina Milković. They have two sons together, Baldo and Vito. Čilić began playing on the junior ITF circuit in spring 2004. At
1296-477: The following tournament at Miami , he defeated world No. 8, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , in the fourth round but lost to Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. Čilić started his clay-court season in Monte Carlo , but lost to Richard Gasquet in the fourth round. In May, it was announced Čilić had left his longtime coach Bob Brett and would be coachless at tournaments before hiring a new one. At the French Open , he lost in
1350-482: The fourth round of the 2008 Australian Open , taking out two seeds on his way, including 2007 Australian Open finalist Fernando González . James Blake beat him in the fourth round. He had achieved his goal for the year of reaching the top 40. His fourth-round result at the Australian Open put him at no. 39 in the ATP rankings. Čilić also made it to the fourth round of Wimbledon , beating Jarkko Nieminen in five sets in
1404-504: The fourth round, he lost to world No. 1, Rafael Nadal. Next, he went to Zagreb to defend another title. Again, he was unable to do so, falling to Florian Mayer in the quarterfinals. Čilić played next in Rotterdam and lost to Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinals. He then played in Marseille , where he was unseeded. He defeated Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals and saved one match point in
1458-564: The fourth round, he was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in four sets. Later in the year, Čilić won the PBZ Zagreb Indoors , defeating compatriot Mario Ančić in the final. He helped his country defeat Chilean opponents in the Davis Cup first-round tie by winning the opening singles match and joining forces with Mario Ančić to win the doubles rubber. Čilić reached a career best at the French Open when he beat 18th seed Radek Štěpánek in
1512-502: The junior circuit, he won six tournaments in singles and four in doubles with his Canadian partner, Greg Kates. Before representing Croatia, he played for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a junior with partner Zachary Rosen. In 2004, Čilić played one Futures event (Croatia F1), at which he reached the second round; he finished the year tied at No. 1463 on the rankings of the ATP Tour . He played seven Futures tournaments in 2005, winning one,
1566-524: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greul&oldid=1206862038 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Simon Greul Simon Greul ( German pronunciation: [ziːmɔn ˈɡʁɔʏ̯l] ; born 13 April 1981)
1620-577: The match in three sets. His good form came to an end in the Miami Masters where he lost to Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the second round. During the clay season, Čilić reached the quarterfinals in Barcelona . He lost in early rounds in both Madrid Open and Rome Masters . At the French Open , Čilić reached the third round before losing to Djokovic in four sets. Čilić returned to Queen's Club in June, where he
1674-506: The match, he said it was the biggest win of his career to date. However, in the quarterfinals, he lost to the eventual champion Juan Martín del Potro, despite leading by one set and an opening break in the second set. Following his impressive US Open run, Čilić participated in the China Open in Beijing as the eighth seed. He won his opening match against Russian Igor Andreev , followed by a three-set victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau. In
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1728-422: The men's doubles, he reached the quarterfinals with Ivan Dodig . Čilić was seeded 12th at the US Open , where he matched his 2009 effort in reaching the quarterfinals. He was defeated by the eventual champion Andy Murray despite winning the first set and leading 5–1 in the second set. Čilić started his year at the Chennai Open , where he lost to Benoît Paire in the quarterfinals. At the Australian Open , he
1782-565: The quarterfinal at the German Open in Hamburg. He lost to Spaniard David Ferrer . At the 2009 US Open he defeated Giovanni Lapentti in the first round but lost to eventual finalist Roger Federer in the second round. In his next tournament, the BCR Romania Open in Bucharest he reached the semifinal where he lost to Juan Mónaco . Greul finished the season ranked No.59. The year was highlighted by
1836-541: The quarterfinal, where he lost to Kei Nishikori. In Sydney , he lost to Denis Istomin in the second round. At the Australian Open second round, Čilić lost to Gilles Simon in five sets. In February, Čilić successfully defended his title at Zagreb without dropping a set, winning his 10th career title. Čilić extended his winning streak at the Rotterdam Open . He defeated Lukas Rosol , world No. 10, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, world No. 6, Andy Murray and Igor Sijsling , reaching
1890-565: The quarterfinals, he defeated fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko , before stunning world No. 2 and top seed (in the tournament) Rafael Nadal in a straightforward win. In the final, Čilić went down to second seed Novak Djoković in straight sets. He reached the fifth final of his career at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy as top seed; however, he lost. He received a wild card for the Davidoff Swiss Indoors , where he finished in
1944-537: The quarterfinals, losing to Radek Štěpánek. His final tournament of the year was the BNP Paribas Masters . Entered as 12th seed, he came from a set down to defeat Łukasz Kubot in the second round, and then from a set down again to defeat seventh seed Fernando Verdasco , before coming to a halt in the quarterfinals against eventual finalist Gaël Monfils . Čilić won the Chennai Open final, beating Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in straight sets. Seeded 14th at
1998-562: The quarterfinals. Čilić played the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, where he won his first ATP title. He defeated Viktor Troicki , Jürgen Melzer , and Igor Andreev in early rounds, then 2007 finalist Mardy Fish in the final. Čilić, seeded for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament, reached the third round of the US Open, but lost to Novak Djokovic in a match that lasted almost four hours. Čilić came back from
2052-571: The second final of the season, where he lost to Tomas Berdych. Čilić continued his excellent form in Delray Beach , reaching his third consecutive final of the season, where he defeated Kevin Anderson and won his 11th singles title. Čilić reached the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters . He defeated Paolo Lorenzi and Tommy Robredo to set up a clash with Novak Djokovic. However, he lost
2106-495: The second round and knocking-out 14th seed Paul-Henri Mathieu . At the 2008 Olympics, he reached the second round of the men's singles, beating Juan Mónaco before losing to Fernando González. He lost in straight sets to Arnaud Clément . At the Canada Masters , he defeated Andy Roddick in reaching the quarterfinal stage, giving his best performance in a Masters Series tournament to date. He lost in three sets to Gilles Simon in
2160-478: The second-longest match ever played at Wimbledon in 5 hours and 31 minutes. He subsequently lost to Andy Murray in the following round. In July 2012, Čilić became the first home player to win the Croatia Open after 22 years by defeating Marcel Granollers of Spain in the final. At the Summer Olympics , he reached the second round in the men's singles, beating Jürgen Melzer before losing to Lleyton Hewitt. In
2214-606: The start he played on clay courts, winning the La Vie Junior Cup Villach in singles and the Dutch Junior Open in doubles. He then qualified for the 2004 US Open , where he lost in the second round to Sam Querrey . In 2005, he won the French Open title in Boys' singles, beating Andy Murray in the semifinal and Antal van der Duim in the final. He finished 2005 ranked number two behind American Donald Young . While on
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2268-449: The third round against Tommy Haas . He recovered from two sets down, but lost 10–8 in the deciding set, having held a match point. During the hard-court season, Čilić was defeated in back-to-back events in the first round. At Washington , he was defeated in straight sets by Somdev Devvarman . He then failed to duplicate his quarterfinal appearance in Canada , losing to Mikhail Youzhny . In
2322-454: The third round in straight sets. After two competitive sets against the third-seeded Andy Murray, Čilić lost the match. He reached the second round of the Queen's Club Championships , an ATP World Tour 250 series event, where he was defeated by Nicolas Mahut of France. He beat Alberto Martín to make it into the second round at Wimbledon and won a five-set match (spread over two days) against Sam Querrey. He played another five-set match in
2376-505: The third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after beating Richard Gasquet and Gaël Monfils . This was followed by a first round exit at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. At the 2010 BMW Open in Munich he was defeated by Marin Čilić in the second round after leading 4:1 in the deciding set. He reached the quarterfinal at the 2010 Ordina Open in s´Hertogenbosch and at
2430-413: The third round to Viktor Troicki in straight sets. In June, Čilić returned to Queen's Club to defend his title. He defeated world No. 6, Tomas Berdych, in the quarterfinals, his second top 10 win of the year, and Lleyton Hewitt in the semifinal. In the final, Čilić lost to Andy Murray in three sets. At Wimbledon Čilić pulled out before his second-round match claiming he had a left knee injury where he
2484-449: The third round. Čilić was defeated by eventual champion David Nalbandian. At the US Open , Čilić lost to Kei Nishikori in the second round. Čilić began the season with a first-round loss to Kei Nishikori in Chennai , failing to defend his title. At the Australian Open he progressed to the fourth round, defeating Donald Young , Santiago Giraldo , and then John Isner in a five-set. In
2538-586: The tiebreak in the third set. Čilić, however, rebounded at Kremlin Cup , where he defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final and won his fourth title of the season. On 18 October, it was announced Čilić, as the then reigning US Open champion, had become the fifth player (after Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Wawrinka) to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals in London from 9–16 November. Čilić subsequently withdrew from
2592-544: Was born in Medjugorje , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina , a town in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Bosnia-Herzegovina Croat parents. He was raised as a Catholic . His father Zdenko Čilić was determined that his sons – Marin and older brothers Vinko and Goran – would have the opportunities he lacked in playing sports. When the first tennis courts in the town were built in 1991, Marin and his friends were among
2646-428: Was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the third round of Miami and the French Open . In June, Čilić won the Queen's Club Championships in London after his opponent in the final, David Nalbandian, was disqualified in the second set for aggravated behaviour, having kicked the hoarding around a linesman's chair, injuring the linesman. In the third round of Wimbledon, he beat Sam Querrey 7–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 17–15 in
2700-410: Was defeated in the semifinals by Tommy Robredo. In the warmup US Open Series , Čilić advanced to the third round at Rogers Cup , where he lost to Roger Federer in a close three-set match. In the following Cincinnati Masters , Čilić also reached the third round before losing to Stan Wawrinka. Seeded 14th at the US Open , Čilić defeated Marcos Baghdatis , Illya Marchenko and Kevin Anderson to set up
2754-422: Was last year's runner-up on the grass court, however, he was knocked out by Marinko Matosevic in the first round. Čilić successfully rebounded at Wimbledon , reached the quarterfinals for the first time, beating Paul-Henri Mathieu , Andreas Haider-Maurer , Tomas Berdych and Jérémy Chardy before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets. In July, Čilić played Croatia Open on home soil, where he
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#17328766254872808-444: Was scheduled to play Kenny de Schepper of France. However, a month later it was revealed that Čilić had pulled out due to failing a drugs test in Munich for, according to Jutarnji list daily, "incautious use of glucose." On 16 September 2013, he received a backdated nine-month ban due to testing positive for the banned substance nikethamide . Čilić claimed that the banned substance was ingested via Coramine glucose tablets bought at
2862-412: Was seeded 12th but was upset in the third round by Andreas Seppi in a five-set match. In February, Čilić played for Croatia in the Davis Cup World Group playoffs against Italy; he defeated Paolo Lorenzi in the opening singles rubber, and in the first reverse singles, he avenged his earlier loss to Seppi at the Australian Open, prevailing in a straight-sets win. Italy, however, won the tie eventually with
2916-545: Was upset by Albert Ramos in the Shanghai Rolex Masters . He won his sixth career title in Saint Petersburg by defeating world No. 10 Janko Tipsarević in the final. En route to the final, he defeated Sergei Bubka , Somdev Devvarman , Andreas Seppi , and Mikhail Youzhny. Čilić did not play at the 2012 Australian Open , but did play at Indian Wells , where he lost in the second round to David Nalbandian . He
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