Luka Pavlovic (tennis)

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Luka Pavlovic
Luka-Pavlovic.png
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 25)
Stains, France
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed, Two-handed backhand
CoachIvan Petkovic
Prize money$209,735
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 184 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 199 (18 august 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2025)
Wimbledon Q3 (2025)
US Open Q1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 423 (16 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 446 (30 June 2025)
Last updated on: 14 July 2025.

Luka Pavlovic (born 30 March 2000) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 184 achieved on 21 July 2025. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 426 achieved on 16 June 2025. [1]

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Early life

Pavlovic is of Serbian descent. [2]

Professional career

2016: Turned professional

Pavlovic turned pro in 2016 on the International Tennis Federation Tour. [3] [4]

2021: First ITF title

In September, Pavlovic won his first ITF title in Pirot, Serbia, defeating Cezar Cretu in the final. [4]

2024: First Challenger final

In September, Pavlovic reached his first Challenger in Sibiu, losing to fellow countryman and third seed Valentin Royer in the final. [5]

2025: Two Challenger finals, top 200

In April, Pavlovic reached his second final at the Challenger 125 in Mexico City as an alternate, losing to Felipe Meligeni Alves in the final. [6] [7]

In May, Pavlovic made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the French Open, losing in the first round to Tomas Barrios Vera. In June, Pavlovic participated in the qualifying competition at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. He defeated Tristan Boyer in the first round, then James Trotter in the second round before ultimately losing to Beibit Zhukayev in the qualifying final. [8]

In June, Pavlovic reached his third Challenger final at the 2025 Ion Țiriac Challenger, without dropping a set on the way, before losing to Francesco Maestrelli in the final. As a result he reached the top 200 in the singles rankings on 14 July 2025. [9] [10]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Singles

Tournament 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A0 / 00–0 – 
French Open Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon Q3 0 / 00–0 – 
US Open Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0 – 

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Sep 2024 Sibiu Open, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Valentin Royer 4–6, 0–6
Loss0–2 Apr 2025 Mexico City Open ChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 3–6
Loss0–3 Jun 2025 Ion Țiriac Challenger, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli 6–7(7–9), 4–6

ITF Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (6–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2021M15 Pirot, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Romania.svg Cezar Crețu 6–2, 6–2
Loss1–1May 2023M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Poland.svg Martyn Pawelski4–6, 1–6
Win2–1Aug 2023M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Serbia.svg Dusan Obradovic6–2, 6–2
Win3–1Sep 2023M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Andrej Nedic 7–5, 3–1 (Ret)
Loss3–2Mar 2024M15 Poreč, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Austria.svg Sandro Kopp 3–6, 2–6
Win4–2Jun 2024M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Heinonen 6–3, 6–2
Loss4–3Jun 2024M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Montenegro.svg Petar Jovanovic4–6, 0–2 (ret)
Win5–3Jul 2024M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Fajta7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win6–3Jul 2024M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Serbia.svg Dusan Obradovic6–3, 6–2

References

  1. ↑ "Luka Pavlovic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ B92.sport (16 August 2025). "Ako Novak osvoji US open, biće zahvalan ovom Srbinu FOTO/VIDEO [Serbian]" [If Novak wins the US Open, he will be grateful to this Serbian PHOTO/VIDEO]. b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Luka Pavlovic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  4. 1 2 Pavlovic ITF Overview
  5. ↑ "Brouwer, Munar save MPs en route to Challenger title runs". ATPTour. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Felipe Meligeni Wins Career-Defining Title in Mexico City". Footboom. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nava notches third straight Challenger title; Cilic stopped short in Madrid final; Collignon, Meligeni Alves rise to career highs following triumphs". ATPTour. 14 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "What were the key Wimbledon qualifying results?". 26 June 2025.
  9. ↑ @ATPChallenger (July 6, 2025). "A magical week for Francesco Maestrelli 💫 The Italian defeats Pavlovic 7-6(7), 6-4 to claim his second title of the year in Brasov! #ATPChallenger @federtennis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Sakamoto Strikes Again". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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