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Viktor Galović (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋîktor ɡâːloʋitɕ]; born 19 September 1990) is a former Croatian tennis player. Galović has a career high ATP singles ranking of 173, achieved on 14 May 2018. Galović had previously represented Italy where he was raised but in 2014 switched back to his home country of Croatia.
Career
Galović made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2014 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Philipp Davydenko, Lukáš Dlouhý and Antonio Veić en route. In the main draw he lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in three sets in the first round.
Galović had his grass debut in Stuttgart where he lost in the second round of qualifications to Denis Kudla. But he was lucky and he received an entry as a lucky loser. In the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart he lost to Maximilian Marterer 6:3,4:6,1:6.
Galović retired in July 2021 due to continuous back and hip injuries.
Davis Cup
Galović had three team nominations for Croatia in the Davis Cup, playing two matches. His debut was on 17 September 2017 in Bogotá, Colombia in the 2017 Davis Cup World Group play-offs. He defeated Alejandro González in a best of three sets, dead rubber (6–4, 2–6, 6–2).
His second match was played in Osijek, Croatia in the First Round of 2018 Davis Cup World Group against Canada. He played against Denis Shapovalov on 2 February 2018 and lost 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.
Galović was on the list of the Croatian players in the quarter-final of 2018 Davis Cup against Kazakhstan but was unused by captain Željko Krajan.
Statistics
| Year | Nom's | Ties | Match | Sets | S % | Games | G % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 66.67% | 14–12 | 53.85% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0% | 10–18 | 35.71% |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 33% | 24–30 | 44% |
Source: www.daviscup.com
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q3 | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 11 (4–7)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (1–1) |
| ITF Futures (3–6) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (2–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| ATP Challenger (1–1) |
| ITF Futures (3–6) |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (2–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 2012 | Ukraine F3, Cherkassy | Futures | Hard | Oleksandr Nedovyesov | 2-6, 3-6 | |
| Win | Jul 2012 | Italy F18, Modena | Futures | Clay | Enrico Fioravante | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2012 | Greece F5, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Robin Kern | 2–6, 7–6, 7-5 | |
| Win | Apr 2014 | Italy F8, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Alberto Brizzi | 7–6, 4–6, 6-3 | |
| Loss | Apr 2015 | Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Viktor Durasovic | 3-6, 2-6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2015 | Italy F14, Napoli | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 2-6, 3-6 | |
| Loss | Mar 2017 | Italy F3, Basiglio | Futures | Hard | Alessandro Bega | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | May 2017 | Italy F14, Frascati | Futures | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | 1-6, 2-6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2017 | Italy F17, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | Andrea Collarini | 2-6, 4-6 | |
| Win | Jul 2017 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Mirza Bašić | 7–6, 6-4 | |
| Loss | Jul 2017 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Nicola Kuhn | 6–2, 5–7, 2–4 ret. |
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–4) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (3–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–4) |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (3–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Oct 2011 | Turkey F29, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Andrei Mlendea | Massimo Capone Alessandro Colella | 7–6, 6-4 | |
| Win | Apr 2012 | Italy F6, Vicenza | Futures | Clay | Federico Torresi | Marco Speronello Andrea Fava | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | |
| Loss | May 2012 | Italy F7, Sanremo | Futures | Clay | Matteo Donati | Claudio Grassi Andis Juška | 5–7, 7–6, [12–14] | |
| Loss | Sep 2013 | Italy F27, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Matteo Rigamonti | Pietro Rondoni Riccardo Sinicropi | 5-7, 5-7 | |
| Loss | Mar 2015 | Italy F2, Trento | Futures | Carpet | Sam Barry | Sander Arends Niels Lootsma | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 2015 | Italy F6, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Antonio Massara | Marco Bartolotti Davide Della Tommasina | 4-6, 4-6 | |
| Win | Mar 2017 | Italy F5, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Andrea Basso | Juan Pablo Paz Dragos Dima | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| Win | Apr 2017 | Italy F9, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Lorenzo Frigerio | Mateusz Kowalczyk Grzegorz Panfil | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |