Luka Pavlovic (tennis)

Luka Pavlovic
Country (sports) France
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000
Stains, France
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed, Two-handed backhand
CoachIvan Petkovic
Prize money$315,123
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 184 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 219 (16 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2026)
French OpenQ1 (2025)
WimbledonQ3 (2025)
US OpenQ1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 317 (16 March 2026)
Current rankingNo. 317 (16 March 2026)
Last updated on: 16 March 2026.

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 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 317 achieved on 16 March 2026.[1]

Career

2016: Turned professional

Pavlovic turned pro in 2016 on the International Tennis Federation Tour.[2][3]

2021: First ITF title

In September, Pavlovic won his first ITF title in Pirot, Serbia, defeating Cezar Cretu in the final.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

In May, Pavlovic made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the French Open, losing in the first round to Tomás 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.[7]

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.[8][9]

2026: ATP Tour debut, Maiden doubles Challenger

In February, Pavlovic made his ATP Tour debut as a qualifier at the ABN AMRO Open. He lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round. In March, Pavlovic won his maiden Challenger doubles title in Kigali, pairing with Stefan Latinović.

Personal life

Pavlovic is of Serbian descent.[10]

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Tournament 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2024 Sibiu Open, Romania Challenger Clay Valentin Royer 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2025 Mexico City Open Challenger Clay Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2025 Ion Țiriac Challenger, Romania Challenger Clay Francesco Maestrelli 6–7(7–9), 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 titles, 0 runner-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2026 Kigali, Rwanda Challenger Clay Stefan Latinović Siddhant Banthia
Alexander Donski 		7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)

ITF Tour finals

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

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (6–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2021 M15 Pirot, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Cezar Crețu 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Hard Martyn Pawelski 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Dusan Obradovic 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–1 Sep 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Andrej Nedic 7–5, 3–1 (Ret)
Loss 3–2 Mar 2024 M15 Poreč, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Sandro Kopp 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2024 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Adam Heinonen 6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Jun 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Petar Jovanovic 4–6, 0–2 (ret)
Win 5–3 Jul 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Peter Fajta 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 6–3 Jul 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Dusan Obradovic 6–3, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "Luka Pavlovic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Luka Pavlovic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ a b Pavlovic ITF Overview
  4. ^ "Brouwer, Munar save MPs en route to Challenger title runs". ATPTour. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Felipe Meligeni Wins Career-Defining Title in Mexico City". Footboom. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "What were the key Wimbledon qualifying results?". 26 June 2025.
  8. ^ @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 X (formerly Twitter).
  9. ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Sakamoto Strikes Again". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ^ 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)
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