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Antonio Veić
Country (sports)	Croatia
Residence	Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Born	18 February 1988 (age 36); Mali Lošinj, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$556,771
Singles
Career record	11–24
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 119 (14 May 2012)
Current ranking	No. 249 (20 July 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2010)
French Open	3R (2011)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2012)
US Open	Q3 (2011)
Doubles
Career record	3–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 120 (19 November 2012)
	Last updated on: 20 March 2014.

Antonio Veić (born 18 February 1988) is a Croatian former professional tennis player and a coach. His highest singles ranking is 119, which was reached on 14 May 2012.

Tennis career

2009

Veić received a wild card for Zagreb Indoors and caused an upset^[1] as he beat ex-top 10 player Guillermo Cañas 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. Betfair started an internal investigation after Cañas had been "trading as a rank outsider" although Veić was considered an underdog before the match.^[2] Veić issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'.^[3] Veić continued his successful run following a 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 victory over Evgeny Korolev.^[4] It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–6.^[5]

2010

Veic qualified for the 2010 Australian Open Men's Singles draw, where he beat Daniel Köllerer of Austria 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4. He fell to Gaël Monfils 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.

Challenger finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 April 2009	Monza, Italy	Clay	David Marrero	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	11 March 2012	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Paul Capdeville	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 3–6
Winner	1.	15 April 2012	Blumenau, Brazil	Clay	Paul Capdeville	3–6, 6–4, 5–2 RET
Runner-up	3.	4 August 2014	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Adrian Ungur	1–6, 0–6
Runner-up	4.	15 September 2014	Trnava, Slovakia	Clay	Andreas Haider-Maurer	6–2, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)

References

^ Veić shocks Cañas in Zagreb
^ Scott, Matt (4 February 2009). "New tennis scrutiny unit facing big decision". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ Veić denying charges Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Veić continues his run in Zagreb
^ Veić's run comes to an abrupt end

External links

Antonio Veić at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Antonio Veić at the International Tennis Federation

[1] Veić shocks Cañas in Zagreb

[2] Scott, Matt (4 February 2009). "New tennis scrutiny unit facing big decision". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[3] Veić denying charges Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Veić continues his run in Zagreb

[5] Veić's run comes to an abrupt end

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