Uros Vico (Croatian: Uroš Vico, pronounced [ǔroʃ ʋǐːtso]; born 19 February 1981) is a Croatian-born Italian retired tennis player.

Uros Vico
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 43)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$309,892
Singles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 166 (26 July 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2006)
French OpenQ1 (2004, 2005, 2006)
WimbledonQ3 (2005)
US OpenQ3 (2004)
Doubles
Career record10–16
Career titles0
8 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 80 (8 August 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French Open3R (2006)
Wimbledon1R (2005, 2006)
US Open1R (2006)
Last updated on: 2 Jun 2021.

Vico had a career high ATP Tour singles ranking of World No.166, achieved on 26 July 2004. He also had a career high ATP Tour doubles ranking of World No. 80, achieved on 8 August 2005.

Vico reached 14 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, which includes a 2–1 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he reached 32 career doubles finals with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses, including having an 8–10 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. In 2004, he would reach his sole final on the ATP Tour, in doubles at the 2004 Open de Moselle on hard courts in Metz, France. Partnered with Ivan Ljubičić they managed to reach the final where they were defeated by French pairing Arnaud Clément and Nicolas Mahut in straight sets 2–6, 6–7(8–10).

Vico retired from professional tennis and became the coach of Italian tennis player Marco Cecchinato who defeated Novak Djokovic at the 2018 French Open Quarterfinals.

ATP Career Finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2004 Metz, France 250 Series Hard   Ivan Ljubičić   Arnaud Clément
  Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 6–7(8–10)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 14 (7–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1999 Slovenia F2, Portorož Futures Clay   Jan Vacek 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Feb 2003 France F3, Bressuire Futures Hard   Jérôme Haehnel 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2003 Croatia F2, Zagreb Futures Hard   Roko Karanušić 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2003 Italy F9, Oristano Futures Hard   Pavel Šnobel 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win 3–2 Sep 2003 Italy F10, Selargius Futures Hard   Daniele Giorgini 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 3–3 Jan 2004 Qatar F1A, Doha Futures Hard   Marco Chiudinelli 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2004 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard   Richard Bloomfield 6–3, 6–1
Loss 4–4 Mar 2004 France F4, Lille Futures Hard   Jean-Michel Pequery 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Mar 2004 France F5, Poitiers Futures Hard   Frank Dancevic 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 6–4 Jul 2004 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Andrea Stoppini 6–75–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–5 Sep 2005 Italy F30, Sassari Futures Hard   Stefano Galvani 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6–6 Apr 2006 Cardiff, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Jan Vacek 6–75–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win 7–6 Jul 2006 Tolyatti, Russia Challenger Hard   Alexander Peya 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–7 Feb 2008 Austria F3, Salzburg Futures Carpet   Peter Gojowczyk 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 31 (15–16)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (8–10)
ITF Futures (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–7)
Clay (4–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1998 Italy F10, Turin Futures Clay   Gianluca Gatto   Omar Camporese
  João Cunha-Silva
5–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jul 1999 Austria F1, Salzburg Futures Clay   Goran Orešić   Horst Skoff
  Ingo Neumüller
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2001 Brindisi, Italy Challenger Clay   Cristian Brandi   Daniele Bracciali
  Giorgio Galimberti
2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 1–3 Mar 2002 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay   Renzo Furlan   Massimo Bertolini
  Cristian Brandi
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–4 Apr 2003 Greece F1, Syros Futures Hard   Marco Chiudinelli   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2–4 Jul 2003 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard   Jan Hernych   Matías Boeker
  Travis Parrott
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 2–5 Sep 2003 Italy F9, Oristano Futures Hard   Alessandro Motti   Daniele Giorgini
  Stefano Mocci
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–5 Sep 2003 Italy F10, Selargius Futures Hard   Alessandro Motti   Farrukh Dustov
  Thomas Holzer
6–2, 6–2
Win 4–5 Feb 2004 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard   Marco Chiudinelli   James Auckland
  Rameez Junaid
6–4, 6–1
Win 5–5 Jul 2004 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Massimo Dell'Acqua   Daniele Giorgini
  Federico Torresi
6–1, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Aug 2004 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard   Igor Kunitsyn   Huntley Montgomery
  Tripp Phillips
6–7(6–8), 7–6(10–8), 2–6
Win 6–6 Sep 2004 Donetsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard   Igor Kunitsyn   Lovro Zovko
  Marco Chiudinelli
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–6 Oct 2004 Grenoble, France Challenger Hard   Lovro Zovko   Michael Berrer
  Răzvan Sabău
6–2, 6–4
Loss 7–7 Apr 2005 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Massimo Bertolini   Janko Tipsarević
  Jiří Vaněk
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win 8–7 Apr 2005 Olbia, Italy Challenger Clay   Massimo Bertolini   Alessio di Mauro
  Tomas Tenconi
6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–8 Apr 2005 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay   Massimo Bertolini   Nicolas Devilder
  Olivier Patience
5–7, 4–6
Win 9–8 Jul 2005 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Lovro Zovko   Farrukh Dustov
  Evgeny Korolev
7–6(7–2), 4–3 ret.
Loss 9–9 Aug 2005 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Daniele Bracciali   Álex López Morón
  Marcel Granollers
4–6, 2–6
Loss 9–10 Sep 2005 Donetsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard   Lovro Zovko   Orest Tereshchuk
  Mikhail Filima
2–6, 3–6
Win 10–10 Mar 2006 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet   Jean-Claude Scherrer   Frank Moser
  Sebastian Rieschick
7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Win 11–10 Jul 2006 Togliatti, Russia Challenger Hard   Alexander Peya   Alexey Kedryuk
  Orest Tereshchuk
6–4, 6–4
Loss 11–11 Jul 2007 Ireland F2, Limerick Futures Carpet   Riccardo Ghedin   Rasmus Nørby
  Martin Pedersen
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 11–12 Aug 2007 Saransk, Russia Challenger Clay   Alexey Kedryuk   Antal van der Duim
  Boy Westerhof
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [9–11]
Win 12–12 Aug 2008 Lithuania F1, Vilnius Futures Clay   Stefano Ianni   Tim Göransson
  Thomas Kromann
6–2, 6–3
Win 13–12 Aug 2008 Lithuania F2, Vilnius Futures Clay   Fabio Colangelo   Laurent Bondaz
  Stefano Ianni
6–2, 6–4
Win 14–12 Sep 2008 Italy F30, Sassari Futures Hard   Fabio Colangelo   Enrico Iannuzzi
  Matteo Volante
7–6(7–1), 6–0
Loss 14–13 Sep 2008 Italy F31, Alghero Futures Hard   Pietro Fanucci   David Ollivier-Baquero
  Carlos Rexach-Itoiz
3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 15–13 Jun 2009 Tunisia F3, Kelibia Futures Hard   Matteo Volante   Claudio Grassi
  Jiří Krkoška
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 15–14 Aug 2009 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Simone Vagnozzi   Yuri Schukin
  Peter Luczak
1–6, 7–6(8–6), [4–10]
Loss 15–15 Sep 2009 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay   Simone Vagnozzi   Pablo Santos González
  Pere Riba
3–6, 2–6
Loss 15–16 Oct 2009 Italy F30, Quartu Sant'Elena Futures Hard   Stefano Ianni   Óscar Burrieza López
  Javier Martí
5–7, 4–6

Performance timeline

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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

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Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q3 A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

See also

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