# Nikola Ćaćić

Nikola Ćaćić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ћаћић, pronounced; born 7 December 1990) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of World No. 35 in doubles achieved on 8 November 2021. He has won three doubles titles in the ATP Tour, four doubles titles in the ATP Challenger Tour, and five singles and 32 doubles titles in ITF Futures tournaments.

## Tennis career
### 2010–2014: Top 300 in singles

Ćaćić competed both in singles and doubles events, mainly on ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour level.
Having played with his compatriots, including Marko Djokovic, Ilija Bozoljac and Dušan Lajović, he has taken part in three ATP World Tour main doubles tournaments held in Belgrade (in 2010 and 2012) and Umag (in 2012), where he lost in the opening rounds.
In the summer of 2014, after a series of successful appearances in Challenger tournaments played on a clay surface, Ćaćić moved into the top 300 and achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 281.

### 2015

Ćaćić did not participate in any tournament during the 2015 season due to injury, which caused a drop from both world singles and doubles rankings.

### 2016

He recorded his first win on ATP World Tour level in the first round of Croatia Open, defeating Aljaž Bedene in three sets.

### 2019: First doubles title and top 100 debut, Serbian No. 1 in doubles

In the summer of 2019, he won his first ATP Challenger title at the Shkymkent Challenger with Yang Tsung-hua.
Later that year, he won his first ATP tour level doubles title with his compatriot Dušan Lajović at the Chengdu Open, defeating Jonathan Erlich and Fabrice Martin, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 3–6, [10–3]. As a result, he reached the top 100 on 30 September 2019.

### 2020: Inaugural ATP Cup champion, Second doubles title

In January, he was part of Serbian team that won inaugural 2020 ATP Cup by defeating Spain in the final.
In February, he won his second ATP Tour title in Lyon, partnering Mate Pavić.

### 2021: Third doubles title, French Open quarterfinal, Three more finals, top 35

He partnered with Tomislav Brkić and won the doubles title at the ATP Buenos Aires, which was only their second tournament as a team. They also reached the finals of Andalucía Open and semifinals at Serbia Open. Following these results, he entered the top 50 in doubles at a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 48 on 26 April 2021.
The pair also reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open for their best showing in their careers, defeating Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and Máximo González/Simone Bolelli en route.
On 8 November 2021, Cacic reached a career high of World No. 35 in doubles.

### 2022: Masters 1000 quarterfinal

He reached the quarterfinals at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open with partner Brkic, losing to eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.

### 2023: Australian Open third round, Davis Cup quarterfinal

Partnering Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, he reached the third round at the 2023 Australian Open.
In April, partnering Miomir Kecmanović, Cacic reached the final of the 2023 Estoril Open, losing to Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen.
In July, partnering Victor Vlad Cornea, Cacic reached the semifinals of the Hamburg Open.
In September, during the Davis Cup Finals in Valencia, Cacic partnered with Miomir Kecmanović, and the Serbian Davis Cup team emerged victorious against South Korean pair Song Min-kyu and Nam Ji-sung. In the tie against Spain, paired again with Kecmanović, they won in straight sets against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Marcel Granollers, helping Serbia win the tie 3:0 and reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals.
In October, again partnering Victor Vlad Cornea in Basel as a lucky loser pair, they reached the quarterfinals by defeating Swiss duo Mika Brunold and Marc-Andrea Hüsler in straight sets.

### 2024: United Cup debut, Win over world No.1, Retirement

Partnering with compatriot Dejana Radanović, he made his debut at the 2024 United Cup as part of team Serbia.
At the 2024 Australian Open partnering Denys Molchanov the pair defeated the world No. 1 and No. 2 players, the top seeded pair of Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig in the second round to reach the third round for the second time at this Major.
On the last day of 2024, through social media, Ćaćić announced his retirement from professional tennis.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Mixed doubles
## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* ATP 1000 (0–0)
* ATP 500 (0–0)
* ATP 250 (3–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (2–3)
* Indoor (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2019 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Dušan Lajović | Jonathan Erlich Fabrice Martin | 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2020 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Mate Pavić | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Dominic Inglot | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [10–4] |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2021 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2021 | Andalucía Open, Spain | 250 Series | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2021 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Fernando Romboli David Vega Hernández | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2021 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Tomislav Brkić | Harri Heliövaara Matwé Middelkoop | 5–7, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2023 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Miomir Kecmanović | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 3–6, 4–6 |

## Team competition finals

| Result | W–L | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Novak Djokovic Dušan Lajović Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki | Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López | 2–1 |

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures Tour (5–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–3)
* Clay (5–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2011 | Israel F3, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Ádám Kellner | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2011 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2011 | Croatia F7, Vinkovci | Futures | Clay | Dino Marcan | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2012 | Russia F4, Yoshkar-Ola | Futures | Hard (i) | Evgeny Kirillov | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2012 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Mate Delić | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2013 | Greece F20, Rethymno | Futures | Hard | Oliver Golding | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2014 | Romania F13, Brașov | Futures | Clay | Frederico Ferreira Silva | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2016 | Croatia F6, Bol | Futures | Clay | Péter Nagy | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2017 | Tunisia F35, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F46, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–2, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |

### Doubles: 59 (37 titles, 22 runner-ups)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (5–8)
* ITF Futures Tour (32–14)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–9)
* Clay (27–13)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (3–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2008 | Serbia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Dušan Lajović | David Savić Miljan Zekić | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tomislav Brkić | Artem Smirnov Róbert Varga | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2011 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Steven Diez | Damir Džumhur Ismar Gorčić | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2011 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Jozef Kovalík | David Rice Sean Thornley | 4–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | Rok Jarc Tom Kočevar-Dešman | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | May 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Marko Rajić Saša Vidojević | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Prijedor | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Rok Jarc Tom Kočevar-Dešman | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2011 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Damir Džumhur Ismar Gorčić | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2011 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Nemanja Kontić Arsenije Zlatanović | 6–0, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2011 | Serbia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Damir Džumhur Aldin Šetkić | 6–2, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [6–10] |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jul 2011 | Serbia F4, Kikinda | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Mislav Hižak Ante Pavić | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–4 | Aug 2011 | Serbia F5, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Ivan Bjelica Vladimir Obradović | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 2011 | Serbia F7, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Damir Džumhur | Ivan Bjelica David Savić | 7–5, 1–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2011 | Croatia F10, Umag | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Marin Draganja Dino Marcan | 2–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Win | 10–5 | Jan 2012 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Toni Androić | Patrik Brydolf Florian Reynet | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Mar 2012 | Italy F1, Trento | Futures | Hard (i) | Damir Džumhur | Marco Crugnola Claudio Grassi | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | Jun 2012 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Danilo Petrović Milan Pokrajac | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Jun 2012 | Serbia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Juan Lizariturry Enrique López Pérez | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–6 | Sep 2012 | Germany F17, Hambach | Futures | Carpet (i) | Adrian Sikora | Pirmin Hänle Matt Simpson | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–6 | Nov 2012 | Greece F6, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Mate Delić | Julien Dubail Yannick Vandenbulcke | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–6 | Nov 2012 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Mate Delić | Enzo Couacaud Julien Dubail | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–6 | Feb 2013 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard (i) | Miljan Zekić | Stephan Fransen Wesley Koolhof | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 17–6 | Apr 2013 | Italy F5, Vicenza | Futures | Clay | Damir Džumhur | Alessandro Motti Matteo Volante | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17–7 | Aug 2013 | Serbia F10, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Denis Bejtulahi | Boris Čonkić Matteo Fago | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 17–8 | Sep 2013 | Serbia F11, Zlatibor | Futures | Clay | Denis Bejtulahi | Duje Kekez Ilija Vučić | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 17–9 | Nov 2013 | Greece F20, Rethymno | Futures | Hard | Alexandros Jakupovic | Lewis Burton Marcus Willis | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 17–10 | Feb 2014 | Italy F1, Sondrio | Futures | Hard (i) | Ilija Vučić | Roman Jebavý Robin Staněk | 6–3, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Loss | 17–11 | Mar 2014 | Greece F1, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Ilija Vučić | Oliver Golding Alexandros Jakupovic | 1–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Win | 18–11 | Mar 2014 | Greece F2, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Ilija Vučić | Jan Hernych Robin Staněk | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 19–11 | May 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Ivan Milivojević Bojan Zdravković | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 20–11 | May 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Darko Jandrić Ante Marinčić | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 21–11 | May 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Marko Tepavac | Nikola Ćirić Danilo Petrović | 6–4, 1–6, [10–1] |
| Win | 22–11 | Jan 2016 | USA F3, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Denis Bejtulahi | Nick Chappell Raleigh Smith | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 23–11 | Jan 2017 | USA F3, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Jaume Pla Malfeito Miguel Semmler | 4–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
| Loss | 23–12 | Jan 2017 | USA F4, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Peter Torebko Bastian Trinker | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 24–12 | Feb 2017 | Tunisia F7, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Oscar José Gutierrez Nicolas Santos | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 25–12 | Jun 2017 | Hungary F4, Gyula | Futures | Clay | Scott Puodziunas | Levente Gödry Péter Nagy | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 25–13 | Jul 2017 | Turkey F25, Istanbul | Futures | Clay | Vasko Mladenov | Miki Janković Dimitar Kuzmanov | 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 26–13 | Jul 2017 | Turkey F29, Mersin | Futures | Clay | Bernardo Saraiva | Bogdan Bobrov Goran Marković | 6–2, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 27–13 | Oct 2017 | Turkey F38, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Dmitry Popko | Peter Torebko Jeroen Vanneste | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 28–13 | Nov 2017 | Tunisia F34, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Marc Giner Jaume Pla Malfeito | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 29–13 | Nov 2017 | Tunisia F35, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Moez Echargui Anis Ghorbel | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 30–13 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F45, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Gökberk Ergeneman Khumoyun Sultanov | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 31–13 | Dec 2017 | Turkey F46, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Ivan Gakhov Alexander Pavlioutchenkov | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 32–13 | Mar 2018 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Maciej Smoła | Michiel de Krom Ryan Nijboer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 32–14 | Apr 2018 | Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | Luca Margaroli | Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Evgenii Tiurnev | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [8–10] |
| Loss | 32–15 | Jun 2018 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Tomislav Brkić Ante Pavić | 3–6, 6–4, [14–16] |
| Loss | 32–16 | Aug 2018 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | Lucas Miedler | Gerard Granollers Pujol Lukáš Rosol | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 32–17 | May 2019 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek | w/o |
| Win | 33–17 | Jun 2019 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Yang Tsung-hua | André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 33–18 | Jun 2019 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | Evan King Hunter Reese | 3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Loss | 33–19 | Aug 2019 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Antonio Šančić | Jonáš Forejtek Michael Vrbenský | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 33–20 | Aug 2019 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Antonio Šančić | Tomislav Brkić Ante Pavić | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 34–20 | Nov 2019 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Antonio Šančić | Sander Arends David Pel | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 35–20 | Jan 2020 | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Denys Molchanov | Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 36–20 | Sep 2020 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Andrey Golubev Andrea Vavassori | 3–6, 7–5, [10–3] |
| Loss | 36–21 | Apr 2021 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Guillermo Durán Andrés Molteni | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 37–21 | Oct 2022 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Luis David Martínez Igor Zelenay | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 37–22 | Apr 2023 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Demoliner | Victor Vlad Cornea Franko Škugor | 2–6, 3–6 |