Nikola Ćaćić
Nikola Ćaćić, commonly mistaken as Nikola Čačić, is a Serbian professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Ćaćić competes both in singles and doubles events, mainly on ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour level. Overall he has won 2 doubles titles in the ATP Tour, 3 doubles titles in the ATP Challenger Tour, as well as five singles and 32 doubles titles in ITF Futures tournaments.Having played alongside his compatriots, including Marko Djokovic, Ilija Bozoljac and Dušan Lajović, he has also taken part in three ATP World Tour main doubles tournaments held in Belgrade and Umag, where he lost in the opening rounds.
In the summer of 2014, after a series of successful appearances in Challenger tournaments played on clay surface, and thanks to his first victory in three years in Futures event, Ćaćić moved into the Top 300 and achieved his career-best singles ranking of 281 in the ATP list.
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.
He recorded his first win on ATP World Tour level in the first round of 2016 Croatia Open Umag, where he defeated Aljaž Bedene in three sets, ranked 69th at the time.
In the summer of 2019, he won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2019 Shkymkent Challenger with Yang Tsung-hua. Later that year he won his first tour level doubles title, alongside his compatriot Dušan Lajović at the 2019 Chengdu Open, edging out the number 4 seeds Jonathan Erlich and Fabrice Martin 7–6, 3–6, .
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | 2019 Chengdu Open – Doubles| | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Dušan Lajović | Jonathan Erlich Fabrice Martin | 7–6, 3–6, |
Win | 2–0 | 2020 Open Sud de France – Doubles| | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard | Mate Pavić | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Dominic Inglot | 6–4, 6–7, |
Team competition finals: 1 (1–0)
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Israel F3, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Ádám Kellner | 2–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 1–1 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Win | 2–1 | Croatia F7, Vinkovci | Futures | Clay | Dino Marcan | 7–6, 6–0 | |
Loss | 2–2 | Russia F4, Yoshkar-Ola | Futures | Hard | Evgeny Kirillov | 6–7, 6–7 | |
Loss | 2–3 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Mate Delić | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 2–4 | Greece F20, Rethymno | Futures | Hard | Oliver Golding | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 3–4 | Romania F13, Brașov | Futures | Clay | Frederico Ferreira Silva | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | |
Win | 4–4 | Croatia F6, Bol | Futures | Clay | Peter Nagy | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Win | 5–4 | Tunisia F35, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–5 | Turkey F46, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | 6–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
Doubles: 56 (35–20)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Serbia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Dušan Lajović | David Savić Miljan Zekić | 7–6, 3–6, | |
Loss | 1–1 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Tomislav Brkić | Artem Smirnov Róbert Varga | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Steven Diez | Damir Džumhur Ismar Gorčić | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 2–2 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Jozef Kovalík | David Rice Sean Thornley | 4–6, 6–4, | |
Win | 3–2 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Sarajevo | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | Rok Jarc Tom Kočevar-Desman | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 4–2 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Marko Rajić Saša Vidojević | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 5–2 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Prijedor | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Rok Jarc Tom Kočevar-Desman | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 6–2 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Damir Džumhur Ismar Gorčić | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Win | 7–2 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Nemanja Kontić Arsenije Zlatanović | 6–0, 3–6, | |
Loss | 7–3 | Serbia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Damir Džumhur Aldin Šetkić | 6–2, 6–7, | |
Loss | 7–4 | Serbia F4, Kikinda | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Mislav Hižak Ante Pavić | 5–7, 5–7 | |
Win | 8–4 | Serbia F5, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Ivan Bjelica Vladimir Obradović | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 8–5 | Serbia F7, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Damir Džumhur | Ivan Bjelica David Savić | 7–5, 1–6, | |
Win | 9–5 | Croatia F10, Umag | Futures | Clay | Toni Androić | Marin Draganja Dino Marcan | 2–6, 7–5, | |
Win | 10–5 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Toni Androić | Patrik Brydolf Florian Reynet | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 10–6 | Italy F1, Trento | Futures | Hard | Damir Džumhur | Marco Crugnola Claudio Grassi | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 11–6 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Danilo Petrović Milan Pokrajac | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 12–6 | Serbia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Goran Tošić | Juan Lizariturry Enrique López Pérez | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 13–6 | Germany F17, Hambach | Futures | Carpet | Adrian Sikora | Pirmin Hänle Matt Simpson | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 14–6 | Greece F6, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Mate Delić | Julien Dubail Yannick Vandenbulcke | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 15–6 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Mate Delić | Enzo Couacaud Julien Dubail | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 16–6 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard | Miljan Zekić | Stephan Fransen Wesley Koolhof | 3–6, 7–5, | |
Win | 17–6 | Italy F5, Vicenza | Futures | Clay | Damir Džumhur | Alessandro Motti Matteo Volante | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 17–7 | Serbia F10, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Denis Bejtulahi | Boris Čonkić Matteo Fago | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Loss | 17–8 | Serbia F11, Zlatibor | Futures | Clay | Denis Bejtulahi | Duje Kekez Ilija Vučić | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 17–9 | Greece F20, Rethymno | Futures | Hard | Alexandros Jakupovic | Lewis Burton Marcus Willis | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 17–10 | Italy F1, Sondrio | Futures | Hard | Ilija Vučić | Roman Jebavý Robin Staněk | 6–3, 5–7, | |
Loss | 17–11 | Greece F1, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Ilija Vučić | Oliver Golding Alexandros Jakupovic | 1–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 18–11 | Greece F2, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Ilija Vučić | Jan Hernych Robin Staněk | 7–6, 7–5 | |
Win | 19–11 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Ivan Milivojević Bojan Zdravković | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Win | 20–11 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F2, Prijedor | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Darko Jandrić Ante Marinčić | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 21–11 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F3, Brčko | Futures | Clay | Marko Tepavac | Nikola Ćirić Danilo Petrović | 6–4, 1–6, | |
Win | 22–11 | USA F3, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Denis Bejtulahi | Nick Chappell Raleigh Smith | 3–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 23–11 | USA F3, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Jaume Pla Malfeito Miguel Semmler | 4–6, 6–1, | |
Loss | 23–12 | USA F4, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Peter Torebko Bastian Trinker | 6–7, 6–4, | |
Win | 24–12 | Tunisia F7, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Oscar José Gutierrez Nicolas Santos | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 25–12 | Hungary F4, Gyula | Futures | Clay | Scott Puodziunas | Levente Gödry Péter Nagy | 7–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 25–13 | Turkey F25, Istanbul | Futures | Clay | Vasko Mladenov | Miki Janković Dimitar Kuzmanov | 4–6, 6–2, | |
Win | 26–13 | Turkey F29, Mersin | Futures | Clay | Bernardo Saraiva | Bogdan Bobrov Goran Marković | 6–2, 3–6, | |
Win | 27–13 | Turkey F38, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Dmitry Popko | Peter Torebko Jeroen Vanneste | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 28–13 | Tunisia F34, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Marc Giner Jaume Pla Malfeito | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 29–13 | Tunisia F35, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Moez Echargui Anis Ghorbel | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Win | 30–13 | Turkey F45, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Gökberk Ergeneman Khumoyun Sultanov | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 31–13 | Turkey F46, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Luca Margaroli | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Win | 32–13 | Turkey F8, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Maciej Smoła | Michiel de Krom Ryan Nijboer | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 32–14 | Uzbekistan F1, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | Luca Margaroli | Alexander Pavlioutchenkov Evgenii Tiurnev | 6–7, 7–6, | |
Loss | 32–15 | 2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles| | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Tomislav Brkić Ante Pavić | 3–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 32–16 | 2018 Tilia Slovenia Open – Doubles| | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | Lucas Miedler | Gerard Granollers Pujol Lukáš Rosol | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 32–17 | 2018 Garden Open – Doubles| | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek | w/o |
Win | 33–17 | 2019 Shymkent Challenger II – Doubles| | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Yang Tsung-hua | André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 33–18 | 2019 Fergana Challenger – Men's Doubles| | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | Evan King Hunter Reese | 3–6, 7–5, |
Loss | 33–19 | 2019 Svijany Open – Doubles| | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Antonio Šančić | Jonáš Forejtek Michael Vrbenský | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 33–20 | 2019 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia – Doubles| | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Antonio Šančić | Tomislav Brkic Ante Pavic | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 34–20 | 2019 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Antonio Šančić | Sander Arends David Pel | 6–7, 7–6, |
Win | 35-20 | 2020 Bendigo Challenger| | Bendigo, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Denys Molchanov | Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara | 7–6, 6–4 |