Luka Pavlovic
Country (sports)  France
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 26)
Stains, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 2016
Plays Right-handed, Two-handed backhand
Coach Ivan Petkovic
Prize money $315,123
Singles
Career record 0–1
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 184 (21 July 2025)
Current ranking No. 240 (18 May 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2026)
French Open 1R (2026)
Wimbledon Q3 (2025)
US Open Q1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record 0–0
Highest ranking No. 317 (16 March 2026)
Current ranking No. 317 (16 March 2026)
Last updated on: 16 May 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 final qualifying round.[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][10]

2026: ATP & Major debuts, Maiden Challenger title

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.[citation needed] In March, Pavlovic won his maiden Challenger doubles title in Kigali, pairing with Stefan Latinović.[citation needed]

In May ranked No. 240, Pavlovic made his Grand Slam debut at the 2026 French Open as a qualifier.[11] He will face 28th seed João Fonseca in the first round.[12]

Personal life

Pavlovic is of Serbian descent.[13]

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 1R 0 / 1 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 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 France Valentin Royer 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2025 Mexico City Open Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2025 Ion Țiriac Challenger, Romania Challenger Clay Italy 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 Serbia Stefan Latinović India Siddhant Banthia
Bulgaria 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 Romania Cezar Crețu 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Hard Poland Martyn Pawelski 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Dusan Obradovic 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–1 Sep 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrej Nedic 7–5, 3–1 (Ret)
Loss 3–2 Mar 2024 M15 Poreč, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Austria Sandro Kopp 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2024 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Sweden Adam Heinonen 6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Jun 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Montenegro Petar Jovanovic 4–6, 0–2 (ret)
Win 5–3 Jul 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Hungary Peter Fajta 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 6–3 Jul 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia 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. ^ "From qualifier to champion: Stefano Travaglia triumphs in Modena". 8 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Sakamoto Strikes Again". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Who qualified for Roland Garros on Friday?". ATPTour. 22 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Pavlovic, Jacquet et Herbert rejoignent Faurel dans le tableau principal : ce qu'il faut retenir de la dernière journée des qualifications". L'Equipe (in French). 22 May 2026.
  13. ^ 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)