Antonio Veić


Antonio Veić is a retired professional Croatian tennis player and current coach. His highest singles ranking is 119, which was reached on May 14, 2012.

Tennis career

2009

Veić received a wild card for Zagreb Indoors and caused an upset as he beat ex-Top 10 player Guillermo Cañas 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. Betfair started a private investigation immediately after the match following bets in total amount of $2M being placed on the Croat despite him being considered a huge underdog before the match. He issued a brief statement calling the allegations 'ridiculous and unfounded'. Veić continued his successful run following a 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 victory over Evgeny Korolev. It came to an end after he lost to fellow Croat Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–6.

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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.12 April 2009Monza, ItalyClay David Marrero7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.11 March 2012Santiago, ChileClay Paul Capdeville3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner1.15 April 2012Blumenau, BrazilClay Paul Capdeville3–6, 6–4, 5–2 RET
Runner-up3.4 August 2014San Marino, San MarinoClay Adrian Ungur1–6, 0–6
Runner-up4.15 September 2014Trnava, SlovakiaClay Andreas Haider-Maurer6–2, 3–6, 6–7