PLAYER PROFILE

Pavle Marinkov

  • Age19
  • Born 4 February 2006
  • Birth PlaceSydney, New South Wales
  • Height185 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed

ON-COURT

  • Won the 18/u Australian Championships in December 2022 without losing a set
  • Made third round of Australian Open 2023 boys’ singles competition
  • Member of Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy
  • Started playing aged five
  • Describes his playing style as “flat and aggressive”
  • Names backhand as his favourite shot and hard courts as his favourite surface

OFF-COURT

  • Older sister, Bojana, played professional tennis
  • Names Serbia and Croatia are his favourite places to visit, because his “family is from there”
  • Lists Novak Djokovic as his tennis idol
  • Says if he wasn’t pursuing a professional tennis career, he would consider sports journalism or coaching
  • Is an avid basketball, rugby league and American football fan

Pavle Marinkov in the news

Aussie Weekly Wrap: Hon on a roll in 2025
Priscilla Hon (Getty Images)
17 March, 2025

Priscilla Hon's second title of 2025 leads a series of impressive results from Australians on tour this week.
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Mildura: Cabrera extends winning streak, Jasika adds another Pro Tour crown
Lizette Cabrera and Omar Jasika (Tennis Australia)
17 March, 2025

Lizette Cabrera and Omar Jasika claimed honours at the Mildura International in the first grass-court event of the 2025 Australian Pro Tour season.
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Hewitt receives wildcard to join Birrell, Tomic in AO qualifying
Cruz Hewitt in action. Photo: Getty Images
18 December, 2024

Cruz Hewitt will make his Australian Open qualifying debut joining the likes of Kimberly Birrell and Bernard Tomic among a strong home cohort on entry lists.
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Promising Aussies set to compete as Australian Pro Tour resumes
Pavle Marinkov, Talia Gibson and Edward Winter will contest Australian Pro Tour events this week.
9 September, 2024

Pavle Marinkov, Talia Gibson and Edward Winter are among the local hopes competing in Australian Pro Tour events this week.
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