Blaz Kavcic

Began playing tennis aged four...Comes from a family where professional sport runs in the blood...Grandfather, Ludvik, was a great alpine skier in the 1950s and a participant at the 1956 winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo...After ending his pro skiing career Ludvik became very enthusiastic about tennis and inspired Blaz to take up the sport…Mother, Bojana, and father, Aleksander, were also pro skiers…Bojana was a three-time national slalom champion and participated in two alpine-skiing World Championships in 1978 and 1982...Younger sister, Maša, who trains step and showdance, has won numerous national, European and other titles with her dance group...Aged 14, he won the European Masters Tournament in Prato, Italy...Turned professional in 2005...When not traveling and playing tennis, hobbies include playing golf, listening to music and going to the movies...Idol growing up was Pete Sampras for his great serve and volley game...In 2006, played an exhibition match with Stefan Edberg in home town of Ljubljana...Coached by Blaz Trupej.

2011 -- The top player from Slovenia became 1st player from his country to finish in Top 100…Reached a career-high No. 72 on June 13 before finishing No. 92...Made breakthrough on ATP World Tour with 2 QF showings in Chennai and in Båstad in July (l. to Top 8 Berdych both times)...Qualified in 3 tournaments in a row, at Australian Open (d. Anderson, l. to Almagro), Zagreb (l. to Berrer) and Delray Beach (l. to Tipsarevic)...In Challenger level play, compiled 14-7 mark, winning title at Banja Luka in September (d. Riba) and reaching final at Karshi (l. to Istomin) in August...Went 0-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 7-8 on clay, 6-7 on hard and 0-3 on grass…Earned a career-high $257,899...

2010 -- Made Grand Slam debut at Australian Open as a qualifier, losing to Odesnik in 1st RD...In February, reached Johannesburg 2nd RD (d. Ascione; l. to Lopez)...Reached SFs at ATP Challenger Tour event in Tanger (l. to Robert)...Broke into Top 100 for first time at No. 96 on 22 March...

2009 –- Lost in Australian Open qualifying 2nd RD...Reached four ATP World Challenger finals at San Remo, as a qualifier (l. to Anderson); Busan (l. Udomchoke), before picking up back-to-back titles at Alessandria (d. Levine) and Constanta (d. Reister)...Fell in final round of qualifying for Wimbledon and US Open... Finished year at World No. 125...

2008 –- Made ATP World Tour debut at Zagreb, as a qualifier, losing to Karanusic in 1st RD...Made Davis Cup debut for Slovenia versus Cyprus...Qualifyed for Poertschach, recording first ATP win over Gabashvili, before losing to Kunitsyn in 2nd RD...Finished year at World No. 260...

2007 –- Played ATP Challenger Tour events for first time, reaching SFs at Burnie (Tasmania)...Finished year at World No. 440...

2006 –- Won two ITF Futures titles in Croatia...Finished year at World No. 493...

2005 –- Played two ITF Futures...Finished year at World No. 897...

2004 –- Won first ATP point at Doha Futures...