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Novak Djokovic Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : February 6, 2021

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Short Biography

Novak Djokovic was born on 22-05-1987 in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Serbian Tennis Player & Philanthropist who currently ranked as the world's no.1 tennis player.

Other Name: Nole, Djoker, The Joker, The Serbinator
Other Professions: Philanthropist

Novak Djokovic Complete Bio & Career

Djokovic started playing tennis at an early age of four. He climbed rapidly at the junior circuit. He faced a lot of hardships in his early days; he grew up in Serbia of the 1990s which was racked by war. He though never lost his focus and became top-ranked Europe’s Under-14 and subsequently Under-16. He soon turned pro in 2003.
 
By the time he turned 18, he already was among the top 100 ATP players. At 19, in the year 2006, he lifted his maiden ATP event trophy. The following year, he reached the semis at the 2nd and 3rd grand slam of the year. He bettered that with reaching the finals of the last grand slam of the year but eventually lost it to favourite Federer. Djokovic though came back strong in the next season and created history by becoming the first Men tennis player from Serbia to win a grand slam after he won the Australian Open 2008.
 
In 2010, he again created history by handing them their first ever Davis Cup title. After finally winning the most coveted slam The Wimbledon in 2011, he became the number one ranked player. The year 2011 was arguably the best years of his glorious career so far. He won as many as three grand slams in that year.
 
In 2016, he won his first ever French Open title and completed his career slam by beating the fighter, Andy Murray. After which though, he has struggled with form and injuries. His fallout with his coach Borris Becker. Recently just before the French Open 2017, he has hired the services of legendary Andre Agassi as his coach. With 12 Grand Slams already to his name and also an Olympic bronze medal which he won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he is already a legend of the sport.
 
Off-court though, Djokovic is well-known for his humour and imitating the other players such as Federer and Maria Sharapova. He is also seen in various high-end brand commercials such as Seiko and Peugeot. He has also published his autobiography titled “Serve to Win”.

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Novak Djokovic Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Srdjan Djokovic and Dijana Djokovic. He has two brothers named Djordje Djokovic & Marko Djokovic. His both brothers also are professional Serbian tennis players. On 10-07-2014, he married Jelena Djokovic, a businesswoman. The couple is blessed with a son Stefan Djokovic (Born: 21-10-2014) & a daughter named Tara Djokovic (Born: 02-09-2017).

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 38
Biceps Size 13
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Hazel
Hair Colour Dark Brown

Personal Info

Home Town Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality Serbian
Religion Christian
Address Monte Carlo, Monaco
School N/A
College N/A
Qualification N/A
Hobbies Horse Riding, Skiing & Listening Music
Marital Status Married
Debut Turned pro in 2003
Salary $44.6 Million (2020)
Net Worth $220 Million
Official Website https://novakdjokovic.com
Coach Goran Ivanisevic, Marian Vajda
Playing Style Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Favourites

Favorite Color White
Favorite Player Pete Sampras
Favorite Sport Tennis
Favorite Movie Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Favorite Place Europe
Favorite Food Pizza
Favorite Musician Toma Zdravkovic

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Novak Djokovic

  • Novak Djokovic is a renowned tennis player from Serbian. He started playing tennis internationally when he was just 14 years old.
  • When Novak was just 4 years, the first time took a tennis racket in his hand that his father bought him.
  • Djokovic is trained by the popular tennis player Miss Monika Seles who coached him for 6 years.
  • He is the only male tennis player who won "Career Slam" whole in history

Novak Djokovic Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

37 years, 1month, 13 days old age Novak Djokovic will turn 38 on 22 May, 2025. Only 10 months, 16 days, 21 hours,43 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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Novak Djokovic has celebrated the total number of 37 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph.

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