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Alex Vlaški
Aleksandar Vlaški (born 21 April 1982) is a former Serbian professional tennis player, whose name is often spelled Alex Vlaski in English-language media. Professional career Born and raised in Belgrade, Vlaški was a three-time All-American tennis player for the Washington Huskies at the University of Washington. In 2003, he reached the NCAA semi-finals and won the ITA All-American Singles Championship, becoming the first Husky since 1924 to claim a national title. During his college career, he amassed the most all-time wins for the Huskies and, in 2004, achieved a career-high ranking of No. 2 in Division I. A left-handed player, Vlaški competed on the professional tour after graduating from college, reaching career-high rankings of No. 299 in singles and No. 160 in doubles. He also won two ATP Challenger The ATP Challenger Tour (known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series) is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,685,563 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the Balkans#Urbanization, major cities of Southeast Europe and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
