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Top 18 Serbian Athletes of All Time

By YPB Team

Grand Slam trophies, NBA rings, European crowns and Olympic gold from a nation of seven million, stretching from the Yugoslav era to the stars playing right now. Cast your vote!

  1. Novak Djokovic — ranked #11
    Novak Djokovic
    Record 24-time Grand Slam champion who spent 428 weeks at world No. 1, more than any player in tennis history.
    1000pts
  2. Dragan Dzajic — ranked #22
    Dragan Dzajic
    Red Star winger named the best left-winger in European football history by France Football in 1969.
    794pts
  3. Vladimir Grbic — ranked #33
    Vladimir Grbic
    Volleyball Hall of Famer and Olympic champion in Sydney 2000 with 14 major medals.
    786pts
  4. Nikola Jokic — ranked #44
    Nikola Jokic
    Center who won three NBA MVP awards and led the Denver Nuggets to their first championship in 2023.
    700pts
  5. Dejan Bodiroga — ranked #55
    Dejan Bodiroga
    Forward regarded as the finest European player never to enter the NBA, with EuroLeague and world championship gold.
    577pts
  6. Tijana Boskovic — ranked #66
    Tijana Boskovic
    Opposite hitter voted the world's best, leading Serbia to Olympic and world volleyball gold.
    500pts
  7. Aleksandar Djordjevic — ranked #77
    Aleksandar Djordjevic
    Guard and legendary shooter who won EuroBasket and world titles before coaching Serbia to Olympic silver.
    500pts
  8. Filip Filipovic — ranked #88
    Filip Filipovic
    Water polo great with three Olympic medals including two golds and multiple world player of the year awards.
    500pts
  9. Vlade Divac — ranked #99
    Vlade Divac
    Pioneering big man who bridged European and NBA basketball across 16 seasons and won Olympic and world titles.
    409pts
  10. Dejan Stankovic — ranked #1010
    Dejan Stankovic
    Midfielder who captained Serbia and won the treble with Inter Milan in 2010.
    409pts
  11. Nemanja Vidic — ranked #1111
    Nemanja Vidic
    Commanding center-back who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United.
    409pts
  12. Predrag Stojakovic — ranked #1212
    Predrag Stojakovic
    Sharpshooting forward, three-time NBA All-Star and 2011 champion with the Dallas Mavericks.
    300pts
  13. Ana Ivanovic — ranked #1313
    Ana Ivanovic
    Tennis player who reached world No. 1 after winning the 2008 French Open.
    300pts
  14. Ivana Spanovic — ranked #1414
    Ivana Spanovic
    Long jumper and world champion with a long run of global indoor and outdoor medals.
    300pts
  15. Branislav Ivanovic — ranked #1515
    Branislav Ivanovic
    Defender with three Premier League titles, a Champions League and two Europa League wins at Chelsea.
    0pts
  16. Milica Mandic — ranked #1616
    Milica Mandic
    Taekwondo fighter and the only Serbian athlete with two Olympic gold medals, from London and Tokyo.
    0pts
  17. Jelena Jankovic — ranked #1717
    Jelena Jankovic
    Former world No. 1 and 2008 US Open finalist with 15 WTA singles titles.
    0pts
  18. Milorad Cavic — ranked #1818
    Milorad Cavic
    Swimmer who won world butterfly gold and lost the 2008 Olympic 100m butterfly final by one hundredth of a second.
    0pts

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Eighteen Serbian athletes: three tennis players, an NBA Finals MVP, and a swimmer who finished second to Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly: https://youpick.best/articles/federer-vs-nadal-vs-djokovic-ranked

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