He is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia.
Ilin competed in the 1980 French Open but was unable to get past 13th seed Wojciech Fibak in the first round, losing in straight sets.
He played in seven Davis Cup ties for Yugoslavia from 1977 to 1981 and won eight of his 19 rubbers.
Currently he is the leading coach at his own tennis academy in Bremen, Germany.
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Péter Szoke (Szőke) 1 *
Zoltan Ilin
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6-4
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John W. Feaver 1 *
Zoltan Ilin
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János Benyik 1 *
Zoltan Ilin
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6-7
6-3
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Patrice Dominguez 1 *
Zoltan Ilin
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Zoltan Ilin 1 *
John W. Feaver
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Peter Elter 1 *
Zoltan Ilin
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Zoltan Ilin 1 *
Patrick Proisy
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Reinhart Probst 1 *
Zoltan Ilin
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