Petrović made his Grand Slam debut in the 1998 Australian Open, partnering Grant Silcock in the doubles.

In 2002 he reached the second round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, partnering Todd Perry and then David Škoch.

[1] As a singles player, Petrović made two Australian Open appearances and played once at Wimbledon, but didn't win a match in either event.

After defeating Frenchman Stéphane Huet, Petrović was beaten comfortably by another local, Lleyton Hewitt, who courted controversy when he called the crowd "stupid" for not cheering for him.

The most successful player that he has coached is Novak Djokovic, who first starting working with Petrović at the age of 16.