Overview
- An on-court tribute on November 19 at the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna featured remarks from Novak Djokovic, Boris Becker and Ivan Ljubicic.
- Djokovic described Pilic as his "tennis father" and said the Davis Cup was the right stage to celebrate his legacy.
- Becker said German tennis "wouldn't have happened" without Pilic, recalling him as both captain and coach.
- Pilic's widow and daughter joined former players for a photo with five trophies as perimeter boards displayed "Thank you Niki."
- Pilic died in September at 86; he was the 1973 French Open runner-up and later led Germany, Croatia and Serbia to Davis Cup titles.