Grigor Dimitrov
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Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria
. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No. 1 ranking and won the boy's singles titles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
and the 2008 US Open.
, Bulgaria as the only child of father Dimitar, a tennis coach and mother Maria, a sports teacher and former volleyball player. He first held a tennis racket, given to him by his mother at the age of three and when he was five he began to play daily. During his teenage years he lived in Paris, France while training at Patrick Mouratoglou's Tennis Academy. He speaks fluent Bulgarian and English and says his main interests are all sports, cars, computers and watches. His friends on the ATP tour include Jonathan Eysseric
of France and Alex Bogdanovic
of Britain. He considers Dmitry Tursunov
his best friend.
U16 boys singles and was later named the Eddie Herr International 2007 Rising Star.
In 2007, Grigor was the finalist at the Orange Bowl
U18 boys singles, losing to Ričardas Berankis
of Lithuania
. Alongside Vasek Pospisil
, he reached the 2007 US Open doubles final, falling to Jonathan Eysseric
and Jérôme Inzerillo
. He is nicknamed G-Force
He began the 2008 Grand Slam season with a quarterfinal showing at Roland Garros, losing to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz
in three sets. However he went on to win Wimbledon
after defeating Henri Kontinen
of Finland, 7–5, 6–3 in the final. He won the title without dropping a set despite playing with a shoulder injury throughout the tournament. The victory saw him join former junior champions Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg and guaranteed him a wildcard entry into the 2009 Wimbledon men's draw. His success continued at the US Open, which he won on September 7, defeating American qualifier Devin Britton
6–3, 6–4. On his way to the title he also defeated top seed Tsung-hua Yang of Taiwan in the semifinals. After the tournament Dimitrov announced that he was ending his junior career and focusing on improving his ATP ranking. On September 8 he became junior world number one overtaking Tsung-hua Yang. He closed at number three of the junior ranking that year.
His first ATP level match was at 's-Hertogenbosch where he lost to Igor Andreev
(RUS) 1–6, 3–6.
After his junior US Open title he won back to back futures tournaments in Madrid on hard court and rose 300 places to career high ranking of 477. The achievement attracted enough attention to earn him a wildcard into the AMS Madrid qualifying draw where he lost 3–6, 3–6 to then No.64 Florent Serra
of France.
After being granted another wildcard to the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel, he won his first professional match at the ATP level by defeating No.122 Jiří Vaněk
(CZE) 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 in the first round of the qualifying draw.
, The Netherlands. In the first round he upset the then world No.23 Tomáš Berdych
(CZE) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the second round he faced World No.1 Rafael Nadal
and pushed Nadal to the edge before losing 5–7, 6–3, 2–6.
He was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the ATP World Tour 250 event Open 13 in Marseille
, France. He lost 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 to world No.8 Gilles Simon
of France in the first round, after serving for the match at 5–3 in last set.
At the Besançon challenger in France Grigor was defeated by ATP 102 Denis Istomin
in the round of 32. He then completed two victories for Bulgaria v Hungary in the Davis Cup. He reached the round of 16 in the Thailand Challenger where he lost to Danai Udomchoke of Thailand in straight sets.
Four first round exits in Challengers followed, including a disappointing first round exit in his home country, Bulgaria. He then reached the quarter finals of two successive challengers in Cremona, Italy and Nottingham, England.
He reached the 2nd round of the Queen's Club Championships
, where he lost 6–7, 6–7 again to Gilles Simon
.
In Wimbledon
where he got a wildcard as the 2008 Juniors Champion he won the first set of his first round match against Igor Kunitsyn 6–3. He then struggled with a knee injury and the trainer was brought on. Despite this he attempted to continue but lost the following 10 games before he retired.
He was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the Catella Swedish Open in Båstad
, Sweden an ATP World Tour 250 event. He lost his first round match vs. Guillermo Cañas
3–6, 6–7.
He reached the quarter finals of the challenger in Segovia, Spain losing out in three sets to Marcel Granollers of Spain. After beating Nicolas Mahut
of France in the first round of the Istanbul Challenger Grigor lost out to Martin Fischer
of Austria in straight sets
As the 2008 winner of the US Open Boys Tournament he was granted a wildcard for the 2009 US Open Qualification Tournament. He won his first round match vs. Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6–3, 7–5. In the second round he lost to the number 1 seed of the qualification Thomaz Bellucci 6–4, 6–3.
On September 27, 2009 Dimitrov won his first doubles challenger title in Trnava, Slovakia together with Teymuraz Gabashvili. In the final they beat Minars and Rosol from Czech Republic, in a very close match 6–2, 2–6, [10–8].
. He then attempted to qualify for the Australian Open
, but lost in the first round to Robert Kendrick
in three sets. He bounced back a week later by qualifying at the Honolulu challenger, reaching the round of 16 before losing to Donald Young. Dimitrov then participated for Bulgaria in the Davis Cup
, claiming all 3 wins in a 3–2 victory over Monaco. Following the Davis Cup tie, Grigor had a number of early losses in various challenger tournaments.
Dimitrov won his first ATP tour match of the year on the grass courts of the AEGON Championships in London. He beat Alex Bogdanovic
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 before losing to World No. 31 Feliciano López
6–2, 6–4 in the second round. Grigor then had a great run in the Marburg
challenger, where he came through qualifying to reach the semi-finals where he lost out to Simone Vagnozzi
.
Grigor again had a number of disappointing losses in challenger events and another Davis Cup tie. Dimitrov then participated in four futures tournaments, posting impressive results, including two tournament victories in Germany, and another in Spain. Dimitrov gained enough points to enter the world's top 250 for the first time in his career.
His recent good form translated to the Challenger Tour, capturing his first ever challenger title in Geneva
, where he defeated number 118 Pablo Andújar
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.
He then played another challenger in Bangkok
, where he beat former top 20 player Dmitry Tursunov
7–6, 6–3 in the quarterfinals en route to his second consecutive tournament win. He defeated Konstantin Kravchuk
in the final 6–1, 6–4 in a win that placed him in top 150 in the world. He was the highest ranked teenager on the ATP Tour at that time.
In a second challenger in the same venue in Bangkok
in the very next week Grigor beat Ivan Dodig
(First Round), Go Soeda
(SF) and Alexandre Kudryavtsev
(F) on his way to win the tournament, which was his third consecutive Challenger win and gave him a spot in the Top 140 in the ATP ranking. He expressed that after this victory it is his aim to enter the ATP top 10 in 2011.
He made an early exit in his first challenger after a two week break but bounced back a week later, beating top 100 player Lukáš Lacko
and world number 32 Michaël Llodra
on the way to the final of the Orléans challenger. In the final Grigor lost out to Frenchman Nicolas Mahut
6–2, 6–7, 6–7 in a very tight match.
After two disappointing challenger tournaments in Germany, in which Dimitrov suffered first round exits, he reached the semifinals of the challenger tournament in Helsinki, his last tournament of the year. There he played Lithuanian youngster Richard Berankis. After the loss of a tight first set in a tiebreak, Dimitrov dominated the second set but was dominated by Berankis in the third. Berankis eventually won the match, 7–6, 0–6, 6–1. In an off-court incident after the match, Dimitrov pushed the chair umpire with both hands and sweared at him because he felt he was treated unfairly after some close calls in the first set tiebreak. Dimitrov was fined €2,000, and the ATP will investigate this incident to see if further disciplinary action is warranted. By reaching the semifinals in Helsinki, Dimitrov reached his best ever ATP world ranking (106).
, where he advanced through the qualifying rounds
with the lost of just one set. He defeated world number 38 Andrey Golubev
with 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the first round to advance for the first time to the second round of a Grand Slam tournament where he eventually lost to 19th seed Stanislas Wawrinka
with a 5–7, 3–6, 3–6 loss. Nonetheless, Dimitrov achieved his top ever ATP ranking, ending January at 85th spot. Thus, he became the top ranked Bulgarian male tennis player of all time.
On February 6, Dimitrov qualified for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
in Rotterdam.
In Rotterdam, he faced 8th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round. He lost 6–4, 6–4.
In March 2011, Dimitrov won the 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
defeating the defending champion and number two seed Nicolas Mahut
in the final to move to number 71 in the ATP World Rankings.
On April 1, Dimitrov became the first Bulgarian man ever to be seeded at an ATP World Tour tournament being seeded 8 at the 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
in Houston, TX.
On April 27, he reached his first quarterfinals in an ATP tournament, defeating Marcos Baghdatis
at the 2011 BMW Open
in Munich, achieving a career-best ranking of #66.
Dimitrov lost in the first round of the 2011 French Open
against Jeremy Chardy
.
Dimitrov then advanced to his second ATP quarterfinals at the 2011 AEGON International
after he defeated sixth seeded Kevin Anderson
in the 2nd round, but lost in the 3rd round to 3rd seed Janko Tipsarevic (who went to to reach the final).
On June 16, he became the first Bulgarian man ever to reach a doubles final at an ATP tournament together with Andreas Seppi
at the 2011 AEGON International
in Eastbourne
.
At Wimbledon, he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7 in the second round.
At 2011 Western & Southern Open
Dimitrov defeated Marsel İlhan
in the first round, but lost to world number 6 David Ferrer
in the second round 6–4, 1–6, 5–7.
At 2011 US Open
Dimitrov was defeated by Gaël Monfils
in the first round 7–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the Open de Moselle
in Metz, Dimitrov was beaten 6–2, 6–2 in 53 minutes by qualifier Igor Sijsling
in the first round. After that, in the Thailand Open, Dimitrov beat Ivan Dodig
6–2, 7–5 in the first round, then Simone Bolelli
7–6, 6–1 in the 2nd round, before falling to Andy Murray in the quarter-finals in two sets 4–6, 4–6.
In his next tournament (the China Open
) in the 1st round he once again met Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (who was 1st seed at that tournament) and lost again, this time 6–7, 5–7. At 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Dimitrov beat Marsel İlhan
(for the second time this year) in the first round but was defeated by Andy Roddick in the second round, losing 6-7, 5-7. At 2011 If Stockholm Open
Dimitrov beat Ryan Sweeting
(2-0 sets) and Juan Ignacio Chela
(2-1 sets) before losing to Milos Raonic
in the quarterfinals 5-7, 4-6.
alongside Tsvetana Pironkova
.
, former coach of world number ones Marat Safin
and Roger Federer
. Lundgren has also been quick to praise Dimitrov, saying that "he is better than Federer was at his age." In June 2010 he ended his coaching relationship with Lundgren and is currently coached by Australian pro Peter McNamara
.
due to the similarity in their ground strokes, particularly off the backhand side. Despite his recent improvement in this area, some people believe his movement needs to be improved if he wants to reach the top of the game. His return of serve has also been cited as a weakness.
s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 If Stockholm Open
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No. 1 ranking and won the boy's singles titles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
and the 2008 US Open.
Personal life
Grigor was born in HaskovoHaskovo
Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants....
, Bulgaria as the only child of father Dimitar, a tennis coach and mother Maria, a sports teacher and former volleyball player. He first held a tennis racket, given to him by his mother at the age of three and when he was five he began to play daily. During his teenage years he lived in Paris, France while training at Patrick Mouratoglou's Tennis Academy. He speaks fluent Bulgarian and English and says his main interests are all sports, cars, computers and watches. His friends on the ATP tour include Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the main and juniors draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and...
of France and Alex Bogdanovic
Alex Bogdanovic
Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002...
of Britain. He considers Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
his best friend.
Junior career
His first major junior coup was when, at aged 14 he claimed the U14 European title. In 2006 he won the Orange BowlOrange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football bowl game. Orange Bowl may also refer to:* Miami Orange Bowl, a demolished stadium formerly in Miami, Florida* One of two tennis tournaments, one for juniors and the other for youth...
U16 boys singles and was later named the Eddie Herr International 2007 Rising Star.
In 2007, Grigor was the finalist at the Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football bowl game. Orange Bowl may also refer to:* Miami Orange Bowl, a demolished stadium formerly in Miami, Florida* One of two tennis tournaments, one for juniors and the other for youth...
U18 boys singles, losing to Ričardas Berankis
Ricardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.- Early career :Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two...
of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. Alongside Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No...
, he reached the 2007 US Open doubles final, falling to Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric
Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the main and juniors draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and...
and Jérôme Inzerillo
Jérôme Inzerillo
Jérôme Inzerillo is a junior tennis player from France.At the 2007 US Open, Interzillo came into the doubles tournament seeded sixth alongside Jonathan Eysseric. In the semifinals, Inzerillo and Eysseric beat top-seeded Vladimir Ignatic and Roman Jebavý. In the final, the team beat Grigor Dimitrov...
. He is nicknamed G-Force
He began the 2008 Grand Slam season with a quarterfinal showing at Roland Garros, losing to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind L. Kubot and M. Przysiezny Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind...
in three sets. However he went on to win Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
after defeating Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:...
of Finland, 7–5, 6–3 in the final. He won the title without dropping a set despite playing with a shoulder injury throughout the tournament. The victory saw him join former junior champions Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg and guaranteed him a wildcard entry into the 2009 Wimbledon men's draw. His success continued at the US Open, which he won on September 7, defeating American qualifier Devin Britton
Devin Britton
Devin Britton is an American professional tennis player who formerly played for the University of Mississippi's men's tennis team. He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi.-Juniors:...
6–3, 6–4. On his way to the title he also defeated top seed Tsung-hua Yang of Taiwan in the semifinals. After the tournament Dimitrov announced that he was ending his junior career and focusing on improving his ATP ranking. On September 8 he became junior world number one overtaking Tsung-hua Yang. He closed at number three of the junior ranking that year.
2008
Grigor began frequent participation in men's events in 2008. His first title came on clay at a futures tournament in Barcelona (May 19).His first ATP level match was at 's-Hertogenbosch where he lost to Igor Andreev
Igor Andreev
Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
(RUS) 1–6, 3–6.
After his junior US Open title he won back to back futures tournaments in Madrid on hard court and rose 300 places to career high ranking of 477. The achievement attracted enough attention to earn him a wildcard into the AMS Madrid qualifying draw where he lost 3–6, 3–6 to then No.64 Florent Serra
Florent Serra
Florent Lucien Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:...
of France.
After being granted another wildcard to the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel, he won his first professional match at the ATP level by defeating No.122 Jiří Vaněk
Jirí Vanek (tennis)
Jiří Vaněk is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He was born in Domažlice and lives in Prague. He turned professional in 1995. As of 11 February 2009 he was ranked 119 in the world.-External links:* *...
(CZE) 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 in the first round of the qualifying draw.
2009
At the start of 2009 he was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in RotterdamRotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, The Netherlands. In the first round he upset the then world No.23 Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
(CZE) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the second round he faced World No.1 Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
and pushed Nadal to the edge before losing 5–7, 6–3, 2–6.
He was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the ATP World Tour 250 event Open 13 in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, France. He lost 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 to world No.8 Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
of France in the first round, after serving for the match at 5–3 in last set.
At the Besançon challenger in France Grigor was defeated by ATP 102 Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
in the round of 32. He then completed two victories for Bulgaria v Hungary in the Davis Cup. He reached the round of 16 in the Thailand Challenger where he lost to Danai Udomchoke of Thailand in straight sets.
Four first round exits in Challengers followed, including a disappointing first round exit in his home country, Bulgaria. He then reached the quarter finals of two successive challengers in Cremona, Italy and Nottingham, England.
He reached the 2nd round of the Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of...
, where he lost 6–7, 6–7 again to Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
.
In Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
where he got a wildcard as the 2008 Juniors Champion he won the first set of his first round match against Igor Kunitsyn 6–3. He then struggled with a knee injury and the trainer was brought on. Despite this he attempted to continue but lost the following 10 games before he retired.
He was granted a wildcard to the main draw of the Catella Swedish Open in Båstad
Båstad
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...
, Sweden an ATP World Tour 250 event. He lost his first round match vs. Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...
3–6, 6–7.
He reached the quarter finals of the challenger in Segovia, Spain losing out in three sets to Marcel Granollers of Spain. After beating Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
of France in the first round of the Istanbul Challenger Grigor lost out to Martin Fischer
Martin Fischer (tennis)
Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :...
of Austria in straight sets
As the 2008 winner of the US Open Boys Tournament he was granted a wildcard for the 2009 US Open Qualification Tournament. He won his first round match vs. Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6–3, 7–5. In the second round he lost to the number 1 seed of the qualification Thomaz Bellucci 6–4, 6–3.
On September 27, 2009 Dimitrov won his first doubles challenger title in Trnava, Slovakia together with Teymuraz Gabashvili. In the final they beat Minars and Rosol from Czech Republic, in a very close match 6–2, 2–6, [10–8].
2010
Dimitrov started the 2010 season with a quarterfinal finish at a challenger event in Nouméa, New CaledoniaNouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
. He then attempted to qualify for the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, but lost in the first round to Robert Kendrick
Robert Kendrick
Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport...
in three sets. He bounced back a week later by qualifying at the Honolulu challenger, reaching the round of 16 before losing to Donald Young. Dimitrov then participated for Bulgaria in the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
, claiming all 3 wins in a 3–2 victory over Monaco. Following the Davis Cup tie, Grigor had a number of early losses in various challenger tournaments.
Dimitrov won his first ATP tour match of the year on the grass courts of the AEGON Championships in London. He beat Alex Bogdanovic
Alex Bogdanovic
Aleksa Bogdanovic , also known as his British nickname Alex, is a Serbian-British tennis player born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Alex was brought to England by his parents Dušan and Amelija when he was seven and took up tennis as a means of making new friends.Bogdanovic turned professional in 2002...
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 before losing to World No. 31 Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
6–2, 6–4 in the second round. Grigor then had a great run in the Marburg
2010 Marburg Open – Singles
Nils Langer was the defending champion, but he chose not to compete this year.Simone Vagnozzi won the final 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 against Ivo Minář.-Seeds:# Grega Žemlja # Mikhail Kukushkin # Albert Ramos-Viñolas ...
challenger, where he came through qualifying to reach the semi-finals where he lost out to Simone Vagnozzi
Simone Vagnozzi
Simone Vagnozzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-Runner-Up :-External links:...
.
Grigor again had a number of disappointing losses in challenger events and another Davis Cup tie. Dimitrov then participated in four futures tournaments, posting impressive results, including two tournament victories in Germany, and another in Spain. Dimitrov gained enough points to enter the world's top 250 for the first time in his career.
His recent good form translated to the Challenger Tour, capturing his first ever challenger title in Geneva
2010 IPP Trophy
The 2010 IPP Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, where he defeated number 118 Pablo Andújar
Pablo Andújar
Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,...
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.
He then played another challenger in Bangkok
2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open
The 2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard court. It was the second edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, where he beat former top 20 player Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
7–6, 6–3 in the quarterfinals en route to his second consecutive tournament win. He defeated Konstantin Kravchuk
Konstantin Kravchuk
Konstantin Kravchuk is a Russian professional tennis player.Kravchuk competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 129, on November 8, 2010, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...
in the final 6–1, 6–4 in a win that placed him in top 150 in the world. He was the highest ranked teenager on the ATP Tour at that time.
In a second challenger in the same venue in Bangkok
2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open 2
The 2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok 2 Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
in the very next week Grigor beat Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
(First Round), Go Soeda
Go Soeda
Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.He started playing tennis at the age of 4, and turned professional in April 2003.- Juniors :...
(SF) and Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...
(F) on his way to win the tournament, which was his third consecutive Challenger win and gave him a spot in the Top 140 in the ATP ranking. He expressed that after this victory it is his aim to enter the ATP top 10 in 2011.
He made an early exit in his first challenger after a two week break but bounced back a week later, beating top 100 player Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :...
and world number 32 Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
on the way to the final of the Orléans challenger. In the final Grigor lost out to Frenchman Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
6–2, 6–7, 6–7 in a very tight match.
After two disappointing challenger tournaments in Germany, in which Dimitrov suffered first round exits, he reached the semifinals of the challenger tournament in Helsinki, his last tournament of the year. There he played Lithuanian youngster Richard Berankis. After the loss of a tight first set in a tiebreak, Dimitrov dominated the second set but was dominated by Berankis in the third. Berankis eventually won the match, 7–6, 0–6, 6–1. In an off-court incident after the match, Dimitrov pushed the chair umpire with both hands and sweared at him because he felt he was treated unfairly after some close calls in the first set tiebreak. Dimitrov was fined €2,000, and the ATP will investigate this incident to see if further disciplinary action is warranted. By reaching the semifinals in Helsinki, Dimitrov reached his best ever ATP world ranking (106).
2011
Dimitrov's first tournament of the year was the Australian Open2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic...
, where he advanced through the qualifying rounds
2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
with the lost of just one set. He defeated world number 38 Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International...
with 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the first round to advance for the first time to the second round of a Grand Slam tournament where he eventually lost to 19th seed Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
with a 5–7, 3–6, 3–6 loss. Nonetheless, Dimitrov achieved his top ever ATP ranking, ending January at 85th spot. Thus, he became the top ranked Bulgarian male tennis player of all time.
On February 6, Dimitrov qualified for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
in Rotterdam.
In Rotterdam, he faced 8th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round. He lost 6–4, 6–4.
In March 2011, Dimitrov won the 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg
The 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
defeating the defending champion and number two seed Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
in the final to move to number 71 in the ATP World Rankings.
On April 1, Dimitrov became the first Bulgarian man ever to be seeded at an ATP World Tour tournament being seeded 8 at the 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 43rd edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was an ATP World Tour 250 event...
in Houston, TX.
On April 27, he reached his first quarterfinals in an ATP tournament, defeating Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
at the 2011 BMW Open
2011 BMW Open
The 2011 BMW Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 96th edition of the event. It was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in München, Germany, from April 23 through May 1...
in Munich, achieving a career-best ranking of #66.
Dimitrov lost in the first round of the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
against Jeremy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
.
Dimitrov then advanced to his second ATP quarterfinals at the 2011 AEGON International
2011 AEGON International
The 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
after he defeated sixth seeded Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...
in the 2nd round, but lost in the 3rd round to 3rd seed Janko Tipsarevic (who went to to reach the final).
On June 16, he became the first Bulgarian man ever to reach a doubles final at an ATP tournament together with Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori....
at the 2011 AEGON International
2011 AEGON International
The 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
.
At Wimbledon, he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7 in the second round.
At 2011 Western & Southern Open
2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals.Andy Murray won the tournament beating No.1 seed Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 3–0 ret. It was the 7th ATP Masters 1000 title of Murray's career, and his first in 2011...
Dimitrov defeated Marsel İlhan
Marsel Ilhan
Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world...
in the first round, but lost to world number 6 David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
in the second round 6–4, 1–6, 5–7.
At 2011 US Open
2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:...
Dimitrov was defeated by Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
in the first round 7–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the Open de Moselle
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
in Metz, Dimitrov was beaten 6–2, 6–2 in 53 minutes by qualifier Igor Sijsling
Igor Sijsling
Igor Sijsling is a Dutch tennis player. He is coached by Dennis Schenk. He reached his career high ATP ranking of 126 on 13 December 2010.-External links:*...
in the first round. After that, in the Thailand Open, Dimitrov beat Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
6–2, 7–5 in the first round, then Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...
7–6, 6–1 in the 2nd round, before falling to Andy Murray in the quarter-finals in two sets 4–6, 4–6.
In his next tournament (the China Open
China Open (tennis)
The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
) in the 1st round he once again met Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (who was 1st seed at that tournament) and lost again, this time 6–7, 5–7. At 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Shanghai Masters (tennis)
The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
Dimitrov beat Marsel İlhan
Marsel Ilhan
Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world...
(for the second time this year) in the first round but was defeated by Andy Roddick in the second round, losing 6-7, 5-7. At 2011 If Stockholm Open
2011 If Stockholm Open – Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.Gaël Monfils won the title beating Jarkko Nieminen in the final, for his first title of the year.-Seeds:The top four seeds received a bye into the second round....
Dimitrov beat Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12...
(2-0 sets) and Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
(2-1 sets) before losing to Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since...
in the quarterfinals 5-7, 4-6.
2012
Dimitrov will kick off his 2012 season by competing at the 2012 Hopman Cup2012 Hopman Cup
-USA vs. Denmark: -Denmark vs. Bulgaria: -Czech Republic vs. USA: -Czech Republic vs. Denmark: -USA vs. Bulgaria: -Standings:-France vs. China: -Australia vs. Spain: -Spain vs. China: -Australia vs. France: -Australia vs. China:...
alongside Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....
.
Coaching
As a child, Dimitrov was coached by his father, Dimitar, at Tennis Club Haskovo. As his talent became more apparent he started to receive coaching from abroad, most notably from Spaniard Pato Alvarez, who has also coached Britain's Andy Murray. Alvarez has reportedly said that Dimitrov is the best 17 year old he has coached. Around the time of his success at the 2009 ABN AMRO in Rotterdam, Dimitrov formally began a coaching relationship with Peter LundgrenPeter Lundgren
Peter Lundgren in Gudmundrå, Sweden) is a former professional male tennis player and tennis coach from Sweden. He preferred playing indoors, hardcourt and on grass to clay.-Playing career:...
, former coach of world number ones Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
and Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
. Lundgren has also been quick to praise Dimitrov, saying that "he is better than Federer was at his age." In June 2010 he ended his coaching relationship with Lundgren and is currently coached by Australian pro Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7...
.
Playing style
Dimitrov plays right-handed and he plays a single-handed backhand. He considers the backhand down the line as his favorite shot and his favorite surfaces are hard court and grass. Despite this he has had notable success on clay courts as well. His game has been compared to former world #1 Roger FedererRoger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
due to the similarity in their ground strokes, particularly off the backhand side. Despite his recent improvement in this area, some people believe his movement needs to be improved if he wants to reach the top of the game. His return of serve has also been cited as a weakness.
Singles
Grand Slam Singles Wins (2)| Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon |  Henri KontinenHenri Kontinen Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:... |
7–5, 6–3 | ||
 US Open |
Devin Britton Devin Britton Devin Britton is an American professional tennis player who formerly played for the University of Mississippi's men's tennis team. He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi.-Juniors:... |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles Runner-Up (1)| Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Open |
 Vasek PospisilVasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil is currently ranked World No. 124 in singles and No. 115 in doubles, both career highs. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No... |
 Jonathan EyssericJonathan Eysseric Jonathan Eysseric is a world tour tennis player from France.In 2007, he was the junior finalist at the 2007 Australian Open. At the 2007 French Open, he competed in the main and juniors draws. In men's doubles he competed with Jérémy Chardy, losing in tiebreak sets to seeded Martin Damm and... Jérôme Inzerillo Jérôme Inzerillo Jérôme Inzerillo is a junior tennis player from France.At the 2007 US Open, Interzillo came into the doubles tournament seeded sixth alongside Jonathan Eysseric. In the semifinals, Inzerillo and Eysseric beat top-seeded Vladimir Ignatic and Roman Jebavý. In the final, the team beat Grigor Dimitrov... |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
| Result. | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | June 16, 2011 |  Eastbourne2011 AEGON International The 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series... , United Kingdom |
Grass |  Andreas SeppiAndreas Seppi Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori.... |
 Jonathan ErlichJonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player... Andy RamAndy Ram Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches... |
3–6, 3–6 |
Singles
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Challengers (4–1) |
| Futures (6–0) |
Win
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valldoreix F20ITF FU $10,000 |
Pablo Santos-González Pablo Santos (tennis) Pablo Santos Gonzalez is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles, all in doubles.-Runner-Up :-External links:*... |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Móstoles-Madrid F34 Móstoles Móstoles is the second-largest city in population belonging to the autonomous community of Madrid. It is located 18 kilometres southwest from central Madrid. Móstoles was for a long time only a small village, but expanded rapidly in the twentieth century.... ITF FU $15,000 |
Ignacio Coll-Riudavets Ignacio Coll-Riudavets Ignacio Coll Riudavets is a Spanish tennis player. He has appeared in the main draw of one ATP World Tour event.In 2009, Coll-Riudavets played doubles with Rafael Nadal at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, losing in the first round.Coll-Riudavets's best singles rank is World No. 412 and best... |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
| Alcorcón-Madrid F35 Alcorcón Alcorcón is a city in the metropolitan area of Madrid, Spain; , it had a population of 168,229. It is located 13 km to the south-west of Madrid.... ITF FU $15,000 |
Ludovic Walter |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
 Bitburger F9Bitburger Bitburger brewery is a large German brewery founded in 1817 by Johann Wallenborn.Bitburger ranks number 3 among Germany's best selling breweries with annual sales of 3.86 million hectolitres in 2008, the best known product being Bitburger Premium Pils.-History:Johann Peter Wallenborn founded the... ITF FU $10,000 |
 David GoffinDavid Goffin David Goffin is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Rocourt, Belgium, and currently resides in Liège, Belgium... |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Germany F10 (The Apano Cup) Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union.... ITF FU $15,000+H |
Jan-Lennard Struff |
7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Spain F29 Irun Irun is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain... ITF FU $15,000 |
Sergio Gutiérrez-Ferrol |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
 Switzerland CH2010 IPP Trophy – Singles Dominik Meffert was the defending champion but decided not to participate this year.Grigor Dimitrov won the final against Pablo Andújar 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.-Seeds:# Paolo Lorenzi # Julian Reister # Pablo Andújar ... ATP Challenger €30,000 +H |
Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,... |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
 Thailand CH2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open – Singles Florian Mayer chose to not defend his 2009 title.Grigor Dimitrov won this years event by beating Konstantin Kravchuk 6–1, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:# Michael Russell # Go Soeda # Denis Gremelmayr ... ATP Challenger $35,000 +H |
 Konstantin KravchukKonstantin Kravchuk Konstantin Kravchuk is a Russian professional tennis player.Kravchuk competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 129, on November 8, 2010, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No... |
6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Thailand CH 2 2010 Chang-Sat Bangkok Open 2 – Singles Grigor Dimitrov won the title. He defeated Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6–4, 6–1 in the final.-Seeds:# Ricardo Mello # Olivier Rochus # Michael Russell # Go Soeda Steve Darcis ... ATP Challenger $35,000 +H |
Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events... |
6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Cherbourg CH 2011 Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg – Singles Nicolas Mahut was the defending champion and 2nd seed. He reached to the final, however lost to 1st seed Grigor Dimitrov 2–6, 6–7.-Seeds:# Grigor Dimitrov # Nicolas Mahut # Arnaud Clément ... ATP Challenger €42,500 +H |
Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high... |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-Up
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France CH 2010 Open d'Orléans – Singles Xavier Malisse, who was the defending champion, lost to Ilija Bozoljac already in the second round.Nicolas Mahut won in the final 2–6, 7–6, 7–6, against Grigor Dimitrov.-Seeds:# Michaël Llodra # Xavier Malisse ... ATP Challenger €106,500 |
Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high... |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| Challengers (1–1) |
| Futures (2–1) |
Win
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murcia F5 Murcia -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village... ITF FU $10,000 |
Carles Poch-Gradin |
Carlos González-De Cueto Rhyne Williams |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Hollywood F2 Hollywood, Florida -Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of... ITF FU $10,000 |
 Todor Enev |
Stefano Ianni Stefano Ianni Stefano Ianni is a Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 300 on 11 June 2007, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 198, on 26 September 2011.-Doubles... Mattia Livraghi |
6–1, 6–2 | ||
 TrnavaATP Challenger Trophy The ATP Challenger Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Trnava, Slovakia, since 2007.-Singles:-Doubles:... ATP CH $64,000 |
Teymuraz Gabashvili |
 Jan MinářJan Minár Jan Minář is a professional Czech tennis player. His brother Ivo is also a professional player.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:... Lukáš RosolLukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:... |
6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
Runner-Up
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majorca F2 ITF FU $10,000 |
Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig |
Julien Jeanpierre Xavier Pujo |
5–7, 2–6 | ||
 Istanbul, Turkey2009 American Express – TED Open – Doubles Frederico Gil and Filip Prpic became the new champions, after beating Grigor Dimitrov and Marsel İlhan 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] in the final.-Seeds:# Michael Kohlmann / Rogier Wassen # James Auckland / Jonathan Marray ... ATP CH $50,000 |
Marsel Ilhan Marsel Ilhan Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world... |
 Frederico GilFrederico Gil Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings...  Filip PrpicFilip Prpic Filip Prpic is a professional Swedish player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Prpic's career-high ranking was World Number 194, which he achieved on May 1, 2006. His current single ranking is 316.... |
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Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and WalkoverWalkover
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s are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 If Stockholm Open
2011 If Stockholm Open
The 2011 If Stockholm Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
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| Tournament | |2008 2008 ATP Tour The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This... | |2009 2009 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | |2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | |2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | |SR | |Win–Loss | |Win % | |||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | Q1 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying -Seeds:# Xavier Malisse # n/a# Steve Darcis # Santiago Ventura # Kevin Kim # Harel Levy # Karol Beck # Björn Phau ... |
2R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
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| French Open | A | A | A | 1R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
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| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 2R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
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| US Open | A | Q2 | A | 1R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | ||||||||
| Davis Cup Singles Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... |
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| Europe/Africa Zone Group II Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... |
A | 2R 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Draw:... |
2R 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010.In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.-Seeds:# # # # #... |
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| Europe/Africa Zone Group III 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10... |
RR | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 5–0 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 9–1 | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||||||
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | 1R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
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| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||||||
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||||||
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||||||
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||||||
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | 2R 2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals.Andy Murray won the tournament beating No.1 seed Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 3–0 ret. It was the 7th ATP Masters 1000 title of Murray's career, and his first in 2011... |
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| Shanghai Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
NH | A | A | 2R 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ... |
0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40.00 | |||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 | Career Total: 33 | |||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career Total: 0 | |||||||||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career Total: 0 | |||||||||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 11–16 | 0 / 19 | 13–18 | ||||||||
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | ||||||||
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0 / 6 | 3–7 | ||||||||
| Carpet Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 2–0 | 100 | |||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 4–6 | 3–2 | 18–25 | 0 / 33 | 24–33 | ||||||||
| Win % | 0% | 40% | 60% | 42% | % | |||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 493 | 288 | 106 | $485,891 | ||||||||||