Amer Delić

Amer Delić

Country	United States (2003-2009) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010-2012)
Residence	Jacksonville, United States
Born	(1982-06-30) June 30, 1982 Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	93 kg (210 lb)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$932,218
Singles
Career record	33-56
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	60 (July 9, 2007)
Current ranking	220 (April 30, 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2009)
French Open	1R (2007)
Wimbledon	2R (2007)
US Open	2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record	21–34
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	74 (September 10, 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2007)
French Open	1R (2007)
Wimbledon	2R (2007)
US Open	3R (2005, 2007)
Last updated on: April 30, 2012.

Amer Delić (born June 30, 1982) is a retired Bosnian tennis player. Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he was representing the country of his birth, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was a member of its Davis Cup team.

Delić was born in Tuzla, then in Yugoslavia, now in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, his family emigrated to Jacksonville, Florida where he attended Samuel W. Wolfson High School, a public high school with the largest Bosnian population in Florida.

Tennis career

Delić played collegiate tennis at the University of Illinois. At Illinois he won both the NCAA Division I singles championship and the team championship in 2003.

In Grand Slams, Delić's best performance has been reaching the third round at the 2009 Australian Open. At the 2005 U.S. Open Delić and Jeff Morrison reached the third round in doubles, upsetting the team of Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić in the first round.

On March 26, 2007, Delić upset World Number 4 (and 4th seed) Nikolay Davydenko in the third round at the Miami Masters, winning 7–6(5), 6–3.

Delić trains at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida, where he resides when not on tour. He is known to be a good friend and practice partner of American no. 1 John Isner.

2009

Delić started off the year in Brisbane, where he won three qualifying matches, but was defeated in the first round by Mario Ančić 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 6-7(6). In Sydney he was defeated in the first round by Denis Gremelmayr 4-6 6-7(4). At the Australian Open, Amer finally started to win. He came through three qualifying matches. In the first round of the main draw he defeated Taylor Dent 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4. In the second round he defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 1-6 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 9-7. In the third round he was stopped by Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-7(4). After the match spectators were caught throwing chairs at each other due to the conflict between Bosnians and Serbs. Due to a knee injury, Delić's last 2009 appearance on the ATP tour was a first round loss against Nicolas Mahut at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in July.

2010: Comeback and Davis Cup play for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Delić in August 2010

At the US Open, Delić tried a comeback but lost in the first qualification round against Michael Yani. In September, he joined the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team for a tie in the Europe/Africa Group II against Portugal. He lost both his singles match against Frederico Gil in five sets and his doubles match on the side of Aldin Šetkić to Gil and Leonardo Tavares in four sets. Overall, after a 2:3 loss, his team stayed in Group II.

2011

In March, Delić participated in the Bosnia and Herzegovina team's Davis Cup tie in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II against Morocco. He won one of his two singles matches and the doubles match (on the side of Ismar Gorčić), thereby securing his team's victory. In the next tie against Estonia played in July, Delić won all his three matches decidedly helping his team to advance to the next stage against Denmark. There, he again won his two singles matches but not the doubles match so the team stayed in Group II. On the ATP Tour, Delić won his first title since 2008 at the BH Telecom Indoors at Sarajevo, a challenger tournament.

2012

In Davis Cup play, Delić again was instrumental in securing his team's win over Turkey in February by winning both his singles matches and the doubles match.

Tour finals

Singles titles (8)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (6–8)
Futures (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 August 2002	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States	Hard	Ignacio Hirigoyen	2–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	5 July 2003	Peoria, Illinois, United States	Clay	Francisco Rodríguez	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	2 February 2004	Dallas, Texas, United States	Hard	Sébastien de Chaunac	4–6, 6–7
Winner	4.	21 June 2004	Auburn, California, United States	Grass	K. J. Hippensteel	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	8 November 2004	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Hard	Justin Gimelstob	6–7, 6–7
Winner	6.	11 April 2005	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Jeff Morrison	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	24 October 2005	Carson, California, United States	Hard	Justin Gimelstob	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	24 July 2006	Lexington, Kentucky, United States	Hard	Lee Hyung-taik	7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	9.	31 July 2006	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Rik de Voest	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	11 September 2006	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	Hard	Cecil Mamiit	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	11.	16 October 2006	Calabasas, California, United States	Hard	Mark Philippoussis	7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	12.	30 October 2006	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Hard	Stéphane Bohli	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	13.	13 November 2006	Champaign, Illinois, United States	Hard	Zack Fleishman	6–3, 6–0
Winner	14.	28 January 2008	Dallas, Texas, United States	Hard	Stéphane Bohli	6–4, 7–5
Winner	15.	28 January 2008	Carson, California, United States	Hard	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	16.	15 November 2010	Champaign, Illinois, United States	Hard	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	7–5, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	17.	7 March 2011	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hard	Karol Beck	W/O

External links

• Official website
• Amer Delić at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Illinois profile