Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov as a Wimbledon youth champion in 2008 | |
Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
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Residence | Haskovo, Bulgaria |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | right (one handed backhand) |
Prize money | USD 16,234 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–4 |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 3 Future |
Highest ranking | 477 (September 29, 2008) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | - |
French Open | - |
Wimbledon | - |
US Open | - |
Doubles | |
Career record | 56–75 |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 1 Future |
Highest ranking | 696 (June 23, 2008) |
Last updated on: September 21, 2008. |
Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Григор Димитров) (born May 16, 1991, in Haskovo) is a junior tennis player from Bulgaria.
Junior career
In 2006 he won the Orange Bowl U16 boys singles[2] and was later named the Eddie Herr International 2007 Rising Star.[3]
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 U.S. Open doubles final, falling to Jonathan Eysseric and Jérôme Inzerillo.
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.[4] On his way to the title he also defeated top seed Tsung-hua Yang of Taiwan in the semi-finals. 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[5].
Professional career
Grigor began frequent participation in men's events in 2008. His first title came on clay at a futures tournament in Barcelona (19 May). His fist 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 #64 Florent Serra (FRA). 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 #122 Jiří Vaněk (CZE) 75 46 76(6), in the first round of the qualifying draw.
Finals
Junior Grand Slam singles wins (2)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in the final | Score |
2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Henri Kontinen | 7-5 6-3 |
- | U.S. Open | Hard | Devin Britton | 6-4 6-3 |
Singles wins (3)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in the final | Score |
2008 | Valldoreix F20 ITF FU $ 10 000 |
Clay | Pablo Santos-Gonzalez | 6-3 6-4 |
- | Mostoles-Madrid F34 ITF FU $ 15 000 |
Hard | Ignacio Coll-Riudavets | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
- | Alcorcon-Madrid F35 ITF FU $ 15 000 |
Hard | Ludovic Walter | 6-4 6-4 |
Doubles wins (1)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
2008 | Murcia F5 ITF FU $ 10 000 |
Clay | Carlos Poch-Gradin | Carlos Gonzalez-De Cueto Rhyne Williams |
7-6(4) 6-3 |
Doubles runner-ups (1)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
2008 | Majorca F2 ITF FU $ 10 000 |
Clay | Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig | Julien Jeanpierre Xavier Pujo |
5-7 2-6 |
References
- ^ Тенисистът Григор Димитров се учил от легендата Лендъл
- ^ Will Captures Orange Bowl 16s Singles Title
- ^ Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships
- ^ "Блестящ Григор Димитров спечели и US Open" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "ITF Junior Rankings". www.itftennis.com/juniors/. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
External links
- Grigor Dimitrov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Template:ITF junior profile
- Davis Cup profile
- Information Tennis profile of Grigor Dimitrov