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Croatian tennis player
Duje Ajduković Country (sports) Croatia Residence Zagreb , CroatiaBorn (2001-02-05 ) 5 February 2001 (age 23) Split , CroatiaHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 2018 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Frane Nincević Prize money $414,488 Career record 5–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 110 (22 July 2024) Current ranking No. 110 (22 July 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2024 ) French Open Q2 (2022 , 2024 ) Wimbledon Q3 (2022 ) US Open Q2 (2024 ) Career record 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 491 (8 November 2021) Current ranking No. 870 (22 July 2024) Last updated on: 22 July 2024.
Duje Ajduković (born 5 February 2001) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 110 achieved on 22 July 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on 8 November 2021.[ 1] Ajduković has won 2 ATP Challenger singles title and 9 ITF titles, 7 singles and 2 doubles. He is currently the No. 2 Croatian player.[ 2]
Professional career [ edit ]
Ajduković made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.[ 3]
In August 2023, Ajdukovic won his first ATP Challenger tournament in Lüdenscheid , Germany after going through the qualifying, defeating Hugo Dellien in the final in straight sets.
He reached a new career high of No. 115 on 1 April 2024 He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell .
He reached his first semifinal as a qualifier at the 2024 Swedish Open in Bastad, defeating Luca Van Assche , eight seed Pavel Kotov and Thiago Monteiro . He lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets. As a result he reached the top 110 in the live rankings.[ 4]
Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals[ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Futures Tour/World Tennis Tour (7-3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (8–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2018
Tunisia F34, Monastir
Futures
Hard
Baptiste Crepatte
7–5, 6–7(3–7) , 2–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 2019
M15, Székesfehérvár , Hungary
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Michael Vrbenský
2-6, 2-6
Win
1-2
Oct 2019
M15 Tabarka , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Pol Toledo Bagué
6-3, 6-1
Win
2-2
Nov 2019
M15 Antalya , Turkey
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Álvaro López San Martín
6-2, 6-4
Win
3-2
Mar 2020
M25 Antalya , Turkey
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Pedro Cachin
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win
4-2
Sep 2020
M15 Curtea de Argeș , Romania
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Franco Agamenone
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
5-2
Apr 2023
M25 Dubrovnik , Croatia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Luka Mikrut
6–3, 6–2
Win
6-2
Apr 2023
M25 Split , Croatia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Eric Vanshelboim
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6-3
Apr 2023
M15 Kuršumlijska Banja , Serbia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Maks Kaśnikowski
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
7-3
Jun 2023
M25 Kiseljak , Bosnia and Herzegovina
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Pedro Boscardin Dias
6–2, 7–5
Win
8–3
July 2023
Lüdenscheid , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Hugo Dellien
7–5, 6–4
Loss
8–4
Sep 2023
Braga , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Oriol Roca Batalla
6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Win
9–4
Nov 2023
Kobe , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Sho Shimabukuro
6–4, 6–2
Loss
9–5
Jan 2024
Quimper , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
3–6, 2–6
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
National representation [ edit ]
Group membership
Finals (0–1)
Qualifying Round (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by venue
Home (0–1)
Away (0–0)
Neutral (0–0)