Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov ( Bulgarian Григор Димитров; born May 16, 1991 Haskovo ) is a Bulgarian tennis player. The son of a tennis coach and a physical education teacher now lives in Paris.
- 5.1 Individual 5.1.1 Siege 5.1.1.1 ATP World Tour
- 5.1.1.2 ATP Challenger Tour
- 5.1.2.1 ATP World Tour
- 5.2.1 Siege 5.2.1.1 ATP Challenger Tour
- 5.2.2.1 ATP World Tour
Junior Career
Grigor Dimitrov won the unofficial 2006 U16 World Junior Championship at the Orange Bowl in 2007 and was in the finals of the Orange Bowl for the under-18s. In addition, he was Vasek Pospisil in the 2007 Junior doubles final of the U.S. Open. 2008, the young Bulgarian became the best junior in the world. In addition to three titles at Futures tournaments he reached the quarter- finals of the junior tournament, the French Open and won in the junior tournaments, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. On 8 September 2008, he was the No. 1 junior world rankings. Then he announced, now focus on the ATP Tour.
Pro career
2008-2009: First years as a professional
His debut on the ATP Tour was Grigor Dimitrov 2008 at the age of 17 years at the tournament in 's- Hertogenbosch, where he lost in the first round against Russian Igor Andreev in straight sets. On his second tournament on the ATP Tour in Rotterdam in February 2009, he was the top 25 player Tomáš Berdych defeat in the first round in three sets. In the second round, he met the former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. In a tight match he lost in three sets. At this time, took Dimitrov and Swedish tennis coach Peter Lundgren to contact and Lundgren was Dimitrov's full-time coach. During the subsequent tournament in Marseille he lost in the first round in three sets just under the former top 10 player Gilles Simon. Then he played several tournaments on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he never got past the quarter -finals. When ATP tournament in London's Queen's Club, he took up a wild card for the main draw. In the first round he could beat Ivan Navarro before he again lost in the second round very tight against Gilles Simon. For the subsequent Grand Slam tournament of Wimbledon, he received a wildcard as the reigning Junior Champion. In his first round match against Igor Kunizyn he won the first set 6-3. But by a knee injury he had at the score of 6:3, 0:6, 0:4 to give up. After another Challenger tournaments Dimitrov played a wild card in qualifying for the U.S. Open, but he lost in the second round. By the end of the 2009 season he was his world ranking not improve, and ended the year in the top 300
2010: Tournament victories on the Challenger Tour
The 2010 season began with a Challenger tournament in Nouméa, where he did not but came upon the quarter -finals again. In the subsequent qualification for the Australian Open, he lost in the first round. By the summer Dimitrov played more Challenger tournaments in which he was but with little success. Before the ATP tournament in London's Queen's Club, for which he received a wild card again, he finished and his coach Lundgren their cooperation. Dimitrov's new coach was the Australian Peter McNamara. As in the previous Dimitrov won his first round match in London, but lost in the second round against the then world number -31. Feliciano López. Cooperation with McNamara seemed quickly to bear fruit, because the subsequent Challenger tournament in Marburg Dimitrov reached the semi-finals, his best result of what until then at this level meant. In the following period Dimitrov once again denied smaller Futures tournaments. He was able to win within four weeks of the tournaments in Trier, Dortmund and Irun three titles. This he climbed to number 245 in the world, his best finish so far. After Dimitrov took the Challenger tournament in Geneva without dropping a set in his first final at such a tournament. There he met the then world number 118. Pablo Andújar, whom he defeated in three sets. He took the third set on a 0-3 double break- residue. This was his biggest hit up to that point, which promoted him into the top 200 in the world rankings. After a two week break Dimitrov played two consecutive Challenger tournaments in Bangkok. Despite the migration of sand covering the previous tournaments on hard court Dimitrov was able to retrieve his best performance, winning both tournaments. In the finals he defeated Konstantin Kravchuk and Alexander Kudryavtsev each sovereign in two sentences. Dimitrov's winning streak ended in October 2010 in Rennes in the second round against Frank Dancevic. But just two weeks later he reached in Orléans to a win over top 50 player Michaël Llodra another Challenger final. There he lost in three sets against Nicolas Mahut, who had taken care of in July 2010 in Wimbledon by his record match against John Isner for attention. Despite the final defeat Dimitrov was now on the verge of the first to move into the top 100 in the world rankings. After Erstrundenniederlagen Eckental and Aachen, he would have had to reach for it at the end of the season in Helsinki the final. After a first round victory over the set at position 1 Tobias Kamke he was able to advance to the semifinals, where he lost to the emerging young professional Ričardas Berankis in three sets. After the match came off the field to a dispute between Dimitrov and the chair umpire Daniel Infanger, when the referee Dimitrov met with both hands and swore at him. Due to this incident Dimitrov was fined in the amount of 2,000 euros. Grigor Dimitrov ended his best ever season at No. 106 in the world rankings, and was at that time the highest-ranked teenager on the ATP Tour.
2011-2012: Establishment on the ATP Tour
Since he had direct qualification for the Australian Open in 2011 just missed, Grigor Dimitrov had to be there fighting through qualifying, which he managed successfully. In the first round he won against the top 50 player Andrei Golubev smooth in three sets his first Grand Slam match. In the second round, but he then retired from the set against Stanislas Wawrinka at position 19 with 5:7, 3:6 and 3:6. However, he pulled thereupon first time into the top 100 in the world rankings. In February 2011, Dimitrov qualified for the main draw of the ATP tournament in Rotterdam, but then lost in the first round against the set at position 8 finalists Jo -Wilfried Tsonga. For the ATP tournament in Marseille a week later Dimitrov was given a wild card, but he left in the first round in a tight three- set match against Dmitry Tursunov from. Also in the next tournament in Dubai Dimitrov resigned as a qualifier in the first round against Richard Gasquet of. Grigor Dimitrov was early March in Cherbourg for the second time on French soil in a Challenger final against Nicolas Mahut. After he had lost in the last year in New Orleans just in three sets, Dimitrov won this time in straight sets 6:2 and 7:6 and thus secured his fourth Challenger title. In March 2011, he qualified in Miami for the first time for a tournament the Masters category, but lost in the first round against Serhiy Stachowskyj. In Houston, he was set for the first time at an ATP tournament, but he retired in the second round against Teimuraz Gabashvili from. Grigor Dimitrov in Munich defeated in the second round at the position 4 Marcos Baghdatis set 3:6, 7:6 and 6:2, after quashing two match points in the tie-break of the second set. In his first ATP quarter-final against Florian Mayer he fought again in the third set, but lost that against the eventual finalists. After he had retired at the French Open in the first round against Jérémy Chardy, he could reach another ATP quarterfinals at the grass tournament in Eastbourne by defeating the top -50 players Kevin Anderson, where he, however, the eventual finalists Janko Tipsarevic defeated. In doubles, he reached together with Andreas Seppi after a victory over top-seeded Rohan Bopanna and Aisam the -ul- Haq Qureshi even the final. At Wimbledon, he defeated in the first round of the qualifiers Cedrik -Marcel Stebe, but lost by four sets against the competitive set at position 12 eventual semi-finalists Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7:6, 4:6, 4:6 and 6:7. In the subsequent preparation tournaments for the U.S. Open Grigor Dimitrov reached the knockout stages each in Los Angeles, Washington and Winston- Salem. He could by this success on its all-time high World Ranking - 52 - penetrate. However, he could in this position until the end of the year due to early defeats in his next tournaments not hold, so that he stood at the end of the year at No. 76, Dimitrov then the highest year-end ranking.
In the first half of 2012, Dimitrov was hardly the sixteenth finals addition. So he failed each in the second round of the Australian Open to Nicolás Almagro, at the French Open to Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon against Marcos Baghdatis as well. After the tournament of Wimbledon, he was able to record semi-finals in Bastad and in Gstaad, the latter he lost to eventual champions Thomaz Bellucci with 6:7 and 6:7. This success was followed by early defeats, such as a retirement in the second round of the singles tournament of the Olympic Summer Games in London, as well as against Gilles Simon with 3:6 and 3:6 defeat in the first round of the U.S. Open; here Dimitrov lost against Frenchman Benoit Paire. Except for a quarter finals in Basel Dimitrov was able to record any significant success. He finished the year on its previously best world ranking 48
2013: More success on the tour
The 2013 season began for Dimitrov with a final appearance at the ATP tournament in Brisbane, which he lost to Andy Murray 6-7, 4-6. This was followed by some early defeats in his next tournaments, including a first round defeat at the Australian Open against Julien Benneteau 4:6, 2:6 and 4:6. He then recorded a semi-final at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam - here he lost 4:6, 4:6 against the eventual tournament winner Juan Martin del Potro - as well as with 2:6, 6:2 and 4:6 quarter final defeat to eventual finalist Rafael Nadal at the Monte - Carlo Rolex Masters 2013. Particular attention Dimitrov received his victory against the then world number one Novak Djokovic, he surprisingly at the Mutua Madrid Open in the second round with 7:6, 6:7 and 6: 3 hit. However, in connection round he lost to eventual finalists Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 4:6 and 1:6. His first title on the World Tour, he secured in Stockholm when he beat David Ferrer in the final with 2:6, 6:3 and 6:4. With this victory, he moved to rank 22 before in the world rankings.
Game style
Dimitrov plays with the right hand and one-handed backhand. The backhand longline he referred to as his favorite stroke, his favorite toppings are grass and hard courts. Often Dimitrov is compared because of his playing style and his forehand and serve motion with Roger Federer.
Private life
In 2012 dive on rumors of a relationship between Grigor Dimitrov and the Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova. Both confirmed this at the Mutua Madrid Open 2013, where Dimitrov for the first time in his career the number one Novak Djokovic defeated.