Английская Википедия:Hamad Medjedovic
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography Hamad Medjedovic (Шаблон:Lang-sr; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 16 October 2023, Medjedovic reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 102. On 24 May 2021, he peaked at No. 1267 in the doubles rankings.[1] Medjedovic has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 4 January 2021.[2] He is the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion.
Early life
An ethnic Bosniak, Medjedovic was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia.[3] He first met countryman Novak Djokovic at age nine or ten and first practiced with him at age 16, after which Djokovic began providing Medjedovic advice and financial support for all of his tennis expenses.[3][4]
Career
2021: ATP debut
Medjedovic made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Belgrade Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws.[5]
2022: Maiden Challenger title
Medjedovic reached the final at the 2022 Platzmann-Sauerland Open as a qualifier, eliminating both fourth-seeded Marco Cecchinato and top seed Nicolás Jarry en route. He then defeated Zhang Zhizhen in less than an hour in the final winning his maiden Challenger title.[6]
2023: First ATP semifinal, Major and Davis Cup debuts, NextGen champion
In February, Medjedovic recorded his first ATP Tour win, when he made his debut in the Davis Cup by beating Viktor Durasovic in the tie against Norway which Serbia won 4:0.[7]
In March 2023, Medjedovic won his second Challenger title at the Kiskút Open after defeating Nino Serdarušić in the final in straight sets. With this win, he became the fourth Serbian teenager to win multiple Challenger titles, joining Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević (with 3), and Miomir Kecmanović (with 2). As a result, he climbed into the top 200 at world No. 192 on 20 March 2023.[8] In May, ranked No. 214, he moved close to 50 positions up in the rankings to a new career high into the top 170 following his third Challenger title at the 2023 Upper Austria Open where he defeated three Austrians including former world No. 3 and top seed Dominic Thiem in the semifinals and fifth seed Filip Misolic in the final. At 19 years and 9 months, he became the third Serbian teenager to win 3 titles in Challenger history, joining Djokovic and Tipsarevic.[9]
In May, Medjedovic made his Grand Slam debut at the French Open where he qualified to the main draw with victories over Ivan Gakhov, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo,[10] and Jesper de Jong,.[11] He lost in the first round to Marcos Giron.[12]
In July, Medjedovic made his Wimbledon debut, where he qualified again.[13] He lost to Christopher O'Connell in the first round of the main draw.
Ranked No. 183, as a qualifier, he reached his first ATP semifinal at the Swiss Open Gstaad. He beat Zhang Zhizhen in the first round, Dominic Thiem in the second and fourth seed Yannick Hanfmann in the quarterfinals in straight sets.[14] He lost to the eventual champion Pedro Cachin.[15]
In August, Medjedovic entered the US Open qualifying where he lost in the first round in three tight sets to Borna Gojo.[16]
In September, he won his fourth title on the ATP Challenger Tour in Mallorca, defeating Harold Mayot in the final. As a result, he moved into the top 125 on 11 September 2023.
He was granted a wildcard for the Astana Open, where he reached the quarterfinals with wins over seventh seed Laslo Djere in the first round and wildcard Alexander Shevchenko in the second.[17][18] Next he defeated fourth seed Jiří Lehečka in straight sets, to reach his second career semifinal, for the biggest win of his career thus far.[19] In the semifinals, he lost to the fifth seed Sebastian Korda in three sets with three tiebreaks.[20] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals[21][22] and won the title, unbeaten in all five matches, defeating top seed Arthur Fils in the final,[23] thus becoming the lowest-ranked champion in tournament history at world No. 110.[24]
Performance timelines
Singles
Current through the 2024 Indian Wells Masters.
ATP Next Generation finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Dec 2023 | Next Generation ATP Finals, Saudi Arabia | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Fils | 3–4(6–8), 4–1, 4–2, 3–4(9–11), 4–1 |
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (7–0)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (4–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (3–0) |
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | 3 April 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Timo Stodder | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | 10 April 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Valentin Royer | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | 8 May 2022 | Ulcinj, Montenegro | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Àlex Martí Pujolràs | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | [[2022 Platzmann-Sauerland Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Lüdenscheid, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Zhang Zhizhen | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | [[2023 Kiskút Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Nino Serdarušić | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–0 | [[2023 Upper Austria Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Mauthausen, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Filip Misolic | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 7–0 | [[2023 Rafa Nadal Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Harold Mayot | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | 15 May 2021 | Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Futures | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Tepavac | Шаблон:Flagicon Stefan Micov Шаблон:Flagicon Alen Rogić Hadžalić |
6–1, 6–4 |
Record against top 10 players
Medjedovic's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dominic Thiem | 1–0 | Шаблон:Tennis win percentage | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) at 2023 Gstaad |
| Total | 1–0 | Шаблон:Tennis win percentage | 0–0 (Шаблон:Tennis win percentage) |
1–0 (Шаблон:Tennis win percentage) |
0–0 (Шаблон:Tennis win percentage) |
* Statistics correct Шаблон:As of |
Notes
References
External links
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