Grigor Dimitrov
Age: 34 (15/05/1991)
  • Overview
    ATP singles titles
    14-10
    473-301
    ATP doubles titles
    0-1
    56-78
    Prize money
    $1,004,155
    $30,056,134
    Prize money
    $9,525
    $30,056,134
    Titles
    0
    9
    Titles
    0
    0
  • Full description
    Personal

    Began to play tennis at a very early age with his father Father, Dimitar, is a tennis coach; mother, Maria, is a former volleyball player Favourite shot is down-the-line backhand, tournament is Wimbledon and surfaces are hard and grass Dream opponents are Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe Favourite athlete is Tiger Woods Ranked by Eurosport in 2014 as one of the Top 5 most marketable athletes in Europe Writes down 3 things that he's thankful for each nightbefore going to sleep Became an honourary citizen of his hometown Haskovo in 2016 Donated ventilators to the Haskovo's hospital in 2020 to help those affected by COVID-19 Supports a number of Bulgarian and internationally-based foundations and initiatives mainly targeted at helping children

    Career

    Former World No. 1 junior ended 2017 at career-high No. 3 after becoming 1st debutant to go 5-0 en route to Nitto ATP Finals title (d. Goffin) since McEnroe in 1978

    Top-ranked Bulgarian in history and only champion from his country, winning 9 titles including 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Kyrgios)

    Finished inside Year-End Top 10 two times in his career, No. 3 in 2017 and No. 10 in 2024, marking the biggest gap between year-end Top 10 finishes in PIF ATP Rankings history

    Surpassed 400 career wins in 2023, highlighted by biggest win over No. 1 Djokovic at 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid

    Advanced to Grand Slam SFs at 2014 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open and 2019 US Open, as well as 12 ATP Masters 1000 SFs, including finals at 2017 Cincinnati, 2023 Paris and 2024 Miami

    Posted 1st win in 8 meetings with Federer in 2019 US Open QF as World No. 78, becoming 2nd-lowest-ranked US Open men’s semi-finalist in history (No. 174 Connors in 1991)