Hamad Medjedovic
Hamad Medjedovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Хамад Међедовић, romanized: Hamad Međedović; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian tennis player.
Country (sports) | Serbia |
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Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Born | Novi Pazar, Serbia and Montenegro | 18 July 2003
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Viktor Troicki |
Prize money | $402,922 [1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 7–9 (43.8% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 102 (16 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 107 (23 October 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | Q1 (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–3 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 1267 (24 May 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 1373 (23 October 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2020) |
French Open Junior | QF (2020) |
Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2021) |
US Open Junior | 1R (2019) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 1–0 (Singles 1–0, Doubles 0–0) |
Last updated on: 23 October 2023. |
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.[2]
Medjedovic has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 4 January 2021.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
2023: First ATP semifinal, Major, Davis Cup and top 105 debuts
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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
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,[9] and Jesper de Jong,.[10] He lost in the first round to Marcos Giron.[11]
In July, Medjedovic made his Wimbledon debut, where he qualified again.[12] 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.[13] He lost to the eventual champion Pedro Cachin.[14]
In August, Medjedovic entered the US Open qualifying where he lost in the first round in three tight sets to Borna Gojo.[15]
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.[16][17] 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.[18] In the semifinals, he lost to the fifth seed Sebastian Korda in three sets with three tiebreaks.[19]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2023 Astana Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
National representation | ||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Shanghai Masters | Not Held | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Paris Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | ||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 6 | Career total: 9 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 7–6 | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% |
Win % | 0% | 0% | 54% | 43.75% | ||
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 1] | 671 | 255 | $402,922 |
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (7–0)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (4–0) |
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–0) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 3 April 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Timo Stodder | 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | 10 April 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Valentin Royer | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | 8 May 2022 | Ulcinj, Montenegro | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Àlex Martí Pujolràs | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Jul 2022 | Lüdenscheid, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Zhang Zhizhen | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 5–0 | Mar 2023 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–0 | May 2023 | Mauthausen, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Filip Misolic | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
Win | 7-0 | Sep 2023 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Harold Mayot | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-up)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
ITF Futures (1–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 15 May 2021 | Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Futures | Clay | Marko Tepavac | Stefan Micov 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 |
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Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
Dominic Thiem | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) at 2023 Gstaad |
Total | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 ( – ) |
1–0 (100%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 19 July 2023 |
Notes
- 2019: ATP ranking–1581
2020: ATP ranking–1354
References
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- "Hamad Medjedovic Juniors Overview". ITF Tour. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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- "Jakub Mensik, 17, Claims Prague Challenger in Just 6th Outing". ATP Tour.
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- "Former Top 10 Star Lucas Pouille Qualifies for Roland Garros". ATP Tour.
- "Tennis, ATP – Roland-Garros 2023: Giron defeats Medjedovic". Tennis Majors. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2023-06-29/2023-06-29_medjedovic_dashes_qualifying_hopes_for_british_men.html
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/gstaad-2023-friday-report
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/gstaad-2023-sf-report
- https://www.telegraf.rs/english/3735965-scandal-fan-wanted-to-fight-with-troicki
- https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/astana-open-medjedovic-makes-second-round-716761.html
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