Mate Delić

Mate Delić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎːte děliːtɕ];[1][2] born 29 April 1993) is a former Croatian tennis player and a coach. He primarily played on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. Delic has reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 150, achieved on 5 January 2015, as well as a career high doubles ranking of world No. 348, achieved on 18 October 2013. Delic has reached 18 career singles finals, posting a tally of 5 wins and 13 losses, which includes a 0–2 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he has reached 13 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses all coming on the ITF Futures Tour.

Mate Delić
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceSplit, Croatia
Born (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993
Split, Croatia
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2010
Retired2020
PlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand
Prize money$193,036
Singles
Career record3–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 150 (5 January 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2015)
French OpenQ1 (2015)
WimbledonQ1 (2014)
US OpenQ1 (2014)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 348 (28 October 2013)
Last updated on: 21 April 2021.

Juniors

As a junior, Delic reached a career high combined singles and doubles ranking of world No. 19, which he achieved on December 31, 2011. His best results in the junior grand slams were a semifinal finish at the 2011 French Open in singles where he lost to Dominic Thiem and a semifinal finish at the 2011 Australian Open in doubles, partnering Joris De Loore where they lost to Jiří Veselý and Filip Horansky.

Professional career

In July 2011, Delic made his ATP Tour debut when he was granted a wildcard entry into the main draw of the 2011 Croatian Open. He would go on the lose to Italian Gianluca Naso in straight sets 4–6, 2–6. In 2014 he was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2014 Zagreb Indoors where again he was defeated in the first round, this time by compatriot and fifth seed Marin Čilić 4–6, 4–6. Three months later at the 2014 Düsseldorf Open he qualified for a main draw for the first time in his career, and then went on to defeat Michał Przysiężny in the first round 7–5, 7–5, as well as Dustin Brown in the second round 6–3, 6–0, before eventually falling in the quarterfinals to Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets 5–7, 6–4, 1–6. His only other win at the ATP Tour level was in a singles tie of Davis Cup play, where he represents his native Croatia.

Coaching

In 2022, he started coaching fellow Croatian Borna Ćorić.[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 18 (5–13)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (5–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–6)
Clay (3–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2012 Greece F7, Heraklion Futures Carpet Serbia Nikola Ćaćić 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 May 2013 Turkey F20, Antalya Futures Hard France Hugo Nys 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jun 2013 Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Kiseljak Futures Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 7–5, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Nov 2013 Croatia F10, Solin Futures Clay Croatia Nikola Mektić 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss 3–2 Jan 2014 Israel F3, Eilat Futures Hard Israel Amir Weintraub 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–3 Mar 2014 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Hard Slovakia Karol Beck 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Apr 2014 Vercelli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Simone Bolelli 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 2014 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 1–6, 5–7
Loss 3–6 Oct 2015 Turkey F42, Antalya Futures Hard Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–0, 6–7(8–10), 1–6
Win 4–6 Nov 2015 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–7 Jan 2016 Turkey F1, Antalya Futures Hard Czech Republic Michal Konečný 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 4–8 Jan 2016 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Hard Ukraine Vadym Ursu 0–6, 4–6
Loss 4–9 Apr 2017 Turkey F14, Antalya Futures Clay Turkey Marsel İlhan 2–6, 5–7
Loss 4–10 Apr 2017 Turkey F15, Antalya Futures Clay Uruguay Martín Cuevas 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–11 Oct 2017 Turkey F36, Antalya Futures Clay Austria Dennis Novak 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–12 Oct 2017 Turkey F37, Antalya Futures Clay Germany Peter Torebko 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–13 Jan 2018 Turkey F3, Antalya Futures Hard Bulgaria Dimitar Kuzmanov 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–13 May 2018 Turkey F17, Antalya Futures Clay Netherlands Gijs Brouwer 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 13 (7–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2011 Croatia F2, Zagreb Futures Hard Croatia Kristijan Mesaroš Croatia Ante Pavić
Croatia Mislav Hizak
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [4–10]
Loss 0–2 Feb 2012 Croatia F1, Zagreb Futures Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić Romania Andrei Dăescu
Romania Florin Mergea
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2012 Croatia F10, Solin Futures Clay Croatia Tomislav Draganja Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
Slovakia Andrej Martin
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win 2–2 Nov 2012 Greece F6, Heraklion Futures Carpet Serbia Nikola Ćaćić Belgium Julien Dubail
Belgium Yannick Vandenbulcke
7–5, 6–2
Win 3–2 Nov 2012 Greece F7, Heraklion Futures Carpet Serbia Nikola Ćaćić Belgium Julien Dubail
France Evan Couacoud
6–1, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Feb 2013 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard Serbia Ilija Vucic China Chang Yu
China Li Zhe
5–7, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 4–3 Mar 2013 Croatia F6, Vrsar Futures Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić Czech Republic Lukas Marsoun
Czech Republic Dominik Suc
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss 4–4 Apr 2013 Italy F4, Padova Futures Clay Croatia Joško Topić Italy Matteo Donati
Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [6–10]
Win 5–4 Jun 2013 Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Kiseljak Futures Clay Croatia Tomislav Draganja Croatia Filip Veger
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–3
Win 6–4 Aug 2013 Italy F22, Este Futures Clay Italy Stefano Travaglia Chile Jorge Aguilar
Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
6–0, 6–1
Win 7–4 Oct 2013 Croatia F10, Solin Futures Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić Russia Aleksandre Kondulukov
Russia Alexey Kondulukov
6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 7–5 Oct 2013 Croatia F11, Dubrovnik Futures Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić Czech Republic Dominik Suc
Czech Republic Marek Michalička
6–7(2–7), 1–6
Loss 7–6 Aug 2016 Austria F5, Innsbruck Futures Clay Croatia Duje Delic United States Dusty H. Boyer
Germany Lukas Ollert
2–6, 3–6

References

  1. "Máte". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Máte
  2. "dèlija". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Dèlīć
  3. "Coric "didn't touch a racquet for seven months" : His injury, his doubts, his comeback in his own words". 8 March 2022.
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