- Grigor Dimitrov
Infobox Tennis biography
playername = Grigor Dimitrov
"Grigor Dimitrov as a Wimbledon youth champion in 2008"
nickname =
country = BUL
residence =Haskovo ,Bulgaria
datebirth = birth date and age|1991|05|16
placebirth =Haskovo ,Bulgaria
height = height|m=1.85 [ [http://www.novinar.net/?act=news&act1=det&stat=center&mater=MjEzMDs1NA= Тенисистът Григор Димитров се учил от легендата Лендъл] ]
weight = convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 2008
retired =
plays = right (one handed backhand)
careerprizemoney =USD 16,234
singlesrecord = 0–1
singlestitles = 0 ATP, 3 Future
highestsinglesranking = 477 (September 29 ,2008 )
AustralianOpenresult = -
FrenchOpenresult = -
Wimbledonresult = -
USOpenresult = -
doublesrecord =
doublestitles = 0 ATP, 1 Future
highestdoublesranking = 696 (June 23 ,2008 )
updated = September 21, 2008Grigor Dimitrov ( _bg. Григор Димитров) (born
May 16 ,1991 , inHaskovo ) is a juniortennis player fromBulgaria .Junior career
In 2006 he won the Orange Bowl U16 boys singles [ [http://www.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?iType=945&inewsid=385580 Will Captures Orange Bowl 16s Singles Title ] ] and was later named the Eddie Herr International 2007 Rising Star. [ [http://www.eddieherr.com/index.htm Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships ] ]
In 2007, Grigor was the finalist at the Orange Bowl U18 boys singles, losing to
Ričardas Berankis ofLithuania . AlongsideVasek Pospisil , he reached the 2007 U.S. Open doubles final, falling toJonathan Eysseric andJérôme Inzerillo .He began the 2008 grand slam season with a quarterfinal showing at
Roland Garros , losing to Poland'sJerzy Janowicz in three sets. However he went on to win Wimbledon after defeatingHenri Kontinen ofFinland , 7-5 6-3 in the final. He won the title without dropping a set despite playing with a shoulder injury throughout the tournament. The victory saw him join former junior champions Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg and guaranteed him a wildcard entry into the 2009 Wimbledon men's draw. His success continued at the US Open, which he won on September 7th, defeating American qualifierDevin Britton 6-3,6-4. [cite news |url=http://sportal.bg/news.php?id=130158 |title=Блестящ Григор Димитров спечели и US Open |date=2008-09-07 |accessdate=2008-09-07 |publisher=sportal.bg |language=Bulgarian ] On his way to the title he also defeated top seedTsung-hua Yang of Taiwan in the semi-finals. After the tournament Dimitrov announced that he was ending his junior career and focusing on improving his ATP ranking. On September 8th he became junior world number one overtakingTsung-hua Yang [cite news |url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/rankings/ |title=ITF Junior Rankings |date=2008-09-08 |accessdate=2008-09-08 |publisher=www.itftennis.com/juniors/ |language=English ] .Finals
Junior Grand Slam singles wins (2)
Doubles runner-ups (1)
References
External links
*ATP|id=D875
*ITF male profile|number=100063887
*ITF junior profile|number=100063887| name=Grigor Dimitrov
* [http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=100063887 Davis Cup profile]
* [http://www.informationtennis.com/#/dfuturestars/4529804233 Information Tennis] profile of Grigor Dimitrov
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