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, 2008

Grigor Dimitrov ( _bg. Григор Димитров) (born May 16, 1991, in Haskovo) is a junior tennis player from Bulgaria.

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 of Lithuania. Alongside Vasek Pospisil, he reached the 2007 U.S. Open doubles final, falling to Jonathan Eysseric and Jérôme Inzerillo.

He began the 2008 grand slam season with a quarterfinal showing at Roland Garros, losing to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz in three sets. However he went on to win Wimbledon after defeating Henri Kontinen of Finland, 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 qualifier Devin 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 seed Tsung-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 overtaking Tsung-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