Hamad Medjedovic

Hamad Medjedovic
Medjedovic at the 2023 French Open
Full nameHamad Međedović
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 21)
Novi Pazar, Serbia and Montenegro
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachViktor Troicki
Prize moneyUS $1,320,729 [1]
Singles
Career record18–17 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 102 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 158 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2024)
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1267 (24 May 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2020)
French Open JuniorQF (2020)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2021)
US Open Junior1R (2019)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–0 (Sin. 1–0, Dbs. 1–0)
Last updated on: 30 October 2024.

Hamad Medjedovic (Serbian: Хамад Међедовић, Hamad Međedović; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian professional tennis player. 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] He is the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion.

Early life

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Medjedovic was born in Novi Pazar, at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro.[3] He first met countryman Novak Djokovic at age nine or ten and first practised with him at age 16, after which Djokovic began providing Medjedovic advice and financial support for all of his tennis expenses.[3][4]

Career

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2021: ATP debut

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Medjedovic made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Belgrade Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws.[5]

2022: Maiden Challenger title

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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.[6]

2023: First ATP semifinal, Major and Davis Cup debuts, NextGen champion

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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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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,[10] and Jesper de Jong,[11] He lost in the first round to Marcos Giron.[12]

In July, Medjedovic made his Wimbledon debut, where he qualified again.[13] 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.[14] He lost to the eventual champion Pedro Cachin.[15]

In August, Medjedovic entered the US Open qualifying where he lost in the first round in three tight sets to Borna Gojo.[16]

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.[17][18] 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.[19] In the semifinals, he lost to the fifth seed Sebastian Korda in three sets with three tiebreaks.[20] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals[21][22] and won the title, unbeaten in all five matches, defeating top seed Arthur Fils in the final,[23] thus becoming the lowest-ranked champion in tournament history at world No. 110.[24]

2024: Masters debut and third round

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He made debut at a Masters 1000 at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open after qualifying for the main draw and recorded his first win at this level over Aleksandar Kovacevic.[25] At the next Masters, the Italian Open, he reached the third round for the first time at this level, also after qualifying, defeating Alexei Popyrin and 30th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

He qualified for the main draw of the 2024 French Open, once again losing in the first round.[26]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0 / 4 0–4 0%
National representation
Davis Cup A A SF WG1 0 / 1 1–0 100%
Summer Olympics A Not Held A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–0 100%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Canadian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters Not Held A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 2 8 7 Career total: 18
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 12–7 5–7 0 / 18 17–17 50%
Win % 0% 0% 63% 42% 50%
Year-end ranking[a] 671 255 113 $1,319,390

ATP Next Generation finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win Dec 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) France Arthur Fils 3–4(6–8), 4–1, 4–2, 3–4(9–11), 4–1

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay China Zhang Zhizhen 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Mar 2023 Székesfehérvár, Hungary Challenger Clay Croatia Nino Serdarušić 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2023 Mauthausen, Austria Challenger Clay Austria Filip Misolic 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Win 4–0 Sep 2023 Manacor, Spain Challenger Hard France Harold Mayot 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 4–1 Sep 2024 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 4–6, 2–6

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 3 (3 titles)

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Legend
ITF WTT (3–0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Germany Timo Stodder 6–0, 6–1
Win 2–0 Apr 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay France Valentin Royer 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–0 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Spain Àlex Martí Pujolràs 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2021 M15 Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay Serbia Marko Tepavac North Macedonia Stefan Micov
Croatia Alen Rogić Hadžalić 		6–1, 6–4


Notes

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  1. ^ 2019: ATP ranking–1581
    2020: ATP ranking–1354

References

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  6. ^ "NAJVEĆI USPEH U KARIJERI Hamad Međedović osvojio titulu na čelindžeru u Nemačkoj". Sportal (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Uspešan debi Međedovića: Srbija pobedom stavila tačku na duel sa Norvežanima". Sportal. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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