Hamad Medjedovic Explained

Hamad Medjedovic
Residence:Belgrade, Serbia
Birth Date:2003 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Novi Pazar, Serbia and Montenegro
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Turnedpro:2021
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Viktor Troicki
Careerprizemoney:$1,198,839 [1]
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 102 (16 October 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 144 (22 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2024)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2023)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2024)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 1267 (24 May 2021)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2020)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:QF (2020)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:2R (2021)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2019)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:1–0 (Singles1–0, Doubles0–0)
Updated:23 July 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] Medjedovic has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 4 January 2021.[3] He is the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion.

Early life

Medjedovic was born in Novi Pazar, at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro. 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.[4] [5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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

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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

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,[11] and Jesper de Jong,[12] He lost in the first round to Marcos Giron.[13]

In July, Medjedovic made his Wimbledon debut, where he qualified again.[14] 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.[15] He lost to the eventual champion Pedro Cachin.[16]

In August, Medjedovic entered the US Open qualifying where he lost in the first round in three tight sets to Borna Gojo.[17]

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.[18] [19] 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.[20] In the semifinals, he lost to the fifth seed Sebastian Korda in three sets with three tiebreaks.[21] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals[22] [23] and won the title, unbeaten in all five matches, defeating top seed Arthur Fils in the final,[24] thus becoming the lowest-ranked champion in tournament history at world No. 110.[25]

2024: Masters debut and third round

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.[26] 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.[27]

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2024 Austrian Open.

Tournament2021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftAustralian OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ20 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftFrench OpenAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 20–2
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftWimbledonAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ20 / 10–1
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftUS OpenAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–20–10 / 30–3
National representation
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftDavis CupAAstyle=background:yellowSF0 / 11–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftSummer OlympicsAstyle=color:#767676 colspan=2Not Held0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–01–00–00 / 11–0
ATP Masters 1000
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftIndian Wells MastersAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ10 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftMiami OpenAAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftMonte-Carlo MastersAAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftMadrid OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftItalian OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee3R0 / 12–1
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftCanadian OpenAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftCincinnati MastersAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftShanghai MastersNot HeldA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=#EFEFEF align=leftParis MastersAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–03–20 / 23–2
Career statistics
2021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Tournaments1286Career total: 17
style=text-align:leftTitles0000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals0000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–212–75–60 / 1717–16
style=text-align:leftWin %
Year-end ranking671255113

ATP Next Generation finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (7 titles)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (6–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW-LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2022Antalya, Turkey World Tennis TourClay Timo Stodder 6–0, 6–1
Win2–0Apr 2022Antalya, Turkey World Tennis TourClay Valentin Royer6–3, 6–2
Win3–0May 2022Ulcinj, MontenegroWorld Tennis TourClay Àlex Martí Pujolràs6–1, 6–2
Win4–0style=background:moccasinLüdenscheid, Germanystyle=background:moccasinChallengerClay Zhang Zhizhen6–1, 6–2
Win5–0style=background:moccasinSzékesfehérvár, Hungarystyle=background:moccasinChallengerClay Nino Serdarušić6–4, 6–3
Win6–0style=background:moccasinMauthausen, Austriastyle=background:moccasinChallengerClay Filip Misolic6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Win7–0Mallorca, SpainChallengerHard Harold Mayot6–2, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATP Prize Money Leaders.
  2. Web site: Hamad Medjedovic | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour. 2021-05-23. 2021-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523130438/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hamad-medjedovic/m0jf/overview. live.
  3. Web site: Hamad Medjedovic Juniors Overview. ITF Tour. 2021-06-07. 2021-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607100448/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/hamad-medjedovic/800442351/srb/jt/s/overview/. live.
  4. News: How Novak Djokovic took care of all the financial costs of Serbian youngster Hamad Medjedovic’s career. Ozmo. Sasa. 2023-12-02. Tennis Majors. 2023-12-15.
  5. News:
    1. NextGenATP Medjedovic Surging With Djokovic On His Side
    . 2023-05-28. Association of Tennis Professionals. 2023-12-15.
  6. Web site: Belgrade Open Ready To Kick Off. May 21, 2021. May 23, 2021. May 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523130443/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/74169/belgrade-open-ready-to-kick-off. live.
  7. Web site: NAJVEĆI USPEH U KARIJERI Hamad Međedović osvojio titulu na čelindžeru u Nemačkoj . 2023-12-12 . Sportal . sr-Latn-CS.
  8. Web site: Uspešan debi Međedovića: Srbija pobedom stavila tačku na duel sa Norvežanima. Sportal. 2023-02-07. 2023-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207225530/https://sportal.blic.rs/tenis/uspesan-debi-medjedovica-srbija-pobedom-stavila-tacku-na-duel-sa-norvezanima/2023020418155816624. live.
  9. Web site: Borges Wins Biggest Career Title At Phoenix Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour. 2023-03-20. 2023-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153340/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/borges-shevchenko-phoenix-challenger-2023-sunday. live.
  10. Web site: Jakub Mensik, 17, Claims Prague Challenger in Just 6th Outing. ATP Tour .
  11. Web site: Teenagers Shang Juncheng, Hamad Medjedovic Advance in Roland Garros Qualifying. ATP Tour .
  12. Web site: Former Top 10 Star Lucas Pouille Qualifies for Roland Garros. ATP Tour .
  13. Web site: 2023-05-29 . Tennis, ATP – Roland-Garros 2023: Giron defeats Medjedovic . 2023-05-30 . Tennis Majors .
  14. Web site: Medjedovic dashes Qualifying hopes for British men . 2023-12-12 . www.wimbledon.com.
  15. Web site: Miomir Kecmanovic Survives Scare In Gstaad ATP Tour Tennis . 2023-12-12 . ATP Tour.
  16. Web site: Albert Ramos-Vinolas Reaches First Final Of Season In Gstaad ATP Tour Tennis . 2023-12-12 . ATP Tour.
  17. Web site: Ranković . Dragica . 2023-08-23 . Scandal! Fan wanted to fight with Troicki at Medjedovic v. Gojo match: "This is US Open, not f***ing Serbia" . 2023-12-12 . Telegraf.rs . sr.
  18. Web site: 2023-09-27 . Tennis, ATP – Astana Open 2023: Medjedovic defeats Djere . 2023-12-12 . Tennis Majors . en-US.
  19. Web site: Sebastian Korda Beats Alexei Popyrin In Astana ATP Tour Tennis . 2023-12-12 . ATP Tour.
  20. Web site: Hamad Medjedovic Beats Jiri Lehecka In Astana QFs ATP Tour Tennis . 2023-12-12 . ATP Tour.
  21. Web site: Sebastian Korda Survives Hamad Medjedovic Test, Reaches Astana Final ATP Tour Tennis . 2023-12-12 . ATP Tour.
  22. Web site: 20 November 2023. Michelsen, Medjedovic & Nardi Qualify For Next Gen ATP Finals. 20 November 2023. Next Generation ATP Finals.
  23. Web site: 21 November 2023. Inspired By Djokovic, Coached By Troicki, Medjedovic Aiming To Be Next Serbian Star. Next Generation ATP Finals.
  24. Web site: 2 December 2023. Medjedovic On Next Gen ATP Finals Title: 'I Feel Amazing'. Next Generation ATP Finals.
  25. Web site: 2 December 2023. Medjedovic Is Next! Serbian Triumphs In Jeddah. Next Generation ATP Finals.
  26. Web site: Medjedovic back in business after 'tough, challenging' start to year. 26 April 2024.
  27. Web site: Reigning #NextGenATP champ Medjedovic qualifies for Roland Garros. 23 May 2024.