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Duje Ajduković

Duje Ajduković (born 5 February 2001) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 105 achieved on 9 September 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on 8 November 2021.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Croatian player.[2]

Duje Ajduković
Ajduković at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 (age 23)
Split, Croatia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFrane Nincević
Prize moneyUS $483,373
Singles
Career record6–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 105 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 115 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2022, 2024)
WimbledonQ3 (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 491 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 854 (28 October 2024)
Last updated on: 5 November 2024.

Professional career

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2021: ATP debut

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Ajduković made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.[3]

2023 : First Challenger title

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In August 2023, Ajdukovic won his first ATP Challenger title in Lüdenscheid, Germany after going through the qualifying, defeating Hugo Dellien in the final in straight sets.

2024: First ATP semifinal, ATP 500 and top 105 debuts

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He reached a new career high of No. 115 on 1 April 2024. He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

He reached his first semifinal as a qualifier at the 2024 Swedish Open in Bastad, defeating Luca Van Assche, eight seed Pavel Kotov and Thiago Monteiro. He lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets. As a result he reached the top 110 in the rankings on 22 July 2024.[4]

Following his second Challenger title in Manacor, after a win over Matteo Gigante in the final, he reached the top 105 in the rankings on 9 September 2024.[5][6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures/WTT (7–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (8–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2018 Tunisia F34, Monastir Futures Hard   Baptiste Crepatte 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2019 M15 Székesfehérvár, Hungary WTT Clay   Michael Vrbenský 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia WTT Clay   Pol Toledo Bagué 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 Nov 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Álvaro López San Martín 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–2 Mar 2020 M25 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Pedro Cachín 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 4–2 Sep 2020 M15 Curtea de Argeș, Romania WTT Clay   Franco Agamenone 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Apr 2023 M25 Dubrovnik, Croatia WTT Clay   Luka Mikrut 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–2 Apr 2023 M25 Split, Croatia WTT Clay   Eric Vanshelboim 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Apr 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia WTT Clay   Maks Kaśnikowski 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 7–3 Jun 2023 M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay   Pedro Boscardin Dias 6–2, 7–5
Win 1–0 July 2023 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay   Hugo Dellien 7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 2023 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay   Oriol Roca Batalla 6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Nov 2023 Kobe, Japan Challenger Hard   Sho Shimabukuro 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jan 2024 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i)   Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2024 Manacor, Spain Challenger Hard   Matteo Gigante 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/WTT (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2018 Tunisia F34, Monastir Futures Hard   Petros Tsitsipas   Bernardo A. Pereira e Oliveira
  Robert Strombachs 		4–6, 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Win 1–1 Nov 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Karlo Kranić   Dragos Dima
  Mircea-Alexandru Jecan 		6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 2–1 Dec 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay   Miljan Zekić   Vladimir Korolev
  Andrey Uvarov 		6–3, 6–3

National representation

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Davis Cup (0–1)

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Group membership
Finals (0–1)
Qualifying Round (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by venue
Home (0–1)
Away (0–0)
Neutral (0–0)
Result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 2–1; 17 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 1 I Singles   Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 3–6, 6–3, 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Duje Ajdukovic | Overview". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "Rafael Matos é favorito nas duplas em Umag. Romboli joga". Lance!. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. ^ "Nadal shakes off stiff start, rallies past Ajdukovic to Bastad final". 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Ajdukovic Crowned Rafa Nadal Open Champion". 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Ajdukovic Rankings History".
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