Damir Dzumhur defeated Adrian Mannarino, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1, to win the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya this weekend. Dzumhur becomes the second person from Boznia & Herzegovina to win an ATP Tour-level title this year, following Mirza Basic's success in Sofia, Bulgaria, in February.
Here's more on Dzumhur, who has claimed all three of his career titles within the past 10 months.
The Damir Dzumhur File
Age: 26
Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Current Rank: 23
Career-High Rank: 23 (July 2018)
Best US Open Finish: Third Round (2017)
The Baseline
- Dzumhur improved to 3-1 in Tour-level finals, his only championship loss coming to Roberto Bautista Agut in Winston-Salem, N.C., last summer.
- Bosnia's top-ranked player now has three titles to his name, following a pair of indoor hard-court wins in Russia last year. He lifted the trophy in St. Petersburg in September and in Moscow the following month. He is the first player from Bosnia & Herzegovina to win an ATP World Tour singles title.
- Dzumhur comes into Wimbledon having played two of the best players in the game at the first two Grand Slam tournaments this year. He fell in three sets to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in Australia in January and then in five sets to No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in Paris. Should Dzumhur win his first two matches on the lawns of London, he's likely to face Zverev again in the third round.
- In addition to making the third round of the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, Dzumhur has also represented his country several times in international team competition. He competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2017 Davis Cup. In 2010, he also won a bronze medal in the Youth Olympic Games and a gold medal in the European Juniors Championships.
- Dzumhur has been a regular in the Top 100 rankings since early 2015, but he is now up to a career-best No. 23 in the world after climbing seven places with his latest victory.
They Said It!
"It feels great. Third title, the first this year, and my first ever on grass. I didn't expect this one, especially because it is the surface [on which] I play one or two tournaments each year. But it seems, from next year, I should play much more." – Dzumhur told ATPWorldTour.com.
