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IVAN DODIG (CRO)<br />
Birthdate: January 2, 1985 Turned Pro: 2004<br />
Birthplace: Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina Height: 6’0” (1.83m)<br />
Residence: Zagreb, Croatia<br />
Weight: 176 (79kg)<br />
Career Win-Loss: 10-10<br />
Plays: Right-handed<br />
Career Prize Money: $324,290<br />
Two-handed backhand<br />
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 0/0<br />
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-1<br />
Highest Singles South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Ranking: 88 (November 8, 2010)<br />
Highest <strong>ATP</strong> Doubles Ranking: 145 (September 17, 2007)<br />
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS <strong>ATP</strong> RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)<br />
2010: 88 (8-7) 2007: 298 (0-0) 2004:T1160 (0-0)<br />
2009: 181 (2-2) 2006: 414 (0-0) 2003: T934 (0-0)<br />
2008: 387 (0-1) 2005: 840 (0-0)<br />
2010 HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Prize money: $189,953. Matches won-lost: <strong>ATP</strong>: 8-7 (singles), 1-3 (doubles)<br />
Challenger: 19-12 (singles), 18-7 (doubles).<br />
Singles Quarterfinalist: Stockholm.<br />
2010 IN REVIEW<br />
The Zagreb resident finished in Top 100 for first time at a year-end best No. 88, highlighted by his second career<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> QF in Stockholm (l. to Ljubicic) as a qualifer…Qualified five times during season, including<br />
Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, reaching second round each time…His best win of the season<br />
came at Australian Open where he beat No. 23 Ferrero in five sets before losing to Koubek in 2nd RD…In<br />
Challenger play, compiled a 19-12 match record, winning title at Astana-2 (d. Kunitsyn) in November and reaching<br />
final at Ostrava (l. Rosol) in May…Went 8-7 in <strong>ATP</strong> play and won a career high $189,953.<br />
CAREER IN REVIEW<br />
The Croat has compiled his best results in Challenger tournaments, putting together a 61-53 record and 2-3<br />
mark in finals…Early on worked his way up through Futures success, compiling an 83-51 record and 3-3 mark in<br />
finals…In ‘09, qualified in Zagreb and reached his first <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> QF with wins over No. 21 Andreev and<br />
Gulbis before falling to Ancic…Won Sarajevo Challenger (d. Meffert) and reached finals in Ostrava (l. to Hajek)<br />
and Kolding (l. to Bogdanovic)…In ’08, made his <strong>ATP</strong> debut as a qualifier in Marseille and lost to No. 3 Djokovic<br />
in first round…Has an 8-16 career Davis Cup record (4-6 in singles) in 18 ties…Played 22 rubbers for Bosnia and<br />
Herzegovina between April ‘02 and July ‘06 before making debut for Croatia in ‘10.<br />
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 1-0)<br />
CAREER 10<br />
AUS. OPEN 1-1 2ND<br />
WIMBLEDON 1-1 2ND<br />
US OPEN 1-1 2ND<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Began playing at age eight…Father, Tomislav; mother, Davorka; brothers Zeljko and Mladen…Speaks Croatian<br />
and English…Enjoys music, movies, table tennis and video games…Childhood idol was countryman Goran<br />
Ivanisevic…Considers clay his favorite surface and his forehand as favorite shot…Physical trainer is Milos<br />
Jelisavcic and coached by Dutchman Jan de Witt…Practices at Gerry Weber Breakpoint Team in Halle, Germany.<br />
CROATIANS IN TOP 200<br />
In 2010, Ivan Dodig made the biggest jump among Croatians<br />
in the Top 100 of the South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Rankings.<br />
Overall, he is one of six Croats in the year-end Top 200:<br />
RANKING<br />
No. 14<br />
No. 17<br />
No. 73<br />
No. 88<br />
No. 182<br />
No. 192<br />
PLAYER<br />
Marin Cilic<br />
Ivan Ljubicic<br />
Ivo Karlovic<br />
Ivan Dodig<br />
Franco Skugor<br />
Antonio Veic<br />
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