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| Country (sports) |  United States(2003–2009)  Bosnia and Herzegovina(2009–2012) |
|---|---|
| Born | (1982-06-30)June 30, 1982 (age 43) |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $935,409 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 33-56 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 60 (9 July 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2009) |
| French Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–34 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (10 September 2007) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
| French Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2005,2007) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2005,2006,2007) |
| Last updated on: 12 November 2021. | |
Amer Delić (Bosnian pronunciation:[děliːtɕ]; born June 30, 1982) is aBosnian American former professionaltennis player. He is a former captain and member of theBosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team.[1]
Delić was born inTuzla, then inYugoslavia, now in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, his family emigrated toJacksonville, Florida, where he attendedSamuel W. Wolfson High School, a public high school with the largest Bosnian population in Florida.
Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he then began representing his country of birth,Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was a member of its Davis Cup team.
Delić played High School Tennis at Wolfson High in Jacksonville, Florida. It was here that he won a State Championship.
Delić played collegiate tennis at theUniversity of Illinois. AtIllinois he won both theNCAA Division Isingles and team championships in 2003.
InGrand Slams, Delić's best singles performance was to reach the third round at the2009 Australian Open. In doubles Delić reached the third round of theUS Open twice: withJeff Morrison in2005, having upset the team ofLeander Paes andNenad Zimonjić in the first round, and withJustin Gimelstob in2007.
In March 2007, Delić reached the fourth round of theMiami Masters, upset World No. 4Nikolay Davydenko en route in straight sets.
Delić started off the year in Brisbane, where he won three qualifying matches, but was defeated in the first round byMario Ančić 6–7(2), 7–6(4), 6–7(6). In Sydney he was defeated in the first round byDenis Gremelmayr 4–6, 6–7(4). At the Australian Open, Amer finally started to win. He came through three qualifying matches, but lost in the qualifying stage. When he was awarded into a lucky loser spot afterFilippo Volandri banned from a drug substantial use. In the first round of the main draw he defeatedTaylor Dent 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. In the second round he defeatedPaul-Henri Mathieu 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) 9–7. In the third round he was stopped byNovak Djokovic 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4). After the match spectators were caught throwing chairs at each other due to the conflict between Bosnians and Serbs. Due to a knee injury, Delić's last 2009 appearance on the ATP tour was a first round loss againstNicolas Mahut at theHall of Fame Tennis Championships in July.
At theUS Open, Delić tried a comeback but lost in the first qualification round againstMichael Yani. In September, he joined theBosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team for a tie in theEurope/Africa Group II against Portugal. He lost both his singles match againstFrederico Gil in five sets and his doubles match on the side of Aldin Šetkić to Gil andLeonardo Tavares in four sets. Overall, after a 2:3 loss, his team stayed in Group II.
In March, Delić participated in the Bosnia and Herzegovina team'sDavis Cup tie in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II against Morocco. He won one of his two singles matches and the doubles match (on the side of Ismar Gorčić), thereby securing his team's victory. In the next tie against Estonia played in July, Delić won all his three matches decidedly helping his team to advance to the next stage against Denmark. There, he again won his two singles matches but not the doubles match so the team stayed in Group II. On the ATP Tour, Delić won his first title since 2008 at theBH Telecom Indoors at Sarajevo, a challenger tournament.
InDavis Cup play, Delić again was instrumental in securing his team's win over Turkey in February by winning both his singles matches and the doubles match.
Having been namedBosnia's Davis Cup captain in 2013, Amer made his comeback to professional tennis againstHungary in the2015 Davis Cup after Bosnia was short a player, ultimately helping Bosnia win a doubles match. In addition to serving as their captain, Delić also served as Bosnia's reserve Davis Cup player in case of emergency.[2]
In October 2020, Delić announced a return to semi-professional tennis, partnering golferSergio García in a doubles tournament to be held inAustin, Texas.[3] The pair lost their opening match at the Men's UTR Pro Tennis Open DropShot event.[4]
Delic dabbles with pickleball.[5][6]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2002 | USA F24,Kenosha | Futures | Hard |  Ignacio Hirigoyen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2003 | USA F19,Peoria | Futures | Clay |  Francisco Rodriguez | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2004 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Sebastien de Chaunac | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2004 | USA F15,Auburn | Futures | Hard |  K.J. Hippensteel | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2004 | Nashville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Morrison | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2005 | Carson, United States | Challenger | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2006 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Lee Hyung-taik | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Aug 2006 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  Rik De Voest | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Sep 2006 | New Orleans, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Cecil Mamiit | 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 3–8 | Oct 2006 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Mark Philippoussis | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–8 | Nov 2006 | Louisville, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Stéphane Bohli | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–8 | Nov 2006 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Zack Fleishman | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–8 | Feb 2008 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Stéphane Bohli | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–8 | Jun 2008 | Carson, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Nov 2010 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | Mar 2011 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard |  Karol Beck | walkover |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2003 | USA F30,Hammond | Futures | Hard | Bobby Reynolds |  Lu Yen-Hsun Bruno Soares | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2004 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Matias Boeker | Jason Marshall Harsh Mankad | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2005 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Reynolds |  Zbynek MlynarikGlenn Weiner | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2006 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Wilson | Jeff MorrisonPaul Goldstein | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2006 | Louisville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robert Kendrick |  Robin HaaseIgor Sijsling | walkover |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2012 | Honolulu, United States | Challenger | Hard | Travis Rettenmaier | Jack SockNicholas Monroe | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% | |||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Miami | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 4R | Q1 | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |||||||||||
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% | ||||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1-1 | 50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
