Amer Delic
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 Delic during his first-round mens doubles match at the 2007 Australian Open. |
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | |
| Date of birth | June 30, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then Yugoslavia) |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2003 | |
| Plays | Right-handed | |
| Career Prize Money | $391,670 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 8-21 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | 87 (February 12, 2007) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2r (2006, 07) | |
| French Open | - | |
| Wimbledon | - | |
| U.S. Open | 2r (2004) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 9-13 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | 115 (February 19, 2007) | |
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Infobox last updated on: March 19, 2007. |
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Amer Delic (Bosnian: Amer Delić, born June 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player.
Delic was born in Tuzla located in the northeastern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, at the time part of former Yugoslavia. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida from Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1996 with his family.
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[edit] Tennis career
Delic played collegiate tennis at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Illinois he won both the NCAA Division I singles championship and team championship in 2003.
In grand slams, Delic's best performance has been reaching the second round in the 2004 US Open and 2006-2007 Australian Open. In the 2005 U.S. Open Delic partnered fellow American Jeff Morrison and reached the doubles third round, upsetting the team of Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic in the first round.
Currently, Amer Delic trains in Jacksonville, Florida where he resides when not on tour.
On March 26, 2007, Delic upset World Number 4 (and 4th seed) Nikolay Davydenko in the third round at the Miami Masters, winning 7-6(5), 6-3.
[edit] Titles Won
| Tennis Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | April 11, 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Jeff Morrison, USA |
6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2. | October 30, 2006 | Louisville, USA | Hard Indoors |  Stephane Bohli, Switzerland |
3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 3. | Noember 13, 2006 | Champaign, USA | Hard Indoors | Zack Fleishman, USA |
6-3 6-0 |
[edit] Finalist(7)
- 2004: Dallas/ lost to
Sebastien De Chaunac (4-6 6-7) - 2004: Nashville/ lost to Justin Gimelstob (6-7 6-7)
- 2005: Carson/ lost to Justin Gimelstob (6-7 2-6)
- 2006: Lexington/ lost to
Hyung-Taik Lee (7-5 2-6 3-6) - 2006: Vancouver/ lost to
Rik De Voest (6-7 2-6) - 2006: New Orleans/ lost to
Cecil Mamiit (3-6 6-7) - 2006: Calabasas/ lost to
Mark Philippoussis (7-6 6-7 3-6)
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Amer Delic
- Extensive fansite for Amer Delic
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