A Bulgarian professional tennis player is named for Grigor Dimitrov. He is the most successful Bulgarian male tennis player to date, both in terms of ranking reached and as of 2017 he is the only Bulgarian tennis player ever to be ranked inside the top 10 ATP Singles and prize money won, being the only male Bulgarian player to reach US$1 Million and later $15 Million. He has won the ATP titles eight times. He is also the first (and only) Bulgarian male tennis player to win an ATP title in singles (after he won in October 2013 at Stockholm) and reach a final in doubles (in 2011) as well as the only Bulgarian male player to reach the third round or better at a Grand Slam tournament. He beat Roger Federer in five sets at the 2019 US Open. This was the first win he’s had over Roger Federer in his career. Let' discuss his interesting facts including his dating, parents, body measurements and more below.
Roger Federer goes out to Grigor Dimitrov: US Open 2019
Five-time champion Roger Federer is out of the US Open after Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov won a late-night thriller to finally beat the Swiss great. Federer, 38, had won all seven of their previous meetings but unseeded Dimitrov fought back to win 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2. Federer, who needed treatment for a back injury in the latter stages, said: "I felt it the whole time, but I was able to play." Dimitrov, 28, faces Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in the last four. "Clearly, in the end, he was not at his best. I used every opportunity I had," said the Bulgarian. World number 78 Dimitrov's shock win ensured there will be at least one first-time Grand Slam finalist on Sunday. Third seed Federer, who lost to Australian John Millman in the last 16 last year, has now been knocked out of the US Open by players ranked outside of the world's top 50 for the second successive year - after never previously having lost to one at Flushing Meadows. Afterward, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said he was struggling with the back problem throughout the match.
Early Life of Grigor
On 16th May 1991, Grigor was born in Haskovo, Bulgaria. His parents are Dimitar Dimitrov and Maria Dimitrova. His father is a tennis coach and his mother is a sports teacher as well as a former volleyball player in 1991. As of 2019, he celebrated his 28th birthday. His nationality is Bulgarian and his ethnicity is White. He began playing tennis at the age of 5. He was influenced to play tennis at the age of 3 after his mother gave him the tennis racket. He grew up along with his younger brother named Ivo. Besides this, there is no information regarding his education and more but it will be added soon.
Body Measurements of Grigor
Grigor Dimitrov is a very handsome person with white skin tone and charming smile on his lips attracting a lot of people towards him. He stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches and he has a balanced weight of around 81 Kg. He has dark brown hair and black eyes. His other body measurements will be added soon. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
Career of Grigor
- Grigor turned professional at the age of 16.
- At the age of 14, he won his first major junior title at a U14 European tournament.
- He also won the Orange Bowl in the year 2006 and later he was named as Eddie Herr International 2007 Rising Star.
- After winning the Wimbledon title he became one of the junior players to win the title along with Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg.
- He became the world no. 1 on September 8.
- He started his professional career in 2008.
- He won his first title at a futures tournament in Barcelona.
- He played his first ATP tournament at the Ordina Open.
- In the year 2009, he just reached the second round of ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
- He then won his first doubles challenger title along with Teymuraz Gabashvili in ATP Challenger Trophy.
- In the year 2010, he was able to get a victory at Davis Cup.
- He also won his first ATP tour match in grass court.
- In the year 2011, he won the Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg.
- In 2012, he participated in most of the tournaments but failed to win even a single title.
- He was able to reach the quarterfinals in different tournaments but he lost the Winston-Salem Open with Alexandr Dolgopolov in the third round.
- He also participated in Shanghai Rolex Masters but his journey ended in the second round after losing to Andy Roddick.
- He didn't perform best in all 2012 tournaments. And he lost all the tournaments.
- In his Shanghai Rolex Masters, he got defeated with the world no. 2 Novak Djokovic in the second round.
- In the year 2014, he won his first ATP title at Stockholm Open.
- In the year 2014, he performed best and won three major titles on three different surfaces.
- For the first time, he reached the semifinals of Grand Slam.
- In 2015-2016, he wasn't able to win even a single title although he participated in most of the tournaments.
- In 2017, he won his first ATP title after three years at the season in Brisbane.
- He also reached the semi-finals of Grand Slam for the second time.
- He ended his 2017 season with these significant milestones (current figure in brackets): (1) first Masters 1000 title (2) first ATP Finals crown, (3) 5 Tour finals, (4) 4 Tour titles, (5) 8 top-10 match wins [had 13 total prior to 2017], (6) 250 career match wins [257 match wins], (7) cracked $10,000,000 in career earnings [$13,103,976], (8) cracked $5,000,000 in a single season [$5,628,512], (9) second grand slam semifinal, (10) first grand slam semifinal on hard courts.
- He started his 2018 campaign in Brisbane, where he was the defending champion and top seed.
- He was eliminated in the semi-finals by the third seed and eventual champion Nick Kyrgios.
- He had his worst grass-court season since 2010, having recorded early losses to Novak Djokovic at the Queen's Club tournament and to Stan Wawrinka at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.
- He started his campaign 2019 in Brisbane where he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and John Millman in straight sets before losing to eventual champion Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals.
- He reached the last 16 of the Australian Open but was knocked out by Frances Tiafoe in 4 sets in January.
- He started his clay-court campaign at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the third round.
- At the French Open, he upset Marin Cilic in the second round but was subsequently eliminated by Stan Wawrinka in straight sets.
- He beat Federer in the quarter-finals, winning 3 out of 5 sets at the 2019 US Open.
- He moves on to the semi-finals and will play against Daniil Medvedev on Thursday, 5th September 2019.
Net Worth of Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor's net worth will be surely in millions as his net worth is increasing day by day as of 2019. As of 2019, his current net worth is estimated to have $26 million. He has won $16 million in the prize money in his whole career. Talking about his cars, he has Mercedes Benz SLS car. Overall, he is satisfied with his earnings.
Marital Status, Dating, Girlfriend, Child
Grigor is not married yet and he is still to get married but he has been in a lot of relationships previously. In 2012, he was rumored to be dating Serena Williams after the two met via their mutual coach Patrick Mouratoglou. This rumor was never confirmed by both parties. In late 2012, he dated Russian tennis beauty, Maria Sharapova. They confirmed their relationship the following year after the 2013 Madrid Open. The couple called it quits after two years.
In the year 2015, he was linked to American singer, songwriter, actress, and TV personality Nicole Scherzinger. The couple made their relationship public in 2016. As of today, the couple is living a happy life and the couple is planning to get married soon.
