- Amer Delic
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Amer Delic
nickname =
country = USA
residence = flagicon|USA flagicon|Florida Jacksonville, FL
datebirth = birth date and age|1982|6|30
placebirth = flagicon|SFR YugoslaviaTuzla ,Bosnia and Herzegovina
(then Yugoslavia)
height = height|m=1.90
weight = convert|93|kg|lb|abbr=on
turnedpro = 2003
retired =
plays = Right-handed; two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = $750,921
singlesrecord = 20–45
singlestitles = 0
highestsinglesranking = 60 (July 9 ,2007 )
AustralianOpenresult = 2r (2006, 07, 08)
FrenchOpenresult = 1r (2007)
Wimbledonresult = 2r (2007)
USOpenresult = 2r (2004)
doublesrecord = 19–28
doublestitles = 0
highestdoublesranking = 74 (September 10 ,2007 )
updated = September 9, 2008Amer Delic (born on
June 30 1982 , name originally spelled Delić) is a Bosnian-American professionaltennis player.Delic was born in
Tuzla located in the northeastern part ofBosnia and Herzegovina , at the time part offormer Yugoslavia . He moved toJacksonville, Florida fromBosnia and Herzegovina in 1996 with his family where he attended Samuel W. Wolfson High School.Tennis career
Delic played collegiate tennis at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . At Illinois he won both theNCAA 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 the2005 U.S. Open Delic partnered fellow proJeff Morrison and reached the doubles third round, upsetting the team ofLeander Paes andNenad Zimonjić in the first round.Currently, Amer Delic trains at the Saddlebrook Resort in
Wesley Chapel, 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 theMiami Masters , winning 7–6(5), 6–3.He is noted for his good serve.
Titles (7)
ingles titles
Finalist(7)
*2004: Dallas/ lost to flagicon|FRA
Sebastien De Chaunac (4–6 6–7)
*2004: Nashville/ lost to flagicon|USAJustin Gimelstob (6–7 6–7)
*2005: Carson/ lost to flagicon|USAJustin Gimelstob (6–7 2–6)
*2006: Lexington/ lost to flagicon|KORHyung-Taik Lee (7–5 2–6 3–6)
*2006: Vancouver/ lost to flagicon|RSARik De Voest (6–7 2–6)
*2006: New Orleans/ lost to flagicon|PHICecil Mamiit (3–6 6–7)
*2006: Calabasas/ lost to flagicon|AUSMark Philippoussis (7–6 6–7 3–6)External links
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* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Delic&weeks=12 Delic recent match results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Delic Delic world ranking history]
* [http://www.amerdelic.com/ Official Website of Amer Delic]
* [http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/delic_amer00.html College Profile]
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