Hamad Međedović (; born 18 July 2003) is a

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player. On 20 March 2023, Međedović reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 192. On 24 May 2021, he peaked at No. 1267 in the doubles rankings. Međedović has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 4 January 2021.

Career

2021: ATP debut

Međedović made his ATP main draw debut at the

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after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws.

2022: Maiden Challenger title

Međedović reached the final at the 2022 Platzmann-Sauerland Open as a qualifier, eliminating both fourth-seeded

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and top seed

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en route. He then defeated

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in less than an hour in the final winning his maiden Challenger title.

2023: First ATP win, Davis Cup and top 200 debut

In 2023, Medjedovic recorded his first

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win, when he made his debut in the

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by beating

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in the tie against

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which

won 4:0. In March 2023, Medjedovic won his second Challenger title at the Kiskút Open after defeating

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in the final in straight sets. With this win, he became the fourth Serbian teenager to win multiple Challenger titles, joining

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and

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(with 3), and Miomir Kecmanovic (with 2). As a result he climbed into the top 200 at world No. 192 on 20 March 2023.https://www.atptour.com/en/news/borges-shevchenko-phoenix-challenger-2023-sunday

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (5–0)

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-up)

References

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* * 2003 births Living people Serbian male tennis players Sportspeople from Novi Pazar Tennis players from Belgrade Bosniaks of Serbia {{Serbia-tennis-bio-stub