Grigor Dimitrov (photo below) is the most famous Bulgarian tennis player. Best career result - 11th place in the ranking (2014). The weight of the athlete is 77 kilograms, and the height is 188 centimeters. He plays with his right hand. Favorite courts are hard and grassy. He became a professional in 2008. Since mid-2010, has been training with Peter McNamara. Currently lives in Paris. The size of the prize reaches almost $ 500 thousand. In this article, you will be presented with a brief biography of the athlete.
Childhood
Grigor Dimitrov was born in Haskovo (southern Bulgaria) in 1991. He is the only child in the family. Dimitar - the father of the athlete - trains tennis players, and his mother Maria is a former volleyball player and instructor. By the way, it was my mother who gave Grigor his first tennis racket. The boy was then three years old. On a regular basis, Dimitrov began to play tennis at the age of five. At first, Grigor was trained by his father, but when the boy's talent showed up, foreign experts began to deal with him. The first mentor of the future athlete was Spaniard Pato Alvarez, who worked with the famous British champion Andy Murray. Over the years, Pato will say that Grigor is one of the best 17-year-old athletes with whom he had to deal. And another coach Peter Lundgren believes that Dimitrov is much stronger than Federer at his age.
Friends and Interests
Grigor Dimitrov is fluent in Bulgarian and English. As a teenager, he trained at the Paris Tennis Academy Patrick Muratoglu. Among the main interests of Dimitrov are watches, computers, cars and various sports. The closest friends of the Bulgarian athlete are tennis players Alex Bogdanovich and Jonathan Eisserik.
First victory
Grigor Dimitrov won his first serious victory at the age of 14 at the European Championship. In 2006, he won the Orange Ball (under 16). A year later, the young man again reached the finals of this tournament.
Major competitions
In 2008, Grigor Dimitrov made his debut at Roland Garros, Grand Slam and Wimbledon tournaments . At the last he won, although he played with an injured shoulder. Thanks to this, Grigor received a wild card for the 2009 Wimbledon tournament . The tennis player developed his success with another victory at the US Open, thereby becoming the first racket of the planet in the junior ranking. It is time to move on to "adult" tournaments.
Transition to Professionals
After winning the USA, tennis player Grigor Dimitrov decided to play in Madrid (Futures series tournament). According to its results, the athlete took the 477th line in the world ranking, immediately jumping 300 positions. In Basel at the “David Suisse” Grigor won his first competition from the ATP series, defeating Jiri Vanek. And in 2009, Dimitrov was invited to Rotterdam at ABN AMRO. There, Grigor was able to beat Tomas Berdych, then one of the top 30 best tennis players. Then the athlete traveled to different challengers to gain rating points.
Hit the top 100
In early 2011, Grigor Dimitrov, whose photo periodically appears on the covers of sports magazines, was in the top 100 best tennis players on the planet. He confidently took the 85th line and since then has been systematically moving up. In 2014, Dimitrov reached 11th place. And Grigor has not yet exhausted his enormous potential. So in the coming years it is quite possible for him to lead the world rating.