Country (sports) |
United States (2003-2009) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009-2012) |
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Residence | Jacksonville, United States |
Born |
Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
June 30, 1982
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Retired | 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $935 409 |
Singles | |
Career record | 33-56 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (July 9, 2007) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2009) |
French Open | 1R (2007) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
US Open | 2R (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 21–34 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (September 10, 2007) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2007) |
French Open | 1R (2007) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
US Open | 3R (2005, 2007) |
Amer Delić (born June 30, 1982) is a Bosnian former professional tennis player. He is currently the captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team
Delić was born in Tuzla, then in Yugoslavia, now in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, his family emigrated to Jacksonville, Florida where he attended Samuel W. Wolfson High School, a public high school with the largest Bosnian population in Florida.
Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he then began representing the country of his birth, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was a member of its Davis Cup team.
Delić played High School Tennis at Wolfson High in Jacksonville, Florida. It was here that he won a State Championship.
Delić played collegiate tennis at the University of Illinois. At Illinois he won both the NCAA Division I singles championship and the team championship in 2003.
In Grand Slams, Delić's best performance has been reaching the third round at the 2009 Australian Open. At the 2005 U.S. Open Delić and Jeff Morrison reached the third round in doubles, upsetting the team of Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić in the first round.
In March 2007, Delić reached the fourth round of the Miami Masters, upset World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko en route in straight sets.