Marsel İlhan
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| Country (sports) |
 Turkey
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|---|---|
| Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Born |
11 June 1987 Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,210,039 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 27-50 |
| Career titles | 0 4 Challengers, 6 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 77 (2 March 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 198 (23 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 2R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2009, 2011, 2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 564 (25 May 2009) |
| Last updated on: 23 May 2016. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Turkey
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| Men's Tennis | ||
| Mediterranean Games | ||
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2009 Pescara | Singles |
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2013 Mersin | Singles |
Marsel İlhan (Uzbek: Marsel Qahhorovich Hamdamov; born on 11 June 1987) is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in March 2015. He is the first ever Turkish player to reach the 2nd round in a Grand Slam tournament, as well as the first Turkish player to win a Challenger Tournament and also the first Turkish player to enter the top 100 in the world ranking (first ranked 96th in September 2010).
Born in Uzbekistan, he emigrated to Turkey with his mother in 2004 and he started to play for the Taçspor Tennis Club of İstanbul. He was initially sponsored by Kia Motors Turkey. After several years of intensive training with his new coach Can Üner, a former Turkish tennis player, he made an unprecedented jump within one year from No. 1320 to No. 320 in 2007.
During 2007 and 2008 he won several Future Tournaments and in July 2008, he won his first ATP Challenger title at Ramat Hasharon Israel Open by defeating Ivo Klec from Slovakia by 2 sets 6–4, 6–4.
At the 2009 US Open, İlhan qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. In doing so, he became the first Turkish player in the modern era to do so. In the first round, he defeated Christophe Rochus from Belgium in a five-set thriller. It was his first career ATP and Grand Slam win. He lost his second-round match against John Isner in straight sets.
İlhan, in October qualified for the 2009 PTT Thailand Open. He defeated his first-round opponent Benjamin Becker, but then lost to Jürgen Melzer.
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