Hamad Medjedović during Wimbledon qualifying (2023)

Hamad Medjedovic (Serbian: Хамад Међедовић / Hamad Međedović; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 24 February 2025, Medjedovic reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 71.[5]

Early life

Medjedovic was born in a Bosniak[6] family in Novi Pazar, Serbia, at the time part of Serbia and Montenegro.[7] He first met countryman Novak Djokovic at age nine or ten and first practiced with him at age 16, after which Djokovic began providing Medjedovic advice and financial support, covering all his tennis expenses.[7][8]

Career

2021: ATP debut

Medjedovic made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Belgrade Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws.[9]

2022: Maiden Challenger title

Medjedovic reached the final at the 2022 Platzmann-Sauerland Open as a qualifier, eliminating both fourth-seeded Marco Cecchinato and top seed Nicolás Jarry en route. He then defeated Zhang Zhizhen in less than an hour in the final, winning his maiden Challenger title.[10]

2023: First ATP semifinal, Major and Davis Cup debuts, NextGen champion

In February, Medjedovic recorded his first ATP Tour win, when he made his debut in the Davis Cup by beating Viktor Durasovic in the tie against Norway which Serbia won 4:0.[11]

In March, Medjedovic won his second Challenger title at the Kiskút Open after defeating Nino Serdarušić in the final in straight sets. With this win, he became the fourth Serbian teenager to win multiple Challenger titles, joining Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarević (with 3), and Miomir Kecmanović (with 2). As a result, he climbed into the top 200 at world No. 192 on 20 March 2023.[12] In May, ranked No. 214, he moved close to 50 positions up in the rankings to a new career high into the top 170 following his third Challenger title at the 2023 Upper Austria Open where he defeated three Austrians including former world No. 3 and top seed Dominic Thiem in the semifinals and fifth seed Filip Misolic in the final. At 19 years and 9 months, he became the third Serbian teenager to win 3 titles in Challenger history, joining Djokovic and Tipsarevic.[13]

In May, Medjedovic made his Grand Slam debut at the French Open where he qualified to the main draw with victories over Ivan Gakhov, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo,[14] and Jesper de Jong,[15] He lost in the first round to Marcos Giron.[16]

In July, Medjedovic made his Wimbledon debut, where he qualified again.[17] He lost to Christopher O'Connell in the first round of the main draw. Ranked No. 183, as a qualifier, he reached his first ATP semifinal at the Swiss Open Gstaad. He beat Zhang Zhizhen in the first round, Dominic Thiem in the second and fourth seed Yannick Hanfmann in the quarterfinals in straight sets.[18] He lost to the eventual champion Pedro Cachin.[19] In August, Medjedovic entered the US Open qualifying where he lost in the first round in three tight sets to Borna Gojo.[20] In September, he won his fourth title on the ATP Challenger Tour in Mallorca, defeating Harold Mayot in the final. As a result, he moved into the top 125 on 11 September 2023.

He was granted a wildcard for the Astana Open, where he reached the quarterfinals with wins over seventh seed Laslo Djere in the first round and wildcard Alexander Shevchenko in the second.[21][22] Next he defeated fourth seed Jiří Lehečka in straight sets, to reach his second career semifinal, for the biggest win of his career thus far.[23] In the semifinals, he lost to the fifth seed Sebastian Korda in three sets with three tiebreaks.[24] In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals[25][26] and won the title, unbeaten in all five matches, defeating top seed Arthur Fils in the final,[27] thus becoming the lowest-ranked champion in tournament history at world No. 110.[28]

2024: Masters debut & third round, maiden ATP final

He made debut at a Masters 1000 at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open after qualifying for the main draw and recorded his first win at this level over Aleksandar Kovacevic.[29] At the next Masters, the Italian Open, he reached the third round for the first time at this level, also after qualifying, defeating Alexei Popyrin and 30th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina but lost to second seed Daniil Medvedev.[30][31][32] He qualified for the main draw of the 2024 French Open, once again losing in the first round.[33]

At the 2024 Belgrade Open where he received a wildcard, he reached his maiden final with wins over third seed Francisco Cerúndolo[34] and compatriot Laslo Djere.[35] Medjedovic lost the final to Denis Shapovalov.[36]

2025: Top 75 debut, first Top 10 win, second ATP Tour final

Following lifting the trophy at the Oeiras Indoors, Medjedovic reached the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 98 on 13 January 2025.[37][38]

In February, Medjedovic reached his second ATP final at 2025 Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France. In the final, he was beaten by the Frenchman Ugo Humbert, after beating world No. 8 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals to record his first career Top 10 win.[39][40] By getting to the final stage, Medjedovic reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 73 on 17 February 2025.[41]

At the 2025 Qatar Open, he withdrew from his second round match after being injured during his match against No. 6 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite which he won in three sets.[42]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2025 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 0 / 4 0–4 0%
National representation
Davis Cup A A SF WG1 0 / 3 2–1 67%
Summer Olympics A NH A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 3 2–1 67%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Canadian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 2 8 8 2 Career total: 21
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 1 1 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 12–7 9–8 6–2 0 / 21 27–20 57%
Win % 0% 0% 63% 53% 75% 57%
Year-end ranking[a] 671 255 113 113 $1,484,011

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2024 Belgrade Open, Serbia ATP 250 Hard (i) Canada Denis Shapovalov 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2025 Open 13, France ATP 250 Hard (i) France Ugo Humbert 6–7(4–7), 4–6

ATP Next Generation finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win Dec 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals, Saudi Arabia Hard (i) France Arthur Fils 3–4(6–8), 4–1, 4–2, 3–4(9–11), 4–1

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–1)
ITF WTT (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (6–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Germany Timo Stodder 6–0, 6–1
Win 2–0 Apr 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay France Valentin Royer 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–0 May 2022 M25 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Spain Àlex Martí Pujolràs 6–1, 6–2
Win 1–0 Jul 2022 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay China Zhang Zhizhen 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Mar 2023 Székesfehérvár, Hungary Challenger Clay Croatia Nino Serdarušić 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2023 Mauthausen, Austria Challenger Clay Austria Filip Misolic 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Win 4–0 Sep 2023 Manacor, Spain Challenger Hard France Harold Mayot 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 4–1 Sep 2024 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–1 Jan 2025 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Canada Liam Draxl 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2021 M15 Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay Serbia Marko Tepavac North Macedonia Stefan Micov
Croatia Alen Rogić Hadžalić 		6–1, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

  • Medjedovic has a 1–1 (50%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[43]
Season 2025 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2025
1. Daniil Medvedev 8 Open 13, France Hard (i) SF 6–3, 6–2 96 [44]
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 2019: ATP ranking–1581
    2020: ATP ranking–1354

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