Ivan Dodig
Croatian tennis player (born 1985)
Ivan Dodig (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan dǒdiɡ]; born 2 January 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 2 in September 2023.
He is a seven-time Grand Slam champion, having won men's doubles titles at the 2015 French Open with Marcelo Melo, the 2021 Australian Open with Filip Polášek and the 2023 French Open with Austin Krajicek.
In mixed doubles, Dodig won the 2018 and 2019 French Opens and 2019 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside Latisha Chan, and the 2022 Australian Open partnering Kristina Mladenovic. He also finished runner-up at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles, and the 2016 French Open and 2017 Australian Open in mixed. Dodig has won 24 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including six at the Masters 1000 level, and also finished runner-up at the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals.
In singles, Dodig achieved his highest ranking of world No. 29 in October 2013, and won his first ATP title at the 2011 Zagreb Indoors. His best Grand Slam singles result was at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the fourth round.
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