Croatian tennis player (born 2001)
Duje Ajduković (born 5 February 2001) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 105 achieved on 9 September 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on 8 November 2021.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Croatian player.[2]
Professional career
[edit ]Ajduković made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.[3]
2023 : First Challenger title
[edit ]In August 2023, Ajdukovic won his first ATP Challenger title in Lüdenscheid, Germany after going through the qualifying, defeating Hugo Dellien in the final in straight sets.
2024: First ATP semifinal, ATP 500 and top 105 debuts
[edit ]He reached a new career high of No. 115 on 1 April 2024. He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
He reached his first semifinal as a qualifier at the 2024 Swedish Open in Bastad, defeating Luca Van Assche, eight seed Pavel Kotov and Thiago Monteiro. He lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets. As a result he reached the top 110 in the rankings on 22 July 2024.[4]
Following his second Challenger title in Manacor, after a win over Matteo Gigante in the final, he reached the top 105 in the rankings on 9 September 2024.[5] [6]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit ]Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
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| ITF Futures/WTT (7–3)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–2)
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| Clay (8–3)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Oct 2018
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Tunisia F34, Monastir
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Futures
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Hard
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France Baptiste Crepatte
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Sep 2019
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M15 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
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WTT
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Clay
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Czech Republic Michael Vrbenský
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2–6, 2–6
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| Win
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1–2
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Oct 2019
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M15 Tabarka, Tunisia
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WTT
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Clay
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Spain Pol Toledo Bagué
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6–3, 6–1
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| Win
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2–2
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Nov 2019
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M15 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Spain Álvaro López San Martín
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6–2, 6–4
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| Win
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3–2
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Mar 2020
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M25 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Argentina Pedro Cachín
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
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| Win
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4–2
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Sep 2020
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M15 Curtea de Argeș, Romania
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WTT
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Clay
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Italy Franco Agamenone
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2–6, 6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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5–2
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Apr 2023
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M25 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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WTT
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Clay
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Croatia Luka Mikrut
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6–3, 6–2
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| Win
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6–2
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Apr 2023
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M25 Split, Croatia
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WTT
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Clay
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Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim
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6–3, 6–4
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| Loss
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6–3
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Apr 2023
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M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia
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WTT
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Clay
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Poland Maks Kaśnikowski
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4–6, 6–7(3–7)
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| Win
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7–3
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Jun 2023
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M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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WTT
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Clay
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Brazil Pedro Boscardin Dias
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6–2, 7–5
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| Win
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1–0
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July 2023
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Lüdenscheid, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Bolivia Hugo Dellien
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7–5, 6–4
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| Loss
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1–1
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Sep 2023
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Braga, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
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6–4, 1–6, 1–6
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| Win
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2–1
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Nov 2023
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Kobe, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Japan Sho Shimabukuro
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6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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2–2
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Jan 2024
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Quimper, France
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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3–2
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Aug 2024
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Manacor, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Italy Matteo Gigante
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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| ITF Futures/WTT (2–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (2–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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National representation
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| Group membership
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| Finals (0–1)
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| Qualifying Round (0–0)
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| Matches by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Matches by type
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| Singles (0–1)
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| Doubles (0–0)
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| Matches by venue
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| Home (0–1)
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| Away (0–0)
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| Neutral (0–0)
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