Dino Prižmić

Dino Prižmić
Prižmić at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Croatia
Born (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 18)
Split, Croatia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMiro Hrvatin
Prize money$111,730
Singles
Career record3–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 155 (23 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 187 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open JuniorW (2023)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1444 (16 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 2171 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

Dino Prižmić (born 5 August 2005) is a Croatian professional tennis player. Prižmić has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 155 achieved on 23 October 2023.[1] He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 1444 achieved on 16 January 2023.

Career

Juniors

Prižmić reached two finals in the European Junior Championships, the first in 2019 in the under 14s and then in 2022 in the under 18s, but lost both of them.[2][3][4] During his career at the ITF Junior Circuit, Prižmić reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 on 2 January 2023.[5] His best junior result was winning the title at the 2023 French Open Junior tournament with the final win against Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo in straight sets.[6][7]

2022: ATP debut

In April 2022, Prižmić reached his first ITF final at the tournament in Dubrovnik, Croatia where he lost to Gergely Madarász in straight sets.

Prižmić made his ATP debut in the singles draw of the 2022 Croatia Open Umag as a wildcard where he lost to Bernabé Zapata Miralles in the first round by retirement.[7]

2023: First ATP win, maiden challenger title, Davis Cup and top 155 debuts

With his fifth ITF title in Poreč, Croatia, Prižmić became the best under-18 player in the world at No. 381 on 20 March 2023.[8]

Prižmić then qualified for the Banja Luka Open in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but fell to Richard Gasquet in the first round.[7] A few months later, at the Croatia Open, he won his first ATP match against Duje Ajdukovic.[9] Prizmic went on to reach his first ATP Tour-level quarterfinal, after beating Zsombor Piros in the second round.[7]

In August 2023, he won the Banja Luka Challenger, his maiden title at this level. Shortly after he was named in the Croatia Davis Cup squad by coach Vedran Martić, together with Borna Ćorić, Borna Gojo, Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavić.[10]

Prižmić qualified for the main draw of the 2023 Stockholm Open and defeated sixth seed Jiri Lehecka in the first round.[11][12] He reached the top 155 on 23 October 2023.

2024: Grand Slam debut

At the Australian Open, Prižmić beat Mariano Navone, Duje Ajduković and Aziz Dougaz to qualify for his first Grand Slam.[13][7] In his Major main draw debut, Prižmić faced the defending champion Novak Djokovic, taking 16 games and saving 6 match points before losing in four sets in a four-hour match. It was the longest first round match for the world No. 1 Djokovic.[14][15]

Career finals

Singles: 7 (6–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2022 M15 Dubrovnik, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Hungary Gergely Madarász 2–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Spain Mario González Fernández 6–2, 6–1
Win 2–1 Dec 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Alexis Gautier 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3
Win 3–1 Dec 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard France Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine 6–2, 7–5
Win 4–1 Dec 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard United States Omni Kumar 6–3, 7–5
Win 5–1 Mar 2023 M15 Poreč, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Mirko Martinez 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–1 Aug 2023 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 6–2, 6–3

National representation

Davis Cup (0–2)

Group membership
Finals (0–2)
Qualifying Round (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–2)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by venue
Home (0–2)
Away (0–0)
Neutral (0–0)
Result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease1–2; 13 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 1 I Singles United States United States Mackenzie McDonald 2–6, 4–6
Decrease1–2; 15 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 2 I Singles Finland Finland Otto Virtanen 4–6, 6–3, 3-6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2023 France French Open Clay Bolivia Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo 6–1, 6–4

Record against top 10 players

Prizmíc's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6) at 2024 Australian Open
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Banja Luka
Total 0–2 0% 0–1
(0%) 		0–1
(0%) 		0–0
( – ) 		* Statistics correct as of 14 January 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Dino Prižmić | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ "European Junior Championships 14 & Under". www.tenniseurope.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships 18 & Under". www.tenniseurope.org. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ "European Junior Championships - As it happened". www.tenniseurope.org. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Dino Prižmić | Overview | ITF Tennis &#124". ITF Tennis. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Croatia's Dino Prižmić wins 2023 French Open junior title". 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Who is Dino Prizmic? Everything to know about Novak Djokovic's first round opponent at the Australian Open". www.sportskeeda.com. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Croatian Dino Prižmić becomes world's best tennis player under 18". www.croatiaweek.com. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Thiem Advances In Umag, 17 Y.O. Prizmic Earns 1st ATP Win". atpworldtour.com. ATP. 24 July 2023. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Talented teen gets Croatia Davis Cup call-up for first time". croatiaweek.com. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  11. ^ "18-Year-Old Prizmic Stuns Lehecka In Stockholm". atptour.com. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  12. ^ "18-Year-Old Prizmic Stuns Lehecka In Stockholm". www.stockholmopen.se. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  13. ^ "#NextGenATP stars Mensik & Prizmic qualify for Australian Open, Goffin books spot". Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  14. ^ "Djokovic fends off Prizmic press in Melbourne opener". Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  15. ^ "Seidel v Sabalenka, Djokovic beats Prizmic". The Guardian. 14 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

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