Mate Delić (; born 29 April 1993) is a former

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n tennis player. He primarily played on the

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Tour and

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. Delic has reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 150, achieved on 5 January 2015, as well as a career high doubles ranking of world No. 348, achieved on 18 October, 2013. Delic has reached 18 career singles finals, posting a tally of 5 wins and 13 losses, which includes a 0–2 record in

finals. Additionally, he has reached 13 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses all coming on the

Tour.

Juniors

As a junior, Delic reached a career high combined singles and doubles ranking of world No. 19, which he achieved on December 31 2011. His best results in the junior grand slams were a semifinal finish at the

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in singles where he lost to

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and a semifinal finish at the

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in doubles, partnering

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where they lost to

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and

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Professional career

In July 2011, Delic made his

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debut when he was granted a wildcard entry into the main draw of the 2011 Croatian Open. He would go on the lose to Italian

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in straight sets ''4–6, 2–6''. In 2014 he was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2014 Zagreb Indoors where again he was defeated in the first round, this time by compatriot and fifth seed

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''4–6, 4–6''. Three months later at the

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he qualified for a main draw for the first time in his career, and then went on to defeat

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in the first round ''7–5, 7–5'', as well as Dustin Brown in the second round ''6–3, 6–0'', before eventually falling in the quarterfinals to

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in three sets ''5–7, 6–4, 1–6''. His only other win at the

level was in a singles tie of

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play, where he represents his native

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Coaching

In 2022, he started coaching fellow Croatian

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 18 (5–13)

Doubles: 13 (7–6)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delic, Mate 1993 births Living people Croatian male tennis players Tennis players from Split, Croatia