Duje Ajduković
Croatian tennis player (born 2001)
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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 and a doubles ranking of No. 491, achieved on 8 November 2021.[2] He is currently the No. 6 player from Croatia.[3]
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CroatiaAjduković at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 5 February 2001 Split, Croatia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] |
| Coach | Frane Ninčević |
| Prize money | US$712,528 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 105 (9 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 289 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2024, 2025) |
| French Open | Q2 (2022, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2022) |
| US Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 491 (8 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 874 (25 May 2026) |
| Last updated on: 25 May 2026. | |
Professional career
2021: ATP debut and first win
Ajduković made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag after receiving a wildcard in singles and in the doubles main draws[4] and recorded his first ATP singles win over qualifier Andrea Collarini.[5][6][7][8]
2023: First Challenger title
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: ATP semifinal, ATP 500 and top 105 debuts
He reached a new career high of No. 115 on 1 April 2024.[2] 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.[9] 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.[10][2]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | July 2023 | Platzmann-Sauerland Open, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Hugo Dellien |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | Braga Open, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Oriol Roca Batalla |
6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2023 | Kobe Challenger, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Sho Shimabukuro |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2024 | Open Quimper Bretagne, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2024 | Rafa Nadal Open, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Matteo Gigante |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2025 | Como Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Luka Mikrut |
3–6, 5–7 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 10 (11 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2018 | Tunisia F34, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Baptiste Crepatte |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Székesfehérvár, Hungary | WTT | Clay |  Michael Vrbenský |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | WTT | Clay | Pol Toledo Bagué |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2020 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Pedro Cachín |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2020 | M15 Curtea de Argeș, Romania | WTT | Clay | Franco Agamenone |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2023 | M25 Dubrovnik, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Luka Mikrut |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2023 | M25 Split, Croatia | WTT | Clay |  Eric Vanshelboim |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Apr 2023 | M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | WTT | Clay |  Maks Kaśnikowski |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 7–3 | Jun 2023 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay |  Pedro Boscardin Dias |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–4 | May 2026 | M25 Bol, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Noa Vukadin |
6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2018 | Tunisia F34, Monastir | Futures | Hard |  Petros Tsitsipas |
Bernardo A. Pereira e Oliveira Robert Strombachs |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [6–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Karlo Kranić |
 Dragoș Dima Mircea-Alexandru Jecan |
6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Miljan Zekić |
 Vladimir Korolev Andrey Uvarov |
6–3, 6–3 |
National representation
Davis Cup (0–1)
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indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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 2–1; 17 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface | ||||||
| Defeat | 1 | I | Singles |  Netherlands |
Botic van de Zandschulp | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |