Ivan Dodig, Croatian tennis player
Ivan Dodig (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan dǒdiɡ]; born 2 January 1985) is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 29 in singles and world No. 4 in doubles. In singles, Dodig achieved his career-best Grand Slam result at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the fourth round. He has won 1 ATP singles title, at the 2011 Zagreb Indoors. In doubles, Dodig is a six-time Grand Slam champion, having won the men's doubles events at the 2015 French Open with Marcelo Melo, and the 2021 Australian Open with Filip Polášek. In mixed doubles, he won the French Open in 2018 and 2019, and Wimbledon in 2019, all alongside Latisha Chan, and the 2022 Australian Open, partnering Kristina Mladenovic. Dodig has won 16 career titles in men's doubles, including 5 Masters 1000 events in addition to his two Grand Slam titles. He was also part of the Croatian team which won the 2018 Davis Cup.
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