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Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov is a Bulgarian professional tennis player known for reaching world No. 3 in singles. Grigor Dimitrov was born on 16 May 1991.

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Who is Grigor Dimitrov?

Grigor Dimitrov is best known for Highest-ranked Bulgarian tennis player, winner of the 2017 ATP Finals. Grigor Dimitrov is a Bulgarian public figure. Grigor Dimitrov was born on 16 May 1991, which places Grigor Dimitrov among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1990s. On Dead or Alive, Grigor Dimitrov is listed in the Sports Legends category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Grigor Dimitrov is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Highest-ranked Bulgarian tennis player, winner of the 2017 ATP Finals
Nationality: Bulgarian
Born: 16 May 1991
Listed under: Sports Legends

About Grigor Dimitrov

Dimitrov reached the ranking after winning the biggest title of his career at the season-ending ATP Finals in November 2017. Prior to his professional career, Dimitrov enjoyed a successful junior career, in which he reached the world No. 1 ranking and won consecutive major boys' singles titles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships and the 2008 US Open. In October 2013 at the Stockholm Open, Dimitrov became the first Bulgarian man to win an ATP Tour singles title. He holds the Open Era record for most Grand Slam retirements (10), including a record 5 times consecutively. As of 2025 Wimbledon, he was the male player with the longest active and fifth-longest overall streak of consecutive Grand Slam appearances, at 58, which ended when he withdrew from the 2025 US Open. Dimitrov was named Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 2014 and 2017, marking the first and second occasions a tennis player received the honor since the award's inception in 1958. In 2017, he was also awarded the Balkan Athlete of the Year. In December 2024, he was selected the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.

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Grigor Dimitrov is known for Highest-ranked Bulgarian tennis player, winner of the 2017 ATP Finals.

When was Grigor Dimitrov born?

Grigor Dimitrov was born on 16 May 1991.

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Grigor Dimitrov's nationality is Bulgarian.

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