Grigor Dimitrov About

Dimitrov at 35: from ATP No. 9 in 2024 to 128th in September 2026

Grigor Dimitrov, a 35-year-old right-hander from Haskovo who is based in Monte Carlo, was ranked ATP No. 9 on April 1, 2024. That followed a run to the Miami Open final in which he beat Carlos Alcaraz, then ATP No. 2, in the quarterfinals and fifth-ranked Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. He had reached the Paris Masters final the previous autumn, and later in 2024 made the quarterfinals at both the French Open and the US Open. He was back in the semifinals at Miami in 2025.

Grass has been the kinder surface in that stretch: 17-7 since 2017 with a 13.7 percent ace rate, against 98-59 across all surfaces in the same period.

The ranking has since gone the other way. Dimitrov opened 2026 at ATP No. 47 and peaked at 42nd; as of Sept. 15, 2026 he is No. 128 with 472 points, down from 28th about a year earlier, with an 8-13 season record.

Wimbledon was the exception. At 35 he beat Jakub Mensik in four sets and Matteo Berrettini in five to reach the fourth round, where Arthur Fery took a final-set tiebreak. A leg injury recorded in early August 2026 carried an expected return date of Aug. 11, and he was playing again at the Cincinnati Open three days later, losing his opening match there and again at the US Open at the end of the month.

Grigor Dimitrov at a glance

Grigor Dimitrov is 35 years old; was born in Haskovo, Bulgaria; lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco; stands 1.91 m; plays right-handed; and is ranked No. 127 in the ATP rankings.