Ivan Dodig

Ivan Dodig (; born 2 January 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 2 in September 2023. He is a seven-time Grand Slam champion, having won men's doubles titles at the 2015 French Open with Marcelo Melo, the 2021 Australian Open with Filip Polášek and the 2023 French Open with Austin Krajicek.

In mixed doubles, Dodig won the 2018 and 2019 French Opens and 2019 Wimbledon Championships, all alongside Latisha Chan, and the 2022 Australian Open partnering Kristina Mladenovic. He also finished runner-up at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles, and the 2016 French Open and 2017 Australian Open in mixed. Dodig has won 24 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including six at the Masters 1000 level, and also finished runner-up at the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals.

In singles, Dodig achieved his highest ranking of world No. 29 in October 2013, and won his first ATP title at the 2011 Zagreb Indoors. His best Grand Slam singles result was at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the fourth round. Dodig has represented Croatia in the Davis Cup since 2010, and was part of the team which won the tournament in 2018. He also won a silver medal in men's doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Marin Čilić.

Career 2010

At the 2010 Australian Open, he qualified for the main draw and beat former world No. 1, Juan Carlos Ferrero, in the first round in five sets. However, he bowed out to Stefan Koubek in the second round.

Dodig then spent most of the rest of the year competing on the Challenger tour. He failed to qualify for the 2010 French Open, but reached the second round at Wimbledon, beating Óscar Hernández before losing to Sam Querrey in four sets. He also reached the second round at the 2010 US Open, after beating Fernando González, who retired with a knee injury, but Dodig himself retired with an injury against Thiemo de Bakker. He fared better in the men's doubles, where he and partner Marin Čilić reached the quarter-finals. and followed it up with the 2019 Wimbledon.

At the delayed 2020 Olympics, Dodig partnered Marin Čilić and won a silver medal, losing to fellow Croats and top seeds Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in 3 sets 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]. It was the third time in the Olympics men's doubles' history that the same country won both gold and silver, and the first one since 1908.

For the North-American hard court swing, Dodig partnered with Rohan Bopanna with their best showing being the quarterfinals of the 2021 Canadian Open where they were defeated by the eventual champions Salisbury/Ram.

He reached the final at the 2021 Winston-Salem Open with new partner Austin Krajicek.

At the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, he reached his second Masters 1000 semifinal for 2021 after reuniting with Marcelo Melo where they were defeated by the eventual champions, his former partner Polasek and John Peers. Seeded as a top pair, Dodig and Melo reached the quarterfinals at the 2021 European Open.

2022: Australian Open mixed doubles title, French Open finalist

Dodig partnering Kristina Mladenovic won the mixed doubles event at the 2022 Australian Open. It was his second title at this Major and sixth Grand Slam title overall.

Partnering with Austin Krajicek they won their first title as a pair at the 2022 ATP Lyon Open, having reached the final at the 2021 Winston-Salem Open previously together.

At the 2022 French Open he reached his fourth Grand Slam doubles final in his career also partnering with Krajicek defeating en route World No. 1 and No. 2 and top seeds Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram and saving five match points in the quarterfinals. They lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Jean Julien Rojer in the final.

At the 2022 Halle Open and the 2022 Eastbourne International he reached the semifinals with Krajicek.

At the ATP 500 2022 Citi Open, he reached his 40th doubles career final. Then, he reached his 41st at the 2022 Firenze Open defeating Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin. At the 2022 Tennis Napoli Cup he won his second title with Krajicek as a team defeating home favorites Lorenzo Sonego / Andrea Vavassori to reach their fifth final of 2022 and Australian duo Matthew Ebden/John Peers in the final. He reached his third straight and sixth final for the season with Krajicek at the ATP 500 2022 Swiss Indoors in Basel defeating top seeds Arevalo/Rojer and the Kazakhstani duo of Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov en route. The team won their third title together defeating Mahut/Roger-Vasselin.

At the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters Dodig and Krajicek reached the semifinals defeating Belgian pair Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen and top seeds Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury to reach their seventh final of the season climbing to World No. 9 and World No. 10 respectively. On 5 November, the pair qualified for the 2022 ATP Finals after defeating German duo Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies to reach their seventh final of 2022 as a team and eight for Dodig. Dodig reached back world No. 8 in the rankings on 7 November 2022.

2023: 400th win, 20th doubles, Sixth Masters, Third Major titles, World No. 2 Dodig won his twentieth title at the 2023 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam with Krajicek. Dodig and Krajicek won their first Masters title as a team at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters defeating Romain Arneodo and Sam Weissborn in the final and as a result Dodig moved back to world No. 5 in the rankings. The successful momentum the pair found on clay boosted Dodig and Krajicek to a second consecutive final at the 2023 French Open, where they won their maiden Major title together and third for Dodig. As a result, Dodig returned to world No. 4 equaling his career-high ranking.

He won his first grass court title with Krajicek at the 2023 Queen's Club Championships.

After reaching the semifinals at the US Open with Krajicek, he reached a new career high of World No. 2 in the ATP doubles rankings on 11 September 2023.

2024–2025: Retirement, Davis Cup captain At the BNP Paribas Open, he reached the quarterfinals with Krajicek for the sixth time at this Masters. At the Miami Open the pair reached the final but lost to top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden. As the defending champions with Krajicek at the Monte-Carlo Masters and seeded second, having received a bye in the first round, they lost in the second round to Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille.

Playing with Skander Mansouri, Dodig was runner-up at the 2024 Belgrade Open, losing to Jamie Murray and John Peers in the final.

He retired following the 2025 US Open after more than 20 years on the tour, and made his debut as Davis Cup captain when Croatia faced France in the second round in Osijek, Croatia in September 2025.

Personal life On 16 November 2013, Dodig married Maja Ćubela. On 16 June 2014, his wife gave birth to their son, Petar.

He is not directly related to fellow Croatian tennis player Matej Dodig.

Controversies During the trophy presentation at 2023 French Open – Men's doubles, Dodig expressed his disappointment with the French Open organizers, stating that he was not treated like every athlete should be. Dodig claimed that he had traveled by taxi for 15 days, often experiencing delays and feeling like a tourist in Paris. He emphasized the importance of treating all players equally in order to maintain fair competition.

In response to Dodig's criticism, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo considered his language "unacceptable" and sought to clarify the situation. Mauresmo pointed out that there were numerous hotels within a three-mile radius of the venue and that any player could book transportation within a five-kilometer range. She mentioned that Dodig had chosen a hotel in a different part of Paris, far from the tournament site, but alternative options were offered to him. However, Mauresmo explained that the organizers aimed to prioritize environmental sustainability and had limited resources, including a conscious approach to transportation.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreSilver20212020 Summer Olympics, JapanHard Marin Čilić Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić4–6, 6–3, [6–10]

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (1–0)

Doubles: 54 (24 titles, 30 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (3–2)ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (6–7)Summer Olympics (0–1)ATP World Tour 500 Series (9–6)ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–13)Finals by surfaceHard (16–21)Clay (7–5)Grass (1–4)Finals by settingOutdoor (18–22)Indoor (6–8)

Team competition finals

Davis Cup: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Viktor Galović

Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić Julien Benneteau Jérémy Chardy

Richard Gasquet Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Nicolas Mahut

Adrian Mannarino

Benoît Paire

Lucas Pouille Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3–1

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles Current through 2025.

Mixed doubles

At the 2018 US Open, Dodig and Chan withdrew before their second round match, this is not counted as a loss. At the 2022 Wimbledon, Dodig and Chan withdrew before their second round match, this is not counted as a loss.

Top 10 wins Dodig has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.