Amer Delic (born on June 30, 1982, name originally
spelled Delić) is a Bosnian-American professional
tennis player.
Delic was born in Tuzla located in the northeastern
part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, at the time part of
former Yugoslavia. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida
from Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1996 with his family
where he attended Samuel W. Wolfson High School.
Delic played collegiate tennis at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Illinois he won
both the NCAA Division I singles championship and
team championship in 2003.
In grand slams, Delic's best performance has been
reaching the second round in the 2004 US Open and
2006-2007 Australian Open. In the 2005 U.S. Open
Delic partnered fellow American Jeff Morrison and
reached the doubles third round, upsetting the team
of Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić in the first
round.
Currently, Amer Delic trains at the Saddlebrook
Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida where he resides
when not on tour.
On March 26, 2007, Delic upset World Number 4 (and
4th seed) Nikolay Davydenko in the third round at
the Miami Masters, winning 7-6(5), 6-3.
