# Mate Delić

Mate Delić (Croatian pronunciation:; born 29 April 1993) is a Croatian tennis coach and a former professional player. He primarily played on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. Delic has reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 150, achieved on 5 January 2015, as well as a career high doubles ranking of world No. 348, achieved on 18 October 2013. Delic has reached 18 career singles finals, posting a tally of 5 wins and 13 losses, which includes a 0–2 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he has reached 13 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses all coming on the ITF Futures Tour.

## Juniors

As a junior, Delic reached a career high combined singles and doubles ranking of world No. 19, which he achieved on December 31, 2011. His best results in the junior grand slams were a semifinal finish at the 2011 French Open in singles where he lost to Dominic Thiem and a semifinal finish at the 2011 Australian Open in doubles, partnering Joris De Loore where they lost to Jiří Veselý and Filip Horansky.

## Professional career

In July 2011, Delic made his ATP Tour debut when he was granted a wildcard entry into the main draw of the 2011 Croatian Open. He would go on the lose to Italian Gianluca Naso in straight sets 4–6, 2–6. In 2014 he was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2014 Zagreb Indoors where again he was defeated in the first round, this time by compatriot and fifth seed Marin Čilić 4–6, 4–6. Three months later at the 2014 Düsseldorf Open he qualified for a main draw for the first time in his career, and then went on to defeat Michał Przysiężny in the first round 7–5, 7–5, as well as Dustin Brown in the second round 6–3, 6–0, before eventually falling in the quarterfinals to Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets 5–7, 6–4, 1–6. His only other win at the ATP Tour level was in a singles tie of Davis Cup play, where he represents his native Croatia.

## Coaching career

In 2022, he started coaching fellow Croatian Borna Ćorić. In 2024 he was the coach of Dominic Thiem.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 18 (5–13)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–2)
* ITF Futures (5–11)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–6)
* Clay (3–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2012 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Nikola Ćaćić | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2013 | Turkey F20, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Hugo Nys | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2013 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | Damir Džumhur | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2013 | Croatia F10, Solin | Futures | Clay | Nikola Mektić | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2014 | Israel F3, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Amir Weintraub | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2014 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Karol Beck | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2014 | Vercelli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Simone Bolelli | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2014 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2015 | Turkey F42, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Dimitar Kuzmanov | 6–0, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2015 | Turkey F45, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 2016 | Turkey F1, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Michal Konečný | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jan 2016 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Vadym Ursu | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Apr 2017 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Marsel İlhan | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–10 | Apr 2017 | Turkey F15, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Martín Cuevas | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–11 | Oct 2017 | Turkey F36, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Dennis Novak | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–12 | Oct 2017 | Turkey F37, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Peter Torebko | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–13 | Jan 2018 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Dimitar Kuzmanov | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–13 | May 2018 | Turkey F17, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Gijs Brouwer | 6–0, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 13 (7–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (7–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–3)
* Clay (5–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2011 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | Kristijan Mesaroš | Ante Pavić Mislav Hizak | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [4–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2012 | Croatia F1, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | Mirza Bašić | Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2012 | Croatia F10, Solin | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Draganja | Jaroslav Pospíšil Andrej Martin | 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2012 | Greece F6, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Nikola Ćaćić | Julien Dubail Yannick Vandenbulcke | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2012 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Futures | Carpet | Nikola Ćaćić | Julien Dubail Evan Couacoud | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2013 | Turkey F7, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Ilija Vucic | Chang Yu Li Zhe | 5–7, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2013 | Croatia F6, Vrsar | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Lukas Marsoun Dominik Suc | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2013 | Italy F4, Padova | Futures | Clay | Joško Topić | Matteo Donati Andrey Golubev | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2013 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F4, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Draganja | Filip Veger Lovro Zovko | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2013 | Italy F22, Este | Futures | Clay | Stefano Travaglia | Jorge Aguilar Guillermo Hormazábal | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 2013 | Croatia F10, Solin | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Aleksandre Kondulukov Alexey Kondulukov | 6–2, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2013 | Croatia F11, Dubrovnik | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić | Dominik Suc Marek Michalička | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Aug 2016 | Austria F5, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | Duje Delic | Dusty H. Boyer Lukas Ollert | 2–6, 3–6 |