Laslo Djere[lower-alpha 1] (born 2 June 1995) is a Serbian professional tennis player. On 10 June 2019, Djere reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 27. On 22 March 2021, he reached his career-high at world No. 346 in the doubles rankings. He is currently the No. 2 Serbian player.[3]
He has won two ATP Tour singles titles, one an ATP 500 Series event in Rio in 2019, after which he made the break-through into top 30, and the inaugural Forte Village Sardegna Open in 2020, an ATP 250 event. Djere debuted on the ATP Tour at the 2013 PTT Thailand Open, where he was a wildcard. His first qualification attempt to play in the main draw at any Grand Slam was at the 2015 French Open, but his first successful attempt and main draw debut happened at the 2016 French Open. At 2018 US Open, he recorded his first Grand Slam win, defeating Leonardo Mayer in first round.
Early life and background
Laslo Djere was born on 2 June 1995 to mother Hajnalka and father Csaba (or Čaba) Đere in Senta, Serbia. His parents were Hungarians. Both of his parents died from cancer.[4] He is a member of the Hungarian community in Serbia.[5] Djere began playing tennis at age 5 with his father. He also has one sister named Judit. He is fluent in Serbian, English, and Hungarian. His favorite surface is clay. His idols growing up were Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Novak Djokovic. He is a supporter of the Chicago Bulls (NBA) and Seattle Seahawks (NFL).[6]
Junior career
On the junior tour, Djere won five singles titles in 10 finals (one final was canceled), while in doubles he won two titles in as many finals.[7] In December 2012, he reached the finals in back-to-back tournaments at Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl, losing the first one (Grade 1 event) 6–0, 4–6, 5–7 to Cristian Garín despite leading 6–0, 4–1,[8] but winning the latter more prestigious event (Grade A) over Elias Ymer 6–4, 6–4.[9] This came after the recent passing of his mother Hajnalka.[10] In May 2013, he played in the final of another Grade A event, Trofeo Bonfiglio, but lost to Alexander Zverev 6–7(5), 7–5, 5–7. Nevertheless, he reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 3 on 27 May 2013.
Djere started 2013 season, playing mainly at Futures. In July 2013, he won Serbia F6 Futures in Kikinda, winning over Teodor-Dacian Crăciun in the final. Month later, he won another Futures at Serbia F7 in Zlatibor. In September 2013, he made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 PTT Thailand Open where he received entry to the main draw as a wildcard entrant. In the first round he lost to sixth seed Feliciano López. By the end of year, he was runner–up at two Futures in Cyprus.
In 2014, Djere played only at Futures, as well as two unsuccessful attempt at Challengers. At Prosperita Open in Ostrava, he lost in third round of qualification, losing from Marek Michalička. In May, he won Croatia F8 Futures in Bol, defeating Mike Urbanija in final. Week later, he won another Futures in Bosnia&Herzegovina (F2) in Prijedor. At Vicenza International, he lost in third round of qualification, losing from Zhang Ze. In September, he won Serbia F13 Futures in Niš. His last tournament of 2014 season was in December, at Senegal F2 Futures in Dakar, where he had success, and won title, winning against Aldin Šetkić in final.
Djere started 2015 season successfully, playing in the semifinal of Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca, where Javier Martí stopped him to reach his first Challenger final. In late January, he won Egypt F3 Futures in Cairo, defeating Kamil Majchrzak in straight-sets. At Dubai Tennis Championships, he made his first attempt to play at some ATP 500 Series event, but failed in the second round of qualification, losing from Lucas Pouille. At French Open, he played in qualification, trying to reach his first main-draw at any grand-slams, but lost in the first round from Nikoloz Basilashvili. In June 2015, in the final of Czech Open challenger tournament in Prostějov, he lost to No. 2 seed Jiří Veselý (ranked No. 41 at the time), while beating three other top 80 players on his way to the final, No. 1 seed Martin Kližan, No. 6 seed Dušan Lajović, and No. 7 seed João Souza, respectively. After that result, on June 8, he debuted in top 200, reaching place of 182. He also reached the quarterfinal at Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan. At US Open, he failed to reach the main-draw, losing in first round of qualification from Mathias Bourgue. By the end of the year, he played quarterfinal at Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca II, and semifinal at Sparkassen ATP Challenger in Ortisei.
In May 2016, he played in a Grand Slam main draw for the first time after getting through the qualifying draw at the French Open. He reached two Challenger finals during the summer of 2016.
In January, Djere played at Australian Open qualification, but lost in second round from Ivan Dodig, missing his chance to debut in main-draw there. Later, he won title at Croatia F4 Futures in Opatija, defeating Zdeněk Kolář in final. In April 2017, Djere recorded his first ATP main draw win at the Grand Prix Hassan II over Martin Kližan, before losing to second seed Albert Ramos Viñolas.[11] At his next tournament, the Hungarian Open, he reached his first ATP semifinal after defeating the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Viktor Troicki and Fernando Verdasco, before being defeated by Aljaž Bedene.[12] He followed this with a quarterfinal at Istanbul Open, where he was defeated by Troicki.[13] At French Open, he lost in second round of qualification from Oscar Otte. Following the successes on the ATP level, he played in challengers during the summer, winning one (2017 Internazionali di Perugia) and reaching three other finals, which enabled him to break the top 100 for the first time on 24 July 2017 at No. 91. In September, Djere made his Davis Cup debut for Serbia in their 2017 semifinal clash against France, losing in straight sets to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.[14] In November, he played his first ATP Masters 1000 qualification, but wasn't good enough to beat Filip Krajinović in the second round, and qualify to main-draw.[15] He finished the year ranked No. 88.
In January, Djere finally debuted in main-draw at Australian Open, playing in first round against Ivo Karlović, but didn't make it to the second round. He had his ATP Masters 1000 debut at the 2018 BNP Paribas Open, where he was defeated by Tim Smyczek.[16] He reached two ATP semifinals in 2018, Istanbul Open in May and Swiss Open Gstaad in July, where he defeated Borna Ćorić among others.[17] He recorded his first Grand Slam main draw win by defeating Leonardo Mayer at the US Open, before losing to Richard Gasquet in the second round when he failed to convert all 12 of his break point opportunities.[18][19] He next played a home tie against India in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, where he defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan in the opener for his first career win in a Davis Cup match and Serbia eventually won the tie 4–0.[14] On 24 September 2018, after making semifinal at Sibiu Open, Djere reached a then-career high of world No. 83 on 24 September 2018, that in the same time was his highest ranking until 2019.
2019: First ATP title, French Open third round, top 30 debut
In February, Djere won his first ATP title at the Rio Open, defeating Dominic Thiem in the process for the first top 10 win of his career and reached a then-career high ranking of No. 37. During the trophy presentation in Rio, Djere dedicated the title to his late parents in an emotional speech.[20][21] This title, helped him enter the top 50 for the first time, climbing to World No. 37.[22] After that he made the semifinal at 2019 Brasil Open in São Paulo, losing from Guido Pella.[23]
He next played in Indian Wells, where he was seeded for the first time in his career in an ATP event (despite being a wildcard entrant), receiving a first round bye and then defeating Guido Andreozzi for his first Masters 1000 win, before being defeated by countryman Miomir Kecmanović in the third round, his best career showing at a Masters 1000 level.[24] A semifinal at the Hungarian Open saw him climb to a career high of world No. 29.[25] He next reached the third round of Madrid Masters, where he defeated Juan Martín del Potro for his second top 10 win, before losing to Marin Čilić.[26][27] Winning only one match at the Rome Masters (lost in round two to Basilashvili), coupled with a few withdrawals proved to be enough for Djere to be seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
Seeded eighth at the Argentina Open, Djere lost in the first round to compatriot, Miomir Kecmanović, in three sets.[33] At the Rio Open, he was defeated in the first round by sixth seed and world No. 21, Lorenzo Sonego.[34] In Acapulco, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by third seed, world No. 4, and last year finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite having three set points in the first set.[35] In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open. Here, he lost in the second round to 10th seed Jannik Sinner.[36]
2023: Maiden Top-5 win, Masters fourth round, Major third round, Hamburg final
Djere started his 2023 season at the Maharashtra Open. He beat fifth seed, Alex Molčan, in the first round.[41] He lost in the second round to qualifier Maximilian Marterer.[42] At the ASB Classic, he stunned top seed and world No. 3, Casper Ruud, in the second round for his third Top-10 win of his career, and his first Top-5 victory.[43] He was defeated in the quarterfinals by Constant Lestienne, despite having a match point in the second set.[44] At the Australian Open, he got his first win at this Major event by beating qualifier Zizou Bergs in the first round. He lost in the second round to 27th seed and world No. 28, Grigor Dimitrov.[45][46]
After the Australian Open, Djere represented Serbia in the Davis Cup tie against Norway. He played one match and won over Viktor Durasovic.[47] In the end, Serbia won the tie over Norway 4–0 to advance to the Davis Cup Finals.[48] At the Argentina Open, he lost in the second round to top seed, world No. 2, and eventual champion, Carlos Alcaraz, in three sets.[49] In Rio, he was defeated in the second round by compatriot Dušan Lajović.[50] Seeded sixth at the Chile Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to third seed and previous year finalist, Sebastián Báez.[51] In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open. He was beaten in the first round by Oscar Otte.[52] In Miami, he lost in the second round to 10th seed, world No. 11, 2021 finalist, and eventual finalist, Jannik Sinner.[53]
Djere started his clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He lost in the first round to 10th seed and world No. 13, Hubert Hurkacz, in a three-set thriller, despite having match point in the third set.[54] At the first edition of the Srpska Open, he beat third seed and world No. 21, Borna Ćorić, in the second round.[55] He fell in his quarterfinal match to Alex Molčan.[56] In Madrid, he lost in the first round to qualifier and eventual semifinalist, Aslan Karatsev.[57] Seeded fourth at the Sardegna Open, he made it to his 12th ATP Challenger tour final and first since July 2018 defeating Ben Shelton[58] but lost to sixth seed Ugo Humbert.[59]
At the Italian Open, he beat 23rd seed and world No. 30, Botic van de Zandschulp, in the second round.[60] He reached the fourth round for the first in his career at a Masters 1000 level, benefitting from two retirements in the first and third rounds from Constant Lestienne and Cristian Garín respectively, but lost to world No. 4 Casper Ruud.[61]
At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he reached the third round for the first time at this Major, defeating two Americans Maxime Cressy in four sets with four tiebreaks and 32nd seed Ben Shelton also in four sets.
In August, Djere reached the semi-finals in Kitzbühel, where he was defeated in three sets after exactly three and a half hours of play by Dominic Thiem, despite having 5 match points.[63]
At the US Open, as No. 32 seed Djere reached the third round. In the first round he beat Brandon Nakashima, while in the second, he defeated Frenchman Hugo Gaston, both times in straight sets.[65] In the round of 32, he lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets, after being two sets to love up.[66]
Djere's history of coaches include: Petar Čonkić in 2018,[72] Boris Čonkić from 2018 to 2020,[73] Eduardo Infantino from 2020 to 2022,[74] and Jaroslav Levinský since 2023.[75]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
↑ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
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