Diego Dedura
| Full name | Diego Dedura-Palomero |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Germany |
| Born | 12 March 2008 Berlin, Germany |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2025 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $129,509 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 259 (16 March 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 259 (16 March 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1,647 (3 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,695 (16 March 2026) |
| Last updated on: 16 March 2026. | |
Diego Dedura-Palomero (born 12 March 2008) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 259 achieved on 16 March 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 1,647 reached on 3 November 2025.[1]
Early life
Dedura was born in Berlin, Germany to parents Cesar Palomero and Ruta (née Deduraite) Deduraite-Palomero.[2] He started taking tennis lessons as a kid with his own father, a former tennis coach.
Juniors
Despite his early focus on Professional Tour, Dedura had a few good results on ITF junior circuit. In June 2024, he and compatriot Niels McDonald won the doubles title at the J300 tournament in Bamberg.[3]
He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 27 on 6 January 2025.[4]
Professional career
2024
Dedura made his ATP Challenger Tour main draw debut at the age of 16 as a qualifier at the Schwaben Open in Augsburg, reaching the second round.[5][6]
2025: First ATP win at age 17, maiden Futures title, top 400
In April, at the age of 17, Dedura made his ATP Tour main draw debut as a lucky loser at the BMW Open in Munich, where he won against eight seed Denis Shapovalov via retirement in the first round and became the first player born in 2008 or later to win an ATP Tour match.[7][8] He lost to Zizou Bergs in the second round.[9]
Later that month, the German announced that he would forgo the second part of his surname as a player.[10]
In December, Dedura won his first professional title, a Futures-level event at M15 Agadir, Morocco.[11]
Personal life
Dedura has a diverse family background: His father, Cesar, is from Chile and his mother, Ruta, is from Lithuania. He has an older brother, Mariano, who also plays tennis.[12]
His mother is a former professional tennis player.[13]
Dedura speaks four languages: German, English, Spanish and Lithuanian.
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2026 Miami Open.
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| ATP 1000 tournaments | ||||
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Year-end ranking | 386 | |||
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2024 | M25 Pula, Italy | Clay | Daniel Rincón | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2025 | M15 Villach, Austria | Clay | Alex Barrena | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Dec 2025 | M15 Agadir, Morocco | Clay | Reda Bennani | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Dec 2025 | M25 Marrakech, Morocco | Clay | Sean Cuenin | 1–6, 6–2, 6–7(1–7) |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2026 | M25 Yerba Buena, Argentina | Clay | Luciano Ambrogi | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
References
- ^ "Diego Dedura - Overview". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Who is Diego Dedura-Palomero? Meet Germany's latest teenage star". tennis.com. 17 April 2025.
- ^ Becker, Rolf (17 June 2024). "McDonald holt sich die nächsten Punkte für die Junioren-Weltrangliste". Nordkurier (in German). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Diego Dedura Junior Results". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Diego Dedura-Palomero writes Challenger history at 16". Tennis World USA. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Munich breakout star Dedura on his tennis identity and love of 'the grind'". ATP Tour. 16 April 2025.
- ^ "17-year-old Dedura-Palomero becomes the first player born in 2008 to win on the ATP Tour". The Washington Post. 15 April 2025.
- ^ "17-year-old Dedura-Palomero makes history in Munich opener". ATP Tour. 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Dedura-Palomeros erster großer Auftritt endet im Achtelfinale". Sportschau.de (in German). 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Diego Dedura-Palomero legt Doppelnamen im Tennis ab - künftig fällt "Palomero" beim Youngster weg". Europsort.de (in German). 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Moroccan tennis stars shine at ITF M15 Agadir tournament". Yabiladi. 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Dedura-Palomero, il figlio d'arte con Nadal nel destino: e quell'esultanza ha un perché". ubi.tennis (in Italian). 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Ruta Deduraite Profile". WTA Tour. 30 December 2025.