• The Bulgarian won the tournament in 2014 when he defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson.
• Grigor returns to Acapulco after his last appearance in 2022.

Mexico City, October 27, 2025.- After a four-year absence from the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC, Grigor Dimitrov (No. 37) will return to the port of Acapulco, where he was once champion and has fond memories of its beaches and Mexican fans.

The Bulgarian broke Spain’s dominance at the AMT in 2014 and became the first champion on the hard court in Acapulco, which debuted that year. 

Dimitrov, then ranked No. 22 in the world, faced South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in the final, having already caused an upset by knocking out Olympic champion and Grand Slam winner Andy Murray.

It was the second title of Dimitrov’s career, his first and only ATP 500, and he now has nine in total, the latest coming in Brisbane in 2024.

The last time he played in Acapulco was in 2022, when he was eliminated in the first round by American Stefan Kozlov in a marathon match that marked the debut of the GNP Seguros Arena stadium. 

A year earlier, in 2021, he reached the quarterfinals before losing in two sets to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. 

In 2020, he fell victim to Spain’s Rafael Nadal, the tournament’s top seed, who knocked him out just before the final, after the Bulgarian had eliminated players such as Stan Wawrinka and Adrian Mannarino along the way.

This participation by Dimitrov, already a veteran of the tour, will be special because he will have the support of Mexican fans, starting with Mexican actress Eiza González, his current partner, who has accompanied him to several tournaments on the ATP tour.

New phase

Last September, Dimitrov announced that British coach Jamie Delgado was no longer his coach after several years together. Currently, only Venezuelan Daniel Vallverdú will remain as his coach, who has been instrumental in his good results in recent months. 

Recovery phase 

Dimitrov’s last appearance was at Wimbledon, and over the past few months he has been recovering from a pectoral muscle injury that prevented him from finishing the season. Dimitrov is working to get off to a good start this season and continue climbing the rankings.  

Technical details

Name: Grigor Dimitrov

Age: 34

Date and place of birth: May 16, 1991, in Haskovo, Bulgaria

Current ATP ranking: 37th (as of October 23, 2025)

Best ATP ranking: 3rd in 2017

Coach: Daniel Vallverdú

ATP titles: 9