Diego Dedura
Diego Dedura-Palomero is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 314 achieved on 2 February 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 1,647 reached on 3 November 2025.
Early life
Dedura was born in Berlin, Germany to parents Cesar Palomero and Ruta Deduraite-Palomero. 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.He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 27 on 6 January 2025.
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.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. He lost to Zizou Bergs in the second round.Later that month, the German announced that he would forgo the second part of his surname as a player.
In December, Dedura won his first professional title, a Futures-level event at M15 Agadir, Morocco.
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.His mother is a former professional tennis player.
Dedura speaks four languages: German, English, Spanish and Lithuanian.
Singles performance timeline
''Current through the 2025 ATP Tour.''ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | M25 Pula, Italy | Clay |  dts|May 2025 |