Dimitrov began the
2013 season by reaching his first career singles final at the
Brisbane International where he lost in straight sets to the defending champion,
Andy Murray. During the clay court season, Dimitrov reached his first top-level quarterfinal at the
Monte Carlo Rolex Masters where he lost in three sets to the eight-time defending champion,
Rafael Nadal in three sets before achieving his first win over a reigning
world No. 1 by defeating
Novak Djokovic in the second round of the
Mutua Madrid Open In October of the same year, Dimitrov won his first
ATP singles title at the
If Stockholm Open, defeating defending champion
David Ferrer in three sets. . The following year, Dimitrov reached his first
grand slam quarterfinal at the
Australian Open, where he lost to the
world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in four sets after failing to convert on three set points in the third set tie-break which would have given him a two sets to one lead. In March, Dimitrov won the biggest ATP singles title of his career thus far by winning the
ATP 500 event in
Acapulco, defeating
Kevin Anderson in the final in three sets before claiming his first career title on
clay in
Bucharest the following month after a straight sets victory over the defending champion,
Lukáš Rosol in the final. At the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Dimitrov reached his first
ATP Masters 1000 semifinal but lost in straight sets to the defending champion Nadal. In June, Dimitrov saved a championship point against
Feliciano López during the final of the
Queen's Club Championships to win his third title of the year and first career title on
grass. In doing so, Dimitrov has now won at least one title on each playing surface (
hard, clay and grass). At the
2014 Wimbledon Championships, Dimitrov upset the third seeded defending champion, Andy Murray in the quarterfinals in straight sets to reach his first grand slam semi-final where he lost in four sets to the top seed and eventual champion, Novak Djokovic. As a result of his performance at this event, Dimitrov entered the top ten of the
ATP rankings for the first time in his career, achieving a then career high singles ranking of world No. 9. The 2017 season was, by far, the most successful of his career. He won 4 Tour titles (matching the number of Tour titles he won from 2011 through 2016), he won his first
Masters 1000 crown, qualified for the
2017 ATP Finals where he went a perfect 5–0 and won the event, amassed earnings of $5,628,512 (previous best was $2,795,409 in 2014), racked up eight top-10 wins (previous best was four in 2014), and finished as the year-end No. 3 ranked player in the world (previous best was No. 11 in 2014). == Performance timelines ==