Goran Prpić
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| Country |  Croatia |
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Date of birth | May 4, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb/11.8 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1984 | |
| Retired | 1996 | |
| Plays | Right-handed | |
| Career prize money | $1,303,639 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 125–120 | |
| Career titles: | 1 | |
| Highest ranking: | 16 (July 29, 1991) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | QF 1991 | |
| French Open | QF 1993 | |
| Wimbledon | 2nd 1991 | |
| US Open | 2nd 1991 | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 55–62 | |
| Career titles: | 1 | |
| Highest ranking: | 75 (July 29 1991) | |
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's tennis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Doubles | |
Goran Prpić (born May 4, 1964, in Zagreb) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He played also for, then, Yugoslavia, prior to 1991.
Prpić turned professional in 1984. During his career, he won one top-level singles title (at Umag in 1990) and one doubles title (San Remo in 1990). His best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the 1991 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 16 in 1991.
In 1990, Prpić was a member of the team from Yugoslavia which won the World Team Cup. In 1991, he teamed-up with Monica Seles to help Yugoslavia win the Hopman Cup. A year later in 1992, Prpić teamed-up with Goran Ivanišević to win the men's doubles Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona for the newly-independent nation of Croatia.
Prpić retired from the professional tour in 1996.
He coaches the Croatian women's national tennis team (as of 2006).
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Goran Prpić
