Goran Ivanišević

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Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivanišević preparing to serve the ball at Wimbledon, 2004
Country  Yugoslavia (1988-1991)  Croatia (from 1991)[1]
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth September 13, 1971 (1971-09-13) (age 39)
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Turned pro 1988
Retired 2004
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money

$19,876,579

  • 9th All-time leader in earnings
Singles
Career record 599–333 (64.3%)
Career titles 22
Highest ranking 2 (4 July 1994)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open QF (1989, 1994, 1997)
French Open QF (1990, 1992, 1994)
Wimbledon W (2001)
US Open SF (1996)
Doubles
Career record 263–225
Career titles 9
Highest ranking 20 (6 January 1992)

Goran Ivanišević (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋitɕ]; born 13 September 1971) is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous for his strong serve, which is considered among the greatest to date. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994. He is the current reigning Legends under 45 French Open doubles Champion.

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Career

Ivanišević was born in Split, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) to Srđan and Viška.[2] He turned professional in 1988 and later that year, with Rüdiger Haas, won his first career doubles title in Frankfurt, but he focused more on his singles career, yet had some success in doubles, winning nine titles and reaching a career high ranking of 20.

Ivanišević made his first significant impact on the tour in 1990, knocking Boris Becker out of the first round of the French Open men's singles; he went on to reach the quarter-finals. He was also, with Petr Korda, the runner-up in the French Open men's doubles. At that year's Wimbledon, Ivanišević reached the semi-finals, where he lost to Becker in four sets. Ivanišević also won his first tour singles title in 1990 at Stuttgart and helped Yugoslavia win the World Team Cup. He played in eight ties for Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup before quitting the team after the Croatian declaration of independence in 1991.[3] Yugoslavia lost its subsequent tie against France 5-0.

Ivanišević quickly became known on the tour for his strong, attacking style of play and for an extremely powerful serve. For several years, he had more aces than anyone else on the tour. Capable of beating anyone in the world when at his very best, he was also known for occasional on-court temper tantrums—usually directed towards himself—and the volatility of the standard of his play. Ivanišević received death threats at the 1992 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships.[4] He went on to win the tournament.

In 1992, Ivanišević steamrolled his way to reach his first Wimbledon singles final, having defeated Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, and Pete Sampras in succession. In the final he faced Andre Agassi and was heavily favored to win; both players were attempting to win their first Grand Slam title. Agassi eventually won 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4. In the 5th set, Ivanišević had a break point on Agassi's serve at 3 all, but did not convert it. In the final game of the match, he served 2 double faults to start the game, even though he had 5 for the entire match before that. His ace count for the tournament (200+) at the time was the highest in the history of ATP. He served 39 aces that day, while Agassi had 37 for the entire tournament. It was a tough loss, but as he was only 20 years old, a bright future was predicted. Later that summer at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Ivanišević won bronze medals in both singles and doubles representing Croatia, a state that had only recently declared independence. He also won four singles titles that year.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Croatia
Tennis
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Singles
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Men's Doubles

Ivanišević reached the Wimbledon final for the second time in 1994, where he was defeated by defending-champion Pete Sampras 7–6, 7–6, 6–0. Ivanišević reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 in July that year.

In 1995, Ivanišević won the Grand Slam Cup, beating Todd Martin in the final 7–6, 6–3, 6–4. At Wimbledon, Ivanišević lost in the semi-finals to Sampras 6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6.

In 1996 he won a career-best five singles titles. He reached the Grand Slam Cup final again, but this time lost to Becker in straight sets. Ivanišević also teamed with Iva Majoli to win the 1996 Hopman Cup for Croatia. That year Ivanišević also defeated Stefan Edberg to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam semi-final away from Wimbledon; the match was the last Grand Slam match of Edberg's career. In the semifinals, Ivanišević he fell again to Sampras, in four sets; Sampras would go on to defeat Michael Chang to win his fourth U.S. Open championship.

In 1998, Ivanišević reached his third Wimbledon final, facing Sampras once again. Although a heavy underdog, this time he pushed Sampras to five sets, before losing 7–6, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6.

Ivanišević finished runner-up in the French Open men's doubles in 1999 (with Jeff Tarango). However for much of 1999, 2000, and 2001, he struggled with a shoulder injury and his performance and world ranking began to slide steadily.

By the summer of 2001, Ivanišević was ranked the World No. 125. This was not sufficient to earn him an automatic place in the main draw at Wimbledon but, given his past record as a three-time runner-up, he was awarded a wildcard for entry into the singles draw. He defeated former and future World #1 players Carlos Moyá, Andy Roddick and Marat Safin to reach the semi-final, beating home favourite Tim Henman in a five set, rain-affected semi-final, setting-up a match with the previous year's runner-up and former US Open champion Patrick Rafter. It was Ivanišević's first singles final since 1998. In a match lasting just over three hours, Ivanišević defeated Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7.[5] Two months shy of his 30th birthday, Ivanišević became the lowest-ranked player and the first wildcard entry to win Wimbledon.[6] To date, he is the only male entrant to have won a Grand Slam as a wildcard. His Wimbledon success was rated sixteenth at the list of 100 Greatest Sporting Moments by a British television programme.

On July 10, 2001, Ivanišević received a hero's welcome in his home city of Split where a crowd of over 150,000 led by local and state dignitaries greeted him at the central harbor, with a parade of boats as well as fireworks, topped off by Ivanišević himself taking off his clothes and jumping into the sea.[7][8]

Later that year he received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award.

Goran Ivanišević and Mario Ančić playing doubles during the 2004 Queen's Club Championships.

The 2001 Wimbledon title was the last of Ivanišević's career. He temporarily retired in 2002 due to shoulder surgery. He returned to tennis sparingly in the following years but in 2004 but retired permanently after a third-round loss to Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon, held on the Centre Court, the scene of his greatest triumph.

In 2005, Ivanišević was a member of the Croatian team for the Davis Cup final against Slovakia in Bratislava, although he did not play. Croatia won the final 3–2. He Received a Winner's Medal and his name was engraved on the trophy along with Mario Ančić, Ivo Karlović, Ivan Ljubičić and Captain Nikola Pilić .

In June 2006, he performed in the Calderstones Park tournament in Liverpool. In November of the same zear, Ivanišević won the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions tournament in Frankfurt, defeating John McEnroe 7–6(12), 7–6(1).

In 2007, Roger Federer, seeking his 5th consecutive Wimbledon title against Rafael Nadal in the final, practiced with Ivanišević. Federer said the practice session helped him against Nadal:

Well, I mean, it's good to have hit at least half an hour with a lefty before the finals because I've played against six right handers. So, of course, it's hard to come into a match and you play a lefty. Especially on the returns, I always feel it. The entire points are played in a different manner. Where usually you go backhand cross‑court, with Rafa I have to go backhand long line. I asked Goran yesterday if he wanted to hit with me. He said, Sure, I'm around. I was very happy he did that.

Football

Ivanišević played football for the Croatian team Hajduk Split in 2001.[9] Goran supports English team West Bromwich Albion. He became a fan after the Midland club's Great Escape from Premiership relegation in 2005 when they became the first club since the creation of the modern Premier League in 1992 to be bottom of the league at Christmas and avoid relegation.[10] He wore an Albion shirt whilst warming up prior to the 2006 BlackRock Masters final.[11]

Ivanišević also participated in an exhibition match of the Croatian national team of 1998 versus the International football stars on 7 October 2002 in Zagreb. It was the last career match of Croatian midfielder and team captain Zvonimir Boban. Ivanišević scored the goal for 1–1 (the game ended 2–1 for the International stars).

Goran Ivanišević interviewed during 2000 Davis Cup match in Dublin.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1992 Wimbledon Grass United States Andre Agassi 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1994 Wimbledon Grass United States Pete Sampras 7–6(2), 7–6(5), 6–0
Runner-up 1998 Wimbledon Grass United States Pete Sampras 6–7(2), 7–6(9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 2001 Wimbledon Grass Australia Patrick Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7

Doubles: 2

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1990 French Open (1/1) Clay Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 1999 French Open (2/2) Clay United States Jeff Tarango India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes		 6–2, 7–5

Super 9/Masters Series finals

Singles: 7 (2-5)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1992 Stockholm Carpet (i) France Guy Forget 7–6(2), 4–6, 7-6(5), 6-2
Runner-up 1993 Rome Clay United States Jim Courier 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 1993 Stockholm Carpet (i) Germany Michael Stich 4–6, 7–6(6), 7–6(3), 6–2
Winner 1993 Paris Carpet (i) Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(2)
Runner-up 1994 Stockholm Carpet (i) Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Runner-up 1995 Hamburg Clay Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 1996 Miami Hard United States Andre Agassi 3–0 retired

Career titles

Singles (22)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
Grand Slam Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP Championship Series (7)
ATP Tour (11)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3)
Grass (2)
Clay (3)
Carpet (14)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 16 July 1990 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–7(2), 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(5)
2. 17 June 1991 Manchester, United Kingdom Grass United States Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–4
3. 30 December 1991 Adelaide, Australia Hard Sweden Christian Bergström 1–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
4. 17 February 1992 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
5. 5 October 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
6. 26 October 1992 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) France Guy Forget 7–6(2), 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
7. 13 September 1993 Bucharest, Romania Clay Russia Andrei Cherkasov 6–2, 7–6(5)
8. 18 October 1993 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Austria Thomas Muster 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(3)
9. 1 November 1993 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(2)
10. 10 October 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay France Fabrice Santoro 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
11. 1 August 1994 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) United States Michael Chang 6–4, 6–4
12. 5 December 1995 Grand Slam Cup, Munich Carpet (i) United States Todd Martin 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–4
13. 29 January 1996 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i) France Cédric Pioline 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
14. 12 February 1996 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Spain Albert Costa 6–4, 6–3
15. 26 February 1996 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Switzerland Marc Rosset 6–3, 7–6(3)
16. 4 March 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
17. 4 November 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
18. 27 January 1997 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i) United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 7–6(4), 4–6, 7–6(6)
19. 24 February 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Spain Sergi Bruguera 6–2, 6–2
20. 6 October 1997 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3–6, 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–3
21. 2 February 1998 Split, Croatia Carpet (i) United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 7–6(3), 7–6(5)
22. 25 June 2001 Wimbledon, London Grass Australia Patrick Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7

Doubles (9)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. 17 October 1988 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) West Germany Rudiger Haas United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Netherlands Tom Nijssen		 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2. 4 February 1991 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Omar Camporese Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk
Netherlands Tom Nijssen		 6–4, 7–6
3. 13 May 1991 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Omar Camporese Australia Laurie Warder
United States Luke Jensen		 6–2, 6–3
4. 17 June 1991 Manchester, United Kingdom Grass Italy Omar Camporese United Kingdom Andrew Castle
United Kingdom Nick Brown		 6–4, 6–3
5. 30 December 1991 Adelaide, Australia Hard Switzerland Marc Rosset Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Jason Stoltenberg		 7–6, 7–6
6. 11 September 1995 Bordeaux, France Hard Croatia Saša Hirszon Sweden Henrik Holm
United Kingdom Danny Sapsford		 6–3, 6–4
7. 26 February 1996 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
France Guy Forget		 6–4, 7–5
8. 27 January 1997 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i) Croatia Saša Hiršzon South Africa Brent Haygarth
United States Mark Keil		 6–4, 6–3
9. 10 February 1997 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Netherlands Sander Groen Australia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 7–6, 6–3

ATP Tour runner-ups (37)

Singles (27)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 29 May 1989 Florence, Italy Clay Argentina Horacio de la Peña 6–4, 6–3
2. 21 May 1990 Umag, Croatia Clay Croatia Goran Prpić 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
3. 27 August 1990 Long Island, U.S. Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg 7–6(3), 6–3
4. 17 September 1990 Bordeaux, France Clay France Guy Forget 6–4, 6–3
5. 1 October 1990 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–7(3), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–4
6. 19 August 1991 New Haven, U.S. Hard Czechoslovakia Petr Korda 6–4, 6–2
7. 10 February 1992 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Italy Omar Camporese 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
8. 6 July 1992 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Andre Agassi 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
9. 11 January 1993 Doha, Qatar Hard Germany Boris Becker 7–6(4), 4–6, 7–5
10. 17 May 1993 Rome, Italy Clay United States Jim Courier 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
11. 1 November 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Germany Michael Stich 4–6, 7–6(6), 7–6(3), 6–2
12. 21 February 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Sweden Stefan Edberg 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
13. 4 July 1994 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Pete Sampras 7–6(2), 7–6(5), 6–0
14. 19 September 1994 Bucharest, Romania Clay Argentina Franco Davín 6–2, 6–4
15. 31 October 1994 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(4)
16. 15 May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
17. 15 January 1996 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard United States Todd Martin 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
18. 26 February 1996 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet (i) Germany Michael Stich 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5)
19. 1 April 1996 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard United States Andre Agassi 3–0, ret.
20. 19 August 1996 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Pete Sampras 7–6(3), 7–5
21. 9 December 1996 Grand Slam Cup, Munich Carpet (i) Germany Boris Becker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
22. 17 February 1997 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Austria Thomas Muster 7–5, 7–6(3)
23. 16 June 1997 London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–5, 6–3
24. 6 July 1998 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Pete Sampras 6–7(2), 7–6(9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
25. 24 August 1998 New Haven, U.S. Hard Slovakia Karol Kučera 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
26. 12 October 1998 Shanghai, China Carpet United States Michael Chang 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
27. 16 November 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(2), 7–6(5)

Doubles (10)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. 2 October 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Diego Nargiso West Germany Peter Ballauff
West Germany Rudiger Haas		 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
2. 19 February 1990 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Hungary Balázs Taróczy Spain Emilio Sánchez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović		 7–5, 6–3
3. 11 June 1990 French Open, Paris Clay Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 7–5, 6–3
4. 20 August 1990 New Haven, U.S. Hard Czech Republic Petr Korda United States Jeff Brown
United States Scott Melville		 7–5, 7–6
5. 22 July 1991 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Italy Omar Camporese Australia Wally Masur
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
6. 15 June 1992 London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass Italy Diego Nargiso Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6-4, 7–6
7. 17 April 1995 Barcelona, Spain Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson		 6–2, 6–4
8. 7 August 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Croatia Sasa Hirszon South Africa Brent Haygarth
United States Kent Kinnear		 6–4, 7–5
9. 7 June 1999 French Open, Paris Clay United States Jeff Tarango India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes		 6–2, 7–5
10. 2 August 1999 Los Angeles Hard United States Brian MacPhie Zimbabwe Byron Black
Zimbabwe Wayne Black		 6–2, 7–6(4)

Team titles (3)

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A A QF 1R 3R 2R A QF 1R 3R QF 1R A 2R LQ 2R A A 0 / 11 19–11
French Open A A 4R QF 2R QF 3R QF 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 12 21–12
Wimbledon A 1R 2R SF 2R F 3R F SF QF 2R F 4R 1R W A A 3R 1 / 15 49–14
U.S. Open A A 2R 3R 4R 3R 2R 1R 1R SF 1R 4R 3R 1R 3R A A A 0 / 13 21–13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 51 N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0–0 0–1 9–4 11–4 7–4 13–4 5–3 14–4 5–4 14–4 5–4 9–4 5–3 1–4 9–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 N/A 110–50
Indian Wells A A 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R A SF 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R A 1R A 0 / 13 9–13
Miami A A 1R 2R A 2R 1R QF A F QF 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R A 2R 0 / 13 19–13
Monte Carlo A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R QF SF 1R A 1R 1R 1R A A A 1R 0 / 11 8–11
Rome A A 2R A 1R 1R F SF SF 3R SF 1R 1R 1R LQ A A 1R 0 / 12 20–12
Hamburg A A 3R 1R QF 2R A 1R F 1R A QF 1R LQ A A A A 0 / 9 12–9
Canada A A 1R A A A A A 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R A A A A A 0 / 6 4–6
Cincinnati A A A A A A 1R A QF QF 2R 3R 1R A 3R A A A 0 / 7 9–7
Stockholm A A A QF QF W F F A A A A LQ A A A A A 1 / 5 17–4
Paris A A A 2R 2R SF W QF 1R 1R A 1R LQ LQ 2R A A A 1 / 9 12–8
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A A SF SF RR W SF A A A A RR A A A 0 / 5 13–7
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 N/A 22
Year End Ranking 954 371 40 9 16 4 7 5 10 4 15 12 62 129 12 243 657 266 N/A N/A

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Career SR
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 2R A A 1R 1R A 1R A A A A 0 / 8
French Open A A 3R F 2R 1R QF A A A 1R 1R F 2R A A A A 0 / 9
Wimbledon A A 3R 1R 2R 1R 3R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 5
U.S. Open A A 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R A A 2R QF 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 9
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 31
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NME 1R 1R 1R A 2R A 2R A 2R A 2R A 1R A A 0 / 8
Miami NME 2R A A 3R 3R A A 2R 3R 1R 3R A A A A 0 / 7
Monte Carlo NME 1R 1R A 1R 1R QF 2R A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 7
Rome NME A W SF QF 1R QF 2R 1R SF 1R 1R A A A 1R 1 / 11
Hamburg NME 2R 2R 1R A 2R A 2R A 1R A 1R A A A A 0 / 7
Canada NME A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 2R QF A A A A A 0 / 5
Cincinnati NME A A A 1R A 1R 1R 1R A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 6
Madrid (Stuttgart) NME QF 2R 2R A A 1R SF A SF 1R QF 1R A A A 0 / 9
Paris NME 1R 2R 2R A A 1R A A A A A A A A A 0 / 4
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 64
Year End Ranking 404 139 49 31 24 42 111 122 58 59 69 68 51 125 493 1137 – 542 N/A

See also

Video

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Until Croatian independence in 1991, he played for Yugoslavia
  2. ↑ "Svoje vino predstavio i Srđan Ivanišević". Slobodna Dalmacija. 24 November 2009. http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Zadar/tabid/73/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/80619/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
  3. ↑ TENNIS; With Minds on Homeland at War, New York Times
  4. ↑ A Fighter on Home Ground Ivanisevic, His Fans, His Family, and the War, New York Times. February 20, 1993.
  5. ↑ 2001 Wimbledoin final highlights. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/interactive/video/index.html?vf=http://media.wimbledon.org/2010/web/sgm7_2001_mens_singles_final_512x288_800.mp4. 
  6. ↑ "Classic Matches: Ivanišević vs. Rafter". BBC Sport. 31 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_history/3742065.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  7. ↑ "Gorana Ivaniševića na splitskoj Rivi dočekalo više 150 tisuća ljudi" (in Croatian). Vjesnik. 2001-07-11. http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2001/07/11/Clanak.asp?r=sss&c=1. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  8. ↑ "Moment of Zen - Stripping Man". The Daily Show. 2001-07-11. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-11-2001/moment-of-zen---stripping-man. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  9. ↑ "Goran's Split loyalties". BBC Sport. 14 July 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/1438564.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  10. ↑ Goran Goes for Baggies, retrieved 27 December 2006.
  11. ↑ "Baggie Goran shows his colours". Official Albion website. 11 December 2006. http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~941101,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marat Safin		 ATP Most Improved Player
2001		 Succeeded by
Paradorn Srichaphan
Preceded by
Toni Kukoč		 Croatian Sportsman of the Year
1992, 1993, 1994		 Succeeded by
Željko Mavrović
Preceded by
Željko Mavrović		 Croatian Sportsman of the Year
1996		 Succeeded by
Željko Mavrović
Preceded by
Nikolaj Pešalov		 Croatian Sportsman of the Year
2001		 Succeeded by
Ivica Kostelić
US Open boys' doubles champions

1982 Jonathan Canter / Michael Kures  • 1983 Mark Kratzmann / Simon Youl  • 1984 Leonardo Lavalle / Mihnea Nastase  • 1985 Joey Blake / Darren Yates  • 1986 Tomas Carbonell / Javier Sánchez  • 1987 Goran Ivanišević / Diego Nargiso  • 1988 Jonathan Stark / Jonathan Yancey  • 1989 Wayne Ferreira / Grant Stafford  • 1990 Sébastien Leblanc / Greg Rusedski  • 1991 Karim Alami / John-Laffnie de Jager  • 1992 Jimmy Jackson / Eric Taino  • 1993 Neville Godwin / Gareth Williams  • 1994 Ben Ellwood / Nicolás Lapentti  • 1995 Jong-Min Lee / Jocelyn Robichaud  • 1996 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan  • 1997 Nicolás Massú / Fernando González  • 1998 K. J. Hippensteel / David Martin  • 1999 Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut  • 2000 Lee Childs / James Nelson  • 2001 Stéphane Bohli / Tomáš Berdych  • 2002 Michel Koning / Bas Van Der Valk  • 2004 Brendan Evans / Scott Oudsema  • 2005 Alex Clayton / Donald Young  • 2006 Nathaniel Schnugg / Jamie Hunt  • 2007 Jonathan Eysseric / Jérôme Inzerillo  • 2008 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe / Niki Moser  • 2009 Márton Fucsovics / Hsieh Cheng-peng 2010 Duilio Beretta / Roberto Quiroz
Wimbledon (Open Era) gentlemen's singles champions

(1968) Rod Laver · (1969) Rod Laver · (1970) John Newcombe · (1971) John Newcombe · (1972) Stan Smith · (1973) Jan Kodeš · (1974) Jimmy Connors · (1975) Arthur Ashe · (1976) Björn Borg · (1977) Björn Borg · (1978) Björn Borg · (1979) Björn Borg · (1980) Björn Borg · (1981) John McEnroe · (1982) Jimmy Connors · (1983) John McEnroe · (1984) John McEnroe · (1985) Boris Becker · (1986) Boris Becker · (1987) Pat Cash · (1988) Stefan Edberg · (1989) Boris Becker · (1990) Stefan Edberg · (1991) Michael Stich · (1992) Andre Agassi · (1993) Pete Sampras · (1994) Pete Sampras · (1995) Pete Sampras · (1996) Richard Krajicek · (1997) Pete Sampras · (1998) Pete Sampras · (1999) Pete Sampras · (2000) Pete Sampras · (2001) Goran Ivanišević · (2002) Lleyton Hewitt · (2003) Roger Federer · (2004) Roger Federer · (2005) Roger Federer · (2006) Roger Federer · (2007) Roger Federer · (2008) Rafael Nadal  · (2009) Roger Federer  · (2010) Rafael Nadal