Bruno Orešar
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tennis | ||
Competitor for  Yugoslavia
| ||
| Universiade | ||
| Gold | 1987 Zagreb | Singles |
| Gold | 1987 Zagreb | Mixed Doubles |
Bruno Orešar (born April 21, 1967) is a Croatian businessman and former professional tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia.
Orešar had a highly successful junior tennis career. He is a three-time winner of Orange Bowl,[1][2] his third win coming after beating the then-16-year-old Boris Becker in the final.[3] At one time he was the number one ranked junior in the world.[3]
Orešar's senior career was less successful. Apart from winning two gold medals in the 1987 Summer Universiade (in singles and in mixed doubles with Sabrina Goleš),[4][5] his biggest singles tournament successes were reaching the finals of Athens and Båstad in 1988 and 1989 respectively. A persistent back injury forced him into early retirement from professional tennis in 1991. His highest ATP ranking was #46 in May 1989.
In the early 1990s Orešar took part in founding the Croatian Tennis Association and coached the Croatian national tennis team.[2] In 1995 he bought Jadrankamen, a Brač-based quarrying company, and expanded further into construction and tourism.[2] In 2005 he made the list of 1000 most powerful people in Croatia, compiled by Nacional weekly.[6]
References
- ↑ "Matea Mezak nova nada hrvatskog tenisa". Vjesnik (in Croatian). December 30, 1999. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bajruši, Robert (26 September 2005). "'Tenis me više ne zanima, danas je moj život biznis'" [Tennis no longer interests me, today I live for business]. Nacional (in Croatian) (515). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Joe (January 24, 2007). "Eckerd loses more than just a coach". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "Istorija Univerzijade: Bruno Orešar" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ Univerzijada Zagreb 1987. - Tenis on YouTube
- ↑ "1000 najmoćnijih" [The most powerful 1000]. Nacional (in Croatian) (492). 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
External links
- Bruno Orešar at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Bruno Orešar at the Davis Cup