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Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivanišević preparing to serve the ball at Wimbledon, 2004
Country (sports) Croatia[1]
ResidenceZagreb, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2004
PlaysLeft-handed; two-handed backhand
Prize money$19,876,579
Singles
Career record599 - 333
Career titles22
Highest ranking2 (July 4, 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1989, 1994, 1997)
French OpenQF (1990, 1992, 1994)
WimbledonW (2001)
US OpenSF (1996)
Doubles
Career record263 - 225
Career titles9
Highest ranking20 (January 6, 1992)

Goran Šimun Ivanišević ( IPA: [ˈɡɔran ˈiʋaniːʃɛʋitɕ]; born in Split, September 13, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. 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 one of the greatest to date. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994.

Career

Ivanišević was born in Split, Croatia, then in the former Yugoslavia. He turned professional in 1988 and later that year, with Rüdiger Haas, won his first career doubles title in Frankfurt.

Ivanišević made his first significant impact on the in 1990, knocking Boris Becker out of the first round of the French Open men's singles; he went on to reach the quarterfinals. Becker reportedly remarked about Ivanišević that "even God could not have played any better".[citation needed] He was also, with Petr Korda, the runner-up in the French Open men's doubles. At that year's Wimbledon, Ivanišević reached the semifinals, where he lost to Becker in four sets. Ivanišević also won his tour first singles title in 1990 at Stuttgart and helped Yugoslavia win the World Team Cup.

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 volativity of the standard of his play.

Ivanišević lost in the second round at Wimbledon in 1991.

In 1992, Ivanišević reached the Wimbledon singles final, where he faced Andre Agassi. 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, Goran had a break point on Agassi's serve at 3 all and did not manage to convert it. In the final game of the match, he served 2 double faults to start the game, even tough 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 Andre 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 the newly-independent nation of Croatia. He also won four singles titles that year.

Olympic medal record
Men’s Tennis
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 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 semifinals to Sampras 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.

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. He set a tour record by serving 1,477 aces over the course of the season.[citation needed] Ivanišević also teamed with Iva Majoli to win the 1996 Hopman Cup for Croatia. That year Ivanišević also reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam semifinal away from Wimbledon; he fell again to Sampras, in four sets.

In 1998, Ivanišević reached his third Wimbledon final. He faced Sampras once again. This time he pushed Sampras to five sets, before losing 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.

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 finalist, he was awarded a wildcard for entry into the singles draw. He reached the 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 three hours and one minute, Ivanišević defeated Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7. Just two months shy of his 30th birthday, Ivanišević became the lowest-ranked player and the first wildcard entry to win Wimbledon.[2] His Wimbledon success was rated sixteenth at the list of 100 Greatest Sporting Moments by a British television programme.

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

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

The 2001 Wimbledon title was the last of Ivanišević's career. He temporarily retired later in 2001 due to shoulder surgery. He returned to tennis 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.

Over the course of his career Ivanišević won 22 top-level singles titles and 9 doubles titles.

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.

In June 2006, he performed in the Calderstones Park tournament in Liverpool.

In November 2006, 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 Wimbledon in a row and due to face Nadal in the final, practised with Goran Ivanišević. He said it 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.[3] 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.[4] He wore an Albion shirt whilst warming up prior to the 2006 BlackRock Masters final.[5]

Goran also participated in a exhibition match of the Croatian national team of 1998 versus the International football stars on October 7, 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).

File:Goran Ivanisevic interviewed.jpg
Goran Ivanišević interviewed during 2000 Davis Cup match in Dublin.

Quotes

  • "The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself."
  • "I wouldn't want to go to a sports psychiatrist, because when you're finished, you come out more crazy than you go in."
  • "I still break rackets, but now I do it in a positive way."
  • "My fines? I pay more fines than some guys' career prize money on the tour."
  • "I think it's interesting, you have three movies in one match: horror, comedy, drama. It's fun. I enjoy it. I am like that. I don't like to change. And if I could choose, I would be the same again. Just me, and I like who I am."
  • "In every game I play there are three players in me that could surface anytime, Good Goran, Bad Goran, Crazy Goran! They can all serve aces."
  • "I have so many runner-up cups that I am thinking of starting my own tea shop."
  • "I do not want that 'plate' again." - coming into his fourth Wimbledon final having lost the three others.
  • "Today's players, they do not know how. If you are going to throw it, you break it. You have to show commitment." (on throwing rackets)
  • "I go kill myself" (after losing the Wimbledon 1998 final against Pete Sampras)
  • "I woke up at 2 and went back to sleep at 3, I woke at 4 and went back to sleep at 5, when I next woke The Teletubbies were on TV, so I thought it must be time to get up" (on his night's sleep before the 2001 Final)
  • "I don’t understand it. She was no. 1 in the world and she retires. She was such an unbelievable player and could have won more Grand Slams. I don't know why she did it. Maybe it's a woman thing. I don’t understand women. It’s very sad for tennis - a big loss." (Speaking about the retirement decision of Justine Henin.)[citation needed]
  • "It's just hitting; it's only 33 aces, that's not so good," - after his 1992 Wimbledon quarterfinal win against Stefan Edberg.[6]

Trivia

  • In the 1993 US Open, Ivanišević won a third set tie-break against Daniel Nestor 20–18. This tied the record for the longest tie-break (in terms of points) ever played since the tie-break system was introduced in 1970. Ivanišević won another third set 20–18 tie-break in the 1997 Queen's Club semifinal against Greg Rusedski. Besides Ivanišević, only Bjorn Borg (1st round Wimbledon 1973 against Premjit Lal), Roger Federer (semifinal, Tennis Masters Cup 2004, against Marat Safin) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round Australian Open 2006 against Andy Roddick) have won such drawn out tie-breaks.
  • Amongst other serving records, Ivanišević holds the record for most aces served in a year with 1477 in 1996.
  • Because of his on-court temper outbursts, Ivanišević has often been likened to John McEnroe. In fact, Ivanišević himself said McEnroe was his idol. By coincidence, McEnroe played his last ATP Tour singles match against Ivanišević, at the 1992 Grand Slam Cup.
  • In the Japanese anime, The Prince of Tennis, a player who mimics a pro's styles changes into him during a match.
  • In 2004, Ivanišević participated in a reality TV show called The Exchange Office, where he swapped jobs with road sweeper Alojz Pucek and swept streets in Zagreb. Reportedly, eyewitnesses who recognized Ivanišević were utterly shocked, and one even passed out.[7]

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2001 Wimbledon Australia Patrick Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7

Runner-ups (3)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1992 Wimbledon United States Andre Agassi 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1994 Wimbledon United States Pete Sampras 7–6(2), 7–6(5), 6–0
1998 Wimbledon United States Pete Sampras 6–7(2), 7–6(9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Grand Slam doubles finals (2)

Wins (0)

Runner-ups (2)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1990 French Open Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sanchez
7–5, 6–3
1999 French Open (2) United States Jeff Tarango India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5

Masters Series singles finals

Wins (2)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1992 Stockholm France Guy Forget 7–6(2), 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
1993 Paris Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(2)

Runner-ups (5)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1993 Rome United States Jim Courier 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1993 Stockholm Germany Michael Stich 4–6, 7–6(6), 7–6(3), 6–2
1994 Stockholm Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(4)
1995 Hamburg Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1996 Miami United States Andre Agassi 3–0 retired

ATP tour titles (31)

Singles wins (22)

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

Doubles (9)

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

ATP Tour runner-ups (37)

Singles runners-up (27)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 29 May, 1989 Florence, Italy Clay Argentina Horacio de la Pena 6–4, 6–3
2. 21 May, 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Prpic 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
3. 27 August, 1990 Long Island, U.S. Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg 7–6, 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, 4–6, 7–6, 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 Davin 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 Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. October 2, 1989 Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Diego Nargiso West Germany Peter Ballauff
West Germany Rudiger Haas
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
2. February 19, 1990 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Hungary Balazs Taroczy Spain Emilio Sánchez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Zivojinovic
7–5, 6–3
3. June 11, 1990 French Open, Paris Clay Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sanchez
7–5, 6–3
4. August 20, 1990 New Haven, U.S. Hard Czech Republic Petr Korda United States Jeff Brown
United States Scott Melville
7–5, 7–6
5. July 22, 1991 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Italy Omar Camporese Australia Wally Masur
Spain Emilio Sanchez
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
6. June 15, 1992 London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass Italy Diego Nargiso Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Jarryd
7–6, 2–6, 16–14
7. April 17, 1995 Barcelona, Spain Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson
6–2, 6–4
8. August 7, 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Croatia Sasa Hirszon South Africa Brent Haygarth
United States Kent Kinnear
6–4, 7–5
9. June 7, 1999 French Open, Paris Clay United States Jeff Tarango India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5
10. August 2, 1999 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States Brian MacPhie Zimbabwe Byron Black
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
6–2, 7–6(4)

Team titles (3)

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 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 QF 1R 3R 2R A QF 1R 3R QF 1R A 2R A 2R A A 0 / 11 19–11
French Open A 4R QF 2R QF 3R QF 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 12 21–12
Wimbledon 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 2R 3R 4R 3R 2R 1R 1R SF 1R 4R 3R 1R 3R A A A 0 / 13 21–13
Grand Slam SR 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 0–1 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 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R A SF 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R A 1R A 0 / 13 9–13
Miami A 1R 2R A 2R 1R QF A F QF 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R A 2R 0 / 13 19–13
Monte Carlo A 1R 2R 2R A 1R QF SF 1R A 1R 1R 1R A A A 1R 0 / 11 8–11
Rome A 2R A 1R 1R F SF SF 3R SF 1R 1R 1R A A A 1R 0 / 12 20–12
Hamburg A 3R 1R QF 2R A 1R F 1R A QF 1R A A A A A 0 / 9 12–9
Canada 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 1R A QF QF 2R 3R 1R A 3R A A A 0 / 7 9–7
Stockholm A A QF QF W F F A A A A A A A A A A 1 / 5 17–4
Paris A A 2R 2R SF W QF 1R 1R A 1R A A 2R A A A 1 / 9 12–8
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A SF SF RR A SF A A A A RR A A A 0 / 5 8–7
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 N/A 22
Year End Ranking 371 40 9 16 4 7 5 10 4 15 12 62 129 12 243 657 266 N/A N/A
  • A = did not participate in the tournament
  • SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

See also

Video

  • Wimbledon 2001 Final: Rafter Vs Ivanišević Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007, Run Time: 195 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CT6.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Until Croatian independence in 1992, he played for Yugoslavia
  2. ^ "Classic Matches: Ivanišević vs. Rafter". BBC Sport. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 2008-01-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Goran's Split loyalties". BBC Sport. July 14, 2001. Retrieved 2008-01-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Goran Goes for Baggies, retrieved December 27, 2006. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Baggie Goran shows his colours". Official Albion website. 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ TENNIS; Sampras and Ivanišević Slug Way to Semifinals
  7. ^ Goran sweeping the streets of Zagreb

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