Croatian tennis player
Borna Gojo (Croatian pronunciation: [bôːrna ɡǒːjo] ;[ 1] [ 2] born 27 February 1998) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 72, achieved on 20 November 2023, and a doubles ranking of world No. 394 achieved on 17 January 2022. He is currently the No. 8 Croatian player.[ 3]
Gojo played college tennis at Wake Forest University , where he was part of the team that won the NCAA National Championship in 2018 while being named the tournament's most outstanding player.[ 4] [ 5]
Professional career [ edit ]
Gojo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Winston-Salem Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. He faced American Ryan Harrison and lost 2–6, 4–6.
2020: Top 250 debut [ edit ]
He made his top 250 debut at No. 245 on 19 October 2020.
2021: Davis Cup finalist [ edit ]
Borna lost in the finals with team Croatia in the 2021 Davis Cup.
2022: Major debut & first win, Maiden Challenger title & top 150[ edit ]
At the 2022 French Open he qualified for his first Grand Slam in his career.[ 6]
He defeated fellow qualifier and lucky loser Alessandro Giannessi in five sets for his first Grand Slam win.
He moved 34 positions up into the top 150 at No. 148 on 31 October 2022, following his maiden Challenger title in Ortisei.
2023: Masters, Wimbledon, US Open debuts and first fourth round, top 75[ edit ]
He made his debut on 9 January 2023 in the top 125 at world No. 124.
He made his Masters 1000 debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier, where he lost in the first round to Richard Gasquet and at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open also as a qualifier where he lost to Thiago Monteiro . He reached a few spots shy of the top 100 in the rankings on 8 May 2023.
Gojo made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships as a direct entry into the main draw.
He qualified for the next Major at the 2023 US Open [ 7] and reached the fourth round for the first time at a Major defeating Hugo Dellien , Mackenzie McDonald and Jiří Veselý .[ 8] [ 9] He lost to second seed and eventual champion Novak Djokovic .[ 10] As a result he reached the top 100 at world No. 77 climbing 28 spots on 11 September 2023.[ 11] [ 12]
He received a wildcard for the 2023 Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria where he defeated Aslan Karatsev and sixth seed Tommy Paul to reach the quarterfinals.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2024 Australian Open – Men's singles
ATP Challenger Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2022
Bengaluru , India
Challenger
Hard
Tseng Chun-hsin
4–6, 5–7
Win
1–1
Oct 2022
Ortisei , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Lukáš Klein
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Loss
1–2
Feb 2023
Monterrey , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Nuno Borges
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
1–3
Apr 2023
Murcia , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Matteo Arnaldi
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
2–3
Oct 2024
Sioux Falls , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Colton Smith
6–1, 7–5
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Dec 2016
Turkey F49, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Alexandar Lazov
6–7(6–8) , 5–7
Loss
0–2
Nov 2017
Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur
Futures
Hard
Scott Griekspoor
4–6, 2–6
Doubles 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2016
Serbia F2, Sombor
Futures
Clay
Domagoj Bilješko
Ljubomir Čelebić Nerman Fatić
6–1, 3–6, [6–10]
Win
1–1
Sep 2016
Serbia F6, Zlatibor
Futures
Clay
Domagoj Bilješko
Goran Marković Antun Vidak
6–1, 6–7(1–7) , [11–9]
Win
2–1
Oct 2016
Croatia F10, Bol
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarušić
Ivan Bjelica Darko Jandrić
6–3, 6–7(11–13) , [10–5]
Loss
2–2
Dec 2016
Turkey F49, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Ondřej Krstev
Tuna Altuna Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
6–3, 3–6, [12–14]
National representation [ edit ]
Group membership
Finals (6–6)
Qualifying Round (2–0)
World Group I (1–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (9–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (9–6)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by venue
Home (5–1)
Away (1–2)
Neutral (3–3)
Result
No.
Rubber
Match type (partner if any)
Opponent nation
Opponent player(s)
Score
0–3; 18 November 2019 ; Caja Mágica , Madrid , Spain; Davis Cup Finals Group B round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
1
I
Singles
Russia
Andrey Rublev
3–6, 3–6
0–3; 20 November 2019 ; Caja Mágica , Madrid , Spain; Davis Cup Finals Group B round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
2
II
Singles
Spain
Rafael Nadal
4–6, 3–6
3–1; 6-7 March 2020 ; Dom Sportova , Zagreb , Croatia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
3
I
Singles
India
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
3–0; 25 November 2021 ; Pala Alpitour , Turin , Italy; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
4
I
Singles
Australia
Alexei Popyrin
7–6(7–5) , 7–5
2–1; 29 November 2021 ; Pala Alpitour , Turin , Italy; Davis Cup Finals Quarterfinal; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
5
I
Singles
Italy
Lorenzo Sonego
7–6(7–2) , 2–6, 6–2
2–1; 3 December 2021 ; Madrid Arena , Madrid , Spain; Davis Cup Finals Semifinal; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
6
I
Singles
Serbia
Dušan Lajović
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
0–2; 5 December 2021 ; Madrid Arena , Madrid , Spain; Davis Cup Finals Final; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
7
I
Singles
Russia
Andrey Rublev
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
0–3; 14 September 2022 ; Unipol Arena , Bologna , Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
8
I
Singles
Italy
Lorenzo Musetti
4–6, 2–6
2–1; 15 September 2022 ; Unipol Arena , Bologna , Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
9
I
Singles
Sweden
Elias Ymer
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
3–0; 17 September 2022 ; Unipol Arena , Bologna , Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
10
I
Singles
Argentina
Sebastián Báez
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
3–1; 4–5 February 2023 ; Centar Zamet , Rijeka , Croatia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
11
II
Singles
Austria
Dominic Thiem
6–3, 7–6(7–2) ,
1–2; 13 September 2023 ; Arena Gripe , Split , Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
12
II
Singles
United States
Frances Tiafoe
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
1–2; 15 September 2023 ; Arena Gripe , Split , Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
13
II
Singles
Finland
Emil Ruusuvuori
6–7(3–7) , 4–6
2–1; 17 September 2023 ; Arena Gripe , Split , Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
14
II
Singles
Netherlands
Tallon Griekspoor
4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
4–0; 13–14 September 2024 ; Varaždin Arena , Varaždin , Croatia; Davis Cup World Group I; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
15
I
Singles
Lithuania
Vilius Gaubas
6–4, 6–2
Matches by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (3–0)
Mixed Doubles (1–1)
Rubber outcome
No.
Rubber
Match type (partner if any)
Opponent nation
Opponent player(s)
Score
8–2; 29 December 2022–3 January 2023 ; RAC Arena , Perth , Australia; Round robin, Group F; hard surface
Victory
1
IV
Singles
Argentina
Federico Coria
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Victory
2
V
Mixed Doubles (with Tara Würth )
Nadia Podoroska / Tomás Martín Etcheverry
1–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Victory
3
IV
Singles
France
Adrian Mannarino
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2–3; 4 January 2023 ; RAC Arena , Perth , Australia; Host city final; hard surface
Victory
4
IV
Singles
Greece
Stefanos Sakellaridis
6–4, 6–2
Defeat
5
V
Mixed Doubles (with Petra Martić )
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–7(6–8) , 4–6