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Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivanišević is a Croatian former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 1994. Ivanišević won 22 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. He is the only singles player to win Wimbledon as a wild card, achieving the feat while ranked world No. 125. He had…
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Born 13 September 1971 · Q204279
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2026· 11 entries
Tennishead: Goran Ivanisevic picks the most complete player out of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
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heraldo.es: Goran Ivanisevic, exentrenador de Djokovic: "A quien le confiaría un partido si mi vida dependiera de ello es a Nadal"
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Mundo Deportivo: Goran Ivanisevic, exentrenador de Djokovic: "Novak es posiblemente el mejor de la historia, pero a quien le confiaría un partido si mi vida dependiera de ello es a Nadal"
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Tennis365: Goran Ivanisevic picks the ‘most complete’ player out of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
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20Minutos: Goran Ivanisevic, mito del tenis croata: "Novak Djokovic es como un tiburón y es más completo que Rafa Nadal y Roger Federer"
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La Razón: Goran Ivanisevic: "Djokovic es el mejor; Federer jugaba con una belleza exquisita, pero a Nadal le confiaría mi vida"
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Sportskeeda: "Pete Sampras ruined 20 years of my life" - Goran Ivanisevic gets brutally honest about his 'toughest' opponent
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Public attention spiked: 15,785 Wikipedia readers in one day, 28.7× the usual 551, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Misssing 3 Wimbledon Finals defeats.
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Public attention spiked: 3,038 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.5× the usual 551, with 0 article edits.
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2023· 1 entry
Has won U-16 Croatian doubles championships
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2015· 1 entry
To the real estate developer Ciril Zovko
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2012· 1 entry
The Split city authorities allowed the retired tennis player to once again re-purpose his 40,000 m2 Duilovo plot of land under the city development plan, this time for mixed usage, all of which was a prelude to Ivaniševi
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2010· 1 entry
Through the British real estate agency Savills that advertised it in the English press during fall 2010 as a high-end weekend escape property—the villa (that had been listed for HRK31 million as of summer 2011) was in Ma
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2009· 1 entry
And they have two children, Amber Maria and Emanuel
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2007· 1 entry
Roger Federer, seeking his 5th consecutive Wimbledon title against Rafael Nadal in the final, practiced with Ivanišević
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded star on Croatian Walk of Fame (2006).
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2005· 2 entries
Was part of the Croatian Davis Cup team that won the Davis Cup, although he did not play
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Was a member of the Croatian team for the Davis Cup final against Slovakia in Bratislava, although he did not play
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2004· 4 entries
Contrary to his earlier pronouncements, he never moved into the Split villa once it was complete in 2006, instead continuing to reside in Zagreb with his model girlfriend Tatjana Dragović
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Also allowed thirty-three-year-old Ivanišević to devote more attention to investing in the real estate and construction industries, which he had already been involved with since 1998, conducting the activities through th
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Retired after a third-round loss to Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon, held on the Centre Court, the scene of his greatest triumph
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Ivanišević started playing on the ATP Champions Tour (seniors' circuit)
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2003· 1 entry
But dragged the company into debt due to many unsold units
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2002· 1 entry
Won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year with ATP Mens (2002).
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2001· 2 entries
Won the Wimbledon with ATP Mens (2001).
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Final: Rafter Vs Ivanišević Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 30 October 2007, Run Time: 195 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CT6
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1998· 2 entries
27-year-old Ivanišević began dating 17-year-old Serbian-Croatian model Tatjana Dragović after reportedly seeing her on the cover of the Cosmopolitan magazine's September 1996 edition and subsequently obtaining her phone
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Ivanišević reached his third Wimbledon final, facing Sampras once again
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1996· 1 entry
Ivanišević won a career-best five singles titles in a calendar year
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1995· 1 entry
Ivanišević won the Grand Slam Cup, beating Todd Martin in the final in straight sets
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1994· 1 entry
Where he was defeated by defending-champion Pete Sampras in straight sets
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1993· 1 entry
Won the ATP Paris Masters with ATP Mens (1993).
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1992· 1 entry
Ivanišević surged his way into his first Wimbledon singles final, having defeated Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, and Pete Sampras in succession
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1990· 2 entries
At Stuttgart and helped Yugoslavia win the World Team Cup
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Knocking Boris Becker out of the first round of the French Open men's singles; he went on to reach the quarterfinals
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1989· 1 entry
As a qualifier he made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open
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1988· 1 entry
And, later that year, with Rüdiger Haas, won his first career doubles title in Frankfurt
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-09-13.
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