Goran Ivanisevic: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Goran Ivanišević (born September 13, 1971) is a Croatian tennis player who had many successful tennis tournament performances, including a victory at Wimbledon in 2001. Ivanišević was born in the port city of Split.

In Barcelona he won the first Olympic medal for his newly independent country of Croatia. His ribbon promoted the checkerboard pattern of the Croatian coat of arms.

Ivanišević temporarily retired in 2001 due to shoulder surgery, but remained listed at the bottom of the ATP's ranklist. He returned to tennis in 2004, but retired permanently after the 2004 Wimbledon. His last match was a third-round loss to Lleyton Hewitt on June 25, 2004.

2001 saw Goran win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award.

Titles and Finals

Titles (31):

1988 Doubles: Frankfurt 1990 Singles: Stuttgart Outdoor 1991 Singles: Manchester; Doubles: Manchester, Milan, Rome; 1992 Singles: Adelaide, Stockholm, Stuttgart Indoor, Sydney Indoor; Doubles: Adelaide; 1993 Singles: Bucharest, Paris Indoor, Vienna; 1994 Singles: Kitzbuhel, Tokyo Indoor; 1995 Singles: Grand Slam Cup; Doubles: Bordeaux; 1996 Singles: Dubai, Milan, Moscow, Rotterdam, Zagreb; Doubles: Milan; 1997 Singles: Milan, Vienna, Zagreb; Doubles: Dubai, Zagreb; 1998 Singles: Split; 2001 Singles: Wimbledon

Finals (37):

1989 Singles: Florence; Doubles: Palermo; 1990 Singles: Basel, Bordeaux, Long Island, Umag; Doubles: New Haven, Roland Garros, Brussels; 1991 Singles: New Haven; Doubles: Stuttgart Outdoor; 1992 Singles: Milan, Wimbledon; Doubles: London (Queen's Club); 1993 Singles: Doha, Rome, Stockholm; 1994 Singles: Bucharest, Stockholm, Stuttgart Indoor, Wimbledon; 1995 Singles: Hamburg; Doubles: Los Angeles, Barcelona; 1996 Singles: Antwerp, Grand Slam Cup, Indianapolis, Key Biscayne, Sydney Outdoor; 1997 Singles: Dubai, London (Queen's Club); 1998 Singles: Moscow, New Haven, Shanghai, Wimbledon Doubles: Los Angeles, Roland Garros;