Goran Prpić

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Goran Prpić
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
(1984–1991)
 Croatia (1992–1996)
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1964-05-04) 4 May 1964 (age 59)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,303,639
Singles
Career record125–121
Career titles1
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 16 (29 July 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1991)
French OpenQF (1993)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open2R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record53–61
Career titles1
1 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 75 (29 July 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1992)
French Open2R (1991)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF (1992)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1988, 1989)
Hopman CupW (1991)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
Last updated on: 26 February 2023.

Goran Prpić (born 4 May 1964) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player, who played for SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia.

Biography[edit]

Prpić was born in Zagreb, at the time in SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. He turned professional in 1984. His career was nearly ended by a serious knee injury in February 1986.[1] After a surgery, Prpić spent two years recovering before returning to the Tour.[1] For the rest of his playing career, he wore a custom-made knee brace.[1]

During his career, he won one top-level singles title (at Umag in 1990) and one doubles title (San Remo in 1990). His joint best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the 1991 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 1993 French Open. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 16 in 1991.

In 1990, Prpić was a member of the team from Yugoslavia which won the World Team Cup. In 1991, he teamed-up with Monica Seles to help Yugoslavia win the Hopman Cup. A year later in 1992, Prpić teamed-up with Goran Ivanišević to win the men's doubles bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona for the newly independent nation of Croatia.

Prpić retired from the professional tour in 1996.

In 2000, he became the coach of the Croatian women's national tennis team, and in 2006, he also took over coaching of the men's national tennis team.[2][3] He resigned from both positions in November 2011.[4]

ATP Career Finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1989 Stuttgart, Germany Grand Prix Clay Argentina Martín Jaite 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia World Series Clay Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Apr 1991 Nice, France World Series Clay Argentina Martín Jaite 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1990 San Remo, Italy World Series Clay Romania Mihnea Nastase Sweden Ola Jonsson
Sweden Fredrik Nilsson
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Mar 1993 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay Latvia Ģirts Dzelde United States Mike Bauer
South Africa Pieter Norval
5–7, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (2–1)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1989 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay Netherlands Mark Koevermans 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Apr 1989 Graz, Austria Challenger Carpet Germany Eric Jelen 6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 May 1989 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay France Éric Winogradsky 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (2–2)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1989 Vienna, Austria Challenger Carpet Latvia Ģirts Dzelde Sweden Peter Nyborg
Sweden Nicklas Utgren
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Mar 1993 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay Netherlands Menno Oosting Latvia Ģirts Dzelde
South Africa Pieter Norval
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–2 May 1993 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Netherlands Hendrik-Jan Davids Slovakia Branislav Stankovič
Czech Republic Richard Vogel
4–6, 6–7
Win 2–2 Jul 1998 Croatia F3, Mali Lošinj Futures Clay Croatia Kresimir Ritz Croatia Bora Celiscak
Germany Valentino Pest
6–0, 6–2

Performance timelines[edit]

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.

Singles[edit]

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R QF 2R A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
French Open 1R A A A 2R 1R 2R 3R QF 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Wimbledon A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A A A A 2R A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 7–4 3–2 4–2 0 / 12 15–12 56%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami A 1R A A A A 3R 3R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Monte Carlo A A A A A 1R SF SF 1R 0 / 4 8–4 67%
Hamburg A A A A A 2R SF 1R A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Rome A A A A A A SF 3R A 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Paris A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 14–6 7–4 0–1 0 / 14 22–14 61%

Doubles[edit]

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 3R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A 2R 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 0 / 6 4–6 40%
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held SF NH 0 / 1 3–1 75%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte Carlo A QF 2R 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Hamburg A 2R SF A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Rome A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 4–3 4–3 0–1 0 / 7 8–7 53%

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Pobijediti ozljede znači uspjeti" (PDF). Vjesnik (in Croatian). March 21, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  2. ^ http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2000/11/24/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=10[permanent dead link] (in Croatian)
  3. ^ http://www.monitor.hr/vijesti/goran-prpic-novi-izbornik-hrvatske-davis-cup-reprezentacije/55681/ Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
  4. ^ "Prpić podnio ostavku, Goran Ivanišević mogući nasljednik" [Prpić resigns, Goran Ivanišević a possible successor]. Vjesnik (in Croatian). 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by ATP Comeback Player of the Year
1989
Succeeded by