Goran Prpić

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

Goran Prpić
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
(1984–1991)
 Croatia (1991–present)
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1964-05-04) 4 May 1964
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 record125–120
Career titles1
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 record55–62
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 75 (29 July 1991)
Other doubles tournaments
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1988, 1989)
Hopman CupW (1991)
Medal record
Men's tennis
1992 Barcelona Doubles

Biography

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]

Career titles

ATP Singles (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

ATP Doubles (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1990 Sanremo, Italy Clay Mihnea-Ion Năstase Ola Jonsson
Fredrik Nilsson		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Team events (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner/Team Opponents Score
1. May 1990 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Goran Ivanišević
Slobodan Živojinović		 Jim Courier
Brad Gilbert
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 2–1
2. Jan 1991 Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia Hard Monica Seles Zina Garrison
David Wheaton		 3–0

Exhibitions singles (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. January 1991 Kooyong, Australia Hard Richard Fromberg 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3

References
  1. "Pobijediti ozljede znači uspjeti" (PDF). Vjesnik (in Croatian). March 21, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  2. http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2000/11/24/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=10%5B%5D (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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Butch Walts		 ATP Comeback Player of the Year
1989		 Succeeded by
Thomas Muster
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