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 (1992–1996)
Residence	Zagreb, Croatia
Born	4 May 1964 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,303,639
Singles
Career record	125–120
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 16 (29 July 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1991)
French Open	QF (1993)
Wimbledon	2R (1991)
US Open	2R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record	55–62
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 75 (29 July 1991)
Other doubles tournaments
Team competitions
Davis Cup	SF (1988, 1989)
Hopman Cup	W (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, Western 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.

External links

• Goran Prpić at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Goran Prpić at the International Tennis Federation
• Goran Prpić at the Davis Cup