Goran Prpić
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| Country (sports) |  Yugoslavia(1984-1991)  Croatia (from 1991) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 4 May 1964 Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| 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 | |
| Olympic Games |  Bronze Medal (1992) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (1988, 1989) |
| Hopman Cup | W (1991) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Croatia |
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| Men's tennis | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Doubles |
Goran Prpić (born 4 May 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia who also played for SFR Yugoslavia prior to 1991. He is currently a tennis coach.
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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 best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the 1991 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals. 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 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]
Titles
ATP Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 14 May 1990 | Umag, Yugoslavia | Clay | Goran Ivanišević |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
ATP Doubles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 6 August 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 in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 27 May 1990 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | Goran Ivanišević Slobodan Živojinović |
 Jim Courier Brad Gilbert Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
2–1 |
| 2. | 4 January 1991 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia | Hard | Monica Seles |
Zina Garrison David Wheaton |
3–0 |
Exhibitions singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | January 1991 | Kooyong, Australia | Hard |  Richard Fromberg |
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2000/11/24/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=10 (Croatian)
- ↑ http://www.monitor.hr/vijesti/goran-prpic-novi-izbornik-hrvatske-davis-cup-reprezentacije/55681/ (Croatian)
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External links
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- Goran Prpić at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Goran Prpić at the Davis Cup
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | ATP Comeback Player of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by Thomas Muster |
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Croatian male tennis players
- Franjo Bučar Award winners
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of Croatia
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Yugoslav male tennis players
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
