Goran Prpić (; born 4 May 1964) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player, who played for SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia.
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. After a surgery, Prpić spent two years recovering before returning to the Tour. For the rest of his playing career, he wore a custom-made knee brace.
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.http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2000/11/24/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=10 http://www.monitor.hr/vijesti/goran-prpic-novi-izbornik-hrvatske-davis-cup-reprezentacije/55681/ He resigned from both positions in November 2011.
ATP Career Finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (1–2)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Stuttgart, GermanyGrand PrixClay Martín Jaite3–6, 2–6Win1–1Umag, YugoslaviaWorld SeriesClay Goran Ivanišević6–3, 4–6, 6–4Loss1–2Nice, FranceWorld SeriesClay Martín Jaite6–3, 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (1–1)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0San Remo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Mihnea Nastase Ola Jonsson Fredrik Nilsson3–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss1–1Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Ģirts Dzelde Mike Bauer Pieter Norval5–7, 6–7
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (2–1) LegendATP Challenger (2–1)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (2–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Mark Koevermans6–3, 6–3Loss1–1Graz, AustriaChallengerCarpet Eric Jelen6–4, 0–6, 4–6Win2–1Salzburg, AustriaChallengerClay Éric Winogradsky6–1, 6–2
Doubles: 4 (2–2) LegendATP Challenger (1–2)ITF Futures (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (2–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Vienna, AustriaChallengerCarpet Ģirts Dzelde Peter Nyborg Nicklas Utgren4–6, 4–6Win1–1Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Menno Oosting Ģirts Dzelde Pieter Norval3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss1–2Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Hendrik-Jan Davids Branislav Stankovič Richard Vogel4–6, 6–7Win2–2Croatia F3, Mali LošinjFuturesClay Kresimir Ritz Bora Celiscak Valentino Pest6–0, 6–2
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament198519861987198819891990199119921993SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAA1RQF2RA0 / 35–3French Open1RAAA2R1R2R3RQF0 / 68–6WimbledonAAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1US OpenAAAAAA2RA1R0 / 21–2Win–loss0–10–00–00–01–10–27–43–24–20 / 1215–12National RepresentationSummer OlympicsNHANot Held2RNH0 / 11–1ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1MiamiA1RAAAA3R3RA0 / 32–3Monte CarloAAAAA1RSFSF1R0 / 48–4HamburgAAAAA2RSF1RA0 / 35–3RomeAAAAAASF3RA0 / 26–2ParisAAAAAA2RAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–10–00–00–01–214–67–40–10 / 1422–14
Doubles Tournament1990199119921993SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open1R1R3RA0 / 32–3French OpenA2R1RA0 / 21–2WimbledonA2RAA0 / 11–1US OpenAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–12–30–12–10 / 64–6National RepresentationSummer OlympicsNot HeldSFNH0 / 13–1ATP Masters SeriesMiamiAA1RA0 / 10–1Monte CarloAQF2R1R0 / 33–3HamburgA2RSFA0 / 24–2RomeA2RAA0 / 11–1Win–loss0–04–34–30–10 / 78–7
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