Goran Prpić Explained

Goran Prpić
Country:	(1984–1991) (1992–1996)
Residence:	Zagreb, Croatia
Birth Date:	1964 5, df=y
Birth Place:	Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turnedpro:	1984
Retired:	1996
Plays:	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:	$1,303,639
Singlesrecord:	125–121
Singlestitles:	1 2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:	No. 16 (29 July 1991)
Australianopenresult:	QF (1991)
Frenchopenresult:	QF (1993)
Wimbledonresult:	2R (1991)
Usopenresult:	2R (1991)
Othertournaments:	yes
Olympicsresult:	2R (1992)
Doublesrecord:	53–61
Doublestitles:	1 1 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:	No. 75 (29 July 1991)
Australianopendoublesresult:	3R (1992)
Frenchopendoublesresult:	2R (1991)
Wimbledondoublesresult:	2R (1991)
Othertournamentsdoubles:	yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:	SF (1992)
Team:	yes
Daviscupresult:	SF (1988, 1989)
Hopmancupresult:	W (1991)
Updated:	26 February 2023
Medaltemplates-Expand:	yes

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.^[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

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

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	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Stuttgart, Germany	Grand Prix	Clay	Martín Jaite	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Umag, Yugoslavia	World Series	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Nice, France	World Series	Clay	Martín Jaite	6–3, 6–7^(1–7), 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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		San Remo, Italy	World Series	Clay	Mihnea Nastase	Ola Jonsson Fredrik Nilsson	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–1		Casablanca, Morocco	World Series	Clay	Ģirts Dzelde	Mike Bauer Pieter Norval	5–7, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

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	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Agadir, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Mark Koevermans	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Carpet	Eric Jelen	6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Salzburg, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Éric Winogradsky	6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Vienna, Austria	Challenger	Carpet	Ģirts Dzelde	Peter Nyborg Nicklas Utgren	4–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Agadir, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Menno Oosting	Ģirts Dzelde Pieter Norval	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–2	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Hendrik-Jan Davids	Branislav Stankovič Richard Vogel	4–6, 6–7
Win	2–2	Croatia F3, Mali Lošinj	Futures	Clay	Kresimir Ritz	Bora Celiscak Valentino Pest	6–0, 6–2

Performance timelines

Singles

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
French Open	1R	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	3R	QF	0 / 6	8–6
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	0 / 2	1–2
style=text-align:left	Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–2	7–4	3–2	4–2	0 / 12	15–12
National Representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held	2R	NH	0 / 1	1–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1
Miami	A	1R	A	A	A	A	3R	3R	A	0 / 3	2–3
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	1R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	1R	0 / 4	8–4
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	2R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	1R	A	0 / 3	5–3
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	bgcolor=yellow	SF	3R	A	0 / 2	6–2
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
style=text-align:left	Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	14–6	7–4	0–1	0 / 14	22–14

Doubles

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R	3R	A	0 / 3	2–3
French Open	A	2R	1R	A	0 / 2	1–2
Wimbledon	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1
US Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
style=text-align:left	Win–loss	0–1	2–3	0–1	2–1	0 / 6	4–6
National Representation
Summer Olympics	Not Held	bgcolor=yellow	SF	NH	0 / 1	3–1
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1
Monte Carlo	A	QF	2R	1R	0 / 3	3–3
Hamburg	A	2R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	A	0 / 2	4–2
Rome	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1
style=text-align:left	Win–loss	0–0	4–3	4–3	0–1	0 / 7	8–7

Notes and References

Web site: Pobijediti ozljede znači uspjeti . . March 21, 2004 . hr . PDF . 2009-07-12 . 2005-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050105184447/http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/2004%5C03%5C21%5C07A7.PDF . dead .
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http://www.monitor.hr/vijesti/goran-prpic-novi-izbornik-hrvatske-davis-cup-reprezentacije/55681/
News: Prpić podnio ostavku, Goran Ivanišević mogući nasljednik . 16 November 2011 . . hr . 18 November 2011 . Prpić resigns, Goran Ivanišević a possible successor . 14 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20120614114120/http://www.vjesnik.hr/Article.aspx?ID=D94C3BC8-1482-491C-BC68-751CE8C6B48E . dead .