Mario Radić (tennis player) explained

Mario Radić
Fullname:Mario Radić
Birth Date:14 January 1982
Birth Place:Split, SR Croatia
Height:6 ft 2 in
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$101,843
Singlesrecord:2–4
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 141 (5 August 2002)
Doublesrecord:0–3
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 207 (9 December 2002)

Mario Radić (born 14 January 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.

Biography

Radić' was born in the Croatian city of Split and developed his tennis under the tutelage of famed coach Pato Álvarez in Barcelona, Spain.[1] He later moved to the Veneto region of Italy where he remained based.[2] He was a member of the Croatian team that were runners-up to Spain in the 1998 Junior Davis Cup.

Turning professional in 2000, Radić competed mostly on the Challenger circuit, with the occasional main draw appearance on the ATP Tour.[1] His highest ranking, 141 in the world, was attained in 2002. At a Challenger tournament in Texas in 2002 he had a win over Michael Chang.[3] He twice made the second round of the ATP Tour tournament in Umag, in both 2002 and 2003. In 2003 he also defeated František Čermák to win the Banja Luka Challenger and in the same year won the doubles event at the Brindisi Challenger, with Iván Navarro. He was a member of the Croatian Davis Cup squad for their 2003 World Group quarter-final.[4]

He lives with his wife and children in Spinea, Italy.[1]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

Notes and References

  1. News: Nato a Spalato ora vive a Spinea fa il maestro e ha due figli. 19 September 2015. La Nuova di Venezia. Italian. 21 April 2017.
  2. News: Tennis, Mario Radic si aggiudica il 13° Memorial "Nino Borin". 12 September 2016. La Nuova di Venezia. Italian. 21 April 2017.
  3. News: Giovanni Lapentti ganó en Tyler-Texas. 1 November 2002. El Universo. Spanish. 21 April 2017.
  4. News: Hewitt ready to lead Australia. 31 March 2003. BBC Online. 21 April 2017.