Ajde, Gorane!!
 

 

Nationality: Croatian

Birthdate: September 13, 1971

Birthplace: Split, Croatia

Residence: Split, Croatia
               Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Weight: Like I know? Who cares, really?
Are you going to lift him?

Plays: Left

Turned Pro: 1988

Coach:  I dunno

Final Standing in Champions Race 2000:   96

Current Standing in Champions Race :    13 (as of 10/08/01)

High rank for singles: 2

High rank date for singles: July 4, 1994

High rank for doubles: 20

High rank date for doubles: January 6, 1992

Career titles for singles: 22

Career titles for doubles: 9

Blaaaaaaaaaah!

His rules for success

"I am very superstitious. For example, when we have a change-over on court, I always try to make sure that I am the first one to get up."

"If I am not, I tell myself that I am not allowed to step on any lines. But I also have certain things I do off-court. For example, after I won a match at a tournament I tried to repeat everything I did the day I won, before my next match. I ate the same food, I went to the same restaurant etc. Sometimes it got very boring."

"When I won Rotterdam in 1996, for example, I had dinner (steak and salad) at a restaurant on Sunday night before the tournament. I won my first round match and then went back to the restaurant, sat at the same table, had the same food. I won the tournament and I was very happy, but the best thing was that I could finally eat something else after a week of steak and salad for dinner."