Top 7 Croatian tennis players of all-time

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Lucic Baroni at the 2017 Brisbane International
Lucic Baroni at the 2017 Brisbane International

#3 Ivan Ljubicic

Ivan Ljubicic with Roger Federer at the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals
Ivan Ljubicic with Roger Federer at the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals

In a 14 year long career lasting from 1998 to 2012, Ivan Ljubicic reached a career-high ranking of world number 3 in 2006. That year, he made the semi-finals of the French Open - his best ever Grand Slam performance. However, he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.

His crowning achievement came at the 2005 Davis Cup, where he spectacularly lead his side in both the singles and doubles matches to earn Croatia their first ever Davis Cup triumph over Slovakia away from home. Prior to that, he won the Bronze medal with compatriot Mario Ancic at the Athens Summer Olympics Games of 2004. At the ATP level, his biggest win came at the ATP Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells in 2010.

Post his retirement, Ljubicic has established a successful coaching career mentoring the likes of Milos Raonic and Roger Federer. At present, he is serving as the coach of Roger Federer and has helped Federer win 3 Grand Slam titles till date.

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