Top 7 Croatian tennis players of all-time

#2 Goran Ivanisevic

Goran Ivanisevic

Goran Ivanisevic remains the only wildcard in history to have won the prestigious Wimbledon Championships. He achieved this in his fourth final at the All England Club. Prior to his win, he had lost twice to Andre Agassi and once to Pete Sampras in the final of one of the most popular Grand Slams. It was pure emotions for the Croat in the drama-filled final of 2001, where he remarkably beat Pat Rafter in five sets. The match is considered by many as one of the greatest ever Grand Slam finals of all-time with Ivanisevic winning 9-7 in the final set. Ivanisevic reached a career-high ATP ranking of world number 2 in 1994.

A gifted serve and volley player, his best results understandably came at the hallowed lawns of Wimbledon. At the ATP Masters level, he won the now-defunct Stockholm Masters and the Paris Masters events. Ivanisevic retired in 2004 with earnings of just under 20 million USD.