Description
Mario An?i? is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached World No. 7. Apart from his success on the ATP Tour, An?i? helped Croatia to win the 2005 Davis Cup and at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, he and Ivan Ljubi?i? won a bronze medal in doubles for Croatia.
As a teenager making his Grand Slam debut at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, he defeated seventh-seeded Roger Federer. This win also made him the last player to defeat Federer at Wimbledon and on grass courts. His best performance at Grand Slams came at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, when he reached the semifinals. Due to his success at Wimbledon and grass courts, many saw in An?i? a successor of Goran Ivani?evi?, the 2001 Wimbledon Champion and a former No. 2 in singles, earning a nickname New Goran and Baby Goran.
During 2007 and 2008, mononucleosis and minor injuries forced him to miss many major events, and his ranking dropped from No. 9 in January 2007 to No. 135 in January 2008. He was coached by Fredrik Rosengren from August 2005 ? October 2008.
Born
March 30th, 1984 in Split (Age 40)
Last Changes
2008/01/04
New Response (Success): Spent the weekend in Cincinnati at the Western and..
2007/08/14
New Scanned Autograph (In-P/Authentic)
2005/10/08
New Address: Available to members only