Goran Ivanisevic (born September 13, 1971) is a Croatian tennis player who had many successful tennis tournament performances, including a victory at Wimbledon Championships in 2001. Ivanisevic was born in the port city of Split.
Goran Ivanisevic in the 1990s promoting the Croatian Coat of Arms
In Barcelona he won the first Olympic medal for his newly independent country of Croatia. His ribbon promoted the checkerboard pattern of the Croatian coat of arms.
Ivanisevic temporarily retired in the early 2000s due to injuries, but remained listed at the bottom of the ATP's ranklist. He returned to tennis in 2004.
