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Mario Ančić is a Croatian former professional tennis player who competed from 2001 to 2011. Born in Split on March 30, 1984, he represented Croatia in international competition. Ančić was a right-handed player with a career singles record of 208–135 and a doubles record of 68–42. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the men's doubles event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
During his career, Ančić earned $4,024,686 in prize money. He was coached by Bob Brett and Sven Groeneveld. After retiring from tennis, he resided in New York City. He is a graduate of the University of Split and Columbia Law School.
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Key facts
- Country sports
- Croatia
- Residence
- Monte Carlo , Monaco
- Born
- ( 1984-03-30 ) 30 March 1984 (age 42) , Split , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia
- Height
- 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
- Plays
- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- $ 4,024,686
- Career record
- 208–135
- Highest ranking
- No. 7 (10 July 2006)
- Australian open
- 4R ( 2003 , 2007 )
- French open
- QF ( 2006 )
- Wimbledon
- SF ( 2004 )
- Us open
- 2R ( 2005 )
- Tour finals
- Alt ( 2006 )
- Olympic games
- 1R ( 2004 )
- Davis cup
- W ( 2005 )
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- Croatia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mario
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Split
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Educated at
- University of Split
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
- Sport
- tennis
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 82
- Image
- Ancic Toronto Masters 2008.jpg
- Height
- 196
- Residence
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Mario Ančić
- singles record
- 208–135
- doubles record
- 68–42
- date of birth
- 1984-03-30
- prize money
- 4024686
- head coach
- Sven Groeneveld
- end of work period
- 2011-00-00
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- nickname
- Super Mario / Baby Goran
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Encyclopedic overview
Last updated on: 28 September 2021.
Mario Ančić ( Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrio âːntʃitɕ]; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Ančić's career-high singles ranking came in 2006, when he reached world No. 7. Ančić helped Croatia to win the 2005 Davis Cup and claimed a bronze medal for the country at the 2004 Athens Olympics, in men's doubles partnering Ivan Ljubičić.
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