Mario Ancic

Country: Croatia
Birth Date: 30 March, 1984
Birthplace: Split, Croatia
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height: 1.95 metres (6 ft. 5 in.)
Weight: 81.8 kilos (180 lbs.)
Plays: Right
Year Turned Pro: 2001
Previous Year's Final INDESIT ATP Race Position: 29
Current INDESIT ATP Race Position: 17
Career High INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking - Singles: 17 (19.06.05)
Career High ATP Entry Ranking - Doubles: 47 (14.06.04)
Shoes: Nike Air Max Breathe
Racquet: Yonex Ultimum
Clothing: Nike
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Career Review
Singles Record: 80 - 70
Singles Titles: 1
Double Titles: 2
Prize Money: $1,471,450

2005 HIGHLIGHTS
Singles Winner: 's-Hertogenbosch
Singles Finalist: Scottsdale
Semifinalist: Rotterdam, Marseille
Doubles Winner: Munich(w/Knowle)
Doubles Semifinalist: Scottsdale(w/Coetzee), ATP Masters Series Hamburg(w/Ljubicic)

1. He began playing tennis at the age of seven.
2. He has practised with 2001 Wimbledon champion and compatriot Goran Ivanisevic since the age of 10.
3. His father Stipe owns a supermarket chain, his mother Nilda is a financial advisor.
4. His older brother Ivica travels with him on the tour while his younger sister Sanja also plays tennis and retired hurt in the first round of this year's Wimbledon girls singles.
5. He lost the juniors final at Wimbledon four years ago to Nicolas Mahut.
6. He became the first teenager since Bjorn Borg in 1973 to win his Wimbledon debut on Centre Court when he defeated Roger Federer in the first round in 2002.
7. His hobbies include reading, soccer, basketball, water polo, movies and music.
8. He made his debut for Croatia's Davis Cup team aged 15 in 1999.
9. Ancic acted as ball boy for his hero Ivanisevic and the Davis Cup team during the tie with Australia in 1996.
10. He lives in Monte Carlo.

Page last updated on the 1st August, 2005.