Bruno Orešar
| Country (sports) |
 Yugoslavia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born |
21 April 1967 Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1985 |
| Retired | 1991 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $361,152 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 57–76 (ATP, Grand Prix, Grand Slam main draws & Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 46 (8 May 1989) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1990) |
| French Open | 2R (1986, 1988, 1990) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1990) |
| US Open | 1R (1985, 1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 15–18 (ATP, Grand Prix, Grand Slam main draws & Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (26 June 1989) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (1988) |
Medal record
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Bruno Orešar (born 21 April 1967) is a Croatian businessman and former professional tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia.
Tennis career
Orešar had a highly successful junior tennis career. He is a three-time winner of Orange Bowl,[1][2] his third win coming after beating the then-16-year-old Boris Becker in the final.[3] At one time he was the number one ranked junior in the world.[3]
Orešar's senior career was less successful. Apart from winning two gold medals in the 1987 Summer Universiade (in singles and in mixed doubles with Sabrina Goleš),[4][5] his biggest singles tournament successes were reaching the finals of Athens and Båstad in 1988 and 1989 respectively. A persistent back injury forced him into early retirement from professional tennis in 1991. His highest ATP ranking was #46 in May 1989.
In the early 1990s Orešar took part in founding the Croatian Tennis Association and coached the Croatian national tennis team.[2] In 1995 he bought Jadrankamen, a Brač-based quarrying company, and expanded further into construction and tourism.[2] In 2005 he made the list of 1000 most powerful people in Croatia, compiled by Nacional weekly.[6]
Career finals
Singles (2 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 June 1988 | Athens Open, Greece | Clay |  Horst Skoff |
3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 1989 | Swedish Open, Sweden | Clay |  Paolo Canè |
6–7, 6–7 |
References
- ↑ "Matea Mezak nova nada hrvatskog tenisa". Vjesnik (in Croatian). December 30, 1999. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- 1 2 3 Bajruši, Robert (26 September 2005). "'Tenis me više ne zanima, danas je moj život biznis'" [Tennis no longer interests me, today I live for business]. Nacional (in Croatian) (515). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- 1 2 Smith, Joe (January 24, 2007). "Eckerd loses more than just a coach". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "Istorija Univerzijade: Bruno Orešar" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ Univerzijada Zagreb 1987. - Tenis on YouTube
- ↑ "1000 najmoćnijih" [The most powerful 1000]. Nacional (in Croatian) (492). 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
External links
- Bruno Orešar at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Bruno Orešar at the Davis Cup