Goran Ivanisevic is a former professional tennis player who is best known for being the only person to win the men's single title at Wimbledon in 2001 when he was not the favorite.
He became a tennis pro in 1988 and later that year won his first career doubles title in Frankfurt.
It was two years later, however, when sports fans started identifying who he was on court. During the French Open at that time, he knocked out champion Boris Becker in the first round of men's singles. Becker even was honest about how well his opponent played and was quoted after the game as having said, "even God could not have played any better."
A short while later at Wimbledon Stadium, Ivanisevic met up with Becker again but the outcome was slightly different as after four sets, he was down for the count. Becker was still impressed with his play, however, and told reporters afterwards he saw a champion in Ivanisevic.
A year later he was back at Wimbledon to face newcomer Andre Agassi in a match for the Grand Slam title. Although close, it was Agassi who eventually won.
Ivanisevic went on to win Olympic bronze medals in the singles and doubles tennis matches in Barcelona in 1992.
Three years later, Ivanisevic won the Grand Slam Cup, beating his court opponent Todd Martin in the final.
When he played Slovakia in Brtislava in 2005 for the Davis Cup final, Ivanisevic was representing his Croatian team who won the match.
In June 2006, he performed in the Calderstones Park tournament in Liverpool.
Over the course of his career the Croatian champion won 22 top-level singles titles and nine doubles titles. His single ranking, at its peak in 1994, was the world's second highest, only below Pete Sampras. He was known for his strong, attacking style of play and for an even stronger serve.