Marko Ostoja

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Marko Ostoja
Country (sports) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Residence Split, Croatia
Born (1960-10-20) 20 October 1960 (age 62)
Bonn, West Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$292,826
Singles
Career record81–139
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 74 (09 Apr 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1982)
Wimbledon 1R (1984, 1985)
US Open 3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record36–73
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 157 (26 Nov 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1983)
US Open 1R (1984)

Marko Ostoja (born 20 October 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia who competed for Yugoslavia.

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Career

Ostoja was the Yugoslavian National Champion in 1978, having earlier won the event as a junior, in the 14s, 16 and 18s age groups. [1]

He had his best year on tour in 1981 when he won his first career title at Brussels and reached the doubles finals of the Austrian Open. The Croatian also reached the semi-finals in Stowe, Vermont, that year.

In 1982 he made the third round of the 1982 French Open, with wins over José Luis Damiani and Gilles Moretton. His best tournament showing came in Florence, where he was a semi-finalist.

At Cologne he put some good performances together in both 1983 and 1984, with quarter-final and semi-final appearances respectively.

Ostoja reached another Grand Slam third round in the 1985 US Open. [2] He had one of the best wins of his career at the Lipton International Players Championships in Delray Beach that year, defeating world number six Henrik Sundström in straight sets.

He first played Davis Cup tennis for Yugoslavia in 1979 and went on to participate in 11 ties, winning 18 of his 27 matches, 11 in singles and seven in doubles. [3]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1-0)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 1981 Brussels, BelgiumClay Flag of Ecuador.svg Ricardo Ycaza 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1981 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Louk Sanders Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Carter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kronk 		6–7, 1–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1983 Tampere, FinlandClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipton 6–4, 6–2
2.1986 Lisbon, PortugalClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Frawley 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
3.1988 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nydahl 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1981 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Junie Chatman Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Segal 		6–4, 7–5

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References

  1. ↑ ATP World Tour profile
  2. ↑ ITF Tennis profile
  3. ↑ Davis Cup profile
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