Ivan Ljubicic lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco. He was born in Bania Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovin on March 19, 1979. He started playing tennis when he was only nine years old. He became a professional tennis player in 1998. He had the opportunity to play at the Wimbledon Juniors finals in 1996 which he lost the game to Valdimir Voltchkov.

Ivan’s two ATP titles and two runner-up finishes made him the top 20 in his third consecutive season. He opened the event with a career title in Doha. When he lost his first round at the Australian Open he bounced back to get into the finals in Zagreb and eventually advanced to the finals in Rotterdam. He joined the quarterfinals at AMS Indian Wells and the semi-finals in Miami. He is currently coached by Ricardo Piatti.

Born 19 Mar 1979
Nationality Croatia Croatia

Ivan’s family escaped from Bosnia in 1992. He was only 13 years old then. He was chosen to be one of the young players by a club who intended to help war-torn children and took him to Italy. His father, Marko, is an electrician and his mother Hazira is a housewife. He has an older brother named Vlado. Ivan was married to Aida in November 8, 2004.

He is the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist- doubles category in Athens. He was also elected vice-president of the ATP Player Council in 2006 and consequently elected as the president of the same organization.

In 2008 he has his share of career highlights. He competed in the ATP & Grand Slam Finals at Zaqreb and for the Semi-Finals at Poertshcach and Doha in the singles category. For the doubles titles he was in the Semi-Finals at Halle with Soderling also for the ATP & Grand Slam. He also joined the Challenger (W) at East London for the Singles Titles.

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