Bruno Orešar

Bruno Orešar (born 21 April 1967) is a Croatian businessman and former professional tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia.

Bruno Orešar
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1967-04-21) 21 April 1967
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$361,152
Singles
Career record57–76
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 46 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open2R (1986, 1988, 1990)
Wimbledon1R (1990)
US Open1R (1985, 1987)
Doubles
Career record15–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (26 June 1989)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1988)
Medal record
Universiade
1987 Zagreb Singles
1987 Zagreb Mixed Doubles

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)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1988 Athens Open, Greece Clay Horst Skoff 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1989 Swedish Open, Sweden Clay Paolo Canè 6–7, 6–7

References
  1. "Matea Mezak nova nada hrvatskog tenisa". Vjesnik (in Croatian). December 30, 1999. Archived from the original on May 27, 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  2. 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 14 November 2016.
  3. Smith, Joe (January 24, 2007). "Eckerd loses more than just a coach". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  4. "Istorija Univerzijade: Bruno Orešar" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  5. Univerzijada Zagreb 1987. - Tenis on YouTube
  6. "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.
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