Mario Radić (tennis player)

Mario Radić (born 14 January 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.

Mario Radić
Full nameMario Radić
Country (sports) Croatia
Born (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982 (age 42)
Split, SR Croatia
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$101,843
Singles
Career record2–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 141 (5 August 2002)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 207 (9 December 2002)

Biography

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Radić' was born in the Croatian city of Split and developed his tennis under the tutelage of famed coach Pato Álvarez in Barcelona, Spain.[1] He later moved to the Veneto region of Italy where he remained based.[2] He was a member of the Croatian team that were runners-up to Spain in the 1998 Junior Davis Cup.

Turning professional in 2000, Radić competed mostly on the Challenger circuit, with the occasional main draw appearance on the ATP Tour.[1] His highest ranking, 141 in the world, was attained in 2002. At a Challenger tournament in Texas in 2002 he had a win over Michael Chang.[3] He twice made the second round of the ATP Tour tournament in Umag, in both 2002 and 2003. In 2003 he also defeated František Čermák to win the Banja Luka Challenger and in the same year won the doubles event at the Brindisi Challenger, with Iván Navarro. He was a member of the Croatian Davis Cup squad for their 2003 World Group quarter-final.[4]

He lives with his wife and children in Spinea, Italy.[1]

Challenger titles

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Singles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 2003 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay   František Čermák 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2003 Brindisi, Italy Clay   Iván Navarro   Manuel Jorquera
  Diego Moyano
7–6(10–8), 6–0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nato a Spalato ora vive a Spinea fa il maestro e ha due figli". La Nuova di Venezia (in Italian). 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Tennis, Mario Radic si aggiudica il 13° Memorial "Nino Borin"". La Nuova di Venezia (in Italian). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Lapentti ganó en Tyler-Texas". El Universo (in Spanish). 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Hewitt ready to lead Australia". BBC Online. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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