Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubičić (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan ʎûbitʃitɕ]; born 19 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a major semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and a Masters title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010. He also contested three other Masters finals, two in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the 2006 Miami Open.
| Country (sports) | Croatia | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1979 Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 15 April 2012 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US$10,181,121 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 429–296 (59.2% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 10 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1 May 2006) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2006) | |||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2006) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006, 2007, 2011) | |||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2005, 2007) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | RR (2005, 2006) | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 3R (2000, 2004) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 111–128 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 70 (16 May 2005) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2010) | |||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (2004, 2006) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005, 2006, 2007) | |||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2003, 2009) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | Bronze Medal (2004) | |||||||||||
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| Davis Cup | W (2005) | |||||||||||
| Coaching career (2013–present) | ||||||||||||
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| Coachee singles titles total | 17 | |||||||||||
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Since retiring, Ljubičić has coached ATP top-3-ranked players Milos Raonic and Roger Federer. He was credited with Federer's improved backhand later in his career, especially evident on high shots, as well as introducing tactical changes of taking shots much earlier: taking more time, pace, and rhythm off opponents and simultaneously making Federer's game more offensive.