Boro Jovanović (21 October 1939 – 19 December 2023) was a Yugoslav tennis player. Jovanović was runner-up in the 1962 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Nikola Pilić, and quarter-finalist in the 1968 Wimbledon doubles tournament. In singles, Jovanović reached the final of the 1963 Italian Open and the quarterfinals of the 1968 French Open. In 1972, Boro Jovanović joined the World Championship Tennis Tour.[2] He was ranked World No. 8 for 1963 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.[1] Jovanović died on 19 December 2023, at the age of 84.[3]
| Country (sports) |  Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 October 1939 Zagreb, Banovina of Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 2023 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1972 (amateur from 1959) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1963, Lance Tingay)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1959, 1960, 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1962, 1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | FAm (1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: ( 1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1962 | Wimbledon | Grass | Niki Pilić |
 Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle |
2–6, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
- ^ Boro Jovanović ATP World Tour Tennis Profile Retrieved 26 August 2009
- ^ "Preminuo je Boro Jovanović, jedan od najboljih hrvatskih tenisača svih vremena". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links
edit- Boro Jovanović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Boro Jovanović at the International Tennis Federation
- Boro Jovanović at the Davis Cup
- Boro Jovanović at Wimbledon
- Zagrebački gospodin (in Croatian)
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