Krešimir Ritz (born 28 June 1973) is a Croatian former professional tennis player.[1]

Krešimir Ritz
Country (sports) Croatia
Born (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 51)
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,156
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 811 (23 Aug 1999)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 425 (8 Dec 1997)

Born in Zagreb, Ritz played professionally from the age of 15 and competed mostly in ITF level tournaments during his career. He however twice featured in the doubles main draw at Umag, with Marcelo Manola in 1995 and Ivo Karlović in 1996. At the age of 41 in 2014 he became the oldest player on tour with an ATP ranking.[2]

Ritz's mother Neda is a well known television journalist in Croatia.[3]

ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 18 (8–10)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1998 Croatia F3, Mali Lošinj Clay   Goran Prpić   Bora Celiščak
  Valentino Pest
6–0, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 1998 Croatia F6, Umag Clay   Josip Dumanić   Tim Crichton
  David McNamara
0–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 2–1 Feb 1999 Croatia F1, Zagreb Hard   Ivan Cinkuš   Jonathan Erlich
  Nir Welgreen
2–6, 1–6
Win 3–1 Jun 2000 Slovenia F1, Portorož Clay   David Morente-Guerrero   Frantisek Babej
  Karim Maamoun
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Oct 2000 Greece F6, Kos Hard   Ivan Cinkuš   Viktor Bruthans
  Branislav Sekáč
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Nov 2000 Greece F7, Heraklion Hard   Ivan Cinkuš   Johannes Ager
  Konstantin Gruber
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Nov 2000 Cyprus F1, Nicosia Clay   Ivan Cinkuš   Andrej Kračman
  Marko Tkalec
w/o
Loss 4–4 Jun 2002 Slovenia F1, Maribor Clay   Marko Tkalec   Ivan Cinkuš
  Andrej Kračman
0–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Jun 2002 Slovenia F2, Maribor Clay   Marko Tkalec   Ivan Cinkuš
  Andrej Kračman
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 5–5 Aug 2002 Austria F3, Kramsach Clay   Ivan Cinkuš   Rob Cheyne
  Stefan Wauters
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 6–5 Nov 2002 Mexico F18, Leon Hard   Sean Cooper   Álvaro Domínguez
  Juan Manuel Elizondo
3–4, ret.
Win 7–5 Aug 2004 Croatia F4, Čakovec Clay   Ivan Cerović   Sebő Kiss
  Zsolt Tatár
7–6(8), 6–4
Loss 7–6 Sep 2006 Croatia F6, Zagreb Clay   Rok Jarc   Luka Kukulić
  Joško Topić
2–6, 4–6
Loss 7–7 Jun 2007 Macedonia F2, Skopje Clay   Marc Auradou   Lazar Magdinčev
  Predrag Rusevski
3–6, 4–6
Win 8–7 Aug 2007 Croatia F6, Vinkovci Clay   Adolfo Gomez-Pinter   Goran Jukopila
  Albert Lončarić
6–4, 7–5
Loss 8–8 Aug 2010 Croatia F4, Čakovec Clay   Guido Troester   Marin Draganja
  Dino Marcan
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–9 Apr 2012 Croatia F6, Vrsar Clay   Joško Topić   Lukas Jastraunig
  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 8–10 May 2012 Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj Clay   Joško Topić   Miha Mlakar
  Tomislav Ternar
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Hrvat najstariji na Touru: 'Igraju i sa 90 godina, ja sam u 41. još mladić'". Večernji list (in Croatian). 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Croat Oldest Tennis Player on ATP Tour". Croatia Week. 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ Vidovich, Ilvio (8 April 2015). "Kresimir Ritz: quando il tennis non ha età". Ubitennis (in Italian).
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