Krešimir Ritz (born 28 June 1973) is a Croatian former professional tennis player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1973 Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $33,156 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 811 (23 Aug 1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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
editDoubles: 18 (8–10)
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Hrvat najstariji na Touru: 'Igraju i sa 90 godina, ja sam u 41. još mladić'". Večernji list (in Croatian). 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Croat Oldest Tennis Player on ATP Tour". Croatia Week. 3 April 2014.
- ^ Vidovich, Ilvio (8 April 2015). "Kresimir Ritz: quando il tennis non ha età". Ubitennis (in Italian).