Trivia

Ex-wife Tatjana is Serbian. Serbia and Croatia were in war during 1990s.

Professional tennis player, who won Wimbledon in 2001. He announced his retirement at the end of 2004.

First Wildcard entry to win Wimbledon. His 9-7 fifth set victory over Patrick Rafter in the final was the longest ever in Wimbledon history then.

Interestingly, he was named after his mother, Gorana, while his older sister, Srdjana, was named after her father, Srdjan.

Has a daughter, Amber Marija, born 19 April 2003 in Munich, Germany.

First Croat to win the men's singles in Wimbledon.

A son Emanuel, born 13 October 2007 in Munich, Germany.

Croatia's most famous person abroad.

Lost three finals in Wimbledon 1992, 1994 and 1998 before winning in 2001.

Became the lowest-ranked player (world no 125) to win Wimbledon.

Played for Yugoslavia 1988-1992 and Croatia from 1992.

World no 2 with old ranking system.

Has record for most aces in a year, 1477 aces in 1996.

Has record for most aces in a tournament, 212 aces in Wimbledon 2001.

Won Wimbledon with an injured shoulder and had surgery in Germany in 2002.

Ranked #1 at the Delta Tour of Champions. (2005)

Received BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2001.

Goran and Tatjana married in San Pedro, California.

Won Davis Cup in 2005.

Have one bronze in singles and one bronze in doubles from Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.

Son, Oliver born 7 September 2018 with Nives.

Became first Croatian inducted into international tennis hall of fame in 2021.