Boro Jovanović
| Country (sports) |  Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1939 Zagreb, Banovina of Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1972 (amateur from 1959) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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Boro Jovanović (born 21 October 1939) is a former 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]
Grand Slam finals[]
Doubles: ( 1 runner-up)[]
| 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[]
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
- ^ Boro Jovanović ATP World Tour Tennis Profile Retrieved Aug 26, 2009
External links[]
- Boro Jovanović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Boro Jovanović at the International Tennis Federation
- Boro Jovanović at the Davis Cup
- Zagrebački gospodin (in Croatian)
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