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Tomislav Draganja
Tomislav Draganja (; born 10 August 1994) is a Croatian tennis player. Draganja usually competes on the ATP Challenger Tour Draganja primarily focuses on doubles, where he has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 115 achieved on 26 February 2018. Draganja has won 4 Challenger doubles titles and 9 ITF Futures doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit. Draganja made his ATP main draw debut in doubles at the 2016 Croatia Open Umag, receiving doubles main draw wildcard alongside Nino Serdarušić. His older brother is a professional tennis player Marin Draganja Marin Draganja (; born 13 May 1991) is a Croatian professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP World Tour in doubles. Draganja reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 550 on 29 April 2013, and his highest ATP doubles ranking .... ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Challenger and Futures finals Doubles: 33 (13–20) References External links * * 1994 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solin
Solin (Latin and it, Salona; grc, Σαλώνα ) is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian. After the arrival of Avars and Croats in the 7th-century, the town was destroyed, and its refugees moved to the settlement in and around Diocletian's palace, "Spalatum" (Split), turning it into a fortified town. In the Early Middle Ages, Solin was part of Croatian territory and played an important role in the Medieval Croatian state, being one of the political centres. In the 20th century, the intensive industrialisation process of the Split basin made Solin no more than a suburb of Split. Today, with its independent municipal status, Solin is part of the Split conurbation, well connected with other towns. Lately, besides industry, tourism is being develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County. Osijek is located on the right bank of the Drava River, upstream of its confluence with the Danube, at an elevation of . Name The name was given to the city due to its position on elevated ground, which prevented the city being flooded by the local swamp waters. Its name "Osijek" derives from the Croatian word ''oseka'', which means " ebb tide". Due to its history within the Habsburg monarchy and briefly in the Ottoman Empire, as well as the presence of German, Hungarian, and Serbian minorities throughout its history, Osijek has (or had) its names in other languages, Осек/Osek or Осијек/Osijek in Serbian, Hungarian: ''Eszék'', german: link=no, Esseg or Essegg, tr, Ösek, la, Essek. It is also spelled ''Esgek''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matej Sabanov
Matej Sabanov ( sr-Cyrl, Матеј Сабанов; born 25 June 1992) is a Serbian tennis player who formerly represented Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi .... He has won one ATP doubles title and 28 ITF doubles titles. Sabanov has a career high ATP singles ranking of 640 achieved on 20 October 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 72 achieved on 18 April 2022. Professional career Sabanov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Croatia Open Umag in the doubles draw partnering his twin brother Ivan. His best career performance came in 2021 when he won his first ATP doubles title by winning Serbia Open with his brother Ivan. They defeated Gonzalo Escobar and Ariel Behar in the final. ATP career finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Sabanov
Ivan Sabanov ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Сабанов; born 25 June 1992) is a Serbian tennis player who formerly represented Croatia. He has won one ATP doubles title and 28 ITF doubles titles. Sabanov has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 907 achieved on 25 August 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 77 achieved on 11 April 2022. Professional career Sabanov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Croatia Open Umag in the doubles draw partnering his twin brother Matej. His best career performance came in 2021 when he won his first ATP doubles title by winning Serbia Open with his brother Matej. They defeated Gonzalo Escobar and Ariel Behar Ariel Behar (; born November 12, 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He specializes in men's doubles and has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Escobar. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3 ... in the final. ATP career finals Doubles: 2 (1 tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinkovci
Vinkovci () is a city in Slavonia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The city's registered population was 28,247 in the 2021 census, the total population of the city was 31,057, making it the largest town of the county. Surrounded by many large villages, it is a local transport hub, particularly because of its railways. Name The name comes from the Croatian given name Vinko, cognate to the name Vincent. It has been in use following a dedication of the oldest town church of Saint Elijah () to Saint Vincent the Deacon () in the Middle Ages. The name of the city in Croatian is plural. It was called in antiquity. There is no known Latin or Greek etymology for , so it is assumed to be inherited from an earlier time. ''Cibale'' is a toponym derived from geomorphology, from Indo-European meaning "ascension" or "head". It is assumed that the root is in Proto-Indo-European (head), in the sense of a hill, meaning a place that was protected from the flooding of Bosut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovro Zovko
Lovro Zovko (born 18 March 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Zovko reached as high as No. 9 in the world rankings in 1998 (and No. 10 in doubles). Pro tour Early in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the doubles final in Umag with Ivan Ljubičić. In 2007, Zovko made the doubles finals of the Kremlin Cup (Moscow) event with Tomáš Cibulec before losing to Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov in the final, 6–4, 6–2. Zovko reached the 2007 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon doubles final with Łukasz Kubot, losing to Sébastien Grosjean and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ... in the final, 6–4, 6–3. ATP career finals Doubles: 5 (0–5) References External links * * * {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Veger
Filip Veger (born 21 December 1994, in Slatina, Croatia, Slatina) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Career Veger made his Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP main draw debut at the 2013 PBZ Zagreb Indoors where he came through qualifying defeating Simon Greul, Kamil Čapkovič and Ante Pavić. He lost in the first round to Lukáš Rosol, 6–2, 6–4. As a singles player, Veger reached a career high of 478 in February 2015. He had some success as a junior, reaching a highest ranking of 52 in singles and was also a finalist in the 2012 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, 2012 Australian Open Boys' Doubles alongside Adam Pavlásek, losing to the British pair of Liam Broady and Joshua Ward-Hibbert. Personal Veger studied at Durham University from 2017 to 2018, also playing for and coaching the men's tennis team. He was the 2018 BUCS singles champion. He currently coaches with the Qatar Tennis Federation. Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiseljak
Kiseljak (Кисељак) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies in the valley of the Fojnica River, the Lepenica and the Kreševka River, which are a tributary of the Bosna, and it is on the intersection of roads from Visoko, Fojnica, Kreševo and Rakovica. Settlements Demographics 1971 18,335 total *Croats - 10,389 (56.66%) * Bosniaks - 6,822 (37.20%) *Serbs - 924 (5.03%) * Yugoslavs - 55 (0.29%) *Others - 145 (0.82%) 1991 In 1991 the population of the Kiseljak municipality (164 km2) was 24,426, of which 51.61% were Croats, 40.92% Bosniaks, 3.11% Serbs, 2.48% Yugoslavs and 1.88% others. The town itself had a population of 6,598, of which 60% Croats, 29% Bosniaks, 3% Serbs, 5% Yugoslavs and 4% others. 2013 Census Sports The town is home to the football club NK Kiseljak. Notable people * Branko Pleša, actor International relations Twin towns – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Marcan
Dino Marcan (born 12 February 1991 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional tennis player. Dino mostly competes on the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T .... Career statistics Singles titles (2) References External links * * 1991 births Living people Croatian male tennis players Sportspeople from Rijeka French Open junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 21st-century Croatian people {{Croatia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Androić
Toni Androić (; born 28 December 1991 in Pula) is a tennis player from Croatia. He was in the main draw of the 2011 Croatia Open with his partner Borut Puc. He is working with Goran Prpić Goran Prpić (born 4 May 1964) is a Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player, who played for SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia. Biography Prpić was born in Zagreb, at the time in SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. He turned professional i .... In 2012, he was part of the HTK Zagreb team that won the national tennis championship. Career statistics Singles titles (2) Sources External links * * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Pula Tennis players from Zagreb Croatian male tennis players 21st-century Croatian people {{Croatia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615 (2011 census). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in recognition of its outstanding medieval architecture and fortified old town. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (). It was under the protection of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
