Ivica Ančić

Ivica Ančić (Croatian pronunciation: [îʋitsa âːntʃitɕ];[1][2] born October 29, 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. His younger siblings, Mario and Sanja, were also professional tennis players.

Tennis career

Ančić was born in Split, at the time in SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. During his career, from 1996 until 2001, Ančić played Challenger and Futures tournaments. He played doubles in two main draw matches at the ATP Tour-level.

Ančić captured one Futures title, Croatia F1 in 2000 in doubles partnering his brother Mario.

Ančić's career highest singles ranking was world no. 378, which he reached October 27, 1997.

In September 2011, he became the coach of Dutch tennis player Thiemo de Bakker. He began coaching fellow Croatian Borna Ćorić in September 2016.[3]

Tour titles (1)

Doubles
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. February 14, 2000 Croatia F1 Zagreb Clay Mario Ančić Roko Karanušić
Željko Krajan		 6–4, 5–7, 7–5

References
  1. "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Ȉvica
  2. "Ȁna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Ȃnčić
  3. "BORNA CORIC NAMES IVICA ANCIC HIS NEW COACH". Tennis.com. September 22, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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