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Ivan Ljubicic Bio
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- Began playing tennis at age nine
- Father, Marko, is an electrician, and mother, Hazira, is a housewife
- Has one older brother, Vlado
- Speaks Croatian, Italian and English
- Escaped war-torn Bosnia at age 13 in 1992 and was one of the several players taken to Italy by a club that was reaching out to help children
- Reached final of Wimbledon Juniors in 1996, losing to Vladimir Voltchkov
- Bronze medallist in doubles at 2004 Athens Olympics Games (w/Ancic)
- Wife, Aida (married Nov. 8, 2004)
- Enjoys scuba diving with his wife and takes diving holiday every year at end of season..Favorite spot is Maldives and says, "It's best place in the world. The coral reefs and sharks are amazing"
- Has a 36-18 career Davis Cup record (23-12 in singles) in 21 ties since 1998
- Elected Vice-President of ATP Player Council for 2006 and in August 2006 named President
- In August 2008, elected as European player representative on ATP Board
- Named 2007 ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year for his off-court work with Special Olympics
- Coached by Italian Riccardo Piatti (since June 1997) and fitness trainer is Salvador Sosa (since November 2003).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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