Profile: Goran Ivanisevic

1971: Born Split, Croatia, September 13.

1988: Turns professional, but bows out in first round in his first Wimbledon.

1989: Moves up from number 371 to 40 in the world after a successful year, reaching quarter-finals of seven tournaments. Loses his first Tour final in Florence and reaches last eight of the Australian Open -- his second Grand Slam tournament. Reaches second round at Wimbledon.

1990: Together with Goran Prpic and Slobodan Zivojinovic, he wins Peugeot World Team Cup. Captures his first Tour singles title on clay in Stuttgart and is runner-up in Long Island, Bordeaux and Basle. Beats Boris Becker in French Open first round and, with Petr Korda, loses the men's doubles final at French Open. Reaches semi-finals at Wimbledon, but beaten by Becker in five sets.

1991: Wins his second Tour event, in Manchester. Doubles winner in Manchester, Milan and Rome. Reaches second round at Wimbledon.

1992: Triumphs in four singles tournaments en route to semi-finals of the ATP World Championship, where he loses to eventual winner Becker. Loses final at Wimbledon against Andre Agassi in five-setter. Wins bronze medals at Barcelona Olympics in singles and men's doubles.

1993: Wins in Bucharest, Vienna, and Paris and is runner-up in Doha, Rome and Stockholm. Reaches third round at Wimbledon. Again reaches semi-finals of the World Championship.

1994: Loses Wimbledon final to Pete Sampras.

1995: Semi-finalist at Wimbledon but loses to eventual winner Sampras. Wins Grand Slam Cup and finishes in top 10 for fourth successive year. Runner-up in Hamburg and with Croatian side in World Team Cup.

1996: Best season on ATP Tour, winning in Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, and Moscow. Reaches last four of US Open and ATP World Championship, and last eight at Wimbledon. Fires 1,477 aces, breaking his own record.

1997: Finishes out of the world's top 10 at the end of the year for the first time since 1991 but wins tournaments in Zagreb, Milan and Vienna. Runner-up in Dubai and at Queen's, where he beats Greg Rusedski in semi-final. Fails to progress beyond quarter-finals of any Grand Slam tournament, including second round exit at Wimbledon.

1998: Suffers disappointing first half of the year, losing in first round of the Australian Open and French Open. Bounces back to reach his third Wimbledon final but again tastes defeat, losing in five sets to Sampras. Beat Rusedski in Split final to extend title run to nine years. Leads tour in aces (1,065) for fifth time in seven years.

1999: Back injury forces him to miss Australian Open, ending his run of 23 consecutive Grand Slam events. Beaten by Todd Martin in fourth round at Wimbledon.

2000: His worst year since 1988 because of shoulder problems. Beaten in first round at Wimbledon by Arnaud Clement.

2001: Failed to qualify for the Australian Open and did not enter qualifying for the French Open, but given wild card for Wimbledon. Becomes first wild card ever to reach the men's final of a Grand Slam event after beating Britain's Tim Henman, the sixth seed, in five sets. Wins Wimbledon title at fourth attempt with another five-set victory over Australian Pat Rafter.