Tennis - Several tennis stars have been honoured at the first night of Croatian tennis which was held in Zagreb on Friday. Several of the best male and female tennis players from Croatia over the past decades were awarded by the Croatian Tennis Association.
The Lifetime Achievement Award – Punčec – Palada which was awarded to Nikola Pilić. Pilic was ranked No. 6 in the world and won 10 titles during his career. He also reached the French Open finals in 1973 and also won the US Open doubles title in 1970. He also became one of the top coaches in the tennis world coaching three countries to Davis Cup victories - Germany (three times), Croatia (one time) and Serbia (one-time).
Marin Cilic was given a special award for his US Open win in 2014 and Davis Cup win in 2018. Ivn Dodig won awarded for his four Grand Slam doubles titles and the Davis Cup win. Mate Pavic was awarded for his three Grand Slam doubles wins and the Davis Cup win. Borna Coric, Nikola Mektic, Franko Škugor, Viktor Galović and coach Željko Krajan were awarded for winning the Davis Cup.
Goran Prpić was given an award for his bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Goran Ivanisevic for his 1992 bronze medal at the Olympics, as well as for his Wimbledon title in 2001 and the Davis Cup in 2005.
All proceeds from the event were towards a fund for developing youth tennis players in the country.
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