- Bruno Orešar
Bruno Orešar (born
April 21 1967 ) is aCroatia n businessman and former professional tennis player who competed forYugoslavia .Orešar had a highly successful junior tennis career. He is a three-time winner of Orange Bowl, [cite web | url=http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/1999/12/30/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=9 | title=Matea Mezak nova nada hrvatskog tenisa | date=
December 30 1999 | publisher="Vjesnik " | language=Croatian | accessdate=2008-01-13] cite web | url=http://www.nacional.hr/articles/view/20640/5/ | title='Tenis me više ne zanima, danas je moj život biznis' | last=Bajruši | first=Robert | date=September 26 2005 | publisher="Nacional" | language=Croatian | accessdate=2008-01-13] his third win coming after beating the then-16-year-oldBoris Becker in the final.cite web | url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/01/24/Sports/Eckerd_loses_more_tha.shtml | title=Eckerd loses more than just a coach | date =January 24 ,2007 | last=Smith | first=Joe | publisher="St. Petersburg Times " | accessdate=2008-01-13] At one time he was the number one ranked junior in the world.Orešar's senior career was less successful. Apart from winning two gold medals in the
1987 Summer Universiade (in singles and in mixed doubles withSabrina Goleš ), [cite web | url=http://www.universiade-belgrade2009.org/sr/Information/history.php?s_name=Bruno+Ore%9Aar&PHPSESSID=ffb34570098937b693148af1e86abbf0 | title=Istorija Univerzijade: Bruno Orešar | language=Serbian | accessdate=2008-01-13] [YouTube|Rr1RXSoCZO0|Univerzijada Zagreb 1987. - Tenis] his biggest singles tournament successes were reaching the finals of Athens and Båstad in 1988 and 1989 respectively. A persistent back injury forced him into early retirement from professional tennis in 1991. His highest ATP ranking was #46 in May 1989.In the early 1990s Orešar took part in founding the
Croatian Tennis Association and coached the Croatian national tennis team. In 1995 he bought Jadrankamen, aBrač -based quarrying company, and expanded further into construction and tourism. In 2005 he made the list of 1000 most powerful people in Croatia, compiled by "Nacional" weekly. [cite web | url=http://www.nacional.hr/articles/view/14161/5/ | title=1000 najmoćnijih | publisher="Nacional" | language=Croatian | date=29 June 2005 | accessdate=2008-01-27]References
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