Saša Hiršzon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSaša•Hiršzon
Used nameSaša•Hiršzon
Born14 July 1972 in Varaždin, Varaždinska županija (CRO)
Measurements185 cm / 73 kg
NOC Croatia

Biography

Saša Hiršzon was a Croatian professional tennis player who primarily played doubles. Hiršzon achieved a career-best singles ranking of 214 in the world in December 1993, and a doubles ranking of 85 in the world in July 1997.

As a young player Hiršzon won national titles in the under-12, -14, -16, and -18 categories. As a doubles player he often teamed with Goran Ivanišević with the pair playing at the US and French Open. Both of Hiršzon’s ATP doubles titles came with Ivanišević in Bordeaux in 1995 and in Zagreb in 1997. In between the two ATP wins the pair competed in the doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where they reached the quarter-finals. His best Grand Slam doubles result was when he and Sander Groen of the Netherlands reached the third round of Wimbledon in 1997.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Tennis CRO Saša Hiršzon
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Goran Ivanišević =5