Krešimir Ritz
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 28 June 1973
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $33,156 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 811 (23 Aug 1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Highest ranking | No. 425 (8 Dec 1997) |
Krešimir Ritz (born 28 June 1973) is a Croatian former professional tennis player.[1]
Born in Zagreb, Ritz played professionally from the age of 15 and competed mostly in ITF level tournaments during his career. He however twice featured in the doubles main draw at Umag, with Marcelo Manola in 1995 and Ivo Karlović in 1996. At the age of 41 in 2014 he became the oldest player on tour with an ATP ranking.[2]
Ritz's mother Neda is a well known television journalist in Croatia.[3]
ITF Futures finals
[edit]Doubles: 18 (8–10)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1998 | Croatia F3, Mali Lošinj | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 1998 | Croatia F6, Umag | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–1 | Feb 1999 | Croatia F1, Zagreb | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2000 | Slovenia F1, Portorož | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2000 | Greece F6, Kos | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Nov 2000 | Greece F7, Heraklion | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2000 | Cyprus F1, Nicosia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2002 | Slovenia F1, Maribor | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jun 2002 | Slovenia F2, Maribor | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2002 | Austria F3, Kramsach | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Win | 6–5 | Nov 2002 | Mexico F18, Leon | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–4, ret. |
Win | 7–5 | Aug 2004 | Croatia F4, Čakovec | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(8), 6–4 |
Loss | 7–6 | Sep 2006 | Croatia F6, Zagreb | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–7 | Jun 2007 | Macedonia F2, Skopje | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–7 | Aug 2007 | Croatia F6, Vinkovci | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 8–8 | Aug 2010 | Croatia F4, Čakovec | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–9 | Apr 2012 | Croatia F6, Vrsar | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Loss | 8–10 | May 2012 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F1, Doboj | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hrvat najstariji na Touru: 'Igraju i sa 90 godina, ja sam u 41. još mladić'". Večernji list (in Croatian). 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Croat Oldest Tennis Player on ATP Tour". Croatia Week. 3 April 2014.
- ^ Vidovich, Ilvio (8 April 2015). "Kresimir Ritz: quando il tennis non ha età". Ubitennis (in Italian).