Gross, the 1991 German Youth Champion, turned professional in 1993. The following year reached his first and only ATP Tour final, in San Marino, where he was defeated in straight sets by Carlos Costa.
He reached his highest career ranking of 60 in 1995, after reaching the quarterfinals in Munich and defeating number two Peter Samprasin Barcelona 1–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
His best performance in a Grand Slam came at the 1998 US Open when he reached the round of 16. Gross came from two sets down in the opening round to beat 16th seed Albert Costa 2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4. He then accounted for dual French Open winner Sergi Bruguera 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 and in the third round had another five setter, defeating American wildcard Geoff Grant, 7–5, 6–7, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5. Playing for a spot in the quarter-final, Gross was defeated by SwedeMagnus Larsson 4–6, 5–7, 7–5, 2–6.[2]
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Oliver Gross born 17 June 1973 is a former professional tennis player from Germany Oliver GrossCountry sports ResidenceMunich GermanyBorn 1973 06 17 17 June 1973 age 50 Hanau West GermanyHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Turned pro1993PlaysRight handedPrize money 876 452SinglesCareer record49 76Career titles0Highest rankingNo 60 15 May 1995 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open2R 1998 French Open1R 1997 1998 1999 Wimbledon1R 1998 1999 US Open4R 1998 DoublesCareer record0 1Career titles0Highest rankingNo 573 9 December 2002 Last updated on 3 April 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 ATP career finals 2 1 Singles 1 1 runner up 3 ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals 3 1 Singles 16 10 6 3 2 Doubles 1 0 1 4 Performance timeline 4 1 Singles 5 References 6 External linksCareer editGross the 1991 German Youth Champion turned professional in 1993 The following year reached his first and only ATP Tour final in San Marino where he was defeated in straight sets by Carlos Costa He reached his highest career ranking of 60 in 1995 after reaching the quarterfinals in Munich and defeating number two Peter Sampras in Barcelona 1 6 6 2 6 3 1 His best performance in a Grand Slam came at the 1998 US Open when he reached the round of 16 Gross came from two sets down in the opening round to beat 16th seed Albert Costa 2 6 4 6 7 5 6 2 6 4 He then accounted for dual French Open winner Sergi Bruguera 6 1 6 3 6 4 and in the third round had another five setter defeating American wildcard Geoff Grant 7 5 6 7 5 7 6 3 7 5 Playing for a spot in the quarter final Gross was defeated by Swede Magnus Larsson 4 6 5 7 7 5 2 6 2 ATP career finals editSingles 1 1 runner up edit Legend Grand Slam Tournaments 0 0 ATP World Tour Finals 0 0 ATP Masters Series 0 0 ATP Championship Series 0 0 ATP World Series 0 1 Finals by surface Hard 0 0 Clay 0 1 Grass 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Finals by setting Outdoors 0 1 Indoors 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0 1 Aug 1994 San Marino San Marino World Series Clay nbsp Carlos Costa 1 6 3 6ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals editSingles 16 10 6 edit Legend ATP Challenger 10 6 ITF Futures 0 0 Finals by surface Hard 2 1 Clay 8 5 Grass 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1 0 Mar 1994 Belem Brazil Challenger Hard nbsp Mario Rincon 6 4 6 4 Loss 1 1 May 1994 Dresden Germany Challenger Clay nbsp Marcelo Rios 7 5 3 6 3 6 Loss 1 2 Mar 1995 Indian Wells United States Challenger Hard nbsp Tommy Ho 7 6 6 7 2 6 Loss 1 3 Mar 1996 Agadir Morocco Challenger Clay nbsp Christian Ruud 6 2 3 6 5 7 Loss 1 4 Aug 1996 Geneva Switzerland Challenger Clay nbsp Marcelo Charpentier 2 6 1 3 ret Win 2 4 Mar 1997 Salinas Ecuador Challenger Hard nbsp Gilbert Schaller 6 1 3 6 6 2 Loss 2 5 Apr 1997 Naples Italy Challenger Clay nbsp Dinu Mihai Pescariu 4 6 2 6 Loss 2 6 Oct 1997 Lima Peru Challenger Clay nbsp Tomas Nydahl 6 4 0 6 4 6 Win 3 6 Dec 1997 Santiago Chile Challenger Clay nbsp Francisco Cabello 6 2 6 2 Win 4 6 May 2000 Ljubljana Slovenia Challenger Clay nbsp Joan Balcells 4 6 6 1 7 6 7 3 Win 5 6 Sep 2000 Skopje Macedonia Challenger Clay nbsp Yuri Schukin 7 5 6 4 Win 6 6 Jul 2001 Eisenach Germany Challenger Clay nbsp Martin Verkerk 5 7 6 2 6 1 Win 7 6 Jul 2001 Montauban France Challenger Clay nbsp Julian Alonso 6 0 4 1 ret Win 8 6 Jul 2001 Oberstaufen Germany Challenger Clay nbsp Oliver Marach 6 0 6 1 Win 9 6 Apr 2002 San Remo Italy Challenger Clay nbsp Renzo Furlan 6 4 6 3 Win 10 6 Jul 2002 Ulm Germany Challenger Clay nbsp Martin Verkerk 7 6 7 5 4 6 6 3 Doubles 1 0 1 edit Legend ATP Challenger 0 1 ITF Futures 0 0 Finals by surface Hard 0 0 Clay 0 1 Grass 0 0 Carpet 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0 1 Sep 2002 Budapest Hungary Challenger Clay nbsp Jan Frode Andersen nbsp Paul Baccanello nbsp Sergio Roitman 4 6 7 6 7 5 5 6 ret Performance timeline editKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round DNQ did not qualify A absent NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record Singles edit Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W L Win Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open Q1 A 1R A Q2 2R 1R A Q1 A A 0 3 1 3 25 French Open A A A Q3 1R 1R 1R Q3 Q2 Q2 Q2 0 3 0 3 0 Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 1R A Q2 A Q2 0 2 0 2 0 US Open A 1R A A 1R 4R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 A 0 3 3 3 50 Win loss 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 11 27 ATP Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells A A 1R A A Q2 Q2 A A Q1 A 0 1 0 1 0 Miami A A 2R A A 1R A Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 2 1 2 33 Monte Carlo A 1R 1R A A A A A A A A 0 2 0 2 0 Hamburg A Q1 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R A A A Q1 0 5 7 5 58 Rome A A 2R A A A Q1 A A A A 0 1 1 1 50 Win loss 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 11 45 References edit ATP World Tour Profile ITF Tennis ProfileExternal links editOliver Gross at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Oliver Gross at the International Tennis Federation 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