Marcos Ondruska (born 18 December 1972) is a former
tennis player
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from
South Africa
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, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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, Georgia, where he defeated
Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivanišević (; born 13 September 1971) is a Croatian former professional tennis player and current coach. He is the only player to win a The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon singles title as a Wild card (sports)#Professional tennis, w ...
in the first round before falling to
Norway
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's
Christian Ruud. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest singles
ATP-ranking on 10 May 1993, when he became the number 27 of the world and reached the semi-finals at the
Miami Open.
Ondruska has a 13–7 career Davis Cup record in 11 ties.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 2 (2 runner=ups)
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 8 (7–1)
Doubles: 27 (14–13)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
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1972 births
Living people
South African male tennis players
Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players of South Africa
Hopman Cup competitors
Sportspeople from Bloemfontein