Marko Ostoja (born 20 October 1960) is a former professional

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player from

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who competed for

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Career

Ostoja was the Yugoslavian National Champion in 1978, having earlier won the event as a junior, in the 14s, 16 and 18s age groups. He had his best year on tour in 1981 when he won his first career title at

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and reached the doubles finals of the Austrian Open. The Croatian also reached the semi-finals in Stowe, Vermont, that year. In 1982 he made the third round of the

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, with wins over

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and

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. His best tournament showing came in

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, where he was a semi-finalist. At

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he put some good performances together in both 1983 and 1984, with quarter-final and semi-final appearances respectively. Ostoja reached another

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third round in the 1985 US Open. He had one of the best wins of his career at the

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that year, defeating world number six

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in straight sets. He first played

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tennis for

in 1979 and went on to participate in 11 ties, winning 18 of his 27 matches, 11 in singles and seven in doubles.Davis Cup profile
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Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1-0)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

Doubles: (1)

References

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