Oliver Gross (born 17 June 1973) is a former professional
tennis player from Germany.
Career
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 Sampras
Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...
in Barcelona 1–6, 6–2, 6–3.
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
Geoff Grant is an American former professional tour tennis player.
Biography
Grant reached a career high tour singles ranking of World No. 109 in November 1998. This came shortly after he achieved his best tournament result, reaching the thi ...
, 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.
ITF Tennis Profile
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ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 16 (10–6)
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Performance timeline
Singles
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
German male tennis players
Sportspeople from Hanau
Tennis people from Hesse