Mario Radić (born 14 January 1982) is a former professional

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player from Croatia.

Biography

Radić' was born in the Croatian city of

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and developed his tennis under the tutelage of famed coach Pato Álvarez in Barcelona, Spain. He later moved to the Veneto region of Italy where he remained based. He was a member of the Croatian team that were runners-up to Spain in the 1998 Junior Davis Cup. Turning professional in 2000, Radić competed mostly on the Challenger circuit, with the occasional main draw appearance on the ATP Tour. His highest ranking, 141 in the world, was attained in 2002. At a Challenger tournament in Texas in 2002 he had a win over

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. He twice made the second round of the ATP Tour tournament in Umag, in both 2002 and 2003. In 2003 he also defeated

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to win the Banja Luka Challenger and in the same year won the doubles event at the Brindisi Challenger, with Iván Navarro. He was a member of the Croatian Davis Cup squad for their 2003 World Group quarter-final. He lives with his wife and children in Spinea, Italy.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Doubles: (1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radic, Mario 1982 births Living people Croatian male tennis players Tennis players from Split, Croatia Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Venice Croatian emigrants to Italy