Mario Ančić (born March 30, 1984) is a professional
tennis player from Croatia. He is sometimes
nicknamed "Super Mario" or "Baby Goran."
As a teenager making his Grand Slam debut at
Wimbledon in 2002, he defeated 9th-seeded Roger
Federer, becoming the first teenager since Björn
Borg to win his Wimbledon debut on Centre Court. The
win also makes him the last player to defeat Federer
at the All England Club, and Grass courts.
Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić became one of the only
doubles teams to ever defeat Bob and Mike Bryan in
Davis Cup history. Ančić helped Croatia win the 2005
Davis Cup, where they triumphed over the Slovakian
Davis Cup team in the final. Mario has relationships
with Adidas, Yonex, and Vipnet. He is represented by
Olivier van Lindonk of IMG.
