Oliver Gross

Oliver Gross (born 17 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Oliver Gross

Country (sports)
Residence	Munich, Germany
Born	(1973-06-17) 17 June 1973 Hanau, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1993
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$876,452
Singles
Career record	49–76
Career titles	0 10 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 60 (15 May 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1998)
French Open	1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
Wimbledon	1R (1998, 1999)
US Open	4R (1998)
Doubles
Career record	0-1
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 573 (9 December 2002)
Last updated on: 3 April 2022.

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 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, 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.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1994	San Marino, San Marino	World Series	Clay	Carlos Costa	1–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 16 (10–6)

Legend ATP Challenger (10–6) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (8–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1-0	Mar 1994	Belém, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Mario Rincón	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1-1	May 1994	Dresden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	1-2	Mar 1995	Indian Wells, United States	Challenger	Hard	Tommy Ho	7–6, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	1-3	Mar 1996	Agadir, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Christian Ruud	6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	1-4	Aug 1996	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Marcelo Charpentier	2–6, 1–3 ret.
Win	2-4	Mar 1997	Salinas, Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Gilbert Schaller	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	2-5	Apr 1997	Naples, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Dinu-Mihai Pescariu	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2-6	Oct 1997	Lima, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Tomas Nydahl	6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Win	3-6	Dec 1997	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Cabello	6–2, 6–2
Win	4-6	May 2000	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Joan Balcells	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win	5-6	Sep 2000	Skopje, Macedonia	Challenger	Clay	Yuri Schukin	7–5, 6–4
Win	6-6	Jul 2001	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Martin Verkerk	5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Win	7-6	Jul 2001	Montauban, France	Challenger	Clay	Julián Alonso	6–0, 4–1 ret.
Win	8-6	Jul 2001	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Oliver Marach	6–0, 6–1
Win	9-6	Apr 2002	San Remo, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Renzo Furlan	6–4, 6–3
Win	10-6	Jul 2002	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Martin Verkerk	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–1) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2002	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Jan-Frode Andersen	Paul Baccanello Sergio Roitman	4–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–6 ret.

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	A	1R	A	Q2	2R	1R	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
French Open	A	A	A	Q3	1R	1R	1R	Q3	Q2	Q2	Q2	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	Q2	A	Q2	0 / 2	0–2	0%
US Open	A	1R	A	A	1R	4R	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q2	A	0 / 3	3–3	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–2	4–4	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 11	4–11	27%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	1R	A	A	Q2	Q2	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami	A	A	2R	A	A	1R	A	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Monte Carlo	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Hamburg	A	Q1	3R	2R	3R	2R	2R	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 5	7–5	58%
Rome	A	A	2R	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	4–5	1–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 11	9–11	45%

External links

• Oliver Gross at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Oliver Gross at the International Tennis Federation