- Ex-wife Tatjana is Serbian. Serbia and Croatia were in war during 1990s.
- Professional tennis player, who won Wimbledon in 2001. He announced his retirement at the end of 2004.
- First Wildcard entry to win Wimbledon. His 9-7 fifth set victory over Patrick Rafter in the final was the longest ever in Wimbledon history then.
- Interestingly, he was named after his mother, Gorana, while his older sister, Srdjana, was named after her father, Srdjan.
- Has a daughter, Amber Marija, born 19 April 2003 in Munich, Germany.
- First Croat to win the men's singles in Wimbledon.
- A son Emanuel, born 13 October 2007 in Munich, Germany.
- Croatia's most famous person abroad.
- Lost three finals in Wimbledon 1992, 1994 and 1998 before winning in 2001.
- Became the lowest-ranked player (world no 125) to win Wimbledon.
- Played for Yugoslavia 1988-1992 and Croatia from 1992.
- World no 2 with old ranking system.
- Has record for most aces in a year, 1477 aces in 1996.
- Has record for most aces in a tournament, 212 aces in Wimbledon 2001.
- Won Wimbledon with an injured shoulder and had surgery in Germany in 2002.
- Ranked #1 at the Delta Tour of Champions. (2005)
- Received BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2001.
- Goran and Tatjana married in San Pedro, California.
- Won Davis Cup in 2005.
- Have one bronze in singles and one bronze in doubles from Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.
- Son, Oliver born 7 September 2018 with Nives.
- Became first Croatian inducted into international tennis hall of fame in 2021.
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