Boro Jovanović

Boro Jovanović (21 October 1939 – 19 December 2023) was a Yugoslav and Croatian tennis player. Jovanović was runner-up in the 1962 Wimbledon doubles tournament with Nikola Pilić, and quarter-finalist in the 1968 Wimbledon doubles tournament. In singles, Jovanović reached the final of the 1963 Italian Open and the quarterfinals of the 1968 French Open. In 1972, Boro Jovanović joined the World Championship Tennis Tour.^[2] He was ranked World No. 8 for 1963 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.^[1] Jovanović died on 19 December 2023, at the age of 84.^[3]

Boro Jovanović

Country (sports)	Yugoslavia
Born	(1939-10-21)21 October 1939 Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Died	19 December 2023(2023-12-19) (aged 84) Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1972 (amateur from 1959)
Retired	1974
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1963, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1962)
French Open	QF (1968)
Wimbledon	2R (1959, 1960, 1963)
US Open	1R (1962, 1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1962)
Wimbledon	F (1962)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1963)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	FAm (1962)
Medal record Tennis Representing  Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games 1963 Naples Doubles 1963 Naples Singles Summer Universiade 1961 Sofia Singles 1961 Sofia Doubles

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: ( 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1962	Wimbledon	Grass	Niki Pilić	Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle	2–6, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6