Borna Gojo

Croatian tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Borna Gojo (Croatian pronunciation: [bôːrna ɡǒːjo];[1][2] born 27 February 1998) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 72, achieved on 20 November 2023, and a doubles ranking of world No. 394 achieved on 17 January 2022.[3] He is currently the No. 5 Croatian player.[4]

Country(sports) Croatia
Born (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 28)
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
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Borna Gojo
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceSplit, Croatia
Born (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 28)
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeWake Forest
Prize moneyUS $ 1,350,498
Singles
Career record20–27
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 72 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 289 (10 November 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2021, 2025)
French Open2R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open4R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 394 (17 January 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2025)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (2021)
Last updated on: 16 September 2025.
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College career

Gojo played college tennis at Wake Forest University, where he was part of the team that won the NCAA National Championship in 2018 while being named the tournament's most outstanding player.[5][6]

Professional career

2018-2021: ATP & top 250 debuts, Davis Cup finalist

Gojo made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Winston-Salem Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. He faced American Ryan Harrison and lost 2–6, 4–6. He made his top 250 debut at No. 245 on 19 October 2020.[3]

Borna lost in the finals with team Croatia in the 2021 Davis Cup.

2022: Major debut & first win, Maiden Challenger title & top 150

At the 2022 French Open he qualified for his first Grand Slam in his career.[7] He defeated fellow qualifier and lucky loser Alessandro Giannessi in five sets for his first Grand Slam win but lost to Serbian Filip Krajinović.[8]

He moved 34 positions up into the top 150 at No. 148 on 31 October 2022, following his maiden title at the 2022 Sparkassen ATP Challenger in Ortisei.[3]

2023: Masters, Wimbledon, US Open debuts and fourth round, top 75

He made his debut on 9 January 2023 in the top 125 at world No. 124.[3]

He made his Masters 1000 debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier, where he lost in the first round to Richard Gasquet and at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open also as a qualifier where he lost to Thiago Monteiro. He reached a few spots shy of the top 100 in the rankings on 8 May 2023.[3]

Gojo made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships as a direct entry into the main draw. He qualified for the next Major at the 2023 US Open[9] and reached the fourth round for the first time at a Major defeating Hugo Dellien, Mackenzie McDonald and Jiří Veselý.[10][11] He lost to second seed and eventual champion Novak Djokovic.[12] As a result he reached the top 100 at world No. 77 climbing 28 spots on 11 September 2023.[13][14]

Ranked No. 77, he received a wildcard for the 2023 Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria where he defeated Aslan Karatsev and sixth seed Tommy Paul to reach the quarterfinals.[15] He finished the season at a career-high ranking of world No. 72 on 20 November 2023.[3]

2024-2025: Hiatus, back to top 250

Following a seven months hiatus, that started in January 2024 due to back injury, he won his first Challenger in two years at the inaugural edition of the 2024 Sioux Falls Challenger.[16]

In April 2025, he qualified for the newly upgraded ATP 500, the 2025 BMW Open, but lost to eventual finalist Ben Shelton.[17] At the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open he reached his first Masters main draw in two years also as a qualifier.[18] In May, after his first three round wins at the 2025 Open Aix Provence over Hugo Gaston, Daniel Elahi Galán and qualifier Valentin Vacherot, Gojo reached the semifinals. As a result he rose 100 positions up to return to the top 255 in the singles rankings on 5 May 2025.[19][20] In mid-May, Gojo qualified for the main draw of the ATP 500 2025 Hamburg Open defeating Dimitar Kuzmanov, before losing to Jiří Lehečka.[21] As a result he moved back into the top 250 in the singles rankings on 26 May 2025.[3]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles

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Tournament2018201920202021 202220232024 2025SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q3 A A A Q3 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A Q2 2R Q2 A A 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q1 1R A Q1 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A Q1 Q2 4R Q2 Q1 0 / 1 3–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 4–3
National representation
Davis Cup A RR QR F SF RR 0 / 4 7–6
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A NH A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Monte-Carlo A A NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A NH A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Italian Open A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0 / 3 0–3
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 2 3 9 2 3 20
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–3 3–5 12–9 1–2 0–3 20–25
Year-end ranking 335 276 221 284 144 72 443 $1,288,463
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ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2022 Bengaluru, India Challenger Hard Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Slovakia Lukáš Klein 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 1–2 Feb 2023 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard Portugal Nuno Borges 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 1–3 Apr 2023 Murcia, Spain Challenger Clay Italy Matteo Arnaldi 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–3 Oct 2024 Sioux Falls, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Colton Smith 6–1, 7–5
Loss 2–4 Feb 2026 Cleveland, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Colton Smith 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–4 Feb 2026 Metepec, Mexico Challenger Hard Canada Alexis Galarneau 6–1, 6–4
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ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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ITF Futures (0–2)
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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2016 Turkey F49, Antalya Futures Hard Bulgaria Alexandar Lazov 6–7(6–8), 5–7
Loss 0–2 Nov 2017 Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur Futures Hard Netherlands Scott Griekspoor 4–6, 2–6
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Doubles 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Serbia F2, Sombor Futures Clay Croatia Domagoj Bilješko Montenegro Ljubomir Čelebić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nerman Fatić
6–1, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2016 Serbia F6, Zlatibor Futures Clay Croatia Domagoj Bilješko Serbia Goran Marković
Croatia Antun Vidak
6–1, 6–7(1–7), [11–9]
Win 2–1 Oct 2016 Croatia F10, Bol Futures Clay Croatia Nino Serdarušić Serbia Ivan Bjelica
Serbia Darko Jandrić
6–3, 6–7(11–13), [10–5]
Loss 2–2 Dec 2016 Turkey F49, Antalya Futures Hard Czech Republic Ondřej Krstev Turkey Tuna Altuna
Russia Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
6–3, 3–6, [12–14]
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National representation

Davis Cup (9–6)

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Group membership
Finals (6–6)
Qualifying Round (2–0)
World Group I (1–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (9–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (9–6)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by venue
Home (5–1)
Away (1–2)
Neutral (3–3)
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More information Result, No. ...
Result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease0–3; 18 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Group B round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 1 I Singles Russia Russia Andrey Rublev 3–6, 3–6
Decrease0–3; 20 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Group B round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 2 II Singles Spain Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 3–6
Increase3–1; 6-7 March 2020; Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 3 I Singles India India Prajnesh Gunneswaran 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Increase3–0; 25 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 4 I Singles Australia Australia Alexei Popyrin 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Increase2–1; 29 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Finals Quarterfinal; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 5 I Singles Italy Italy Lorenzo Sonego 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–2
Increase2–1; 3 December 2021; Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Semifinal; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 6 I Singles Serbia Serbia Dušan Lajović 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Decrease0–2; 5 December 2021; Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Final; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 7 I Singles Russia Russia Andrey Rublev 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Decrease0–3; 14 September 2022; Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 8 I Singles Italy Italy Lorenzo Musetti 4–6, 2–6
Increase2–1; 15 September 2022; Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 9 I Singles Sweden Sweden Elias Ymer 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Increase3–0; 17 September 2022; Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 10 I Singles Argentina Argentina Sebastián Báez 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Increase3–1; 4–5 February 2023; Centar Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 11 II Singles Austria Austria Dominic Thiem 6–3, 7–6(7–2),
Decrease1–2; 13 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 12 II Singles United States United States Frances Tiafoe 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Decrease1–2; 15 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 13 II Singles Finland Finland Emil Ruusuvuori 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Increase2–1; 17 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 14 II Singles Netherlands Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Increase4–0; 13–14 September 2024; Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia; Davis Cup World Group I; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 15 I Singles Lithuania Lithuania Vilius Gaubas 6–4, 6–2
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ATP Cup (4–1)

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Matches by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (3–0)
Mixed Doubles (1–1)
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More information Rubber outcome, No. ...
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase8–2; 29 December 2022–3 January 2023; RAC Arena, Perth, Australia; Round robin, Group F; hard surface
Victory 1 IV Singles Argentina Argentina Federico Coria 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Victory 2 V Mixed Doubles (with Tara Würth) Nadia Podoroska / Tomás Martín Etcheverry 1–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Victory 3 IV Singles France France Adrian Mannarino 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Decrease2–3; 4 January 2023; RAC Arena, Perth, Australia; Host city final; hard surface
Victory 4 IV Singles Greece Greece Stefanos Sakellaridis 6–4, 6–2
Defeat 5 V Mixed Doubles (with Petra Martić) Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–7(6–8), 4–6
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