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Born: 19/3/79
Nationality: Croatian
Seeded: 20
World ranking: 17
Wimbledon best:
2nd round (2002, 2003)
Recent record:
2004: 1st round
2003: 2nd round
2002: 2nd round
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Olympic bronze medallist Ivan Ljubicic is no stranger to success at Wimbledon, having reached the junior singles final in 1996.
But the big-serving Croat has yet to show the same form in the senior tournament.
In five attempts at SW19, he has never made it past the second round.
His overall Grand Slam record is not much better, going just one step further at the US Open and Australian Open.
The 26-year-old has been the perpetual bridesmaid this season, reaching finals in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai and Marseille but leaving all four events empty-handed.
Recently though, Ljubicic has become something of a national hero after battling past Andy Roddick in the Davis Cup to give Croatia a sensational win over the US.
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MMIX
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