# Borna Gojo

Borna Gojo (Croatian pronunciation:; 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. He is currently the No. 8 Croatian player.

## 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.

## 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.
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. He defeated fellow qualifier and lucky loser Alessandro Giannessi in five sets for his first Grand Slam win but lost to Serbian Filip Krajinović.
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.

### 2023-2025: Masters, Wimbledon, US Open debuts and first fourth round, top 75

He made his debut on 9 January 2023 in the top 125 at world No. 124.
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.
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 and reached the fourth round for the first time at a Major defeating Hugo Dellien, Mackenzie McDonald and Jiří Veselý. He lost to second seed and eventual champion Novak Djokovic. As a result he reached the top 100 at world No. 77 climbing 28 spots on 11 September 2023.
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. He finished the season at a career-high ranking of world No. 72 on 20 November 2023.
Following a seven months hiatus, that started in January 2024 following a back injury, he won his first Challenger in two years at the inaugural edition of the 2024 Sioux Falls Challenger.

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2025 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–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 | | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 4R | Q2 | | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 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 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| 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 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | | 17 | 17 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 12–9 | 1–2 | | 20–22 | 20–22 |
| Year-end ranking | 335 | 276 | 221 | 284 | 144 | 72 | 443 | | $1,183,982 | $1,183,982 |

## ATP Challenger Tour finals
### Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2022 | Bengaluru, India | Challenger | Hard | Tseng Chun-hsin | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Lukáš Klein | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2023 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Nuno Borges | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2023 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Arnaldi | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2024 | Sioux Falls, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Colton Smith | 6–1, 7–5 |

## ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (0–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | Turkey F49, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Alexandar Lazov | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2017 | Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Scott Griekspoor | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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

## National representation
### Davis Cup (9–6)

* 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)
* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 0–3; 18 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Group B round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1 | I | Singles | Russia | Andrey Rublev | 3–6, 3–6 |
| 0–3; 20 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Group B round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 2 | II | Singles | Spain | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 3–6 |
| 3–1; 6-7 March 2020; Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 3 | I | Singles | India | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 3–0; 25 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 4 | I | Singles | Australia | Alexei Popyrin | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5 |
| 2–1; 29 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Finals Quarterfinal; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 5 | I | Singles | Italy | Lorenzo Sonego | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2–1; 3 December 2021; Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Semifinal; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 6 | I | Singles | Serbia | Dušan Lajović | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 0–2; 5 December 2021; Madrid Arena, Madrid, Spain; Davis Cup Finals Final; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 7 | I | Singles | Russia | Andrey Rublev | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| 0–3; 14 September 2022; Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 8 | I | Singles | Italy | Lorenzo Musetti | 4–6, 2–6 |
| 2–1; 15 September 2022; Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 9 | I | Singles | Sweden | Elias Ymer | 2–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| 3–0; 17 September 2022; Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group A round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 10 | I | Singles | Argentina | Sebastián Báez | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 3–1; 4–5 February 2023; Centar Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 11 | II | Singles | Austria | Dominic Thiem | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, |
| 1–2; 13 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 12 | II | Singles | United States | Frances Tiafoe | 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 1–2; 15 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 13 | II | Singles | Finland | Emil Ruusuvuori | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 4–6 |
| 2–1; 17 September 2023; Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 14 | II | Singles | Netherlands | Tallon Griekspoor | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| 4–0; 13–14 September 2024; Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia; Davis Cup World Group I; hard (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 15 | I | Singles | Lithuania | Vilius Gaubas | 6–4, 6–2 |

### ATP Cup (4–1)

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