Nikola Pilić

Nikola Pilić (27 August 1939 – 22 September 2025), also known as Niki Pilić, was a Croatian professional tennis player. He played for SFR Yugoslavia. Pilić was one of the Handsome Eight.Deutsche Welle Croatian language service 19 July 2010 Nikola Pilić – 'Prus sa Balkana' Pilić was listed world No. 6 in January 1968 and world No. 7 for 1967 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First edition), p. 428.

Pilić died in Rijeka, Croatia on 22 September 2025 at the age of 86.Preminuo Nikola Pilić, legenda hrvatskog i svjetskog tenisa 

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