1988: Turns professional but out in first round in his first Wimbledon.

1989: Moves up from number 371 to 40 in the world after a successful year, reaching quarter-finals of seven tournaments. Loses his first Tour final in Florence and reaches last eight of the Australian Open - his second Grand Slam tournament. Reaches second round at Wimbledon.

1990: Together with Goran Prpic and Slobodan Zivojinovic, he wins Peugeot World Team Cup. Captures first Tour singles title on clay in Stuttgart and is runner-up in Long Island, Bordeaux and Basle. Beats Boris Becker in French Open first round and, with Petr Korda, loses the men's doubles final at French Open. Reaches semi-finals at Wimbledon, but beaten by Becker in five sets.

1991: Wins his second Tour event, in Manchester. Doubles winner in Manchester, Milan and Rome. Reaches second round at Wimbledon.

1992: Triumphs in four singles tournaments en route to semi-finals of the ATP World Championship, where he loses to eventual winner Becker. Beaten finalist at Wimbledon against Andre Agassi in five-setter. Wins bronze medals at Olympics in singles and men's doubles.

1993: Wins in Bucharest, Vienna and Paris and is runner-up in Doha, Rome and Stockholm. Reaches third round at Wimbledon. Again reaches semi-finals of World Championship.

1994: Loses Wimbledon final again - to Pete Sampras. Runner-up in Stuttgart, Bucharest and Stockholm, but victorious in Kitzbuhel and Tokyo.

1995: Semi-finalist at Wimbledon but loses to eventual winner Sampras. Wins Grand Slam Cup and finishes in top 10 for fourth successive year.

1996: Best season on ATP Tour, winning in Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam and Moscow. Reaches last four of US Open and ATP World Championship, and last eight at Wimbledon. Fires 1,477 aces, breaking his own record.

1997: Finishes out of the world's top 10 at the end of the year for the first time since 1991 but wins tournaments in Zagreb, Milan and Vienna. Runner-up in Dubai and at Queen's. Fails to progress beyond quarter-finals of any Grand Slam.

1998: Loses in first round of the Australian Open and French Open. Bounces back to reach third Wimbledon final but again tastes defeat, losing in five sets to Sampras.

1999: Misses Australian Open due to back injury, ending run of 23 consecutive Grand Slam events. Beaten by Todd Martin in fourth round at Wimbledon.

2000: Worst year since 1988 because of shoulder problems. Beaten in first round at Wimbledon by Arnaud Clement.

2001: Failed to qualify for the Australian Open and did not enter qualifying for the French Open. First wild card ever to reach the men's final of a Grand Slam event and achieves dream of winning Wimbledon title at fourth attempt with an epic five-set victory over Australian Pat Rafter.

Goran Ivanisevic dedicated his Wimbledon win to his friend Drazen Petrovic (left), an NBA basketball player who was killed in a car crash in 1993. Petrovic, one of the best players to ever come out of Europe, played for New Jersey Nets.