Borna Ćorić (; born 14 November 1996) is a Croatian inactive professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in November 2018. Coric has won three ATP Tour titles, including the 2022 Cincinnati Masters.
Junior career In 2013, Ćorić reached the semifinals of both the Australian and French Open junior events, before going on to win the boys' singles event at the US Open against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in three sets. As a result, Ćorić moved to No. 1 in the junior rankings. That year, he also began playing on the ITF Futures circuit, winning five singles titles.
Professional career 2013: First best-of-5 match Ćorić made his debut at the 2013 Davis Cup, after he was selected for Croatia's World Group Play-off tie against Great Britain, with his first best-of-5 sets match coming against world number 3, Andy Murray. Despite showing promise, matching the Scot's level in the first 6 games, and breaking his serve in the third set, he would ultimately go on to lose in straight sets.
2014: ATP Star of Tomorrow In April, Ćorić defeated No. 21 Jerzy Janowicz on the first day of the Davis Cup tie between Croatia and Poland.
In July, in the first round of the clay court event in Umag where he was playing with a wildcard, Ćorić scored another notable win over a top-50 player, beating seventh seed, No. 46 Édouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets. He beat qualifier Horacio Zeballos in the second round to reach his first ATP quarterfinal. In the quarterfinal, he faced second seed Fabio Fognini and lost in three sets. Ćorić entered the top 200 for the first time on 28 July after his run in Umag, at No. 194.
In August, Ćorić qualified for the main draw of the 2014 US Open, his first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam. He upset 29th seed Lukáš Rosol in the first round in straight sets, before falling to Víctor Estrella Burgos in the second round.
On 21 September, Ćorić won his first ATP Challenger title in İzmir, and he entered the top 150 for the first time at the age of 17 and 10 months, at No. 140.
In October, he was given a wildcard for the Swiss Indoors, where he achieved his first victory over a top-20 player, No. 13 Ernests Gulbis, in straight sets. In the quarterfinals he went on to record the biggest victory of his young career, defeating world No. 3, Rafael Nadal. His run to the semifinals launched him into the world's top 100 for the first time (at No. 93), making him the youngest player to do so since Nadal in 2003. In the semifinal, he lost to future top ten player David Goffin, in three sets.
In November, Ćorić won the ATP Star of Tomorrow, awarded by the ATP Awards, for being the youngest player in the top 100.
2015: Top-50 player At the 2015 Australian Open, Ćorić received his first direct entry into the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. He faced 29th seed Jérémy Chardy in the first round and lost in four sets.
In February, Ćorić made the second ATP 500 semifinal of his career in Dubai, defeating world No. 3, Andy Murray, in straight sets in the quarterfinals, his second win over a top-5 player; although he entered the main draw as a lucky loser. In the semifinals, he lost to world No. 2, Roger Federer, in straight sets. In March, Ćorić made his ATP Masters 1000 main-draw debut in Indian Wells, reaching the second round.
At the French Open, Ćorić reached the third round in a Grand Slam for the first time, after defeating Sam Querrey and 18th seed Tommy Robredo, before falling to Jack Sock.
Ćorić achieved his first grass-court win by defeating Donald Young in the first round in Halle, before losing to Tomáš Berdych in the second round. At Wimbledon, he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round, then lost to 25th seed Andreas Seppi in the second in five sets.
In August, Ćorić climbed to a then career-high of No. 33 in the ATP rankings. After defeating one of his junior rivals, and future top-3 player Alexander Zverev, he lost to Stan Wawrinka in three close sets in the second round in Cincinnati. The Winston-Salem Open saw the first time that Ćorić attended an ATP tournament as a seeded player, where he reached the quarterfinals and lost to eventual champion Kevin Anderson. At the US Open, he lost in the first round to 8th seed Rafael Nadal in four sets.
In September, after winning another ATP Challenger title, Ćorić achieved two singles wins for Croatia in the 2015 Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against Brazil. He ended his 2015 season at No. 44.
2016: First ATP finals and knee surgery
In January, Ćorić was named in Forbes' "30 Under 30" sports list for 2016. That same month, as the eighth seed at the Aircel Chennai Open, he reached his first ATP final but was defeated by top seed, Stan Wawrinka, in straight sets. In Sydney, he lost in the first round to Gilles Müller. Ranked No. 40 at the Australian Open, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by Albert Ramos Viñolas.
Seeded seventh at the Open Sud de France, Ćorić was beaten in the first round by Michael Berrer. At the Rotterdam Open, he lost in the second round to fifth seed and eventual finalist, Gaël Monfils. In Dubai, he was defeated in the second round by eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Playing for Croatia in the Davis Cup tie against Belgium, Ćorić lost in a five-setter to David Goffin, but he won the deciding rubber by defeating Kimmer Coppejans to help Croatia to move on into the last eight. Competing at the Indian Wells Masters, he upset 29th seed, Thomaz Bellucci, in the second round. He was beaten in the third round by sixth seed Tomáš Berdych. In Miami, he fell in the first round to Denis Istomin.
Ćorić started his clay-court season in April at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh. Seeded third, he reached his second ATP final and lost to fourth seed, Federico Delbonis, in straight sets. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he was defeated in the first round by Philipp Kohlschreiber. Seeded sixth at the Estoril Open, he made it to the quarterfinals where he was eliminated by second seed Nick Kyrgios. In Madrid, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by World No. 1, 2011 champion, and eventual champion, Novak Djokovic. At the Italian Open, he was beaten in the first round by qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin. At the French Open, he upset 20th seed, Bernard Tomic, in the second round. He lost in the third round to 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut.
At the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Ćorić's first grass-court tournament of the season, he was defeated in the first round by fifth seed, David Goffin, in a tight three-set match.
In July, Ćorić repeated his feat from earlier in the year by winning the decisive rubber in Croatia's Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against the United States, defeating Jack Sock to send Croatia to their first Davis Cup semifinal since 2009.
At the Cincinnati Masters, Ćorić scored his third career victory over a top-10 player when he defeated former number one player, Rafael Nadal, in straight sets. It was his second career win over the Spaniard, both of which he achieved while still a teenager. Ćorić reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the Cincinnati Masters but was forced to retire when facing the eventual champion, Marin Čilić, in the quarterfinal match due to a knee injury, marking the first time that Ćorić retired during a match in his career.
In September, Ćorić lost to Richard Gasquet in the Davis Cup semifinal between France and Croatia, and then announced he would undergo season-ending knee surgery.
2017: First ATP title
Ćorić started his 2017 season at the Chennai Open. Seeded sixth, he lost in the first round to South Korean qualifier Chung Hyeon. Ranked No. 59 at the Australian Open, he was defeated in the first round by Alexandr Dolgopolov in four sets.
In February, Ćorić competed at the Open Sud de France. He fell in the first round to Aljaž Bedene. At the Rotterdam Open, he was eliminated in the second round by top seed and world No. 7, Marin Čilić. In Delray Beach, he was beaten in the second round by top seed and world No. 4, Milos Raonic. At the Mexican Open in Acapulco, he lost in the second round to third seed and world No. 8, Marin Čilić. During the week of March 6, he played at the Indian Wells Masters. He was defeated in the first round by qualifier Henri Laaksonen. Seeded fifth at the Irving Classic, he lost his second-round match to Dustin Brown. In Miami, he upset sixth seed and world No. 8, Dominic Thiem, in the second round. He fell in the third round to Adrian Mannarino.
Ćorić started his clay-court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh, Morocco. As last year's finalist, he won his first ATP title beating third seed, Philipp Kohlschreiber, in the final in three sets. He stormed back from a break down in both the second and third sets, and he also had to save a total of five championship points. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he lost in the first round to Jérémy Chardy. At the first edition of the Hungarian Open, he was defeated in the first round by Jiří Veselý. Seeded seventh in Istanbul, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by Dušan Lajović.
At the Madrid Open, he lost in the final round of qualifying to Mikhail Kukushkin. However, due to the withdrawal of Richard Gasquet, he earned a lucky loser spot in the main draw. He defeated Mischa Zverev and qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the third round. On May 12, he stunned world No. 1, Andy Murray to reach his first Masters quarterfinal on clay. This was his first victory over a world No. 1 player. He ended up losing in the quarterfinals to eighth seed, world No. 9, and eventual finalist, Dominic Thiem. Seeded seventh at the first edition of the Lyon Open, he was beaten in the first round by Nikoloz Basilashvili. Ranked No. 40 at the French Open, he lost in the second round to 25th seed and world No. 26, Steve Johnson, in four sets.
Ćorić played only one tournament in preparation for Wimbledon. Seeded seventh at the first edition of the Antalya Open, he lost in the first round to eventual finalist Adrian Mannarino. Ranked 45 at Wimbledon, he was defeated in the first round by American Ryan Harrison.
Ćorić began his US Open series at the Rogers Cup. Here, he lost in the second round to top seed and world No. 2, Rafael Nadal. In Cincinnati, he was defeated in the first round by Nikoloz Basilashvili. Seeded 14th at the Winston-Salem Open, he upset 3rd seed, world No. 14, two-time champion, and big-serving American, John Isner, in the third round. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jan-Lennard Struff. Ranked 61 at the US Open, he upset fourth seed and world No. 6, Alexander Zverev, in the second round. He subsequently lost to eventual finalist, Kevin Anderson, in the third round.
At the St. Petersburg Open, Ćorić lost in round one to eighth seed Jan-Lennard Struff. In Chengdu, he was defeated in the first round by Guido Pella. He fell in the final round of qualifying at the China Open to Marcel Granollers. At the Shanghai Masters, he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying by Henri Laaksonen. Competing at the Kremlin Cup, he was beaten in the first round by Dudi Sela. At the Swiss Indoors, he reached the second round where he lost to second seed, world No. 4, and defending champion, Marin Čilić, in three sets. Getting past qualifying at the Paris Masters, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by third seed Marin Čilić. Ćorić qualified for the Next Generation ATP Finals after finishing in the top seven in the Race to Milan. He entered as the fourth seed and won his group through the round-robin stage, defeating Jared Donaldson, Daniil Medvedev, and Karen Khachanov. He was defeated by Andrey Rublev in the semifinals. In the third place match against Medvedev, Ćorić withdrew from the match due to injury.
Ćorić ended the year ranked 48.
2018: Davis Cup champion and Top 15