Oliver Gross

Gross, the 1991 German Youth Champion, turned professional in 1993. The following year reached his first and only ATP Tour final, in San Marino, where he was defeated in straight sets by Carlos Costa.

He reached his highest career ranking of 60 in 1995, after reaching the quarterfinals in Munich and defeating number two Peter Sampras in Barcelona 1–6 6–2 6–3.

His best performance in a Grand Slam came at the 1998 US Open when he reached the round of 16. Gross came from two sets down in the opening round to beat 16th seed Albert Costa 2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4. He then accounted for dual French Open winner Sergi Bruguera 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 and in the third round had another five setter, defeating American wildcard Geoff Grant, 7–5, 6–7, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5. Playing for a spot in the quarter final, Gross was defeated by Swede Magnus Larsson 4–6, 5–7, 7–5, 2–6.

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1994	San Marino	Clay	Carlos Costa	1–6, 3–6

Singles: (10)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	1994	Belém, Brazil	Hard	Mario Rincon	6–4, 6–4
2.	1997	Salinas, Ecuador	Hard	Gilbert Schaller	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
3.	1997	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Francisco Cabello	6–2, 6–2
4.	2000	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Clay	Juan Balcells	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
5.	2000	Skopje, Macedonia	Clay	Yuri Schukin	7–5, 6–4
6.	2001	Eisenach, Germany	Clay	Martin Verkerk	5–7, 6–2, 6–1
7.	2001	Montauban, France	Clay	Julian Alonso	6–0, 4–1 (ret.)
8.	2001	Oberstaufen, Germany	Clay	Oliver Marach	6–0, 6–1
9.	2002	Sanremo, Italy	Clay	Renzo Furlan	6–4, 6–3
10.	2002	Ulm, Germany	Clay	Martin Verkerk	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3