Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 14 May 1980 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then SFRY) |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (150 lb) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $398,007 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 319–187 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 99 (21 June 2004) |
| Current ranking | No. 337 (30 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2006) |
| French Open | 1r (2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1r (2004) |
| US Open | Q3 (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 261–135 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 35 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (10 July 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 93 (30 January 2012) |
| Last updated on: 24 December 2009. | |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian Croat tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked Word No. 99.[1] On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached No. 59 in doubles,[1] after winning ASB Classic in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yulia Beygelzimer. She also won 14 singles and 31 doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation. Jugić-Salkić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but fell to Maria Elena Camerin in the first round. During her long career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer.
|
Contents
|
Personal life
Jugić-Salkić was born to Hidajet and Hašiha Jugić.[2] She began playing tennis relatively late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol.[2] She fluent in Bosnian and English.
Career statistics
WTA Tour doubles finals (3; 2–1)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (2/1) | International (0/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2004-01-10 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Jelena Kostanić |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
7–6(6), 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2005-07–07 | Modena, Italy | Clay |  Yulia Beygelzimer |
 Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková |
6–2, 6–0 |
| RU | 1. | 2008-04-19 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay |  İpek Şenoğlu |
 Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
External links
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Mervana Jugić-Salkić.
Read more