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Mima Jaušovec (anglicized: Mima Jausovec)
| Country |
 Yugoslavia
 Slovenia |
| Residence |
Maribor, Slovenia |
| Date of birth |
July 20, 1956 (1956-07-20) (age 53) |
| Place of birth |
Maribor, Slovenia
back then (Yugoslavia) |
| Height |
5'3" (1.60 m) |
| Weight |
110 lbs. (49.8 kg) |
| Turned pro |
1975 |
| Retired |
1988 |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Career prize money |
$ 933,926 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
351–248 (58,6%) |
| Career titles |
5 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 6 (22 March 1982) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
SF (1980) |
| French Open |
W (1977) |
| Wimbledon |
QF (1978, 1981) |
| US Open |
SF (1976) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
28–26 (51,8%) |
| Career titles |
6 (2 ITF) |
| Highest ranking |
n/a |
Mima Jaušovec (help·info) is a Slovenian female former tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia). She holds a record in highest singles ranking record for any Slovenian tennis player ever, both male an female, when she was "World No. 12" in January 1983.
Jaušovec's only Grand Slam success came in the 1977 French Open singles championship. The following year, 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other notable tournament championships include the 1978 German Open and the 1976 Italian Open.
Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final. That same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull.
Jaušovec active tennis career spanned fifteen years, from 1973 through 1988. Today, she is the head coach of the Slovenian national female tennis team. She was an unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia for the 2004 European Parliament election.
[edit] Grand Slam finals
[edit] Singles (3)
[edit] Runner-ups (2)
[edit] Women's doubles (2)
[edit] Runner-up
[edit] WTA Tour titles (5)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (1) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (3) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) |
| No. |
Year |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
1976 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
 Lesley Hunt |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2. |
1976 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
 Regina Maršíková |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 3. |
1977 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
 Florenta Mihai |
6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
| 4. |
1978 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Virginia Ruzici |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 5. |
1982 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
 Sylvia Hanika |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
Career SR |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
A / A |
A |
A |
SF |
3R |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
NH |
A |
1R |
0 / 4 |
| French Open |
2R |
2R |
2R |
W |
F |
2R |
3R |
QF |
4R |
F |
3R |
2R |
3R |
1R |
A |
1 / 14 |
| Wimbledon |
3R |
4R |
4R |
3R |
QF |
2R |
A |
QF |
2R |
3R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
0 / 12 |
| U.S. Open |
2R |
1R |
SF |
QF |
2R |
2R |
QF |
2R |
2R |
3R |
3R |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 12 |
| SR |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
1 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
1 / 42 |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Chris Evert
