Ivana Lisjak
Country (sports) | Croatia |
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Residence | Long Island, New York |
Born | Čakovec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | March 17, 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | pro |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $285,185 |
Singles | |
Career record | 216–146 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 95 (June 5, 2006) |
Current ranking | No. - |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2007) |
French Open | 3R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
US Open | 3R (2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 49 – 39 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 209 (March 3, 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 1082 (October 07, 2013) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2006) |
Last updated on: September 23, 2013. |
Ivana Lisjak (born March 17, 1987) is a female tennis player from Croatia. Her WTA ranking was No. 388 (as of October 7, 2013). She began playing tennis at the age of three when her sister introduced her to the sport at their tennis club.
She has won a total of seven ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles. Her highest singles ranking is No.95 which she achieved on June 12, 2006; after she reached the third round of the 2006 French Open, where she lost to former World No. 1 Martina Hingis of Switzerland.
Highlights in her tennis career also include reaching the third round of the 2005 U.S. Open where she lost to Nicole Vaidišová of the Czech Republic.
Early and personal life
Ivana Lisjak was born on 17 March 1987 in Čakovec, to parents Dragutin and Slavica. She has one sister, Slađana. Lisjak began playing tennis at the age of 3 when sister introduced her at their tennis club. She is a baseliner who prefers hardcourts. She currently trains a 12-year old tennis player in New York.
ITF Circuit titles
Singles: 15 (7-8)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | October 7, 2002 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Tina Hergold | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | October 13, 2002 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Tina Hergold | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | April 28, 2003 | Maglie, Italy | Clay | Lenka Němečková | 7–5, 1–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | March 27, 2005 | Redding, United States | Hard | Lucie Šafářová | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | April 19, 2005 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Sanja Ančić | 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | May 22, 2005 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Olga Blahotová | 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 7. | June 19, 2005 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | November 20, 2006 | Poitiers, France | Hard | Aravane Rezaï | 6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | June 5, 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Kyra Nagy | 6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | December 15, 2007 | Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Petra Kvitová | 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 11. | June 7, 2009 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Ana Jovanović | 6–0, 7–6(10) |
Winner | 12. | August 9, 2009 | Monteroni, Italy | Clay | Claudia Giovine | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 13. | October 3, 2010 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | Iryna Brémond | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | October 10, 2010 | Limoges, France | Hard | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 15. | July 8, 2013 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Nicole Gibbs | 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (1-6)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | April 19, 2005 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Sanja Ančić | Mari Andersson Kristina Andlovic |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | May 1, 2005 | Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | Korina Perkovic | Meta Sevšek Ana Skafar |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 3. | May 22, 2005 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Nadja Pavić | Olga Vymetálková Soledad Esperón |
5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | December 14, 2007 | Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | February 11, 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Neda Kozić | Johanna Larsson Anna Smith |
0–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | February 22, 2008 | Capriolo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Darija Jurak | Kelly Anderson Sarah Borwell |
6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | March 28, 2011 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | Margalita Chakhnashvili | Elena Bovina Valeria Savinykh |
1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |