Kaja Juvan

Kaja Juvan
	Juvan at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	Slovenia
Born	25 November 2000 (age 23); Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Óscar Serrano
Prize money	US$ 2,271,504
Singles
Career record	207–111
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 58 (6 June 2022)
Current ranking	No. 603 (6 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2021)
French Open	2R (2020, 2022)
Wimbledon	3R (2021, 2022)
US Open	3R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	18–22
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 97 (18 July 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2022)
French Open	2R (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2021, 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	19–10
	Last updated on: 6 November 2024.

Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player.

She turned professional on 17 October 2016. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 6 June 2022. On 18 July 2022, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles rankings. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering with Natela Dzalamidze.

Junior career

On the junior tour, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of 5, in January 2017. She reached the semifinals of both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the 2016 US Open girls' doubles events. She was also a winner of the Orange Bowl in 2016.

Juvan and Iga Świątek of Poland won gold in doubles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.^[1]

Professional career

2019: Breakthrough, Grand Slam debut

She made her Grand Slam debut as a lucky loser at the French Open where she lost in the first round.

After winning her qualifier bracket, she reached the second round of the Wimbledon Championships where she lost a three-set match to Serena Williams.^[2]

2021: Australian Open and Wimbledon third rounds, top 60 debut

Juvan reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship at the 2021 Australian Open as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating 13th seed Johanna Konta in the first round, her first top-15 win, and Mayar Sherif in the second round. She lost to eventual Australian Open runner-up and 22nd seed, Jennifer Brady. As a result, she entered the top 100 at a career high of world No. 91, on 22 February 2021.

In June, she also reached the third round at Wimbledon where she defeated ninth seed Belinda Bencic in the first round, her second top-15 win for 2021, and French qualifier Clara Burel in the second round.

2022: Second Wimbledon third round

At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she upset 23rd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, the winner of two back-to-back grass-court titles and one of the most-in-form players.^[3]^[4]

2023: Break and return to competition

On 5 April 2023, Juvan announced that she was taking a break from her tennis career for personal reasons.^[5] She took two months off the tour following the death of her father Robert due to cancer. Ranked No. 241, she qualified for her third consecutive main draw at the Wimbledon Championships.^[6]

Ranked No. 145, she qualified again at the US Open, saving five match points in the last qualifying round, and reached the third round of the main draw, where she lost to longtime friend Świątek.^[7] As a result, she moved close to 40 positions up in the rankings.^[8]

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[9]

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q2	1R	3R	1R	2R	2R	0 / 5	4–5	44%
French Open	A	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	Q2	A	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	NH	3R	3R	2R	A	0 / 4	6–4	60%
US Open	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	3R	A	0 / 4	4–4	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–3	5–4	3–4	4–3	1–1	0 / 17	16–17	48%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup^[a]	Z2	Z1	Z1	Z1^[b]		PO	RR	A	0 / 0	11–6	65%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open^[c]	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	NH	A	2R	Q2	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Miami Open	A	A	A	NH	A	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	A	A	NH	Q1	Q2	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Guadalajara Open	NH					A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wuhan Open	A	A	A	NH				A	0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	A	A	A	NH			A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–3	0–0		0 / 4	2–4	33%
Career statistics
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	0^[d]	0^[d]	4	7	14	14	8	1	Career total: 48
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Career total: 1
Hard win–loss	0–1	1–1	1–3	4–3	10–9	6–8	4–5	1–1	0 / 27	27–31	47%
Clay win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–4	1–3	11–3	3–3	0–0	0 / 14	18–15	55%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	NH	2–1	2–3	1–1	0–0	0 / 7	6–7	46%
Overall win–loss	0–1	1–1	3–7	6–7	13–13	19–14	8–9	1–1	0 / 48	51–53	49%
Win (%)	0%	0%	30%	46%	50%	58%	47%	50%	Career total: 49%
Year-end ranking^[e]	555	174	133	104	98	88	104		$2,271,504

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2022	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	WTA 250	Clay	Angelique Kerber	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 7–6⁽⁰⁾, 6–7⁽⁵⁾

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2021	Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania	WTA 250	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif	6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (7–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2016	ITF Velenje, Slovenia	10,000	Clay	Gabriela Pantůčková	6–4, 2–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2016	ITF Bol, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Tena Lukas	6–3, 6–1
Loss	1–2	Mar 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Camilla Scala	6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Win	2–2	Jun 2017	ITF Maribor, Slovenia	15,000	Clay	Nina Potočnik	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–2	Apr 2018	ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Raluca Șerban	6–4, 6–1
Loss	3–3	May 2018	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Sabina Sharipova	4–6, 2–6
Win	4–3	Jun 2018	ITF Ystad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Andreea Roșca	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	4–4	Jul 2018	ITF Turin, Italy	25,000	Clay	Andreea Roșca	1–6, 1–6
Win	5–4	Sep 2018	ITF Bagnatica, Italy	25,000	Clay	Jasmine Paolini	6–7⁽⁸⁾, 6–1, 7–5
Win	6–4	Oct 2018	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Polina Leykina	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	6–5	Mar 2019	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Jil Teichmann	6–7⁽³⁾, 0–6
Win	7–5	Apr 2019	ITF Pula, Italy	25,000	Clay	Alexandra Cadanțu	6–1, 3–0 ret.

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2016	ITF Bol, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Lea Bošković	Mariana Dražić Ani Mijačika	4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss	1–1	Dec 2020	Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE	100,000	Hard	Aliona Bolsova	Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina	4–6, 6–3, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	Olga Danilović	Caty McNally Whitney Osuigwe	6–4, 6–3

Billie Jean King Cup participation

Legend
Europe/Africa Group (8–5)
Play-offs (2–0)
World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–1)
Finals (2–1)

Singles (13–7)

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Surface	Against	Opponent	W/L	Score
2017	Z2 R/R	21 Apr 2017	Šiauliai (LIT)	Hard (i)	Norway	Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen	L	4–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 3–6
2018	Z1 R/R	7 Feb 2018	Tallinn (EST)	Hard (i)	Croatia	Lea Bošković	L	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
2018	Z1 R/R	9 Feb 2018	Tallinn (EST)	Hard (i)	Sweden	Jacqueline Cabaj Awad	W	6–1, 6–3
2019	Z1 R/R	6 Feb 2019	Bath (GBR)	Hard (i)	Great Britain	Katie Boulter	L	4–6, 2–6
		7 Feb 2019			Hungary	Dalma Gálfi	L	1–6, 4–6
		8 Feb 2019			Greece	Valentini Grammatikopoulou	L	6–7⁽²⁾, 7–5, 3–6
	Z1 P/O	9 Feb 2019			Georgia	Mariam Bolkvadze	W	6–1, 3–0 ret.
2020–21	Z1 R/R	5 Feb 2020	Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)	Hard (i)	Turkey	Başak Eraydın	W	6–4, 7–5
2020–21	Z1 PO	8 Feb 2020	Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)	Hard (i)	Serbia	Olga Danilović	W	6–2, 6–2
2022	Z1 R/R	11 Apr 2022	Antalya (TUR)	Clay	Georgia	Zoziya Kardava	W	7–5, 6–1
		12 Apr 2022			Austria	Sinja Kraus	W	6–1, 6–4
		13 Apr 2022			Croatia	Ana Konjuh	W	6–2, 7–5
		14 Apr 2022			Bulgaria	Viktoriya Tomova	W	6–1, 6–2
	PO	11 Nov 2022	Velenje (SLO)	Clay	China	Wang Xinyu	W	6–3, 6–1
	PO	12 Nov 2022	Velenje (SLO)	Clay	China	Zheng Qinwen	W	2–6, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, 6–3
2023	F QR	14 Apr 2023	Koper (SLO)	Clay	Romania	Ana Bogdan	L	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
	F QR	15 Apr 2023	Koper (SLO)	Clay	Romania	Jaqueline Cristian	W	6–2, 6–4
	F	7 Nov 2023	Seville (ESP)	Hard (i)	Australia	Ajla Tomljanovic	W	6–4, 6–1
		10 Nov 2023			Kazakhstan	Anna Danilina	W	6–1, 6–0
		11 Nov 2023			Italy	Martina Trevisan	L	6–7⁽⁶⁾, 3–6

Doubles (5–3)

Legend
Europe/Africa Group (4–3)
World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–0)

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Against	Opponents	W/L	Score
2017	Z2 R/R	20 Apr 2017	Šiauliai (LIT)	Hard (i)	Andreja Klepač	Sweden	Jacqueline C. Awad Kajsa R. Persson	W	6–3, 7–5
2018	Z1 R/R	8 Feb 2018	Tallinn (EST)	Hard (i)	Tamara Zidanšek	Hungary	Dalma Gálfi Fanny Stollár	L	4–6, 3–6
2018	Z1 R/R	9 Feb 2018	Tallinn (EST)	Hard (i)	Nika Radišič	Sweden	Mirjam Björklund Jacqueline C. Awad	W	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2
2019	Z1 R/R	6 Feb 2019	Bath (GBR)	Hard (i)	Dalila Jakupović	UK	Harriet Dart Katie Swan	L	2–6, 2–6
2020–21	Z1 R/R	6 Feb 2020	Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)	Hard (i)	Pia Lovrič	Poland	Maja Chwalińska Alicja Rosolska	W	7–5, 6–0
2020–21	Z1 P/O	8 Feb 2020	Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)	Hard (i)	Tamara Zidanšek	Serbia	Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović	L	4–6, 4–6
2022	Z1 R/R	12 Apr 2022	Antalya (TUR)	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	Austria	Melanie Klaffner Sinja Kraus	W	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2023	F QR	16 Apr 2023	Koper (SLO)	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	Romania	Irina Bara Monica Niculescu	W	4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Record against other players

Top 10 wins

Season	2022	Total
Wins	2	2

#	Player	Rank	Tournament	Surface	Rd	Score	KJR
2022
1.	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 2	Adelaide International, Australia	Hard	2R	7–6^(8–6), 6–1	No. 100
2.	Karolína Plíšková	No. 8	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	SF	6–2, 7–5	No. 81

Notes

^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
^ ^a ^b During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
^ 2016: WTA ranking–717.

References

^ "For Iga Swiatek and Kaja Juvan, friendship comes first at US Open". Women's Tennis Association. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Zagoria, Adam (4 July 2019). "Serena Williams Survives 18-Year-Old Qualifier Kaja Juvan, Advances To Third Round At Wimbledon". Forbes. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "Tennis, WTA – Wimbledon 2022: Juvan takes out Haddad Maia". 27 June 2022.
^ "Beatriz Haddad Maia Upset in Wimbledon Round 1". 27 June 2022.
^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (5 April 2023). "Rodzinny dramat przyjaciółki Igi Świątek. Postanowiła zawiesić karierę". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".
^ Chiesa, Victoria (31 August 2023). "Iga Swiatek to face 'best friend' Kaja Juvan at 2023 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
Grez, Matias (1 September 2023). "Iga Świątek breezes past 'best friend' Kaja Juvan in less than 50 minutes to reach US Open fourth round". CNN. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup".
^ "Kaja Juvan [SLO] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links

Kaja Juvan at the Women's Tennis Association
Kaja Juvan at the International Tennis Federation
Kaja Juvan at the Billie Jean King Cup
Kaja Juvan at Wimbledon
Kaja Juvan at ESPN.com
Kaja Juvan at Olympedia

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bianca Andreescu	Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 2016	Succeeded by Whitney Osuigwe

[BJKP-10] Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.

[BJKC2020_21-11] Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.

[DubaiDoha-12] The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

[Zero_tournaments-13] During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.

[WTA_Rankings_Singles-14] 2016: WTA ranking–717.

[1] "For Iga Swiatek and Kaja Juvan, friendship comes first at US Open". Women's Tennis Association. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[forbes-2019-07-06-2] Zagoria, Adam (4 July 2019). "Serena Williams Survives 18-Year-Old Qualifier Kaja Juvan, Advances To Third Round At Wimbledon". Forbes. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[3] "Tennis, WTA – Wimbledon 2022: Juvan takes out Haddad Maia". 27 June 2022.

[4] "Beatriz Haddad Maia Upset in Wimbledon Round 1". 27 June 2022.

[5] Media, Wirtualna Polska (5 April 2023). "Rodzinny dramat przyjaciółki Igi Świątek. Postanowiła zawiesić karierę". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[6] "Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw".

[7] Chiesa, Victoria (31 August 2023). "Iga Swiatek to face 'best friend' Kaja Juvan at 2023 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
Grez, Matias (1 September 2023). "Iga Świątek breezes past 'best friend' Kaja Juvan in less than 50 minutes to reach US Open fourth round". CNN. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[8] "Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup".

[9] "Kaja Juvan [SLO] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

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v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top Slovenian female singles tennis players
as of 7 October 2024
1. Veronika Erjavec (185 8) 2. Tamara Zidanšek (203 1) 3. Polona Hercog (239 3) 4. Dalila Jakupović (247 5) 5. Nika Radišić (476 21)
5. Kaja Juvan (505 4}) 7. Pia Lovrič (522 5) 8. Živa Falkner (532 44) 9. Ela Nala Milić (743 3) 10. Nina Potočnik (951 21)