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Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Country (sports) Bosnia and Herzegovina
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1980-05-14) 14 May 1980 (age 44)
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(then SFRY)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$398,007
Singles
Career record319–187
Career titles0 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 99 (21 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2006)
French Open1r (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon1r (2004)
US OpenQ3 (2006)
Doubles
Career record261–135
Career titles2 WTA, 35 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (10 July 2006)
Last updated on: 24 December 2009.

Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian 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.

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 Croatia Jelena Kostanić Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez 		7–6(6), 3–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 2005-07–07 Modena, Italy Clay Ukraine Yulia Beygelzimer Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková 		6–2, 6–0
RU 1. 2008-04-19 Estoril, Portugal Clay Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Russia Maria Kirilenko
Italy Flavia Pennetta 		4–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ a b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  2. ^ a b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić

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