Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Country (sports)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Residence	Zagreb, Croatia
Born	14 May 1980 (age 43); Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2014
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$535,920
Singles
Career record	406–253 (61.6%)
Career titles	15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 99 (21 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2004, 2009, 2013)
French Open	1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
US Open	Q3 (2004)
Doubles
Career record	361–188 (65.8%)
Career titles	2 WTA, 43 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 59 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2009)
French Open	2R (2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2006)
US Open	2R (2004, 2005, 2012)

Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former top 100 tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked world No. 99.^[1] On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles,^[1] after winning the Auckland Open in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić, and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events on the ITF Circuit. In her 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 rather late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol.^[2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (2–2)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Jan 2004	Auckland, New Zealand	Clay	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual	7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win	Jul 2005	Modena, Italy	Clay	Yuliya Beygelzimer	Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková	6–2, 6–0
Loss	Apr 2008	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	İpek Şenoğlu	Flavia Pennetta Maria Kirilenko	4–6, 4–6
Loss	Jul 2012	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque Mariño	6–4, 5–7, [5–10]

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 April 1999	ITF Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Petra Kučová	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	19 April 1999	ITF Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Petra Kučová	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	16 August 1999	ITF Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Stanislava Hrozenská	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	6 September 1999	ITF Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Olga Vymetálková	3–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	13 September 1999	ITF Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Eva Fislová	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	12 June 2000	ITF Ankara, Turkey	Clay	Stefanie Weiss	7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	18 September 2000	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Gabriela Chmelinová	6–4, 6–2
Winner	4.	2 July 2001	ITF Camaiore, Italy	Clay	Zuzana Zemenová	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	20 May 2002	ITF Rijeka, Croatia	Clay	Ivana Abramović	3–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	30 September 2002	ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Nadja Pavić	6–4, 6–2
Winner	6.	30 June 2003	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Nuria Llagostera Vives	6–3, 6–0
Winner	7.	25 August 2003	ITF Rimini, Italy	Clay	Mariya Koryttseva	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	8 September 2003	ITF Torino, Italy	Clay	Kaia Kanepi	3–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	29 September 2003	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Virág Németh	6–7, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up	7.	8 December 2003	ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic	Clay (i)	Capucine Rousseau	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	8.	5 April 2004	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Lucia Krželj	2–6, 5–7
Winner	9.	10 January 2005	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	Hard (i)	Sabine Klaschka	6–2, 6–2
Winner	10.	17 January 2005	ITF Grenoble, France	Hard (i)	Karen Paterson	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	7 February 2005	ITF Capriolo, Italy	Hard (i)	Lucie Šafářová	4–6, 1–6
Winner	11.	28 February 2005	ITF Buchen, Germany	Hard (i)	Eva Hrdinová	6–2, 2–0 ret.
Runner-up	10.	12 December 2005	ITF Bergamo, Italy	Carpet (i)	Ekaterina Bychkova	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	11.	10 April 2006	ITF Patras, Greece	Hard	Margit Rüütel	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	12.	26 March 2007	ITF Patras, Greece	Hard	Maret Ani	4–5 ret.
Winner	12.	16 July 2007	ITF Rome, Italy	Clay	Chan Chin-wei	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	13.	24 March 2008	ITF La Palma, Spain	Hard	Kristina Barrois	1–5 ret.
Winner	13.	25 August 2008	ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands	Clay	Giulia Gabba	6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Winner	14.	1 September 2008	ITF Martina Franca, Italy	Clay	Anna Floris	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	14.	22 September 2008	ITF Lecce, Italy	Clay	Angelika Rösch	2–6, 7–6, 5–7
Runner-up	15.	11 April 2011	ITF Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Galina Voskoboeva	7–6, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	15.	30 July 2012	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Carina Witthöft	6–2. 6–4
Runner-up	16.	6 August 2012	Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Maša Zec Peškirič	0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 69 (43 titles, 26 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 September 1998	ITF Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Diane Asensio	Lana Miholcek Gréta Arn	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	12 June 2000	Ankara Cup, Turkey	Clay	Marina Lazarovska	Kalina Diankova İpek Şenoğlu	6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	11 September 2000	ITF Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Ljiljana Nanušević	Bianca Kamper Stefanie Haidner	3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	2 April 2001	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Zuzana Hejdová	Gabriela Chmelinová Petra Kučová	6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	9 July 2001	ITF Sezze, Italy	Clay	Alena Paulenková	Marisol Berengeno Margot Torre	6–0, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	30 September 2002	ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Katarína Kachlíková	Lenka Snajdrova Kika Hogendoorn	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	7.	18 November 2002	ITF Zagreb, Croatia	Hard	Karolina Šprem	Jelena Kostanić Tošić Matea Mezak	6–2, 6–4
Winner	8.	7 April 2003	ITF Cavtat, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Nina Bratchikova Raissa Gourevitch	6–4, 6–4
Winner	9.	14 April 2003	ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Gabriela Niculescu Monica Niculescu	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	10.	19 May 2003	ITF Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Paulina Slitrová Petra Cetkovská	6–4, 6–4
Winner	11.	26 May 2003	ITF Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	6–3, 6–1
Winner	12.	9 June 2003	ITF Grado, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Laura Dell'Angelo Giorgia Mortello	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner	13.	4 August 2003	ITF Cuneo, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Stefanie Haidner Lubomira Bacheva	6–1, 6–2
Winner	14.	11 August 2003	ITF Martina Franca, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	María José Martínez Sánchez Paula García	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	15.	25 August 2003	ITF Rimini, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Alice Canepa Emily Stellato	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Winner	16.	8 September 2003	ITF Turin, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Olga Lazarchuk Yuliana Fedak	6–4, 6–2
Winner	17.	20 October 2003	ITF Saint Raphael, France	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Maret Ani Camille Pin	6–2, 6–1
Winner	18.	24 November 2003	ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Darija Jurak	Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová	7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up	19.	6 September 2004	ITF Fano, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Delia Sescioreanu	5–7, 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up	20.	20 September 2004	ITF Biella, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Erica Krauth Martina Müller	2–6, 3–6
Winner	21.	10 January 2005	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Danielle Harmsen Eva Pera	6–3, 7–5
Winner	22.	17 January 2005	ITF Grenoble, France	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Anaïs Laurendon Émilie Bacquet	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	23.	31 January 2005	ITF Ortisei, Italy	Carpet (i)	Darija Jurak	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Tina Pisnik	2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner	24.	28 February 2005	ITF Buchen, Germany	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Andrea Petkovic Korina Perkovic	6–2, 6–2
Winner	25.	18 April 2005	ITF Bari, Italy	Clay	Stefanie Haidner	Stefania Chieppa Romina Oprandi	6–3, 7–6
Winner	26.	25 April 2005	ITF Taranto, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	27.	20 June 2005	ITF Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	28.	26 September 2005	ITF Biella, Italy	Clay	Maret Ani	Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová	4–6, 6–7
Winner	29.	21 November 2005	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Maret Ani	Nina Bratchikova Akgul Amanmuradova	7–6, 6–1
Runner-up	30.	10 April 2006	ITF Patras, Greece	Hard	Yana Levchenko	Christina Horiatopoulos Jarmila Gajdošová	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	31.	31 July 2006	ITF Martina Franca, Italy	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	Ivana Abramović Aurélie Védy	3–6, 2–6
Winner	32.	14 August 2006	ITF Rimini, Italy	Clay	Gabriela Chmelinová	Ekaterina Dzehalevich Ekaterina Lopes	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Winner	33.	23 October 2006	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Katie O'Brien Sorana Cîrstea	w/o
Winner	34.	11 December 2006	Dubai Challenge, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	Kateryna Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	35.	12 February 2007	ITF Saint Paul, United States	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Antonella Serra Zanetti Sofia Arvidsson	6–7, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up	36.	19 February 2007	ITF Clearwater, United States	Hard	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	37.	26 March 2007	ITF Patras, Greece	Hard	Anna Koumantou	Olga Brózda Lenka Tvarošková	3–6, 1–3 ret.
Winner	38.	18 June 2007	ITF Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Carmen Klaschka Magda Mihalache	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	39.	2 July 2007	ITF Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Anna Koumantou	Teodora Mirčić Hanna Nooni	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	40.	9 July 2007	ITF Biella, Italy	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Kaia Kanepi Maret Ani	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	41.	30 July 2007	ITF Rimini, Italy	Clay	Karolina Jovanović	Maret Ani Andreja Klepač	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	42.	3 September 2007	Save Cup, Italy	Clay	Darya Kustova	Margit Rüütel Alisa Kleybanova	2–6, 5–7
Winner	43.	22 October 2007	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Elise Tamaëla Kim Kilsdonk	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	44.	17 March 2008	ITF Tenerife, Spain	Hard	Tzipora Obziler	Julie Coin Violette Huck	4–6, 3–6
Winner	45.	21 July 2008	ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France	Hard	Teodora Mirčić	Darina Sedenková Justine Ozga	6–1, 6–4
Winner	46.	4 August 2008	ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy	Clay	Aurélie Védy	Valentina Sulpizio Verdiana Verardi	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	47.	11 August 2008	Palić Open, Serbia	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Magdalena Kiszczyńska Olga Brózda	3–6, 6–7
Winner	48.	25 August 2008	ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Irina Kuzmina-Rimsa Anastasia Poltoratskaya	6–1, 6–2
Winner	49.	15 September 2008	Save Cup Mestre, Italy	Clay	Aurélie Védy	Violette Huck Margalita Chakhnashvili	6–2, 6–3
Winner	50.	6 October 2008	Open de Touraine, France	Hard (i)	Kristina Barrois	Julie Coin Violette Huck	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	51.	17 November 2008	ITF Odense, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Gabriela Chmelinová	Sarah Borwell Courtney Nagle	4–6, 4–6
Winner	52.	26 April 2010	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Clay	Darija Jurak	Kristina Mladenovic Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	0–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Winner	53.	21 June 2010	ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Julia Glushko Pemra Özgen	6–2, 6–3
Winner	54.	28 June 2010	ITF Ystad, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Anastasiya Lytovchenko Tetyana Arefyeva	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	55.	1 November 2010	Open Nantes, France	Clay (i)	Darija Jurak	Anna Smith Anne Keothavong	7–5, 1–6, [6–10]
Winner	56.	31 January 2011	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Remi Tezuka Shuko Aoyama	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	57.	14 February 2011	ITF Surprise, United States	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Remi Tezuka Shuko Aoyama	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	58.	14 February 2011	ITF Hammond, United States	Hard	Melanie South	Christina Fusano Julie Ditty	3–6, 3–6
Winner	59.	20 June 2011	ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Tímea Babos Ksenia Lykina	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	60.	27 June 2011	ITF Ystad, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Alexandra Cadanțu Diana Buzean	4–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Winner	61.	26 September 2011	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	Hard (i)	Anne Keothavong	Ekaterina Ivanova Ksenia Lykina	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up	62.	31 October 2011	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Ana Vrljić	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok	6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Winner	63.	20 February 2012	ITF Mildura, Australia	Grass	Ksenia Lykina	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Runner-up	64.	31 October 2011	ITF La Marsa, Tunisia	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Isabella Shinikova Ulrikke Eikeri	3–6, 4–6
Winner	65.	2 July 2012	ITF Biella, Italy	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Maria	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Winner	66.	6 August 2012	Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Renata Voráčov Natela Dzalamidze	6–2, 6–3
Winner	67.	22 October 2012	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Catalina Castaño	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Tatjana Maria	6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Winner	68.	29 October 2012	Open Nantes, France	Hard (i)	Catalina Castaño	Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová	6–4, 6–4
Winner	69.	6 May 2013	Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Jana Čepelová Anna Schmiedlová	6–1, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Australian Open	Q2	A	Q1	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	Q2	3–4
French Open	1R	1R	Q1	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	Q1	3–5
Wimbledon	1R	Q2	Q2	A	A	Q3	A	A	A	Q1	4–5
US Open	Q3	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2–2

Doubles

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Australian Open	1R	A	1R	A	A	2R	A	A	A	1R	1–4
French Open	1R	A	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1–5
Wimbledon	1R	A	3R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	4–5
US Open	2R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	3–3
Win–loss	1–4	1–1	3–3	0–0	0–2	1–3	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–3	9–17

References

External links

Mervana Jugić-Salkić at the Women's Tennis Association
Mervana Jugić-Salkić at the International Tennis Federation
Mervana Jugić-Salkić at the Billie Jean King Cup

[WTA1-1] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Stats | Mervana Jugić-Salkić

[WTA2-2] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Mervana Jugić-Salkić

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