Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She has won one singles title and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. In June 2018, she reached her best singles rankings of world No. 39. In April 2017, she peaked at No. 43 in the doubles rankings.
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Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Born | Moscow, Russia | 15 March 1993
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2008[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Elise Tamaëla (2016–18)[2] Sarah Stone (2018) |
Prize money | US$ 2,617,379 |
Singles | |
Career record | 305–228 (57.2%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (18 June 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 218 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2019) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
US Open | 4R (2014) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 175–141 (55.4%) |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (30 September 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 57 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2018) |
French Open | 3R (2016) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2016) |
US Open | 3R (2015) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | F (2012), Record 18–9 |
Last updated on: 11 August 2020. |
Krunić was the runner–up of 2009 Australian Open in girls' doubles, along with Sandra Zaniewska. She made her WTA Tour debut at 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2 Jelena Janković,[3] and made her WTA singles debut at the 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix. In 2014 US Open, in her second main-draw appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, Krunić won her first main-draw match and then reached the fourth round, beating third seed Petra Kvitová in the process.
Krunić has wins over prime or close to their prime Garbiñe Muguruza, Petra Kvitová, Jeļena Ostapenko, Elina Svitolina, Johanna Konta, CoCo Vandeweghe, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci, Madison Keys, Ekaterina Makarova and Caroline Garcia. She has wins over former top-10 players, Timea Bacsinszky, while she was coming back from injury, as well as over Kimiko Date and Roberta Vinci in their last career matches, which were played in front of their home crowds in Tokyo and Rome, respectively. She also has wins in the qualifying rounds over former top-5 players Francesca Schiavone and Daniela Hantuchová.
Personal life
Krunić was born to Bratislav and Ivana Krunić and has a sister named Anastasia.[4] She was born on 15 March 1993 in Moscow, Russia. She currently resides in Moscow and Bratislava in Belgrade, and speaks Serbian, Slovak, Russian and English fluently.
Tennis career
Junior events
Krunić picked up a tennis racquet aged seven.[4] She began training tennis at the Spartak Moscow club,[6] which spawned numerous tennis stars such as Anna Kournikova, Anastasia Myskina, Marat Safin, Igor Andreev and others. Since then Krunić has been coached by Edouard Safonov.[4][6][7] In 2006 Krunić reached the semifinals of junior Kremlin Cup, losing to Dalia Zafirova.[8] The following year, she won junior events in Podgorica, Livorno and Maia.[8] In 2008, Krunić reached the quarterfinals of European Junior Championships in Moscow and won the junior event in Budapest. She also played at the junior event in Kramfors, however withdrew from the final match against Croatian Silvia Njirić due to injury by a score of 6–3, 6–1 for Njirić.[9]
In 2009, she played the second round of Australian Open in girls' singles and the final of girls' doubles event, partnering with Sandra Zaniewska. The two lost to Christina McHale and Ajla Tomljanović 1–6, 6–2, [4–10]. She reached the second round of both girls' singles and doubles at the French Open, and lost in the first round of girls' singles at Wimbledon. Krunić also partnered with Tamara Čurović at the girls' doubles, however they lost in the first round to Tímea Babos and Ajla Tomljanović. In April 2009, she reached her highest junior ranking when she was ranked world No. 17.[10]
Although she had decided not to play juniors anymore, Krunić took part in the European Championships organized by both ITF and Tennis Europe, along with Bojana Jovanovski and Doroteja Erić in the team of Serbia.[1]
2008–2010: Beginning, dominance on ITF Circuit
As a member of TK Red Star, Krunić won the national club championships in 2008.[1] She was awarded with a wild card for tennis event in Prokuplje, Serbia organized by the ITF. On 6 July 2008, Krunić won the tournament and became the youngest title winner in 2008 by winning this event. She beat one wild card, third seed, and next three players were qualifiers.[6][8][11] In October 2008, she also played two ITF events in Dubrovnik, but lost both times in first round.[12]
Krunić was invited by Serbia Fed Cup team coach Dejan Vraneš to join the team for the 2009 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs versus Spain. Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic secured Serbia 4–0 win.[13] Krunić debuted in a doubles match played on 25 April 2009, along with Ana Jovanović, and they were down 6–2, 1–0 against Llagostera Vives and Domínguez Lino, when the match was cancelled due to rain.[14] In 2009, Krunić won a total of three ITF titles, including first in doubles.[12][15] On 14 September 2009, she was ranked No. 795.
In January 2010, Krunić won her fourth ITF tournament in Quanzhou, China defeating domestic player Zhou Yimiao in the final, after beating top seed and compatriot Bojana Jovanovski in semifinal.[16] In May, she won ITF singles title in Moscow and was the doubles runner–up. Krunić made her WTA Tour debut at Banka Koper Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2 and compatriot Janković.[3] The two reached semifinals beating the fourth seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Jasmin Wöhr in process, but then had to withdraw from their semifinal match due to an injury of Janković.
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2011–2012: WTA Tour singles debut
In February 2011, Krunić again was invited to play for the Serbia Fed Cup team in the World Group II rubber against Canada.[17] She lost her debut singles match against world No. 84 Rebecca Marino in three sets. Krunić played the final doubles match with Bojana Jovanovski, beating Fichman and Pelletier to guarantee Serbia the spot in the World Group Play Offs.[18] Serbia won that tie 3–2 against Slovakia, after Krunić and Janković having beaten Hantuchová and Rybáriková in three sets, 2–6, 7–5, 9–7, rallying from 2–6, 1–5.[19] With this win, Serbia qualified for the 2012 Fed Cup World Group.
In May 2011, Krunić qualified for the ITF $100k Sparta Prague Open. She reached the semifinals where she lost to world No. 10 Petra Kvitová in straight sets.[20] At Wimbledon and the US Open, she lost in qualifying. Krunić qualified for her first WTA singles event in Budapest.[21] She was leading in the first-round match against Nina Bratchikova 7–5, 1–0, when Bratchikova retired. Krunić lost her following match to the third seed Klára Zakopalová.[22] She played in Tashkent and after qualifications, Krunić won her second WTA professional match, losing just one game to Kamila Farhad. In second round, she lost to Sorana Cîrstea in two tight sets.
At the Australian Open, Krunić fell to qualify losing to Lesia Tsurenko in final round. In February 2012, she was a part of Serbian Fed Cup team. She lost in singles to Yanina Wickmayer, but won in doubles with Bojana Jovanovski to claim a historic victory for Serbia.[23] In 2012 on ITF Circuit, Krunić won one title and lost one final in both singles and doubles. At next Grand Slam tournaments, she failed to qualify. In Baku, Krunić reached first WTA main draw of season and finished as a quarterfinalist for the first time. She beat fourth seed Andrea Hlaváčková and in second round Laura Pous Tió, but lost in three sets to eventual champion Bojana Jovanovski.
2013: First Grand Slam appearance
Krunić started the season playing at the Australian Open qualifying, losing to Maria Elena Camerin with 7–9 in third set. At WTA events in Bogotá and Acapulco, Krunić tried to qualify but didn't manage. In Irapuato, Mexico, Krunić beat Olga Savchuk for first ITF title of the year and seventh overall, dropping no set the entire tournament. In clay-court season, she played four ITF tournaments and best result was in Trnava, Slovakia when she went to semifinal. There she beat top 100 player and top seed Jana Čepelová in first round, but Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová was better in two sets in semifinal. At French Open she lost to Mariana Duque Marino in second qualifying round, although she won second set 6–1.
After missing Wimbledon, Krunić played in WTA events in Budapest and Baku without qualifications. In Baku, she was the only player who won a set against eventual champion Elina Svitolina. In doubles, Krunić played alongside Eleni Daniilidou and went to first WTA doubles final where they lost in three sets. US Open was the first Grand Slam tournament where she qualified for the main draw – she beat Carina Witthöft, Daria Gavrilova and Louisa Chirico to do it, all in two sets. But in first round, CoCo Vandeweghe was better in two sets. Week after US Open, she played an ITF in Trabzon, Turkey and won her last ITF title of the season, beating Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the final. In WTA events in Linz and Luxembourg City, she played qualifications. In Linz, she qualified but lost to lucky loser Maryna Zanevska in three sets. In doubles, Krunić won three ITF titles and lost in two finals during the season.
2014: Breakthrough – top 100, US Open fourth round and first WTA doubles title
In first round of qualifications at the Australian Open, Krunić lost to Zarina Diyas in three sets. In January, she qualified for the PTT Pattaya Open, but lost to Nicha Lertpitaksinchai in the first round. Next she played three ITF events and best result was quarterfinal where she lost to Timea Bacsinszky. In a WTA event in Katowice, Krunić didn't qualify for main draw, but she beat former top-30 player Tamira Paszek. In Kuala Lumpur she didn't need qualifications, but in first round she lost to Karolína Plíšková in two sets. On clay, she made it to the semifinal at two ITF tournaments. At French Open and Wimbledon she failed to qualify. In Bucharest, she played the WTA event. In first round she beat Alexandra Panova, but in second round she lost to world No. 3 and domestic player Simona Halep in a match full of breaks. Last prepare for US Open was at an ITF event in Poland. There she lost in early round of singles, but won doubles title alongside Barbora Krejčíková.
At the US Open, Krunić again qualified at the same Grand Slam tournament for her second main-draw appearance. In the first round of the main draw she played against good friend Katarzyna Piter and won her first ever main-draw match at a Grand Slam tournament. In the second round, 27th seed Madison Keys awaited. Although they finished the match with the same number of points, Krunić won in three sets. Next she faced third seed and reigning Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the third round. And Krunić's run continued – she won 6–4, 6–4.[24] With that win, she was guaranteed a world ranking in the top 100 for the first time. In the round of 16, Krunić lost to 16th seed and two time US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka in three sets.[25] 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova said of Krunić during the match "what a find she is, what an athlete".[26] During the tournament, Krunić's compatriots Janković, Ivanovic and Jovanovski gave her advice and support. She was nominated a "Rising star of the month", but Belinda Bencic had more votes by 5%. Also, match against Azarenka was one of ten matches nominated for Grand Slam match of the year award.
The Asian swing started for Krunić in Tashkent. Despite losing to Lesia Tsurenko in the first round of singles, Krunić managed to capture her first WTA title playing doubles alongside Kateřina Siniaková. They beat all opponents in three sets en route to the final, where they declassed Russians Margarita Gasparyan and Alexandra Panova 6–2, 6–1. In her hometown Moscow, she beat Caroline Garcia but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova in second round. In doubles, Krunić and Siniakova beat top-seeded top-10 players Makarova and Vesnina in the first round.
2015
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Before the 2015 season, Krunić won an ITF title in Ankara in late December as a top seed, saving a few match points en route. In Shenzhen, she qualified and then in second round won against Anna Schmiedlová, rallying from 3–6, 2–5 and saving match points. In the quarterfinal, eventual champion Simona Halep was better in straight sets. At Australian Open, Krunić played her first Grand Slam event without qualifying, and was beaten in first round by Lauren Davis. She beat Schmiedlová in Acapulco again, but lost her next four matches on hard court. In Prague on clay, she upset Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, but lost narrowly to Yanina Wickmayer. At the French Open, she lost to Yulia Putintseva.
Krunić started grass-court season playing in Birmingham, where she qualified for main draw and beat Heather Watson in first round, but lost next to Svetlana Kuznetsova. She then had her best result of the year in terms of importance, as she reached the third round of Wimbledon with wins over 19th seed Sara Errani and former world No. 11, Roberta Vinci. She lost to Venus Williams in straight sets.
Krunić returned to clay playing in Bucharest where she reached quarterfinals. She beat Elizaveta Kulichkova and Vinci again, losing just two games, but lost to Polona Hercog. However, she didn't win a match at her next six tournaments, including US Open loss to Danka Kovinic. She also played doubles alongside Janković and they reached third round but lost match for quarterfinal against fourth seeds Dellacqua and Shvedova, as they led 6–2, 4–2 and also 4–2 in third set.
She won her first match since six-match losing streak in Tashkent, beating Anett Kontaveit but lost to Jovanovski. At the next tournament in Linz, she won five matches to reach her third quarterfinal of the year. She won three qualifying rounds, including wins over Anastasija Sevastova and Kaia Kanepi, to reach the main draw. There she defeated previous month's US Open finalist, Roberta Vinci (for the third time in only five months) and Mona Barthel, before losing to eventual champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She played at next event in Moscow but lost to Lesia Tsurenko.
Krunić set a new career-high ranking at No. 62 in July, but finished the year at No. 96.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
This table is current through the 2020 Qatar Open.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | NH | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 11–18 | 38% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Fed Cup | PO | PO | PO | F | QF | WG2 | PO | PO | PO | A | PO | 0 / 10 | 7–6 | 54% | |
Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | P | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | P | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[1] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | P | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[2] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Tournaments[3] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 0 | Career total: 92 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Hard Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–5 | 6–12 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 8–12 | 3–9 | 0–0 | 0 / 55 | 36–58 | 38% |
Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 28 | 19–28 | 40% |
Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1 / 9 | 10–8 | 56% |
Overall Win–Loss[4] | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 5–6 | 12–19 | 4–12 | 15–13 | 20–20 | 5–15 | 0–0 | 1 / 92 | 65–94 | 41% |
Win % | – | – | 40% | 50% | 0% | 45% | 39% | 25% | 54% | 50% | 25% | – | Career total: 41% | ||
Year-end ranking | 632 | 224 | 226 | 168 | 145 | 101 | 96 | 147 | 55 | 57 | 165 | $2,616,229 |
Notes
- 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- 2 In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
- 3 Tournament appearances include Grand Slam, WTA Tour main draw tournaments and the Summer Olympics. They do not include Fed Cup matches.
- 4 Overall W–L include Grand Slam, WTA Tour main draw, Summer Olympics and Fed Cup matches. They do not include qualifying matches.
Doubles
This table is current through the 2020 Qatar Open.
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 43% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 19 | 12–19 | 39% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
Fed Cup | PO | PO | PO | F | QF | WG2 | PO | PO | PO | A | PO | 0 / 10 | 7–3 | 70% | |
Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | P | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | P | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||
Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | P | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | Career total: 83 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 6 | ||
Hard Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 7–9 | 7–7 | 4–10 | 8–10 | 8–3 | 1–1 | 2 / 50 | 49–49 | 50% |
Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 6–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1 / 23 | 26–22 | 54% |
Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 13–9 | 59% |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 8–6 | 7–5 | 9–14 | 18–12 | 11–17 | 12–14 | 17–9 | 1–1 | 4 / 83 | 88–80 | 52% |
Win % | – | 100% | 100% | 33% | 57% | 58% | 39% | 60% | 39% | 46% | 65% | 50% | Career total: 52% | ||
Year-end ranking | 752 | 363 | 613 | 345 | 97 | 91 | 94 | 47 | 76 | 66 | 38 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jun 2018 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(0–7), 7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan |
International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2014 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan |
International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2016 | Morocco Open Rabat, Morocco |
International | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2016 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands |
International | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jan 2019 | Sydney International, Australia |
Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2019 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands |
International | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Team competition: 1 (runner–up)
Result | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Nov 2012 | Fed Cup, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1–3 |
WTA 125K series finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2017 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–0 ret. |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (9 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2008 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2009 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2009 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2009 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Jan 2010 | Industrial Bank Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 5–1 | May 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–2 | May 2012 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2012 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 7–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 8–2 | Sep 2013 | Trabzon Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 9–2 | Dec 2014 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 9–3 | Jun 2017 | Manchester Trophy Challenger, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2009 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2012 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2012 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2013 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 4–3 | Aug 2013 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 2013 | Trabzon Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2013 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Feb 2014 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Loss | 5–6 | Apr 2014 | Lale Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(2–7), [9–11] |
Loss | 5–7 | Jul 2014 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 6–7 | Jul 2014 | Powiat Poznański Open, Poland | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–0, [10–6] |
Loss | 6–8 | May 2015 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | May 2016 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 6–10 | Jul 2017 | Pro Circuit Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–6), 5–7 |
Win | 7–10 | Feb 2020 | Zed Open, Egypt | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [4–10] |
Wins over top 10 players
Season | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
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No. 4 | US Open, United States | Hard | 3rd Round | 6–4, 6–4 |
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No. 7 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1st Round | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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No. 2 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | 2nd Round | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 1–2 ret. |
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No. 5 | China Open, China | Hard | 1st Round | 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Fed Cup performances
Participating (20)
Singles: 10 (6–4)
Edition | Round | Date | Venue | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result | Team result |
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2011 Fed Cup | 5 February 2011 | Novi Sad | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Rebecca Marino | Lose | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 | ||
2012 Fed Cup | 5 February 2012 | Charleroi | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Yanina Wickmayer | Lose | 1–6, 0–6 | ||
2015 Fed Cup | 4 February 2015 | Budapest | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
5 February 2015 | ![]() |
Tímea Babos | Win | 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 7–6(7–5) | |||||
7 February 2015 | ![]() |
Donna Vekić | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |||||
18 April 2015 | Novi Sad | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Verónica Cepede Royg | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |||
19 April 2015 | Montserrat Gonzalez | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | ||||||
2016 Fed Cup | 16 April 2016 | Belgrade | ![]() |
Clay (i) | Kirsten Flipkens | Win | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) | ||
17 April 2016 | Yanina Wickmayer | Lose | 6–1, 5–7, 6–8 | ||||||
2017 Fed Cup | 22 April 2017 | Zrenjanin | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Ashleigh Barty | Lose | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
Edition | Round | Date | Venue | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result | Team result |
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2009 Fed Cup | 26 April 2009 | Lleida | Ana Jovanović | ![]() |
Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Llagostera Vives |
Cancelled | 2–6, 0–1 | ||
2011 Fed Cup | 6 February 2011 | Novi Sad | Bojana Jovanovski | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier |
Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
17 April 2011 | Bratislava | Jelena Janković | ![]() |
Clay (i) | Daniela Hantuchová Magdaléna Rybáriková |
Win | 2–6, 7–5, 9–7 | |||
2012 Fed Cup | 5 February 2012 | Charleroi | Bojana Jovanovski | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Alison van Uytvanck Yanina Wickmayer |
Win | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1 | ||
22 April 2012 | Moscow | Bojana Jovanovski | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Elena Vesnina |
Lose | 4–6, 0–6 | |||
2013 Fed Cup | 10 February 2013 | Niš | Vesna Dolonc | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Jana Čepelová Magdaléna Rybáriková |
Win | walkover | ||
21 April 2013 | Stuttgart | Vesna Dolonc | ![]() |
Clay (i) | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Sabine Lisicki |
Lose | 2–6, 4–6 | |||
2015 Fed Cup | 4 February 2015 | Budapest | Ivana Jorović | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Julia Grabher Sandra Klemenschits |
Win | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
5 February 2015 | ![]() |
Tímea Babos Réka Luca Jani |
Lose | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 | ||||||
19 April 2015 | Novi Sad | Ivana Jorović | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Verónica Cepede Royg Montserrat Gonzalez |
Win | 6–1, 6–4 |
Awards
- 2007 — Tennis Europe Silver Medal for Player of the Year U–14[27][28]
- 2012 — Serbian Women's Team of The Year (as part of Serbia Fed Cup team)
See also
References
- "Tenis: Krunićeva samo profesionalno". Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- Ozmo, Saša (30 August 2016). "Aleksandra: Nemam pojma šta se desilo" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open: Doubles Draw
- Aleksandra Krunić at the ITF
- "Aleksandra Krunić: Juriš na WTA poene". Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- Aleksandra Krunić at the ITF Junior
- Aleksandra Krunić at coretennis.net
- Kramfors Junior Challenge, 2008, Girls 18 G4
- Aleksandra Krunić: Odoh u profesionalce
- ITF Prokuplje singles results
- Players Activity of Aleksandra Krunić at the ITF
- Serbia Fed Cup team: Team Biography Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Aleksandra Krunić's Fed Cup Profile
- Krunićeva osvojila Dubrovnik
- Krunićeva osvojila Kinu
- Fed Cup: Tie Details: Serbia — Slovakia (1 February 2011)
- Fed Cup: Draw made for Play Offs (9 February 2011)
- "Fed Cup – Tie details – 2011 – Slovak Rep. v Serbia". Fed Cup. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011.
- Aleksandra Krunic at the WTA Tour's official website
- 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix: Women's Qualifying Draw
- 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix: Women's Singles Main Draw
- Aleksandra Krunic Unofficial Blog
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/30/petra-kvitova-us-open-aleksandra-krunic
- Fine, Larry (1 September 2014). "Azarenka overcomes qualifier Krunić to reach quarters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
- "Navratilova's Twitter reaction on Krunić". Twitter. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- "Aleksandra Krunić dobila srebrnu medalju". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Krunić: Verujem da ćemo pobediti Japan
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksandra Krunić. |
- Aleksandra Krunić at the Women's Tennis Association
- Aleksandra Krunić at the International Tennis Federation
- Aleksandra Krunić at the Fed Cup
- Unofficial blog
Preceded by Jelena Janković |
Serbian Tennis number one 11 September 2017 – 16 June 2019 |
Succeeded by Ivana Jorović |