Irena Pavlovic

Irena Pavlovic (Serbian: Irena Pavlović, Ирена Павловић, pronounced [irěːna pǎːʋloʋitɕ]; born 28 September 1988) is a French former tennis player of Serbian descent.[1][2] Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three.[1]

Irena Pavlović
Irena Pavlovic in 2014
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988
Belgrade, Serbia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$418,053
Singles
Career record260–234
Career titles4 ITF
Highest ranking138 (8 October 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2012)
French Open2R (2012)
WimbledonQ3 (2012, 2014)
US OpenQ3 (2012, 2014)
Doubles
Career record124–75
Career titles14 ITF
Highest ranking107 (21 February 2011)

Pavlovic won four singles and 14 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation. Her highest WTA rankings were No. 138 in singles and 107 in doubles.

She was awarded with wild cards for two WTA Tour tournaments in 2009, Internationaux de Strasbourg and French Open, which was her first Grand Slam appearance. Pavlovic lost in the first round both times to, respectively, Kristina Barrois and Akgul Amanmuradova. In her career, she defeated players such as Monica Niculescu, Anne Keothavong and Marina Eraković.[3]

Early and personal life

Pavlovic who was born in Belgrade (SFR Yugoslavia then) to Dragan and Mirjana[4] has a brother, Filip, who was a basketball player.[1] Russian tennis player Arina Rodionova is a good friend of Pavlovic,[5] who began playing tennis aged four, with Monica Seles as her idol.[1] Upon being coached by Christophe Serriere and Danyel Ristic,[4] she was coached at famous academy of Patrick Mouratoglou.[6]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (4–10)
Legend
$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. 22 January 2006 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Virginie Pichet 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 29 January 2006 Hull, United Kingdom Hard (i) Melanie South 4–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 22 July 2006 Frinton, United Kingdom Grass Georgie Gent 6–2, 6–4
Winner 4. 13 August 2006 Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard Jane O'Donoghue 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Runner-up 5. 15 October 2006 Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Angelique Kerber 0–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 26 February 2007 Portimão, Portugal Hard Neuza Silva 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Winner 7. 18 November 2007 Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Monique Adamczak 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 6 December 2009 Bendigo, Australia Hard Alicia Molik 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 19 April 2010 Gimhae, South Korea Hard Chan Yung-jan 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 6 June 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Liana Ungur 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 11. 13 September 2010 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Julia Schruff 0–6, 3–6
Winner 12. 7 July 2013 Middelburg, Netherlands Clay Angelique van der Meet 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 11 August 2013 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Richèl Hogenkamp 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 14. 8 February 2014 Launceston, Australia Hard Olivia Rogowska 7–5, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 23 (14–9)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 8 October 2006 Nantes, France Hard (i) Sabine Lisicki Rebecca Llewellyn
Melanie South		 2–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 20 September 2008 Madrid, Spain Hard Julie Coin Yuliya Beygelzimer
Anastasia Poltoratskaya		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 27 September 2008 Granada, Spain Hard Regina Kulikova Leticia Costas
Maite Gabarrús-Alonso		 w/o
Winner 4. 19 December 2008 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Maša Zec Peškirič Elena Chalova
Valeria Savinykh		 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–3]
Winner 5. 26 September 2009 Madrid, Spain Hard Nina Bratchikova Claire Feuerstein
Constance Sibille		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 6. 4 December 2009 Bendigo, Australia Hard Arina Rodionova Jocelyn Rae
Emelyn Starr		 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 7. 7 February 2010 Belfort, France Carpet (i) Elena Bovina Nikola Hofmanova
Karina Pimkina		 6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Winner 8. 6 March 2010 Minsk, Belarus Hard (i) Elena Bovina Maret Ani
Vitalia Diatchenko		 6–0, 6–1
Winner 9. 28 March 2010 Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Nina Bratchikova Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–3]
Winner 10. 14 May 2010 Caserta, Italy Clay Ekaterina Dzehalevich Nicole Clerico
Rebecca Marino		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 11. 5 June 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Irina Buryachok Nicole Clerico
Karolina Kosińska		 6–1, 6–1
Winner 12. 4 July 2010 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Mandy Minella Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Erika Sema		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 13. 12 September 2010 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Ksenia Lykina Daniëlle Harmsen
Bibiane Schoofs		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 14. 25 September 2010 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Hard (i) Vitalia Diatchenko Claire Feuerstein
Vesna Manasieva		 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Winner 15. 17 October 2010 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Tatjana Malek Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Selima Sfar		 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Winner 16. 20 November 2010 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Emma Laine Claire Feuerstein
Valeria Savinykh		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 17. 12 June 2011 Campobasso, Italy Clay Ani Mijačika Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen		 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 18. 3 July 2011 Pozoblanco, Spain Hard Nina Bratchikova Marina Melnikova
Sofia Shapatava		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 19. 17 July 2011 Cáceres, Spain Hard Victoria Larrière Richèl Hogenkamp
Maria João Koehler		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 20. 28 August 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Sandra Klemenschits Julie Coin
Eva Hrdinová		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 21. 15 October 2011 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Eirini Georgatou Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 22. 20 October 2012 Limoges, France Hard (i) Stefanie Vögele Magda Linette
Sandra Zaniewska		 1–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Runner-up 23. 26 April 2014 Seoul, South Korea Hard Kristýna Plíšková Chan Chin-wei
Chuang Chia-jung		 4–6, 3–6
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References
  1. Irena Pavlovic at the Women's Tennis Association (Biography)
  2. Irena Pavlovic – Tennis News, Bio, Quotes, Pictures tennis-x.com
  3. Irena Pavlovic at the Women's Tennis Association (Activity)
  4. Biographie et palmares Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net
  5. Arina Rodionova: «J’espère rejouer avec Irena!» Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net (4 December 2009)
  6. Irena vue par… Patrick Mouratoglou Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net (23 May 2009)
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