Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (née Kostanić; born 6 July 1981) is a retired tennis player from Croatia.
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Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
Born | Split, SFRY | 6 July 1981
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | July 1999 |
Retired | September 2010 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,577,765 |
Singles | |
Career record | 328–261 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (26 July 2004) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2000, 2006, 2007) |
French Open | 2R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
US Open | 3R (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 198–179 |
Career titles | 8 WTA, 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 30 (4 October 2004) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
French Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2002, 2004) |
US Open | QF (2008) |
On July 26, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On October 4, 2004 she reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 30. Kostanić Tošić won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour and four singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. As a junior, she won the 1998 Australian Open.
Kostanić Tošić married Croatian table tennis player Roko Tošić on July 8, 2006 (until January 6, 2007[1] she competed as Jelena Kostanić).
At the 2008 Australian Open, Tošić was defeated in the first round by the eventual champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets.[2]
Playing for Croatia at the Fed Cup, Kostanić Tošić has a win–loss 19–20.
Her last professional tournament was the 2010 US Open.[3]
Personal
Jelena started playing tennis at age 7. She was eventually coached by Alan Maric; off-court trainer was Slaven Hrvoj. Father Slobodan is an external bank auditor; mother Smiljana is a dental nurse; sister Marina is a student of economics. Entire family plays recreational tennis on private court.
WTA Tour finals
Singles : 3 (0-3)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (0/1) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (0/2) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | August 10, 2003 | Nordea Nordic Light Open, Helsinki, Finland | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | February 12, 2006 | Pattaya Women's Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | February 19, 2006 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Doubles: 16 (8-8)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
Tier III (5/4) | Premier (0) |
Tier IV & V (3/4) | International (0) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 26 April 1999 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 8 November 1999 | Wismilak International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 2000 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 6 May 2002 | J&S Cup, Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 20 May 2002 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 May 2003 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 5 January 2004 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–6), 3–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 12 January 2004 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 June 2004 | Rosmalen Championships,'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 May 2005 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 25 September 2005 | Slovenia Open, Portorož | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 January 2006 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1 October 2006 | Guangzhou International Women's Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Winner | 7. | 8 October 2006 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 15 October 2006 | Bangkok Open, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 8. | 23 February 2008 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (4-6)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 29 September 1997 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 5 April 1998 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 20 September 1998 | Otočec, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 2. | 28 February 1999 | Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 24 May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 1 July 2001 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 16 October 2005 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 April 2008 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 June 2008 | Zlín, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 July 2008 | Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (10–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 21 April 1997 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 29 April 1997 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 23 March 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 5 April 1998 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 6 September 1998 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 24 May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 11 June 2001 | Grado, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 24 November 2002 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 16 October 2005 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 11 December 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 May 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 10. | 13 July 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A |
US Open | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R |
Doubles
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R |
French Open | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A |
US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A |