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]
.jpg) Irena Pavlovic in 2014 | |
| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Born | 28 September 1988 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Prize money | $418,053 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 260–234 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 138 (8 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| French Open | 2R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2012, 2014) |
| US Open | Q3 (2012, 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 124–75 |
| Career titles | 14 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 107 (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) | |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 January 2006 | Hull, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 July 2006 | Frinton, United Kingdom | Grass | |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 13 August 2006 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Hard | |
6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 October 2006 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 26 February 2007 | Portimão, Portugal | Hard |  |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 18 November 2007 | Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 6 December 2009 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 19 April 2010 | Gimhae, South Korea | Hard |  |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 6 June 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay |  |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 13 September 2010 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 7 July 2013 | Middelburg, Netherlands | Clay |  |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 11 August 2013 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 8 February 2014 | Launceston, Australia | Hard | |
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) | |
|
2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 September 2008 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | |
  |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 27 September 2008 | Granada, Spain | Hard | |
 |
w/o |
| Winner | 4. | 19 December 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard |  |
|
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–3] |
| Winner | 5. | 26 September 2009 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | |
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 4 December 2009 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | |
|
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner | 7. | 7 February 2010 | Belfort, France | Carpet (i) | |
 |
6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Winner | 8. | 6 March 2010 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | |
 |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 9. | 28 March 2010 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | |
|
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–3] |
| Winner | 10. | 14 May 2010 | Caserta, Italy | Clay |  |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 5 June 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | |
 |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 4 July 2010 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  |
 |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 12 September 2010 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | |
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 25 September 2010 | Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | |
|
4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Winner | 15. | 17 October 2010 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | |
 |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Winner | 16. | 20 November 2010 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) |  |
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 12 June 2011 | Campobasso, Italy | Clay |  |
 |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 3 July 2011 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | |
 |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 17 July 2011 | Cáceres, Spain | Hard | |
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 28 August 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | |
 |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 15 October 2011 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) |  |
|
2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 20 October 2012 | Limoges, France | Hard (i) |  |
|
1–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Runner-up | 23. | 26 April 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | |
|
4–6, 3–6 |
References
- Irena Pavlovic at the Women's Tennis Association
- Irena Pavlovic – Tennis News, Bio, Quotes, Pictures tennis-x.com
- Irena Pavlovic at the Women's Tennis Association
- Biographie et palmares Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net
- Arina Rodionova: «J’espère rejouer avec Irena!» Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net (4 December 2009)
- Irena vue par… Patrick Mouratoglou Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net (23 May 2009)
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