Mervana Jugić-Salkić

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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. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles, 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. She began playing tennis rather late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol.

WTA Tour finals

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

ITF finals

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

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

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Top 10 wins

She has a 1–2 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

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