Danka Kovinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данка Ковинић; born 18 November 1994) is a Montenegrin professional tennis player.
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Residence | Herceg Novi, Montenegro |
Born | [1] Cetinje, Republic of Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia | 18 November 1994
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Marcos Espacia |
Prize money | US$ 3,109,042 |
Singles | |
Career record | 372–296 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 14 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (22 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 1162 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
French Open | 3R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2016, 2017) |
US Open | 2R (2015, 2020) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 138–131 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 67 (20 June 2016) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016, 2017, 2021) |
French Open | 1R (2016, 2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
US Open | 2R (2016, 2021) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 21–7 |
Last updated on: 26 August 2024. |
On 22 February 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46, and on 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 67 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career
edit2010–2013: Tour debut and quarterfinal
editKovinić started playing as a professional in 2010. Her first WTA Tour tournament in singles was the 2013 Budapest Grand Prix, where she became the first Montenegrin to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA event.[2]
2015: WTA Tour singles final and doubles title
editHer first major match wins in singles came at the 2015 French Open and the 2015 US Open. In October 2015, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Tianjin Open.
Her first match in doubles on the WTA Tour was at Bogotá, in April 2014. She won her first WTA Tour doubles title with Stephanie Vogt, in July 2015 at Bad Gastein.
2016: Top 50 debut
editKovinić started the season at the Auckland Open where she lost in the first round to third seed Caroline Wozniacki.[3] In doubles, she and Barbora Strýcová reached the final which they lost to Elise Mertens and An-Sophie Mestach.[4] At the Hobart International, Kovinić was defeated in the first round by Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell.[5] At the Australian Open, Kovinić made it to the second round and lost to 14th seed and two-time champion, Victoria Azarenka.[6]
Seeded third at the Rio Open, Kovinić advanced to the quarterfinals where she was defeated by wildcard Sorana Cîrstea.[7] Seeded seventh at the Abierto Mexicano, she lost in the second round to Christina McHale.[8] Seeded seventh at the Monterrey Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Nicole Gibbs.[9] At the Indian Wells Open, Kovinić faced eighth seed Petra Kvitová in the second round. She pushed Kvitová to three sets but ended up losing the match.[10] At the Miami Open, Kovinić was defeated in the second round by 24th seed Johanna Konta.[11]
2020: Return to majors
editAt the Australian Open, Kovinić lost in the first round to 16th seed Elise Mertens.[12]
At the Mexican Open, she was defeated in the first round by Kateryna Bondarenko.[13] At the Monterrey Open, she lost in the first round to top seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina.[14]
In August, Kovinić played at the Cincinnati Open where she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Vera Zvonareva. At the US Open, she made it to the second round and lost to 24th seed Magda Linette.[15]
2021: WTA 500 final
editIn January, she started her Australian tour at the Gippsland Trophy with a win against Tamara Zidanšek, before losing to Jeļena Ostapenko in the next round. After that, she played at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round against top seed and world No. 1, Ashleigh Barty. Her next tournament was the Phillip Island Trophy where she played against 13th seed Marie Bouzková and retired during the second set, after winning the first.
In March, Danka made the round of 16 at the Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara, Mexico where she was defeated in straight sets by Lauren Davis. During the tournament, she suffered a back injury and had to pull out of Monterrey Open and Miami Open.
In April, Kovinić made it into the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open by beating third seeded Petra Kvitová in straight sets in the round of 16. It was her third victory over a player who was ranked inside top 10. In the next round, she defeated 11th seed Yulia Putintseva to reach her first WTA 500 semifinal. After that, she beat 12th seeded Ons Jabeur in straight sets, to book a place in her third career final which she lost to Veronika Kudermetova.
After that, she entered the MUSC Health Open in Charleston where she reached her second consecutive WTA Tour semifinal by beating Viktoriya Tomova in straight sets, seventh seeded Lauren Davis in the round of 16, and Shelby Rogers in the quarterfinals. She then lost to the top seed Ons Jabeur.
2022: Historic major third round
editIn January, she started her Australian tour at the Melbourne Summer Set with a straight-sets win in qualifying against Alexandra Osborne, before withdrawing due to injury in the next round. At Adelaide, she lost in the first round to Maddison Inglis, in three sets.
At the Australian Open, she won in the first round against Jang Su-jeong, before she defeated reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in three sets to reach the third round, her best result at a Grand Slam championship.[16] In the next round, she was defeated by the former world No. 1, Simona Halep. With this result, she became the first player from Montenegro to reach the third round of a Grand Slam championship.[17]
In Indian Wells, Kovinić beat Jil Teichmann in the first round, while in the second round she had a surprising top-10 win over seventh seed Karolína Plíšková, before losing to Ludmilla Samsonova in the third round.
At Roland Garros, she avenged her loss in Indian Wells and beat 25th seed Ludmilla Samsonova in the first round. She managed to beat Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in straight sets, before losing to top seed and world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the third round.
Kovinić was supposed to play at Wimbledon against Sonay Kartal in the first round, but was forced to withdraw at the very last moment, due to low back problems.[18]
Kovinić lost in the first round of the US Open to Serena Williams, in the last professional tournament of her career.
In October, she reached semifinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open by beating Océane Dodin, Jasmine Paolini and Sloane Stephens. However, she lost her semifinal match to top seed Maria Sakkari.
2023: Semifinals of Auckland Open, hiatus
editIn January, Kovinić reached the semifinals of the Auckland Open, after beating Nao Hibino in straight sets in the first round.[19] In the round of 16, she defeated Lauren Davis in three sets, while in the quarterfinals she managed to beat Viktória Kužmová in straight sets.[20][21] In her semifinal match, she lost to the top seed Coco Gauff.[22]
2024: Olympics qualification
editIn June, Kovinić was granted a universality place into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to represent Montenegro.[23] She was chosen as one of the flag-bearers for the team at the opening ceremony.[24] However, she was easily beaten in the first round by Greece Maria Sakkari, 6–0, 6–1.
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[25]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 29% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0 / 23 | 10–23 | 30% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | POZ3 | POZ2 | POZ2 | A | A | Z3 | A | Z3 | A | A[b] | A | 0 / 0 | 12–3 | 80% | ||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | NH | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | NH | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
China Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 18 | 9–18 | 33% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | Career total: 120 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
Overall win–loss | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 6–12 | 15–13 | 20–23 | 3–16 | 5–5 | 2–3 | 5–7 | 12–17 | 9–11 | 8–11 | 0 / 120 | 95–123 | 44% |
Year-end ranking[e] | 354 | 295 | 170 | 109 | 58 | 74 | 118 | 182 | 88 | 77 | 95 | 79 | $3,108,194 |
Doubles
editTournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
US Open | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 5–12 |
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 3 (runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Tianjin Open, China | International[f] | Hard | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2016 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2021 | Charleston Open, United States | WTA 500 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2015 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | International | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | Lara Arruabarrena Lucie Hradecká |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | Barbora Strýcová | Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach |
6–2, 3–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2016 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | Xenia Knoll | Andreea Mitu İpek Soylu |
w/o |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2018 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Maryna Zanevska | Irina-Camelia Begu Andreea Mitu |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2018 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Vera Lapko | Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore |
6–4, 5–7, [4–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 2 (runner-ups)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | Bastad Open, Sweden | Clay | Misaki Doi | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2022 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | Bastad Open, Sweden | Clay | Alexa Guarachi | Misaki Doi Natalia Vikhlyantseva |
5–7, 7–6(7–4), [7–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2019 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Dalila Jakupović | Lee Ya-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien |
6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 22 (14 titles, 8 runner–ups)
editLegend |
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$100,000 tournaments (5–2) |
$80,000 tournaments (0–1) |
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–1) |
$25,000 tournaments (5–3) |
$10,000 tournaments (3–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2010 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2011 | ITF Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 10,000 | Clay | Simona Dobrá | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2011 | ITF Balş, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Alice-Andrada Radu | 6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2011 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 2012 | ITF Tlemcen, Algeria | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Romanova | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2012 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Paula Kania | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 7–2 | May 2014 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–3 | Mar 2015 | ITF Curitiba, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–3 | May 2015 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 100,000 | Clay | Margarita Gasparyan | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 9–3 | Jun 2016 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Hsieh Su-wei | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–4 | Jun 2017 | Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary |
60,000 | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–5 | Jul 2017 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | Jana Čepelová | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2017 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Maryna Zanevska | 7–5, 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2019 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Louisa Chirico | 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10–7 | Mar 2019 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 11–7 | Jun 2019 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Richèl Hogenkamp | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 11–8 | Jul 2019 | Open de Biarritz, France | 80,000 | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Win | 12–8 | Oct 2019 | Kiskút Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay (i) | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 13–8 | May 2022 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 100,000 | Clay | Nastasja Schunk | 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
Win | 14–8 | April 2023 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | 100,000 | Clay | Rebeka Masarova | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)
editLegend |
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$100,000 tournaments (1–0) |
$60,000 tournaments (0–3) |
$25,000 tournaments (3–4) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Danica Krstajić | Corinna Dentoni Florencia Molinero |
4–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2011 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Elina Svitolina | Melanie Klaffner Ágnes Szatmári |
0–6, 7–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2013 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Tadeja Majerič | Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2012 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Réka Luca Jani Eugeniya Pashkova |
3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 1–4 | May 2012 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Elena Bogdan Cristina Dinu |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
Win | 2–4 | Feb 2015 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Tatiana Búa Paula Cristina Gonçalves |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2015 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | Oksana Kalashnikova | Irina Ramialison Constance Sibille |
2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2018 | Zhuhai Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Nao Hibino | Anna Blinkova Lesley Kerkhove |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Mar 2018 | Pingshan Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Wang Xinyu | Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová |
4–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
Loss | 3–7 | Jun 2018 | Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | Nina Stojanović | Réka Luca Jani Nadia Podoroska |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–7 | Mar 2019 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Carolina Alves Gabriela Cé |
6–3, 6–2 |
Other finals
editSingles
editOutcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Gold | 2015 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Clay | Kathinka von Deichmann | 6–0, 6–1 |
Record against other players
editTop 10 wins
editSeason | 2016 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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2016 | ||||||
1. | Roberta Vinci | No. 8 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–2 |
2020 | ||||||
2. | Belinda Bencic | No. 10 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 6–1 |
2022 | ||||||
3. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 8 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Notes
edit- ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ 2010: WTA ranking–687.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
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