Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Country (sports)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Residence	Zagreb, Croatia
Born	(1980-05-14) 14 May 1980 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then SFRY)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$511,736
Singles
Career record	401–239
Career titles	16 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 99 (21 June 2004)
Current ranking	No. 198 (15 April 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2004, 2009, 2013)
French Open	1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
US Open	Q3 (2004)
Doubles
Career record	355–181
Career titles	2 WTA, 43 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 59 (10 July 2006)
Current ranking	No. 76 (22 April 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2009)
French Open	2R (2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2006)
US Open	2R (2004, 2005, 2012)
Last updated on: 13 January 2013.

Mervana Jugić-Salkić^[a] (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked Word No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached No. 59 in doubles, after winning ASB Classic in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yulia Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 42 doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation. Jugić-Salkić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but fell to Maria Elena Camerin in the first round. During her long 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 relatively late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol. She is fluent in Bosnian and English.

ITF finals

Singles titles (16)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 April 1999	Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Petra Kučová	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	16 August 1999	Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Stanislava Hrozenská	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	6 September 1999	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Olga Blahotova	3–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	13 September 1999	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Eva Fislová	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	12 June 2000	Ankara, Turkey	Clay	Stefanie Weiss	7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	18 September 2000	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Gabriela Navrátilová	6–4, 6–2
Winner	7.	2 July 2001	Camaiore, Italy	Clay	Zuzana Zemenova	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	20 May 2002	Rijeka, Croatia	Clay	Ivana Abramović	3–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	30 September 2002	Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Nadja Pavić	6–4, 6–2
Winner	10.	30 June 2003	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Nuria Llagostera Vives	6–3, 6–0
Winner	11.	25 August 2003	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Mariya Koryttseva	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	12.	8 September 2003	Turin, Italy	Clay	Kaia Kanepi	3–6, 3–6
Winner	13.	29 September 2003	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Virág Németh	6–7, 3–1 Ret.
Runner-up	14.	8 December 2003	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Clay	Capucine Rousseau	2–6, 6–7
Winner	15.	5 April 2004	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Lucia Krželj	2–6, 5–7
Winner	15.	10 January 2005	Stuttgart, Germany	Hard	Sabine Klaschka	6–2, 6–2
Winner	16.	17 January 2005	Grenoble, France	Hard	Karen Paterson	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	17.	7 February 2005	Capriolo, Italy	Hard	Lucie Šafářová	4–6, 1–6
Winner	18.	28 February 2005	Buchen, Germany	Hard	Eva Hrdinová	6–2, 2–0 Ret.
Runner-up	19.	12 December 2005	Bergamo, Italy	Carpet	Ekaterina Bychkova	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	20.	10 April 2006	Patras, Greece	Hard	Margit Rüütel	3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	21.	26 March 2007	Patras, Greece	Hard	Maret Ani	4–5 Ret.
Winner	21.	16 July 2007	Rome, Italy	Clay	Chan Chin-wei	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	22.	24 March 2008	La Palma, Spain	Hard	Kristina Barrois	1–5 Ret.
Winner	22.	25 August 2008	Vlaardingen, Netherlands	Clay	Giulia Gabba	6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Winner	23.	1 September 2008	Martina Franca, Italy	Clay	Anna Floris	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	24.	22 September 2008	Lecce, Italy	Clay	Angelika Roesch	2–6, 7–6, 5–7
Runner-up	25.	11 April 2011	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Galina Voskoboeva	7–6, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	26.	30 July 2012	Bad Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Carina Witthoeft	7–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	27.	6 August 2012	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Maša Zec-Peškirič	0–6, 4–6

Doubles titles (42)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 September 1998	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Diane Asensio	Lana Miholcek Gréta Arn	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	12 June 2000	Ankara, Turkey	Clay	Marina Lazarovska	Kalina Diankova İpek Şenoğlu	6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	11 September 2000	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Ljiljana Nanušević	Bianca Kamper Stefanie Haidner	3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	2 April 2001	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Zuzana Hejdová	Gabriela Chmelinova Petra Raclavska	6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	9 July 2001	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Alena Paulenkova	Marisol Berengeno Margot Torre	6–0, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	30 September 2002	Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Katarina Kachlikova	Lenka Snajdrova Kika Hogendoorn	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	7.	18 November 2002	Zagreb, Croatia	Hard	Karolina Šprem	Jelena Kostanić-Tošić Matea Mezak	6–2, 6–4
Winner	8.	7 April 2003	Cavtat, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Nina Bratchikova Raissa Gourevitch	6–4, 6–4
Winner	9.	14 April 2003	Dubrovnik, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Gabriela Niculescu Monica Niculescu	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	10.	19 May 2003	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Paulina Slitrova Petra Cetkovská	6–4, 6–4
Winner	11.	26 May 2003	Zadar, Croatia	Clay	Darija Jurak	Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits	6–3, 6–1
Winner	12.	9 June 2003	Grado, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Laura Dell'Angelo Giorgia Mortello	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner	13.	4 August 2003	Cuneo, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Stefanie Haidner Lubomira Bacheva	6–1, 6–2
Winner	14.	11 August 2003	Martina Franca, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	María Sánchez Paula García	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	15.	25 August 2003	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Alice Canepa Emily Stellato	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Winner	16.	8 September 2003	Turin, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Olga Lazarchuk Yuliana Fedak	6–4, 6–2
Winner	16.	20 October 2003	Saint Raphael, France	Hard	Darija Jurak	Maret Ani Camille Pin	6–2, 6–1
Winner	17.	24 November 2003	Průhonice, Czech Republic	Carpet	Darija Jurak	Olga Vymetalkova Gabriela Chmelinova	7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up	18.	6 September 2004	Fano, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Andreea Ehritt-Van Delia Sescioreanu	5–7, 6–1, 2–6
Runner-up	19.	20 September 2004	Biella, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Erica Krauth Martina Müller	2–6, 3–6
Winner	20.	10 January 2005	Stuttgart, Germany	Hard	Darija Jurak	Danielle Harmsen Eva Pera	6–3, 7–5
Winner	21.	17 January 2005	Grenoble, France	Hard	Darija Jurak	Anaïs Laurendon Émilie Bacquet	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	22.	31 January 2005	Ortisei, Italy	Carpet	Darija Jurak	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Tina Pisnik	2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Winner	23.	28 February 2005	Buchen, Germany	Hard	Darija Jurak	Andrea Petkovic Korina Perkovic	6–2, 6–2
Winner	24.	18 April 2005	Bari, Italy	Clay	Stefanie Haidner	Stefania Chieppa Romina Oprandi	6–3, 7–6
Winner	25.	25 April 2005	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	26.	20 June 2005	Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Darija Jurak	Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	27.	26 September 2005	Biella, Italy	Clay	Maret Ani	Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová	4–6, 6–7
Winner	28.	21 November 2005	Poitiers, France	Hard	Maret Ani	Nina Bratchikova Akgul Amanmuradova	7–6, 6–1
Runner-up	29.	10 April 2006	Patras, Greece	Hard	Yana Levchenko	Christina Horiatopoulos Jarmila Gajdošová	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	30.	31 July 2006	Martina Franca, Italy	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	Ivana Abramović Aurélie Védy	3–6, 2–6
Winner	31.	14 August 2006	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Gabriela Chmelinova	Ekaterina Dzehalevich Ekaterina Ivanova	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Winner	32.	23 October 2006	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Katie O'Brien Sorana Cîrstea	W/O
Winner	33.	11 December 2006	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Jelena Kostanić-Tošić	Kateryna Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	34.	12 February 2007	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Antonella Serra Zanetti Sofia Arvidsson	6–7, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up	35.	19 February 2007	Clearwater, Florida, United States	Hard	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	36.	26 March 2007	Patras, Greece	Hard	Anna Koumantou	Olga Brózda Lenka Tvaroskova	3–6, 1–3 Ret.
Winner	37.	18 June 2007	Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Carmen Klaschka Magda Mihalache	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	38.	2 July 2007	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Anna Koumantou	Teodora Mirčić Hanna Nooni	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	39.	9 July 2007	Biella, Italy	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Kaia Kanepi Maret Ani	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	40.	30 July 2007	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Karolina Jovanović	Maret Ani Andreja Klepač	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	41.	3 September 2007	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Darya Kustova	Margit Rüütel Alisa Kleybanova	2–6, 5–7
Winner	42.	22 October 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Elise Tamaëla Kim Kilsdonk	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	43.	17 March 2008	Tenerife, Spain	Hard	Tzipora Obziler	Julie Coin Violette Huck	4–6, 3–6
Winner	44.	21 July 2008	Les Contamines-Montjoie, France	Hard	Teodora Mirčić	Darina Sedenkova Justine Ozga	6–1, 6–4
Winner	45.	4 August 2008	Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy	Clay	Aurélie Védy	Valentina Sulpizio Verdiana Verardi	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	46.	11 August 2008	Palić, Serbia	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Magdalena Kiszczyńska Olga Brózda	3–6, 6–7
Winner	47.	25 August 2008	Vlaardingen, Netherlands	Clay	Teodora Mirčić	Irina Kuzmina-Rimsa Anastasia Poltoratskaya	6–1, 6–2
Winner	48.	15 September 2008	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Aurélie Védy	Violette Huck Margalita Chakhnashvili	6–2, 6–3
Winner	49.	6 October 2008	Joué-lès-Tours, France	Hard	Kristina Barrois	Julie Coin Violette Huck	6–2, 7–6
Runner-up	50.	17 November 2008	Odense, Denmark	Carpet	Gabriela Chmelinova	Sarah Borwell Courtney Nagle	4–6, 4–6
Winner	51.	26 April 2010	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Clay	Darija Jurak	Kristina Mladenovic Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	0–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Winner	52.	21 June 2010	Kristinehamn, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Julia Glushko Pemra Özgen	6–2, 6–3
Winner	53.	28 June 2010	Ystad, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Anastasiya Lytovchenko Tetyana Arefyeva	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	54.	1 November 2010	Nantes, France	Clay	Darija Jurak	Anna Smith Anne Keothavong	7–5, 1–6, [6–10]
Winner	55.	31 January 2011	Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Remi Tezuka Shuko Aoyama	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	56.	14 February 2011	Surprise, Arizona, United States	Hard	Tetiana Luzhanska	Remi Tezuka Shuko Aoyama	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	57.	14 February 2011	Hammond, Louisiana, United States	Hard	Melanie South	Christina Fusano Julie Ditty	3–6, 3–6
Winner	58.	20 June 2011	Kristinehamn, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Tímea Babos Ksenia Lykina	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	59.	27 June 2011	Ystad, Sweden	Clay	Emma Laine	Alexandra Cadanțu Diana Buzean	4–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Winner	60.	26 September 2011	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Hard	Anne Keothavong	Ekaterina Ivanova Ksenia Lykina	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up	61.	31 October 2011	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Ana Vrljić	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok	6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Winner	62.	20 February 2012	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Ksenia Lykina	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Runner-up	63.	31 October 2011	La Marsa, Tunisia	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Isabella Shinikova Ulrikke Eikeri	3–6, 4–6
Winner	64.	2 July 2012	Biella, Italy	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Maria	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Winner	65.	6 August 2012	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Renata Voráčová Natela Dzalamidze	6–2, 6–3
Winner	66.	22 October 2012	Poitiers, France	Hard	Catalina Castaño	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Tatjana Maria	6–4, 5–7, [10–4]
Winner	67.	29 October 2012	Nantes, France	Hard	Catalina Castaño	Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová	6–4, 6–4

WTA career finals

Doubles: 4 (2-2)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0) WTA Tour Championships (0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0) Premier (0) International (2–2) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1. 5 January 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Clay Jelena Kostanić Tošić Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Winner 2. 11 July 2005 Modena, Italy Clay Yulia Beygelzimer Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková 6–2, 6–0 Runner–up 3. 14 April 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay İpek Şenoğlu Flavia Pennetta Maria Kirilenko 4–6, 4–6 Runner–up 4. 16 July 2012 Båstad, Sweden Clay Eva Hrdinová Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque Mariño 6–4, 5–7, [5–10] Singles performance timeline Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open Q2 A Q1 A A Q2 A A A Q2 3–4 French Open 1R 1R Q1 A A Q1 A A A 3–4 Wimbledon 1R Q2 Q2 A A Q3 A A A 4–4 US Open Q3 Q1 A A A A A A A 2–2 Women's doubles performance timeline Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open 1R A 1R A A 2R A A A 1R 1–4 French Open 1R A 2R A 1R 1R A A A 1–4 Wimbledon 1R A 3R A 1R 1R A A A 4–4 US Open 2R 2R A A A A A A 2R 3–3 Notes References External links Mervana Jugić-Salkić at the Women's Tennis Association Mervana Jugić-Salkić at the Billie Jean King Cup