Stories
Biography
- Coached by Alan Maric; off-court trainer is Slaven Hrvoj ... Started playing tennis at age 7 ... Married Roko Tosic, Croatian table tennis player, on July 8, 2006 ... Father, Slobodan, is an external bank auditor; mother, Smiljana, is a dental nurse; sister, Marina, is a student of economics; loves her nieces, Mia and Lana ... Entire family plays recreational tennis on private court ... Enjoys comedies; favorite actor is Tom Hanks ... Likes reading and listening to music (especially Croatian music) ... Likes to play and watch sports, soccer and basketball the most ... Admires Michael Jordan and Goran Ivanisevic (who comes from the same tennis club in Split).
Plays
Left-HandedCareer High
32Height
5' 6 1/4" (1.68 m)Birthday
Jul 6, 1981 July 6, 1981Birthplace
Split, CroatiaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 2001 - ITF/Fontanafredda-ITA; 1999 - ITF/Bushey-GBR, ITF/Warsaw-POL; 1998 - ITF/Otocec-SLO.
Finalist (3): 2006 - Pattaya City, Bangalore; 2003 - Helsinki.
DOUBLES
Winner (8): 2008 - ITF/Zagreb 2-CRO (w/Ani); 2006 - Tokyo [Japan Open], Bangkok (both w/King), ITF/Dubai 2-UAE (w/Jugic-Salkic); 2005 - ITF/Joue-les-Tours-FRA (w/Mezak); 2004 - Auckland (w/Jugic-Salkic), Canberra (w/Schaul); 2002 - Warsaw (w/Nagyova), Strasbourg (w/Hopkins); 2001 - ITF/Grado-ITA (w/Mihalache); 1999 - Bol (w/Pastikova), Kuala Lampur (w/Pisnik), ITF/Warsaw-POL (w/Mihalache); 1998 - ITF/Makarska-CRO, ITF/Hvar-CRO (both w/Srebotnik), ITF/Spoleto-ITA (w/Pastikova); 1997 - ITF/Beograd-CRO, ITF/Zadar-CRO (both w/Srebotnik).
Finalist (8): 2008 - Bogotá (w/Müller); 2006 - Hobart (w/Craybas), Guangzhou (w/King): 2005 - Prague (w/Zahlavova Strycova), Portoroz (w/Srebotnik); 2004 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Schaul); 2003 - Strasbourg (w/Granville); 2000 - Budapest (w/Nacuk).
ADDITIONAL
Croatian Fed Cup Team, 1998, 2000-05, 2007-08; Croatian Olympic Team, 2004.