Stories
Biography
- Powerful, fast baseline player who prefers clay courts...Father, Vlado, is a tennis club director; mother, Bosiljka, works for a newspaper; has an older sister, Slavica, who is a former tennis coach...Graduated from high school in 1995...Goal is to reach the Top 15...One of her all-time greatest experiences was participating in the 2000 Olympics...Admires tennis player Patrick Rafter for his personality and his behavior on the court...Self-described as sentimental, stubborn, open with people and likes to be around happy people...Likes to visit Melbourne because of the kind and friendly people there, and also for the shopping; also likes to visit the rest of Australia, and would like to visit Harare and Zimbabwe...Enjoys watching movies, listening to music, studying languages, reading and spending time with niece and friends...Interests include fitness and shopping...Favorite color is sky blue; favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite actor is Keanu Reeves.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
18Height
5' 8 1/4'' (1.73 m)Birthday
Jan 14, 1978 January 14, 1978Birthplace
Imotski, CroatiaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2000 - Gold Coast, Strasbourg; 1996 - ITF/Makarska-CRO.
Finalist (4): 2002 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 1999 - Æs-Hertogenbosch, Portschach; 1996 - Bol.
Semifinalist (10): 2002 - Auckland, Warsaw; 2001 - Porto; 1999 - Warsaw, Sopot, Knokke-Heist, Pattaya City; 1998 - Bol, Pattaya City; 1996 - Maria Lankowitz.
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2003 - Sopot (w/Perebiynis).
Finalist (3): 2005 - Pattaya City (w/Domachowska); 2003 - Helsinki (w/Perebiynis); 2002 - Warsaw (w/Kulikovskaya).
Semifinalist (7): 2004 - Casablanca (w/Ani), Sopot (w/Cohen-Aloro), Tashkent (w/Beygelzimer); 2003 - Bol (w/Fattakhetdinova); 2002 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Razzano), Pattaya City (w/Weingartner); 1999 - Bol (w/Pisnik).
ADDITIONAL
Croatian Fed Cup Team for nine years. Croatian Olympic Team 2000.