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Danka
Kovinic

MNE
30 yrs
5' 7" (1.69m)
Current Ranking
571
Singles Titles
0
Won / Lost
3 / 4
Prize Money
$128,714
  • Coached by Nemanja Plavsic
  • Mother's name is Snjezana (kindergarten teacher); father's name is Radenko (owns a café/bar); brothers' names are Aleksa and Luka
  • Started playing tennis at age 7
  • Aggressive baseliner; favorite surface is clay; favorites shots are serve, forehand and drop shot; favorite tournament is Australian Open; tennis idol growing up was Jelena Jankovic
  • Speaks Montenegrin and English, learning Spanish
  • Best memory was qualifying for main draw at Roland Garros (first Montenegrin to do so)
  • Enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends, listening to music, shopping and reading
  • If she was not a tennis player, probably would have played handball because it's a very popular sport in Montenegro

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

46

Height

5' 7" (1.69m)

Birthday

Nov 18, 1994 November 18, 1994

Birthplace

Cetinje, Montenegro

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (3): 2021 - Charleston; 2016 - Istanbul; 2015 - Tianjin.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2015 - Bad Gastein (w/Vogt).
Finalist (2): 2018 - Bucharest (w/Zanevska); 2016 - Auckland (w/Strycova), Istanbul (w/Knoll).

ADDITIONAL
Montenegrin Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016, 2018; Montenegrin Olympic Team, 2016.

Career in Review

After 10 months away through injury, played one match in 2024 at Paris Olympics (l. Sakkari)

Highlight of 2023 season was reaching SF at Auckland (l. Gauff) followed by QF at Lyon (l. Parks). Also won ITF $100K at Oeiras before ending her season after US Open with back pain.

Finished 2022 season in fine form, reaching SF at Parma (l. Sakkari) before a SF and R-Up finish at the WTA 125K Series events in Colina and Buenos Aries

At 2022 Australian Open, became first player from Montenegro to reach 3r at a major, going on to repeat the feat at Roland Garros in the spring

Enjoyed a productive fortnight in Charleston in 2021, finishing R-Up at Volvo Car Open (l. Kudermetova) in her first WTA final for five years, then progressed to SF at the following week's MUSC Health Women's Open

Season highlights in 2020 include reaching QF at Istanbul (l. Bouchard) before advancing to R16 at Rome (as qualifier, l. Mertens)

Defeated No.10 Bencic at Rome for her second career Top 10 victory (also upset No.8 Vinci at 2016 Madrid)

At 2020 Australian Open made her first main draw appearance at a major since 2017 Wimbledon Highlights from 2019 were R-Up appearance at 125K event in Bastad, Sweden (l. Doi in F) and QF run at Tashkent Open (l. Cirstea)

Additionally in 2019, lifted titles at $100K ITF/Szekesfehervar-HUN, $25K ITF/Campinas-BRA and $25K ITF/Ystad-SWE. Now owns 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit

Spent majority of 2018 competing on the ITF Circuit, though advanced through qualifying at WTA International tournaments Lugano and Istanbul to record back-to-back R16 runs

In 2016, advanced to second career singles final at Istanbul (l. Buyukakcay)

Set career-high ranking of No.46 on February 22, 2016, following QF run at Rio de Janeiro

Made Top 100 debut on May 4, 2015 at No.95

First WTA final appearance came in shape of R-Up finish at 2015 Tianjin (l. A.Radwanska)

At 2015 Roland Garros became first player - man or woman - from Montenegro to advance to 2r of a Grand Slam (already set the national record for first player to appear in 1r at major at 2014 Roland Garros)

Montenegrin Fed Cup Team, 2011-13, 2016, 2018; Montenegrin Olympic Team, 2016

Reached QF at 2013 Budapest, which was her WTA main draw debut

Played first events of her career on the ITF Circuit in 2009

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