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Juvan

SLO
24 yrs
5' 6'' (1.70m)
Current Ranking
356
Singles Titles
0
Won / Lost
15 / 7
Prize Money
$31,498
  • Coached by Oscar Serrano. Previously worked with Philippe Dehaes and Antonio Baldellou Esteva
  • Parents are Katja Azman Juvan and Robert Juvan
  • Started playing tennis at the age of five; favorite surface is clay
  • Loves to paint and read philosophy
  • Enjoys the company of her dog Blue

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

58

Height

5' 6'' (1.70m)

Birthday

Nov 25, 2000 November 25, 2000

Birthplace

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Finalist (1): 2022 - Strasbourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Cluj-Napoca (w/Dzalamidze).

ADDITIONAL
Slovene Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2017-22.

Career in Review

Played only Australian Open in 2024 before taking the rest of the season away from competition

Best result of 2023 season was QF at Budapest (as qualifier, l. eventual champion, Timofeeva); also went 2-1 at Billie Jean King Cup Finals representing Slovenia and reached SF at WTA 125 San Luis Potosi (l. Errani).

Strongest Grand Slam result of 2023 came at US Open with 3r (as qualifier, l. Swiatek).

In 2022, reached maiden WTA final at Strasbourg (l. Kerber - longest final of the season at 3h 16m)

Other highlights of the 2022 season were QF at Adelaide [500] (l. Doi) and 3r showing at Wimbledon (l. Watson); scored first Top-10 win over No.2 Sabalenka during Adelaide run

Posted career-high ranking of No.58 on June 6, 2022

Reached first WTA SF on home soil at 2021 Portoroz (l. Riske)

Performed well at the majors in 2021, reaching 3r at Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Brady) and Wimbledon (l. Gauff)

Broke into the Top 100 on October 26, 2020 at No.100

Claimed maiden Top-20 win over No.18 Vondrousova at 2020 Palermo

In 2019, made Grand Slam and Tour-level debut as a lucky loser at Roland Garros, falling 1r (l. Cirstea) and won first Grand Slam match as qualifier at Wimbledon (d. Kr.Pliskova) before losing to S. Williams on Centre Court in 2r

Rose nearly 400 places in the rankings to finish 2018 at No.174

Ended 2018 campaign with 42-10 record and four titles on ITF Circuit. Also fell at the first hurdle on WTA qualifying debut at Budapest (l. Schnyder)

Made Billie Jean King Cup debut for Slovenia in 2017, also representing her nation in 2018 and 2019, 2021-22

Owns seven singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit

Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Slovenia in 2015, losing in the 2r at $25K Velenje

On the junior tour, achieved a career-high ranking of No.5 in January 2017 and won the Wimbledon doubles title in 2017 (w/Danilovic). Also won gold in singles and doubles (w/Swiatek), at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in 2018

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