Dragana Zarić

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**Dragana Zarić**

Country	Serbia
Residence	Vršac, Serbia
Date of birth	August 1, 1977 (1977-08-01) (age 30)
Place of birth	Vršac, Yugoslavia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	July 9, 2006 (last match played)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$165,828
Singles
Career record:	233–164
Career titles:	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 157 (April 2, 2001)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Q-R128 (2001–02)
French Open	Q-R32 (2001)
Wimbledon	Q-R128 (2001)
US Open	Q-R64 (2001)
Doubles
Career record:	218–122
Career titles:	0 WTA, 24 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 82 (June 10, 2002)
Infobox last updated on: June 11, 2007.

Dragana Zarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгана Зарић, born August 1, 1977, in Vršac, Vojvodina, Serbia, in then Yugoslavia) is a professional tennis player who played for FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.

Her career high was No. 157 in singles, in spring of 2001; and No.82 in doubles, in summer of 2002. She won four ITF titles and 24 in ITF doubles tournaments. She also played for Yugoslavian Fed Cup team from 1995, until 2005.

Zarić started her professional career in 1994, and in 1995 she won her first ITF title, in Nicosia, Cyprus. In 1998, played first WTA qualifying draws in Maria Lankowitz and Istanbul Cup, but lost. She kicked off 2001 season with attempts to qualify on a couple of WTA and all Grand Slam tournaments, but failed to pass qualified rounds. In doubles, same year, she got to the finals of Budapest Grand Prix and the quarterfinals on Wimbledon Championships.