| Country | Croatia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Split, Croatia |
| Born | 19 January 1991 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | July 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$ 443,061 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 114–78 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (September 26, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 49 (October 17, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) |
| French Open | 2R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2009, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 37–30 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 76 (December 20, 2010) |
| Last updated on: June 13, 2011. | |
Petra Martić (born 19 January 1991) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.
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Her best result in her junior career was the quarter-finals in 2006 US Open. In 2008 she won the first tournament in her senior career, the Zagreb Ladies Open.
She qualified for the 2009 French Open. She lost there in the second round to 21-year-old Canadian world No. 24 Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–3, 6–3. Martić was on the defensive from the start, and gave up 27 winners. Martić then made it to another Portorož open QF, losing to defending champion and 5th seed Sara Errani. In 2008, Martić won the ITF Zagreb Open, defeating Yvonne Meusburger, and then made it to the QF of Banka Koper Slovenia Open, losing to Julia Görges.
Martić began 2010 by falling in the qualifying stages of the ASB Classic (lost to Chanelle Scheepers) and the Medibank International Sydney (lost to Kimiko Date Krumm). She lost in the first round of the Australian Open, falling to Sabine Lisicki 6–1 6–4.
In February 2010, she had her best result to date, beating third seed and world number 15 Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of the 2010 Open GDF Suez, winning 6–4, 3–6, 7–5. Martić broke twice and dropped serve once. She lost in the next round to Ágnes Szávay 6–2, 6–4.
Martić qualified for the BNP Paribas Open, where she lost in the second round to Jelena Janković 6–3 7–6(2).
Martić also scored another big win at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami as she defeated World No. 21 Aravane Rezaï 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 in the second round. She lost to Yanina Wickmayer in the third round, 6–3 6–3.
She lost in the first round of her next three tournaments, Andalucia Tennis Experience (lost to Estrella Cabeza Candela 1–6 7–6(3) 6–2 ), Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (lost to Alizé Cornet 7–6(3) 6–4) and Estoril Open (lost to Kimiko Date Krumm 6–7(4) 7–5 7–6(2)).
She was forced to retire in her first round match of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open whilst 4–6 2–1 down.
Her next tournament was the Warsaw Open where she lost 7–5 6–7(5) 6–3 to Gréta Arn in the first round.
Martić was drawn against World Number 5 Elena Dementieva in the first round of the French open where she was beaten 6–1 6–1.
She next participated in the ITF tournament in Marseilles where she reached the quarter finals, losing to Johanna Larsson 6–2 2–6 6–4 .
Martić only played one grass tournament in the 2010 season, Wimbledon. Here she beat British Number 1 Elena Baltacha 2–6 7–5 6–3 in the first round. She was due to play against Marion Bartoli in the second round, however she was forced to retire before the match.
After Wimbledon, Martić moved to hard court tournaments. She lost in the first round of Banka Koper Slovenia Open to Katarina Srebotnik and in the first round of İstanbul Cup to Vera Dushevina.
Martić was drawn against the top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first edition of the E-Boks Danish Open where she lost 6–3 6–2.
| No. | Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | Runner–up | October 14, 2007 | Jersey ($25,000) | Hard | Sabine Lisicki | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 2. | Winner | July 13, 2008 | Zagreb ($75,000+H) | Clay | Yvonne Meusburger | 6–2, 2-6- 6–2 |
| 3. | Winner | September 13, 2009 | Biella ($100,000) | Clay | Sharon Fichman | 7–5, 6–4 |
| No. | Outcomen | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | Winner | May 10, 2009 | Zagreb ($50,000) | Clay | Ajla Tomljanović | Ksenia Milevskaya Anastasia Pivovarova |
6–3, 6(4)–7, 10–5 |
| 2. | Runner-Up | September 18, 2009 | Sofia ($100,000) | Clay | Polona Hercog | Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin |
2–6, 6(4)-7 |
| 3. | Runner-Up | October 3, 2010 | Athens ($50,000) | Hard | Eleni Daniilidou | Vitalia Diatchenko Ipek Senoglu |
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| 4. | Winner | December 17, 2010 | Dubai ($75,000) | Hard | Julia Goerges | Sania Mirza Vladimira Uhlirova |
6–4, 7–6(7) |
| 5. | Winner | May 8, 2011 | Cagnes-sur-Mer ($100,000) | Clay | Anna-Lena Groenefeld | Darija Jurak Renata Voráčová |
1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | win-loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2–2 |
| U.S. Open | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2–3 |