Ajla Tomljanović|
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| Country |
 Croatia
 Australia |
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| Residence |
Brisbane, Australia |
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| Born |
(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993
Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Turned pro |
December 2009 |
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| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money |
US$761,244 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
176–110 |
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| Career titles |
4 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
47 (23 February 2015) |
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| Current ranking |
47 (23 February 2015) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| Australian Open |
2R (2014, 2015) |
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| French Open |
4R (2014) |
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| Wimbledon |
1R (2013, 2014) |
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| US Open |
2R (2013) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
41–32 |
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| Career titles |
3 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
89 (9 August 2014) |
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| Current ranking |
90 (25 August 2014) |
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| Grand Slam Doubles results |
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| Australian Open |
QF (2014) |
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| US Open |
3R (2014) |
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Last updated on: 25 August 2014. |
Ajla Tomljanović (born 7 May 1993 in Zagreb) is a Croatian-Australian professional tennis player.
Tomljanović has won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 9 June 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 51. On 4 August 2014, she peaked at world number 89 in the doubles rankings.
Tomljanović was an accomplished junior player, having won the 2009 Australian Open Girls' Doubles title with Christina McHale. She would also reach her combined career high junior ranking of world number 4 on 30 March 2009.
In July 2014, it was announced that Tomljanović would take Australian citizenship and begin competing for Australia at the 2014 US Open. She will continue to represent Australia at all grand slam events until she receives an Australian passport, which will enable her to represent the country at Grand Slam and non-Grand Slam tournaments alike.[1]
Personal life
Tomljanović was born on 7 May 1993 to Croatian father Ratko and Bosniak mother Emina.[2] She was born and raised in Zagreb, where she remains.[2][3] Her elder sister, Hana, played tennis for University of Virginia.[2] Tomljanović is a fan of basketball.[2][3] She began playing tennis aged seven and is coached by Fernando Martínez.[2][3]
Tennis career
Tomljanovic at the 2014 Australian Open
Professional career
Tomljanović played her first professional ITF Circuit event in October 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico, and lost 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to Estefania Craciún in the semifinals. She then qualified for another ITF event in Mexico City, but lost 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to Karolina Kosińska in the second round.[4] In January 2009 Tomljanović qualified for the ITF event in Boca Raton, Florida, where she lost to Heidi El Tabakh 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the second round. She was awarded with a wild card for 2009 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, and lost to Angela Haynes 7–5, 6–2.[4][5] Tomljanović then made a chain of three consecutive losses in the second rounds, in at the ITF tournaments in Redding, California, Osprey, Florida, and Makarska, Croatia, losing to, respectively Rika Fujiwara, Katerina Kramperová and Ana Savić. At the ITF event in Zagreb, she lost to Tereza Hladiková in the first round 6–2, 4–6, 6–2.[4] On 10 May 2009 in Zagreb, Tomljanović won her first ITF doubles title, partnering with Croatian fellow Petra Martić.[4][6] Tomljanović missed most of 2012 due to mononucleosis.[7]
2014
During the preseason Tomljanović began working with coach David Taylor, former Australian Fed Cup captain, who had just parted company with Sam Stosur.[8]
At PTT Pattaya Open, Tomljanović lost in the first round to a qualifier, Alla Kudryavtseva 4–6, 5–7.
At the French Open, Tomljanović reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam event for the first time, defeating 2010 champion, Francesca Schiavone and third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets en route before losing to Carla Suárez Navarro in the fourth round.
In July 2014 it was revealed that she had decided to switch allegiances from her native Croatia and become an Australian citizen; she then represented her new country at the US Open in August that year. She cited the improved facilities at Melbourne Park's National Tennis Centre as being behind her decision to move to Australia.[9] Tomljanovic is known for her big serve and backhand.
2015
Tomljanović started her 2015 season at the 2015 Brisbane International which she entered as a wildcard entry. In the first round, she scored the biggest win of her career, defeating former world number one Jelena Janković in straight sets after saving several set points in the first set, before losing to Elina Svitolina in the second round.[10]
At the Australian Open, Tomljanović won her first round match (and first match as an Australian-listed player) by defeating Shelby Rogers in three sets. She then lost to Varvara Lepchenko in the second round in straight sets.[11]
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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Career statistics
ITF Circuit singles finals (4–7)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Runner–up |
1. |
29 November 2009 |
Puebla, Mexico |
Hard |
 Naomi Broady |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
17 January 2010 |
Plantation, United States |
Clay |
 Johanna Larsson |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner–up |
3. |
4 April 2010 |
Pelham, United States |
Clay |
 Edina Gallovits |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner–up |
4. |
16 May 2010 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
 Lucie Hradecká |
1–6, 6–7(4) |
| Winner |
5. |
13 March 2011 |
Clearwater, United States |
Hard |
 Sesil Karatantcheva |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Runner–up |
6. |
10 April 2011 |
Jackson, United States |
Clay |
 Marina Erakovic |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner |
7. |
29 May 2011 |
Grado, Italy |
Clay |
Alexandra Cadanţu |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner–up |
8. |
13 January 2013 |
Palm Harbor, United States |
Clay |
 Tadeja Majerič |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
9. |
10 February 2013 |
Midland, United States |
Hard |
 Lauren Davis |
3–6, 6–2, 6–7(2) |
| Winner |
10. |
21 April 2013 |
Dothan, United States |
Clay |
 Zhang Shuai |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
11. |
13 October 2013 |
Macon, United States |
Hard |
 Anna Tatishvili |
2–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (3–1)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
10 May 2009 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Clay |
Petra Martić |
 Ksenia Milevskaya
 Anastasia Pivovarova |
6–3, 6–7(4), 10–5 |
| Runner–up |
2. |
3 October 2011 |
Kansas City, United States |
Hard |
Jamie Hampton |
Maria Abramovic
Eva Hrdinova |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
3. |
24 October 2011 |
Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
Hard |
 Chanel Simmonds |
Victoria Duval
Alexandra Kiick |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
4. |
7 November 2011 |
Phoenix, United States |
Hard |
Jamie Hampton |
Maria Sanchez
Yasmin Schnack |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (1–0)
Top 10 wins per season
| # |
Player |
Rank |
Event |
Surface |
Round |
Score |
| 2014 |
| 1. |
 Agnieszka Radwanska |
No. 3 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
3rd Round |
6–4, 6–4 |
References
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