Jelena Kostanić Tošić
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| Country |
 Croatia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born |
July 6, 1981 Split, Croatia, (then SFRY) |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | July 1999 |
| Retired | September 2010 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,577,765 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 328–261 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (July 26, 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2000, 2006, 2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 198–179 |
| Career titles | 8 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 30 (October 4, 2004) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2002, 2004) |
| US Open | QF (2008) |
| Last updated on: 28 September 2010. | |
Jelena Kostanić Tošić (born July 6, 1981, Split) is a retired professional female tennis player from Croatia.
On July 26, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 32. On October 4, 2004 she reached her career-high Doubles ranking of World No. 30. Kostanić Tošić won eight doubles titles on the WTA tour and four singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career. As a junior she won the 1998 Australian Open.
Kostanić Tošić married Croatian table tennis player Roko Tošić on July 8, 2006 (until January 2007 she competed as Jelena Kostanić).
At the 2008 Australian Open, Tošić was defeated in the first round by the eventual champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets.[1]
Playing for Croatia at the Fed Cup, Kostanić Tošić has a win–loss 19–20.
Her last professional tournament was the 2010 US Open.[2]
Biography
Coached by Alan Maric; off-court trainer is Slaven Hrvoj. Started playing tennis at age 7. Father, Slobodan, is an external bank auditor; mother, Smiljana, is a dental nurse; sister, Marina, is a student of economics; loves her nieces, Mia and Lana. Entire family plays recreational tennis on private court. Enjoys comedies; favorite actor is Tom Hanks. Likes reading and listening to music (especially Croatian music). Likes to play and watch sports, soccer and basketball the most. Admires Michael Jordan and Goran Ivanisevic (who comes from the same tennis club in Split).
WTA Tour finals
Singles : 3 (0-3)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0/1) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/2) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | August 10, 2003 |  Helsinki, Finland |
Clay |  Anna Smashnova |
6-4 4-6 0-6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | February 12, 2006 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
Hard | Shahar Pe'er |
3-6 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 19 2006 |  Bangalore, India |
Hard |  Mara Santangelo |
3-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |
Doubles: 16 (8-8)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (5/4) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (3/4) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 26 April 1999 | Bol, Croatia |
Clay |  Michaela Paštiková |
 Meghann Shaughnessy Andreea Vanc |
7–5, 61–7, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 08 November 1999 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Hard |  Tina Pisnik |
 Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 2000 |  Budapest, Hungary |
Clay |  Sandra Načuk |
 Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero |
0-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 06 May 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland |
Clay |  Henrieta Nagyová |
 Evgenia Kulikovskaya Silvija Talaja |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 May 2002 |  Strasbourg, France |
Clay | Jennifer Hopkins |
Caroline Dhenin Maja Matevžič |
0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 May 2003 | Strasbourg, France |
Clay | Laura Granville |
 Sonya Jeyaseelan Maja Matevžič |
4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 5. | 05 January 2004 |  Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |  Mervana Jugić-Salkić |
Virginia Ruano Pascual  Paola Suárez |
7–66, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 January 2004 |  Canberra, Australia |
Hard |  Claudine Schaul |
Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea |
6–4, 7–63 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 June 2004 |  's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
Grass | Claudine Schaul |
Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera |
6–7 (3–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 May 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
Nicole Pratt Émilie Loit |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 25 September 2005 | Portorož, Slovenia |
Hard | Katarina Srebotnik |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Roberta Vinci |
4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 January 2006 | Hobart, Australia |
Hard | Jill Craybas |
Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1 October 2006 |  Guangzhou, China |
Hard | Vania King |
Li Ting Sun Tiantian |
4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Winner | 7. | 08 October 2006 | Tokyo, Japan |
Hard | Vania King |
 Yung-Jan Chan Chia-Jung Chuang |
7–62, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 15 October 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard | Vania King |
Mariana Díaz-Oliva  Natalie Grandin |
7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 23 February 2008 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |  Martina Müller |
Iveta Benešová Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
3-6, 3-6 |
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