Yugoslavian tennis player
Mima Jaušovec (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmìːma ⓘ tennis player.[ 1] Yugoslavia , she won the1977 French Open singles championship.
Jaušovec was born inMaribor , in present-daySlovenia , when it was part ofYugoslavia .[ 2]
As a girl, she was coached byJelena Genčić . In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977French Open singles championship.[ 3] [ 4] Virginia Ruzici .[ 5] Chris Evert .[ 6] Italian Open and the 1978German Open .[ 7] [ 8]
Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeatedLesley Turner Bowrey andGail Sherriff Lovera in the final.[ 5] Wimbledon , losing toKerry Melville Reid andWendy Turnbull .
Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins overMartina Navratilova at the1974 Wimbledon Championships ,Virginia Wade at1976 US Open ,Wendy Turnbull at1978 Wimbledon Championships ,Evonne Goolagong at1980 Australian Open ,Andrea Jaeger at1981 Wimbledon Championships , andSylvia Hanika at1983 French Open .
Jaušovec retired from playing in 1988. Today, she is the head coach of theSlovenian national female tennis team . She was an unsuccessful candidate of theLiberal Democracy of Slovenia for the2004 European Parliament election .[citation needed
[ edit ] [ edit ] Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–2) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)
Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (4–5) Carpet (1–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1974 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Mirka Koželuhová 3–6, 0–6 Win 1–1 May 1976 Rome , ItalyClay Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3 Win 2–1 Aug 1976 Toronto , CanadaClay 6–2, 6–0 Win 3–1 May 1977 French Open Clay Florența Mihai 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 6–1 Loss 3–2 Aug 1977 Charlotte , USClay Martina Navrátilová 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 Win 4–2 May 1978 Hamburg , West GermanyClay Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–3 Loss 4–3 May 1978 French Open Clay 2–6, 2–6 Loss 4–4 Mar 1981 Boston , USCarpet (i) Chris Evert 4–6, 4–6 Loss 4–5 Oct 1981 Brighton , UKCarpet (i) Sue Barker 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 Loss 4–6 Feb 1982 Detroit , USCarpet (i) Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 Win 5–6 Mar 1982 Los Angeles , USCarpet (i) Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Loss 5–7 Mar 1982 Dallas , USCarpet (i) 3–6, 2–6 Loss 5–8 May 1983 French Open Clay 1–6, 2–6 Loss 5–9 Jul 1985 Bregenz , AustriaClay 2–6, 3–6
Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)
Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–1) Clay (5–2) Carpet (6–5)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 4 November 1974 Edinburgh Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Loss 1. 24 January 1977 Minneapolis Carpet (i) Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová 2–6, 1–6 Win 2. 15 May 1978 Hamburg Clay Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 Win 3. 22 May 1978 Rome Clay Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 Win 4. 29 May 1978 French Open Clay Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 Loss 2. 26 June 1978 Wimbledon Grass Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 8–9(8–10) , 3–6 Loss 3. 23 October 1978 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 3–6, 3–6 Win 5. 1 January 1979 Washington, D.C. Carpet (i) Renée Richards Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Loss 4. 20 August 1979 Mahwah Hard Regina Maršíková 6–7, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 5. 7 January 1980 Cincinnati Carpet (i) Ann Kiyomura Laura duPont Pam Shriver 3–6, 3–6 Win 6. 27 October 1980 Stockholm Carpet (i) Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–1 Loss 6. 10 November 1980 Amsterdam Carpet (i) JoAnne Russell 6–7, 6–7 Loss 7. 6 April 1981 Hilton Head Island Clay 5–7, 5–7 Loss 8. 19 October 1981 Brighton Carpet (i) Barbara Potter Anne Smith 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 Win 7. 26 October 1981 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Barbara Potter 6–4, 6–1 Win 8. 1 February 1982 Detroit Carpet (i) Leslie Allen 6–4, 6–0 Win 9. 19 April 1982 Amelia Island Clay 6–1, 7–5 Win 10. 30 January 1983 Houston Carpet (i) Anne White 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) Loss 9. 16 April 1984 Amelia Island Clay Anne Hobbs 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 Win 11. 15 July 1985 Bregenz Clay Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–3
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Yugoslavia
Florența Mihai
Chris Evert
Gail Sherriff Lovera
Lesley Turner Bowrey
Mirka Koželuhová
Sue Barker
Sylvia Hanika
María-Isabel Fernández
Raquel Giscafré
Betty Stöve
