_(35347352544).jpg) Lučić-Baroni at the2017 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sarasota, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Born | (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (age 43) Dortmund, West Germany |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 26 April 1997[1] |
| Retired | 2018 (last match played) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,253,458 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 401–326 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (1 May 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2017) |
| French Open | 3R (2001,2015) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1999) |
| US Open | 4R (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 85–87 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (26 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1998) |
| French Open | 3R (2013,2016) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2013) |
| US Open | 3R (2013) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1998) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 14–3 |
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (née Lučić;Croatian pronunciation:[mǐrjanalûtʃitɕ,-lǔː-,-lûː-];[2][3][4] born 9 March 1982) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. She enjoyed a meteoric rise on theWTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set various "youngest-ever" records. She captured the women's doubles title at the1998 Australian Open when she was 15 years old, partnered withMartina Hingis. She also won the first ever professional tournament she entered, the1997 Croatian Ladies Open, and defended itthe following year at age 16, making her the youngest player in history to successfully defend a title.[5] She then reached the semifinals of the1999 Wimbledon Championships, beating world No. 4Monica Seles and eighth seedNathalie Tauziat, the previous year's finalist, before she lost toSteffi Graf in three sets.[1]
After toiling on theITF Women's Circuit through much of the next decade, Lučić re-emerged as a WTA regular following the 2010 season. In September 2014, she upset world No. 2Simona Halep in the third round of theUS Open.[6] The following week, she beatVenus Williams at theTournoi de Québec final to claim the title, which set therecord for the longest gap between titles in theOpen Era.[7] In January 2017, almost 18 years after her first Grand Slam semifinal, Lučić-Baroni reached the semifinals of theAustralian Open, upsetting two top-5-ranked players before losing toSerena Williams. Three months later, she entered the singles rankings' top 20 for the first time in her career. However, Lučić-Baroni has been inactive since January 2018 due to a shoulder injury.[1]
Lučić began playing tennis at age 4 by hiding in the car when her older sister went to tennis classes and then sneaking into the lessons herself.[citation needed] As a junior player, she won the girls' singles title at theUS Open in 1996, and singles and doubles crowns at the Australian Open in 1997, becoming the third player in theOpen Era to win two junior Grand Slam singles titles before her 15th birthday (others beingMartina Hingis andJennifer Capriati).
Lučić turned professional in April 1997 at the age of 15. One week after turning pro, she won the first WTA Tour event she played in atBol. She then reached the final of her second career event inStrasbourg, where she lost toSteffi Graf.
In 1998, playing in her first tour doubles event, Lučić became the youngest player in history to win a title at the Australian Open at the age of 15 years, 10 months and 21 days, when she and Hingis won the women's doubles title. The win made Lučić the first player to win both the first singles and doubles events they had ever played in on the WTA Tour. She went on to win the second doubles event of her career when she partnered with Hingis to win the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Later that year, Lučić defended her singles title at Bol, becoming the youngest player ever to defend a tour title at age 16 years, one month and 24 days. Partnering withMahesh Bhupathi, she also finished runner-up in the 1998 mixed-doubles event ofWimbledon.
In 1999, Lučić achieved her career-best Grand Slam singles performance when she reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, before losing in three sets to Graf. She beatErika deLone andMariana Díaz Oliva before she beat world No. 4 and nine-time Grand Slam championMonica Seles in the third round. She saw offTamarine Tanasugarn and then beat 1998 Wimbledon finalistNathalie Tauziat in the quarterfinals, after Tauziat served for the match twice in the third set.
After 1999, Lučić suffered a series of personal and financial problems and failed to make any further significant impact on the tour. She said that she had been abused by her father, Marinko, from early childhood.[8][9][10][11] She continued to compete until the2003 US Open, then proceeded to take an extended hiatus from competition; her career-high rankings were world No. 32 in singles and No. 19 in doubles (both achieved in 1998). She played only two tournaments in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons combined.
Lučić gave an interview in theNew York Daily News in April 2006, explaining why she stopped playing and describing her life with an abusive father, vowing that would not stop her and she would continue to fight to the end. She had been training with a new coach,Ivan Beroš, and said she was fit and ready to continue tennis.[12]
As a wildcard in the qualifying draw of theCellular South Cup in Memphis in February, Lučić won one match (defeatingMelanie Oudin) before losing in the second round toNatalie Grandin. She was also awarded a wildcard to theIndian Wells Open in March, where she again won her first match before losing in the second round.[13]
She also received a wildcard to the Tiro A Volo tournament in Rome, where she lost in the first round toKarin Knapp. That was her third tournament within the previous 12 months, and she received her first WTA ranking (No. 524) since her return to the professional tour.
Even though she lost the first round to Knapp in the $100k Rome Challenger, she received a qualifying wildcard for the WTA Tour tournament in May at the same city and beat the 65th-ranked player in the world,Elena Vesnina. She then went on to lose toCatalina Castaño in the second round. Her ranking fell to 444 with the result.
Lučić played a mixture of ITF and WTA qualifiers in 2008, her best result reaching the quarterfinals in Florence in May. In September 2008, Mirjana started working with her new coach Alberto Gutierrez, planning to play a full schedule the following year.
In the 2009 season, she was given a wildcard into theAuckland Open in New Zealand. In her first WTA Tour main-draw match since 2007 Indian Wells, she lost toAnne Keothavong in the first round.
Lučić then continued to toil on the ITF Circuit for several years prior to mounting somewhat of a comeback in the 2010 season. During that year, Lučić won her first title in 12 years at a $25k event in Jackson, Florida on 11 April. Shortly after, Lučić qualified for the WTA event in Birmingham, going on to win her first main-draw match since 2007 in Indian Wells, this time over ColombianMariana Duque. She continued her good form as she defeated fellow Croatian playerKarolina Šprem in the second round. She was beaten by top-20 playerAravane Rezaï of France in the third round. Lučić then competed in the Wimbledon qualifying tournament in Roehampton. She won her first two rounds and beatMichaëlla Krajicek in the third round to qualify for the main draw of Wimbledon, her first Grand Slam since the 2002 US Open. After a good showing, she fell to 14th seedVictoria Azarenka in the first round on centre court.
After Wimbledon, Lučić moved onto the European summer clay-court events. She failed to qualify for theSwedish Open in Båstad but the following week came through three rounds of qualifying atPalermo event, and won her first round match, defeatingPauline Parmentier recovering from a 0–4 third set deficit and saving three match points. She then fell to third seedSara Errani in the second round recovering a 2–4 deficit to force a tie-break before falling 0–6, 6–7. Her ranking rose to No. 151.
Following Palermo, Lučić returned to the United States for the summer hard-court season. Her first event was the Premier event in Stanford, theSilicon Valley Classic. Seeded fifth in the qualifying draw, Lučić defeated bothHeidi El Tabakh andTamaryn Hendler in straight sets, before repeating her Wimbledon victory over Michaëlla Krajicek with a straight-sets win to qualify for the main draw where she lost toMaria Kirilenko.
In theUS Open, after winning three qualifying matches to enter the main draw, she beatAlicia Molik to set up a second round clash with No. 4 seedJelena Janković. Lučić lost in three sets. Even with this defeat, this was her best performance in a Grand Slam championship for nearly a decade.
Lučić started out the 2011 season poorly with a string of early losses on both the WTA Tour and ITF Circuit early in the year. Her fortunes began to change during the clay court season where Lučić reached her first WTA quarterfinal in over ten years at theStrasbourg event, losing toAnabel Medina Garrigues. She married restaurateur Daniele Baroni in December 2011.[14]
Lučić-Baroni began thenew season losing in qualifying atBrisbane andSydney in January. She also failed to qualify for theAustralian Open. She struggled to find her form, losing early at the tournaments inMidland andMemphis, as well as thePremier line-up events ofIndian Wells,Miami andCharleston. She also lost in the first round atRoland Garros toSvetlana Kuznetsova.
Lučić-Baroni had a breakthrough run atWimbledon, reaching the third round as a qualifier. She stunned ninth seedMarion Bartoli en route to the second round. However, her run was ended byRoberta Vinci in a tight match.
At theWimbledon Championships, Lučić-Baroni faced former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the first round but lost to the Belarusian in straight sets, after having set points in the second set.[15]
A few weeks later, a resurgent Lučić-Baroni made major waves at theUS Open. She defeated No. 25 seedGarbiñe Muguruza in the first round, andShahar Pe'er in the second round to gain a berth in the third round for the first time since 1998.[16] She then pulled off a huge upset, stunning second-seedSimona Halep in straight sets to win a spot in the round of 16—the best result of her career at this tournament, and her best showing at a Grand Slam since reaching the semifinals atWimbledon in 1999.[17] She went on to lose this round to 13th seed Sara Errani in three sets.
However, only two weeks later, she entered theQuebec City event and reached the singles final, where she pulled off another major upset by beatingVenus Williams on 14 September, setting a record for the longest gap between titles in WTA history, as her previous win happened 16 years and four months earlier at the1998 Bol Ladies Open.[18] In addition, paired with Czech playerLucie Hradecká, she won the doubles final of the tournament on the same day.
In 2015, Lučić-Baroni had a second consecutive finish in the top 100 of theWTA rankings, ending the season ranked No. 67.[citation needed] Her best performance was reaching the semifinals inQuébec City, losing to sixth seed and eventual championAnnika Beck in three sets.[19]
In 2016, she reached the final at theInternationaux de Strasbourg, where she lost in straight sets to 10th seedCaroline Garcia.[20]
Entering ranked 79 in the world at theAustralian Open, Lučić-Baroni defeatedWang Qiang,[21] third seedAgnieszka Radwańska,[22]Maria Sakkari,[23] qualifierJennifer Brady[24] and fifth seedKarolína Plíšková to make her first Australian Open semifinal and her first semifinal appearance at a major since for 18 years ago.[25] She lost in the last four to six-time champion and second seedSerena Williams.[26]
In March, as top seed she reached the semifinals at theAbierto Mexicano Telcel, retiring due to illness after losing the first five games of her match against seventh seed and eventual championLesia Tsurenko.[27]
The following month at theCharleston Open, Lučić-Baroni made it through to the semifinals, at which point she was defeated byJeļena Ostapenko in three sets.[28]
On 1 May, she entered the WTA top-20 for the first time.[citation needed]
At theBrisbane International, Lučić-Baroni lost in the second round toAlizé Cornet.[29] Seeded 28th, she defeatedShelby Rogers[30] in the first round at theAustralian Open, before losing toAliaksandra Sasnovich.[31]
In March 2021, Lučić-Baroni announced her continued plans for a comeback in order to conclude her career on her own terms.[32]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Win–loss includes only WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments main-draw results.
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 6–11 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | SF | 2R | Q1 | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 11–11 |
| US Open | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 12–13 |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 45 | 36–45 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 3–10 |
| Miami | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 |
| Madrid | Not Held | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||||||||
| Beijing | Not Held / Not Tier 1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Doha | Not Held / Not Tier 1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Rome | A | SF | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 |
| Canada | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
| Cincinnati | Not Held / Not Tier 1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||||
| Tokyo /Wuhan | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 5 | |
| Overall W–L | 12–3 | 15–11 | 11–13 | 2–12 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–6 | 8–14 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 12–8 | 16–26 | 14–18 | 20–16 | 2–3 | 136–166 | |
| Year-end ranking | 52 | 51 | 50 | 207 | 189 | 202 | 335 | – | – | – | 454 | 423 | 288 | 105 | 116 | 108 | 104 | 61 | 67 | 81 | 32 | 343 | 45% | |
| Tournaments | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003–07 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1 / 9 | 14–8 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–5 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 3–9 |
| Win–loss | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 8–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1 / 29 | 29–27 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | SF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
| Miami | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Madrid | Not Held | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Beijing | Not Held / Not Tier 1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Doha | Not Held / Not Tier 1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Cincinnati | Not Held / Not Tier 1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Tokyo /Wuhan | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 | 4–0 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 2 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 4 | |
| Overall W–L | 18–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 15–15 | 13–15 | 1–6 | 5–4 | 6–7 | 0–1 | 66–76 | |
| Year-end ranking | 20 | 198 | 255 | 431 | – | – | 568 | – | – | 248 | 224 | 37 | 76 | 457 | 116 | 81 | 1154 | 46% | |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1998 | Australian Open | Hard |  Martina Hingis |  Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1998 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Mahesh Bhupathi | Serena WilliamsMax Mirnyi | 4–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 1997 | Bol Open, Croatia | Tier IV | Clay | Corina Morariu | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1997 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Tier III | Clay |  Steffi Graf | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 1998 | Bol Open, Croatia | Tier IV | Clay | Corina Morariu | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2014 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Carpet (i) | Venus Williams | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2016 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay |  Caroline Garcia | 4–6, 1–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1998 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Martina Hingis | Lindsay DavenportNatasha Zvereva | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1998 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 1998 | Bol Open, Croatia | Tier IV | Clay |  Joannette Kruger |  Laura MontalvoPaola Suárez | w/o |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2014 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Carpet (i) |  Lucie Hradecká | Julia GörgesAndrea Hlaváčková | 6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
| $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. | 15 December 1996 | ITF Salzburg, Austria | Carpet (i) | Chanda Rubin | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 June 1997 | ITF Marseille, France | Clay | Amelie Cocheteux | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 3 August 1997 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay |  Sandra Dopfer | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1 November 2009 | ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Hard |  Rossana de los Ríos | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 April 2010 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | Jamie Hampton | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 26 September 2010 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 13 October 2013 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) |  An-Sophie Mestach | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 15 December 1996 | ITF Salzburg, Austria | Carpet (i) | Chanda Rubin | Adriana BarnaAnca Barna | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 November 2012 | ITF New Braunfels, United States | Hard |  Elena Bovina |  Mariana Duque Mariño Adriana Pérez | 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Winner | 3. | 10 February 2013 | Midland Classic, United States | Hard (i) |  Melinda Czink |  Maria Fernanda Alves Samantha Murray | 5–7, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Last match | |
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||||
 Simona Halep | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–5, 6–1) at2015 French Open | |
| Monica Seles | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)) at1999 Wimbledon | |
 Ana Ivanovic | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2011 Birmingham | |
| Karolína Plíšková | 3–4 | 43% | 2–4 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2017 Miami | |
 Garbiñe Muguruza | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–1, 2–6, 1–6) at2015 Beijing | |
| Maria Sharapova | 1–2 | 33% | – | 1–2 | – | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 1–2, ret.) at2017 Rome | |
| Venus Williams | 1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–3) at2014 Quebec City | |
 Victoria Azarenka | 0–2 | 0% | – | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (3–6, 5–7) at2014 Wimbledon | |
| Jennifer Capriati | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at2001 French Open | |
| Steffi Graf | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6) at1999 Wimbledon | |
| Martina Hingis | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at2000 Australian Open | |
| Jelena Janković | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at2010 US Open | |
| Angelique Kerber | 0–4 | 0% | 0–4 | – | – | – | Lost (2–6, 6–7(6–8)) at2016 US Open | |
 Naomi Osaka | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at2016 French Open | |
| Serena Williams | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at2017 Australian Open | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at2016 Monterrey | |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||||
 Anett Kontaveit | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3) at2017 New Haven | |
 Agnieszka Radwańska | 2–2 | 50% | 2–1 | – | 0–1 | – | Won (6–0, 6–3) at2017 Miami | |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at2012 French Open | |
| Petra Kvitová | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (1–6, ret.) at2018 Sydney | |
 Li Na | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at2013 Stuttgart | |
| Jana Novotná | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (2–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6) at1997 US Open | |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||||
| Jessica Pegula | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–0) at2013 Indian Wells Qualifying | |
| Mary Pierce | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–5, 6–4) at1998 Rome | |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 2–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (4–6, 6–4, 7–5) at1999 Wimbledon | |
 Maria Sakkari | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Won (3–6, 6–2, 6–3) at2017 Australian Open | |
| Amanda Coetzer | 1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 6–7(1–7), 2–6) at1999 Toronto | |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||||
| Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (2–6, 6–3, 6–2) at2014 Sydney Qualifying | |
| Johanna Konta | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (4–6, 6–2, 7–5) at2016 Acapulco | |
 Kiki Bertens | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–4) at2017 Charleston | |
 / Jelena Dokic | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–2) at2011 Strasbourg | |
| Samantha Stosur | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–1) at2015 Wuhan | |
| Belinda Bencic | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | – | Won (7–5, 6–4) at2017 Acapulco | |
 Dominika Cibulková | 0–5 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at2016 Wimbledon | |
| Caroline Garcia | 0–5 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at2016 Wuhan | |
| Anke Huber | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at1997 Fed Cup | |
| Iva Majoli | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (5–7, 4–6) at1998 Australian Open | |
 Francesca Schiavone | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at2012 Strasbourg | |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||||
| Daniela Hantuchová | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–1, 6–2) at2016 French Open | |
| Sara Errani | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–4) at2015 Luxembourg | |
| Lucie Šafářová | 1–4 | 20% | 0–2 | 1–2 | – | – | Won (7–5, 4–6, 6–3) at2017 Rome | |
| Anna Chakvetadze | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (2–6, 5–7) at2007 Indian Wells | |
 Jeļena Ostapenko | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at2017 Charleston | |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||||
| Chanda Rubin | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 1996 Salzburg | |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 0–4 | 0% | 0–3 | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6) at2017 US Open | |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||||
| Marion Bartoli | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 6–3) at2012 Wimbledon | |
| Patty Schnyder | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at1999 Toronto | |
| Roberta Vinci | 1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at2015 Toronto | |
| Madison Keys | 0–4 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(0–7)) at2015 Strasbourg | |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||||
| Ekaterina Makarova | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–3, 4–6) at2011 Eastbourne | |
| Alicia Molik | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–1) at2010 US Open | |
| Anna Kournikova | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at1999 Stanford | |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
| Julia Görges | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–2) at2014 Quebec City | |
| Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–1, 6–4) at2007 Charleston Qualifying | |
| Sandrine Testud | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–5, ret.) at1998 Rome | |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||||
| Kristina Mladenovic | 3–1 | 75% | – | 3–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at2017 Stuttgart | |
| Karina Habšudová | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7(3–7)) at2001 Miami | |
| Maria Kirilenko | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at2010 Stanford | |
| Total | 39–87 | 31% | 16–50 (24%) | 16–22 (42%) | 5–13 (28%) | 2–2 (50%) | Last updated 7 December 2023 | |
Notes
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1. | Amanda Coetzer | No. 10 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | SF | 6–4, 6–3 | NR |
| 1998 | |||||||
| 2. | Mary Pierce | No. 6 | Italian Open | Clay | 3R | 7–5, 6–4 | 47 |
| 1999 | |||||||
| 3. | Monica Seles | No. 4 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | 3R | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) | 134 |
| 4. | Nathalie Tauziat | No. 8 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | QF | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | 134 |
| 2012 | |||||||
| 5. | Marion Bartoli | No. 9 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 129 |
| 2014 | |||||||
| 6. | Simona Halep | No. 2 | US Open | Hard | 3R | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | 121 |
| 2015 | |||||||
| 7. | Simona Halep | No. 3 | French Open | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 6–1 | 70 |
| 8. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 8 | Rogers Cup, Toronto | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 | 51 |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 9. | Agnieszka Radwańska | No. 3 | Australian Open | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–2 | 79 |
| 10. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 5 | Australian Open | Hard | QF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | 79 |
| 11. | Agnieszka Radwańska | No. 8 | Miami Open, U.S. | Hard | 3R | 6–0, 6–3 | 29 |
Mìrjana
Lúcić (Lȕcić)
Lȗčić (Lȕčić)
Receives wild card to Indian Wells
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | WTA Comeback Player of the Year 2014 | Succeeded by |