.jpg) Lukić at2015 Fed Cup | |
| Country (sports) |  Serbia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Subotica |
| Born | (1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (age 38) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Right–handed (two–handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $71,753 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 206–114 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 203 (20 August 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 65–53 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 223 (8 October 2007) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 2–2 |
Vojislava Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic:Војислава Лукић,pronounced[lǔːkitɕ]; born 31 March 1987) is a Serbian formertennis player.
Born and raised inSubotica, she achieved her highestWTA rankings as world No. 203 in singles on 20 August 2007, and No. 223 in doubles on 8 October 2007.[1] Lukić won eightITF titles in singles and five in doubles. She also played forSerbia Fed Cup team in 2007, alongsideJelena Janković,Ana Jovanović andAna Timotić.[2]
In 2008, after an ITF tournament inAlphen aan den Rijn, Lukić temporarily withdrew from professional tennis.[3] Although she played doubles at the ITF tournament inDubai in 2009 partnering withBojana Jovanovski, she did not make a full comeback until 2012. In the meantime, Lukić founded her own tennis school for girls and worked as a television presenter and model.
Lukić was born to Momčilo and Sonja Lukić inSubotica. She has one sister, Milka. Lukić trained gymnastics as a child, and was very successful in pioneer age group, but dropped her gymnastic pursuit for tennis.[4]
Other than her nativeSerbian language, she speaks English, German, French andRomanian.[5]
Lukić started playing tennis aged eight[6] and was coached byEduard Pană. She is former European U–14 champion and world No. 8 in junior concurrence.[7] One of her greatest junior achievements were the quarterfinals of the2004 Wimbledon Championships, severalOrange Bowl appearances, and wins over players such asLucie Šafářová,Alla Kudryavtseva,Kateryna Bondarenko,Olga Govortsova andMonica Niculescu.[8]
Lukić turned professional in 2004, and reached her firstITF doubles final in 2005. She won three ITF singles titles in 2006, all inRomania – inPitești,Mediaș andBucharest, and made two final appearances in doubles. The following year, Lukić collected her fourth ITF title inAttaleia, Turkey, beatingAnastasija Sevastova 6–3, 7–6, and three doubles titles. She also made her only appearances at bothWTA Tour andGrand Slam tournaments at, respectively, the2007 İstanbul Cup and the2007 US Open. In Istanbul, she lost in the first qualification round 6–2, 6–3, 5–7 toUrszula Radwańska, while at the US Open she was defeated byGalina Voskoboeva 6–4, 6–1, also in the first qualification round.[9]
Lukić was also member ofSerbia Fed Cup team in 2007, alongsideJelena Janković,Ana Jovanović andAna Timotić, in a2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I C match againstEstonia. She won her singles match againstAnett Schutting 6–1, 6–2, and her doubles match against Schutting andMargit Rüütel, partnering Timotić. She then lost her singles match versusJohanna Larsson in the round robin versusSweden. In the quarterfinals ofWorld Group II Playoffs, Lukić lost to former world No. 5 playerDaniela Hantuchová 0–6, 2–6.
In 2008, Lukić stated she had lost the faith in her game, and announced retirement. She began working as a host ofTotal Tennis, theRTS television program about tennis, and opened her own tennis school for girls.[10] In December 2009, Lukić played doubles at the ITF tournament inDubai partnering withBojana Jovanovski. They lost 4–6, 2–6 toJulia Görges andOksana Kalashnikova in the second round.
Due to her return to amateur status, Lukić met the playing criteria of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association, and began playing for the women's tennis team of theBarry University. However, she left the team shortly after and resumed her professional career after three years. Lukić qualified for the ITF tournament inSumter, South Carolina, but lost in the second round of the main draw. Following a first–round loss at the ITF event inEl Paso, Texas, she won the tournament inBethany Beach, Delaware, by defeating Sanaz Marand 6–2, 7–5. At the ITF event inWilliamsburg, Virginia, Lukić won her sixth career title by beating Caroline Doyle 6–1, 6–3.
In the 2014 summer, Lukić made a comeback after nearly a two-year absence, playing in a $10k event inSharm El Sheikh where she lost her first-round match to eventual finalistJan Abaza, 2–6, 1–6. She decided in agreement with her new coach, Mohamed El Ghazawy, that she would train and play there until the end of the year, with plans to play outside of Egypt the following year.[11] In August, she won her first ITF doubles title (partnering Haine Ogata) in almost seven years and reached her first singles final in more than two years, losing 4–6, 1–6 to Valeriya Strakhova. Following another final in early September, which she lost 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 to Anna Morgina, Lukić again faced Morgina in a finals rematch in the next tournament. This time she won 6–4, 6–3 for her first singles title since making a comeback.
In 2016, after her retirement from tennis, Lukić has been named National Coach of the British Virgin Islands.
In early 2009, Lukić did a cover spread for the February 2009 issue of theFHM magazine in Serbia.[12] During her temporary retirement, it was speculated that Lukić had her eyes on acting career and that she was aided by former Hollywood starDon Johnson.[13][14]
During her retirement, from 2008 to 2012, Lukić worked as a presenter ofTotal Tennis, a tennis-related television programme airing on theRadio Television of Serbia, and founded her own tennis school for girls.[10]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 21 May 2006 | Pitești, Romania | Clay |  Amina Rakhim | 7–6(3), 5–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 June 2006 | Mediaș, Romania | Clay |  Diana-Andreea Gae | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 July 2006 | Galați, Romania | Clay | Anamaria-Alexandra Sere | 2–6, 6–7(5) |
| Winner | 3. | 23 July 2006 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Elisa Peth | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 13 May 2007 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 5. | 17 June 2012 | Bethany Beach, United States | Clay |  Sanaz Marand | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 6. | 24 June 2012 | Williamsburg, United States | Clay | Caroline Doyle | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 July 2012 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay |  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 August 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Valeriya Strakhova | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 7 September 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Anna Morgina | 7–6(2), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 14 September 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Anna Morgina | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 12 October 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 23 November 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Nina Stojanović | 7–6(5), 6–7(3), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 December 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Klaartje Liebens | 7–6(3), 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 May 2015 | Obregón, Mexico | Hard |  Marcela Zacarías | 4–6, 7–5, 1–2 ret. |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 June 2015 | Ariake, Japan | Hard |  Risa Ushijima | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 22 May 2005 | Pitești, Romania | Clay | Andrea Popović | Mădălina GojneaMonica Niculescu | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 March 2006 | Mansourah, Egypt | Clay | Laura Ioana Andrei | Kateryna Avdiyenko Iryna Kuryanovich | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 April 2006 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Galina FokinaRaissa Gourevitch | 6–7(2), 7–5, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 March 2007 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru |  Giulia Gatto-MonticoneDarya Kustova | 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 May 2007 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Dessislava Mladenova |  Oksana KalashnikovaSofia Kvatsabaia | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 July 2007 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Julia Görges | Laura Ioana AndreiMădălina Gojnea | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 30 September 2007 | Batumi, Georgia | Hard | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Vasilisa DavydovaMarina Shamayko | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 7 September 2008 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay |  Darija Jurak |  Florencia MolineroLesia Tsurenko | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Winner | 4. | 9 August 2014 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard | Haine Ogata |  Harriet Dart Claudia Williams | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 27 March 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard |  Jang Su-jeong |  Chanel SimmondsEmily Webley-Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2007 | Europe/Africa Zone | 18 April 2007 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |  Estonia | Clay | Anett Schutting | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Europe/Africa Zone | 19 April 2007 |  Sweden | Clay | Johanna Larsson | L | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| 2007 Fed Cup | 15 July 2007 | Košice, Slovakia | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Daniela Hantuchová | L | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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| 2007 Fed Cup | Europe/Africa Zone | 18 April 2007 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Estonia | Clay | Ana Timotić | Anett SchuttingMargit Rüütel | W | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
