Irena Pavlovic (Serbian: Irena Pavlović, Ирена Павловић, pronounced [irěːna pǎːʋloʋitɕ]; born 28 September 1988) is a French former tennis player of Serbian descent.[1][2] Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three.[1]

Irena Pavlović
Irena Pavlovic in 2014
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis
Born (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 36)
Belgrade, Serbia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$418,053
Singles
Career record260–234
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 138 (8 October 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2012)
French Open2R (2012)
WimbledonQ3 (2012, 2014)
US OpenQ3 (2012, 2014)
Doubles
Career record124–75
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 107 (21 February 2011)

Pavlovic won four singles and 14 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation. Her highest WTA rankings were No. 138 in singles and 107 in doubles.

She was awarded with wildcards for two WTA Tour tournaments in 2009, the Internationaux de Strasbourg and French Open, which was her first Grand Slam appearance. Pavlovic lost in the first round both times to Kristina Barrois and Akgul Amanmuradova, respectively. In her career, she defeated players such as Monica Niculescu, Anne Keothavong and Marina Erakovic.[3]

Early and personal life

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Pavlovic, born in Belgrade (SFR Yugoslavia then) to Dragan and Mirjana,[4] has a brother, Filip, who was a basketball player.[1] Russian tennis player Arina Rodionova is a good friend of Pavlovic,[5] who began playing tennis aged four, with Monica Seles as her idol.[1] Upon being coached by Christophe Serriere and Danyel Ristic,[4] she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.[6]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A Q1 1R Q1 0–1
French Open Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 Q1 2R 1R 1–3
Wimbledon A A A A A A A Q3 Q1 0–0
US Open A A A Q2 A Q1 A Q3 Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–4

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 22 January 2006 ITF Tipton, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i)   Virginie Pichet 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2. January 2006 ITF Hull, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i)   Melanie South 4–6, 1–6
Win 3. Jul 2006 ITF Frinton, United Kingdom 10,000 Grass   Georgie Gent 6–2, 6–4
Win 4. Aug 2006 ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard   Jane O'Donoghue 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 5. Oct 2006 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard (i)   Angelique Kerber 0–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Feb 2007 ITF Portimão, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Neuza Silva 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 7. Nov 2007 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia 25,000 Hard   Monique Adamczak 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 8. Dec 2009 Bendigo International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Alicia Molik 3–6, 4–6
Loss 9. Apr 2010 ITF Gimhae, South Korea 25,000 Hard   Chan Yung-jan 2–6, 1–6
Loss 10. Jun 2010 ITF Sarajevo, BiH 25,000 Clay   Liana Ungur 3–6, 0–6
Loss 11. Sep 2010 ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands 25,000 Clay   Julia Schruff 0–6, 3–6
Win 12. Jul 2013 ITF Middelburg, Netherlands 25,000 Clay   Angelique van der Meet 6–3, 6–4
Loss 13. Aug 2013 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 25,000 Clay   Richèl Hogenkamp 4–6, 1–6
Loss 14. Feb 2014 Launceston International, Australia 50,000 Hard   Olivia Rogowska 7–5, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 2006 Open Nantes Atlantique,
France
25,000 Hard (i)   Sabine Lisicki   Rebecca Llewellyn
  Melanie South
2–6, 0–6
Win 2. Sep 2008 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard   Julie Coin   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Anastasia Poltoratskaya
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. Sep 2008 ITF Granada, Spain 25,000 Hard   Regina Kulikova   Leticia Costas
  Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
w/o
Win 4. Dec 2008 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE 75,000 Hard   Maša Zec Peškirič   Elena Chalova
  Valeria Savinykh
7–6(6), 3–6, [10–3]
Win 5. Sep 2009 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard   Nina Bratchikova   Claire Feuerstein
  Constance Sibille
6–2, 6–4
Win 6. Dec 2009 Bendigo International,
Australia
25,000 Hard   Arina Rodionova   Jocelyn Rae
  Emelyn Starr
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win 7. Feb 2010 ITF Belfort, France 25,000 Carpet (i)   Elena Bovina   Nikola Hofmanova
  Karina Pimkina
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 8. Mar 2010 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i)   Elena Bovina   Maret Ani
  Vitalia Diatchenko
6–0, 6–1
Win 9. Mar 2010 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i)   Nina Bratchikova   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
6–7(4), 6–2, [10–3]
Win 10. May 2010 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay   Ekaterina Dzehalevich   Nicole Clerico
  Rebecca Marino
6–3, 6–3
Win 11. Jun 2010 ITF Sarajevo, BiH 25,000 Clay   Irina Buryachok   Nicole Clerico
  Karolina Kosińska
6–1, 6–1
Win 12. Jul 2010 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay   Mandy Minella   Magdalena Kiszczyńska
  Erika Sema
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13. Sep 2010 ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands 25,000 Clay   Ksenia Lykina   Daniëlle Harmsen
  Bibiane Schoofs
3–6, 2–6
Win 14. Sep 2010 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury,
United Kingdom
75,000 Hard (i)   Vitalia Diatchenko   Claire Feuerstein
  Vesna Manasieva
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 15. Oct 2010 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Tatjana Malek   Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
  Selima Sfar
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 16. Nov 2010 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i)   Emma Laine   Claire Feuerstein
  Valeria Savinykh
6–4, 6–4
Loss 17. Jun 2011 ITF Campobasso, Italy 25,000 Clay   Ani Mijačika   Mailen Auroux
  María Irigoyen
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 18. Jul 2011 ITF Pozoblanco, Spain 50,000 Hard   Nina Bratchikova   Marina Melnikova
  Sofia Shapatava
6–2, 6–4
Loss 19. Jul 2011 ITF Cáceres, Spain 25,000 Hard   Victoria Larrière   Richèl Hogenkamp
  Maria João Koehler
4–6, 4–6
Loss 20. Aug 2011 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 50,000 Hard   Sandra Klemenschits   Julie Coin
  Eva Hrdinová
4–6, 5–7
Loss 21. Oct 2011 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Eirini Georgatou   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
2–6, 0–6
Loss 22. Oct 2012 Open de Limoges, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Stefanie Vögele   Magda Linette
  Sandra Zaniewska
1–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 23. Apr 2014 Seoul Open Challenger,
South Korea
50,000 Hard   Kristýna Plíšková   Chan Chin-wei
  Chuang Chia-jung
4–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Irena Pavlovic at the Women's Tennis Association   (Biography)
  2. ^ Irena Pavlovic – Tennis News, Bio, Quotes, Pictures tennis-x.com
  3. ^ Irena Pavlovic at the Women's Tennis Association   (Activity)
  4. ^ a b Biographie et palmares Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net
  5. ^ Arina Rodionova: «J’espère rejouer avec Irena!» Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net (4 December 2009)
  6. ^ Irena vue par… Patrick Mouratoglou Archived 9 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.irenapavlovic.net (23 May 2009)
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