Aleksandra Krunić Explained

Aleksandra Krunić
Residence:Belgrade, Serbia
Birth Date:1993 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:1.63 m
Turnedpro:2008
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Robert Cokan,
Elise Tamaëla (2016–18)[1]
Sarah Stone (2018)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 3,815,016
Singlestitles:1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 39 (18 June 2018)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 320 (5 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:2R (2019)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2019, 2022)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2015)
Usopenresult:4R (2014)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2016)
Doublestitles:6
Highestdoublesranking:No. 35 (30 September 2019)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 78 (5 August 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2021)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2016)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (2021)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2015)
Australianopenmixedresult:1R (2022)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2022)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:1R (2016, 2021)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:F (2012),
record
Updated:5 August 2024

Aleksandra Krunić (Serbian: Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She has won one singles title and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with one singles title on WTA 125 tournaments. In June 2018, she reached her best singles rankings of world No. 39. On 30 September 2019, she peaked at No. 35 in the doubles rankings.

Krunić was the runner–up of 2009 Australian Open in girls' doubles, along with Sandra Zaniewska. She made her WTA Tour debut at 2010 Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2, Jelena Janković, and made her WTA singles debut at the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix. In 2014 US Open, in her second main-draw appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, Krunić won her first main-draw match and then reached the fourth round, beating 27th seed Madison Keys and third seed Petra Kvitová in the process.

Krunić has wins over prime or close to their prime Garbiñe Muguruza, Petra Kvitová, Jeļena Ostapenko, Elina Svitolina, Johanna Konta, CoCo Vandeweghe, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci, Madison Keys, Ekaterina Makarova and Caroline Garcia. She has wins over former top-10 players, Timea Bacsinszky, while she was coming back from injury, as well as over Kimiko Date and Roberta Vinci in their last career matches, which were played in front of their home crowds in Tokyo and Rome, respectively. She also has wins in the qualifying rounds over former top-5 players Francesca Schiavone and Daniela Hantuchová.

Personal life

Krunić was born to Bratislav and Ivana Krunić in Moscow and has a sister named Anastasia. She resides in Moscow, Bratislava and Belgrade, and speaks - beside Serbian - Slovak, Russian and English fluently.

Career

Junior events

Krunić picked up a tennis racquet aged seven. She began training tennis at the Spartak Moscow club, which spawned numerous tennis stars such as Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva, Marat Safin, Anastasia Myskina, Igor Andreev and others. Since then Krunić has been coached by Edouard Safonov.[2] In 2006, Krunić reached the semifinals of junior Kremlin Cup, losing to Dalia Zafirova.[3] The following year, she won junior events in Podgorica, Livorno and Maia.[3] In 2008, Krunić reached the quarterfinals of European Junior Championships in Moscow and won the junior event in Budapest. She also played at the junior event in Kramfors, however, withdrew from the final match against Croatian Silvia Njirić due to injury by a score of 6–3, 6–1 for Njirić.[4]

In 2009, she played the second round of Australian Open in girls' singles and the final of girls' doubles event, partnering with Sandra Zaniewska. The two lost to Christina McHale and Ajla Tomljanović in the super-tiebreaker. She reached the second round of both girls' singles and doubles at the French Open, and lost in the first round of girls' singles at Wimbledon. Krunić also partnered with Tamara Čurović at the girls' doubles, however they lost in the first round to Tímea Babos and Ajla Tomljanović. In April 2009, she reached her highest junior ranking when she was ranked world No. 17.[5]

Although she had decided not to play juniors anymore, Krunić took part in the European Championships organized by both ITF and Tennis Europe, along with Bojana Jovanovski and Doroteja Erić in the team of Serbia.

2008–2010: Beginning, dominance on ITF Circuit

As a member of TK Red Star, Krunić won the national club championships in 2008. She was awarded with a wildcard for tennis event in Prokuplje, Serbia organized by the ITF. On 6 July 2008, Krunić won the tournament and became the youngest title winner in 2008 by winning this event. She beat one wildcard, third seed, and next three players were qualifiers.[3] [6] In October 2008, she also played two ITF events in Dubrovnik, but lost both times in first round.[7]

Krunić was invited by Serbia Fed Cup team coach Dejan Vraneš to join the team for the 2009 Fed Cup World Group play-offs versus Spain. Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic secured Serbia 4–0 win.[8] Krunić debuted in a doubles match played on 25 April 2009, along with Ana Jovanović, and they were down 6–2, 1–0 against Llagostera Vives and Domínguez Lino, when the match was cancelled due to rain.[9] In 2009, Krunić won a total of three ITF titles, including first in doubles.[7] [10] On 14 September 2009, she was ranked No. 795.

In January 2010, Krunić won her fourth ITF tournament in Quanzhou, China defeating domestic player Zhou Yimiao in the final, after beating top seed and compatriot Bojana Jovanovski in semifinal.[11] In May, she won ITF singles title in Moscow and was the doubles runner–up. Krunić made her WTA Tour debut at the Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2 and compatriot Janković. The two reached semifinals beating the fourth seeds Eleni Daniilidou and Jasmin Wöhr in process, but then had to withdraw from their semifinal match due to an injury of Janković.

2011–2012: WTA Tour singles debut

In February 2011, Krunić again was invited to play for the Serbia Fed Cup team in the World Group II rubber against Canada.[12] She lost her debut singles match against world No. 84, Rebecca Marino, in three sets. Krunić played the final doubles match with Bojana Jovanovski, beating Fichman and Pelletier to guarantee Serbia the spot in the World Group Play Offs.[13] Serbia won that tie 3–2 against Slovakia, after Krunić and Janković having beaten Hantuchová and Rybáriková in three sets, rallying from 2–6, 1–5.[14] With this win, Serbia qualified for the 2012 Fed Cup World Group.

In May 2011, Krunić qualified for the 100k Sparta Prague Open. She reached the semifinals where she lost to world No. 10, Petra Kvitová, in straight sets.[15] At Wimbledon and the US Open, she lost in qualifying. Krunić qualified for her first WTA singles event in Budapest.[16] She was leading in the first-round match against Nina Bratchikova 7–5, 1–0, when Bratchikova retired. Krunić lost her following match to the third seed Klára Zakopalová.[17] She played in Tashkent, and after qualifications, Krunić won her second WTA professional match, losing just one game to Kamila Farhad. In the second round, she lost to Sorana Cîrstea, in two tight sets.

At the Australian Open, Krunić fell to qualify losing to Lesia Tsurenko in final round. In February 2012, she was a part of Serbian Fed Cup team. She lost in singles to Yanina Wickmayer, but won in doubles with Bojana Jovanovski to claim a historic victory for Serbia.[18] In 2012 on ITF Circuit, Krunić won one title and lost one final in both singles and doubles. At next Grand Slam tournaments, she failed to qualify. In Baku, Krunić reached first WTA main draw of season and finished as a quarterfinalist for the first time. She beat fourth seed Andrea Hlaváčková and in second round Laura Pous Tió, but lost in three sets to eventual champion Bojana Jovanovski.

2013: Grand Slam debut

Krunić started the season playing at the Australian Open qualifying, losing to Maria Elena Camerin in the third set. At WTA events in Bogotá and Acapulco, Krunić did not qualify. In Irapuato, Mexico, Krunić beat Olga Savchuk for her first ITF title of the year and seventh overall, dropping no set the entire tournament. In clay-court season, she played four ITF tournaments and the best result was in Trnava, Slovakia when she reached the semifinal. There she beat top 100 player and top seed Jana Čepelová in first round, but Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová was better in two sets in semifinal. At French Open she lost in three sets to Mariana Duque Marino in second qualifying round.

After missing Wimbledon, Krunić played in WTA events in Budapest and Baku without qualifying rounds. In Baku, she was the only player who won a set against eventual champion Elina Svitolina. In doubles, Krunić played alongside Eleni Daniilidou and went to first WTA doubles final where they lost in three sets. US Open was the first Grand Slam tournament where she qualified for the main draw – she beat Carina Witthöft, Daria Gavrilova and Louisa Chirico to do it, all in two sets. But in first round, CoCo Vandeweghe was better in two sets. Week after US Open, she played an ITF in Trabzon, Turkey and won her last ITF title of the season, beating Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the final. At the WTA events in Linz and Luxembourg City, she played qualifications. In Linz, she qualified but lost to lucky loser Maryna Zanevska, in three sets. In doubles, Krunić won three ITF titles and lost in two finals during the season.

2014: Top 100, US Open fourth round, career doubles title

In first round of qualifications at the Australian Open, Krunić lost to Zarina Diyas in three sets. In January, she qualified for the Pattaya Open, but lost to Nicha Lertpitaksinchai in the first round. Next she played three ITF events and best result was quarterfinal where she lost to Timea Bacsinszky. In the WTA event in Katowice, Krunić didn't qualify for main draw, but she beat former top-30 player Tamira Paszek. In Kuala Lumpur, she did not need to go through the qualifications, but in the first round, she lost to Karolína Plíšková in two sets. On clay, she made it to the semifinal at two ITF tournaments. At French Open and Wimbledon, she failed to qualify. At the WTA Tour event in Bucharest, she beat Alexandra Panova in the first round, but lost in the second to world No. 3 and domestic player, Simona Halep, in a match full of breaks. Last prepare for US Open was at an ITF event in Poland where she lost in early round of singles, but won doubles title alongside Barbora Krejčíková.

At the US Open, Krunić again qualified for her second main draw appearance. In the first round, she played against good friend Katarzyna Piter and won her first ever main-draw match at a Grand Slam tournament. In the second round, 27th seed Madison Keys awaited. Although they finished the match with the same number of points, Krunić won in three sets and subsequently defeated third seed and reigning Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitová in the third round in straight sets.[19] With that win, she was guaranteed a world ranking in the top 100 for the first time. In the round of 16, Krunić lost to 16th seed and two time US Open finalist, Victoria Azarenka, in three sets.[20] 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova said of Krunić during the match "what a find she is, what an athlete".[21] During the tournament, Krunić's compatriots Janković, Ivanovic and Jovanovski gave her advice and support. She was nominated a "Rising star of the month", but Belinda Bencic had more votes by 5%. Also, the match against Azarenka was one of ten matches nominated for Grand Slam match of the year award.

The Asian swing started for Krunić in Tashkent. Despite losing to Lesia Tsurenko in the first round of singles, she managed to capture her first career title playing doubles alongside Kateřina Siniaková. They beat all opponents in three sets en route to the final, where they beat Margarita Gasparyan and Alexandra Panova, in straight sets. In her hometown Moscow, she beat Caroline Garcia but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova in second round. In doubles, Krunić and Siniakova beat top-seeded top-10 players Makarova and Vesnina in the first round.

2015: Wimbledon third round

Before the 2015 season, Krunić won an ITF title in Ankara in late December as a top seed, saving a few match points en route. In Shenzhen, she qualified and then in second round won against Anna Schmiedlová, rallying from 3–6, 2–5 and saving match points. In the quarterfinal, eventual champion Simona Halep was better in straight sets. At the Australian Open, Krunić played her first major event without qualifying, and was beaten in first round by Lauren Davis. She beat Schmiedlová in Acapulco again, but lost her next four matches on hardcourt. In Prague on clay, she upset Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, but lost narrowly to Yanina Wickmayer. At the French Open, she lost to Yulia Putintseva.

Krunić started grass-court season playing in Birmingham, where she qualified for main draw and beat Heather Watson in first round, but lost next to Svetlana Kuznetsova. She then had her best result of the year in terms of importance, as she reached the third round of Wimbledon with wins over 19th seed Sara Errani and former world No. 11, Roberta Vinci. She lost to Venus Williams in straight sets.

Krunić returned to clay playing at the Bucharest Open where she reached the quarterfinals. She beat Elizaveta Kulichkova and Roberta Vinci again, losing just two games, but lost to Polona Hercog. However, she didn't win a match at her next six tournaments, including US Open loss to Danka Kovinić. She also played doubles alongside Janković and they reached third round but lost match for quarterfinal against fourth seeds Dellacqua and Shvedova, as they led 6–2, 4–2 and also 4–2 in third set.

She won her first match since six-match losing streak in Tashkent Open, beating Anett Kontaveit but lost to Jovanovski. At the next tournament in Linz, she won five matches to reach her third quarterfinal of the year. She won three qualifying rounds, including wins over Anastasija Sevastova and Kaia Kanepi, to reach the main draw. There she defeated previous month's US Open finalist, Roberta Vinci (for the third time in only five months) and Mona Barthel, before losing to eventual champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She played at next event in Moscow but lost to Lesia Tsurenko.

Krunić reached a new career-high ranking of No. 62 in July, but finished the year at No. 96.

2021–22: Major quarterfinals in doubles & Serbian No. 1

Coming back from wrist injury, Krunić qualified for the main draw at Roland Garros. She beat Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round in straight sets, before losing in the second round to 29th seed Veronika Kudermetova.

In June, as a lucky loser she entered the main draw of Birmingham Classic, where she managed to beat Petra Martić in straight sets, in the first round, before losing to sixth seed Sorana Cîrstea. The following week, Krunić qualified for the main draw at the Eastbourne International where she lost in the first round, in three tight sets, to Australian Ajla Tomljanović.At Wimbledon, she met again 26th seed Sorana Cîrstea in the first round and lost in two tiebreak sets.

In July, Krunić beat Laura Siegemund in straight sets in the first round of the Budapest Grand Prix. In the second round, she beat sixth seed Zhang Shuai, while in the quarterfinals she defeated Wang Xiyu to reach the semifinals.[22] Next she reached her third WTA singles final defeating third seed and defending champion Yulia Putintseva.[23] She lost the final to Bernarda Pera.[24] As a result, she returned to the top 100 becoming the Serbian female player No. 1.

Her next tournament was the Hamburg European Open where she beat Sabine Lisicki, in straight sets, before losing to the fourth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round.

At the US Open, she defeated Elina Avanesyan in straight sets in the first round. In the second, she managed to beat 23rd seed and Roland Garros 2021 champion Barbora Krejčíková to reach the third round for a fourth time at this major, before losing to Ludmilla Samsonova. As a result, she moved back into the top 75 after several years of absence.

In September of 2022, Krunić was the top seed in qualifying for the Tallinn Open. In her first match, she was 6–4, 5–4 up against Eva Lys and serving for the match, when she tore her knee which resulted in total ACL rupture.[25]

2024: First WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2022

Ranked No. 400 and also using protected ranking at the Rosmalen Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, she recorded her first win after her comeback to the tour over Jessika Ponchet.Next, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2022 and first on grass in six years, since she won the tournament, defeating top seed Jessica Pegula in three tight sets.[26] [27]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.[28]

Singles

Current through the 2022 US Open.

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ3Q1Q11R1RQ21R2RQ1Q3Q1A1R0 / 51–5
French OpenAAAQ1Q2Q21RQ1Q31R2RA1R2RA1R0 / 62–6
WimbledonAAQ1AAQ13R1RQ31R1Rstyle=color:#767676NHQ21RQ10 / 52–5
US OpenAAQ2Q21R4R1R1R3R3R1RAA3RA0 / 89–8
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–13–12–40–32–12–42–40–00–13–30–00–20 / 2414–24
National representation
Summer Olympics[29] NHANHstyle=background:#afeeee1RNHANH0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King Cupstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:#ecf2ffWG2style=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOAstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOPO0 / 27–6
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAAQ2A0 / 10–1
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RNHAQ20 / 30–3
Miami OpenAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ2Q1style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RNHAQ10 / 30–3
Madrid OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ1style=color:#767676NHAA0 / 10–1
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2RQ1AAA0 / 11–1
Canadian OpenAAAAAAQ1AAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=color:#767676NHAA0 / 10–1
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RAAAQ10 / 21–2
Guadalajara OpenNHAA0 / 00–0-->
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAAAAQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee2RANH0 / 11–1
China OpenAAAAAAAQ1Astyle=background:#afeeee2RANH0 / 11–1
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTournaments00214619121323140610Career total: 110
style=text-align:leftTitles00000000010000Career total: 1
style=text-align:leftFinals00000000110001Career total: 3
Hard win–loss0–00–01–22–20–34–56–121–511–89–143–90–03–42–30 / 6442–67
Clay win–loss0–00–01–10–00–11–13–52–54–56–62–40–03–26–50 / 3428–35
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–03–21–20–06–20–20–00–01–31 / 1211–11
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–00–02–32–20–45–612–194–1215–1321–225–150–06–69–110–01 / 11081–113
style=text-align:leftWin %Career total:
Year-end ranking632224226168145101961475557165236137101689$3,462,752

Doubles

Current through 2023 Wimbledon.

2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAA1R2R1R1RQF1RA2R0 / 75–7
French OpenAAAAAA1R3R2R2R1RA1R1RA1R0 / 84–8
WimbledonAAAAAA1R3R2R1R2Rstyle=color:#767676NHQF2R1R1R0 / 97–9
US OpenAAAAAA3R1R1R1R2RA2R1RA0 / 74–7
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–02–34–32–42–42–40–16–41–40–11–30 / 3120–31
National representation
Summer OlympicsNHANHstyle=background:#afeeee1RNHstyle=background:#afeeee1RNH0 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King Cupstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:thistleFstyle=background:#ffebcdQFstyle=background:#ecf2ffWG2style=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOAstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOPO0 / 27–3
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#ffebcdQFAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rbgcolor=yellowSFA0 / 48–4
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2RANHA1RA0 / 21–2
Miami OpenAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 32–3
Madrid OpenAAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 10–1
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#ffebcdQFAAAA0 / 12–1
Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2R1RAA1RA0 / 31–3
Guadalajara OpenNHAA0 / 00–0
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAAAAstyle=background:#ffebcdQFAstyle=background:#afeeee1RANH0 / 22–2
China OpenAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee2RAstyle=background:#afeeee2R1RNHA0 / 32–3
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTournaments 0101561313171519212121Career total: 117
style=text-align:leftTitles000001010020110Career total: 6
style=text-align:leftFinals000011020020320Career total: 11
Hard win–loss0–02–01–01–24–36–47–97–74–108–1011–101–210–96–72 / 7468–73
Clay win–loss0–00–01–00–04–31–12–46–26–64–22–40–04–20–22 / 2830–26
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–15–31–10–27–20–02–13–20–12 / 1518–13
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–02–02–01–28–67–59–1418–1211–1712–1420–161–416–149–110–16 / 117116–112
style=text-align:leftWin %100%100%33%57%58%39%60%39%46%56%33%Career total:
Year-end ranking75236361334597919447766638644654873

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Guangzhou International, ChinaInternationalHard Zhang Shuai2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win1–1Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsInternationalGrass
Loss1–2Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryWTA 250Clay Bernarda Pera3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (2–0)
WTA 250 (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Eleni Daniilidou6–4, 6–7(3–7), [4–10]
Win1–1Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard6–2, 6–1
Win2–1Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoInternationalClay Xenia Knoll Tatjana Maria
Raluca Olaru
6–3, 6–0
Loss2–2Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsInternationalGrass Xenia Knoll Oksana Kalashnikova
Yaroslava Shvedova
1–6, 1–6
Win3–2Sydney International, AustraliaPremierHard Kateřina Siniaková Eri Hozumi
Alicja Rosolska
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win4–2Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsInternationalGrass Shuko Aoyama Lesley Kerkhove
Bibiane Schoofs
7–5, 6–3
Win5–2Serbia Open, SerbiaWTA 250Clay Nina Stojanović Greet Minnen
Alison Van Uytvanck
6–0, 6–2
Loss5–3Slovenia Open, SloveniaWTA 250Hard Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Anna Kalinskaya
Tereza Mihalíková
6–4, 2–6, [10–12]
Loss5–4Transylvania Open, RomaniaWTA 250Hard (i) Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Irina Bara
Ekaterine Gorgodze
6–4, 1–6, [9–11]
Win6–4Eastbourne International, UKWTA 500Grass Magda Linettew/o
Loss6–5Aug 2022Tennis in Cleveland,
United States
WTA 250Hard Anna Danilina Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Ellen Perez
5–7, 3–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2008ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Tanya Germanlieva6–4, 6–1
Loss1–1Jul 2009ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Dalia Zafirova3–6, 6–7(3)
Win2–1Aug 2009ITF Velenje, Slovenia10,000Clay Nika Ožegović6–3, 6–1
Win3–1Oct 2009ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia10,000Clay Karin Morgošová6–0, 6–3
Win4–1Quanzhou Cup, China50,000Hard Zhou Yimiao6–3, 7–5
Win5–1May 2010ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Natalia Ryzhonkova6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss5–2May 2012Internazionale di Caserta, Italy25,000Clay Bianca Botto1–6, 0–6
Win6–2Jun 2012ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland25,000Clay Chiara Scholl6–3, 6–3
Win7–2Mar 2013ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Clay Olga Savchuk7–6(4), 6–4
Win8–2Trabzon Cup, Turkey50,000Hard Stéphanie Foretz1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win9–2Ankara Cup, Turkey50,000Hard Akgul Amanmuradova3–6, 6–2, 7–6(6)
Loss9–3Manchester Trophy, UK100,000Grass Zarina Diyas4–6, 4–6
Loss9–4Jun 2021Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic60,000Clay Zheng Qinwen6–7(5), 3–6

Doubles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–4)
$50,000 tournaments (2–3)
$25,000 tournaments (3–4)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (4–7)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2009ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Ema Polić Aleksandra Josifoska
Cristina Stancu
6–2, 7–6(3)
Loss1–1May 2010ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Marina Shamayko Anna Arina Marenko
Ekaterina Yakovleva
2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2May 2012Internazionale di Caserta, Italy25,000Clay Viktorija Golubic Katarzyna Piter
Romana Tabak
2–6, 4–6
Win2–2Jun 2012ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland25,000Clay Ana Vrljić Ksenia Lykina
Isabella Shinikova
6–2, 6–4
Loss2–3Mar 2013ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Clay Amra Sadiković Alla Kudryavtseva
Olga Savchuk
2–6, 4–6
Win3–3Apr 2013ITF Tunis, Tunisia25,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Réka Luca Jani
Eugeniya Pashkova
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Win4–3Aug 2013ITF Izmir, Turkey25,000Hard Katarzyna Piter Kristi Boxx
Abigail Guthrie
6–2, 6–2
Win5–3Sep 2013Trabzon Cup, Turkey50,000Hard Oksana Kalashnikova Ani Amiraghyan
Dalila Jakupović
6–2, 6–1
Loss5–4Dec 2013Ankara Cup, Turkey50,000Hard Eleni Daniilidou Yuliya Beygelzimer
Çağla Büyükakçay
3–6, 3–6
Loss5–5Feb 2014ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland25,000Carpet (i) Amra Sadiković Eva Birnerová
Michaëlla Krajicek
1–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss5–6Apr 2014Lale Cup Istanbul, Turkey50,000Hard Michaëlla Krajicek Petra Krejsová
Tereza Smitková
6–1, 6–7(2), [9–11]
Loss5–7Jul 2014ITS Cup, Czech Republic50,000Clay Barbora Krejčíková Petra Cetkovská
Renata Voráčová
2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win6–7Jul 2014ITF Warsaw Open, Poland50,000Clay Barbora Krejčíková Anastasiya Vasylyeva
Maryna Zanevska
3–6, 6–0, [10–6]
Loss6–8May 2015Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia100,000Clay Petra Martić Yuliya Beygelzimer
Margarita Gasparyan
3–6, 2–6
Loss6–9May 2016Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Xenia Knoll Andreea Mitu
Demi Schuurs
4–6, 5–7
Loss6–10Jul 2017Hungarian Pro Circuit Open100,000Clay Nina Stojanović Mariana Duque Mariño
María Irigoyen
6–7(3), 5–7
Win7–10Feb 2020Cairo Open, Egypt100,000Hard Katarzyna Piter Arantxa Rus
Mayar Sherif
6–4, 6–2
Loss7–11Apr 2024Tokyo Open, JapanW100Hard Arina Rodionova Jang Su-jeong
Kimberly Birrell
5–7, 3–6, [8–10]
Win8–11Jun 2024Surbiton Trophy, UKW100Grass Emina Bektas Sarah Beth Grey
Tara Moore
6–1, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Team competitions

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup

Singles: 19 (12–7)

EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LResult
2011WG25 Feb 2011Novi Sad CanadaHard (i)Rebecca MarinoL3–6, 6–3, 5–7
2012WG QF5 Feb 2012Charleroi Hard (i)Yanina WickmayerL1–6, 0–6
2015bgcolor=#ccf rowspan=2Z1 RR4 Feb 2015Budapest AustriaHard (i)Patricia Mayr-AchleitnerW6–2, 6–2
5 Feb 2015 HungaryTímea BabosW7–6(8–6), 0–6, 7–6(7–5)
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 PO7 Feb 2015 CroatiaDonna VekićW6–1, 6–1
bgcolor=addfad rowspan=2WG2 PO18 Apr 2015Novi Sad (SRB) ParaguayHard (i)Verónica Cepede RoygW6–1, 6–3
19 Apr 2015Montserrat GonzalezW6–0, 6–2
2016bgcolor=addfad rowspan=2WG2 PO16 Apr 2016Belgrade (SRB) BelgiumClay (i)Kirsten FlipkensW6–4, 7–6(10–8)
17 Apr 2016Yanina WickmayerL6–1, 5–7, 6–8
2017WG2 PO22 Apr 2017Zrenjanin (SRB) AustraliaHard (i)Ashleigh BartyL4–6, 3–6
2019Z1 G17 Feb 2019Bath (GBR) TurkeyHard (i)Pemra ÖzgenW3–6, 6–4, 6–2
8 Feb 2019 CroatiaDonna VekićL6–1, 5–7, 1–6
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 PO9 Feb 2019 Great BritainJohanna KontaL6–7(1–7), 6–3, 2–6
2020–21bgcolor=#ccfZ1 G17 Feb 2020Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) SwedenHard (i)Mirjam BjörklundW6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2022Z1 G111 Apr 2022Antalya (TUR) EstoniaClayElena MalõginaW6–1, 3–6, 6–4
12 Apr 2022 DenmarkSofia SamavatiW6–2, 6–1
14 Apr 2022 HungaryDalma GálfiW6–4, 6–2
15 Apr 2022 Turkeyİpek ÖzW6–7(6–8), 6–0, 6–3
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 PO16 Apr 2022 CroatiaPetra MartićL6–4, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 17 (12–5)

EditionRoundDateLocationSurfacePartneringAgainstOpponentsW/LResult
2011WG26 Feb 2011Novi Sad (SRB)Hard (i)Bojana JovanovskiSharon Fichman
Marie-Ève Pelletier
W7–6(7–5), 6–4
WG PO17 Apr 2011Bratislava Clay (i)Jelena Janković SlovakiaDaniela Hantuchová
Magdaléna Rybáriková
W2–6, 7–5, 9–7
2012WG QF5 Feb 2012Charleroi (BEL)Hard (i)Bojana Jovanovski BelgiumAlison van Uytvanck
Yanina Wickmayer
W7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1
WG SF22 Apr 2012Moscow Hard (i) Bojana JovanovskiAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Elena Vesnina
L4–6, 0–6
2013WG PO21 Apr 2013Stuttgart Clay (i) Vesna Dolonc GermanyAnna-Lena Grönefeld
Sabine Lisicki
L2–6, 4–6
2015Z1 RR4 Feb 2015Budapest (HUN)Hard (i)Ivana Jorović AustriaJulia Grabher
Sandra Klemenschits
W6–1, 6–3
5 Feb 2015Tímea Babos
Réka Luca Jani
L6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6
WG2 PO19 Apr 2015Novi Sad (SRB)Hard (i)Ivana Jorović ParaguayVerónica Cepede Royg
Montserrat Gonzalez
W6–1, 6–4
2019Z1 G17 Feb 2019Bath (GBR)Hard (i)Olga Danilović TurkeyBerfu Cengiz
İpek Soylu
W6–2, 6–3
8 Feb 2019 CroatiaDarija Jurak
Ana Konjuh
W1–6, 6–1, 6–4
2020–21Z1 G16 Feb 2020Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)Hard (i)Nina Stojanović LuxembourgTiffany Cornelius
Eléonora Molinaro
W6–4, 6–2
7 Feb 2020 SwedenJohanna Larsson
Cornelia Lister
W6–2, 6–1
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 PO8 Feb 2020 SloveniaKaja Juvan
Tamara Zidanšek
W6–4, 6–4
bgcolor=#ccfPO17 Apr 2020Kraljevo (SER)Hard (i)Ivana Jorović CanadaRebecca Marino
Carol Zhao
L7–6(7–4), 3–6, [0–10]
2022Z1 G111 Apr 2022Antalya (TUR)ClayDejana Radanović EstoniaElena Malõgina
Maileen Nuudi
W6–3, 6–2
12 Apr 2022 DenmarkRebecca Munk Mortensen
Johanne Svendsen
W6–2, 6–2
14 Apr 2022 HungaryAnna Bondár
Panna Udvardy
L3–6, 2–6

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

Against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[30]

Playerwidth=80 Recordwidth=60 W%width=70 bgcolor=CCCCFFHardwidth=70 bgcolor=EBC2AFClaywidth=70 bgcolor=CCFFCCGrasswidth=70 bgcolor="thistle"CarpetLast match
Number 1 ranked players
Garbiñe Muguruza1–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (5–7, 7–6(7–3), 1–2ret.) at 2018 Brisbane
Ashleigh Barty0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 2–6) at 2017 Brisbane
Jelena Janković0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 3–6) at 2016 Hong Kong
Karolína Plíšková0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 2–6) at 2014 Kuala Lumpur
Venus Williams0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Wimbledon
Victoria Azarenka0–20–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 3–6) at 2018 Madrid
Simona Halep0–20–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 4–6) at 2015 Shenzhen
Number 2 ranked players
Paula Badosa1–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (6–2, 1–0ret.) at 2018 Rabat
Aryna Sabalenka1–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (6–0, 6–2) at 2017 Manchester
Barbora Krejčíková2–12–00–1bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (2–6, 6–4, 6–2) at 2022 US Open
Anett Kontaveit1–21–2bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 5–7) at 2021 Cluj-Napoca 2
Petra Kvitová1–21–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wuhan
Svetlana Kuznetsova0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 1–6) at 2015 Birmingham
Agnieszka Radwańska0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 3–6) at 2016 Shenzhen
Number 3 ranked players
Elina Svitolina1–21–2bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (0–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2018 Beijing
Maria Sakkari0–20–10–1Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2018 Istanbul
Number 4 ranked players
Kimiko Date1–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (6–0, 6–0) at 2017 Tokyo
Caroline Garcia1–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (6–4, 6–2) at 2014 Moscow
Johanna Konta1–21–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–7(1–7), 6–3, 3–6) at 2019 Fed Cup
Francesca Schiavone0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (1–6, 6–2, 1–6) at 2016 Osprey
Samantha Stosur0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 4–6) at 2016 Charleston
Kiki Bertens0–30–3bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Palermo
Number 5 ranked players
Sara Errani1–10–11–0bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 2–6) at 2016 Bucharest
Jeļena Ostapenko1–11–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2019 US Open
Eugenie Bouchard0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2016 Australian Open
Lucie Šafářová0–20–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Taipei
Number 6 ranked players
Carla Suárez Navarro0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (2–6, 2–6) at 2017 Cincinnati
Number 7 ranked players
Roberta Vinci4–0bgcolor=lime2–01–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (2–6, 6–0, 6–3) at 2018 Rome
Madison Keys1–21–2bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (6–4, 1–6, 2–6) at 2018 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
Ekaterina Makarova2–01–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (1–6, 6–1, 6–4) at 2018 Istanbul
Daria Kasatkina0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 1–6) at 2015 Bad Gastein
Number 9 ranked players
Timea Bacsinszky1–11–00–1bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (6–2, 3–6, 6–0) at 2018 US Open
Veronika Kudermetova1–10–11–0bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 French Open
CoCo Vandeweghe1–10–11–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (2–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)) at 2018 's-Hertogenbosch
Julia Görges0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (3–6, 3–6) at 2017 US Open
Andrea Petkovic0–10–1bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Cluj-Napoca 1
Number 10 ranked players
Beatriz Haddad Maia1–01–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWon (1–6, 6–2, 6–0) at 2017 Bol
Kristina Mladenovic0–20–2bgcolor=ebc2af align=leftLost (1–6, 4–6) at 2016 Olympics
Total24–4215–234–155–30–1current as of 4 August 2023

Wins over top-10 players

PlayerRankEventSurfaceScore
2014
1. Petra KvitováNo. 4US OpenHard3R6–4, 6–4
2017
2. Johanna KontaNo. 7US OpenHard1R4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2018
3. Garbiñe MuguruzaNo. 2Brisbane InternationalHard2R5–7, 7–6(3), 1–2 ret.
4. Elina SvitolinaNo. 5China OpenHard1R0–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
2024
5. Jessica PegulaNo. 5bgcolor=Libéma OpenGrass2R7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), 6–4

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aleksandra: Nemam pojma šta se desilo. Saša. Ozmo. B92. sr. 30 August 2016. 23 January 2018.
  2. http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100077568 Aleksandra Krunić
  3. http://www.coretennis.net/majic/pageServer/0l01000009/en/pid/7309/index.html Aleksandra Krunić
  4. Web site: Kramfors Junior Challenge, 2008, Girls 18 G4 . coretennis.net.
  5. Web site: Aleksandra Krunić: Odoh u profesionalce . mtsmondo.com.
  6. Web site: ITF Prokuplje singles results . itftennis.com . 25 August 2012 . 23 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061907/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100017496&event= . dead.
  7. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100077568 Players Activity
  8. [Serbia Fed Cup team]
  9. Web site: Aleksandra Krunić's Fed Cup Profile . fedcup.com . 26 August 2012 . 20 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160420194017/http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100077568 . dead .
  10. Web site: Krunićeva osvojila Dubrovnik . sportske.net . 18 October 2009 . 23 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061758/http://www.sportske.net/vest/tenis/krunicka-osvojila-dubrovnik-8659.html . dead .
  11. Web site: Krunićeva osvojila Kinu . sportske.net . 11 January 2010 . 23 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061633/http://www.sportske.net/vest/tenis/aleksandra-krunic-osvojila-kinu-13077.html . dead .
  12. [Fed Cup]
  13. [Fed Cup]
  14. Web site: Fed Cup – Tie details – 2011 – Slovak Rep. v Serbia. 17 April 2011. Fed Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20110808175409/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100015623. 8 August 2011.
  15. http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/15395 Aleksandra Krunic
  16. [2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix]
  17. [2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix]
  18. Web site: Aleksandra Krunic Unofficial Blog . aleksandra-krunic.blogspot.com.
  19. Web site: Petra Kvitova beaten at US Open by qualifier Aleksandra Krunic. . 30 August 2014.
  20. News: Larry. Fine. Azarenka overcomes qualifier Krunić to reach quarters. Reuters. 1 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902163747/https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-tennis-open-azarenka-idUSKBN0GX04V20140902. 2 September 2014.
  21. Web site: Navratilova's Twitter reaction on Krunić. Twitter. 1 September 2014. 5 February 2015.
  22. Web site: Tennis, WTA – Hungarian Grand Prix 2022: Krunic sees off Wang . 15 July 2022 .
  23. Web site: Krunic, Pera sweep into Budapest final with straight-sets wins .
  24. Web site: Budapest: Qualifier Pera captures 1st singles title of career .
  25. Web site: Teška povreda: Aleksandra Krunić objavila najgore vesti .
  26. https://x.com/WTA/status/1801247705877881325
  27. Web site: 'I still have a lot to give': Krunic stuns top seed Pegula in Den Bosch. WTAtour.com. 13 June 2024. 13 June 2024.
  28. Web site: Aleksandra Krunić [SRB] | Australian Open]. live. ausopen.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163859/https://ausopen.com/players/serbia/aleksandra-krunic . 10 December 2021 .
  29. Aleksandra Krunić. 30 September 2020. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719132022/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/aleksandra-krunic-1.html. dead.
  30. Web site: Head to Head. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505182556/https://www.wtatennis.com/head-to-head/312121/40130 . 5 May 2021 . WTA Tennis. 1 April 2021.
  31. Web site: Aleksandra Krunić dobila srebrnu medalju . 14 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060838/http://www.srbijasport.com/vest.php?news_id=11533&sport_id=52 . 23 October 2013 . dead .
  32. Web site: Krunić: Verujem da ćemo pobediti Japan . mtsmondo.com.