Danka Kovinić Explained

Danka Kovinić
Residence:Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Birth Date:1994 11, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Cetinje, Republic of Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Height:1.69 m
Turnedpro:2010
Coach:Marcos Espacia
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 3,107,867
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 14 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 46 (22 February 2016)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 896 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2022)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2022)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2015, 2016, 2017)
Usopenresult:2R (2015, 2020)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2024)
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 67 (20 June 2016)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2016, 2017, 2021)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2016, 2020, 2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2016)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2016, 2021)
Team:yes
Updated:16 August 2024

Danka Kovinić (Serbian: Данка Ковинић; born 18 November 1994) is a Montenegrin professional tennis player.

On 22 February 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46, and on 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 67 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Career

2010–2013: Tour debut and quarterfinal

Kovinić started playing as a professional in 2010. Her first WTA Tour tournament in singles was the 2013 Budapest Grand Prix, where she became the first Montenegrin to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA event.[2]

2015: WTA Tour singles final and doubles title

Her first major match wins in singles came at the 2015 French Open and the 2015 US Open. In October 2015, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Tianjin Open.

Her first match in doubles on the WTA Tour was at Bogotá, in April 2014. She won her first WTA Tour doubles title with Stephanie Vogt, in July 2015 at Bad Gastein.

2016: Top 50 debut

Kovinić started the season at the Auckland Open where she lost in the first round to third seed Caroline Wozniacki.[3] In doubles, she and Barbora Strýcová reached the final which they lost to Elise Mertens and An-Sophie Mestach.[4] At the Hobart International, Kovinić was defeated in the first round by Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell.[5] At the Australian Open, Kovinić made it to the second round and lost to 14th seed and two-time champion, Victoria Azarenka.[6]

Seeded third at the Rio Open, Kovinić advanced to the quarterfinals where she was defeated by wildcard Sorana Cîrstea.[7] Seeded seventh at the Abierto Mexicano, she lost in the second round to Christina McHale.[8] Seeded seventh at the Monterrey Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Nicole Gibbs.[9] At the Indian Wells Open, Kovinić faced eighth seed Petra Kvitová in the second round. She pushed Kvitová to three sets but ended up losing the match.[10] At the Miami Open, Kovinić was defeated in the second round by 24th seed Johanna Konta.[11]

2020: Return to majors

At the Australian Open, Kovinić lost in the first round to 16th seed Elise Mertens.[12]

At the Mexican Open, she was defeated in the first round by Kateryna Bondarenko.[13] At the Monterrey Open, she lost in the first round to top seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina.[14]

In August, Kovinić played at the Cincinnati Open where she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Vera Zvonareva. At the US Open, she made it to the second round and lost to 24th seed Magda Linette.[15]

2021: WTA 500 final

In January, she started her Australian tour at the Gippsland Trophy with a win against Tamara Zidanšek, before losing to Jeļena Ostapenko in the next round. After that, she played at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round against top seed and world No. 1, Ashleigh Barty. Her next tournament was the Phillip Island Trophy where she played against 13th seed Marie Bouzková and retired during the second set, after winning the first. In March, Danka made the round of 16 at the Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara, Mexico where she was defeated in straight sets by Lauren Davis. During the tournament, she suffered a back injury and had to pull out of Monterrey Open and Miami Open.

In April, Kovinić made it into the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open by beating third seeded Petra Kvitová in straight sets in the round of 16. It was her third victory over a player who was ranked inside top 10. In the next round, she defeated 11th seed Yulia Putintseva to reach her first WTA 500 semifinal. After that, she beat 12th seeded Ons Jabeur in straight sets, to book a place in her third career final which she lost to Veronika Kudermetova.

After that, she entered the MUSC Health Open in Charleston where she reached her second consecutive WTA Tour semifinal by beating Viktoriya Tomova in straight sets, seventh seeded Lauren Davis in the round of 16, and Shelby Rogers in the quarterfinals. She then lost to the top seed Ons Jabeur.

2022: Historic major third round

In January, she started her Australian tour at the Melbourne Summer Set with a straight-sets win in qualifying against Alexandra Osborne, before withdrawing due to injury in the next round. At Adelaide, she lost in the first round to Maddison Inglis, in three sets.

At the Australian Open, she won in the first round against Jang Su-jeong, before she defeated reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in three sets to reach the third round, her best result at a Grand Slam championship.[16] In the next round, she was defeated by the former world No. 1, Simona Halep. With this result, she became the first player from Montenegro to reach the third round of a Grand Slam championship.[17]

In Indian Wells, Kovinić beat Jil Teichmann in the first round, while in the second round she had a surprising top-10 win over seventh seed Karolína Plíšková, before losing to Ludmilla Samsonova in the third round.

At Roland Garros, she avenged her loss in Indian Wells and beat 25th seed Ludmilla Samsonova in the first round. She managed to beat Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in straight sets, before losing to top seed and world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the third round.

Kovinić was supposed to play at Wimbledon against Sonay Kartal in the first round, but was forced to withdraw at the very last moment, due to low back problems.[18]

Kovinić lost in the first round of the US Open to Serena Williams, in the last professional tournament of her career.

In October, she reached semifinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open by beating Océane Dodin, Jasmine Paolini and Sloane Stephens. However, she lost her semifinal match to top seed Maria Sakkari.

2023: Semifinals of Auckland Open, hiatus

In January, Kovinić reached the semifinals of the Auckland Open, after beating Nao Hibino in straight sets in the first round.[19] In the round of 16, she defeated Lauren Davis in three sets, while in the quarterfinals she managed to beat Viktória Kužmová in straight sets.[20] [21] In her semifinal match, she lost to the top seed Coco Gauff.[22]

2024: Olympics qualification

In June, Kovinić was granted a universality place into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to represent Montenegro.[23] She was chosen as one of the flag-bearers for the team at the opening ceremony.[24] However, she was easily beaten in the first round by Greece Maria Sakkari, 6–0, 6–1.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[25]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ3style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#f0f8ffQ3style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 64–6
style=text-align:leftFrench OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 84–8
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ3style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 30–3
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 62–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–12–31–41–30–00–01–31–34–30–30 / 2310–23
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer Olympicsstyle=color:#767676NHANHstyle=background:#afeeee1RNHANH0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King Cupstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOZ3style=background:#ecf2ffPOZ2style=background:#ecf2ffPOZ2AAstyle=background:#ecf2ffZ3Astyle=background:#ecf2ffZ3AAA0 / 012–3
WTA 1000
style=text-align:left Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2AAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2AAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q10 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Indian Wells OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAAstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 3R1R0 / 53–5
style=text-align:left Miami OpenAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAAstyle=color:#767676 NHAstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 41–4
style=text-align:left Madrid OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2RAAAstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:left Italian OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 3RAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 33–3
style=text-align:leftCanadian OpenAAAAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Cincinnati OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1AAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1Astyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1A0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftGuadalajara OpenNHAA0 / 00–0
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAA1R1RQ1AANH0 / 20–2
China OpenAAAAQ11RQ1AANHA0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–13–60–20–00–02–10–22–22–40 / 189–18
Career statistics
2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Win %
style=text-align:left Tournaments00212132316537171111Career total: 120
style=text-align:left Titles0000000000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:left Finals0000110000100Career total: 3
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss3–12–25–26–1215–1320–233–165–52–35–712–179–118–110 / 12095–123
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking354295170109587411818288779579$3,108,194

Doubles

Tournament201520162017...2020202120222023SR
Australian OpenA2R2RA2R1R1R0 / 53–5
French OpenA1RA1R1RAA0 / 30–3
WimbledonA1RAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 10–1
US Open1R2RAA2RA0 / 32–3
Win–loss0–12–41–10–02–30–10–10 / 125–12

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Tianjin Open, ChinaInternationalHard Agnieszka Radwańska1–6, 2–6
Loss0–2İstanbul Cup, TurkeyInternationalClay Çağla Büyükakçay6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Charleston Open, United StatesWTA 500Clay Veronika Kudermetova4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Gastein Ladies, AustriaInternationalClay Stephanie Vogt Lara Arruabarrena
Lucie Hradecká		4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss1–1Auckland Open, New ZealandInternationalHard Barbora Strýcová Elise Mertens
An-Sophie Mestach		6–2, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss1–2İstanbul Cup, TurkeyInternationalClay Xenia Knoll
Loss1–3Bucharest Open, RomaniaInternationalClay Maryna Zanevska Irina-Camelia Begu
Andreea Mitu		3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Guangzhou Open, ChinaInternationalHard Vera Lapko Monique Adamczak
Jessica Moore		6–4, 5–7, [4–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1bgcolor=silverBastad Open, SwedenClay Misaki Doi4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2bgcolor=silverBuenos Aires Open, ArgentinaClay Panna Udvardy4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1bgcolor=silverBastad Open, SwedenClay Alexa Guarachi Misaki Doi
Natalia Vikhlyantseva		5–7, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Loss0–2bgcolor=silverTaipei Open, TaiwanCarpet (i) Dalila Jakupović Lee Ya-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 22 (14 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (5–2)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$10,000 tournaments (3–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2010ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria10,000Clay Isabella Shinikova6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1Jun 2011ITF Nyíregyháza, Hungary10,000Clay Simona Dobrá4–6, 2–6
Win2–1Jun 2011ITF Balş, Romania10,000Clay Alice-Andrada Radu6–0, 6–1
Loss2–2Sep 2011Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000Clay Paula Ormaechea1–6, 1–6
Win3–2Apr 2012ITF Tlemcen, Algeria10,000Clay Alexandra Romanova6–2, 6–2
Win4–2Jul 2012Bella Cup Toruń, Poland25,000Clay Paula Kania6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win5–2Jun 2013ITF Ystad, Sweden25,000Clay Melanie Klaffner6–3, 6–3
Win6–2Jun 2013ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden25,000Clay Jasmina Tinjić6–1, 7–5
Win7–2May 2014Open Saint-Gaudens, France50,000Clay Pauline Parmentier6–1, 6–2
Loss7–3Mar 2015ITF Curitiba, Brazil25,000Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win8–3May 2015Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia100,000Clay Margarita Gasparyan7–5, 6–3
Win9–3Jun 2016Open de Marseille, France100,000Clay Hsieh Su-wei6–2, 6–3
Loss9–4Jun 2017Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open,
Hungary		60,000Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu2–6, 1–6
Loss9–5Jul 2017Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary100,000Clay Jana Čepelová4–6, 3–6
Loss9–6Aug 2017Vancouver Open, Canada100,000Hard Maryna Zanevska7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Loss9–7Mar 2019ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000Clay Louisa Chirico0–6, 2–6
Win10–7Mar 2019ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay Julia Grabher6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win11–7Jun 2019ITF Ystad, Sweden25,000Clay Richèl Hogenkamp2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss11–8Jul 2019Open de Biarritz, France80,000Clay Viktoriya Tomova2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win12–8Oct 2019Kiskút Open, Hungary100,000Clay (i) Irina-Camelia Begu6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win13–8May 2022Wiesbaden Open, Germany100,000Clay Nastasja Schunk6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win14–8April 2023Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal100,000Clay Rebeka Masarova6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–3)
$25,000 tournaments (3–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2011Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000Clay Danica Krstajić Corinna Dentoni
Florencia Molinero		4–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss0–2Oct 2011Lagos Open, Nigeria25,000Carpet (i) Elina Svitolina Melanie Klaffner
Ágnes Szatmári		0–6, 7–6, [5–10]
Loss0–3Apr 2013ITF Mamaia, Romania25,000Clay Tadeja Majerič Elena Bogdan
Raluca Olaru		6–7(4), 3–6
Loss0–4Sep 2012ITF La Marsa, Tunisia25,000Clay Laura Pigossi Réka Luca Jani
Eugeniya Pashkova		3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win1–4May 2012ITF Caserta, Italy25,000Clay Renata Voráčová Elena Bogdan
Cristina Dinu		6–4, 7–6(3)
Win2–4Feb 2015ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000Clay Andreea Mitu Tatiana Búa
Paula Cristina Gonçalves		6–2, 7–5
Win3–4Jul 2015Contrexéville Open, France100,000Clay Oksana Kalashnikova Irina Ramialison
Constance Sibille		2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss3–5Mar 2018Zhuhai Open, China60,000Hard Nao Hibino Anna Blinkova
Lesley Kerkhove		5–7, 4–6
Loss3–6Mar 2018Pingshan Open, China60,000Hard Wang Xinyu Anna Kalinskaya
Viktória Kužmová		4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss3–7Jun 2018Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary60,000Clay Nina Stojanović Réka Luca Jani
Nadia Podoroska		4–6, 4–6
Win4–7Mar 2019ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay Laura Pigossi Carolina Alves
Gabriela Cé		6–3, 6–2

Other finals

Singles

Record against other players

Top 10 wins

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2016
1. Roberta VinciNo. 8Madrid Open, SpainClay1R6–4, 6–2
2020
2. Belinda BencicNo. 10Italian Open, ItalyClay2R6–3, 6–1
2022
3. Karolína PlíškováNo. 8Indian Wells Open, U.S.Hard2R2–6, 7–5, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danka Kovinic. ESPN. November 17, 2019.
  2. News: Danka Kovinic Biography . . 2016-03-07 . 23 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123143049/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100140256 . dead .
  3. News: Brown . Sian . WTA Auckland: Caroline Wozniacki Overcomes Early Scare To Defeat Danka Kovinic . 18 September 2020 . www.vavel.com . 5 January 2016.
  4. News: Sloane Stephens 2016 ASB Classic Champion . 18 September 2020 . www.asbclassic.co.nz . 9 January 2016.
  5. News: Rollinson . Scott . Teenager Kimberly Birrell targetting Australian Open wildcard after maiden win at Hobart International . 18 September 2020 . www.abc.net.au . 11 January 2016.
  6. News: Australian Open 2016: Victoria Azarenka beats Danka Kovinic . 18 September 2020 . www.bbc.com . 21 January 2016.
  7. News: Cirstea and Rogers advance to the semifinals in Rio . 18 September 2020 . rioopen.com . 20 February 2016 . 25 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210125162712/https://rioopen.com/en/2016/02/cirstea-and-rogers-advance-to-the-semifinals-in-rio/ . dead .
  8. News: Azarenka withdraws due to injury, Stephens rolls on . 18 September 2020 . sg.finance.yahoo.com . 25 February 2016 .
  9. News: Addicott . Adam . Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Suffers A Shock Loss At A Rain-Plagued Monterrey Open . 18 September 2020 . www.ubitennis.net . 2 March 2016.
  10. News: Petra Kvitova staves off upset bid in BNP Paribas Open . 20 September 2020 . www.si.com . 11 March 2016.
  11. News: JOHANNA KONTA THROUGH TO MIAMI OPEN THIRD ROUND . 20 September 2020 . www.eurosport.co.uk . 26 March 2016.
  12. News: VIDEO Australian Open: Elise Mertens makes it against Danka Kovinic . 25 September 2020 . www.lavenir.net . 22 January 2020.
  13. News: WANG, BOUZKOVA UPSET, VANDEWEGHE CRASHES OUT AT ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL . 25 September 2020 . tennisuptodate.com . 25 February 2020.
  14. News: Svitolina slides past Kovinic in Monterrey opener . 25 September 2020 . www.wtatennis.com . 3 March 2020.
  15. News: Iwanek . Łukasz . Tennis. US Open: Magda Linette in the third round for the first time. Danka Kovinić celebrated after the battle . 25 September 2020 . sportowefakty.wp.pl . 2 September 2020.
  16. News: Raducanu knocked out of Australian Open. BBC Sport.
  17. Web site: Danka Kovinic becomes the first player from Montenegro to reach the third round at a Grand Slam tournament . 20 January 2022 .
  18. Web site: Povukla se i Danka Kovinić sa Vimbldona . 28 June 2022 .
  19. Web site: Kovinić savladala Hibino na startu turnira u Oklendu .
  20. News: Live updates: ASB Classic women's tournament at Auckland's ASB Tennis Centre, Day Four . Newshub .
  21. Web site: Résultat : Viktoria Kuzmova - Danka Kovinic, WTA 250, Auckland, Quarts de finale, Vendredi 06 janvier 2023 .
  22. Web site: Teenage star to face surprise qualifier in ASB Classic final .
  23. Web site: HASSAN, KOVINIC GRANTED UNIVERSALITY PLACES FOR TENNIS AT PARIS 2024. 2024-06-18 . www.itftennis.com.
  24. Web site: Gauff, Kovinic, Svitolina to lead nations as Paris flag bearers. Women's Tennis Association. 26 July 2024.
  25. Web site: Danka Kovinic [MNE] | Australian Open]. live. ausopen.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614174546/https://ausopen.com/players/montenegro/danka-kovinic . 14 June 2020 .

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