Irena Pavlovic Explained

Irena Pavlović
Residence:Paris
Birth Date:1988 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Belgrade, Serbia
Height:1.78 m
Turnedpro:2004
Plays:Right (two-handed both sides)
Careerprizemoney:$418,053
Singlestitles:4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 138 (8 October 2012)
Australianopenresult:1R (2012)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2012)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2012, 2014)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2012, 2014)
Doublestitles:14 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 107 (21 February 2011)

Irena Pavlovic (Serbian: Irena Pavlović, Ирена Павловић, pronounced as /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]

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

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

Singles

Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW–LWin%
Australian OpenAAAAAAQ11RQ10 / 10–1
French OpenQ2Q1Q1Q11RQ1Q12R1R0 / 31–3
WimbledonAAAAAAAQ3Q10 / 00–0
US OpenAAAQ2AQ1AQ3Q10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–01–20–10 / 41–4

ITF Circuit finals

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

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.22 January 2006ITF Tipton, United Kingdom10,000Hard (i) Virginie Pichet4–6, 1–6
Loss2.January 2006ITF Hull, United Kingdom10,000Hard (i) Melanie South4–6, 1–6
Win3.Jul 2006ITF Frinton, United Kingdom10,000Grass Georgie Gent6–2, 6–4
Win4.Aug 2006ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom10,000Hard Jane O'Donoghue6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss5.Oct 2006ITF Jersey, United Kingdom25,000Hard (i) Angelique Kerber0–6, 4–6
Loss6.Feb 2007ITF Portimão, Portugal10,000Hard Neuza Silva6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win7.Nov 2007ITF Nuriootpa, Australia25,000Hard Monique Adamczak6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss8.Dec 2009Bendigo International, Australia25,000Hard Alicia Molik3–6, 4–6
Loss9.Apr 2010ITF Gimhae, South Korea25,000Hard Chan Yung-jan2–6, 1–6
Loss10.Jun 2010ITF Sarajevo, BiH25,000Clay Liana Ungur3–6, 0–6
Loss11.Sep 2010ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands25,000Clay Julia Schruff0–6, 3–6
Win12.Jul 2013ITF Middelburg, Netherlands 25,000Clay Angelique van der Meet6–3, 6–4
Loss13.Aug 2013ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000Clay Richèl Hogenkamp4–6, 1–6
Loss14.Feb 2014Launceston International, Australia50,000Hard Olivia Rogowska7–5, 4–6, 0–6

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

ResultNo.DateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 2006Open Nantes Atlantique,
France
25,000Hard (i) Sabine Lisicki Rebecca Llewellyn
Melanie South
2–6, 0–6
Win2.Sep 2008ITF Madrid, Spain25,000Hard Julie Coin Yuliya Beygelzimer
Anastasia Poltoratskaya
6–3, 6–4
Loss3.Sep 2008ITF Granada, Spain25,000Hard Regina Kulikova Leticia Costas
Maite Gabarrús-Alonso
w/o
Win4.Dec 2008Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE75,000Hard Maša Zec Peškirič Elena Chalova
Valeria Savinykh
7–6(6), 3–6, [10–3]
Win5.Sep 2009ITF Madrid, Spain25,000Hard Nina Bratchikova Claire Feuerstein
Constance Sibille
6–2, 6–4
Win6.Dec 2009Bendigo International,
Australia
25,000Hard Arina Rodionova Jocelyn Rae
Emelyn Starr
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win7.Feb 2010ITF Belfort, France25,000Carpet (i) Elena Bovina Nikola Hofmanova
Karina Pimkina
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Win8.Mar 2010ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard (i) Elena Bovina Maret Ani
Vitalia Diatchenko
6–0, 6–1
Win9.Mar 2010ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Nina Bratchikova Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
6–7(4), 6–2, [10–3]
Win10.May 2010ITF Caserta, Italy25,000Clay Ekaterina Dzehalevich Nicole Clerico
Rebecca Marino
6–3, 6–3
Win11.Jun 2010ITF Sarajevo, BiH25,000Clay Irina Buryachok Nicole Clerico
Karolina Kosińska
6–1, 6–1
Win12.Jul 2010ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000Clay Mandy Minella Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Erika Sema
6–3, 6–4
Loss13.Sep 2010ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands25,000Clay Ksenia Lykina Daniëlle Harmsen
Bibiane Schoofs
3–6, 2–6
Win14.Sep 2010GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury,
United Kingdom
75,000Hard (i) Vitalia Diatchenko Claire Feuerstein
Vesna Manasieva
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win15.Oct 2010Open de Touraine, France50,000Hard (i) Tatjana Malek Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Selima Sfar
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win16.Nov 2010ITF Bratislava, Slovakia25,000Hard (i) Emma Laine Claire Feuerstein
Valeria Savinykh
6–4, 6–4
Loss17.Jun 2011ITF Campobasso, Italy25,000Clay Ani Mijačika Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win18.Jul 2011ITF Pozoblanco, Spain50,000Hard Nina Bratchikova Marina Melnikova
Sofia Shapatava
6–2, 6–4
Loss19.Jul 2011ITF Cáceres, Spain25,000Hard Victoria Larrière Richèl Hogenkamp
Maria João Koehler
4–6, 4–6
Loss20.Aug 2011ITF Istanbul, Turkey50,000Hard Sandra Klemenschits Julie Coin
Eva Hrdinová
4–6, 5–7
Loss21.Oct 2011Open de Touraine, France50,000Hard (i) Eirini Georgatou Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
2–6, 0–6
Loss22.Oct 2012Open de Limoges, France50,000Hard (i) Stefanie Vögele Magda Linette
Sandra Zaniewska
1–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss23.Apr 2014Seoul Open Challenger,
South Korea
50,000Hard Kristýna Plíšková Chan Chin-wei
Chuang Chia-jung
4–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. (Biography)
  2. http://www.tennis-x.com/playernews/Irena-Pavlovic.php Irena Pavlovic – Tennis News, Bio, Quotes, Pictures
  3. (Activity)
  4. http://www.irenapavlovic.net/?page_id=99 Biographie et palmares
  5. http://www.irenapavlovic.net/?p=557 Arina Rodionova: «J’espère rejouer avec Irena!»
  6. http://www.irenapavlovic.net/?p=280 Irena vue par… Patrick Mouratoglou