Kaja Juvan Explained

Kaja Juvan
Birth Date:25 November 2000
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Coach:Óscar Serrano
Height:1.70 m
Turnedpro:2016
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 2,271,504
Singlestitles:7 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 58 (6 June 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 603 (6 November 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2021)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2020, 2022)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2021, 2022)
Usopenresult:3R (2023)
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 97 (18 July 2022)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2022)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2022)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2021, 2022)
Team:yes
Updated:6 November 2024

Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player.

She turned professional on 17 October 2016. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 6 June 2022. On 18 July 2022, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles rankings. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering with Natela Dzalamidze.

Junior career

On the junior tour, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of 5, in January 2017. She reached the semifinals of both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the 2016 US Open girls' doubles events. She was also a winner of the Orange Bowl in 2016.

Juvan and Iga Świątek of Poland won gold in doubles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[1]

Professional career

2019: Breakthrough, Grand Slam debut

She made her Grand Slam debut as a lucky loser at the French Open where she lost in the first round.

After winning her qualifier bracket, she reached the second round of the Wimbledon Championships where she lost a three-set match to Serena Williams.[2]

2021: Two major third rounds, first WTA doubles title

Juvan reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating 13th seed Johanna Konta in the first round by retirement,[3] and Mayar Sherif in the second round[4] She lost to 22nd seed Jennifer Brady.[5] As a result, she entered the top 100 at a career high of world No. 91, on 22 February 2021.

In June, she also reached the third round at Wimbledon where she defeated ninth seed Belinda Bencic[6] and qualifier Clara Burel, before losing to 20th seed Coco Gauff.[7]

Partnering Natela Dzalamidze, Juvan won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Linz Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Mayar Sherif in the final.[8]

2022: Second Wimbledon third round

At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she upset 23rd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, the winner of two back-to-back grass-court titles and one of the most-in-form players.[9] [10]

2023: Break and return to competition

On 5 April 2023, Juvan announced that she was taking a break from her tennis career for personal reasons.[11] She took two months off the tour following the death of her father Robert due to cancer.Ranked No. 241, she qualified for her third consecutive main draw at the Wimbledon Championships.[12]

Ranked No. 145, she qualified again at the US Open, saving five match points in the last qualifying round, and reached the third round of the main draw, where she lost to longtime friend Świątek.[13] As a result, she moved close to 40 positions up in the rankings.[14]

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.[15]

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:left Australian OpenAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 3Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 54–5
style=text-align:left French OpenAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffA0 / 42–4
style=text-align:left WimbledonAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee 3Rstyle=background:#afeeee 3Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2RA0 / 46–4
style=text-align:left US OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 3RA0 / 44–4
style=text-align:left Win–loss0–00–01–22–35–43–44–31–10 / 1716–17
National representation
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King Cupstyle=background:#ecf2ffZ2style=background:#ecf2ffZ1style=background:#ecf2ffZ1Z1style=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#afeeeeRRA0 / 011–6
WTA 1000
style=text-align:left Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2RAA0 / 11–1
style=text-align:left Indian Wells OpenAAAstyle=color:#767676; NHAstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2A0 / 11–1
style=text-align:left Miami OpenAAAstyle=color:#767676; NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1style=background:#f0f8ff Q2A0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Madrid OpenAAAstyle=color:#767676; NHstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1style=background:#f0f8ff Q2AA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Italian OpenAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAA0 / 20–2
style=text-align:left Canadian OpenAAAstyle=color:#767676; NHAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Cincinnati OpenAAAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1AA0 / 00–0
Guadalajara OpenNHAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Wuhan OpenAAANHA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left China OpenAAANHAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–10–02–30–00 / 42–4
Career statistics
20172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
style=text-align:left Tournaments0047141481Career total: 48
style=text-align:left Titles00000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:left Finals00000100Career total: 1
style=text-align:leftHard win–loss0–11–11–34–310–96–84–51–10 / 2727–31
style=text-align:leftClay win–loss0–00–01–22–41–311–33–30–00 / 1418–15
style=text-align:leftGrass win–loss0–00–01–2style=color:#767676NH2–12–31–10–00 / 76–7
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss0–11–13–76–713–1319–148–91–10 / 4851–53
style=text-align:left Win (%)Career total:
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking5551741331049888104$2,271,504

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (7–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2016ITF Velenje, Slovenia10,000Clay Gabriela Pantůčková6–4, 2–6, 0–6
Win1–1Oct 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Tena Lukas6–3, 6–1
Loss1–2Mar 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Camilla Scala6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Win2–2Jun 2017ITF Maribor, Slovenia15,000Clay Nina Potočnik6–4, 6–2
Win3–2Apr 2018ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary25,000Clay Raluca Șerban6–4, 6–1
Loss3–3May 2018ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Sabina Sharipova4–6, 2–6
Win4–3Jun 2018ITF Ystad, Sweden25,000Clay Andreea Roșca2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss4–4Jul 2018ITF Turin, Italy25,000Clay Andreea Roșca1–6, 1–6
Win5–4Sep 2018ITF Bagnatica, Italy25,000Clay Jasmine Paolini6–7(8), 6–1, 7–5
Win6–4Oct 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Polina Leykina3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss6–5Mar 2019ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Jil Teichmann6–7(3), 0–6
Win7–5Apr 2019ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Alexandra Cadanțu6–1, 3–0 ret.

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Lea Bošković Mariana Dražić
Ani Mijačika		4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss1–1Dec 2020Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE100,000Hard Aliona Bolsova Ekaterine Gorgodze
Ankita Raina		4–6, 6–3, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Billie Jean King Cup participation

Legend
Europe/Africa Group (8–5)
Play-offs (2–0)
World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–1)
Finals (2–1)

Singles (13–7)

EditionStageDateLocationSurfaceAgainstOpponentW/LScore
bgcolor=#ccf Z2 R/R21 Apr 2017Šiauliai Hard (i) NorwayAstrid Wanja Brune OlsenL4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
Z1 R/R7 Feb 2018Tallinn Hard (i) CroatiaLea BoškovićL2–6, 6–4, 2–6
9 Feb 2018 SwedenJacqueline Cabaj AwadW6–1, 6–3
Z1 R/R6 Feb 2019Bath Hard (i) Great BritainKatie BoulterL4–6, 2–6
7 Feb 2019 HungaryDalma GálfiL1–6, 4–6
8 Feb 2019 GreeceValentini GrammatikopoulouL6–7(2), 7–5, 3–6
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 P/O9 Feb 2019 GeorgiaMariam BolkvadzeW6–1, 3–0 ret.
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 R/R5 Feb 2020Esch-sur-Alzette Hard (i) TurkeyBaşak EraydınW6–4, 7–5
bgcolor=#ccf Z1 PO8 Feb 2020 SerbiaOlga DanilovićW6–2, 6–2
2022bgcolor=#ccf rowspan="4"Z1 R/R11 Apr 2022Antalya Clay GeorgiaZoziya KardavaW7–5, 6–1
12 Apr 2022 AustriaSinja KrausW6–1, 6–4
13 Apr 2022 CroatiaAna KonjuhW6–2, 7–5
14 Apr 2022 BulgariaViktoriya TomovaW6–1, 6–2
bgcolor=99ccff rowspan="2"PO11 Nov 2022Velenje Clay ChinaWang XinyuW6–3, 6–1
12 Nov 2022Zheng QinwenW2–6, 7–6(6), 6–3
2023F QR14 Apr 2023Koper Clay RomaniaAna BogdanL6–3, 3–6, 4–6
15 Apr 2023Jaqueline CristianW6–2, 6–4
F7 Nov 2023Seville Hard (i) AustraliaAjla TomljanovicW6–4, 6–1
10 Nov 2023 KazakhstanAnna DanilinaW6–1, 6–0
11 Nov 2023 ItalyMartina TrevisanL6–7(6), 3–6

Doubles (5–3)

Legend
Europe/Africa Group (4–3)
World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–0)
EditionStageDateLocationSurfacePartnerAgainstOpponentsW/LScore
bgcolor=#ccf Z2 R/R20 Apr 2017Šiauliai (LIT)Hard (i)Andreja Klepač SwedenJacqueline C. Awad
Kajsa R. Persson		W6–3, 7–5
Z1 R/R8 Feb 2018Tallinn (EST)Hard (i)Tamara Zidanšek HungaryDalma Gálfi
Fanny Stollár		L4–6, 3–6
9 Feb 2018Nika Radišič SwedenMirjam Björklund
Jacqueline C. Awad		W6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 R/R6 Feb 2019Bath (GBR)Hard (i)Dalila Jakupović UKHarriet Dart
Katie Swan		L2–6, 2–6
2020–21bgcolor=#ccfZ1 R/R6 Feb 2020Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)Hard (i)Pia Lovrič PolandMaja Chwalińska
Alicja Rosolska		W7–5, 6–0
bgcolor=#ccfZ1 P/O8 Feb 2020Tamara Zidanšek SerbiaAleksandra Krunić
Nina Stojanović		L4–6, 4–6
2022bgcolor=#ccfZ1 R/R12 Apr 2022Antalya ClayTamara Zidanšek AustriaMelanie Klaffner
Sinja Kraus		W2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2023F QR16 Apr 2023Koper ClayTamara Zidanšek RomaniaIrina Bara
Monica Niculescu		W4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Record against other players

Top 10 wins

PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceScore
2022
1. Aryna Sabalenkabgcolor=thistleNo. 2Adelaide International, AustraliaHard2R7–6(8–6), 6–1No. 100
2. Karolína PlíškováNo. 8Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceClaybgcolor=yellowSF6–2, 7–5No. 81

Notes and References

  1. News: For Iga Swiatek and Kaja Juvan, friendship comes first at US Open. 2023-09-02. Women's Tennis Association. 2023-11-06.
  2. News: Serena Williams Survives 18-Year-Old Qualifier Kaja Juvan, Advances To Third Round At Wimbledon. Adam . Zagoria . . 4 July 2019 . 6 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Johanna Konta in 'state of shock' after injury forces her out of Australian Open. The Guardian. 22 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Vomiting star completes Open’s ugliest win. Fox Sports. 22 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Harrisburg native Jennifer Brady advances to fourth round of Australian Open. pennlive.com. 22 November 2024.
  6. Web site: 9th Seed Belinda Bencic Crashes Out of Wimbledon 2021 After R1 Defeat To Kaja Juvan. Essentially Sports. 22 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Gauff in fourth round again, but no surprise this time. Reuters. 22 November 2024.
  8. Web site: Doubles Take: Klaasen/McLachlan, Jurak/Klepač clinch hardware on 500-level stage. tennis.com. 22 November 2024.
  9. Web site: Tennis, WTA – Wimbledon 2022: Juvan takes out Haddad Maia . 27 June 2022 .
  10. Web site: Beatriz Haddad Maia Upset in Wimbledon Round 1 . 27 June 2022 .
  11. Web site: Media . Wirtualna Polska . 2023-04-05 . Rodzinny dramat przyjaciółki Igi Świątek. Postanowiła zawiesić karierę . 2023-04-05 . sportowefakty.wp.pl . pl.
  12. Web site: Mirra Andreeva, Kenin, Wickmayer qualify for Wimbledon main draw .
  13. News: Iga Swiatek to face 'best friend' Kaja Juvan at 2023 US Open. Chiesa. Victoria. 2023-08-31. US Open. 2023-11-06.
    News: Iga Świątek breezes past 'best friend' Kaja Juvan in less than 50 minutes to reach US Open fourth round. Grez. Matias. 2023-09-01. CNN. 2023-11-06.
  14. Web site: Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup .
  15. Web site: Kaja Juvan [SLO] | Australian Open ]. ausopen.com.

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