Karmen Škulj Explained

Karmen Škulj
Birth Date:25 November 1967
Retired:1988
Careerprizemoney:$9,442
Singlesrecord:35-23
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 203 (4 January 1988)
Doublesrecord:12-17
Doublestitles:1 TF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 253 (25 April 1988)

Carmen Wiedenmann (born 25 November 1967) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. During her career she represented Yugoslavia and was known by her birth name Karmen Škulj.

Biography

Škulj comes from a family with a history in tennis. Two uncles Aleksander and Borut both played competitively and her aunty Irena competed for Yugoslavia in the Federation Cup. The Škulj Tenis Center in Dobrova was established by the family.[1]

From 1986 to 1988, Škulj appeared in a total of eight ties for the Yugoslavia Federation Cup team. She also represented Yugoslavia at the 1989 Hopman Cup, where she teamed up with Slobodan Živojinović.[2]

Škulj has a niece, Maja Živec-Škulj, who played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s.[1] Her son Luca featured on the ITF junior circuit and plays collegiate tennis for the University of Tennessee.[3]

She is now known as Carmen Wiedenmann and works as a tennis trainer in Augsburg, Germany.

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles (1–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.24 September 1984Bol, YugoslaviaClay Miluše Dosedělová Martina Reinhardt
Joy Tacon
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up2.8 September 1986Zagreb, YugoslaviaClay2–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Perko . Drago . Najprej je rudaril, potem učil tenis . . 27 July 2017 . Slovenian.
  2. News: In Brief : Czechs, Swedes in Cup Semifinals . . 29 December 1988.
  3. News: Zmagovalci turnirja 3. Luka Koper Junior Open . Živeti s pristaniščem . 7 June 2010 . Slovenian.