Lana Popadić Explained

Lana Popadić
Birth Date:24 April 1983
Careerprizemoney:$50,689
Highestsinglesranking:No. 182 (5 July 2004)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2005)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2004)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2004)
Doublestitles:1 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 277 (29 September 2003)

Lana Popadić (born 24 April 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.

Tennis career

Popadić is most noted for her performance at the 2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar, a WTA Tour tournament held in Bogota. Going into the event with a ranking of 235, Popadić won her way through qualifying, then had wins in two main-draw matches, over world No. 61 Arantxa Parra Santonja and Antonella Serra Zanetti of Italy. She was beaten in the quarterfinals by second seed María Sánchez Lorenzo in three sets.[1]

Most of her career was played on the ITF circuit and she won one title in 2001, the doubles of a $10,000 tournament in Athens, where she was also runner-up in the singles that year.[2] She never made a Grand Slam main draw but participated in the qualifying draws for the Australian, French and US Opens. In 2005, she retired from professional tennis.

She now works as a lawyer in Zagreb as owner at Odvjetnički ured Lana Popadić Katić.[3]

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles (1–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.1 July 2001Athens, GreeceClay Dina Milošević Irini Alevizopoulou
Irina Kornienko
7–6(3), 6–3
Runner-up1.23 September 2001Barcelona, SpainClay María José Sánchez Alayeto Anna Font
Arantxa Parra Santonja
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.14 April 2003San Luis Potosí, MexicoClay Jorgelina Cravero
Vanina García Sokol
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.Périgueux, FranceClay Natacha Randriantefy María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues
0–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Henin-Hardenne advances in Dubai. 29 February 2004. Taipei Times. 11 June 2018.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $10,000 Athens 2 - 25 June - 01 July 2001. International Tennis Federation. 11 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Lana Popadić. Croatian Bar Association. Croatian. 11 June 2018.