Ljiljana Nanušević Explained

Ljiljana Nanušević
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Birth Date:2 August 1981
Careerprizemoney:$20,205
Singlestitles:1 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 520 (22 February 1999)
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 358 (12 June 2000)

Ljiljana Nanušević (born 2 August 1981) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who played in the Fed Cup for Yugoslavia.[1]

Nanušević made all of her Fed Cup appearances in the 1997 Fed Cup, while aged only 15. Playing in a total of five ties, she played doubles in each of them, as well as singles once, managing to win every rubber.[2]

She won an ITF singles tournament in Istanbul in 2001 and won a further two ITF titles in doubles.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.1 June 1998Burgas, BulgariaHard Cindy Schuurmans2–6, 1–6
Winner1.30 July 2001 Istanbul, TurkeyHard Gulnara Fattakhetdinova6–4, 1–6, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (2–9)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.31 August 1998Xanthi, GreeceHard Dragana Ilić Eleni Daniilidou
Evagelia Roussi
0–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.7 December 1998Ismailia, EgyptClay Gabriela Voleková Nino Louarsabishvili
Bahia Mouhtassine
3–6, 3–6
Winner1.27 September 1999Skopje, MacedoniaClay Marina Lazarovska6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up3.4 October 1999Sofia, BulgariaClay Ramona But Filipa Gabrovska
Radoslava Topalova
2–6, 0–6
Runner-up4.4 June 2000Skopje, MacedoniaClay Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova Katarina Mišić
Marina Lazarovska
6–7(6–8), 3–6
Runner-up5.11 September 2000Biograd, CroatiaClay Mervana Jugić-Salkić Bianca Kamper
Stefanie Haidner
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up6.30 September 2001Belgrade, SerbiaClay Dragana Ilić Myriam Casanova
Daniela Casanova
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up7.7 October 2001Novi Sad, SerbiaClay Ana Četnik Myriam Casanova
Daniela Casanova
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up8.5 April 2004Cavtat, CroatiaClay Lenka Tvarošková Nadja Pavić
Ivana Višić
6–7(1–7), 6–7(6–8)
Winner2.6 June 2004Palić, Serbia and MontenegroClay Ana Četnik Karolina Jovanović
Nataša Zorić
w/o
Runner-up9.14 June 2004Podgorica, Serbia and MontenegroClay Marta Simić Andrea Petkovic
Sofia Avakova
3–6 ret.

Notes and References

  1. News: Yugoslavia break Irish . . 9 May 1997.
  2. Web site: Key Statistics . fedcup.com.