Tina Vukasovič Explained

Tina Vukasovič
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Birth Date:9 June 1975
Birth Place:Ptuj, Slovenia
Careerprizemoney:$12,834
Singlesrecord:49–51
Highestsinglesranking:No. 478 (8 Mar 1993)
Doublesrecord:31–30
Doublestitles:3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 277 (23 Aug 1993)

Tina Vukasovič (born 9 June 1975) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player.[1] Since retiring she has worked in academia as a specialist in the field of marketing and holds a PhD from the University of Primorska.[2]

Born in Ptuj, Vukasovič was a Slovenian national singles champion. She played Federation Cup tennis in 1992 and 1993, which were Slovenia's first two seasons in the competition, winning all three singles rubbers and two of her three doubles rubbers. While competing on the professional tour in the 1990s she reached a career high singles ranking of 478 in the world. She won three doubles titles on the ITF circuit and had a best doubles ranking of 277.

Vukasovič's younger sister Nena was also a professional tennis player.[3]

ITF finals

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Aug 1992ITF La Spezia, ItalyClay Květa Peschke Marzia Grossi
Laura Lapi
7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Win2.Jun 1993ITF Murska Sobota, SloveniaClay Ivona Horvat Tonia Bayley
Maja Wittke
6–2, 6–3
Win3.Jun 1993ITF Zagreb, CroatiaClay Ivona Horvat Svetlana Krivencheva
Vanessa Matthys
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss1.Jul 1993ITF Supetar, CroatiaClay Ivona Horvat Katarzyna Malec
Aleksandra Olsza
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss2.Oct 1993ITF Makarska, CroatiaClay Ivona Horvat Helena Vildová
Aleksandra Olsza
6–0, 6–7(5–7), 3–6

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: STA: Tina Vukasovič prvakinja . . 21 March 1994 . sl.
  2. Web site: DOBA Fakulteta: Učitelji magistrskih programov . www.fakulteta.doba.si . sl.
  3. News: Marko je izgubil en niz . . 3 October 2001 . sl.