Mima Jaušovec

Mima Jaušovec ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; born 20 July 1956) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Competing for Yugoslavia, she won the 1977 French Open singles championship.

Early life

Jaušovec was born in Maribor, in present-day Slovenia, when it was part of Yugoslavia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici.<ref name="Ruzici">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German Open.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final.<ref name="Ruzici" /> In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull.

Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins over Martina Navratilova at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships, Virginia Wade at 1976 US Open, Wendy Turnbull at 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Evonne Goolagong at 1980 Australian Open, Andrea Jaeger at 1981 Wimbledon Championships, and Sylvia Hanika at 1983 French Open.

Jaušovec retired from playing in 1988. Today, she is the head coach of the Slovenian national female tennis team. She was an unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia for the 2004 European Parliament election.Template:Citation needed

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1977	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Florența Mihai	6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss	1978	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Loss	1983	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	1–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1978	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff Lovera Template:Flagicon Lesley Turner Bowrey	5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Loss	1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Kerry Melville Reid Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 9–8(10–8), 6–3

WTA career finals

Singles: 14 (5–9)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–2) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (4–5) Carpet (1–4)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1974	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mirka Koželuhová	3–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	May 1976	Rome, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–1	Aug 1976	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt	6–2, 6–0
Win	3–1	May 1977	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Florența Mihai	6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss	3–2	Aug 1977	Charlotte, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martina Navrátilová	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win	4–2	May 1978	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4–3	May 1978	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–4	Mar 1981	Boston, US	Template:Nowrap	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–5	Oct 1981	Brighton, UK	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker	6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Loss	4–6	Feb 1982	Detroit, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win	5–6	Mar 1982	Los Angeles, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	5–7	Mar 1982	Dallas, US	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–8	May 1983	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	1–6, 2–6
Loss	5–9	Jul 1985	Bregenz, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–1) Clay (5–2) Carpet (6–5)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	4 November 1974	Edinburgh	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon María-Isabel Fernández Template:Flagicon Raquel Giscafré	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	1.	24 January 1977	Minneapolis	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Martina Navrátilová	2–6, 1–6
Win	2.	15 May 1978	Hamburg	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Win	3.	22 May 1978	Rome	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Florența Mihai Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Win	4.	29 May 1978	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff Lovera Template:Flagicon Lesley Turner Bowrey	5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Loss	2.	26 June 1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Kerry Melville Reid Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 8–9(8–10), 3–6
Loss	3.	23 October 1978	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	3–6, 3–6
Win	5.	1 January 1979	Washington, D.C.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Renée Richards Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	20 August 1979	Mahwah	Hard	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková	Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	5.	7 January 1980	Cincinnati	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	Template:Flagicon Laura duPont Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	3–6, 3–6
Win	6.	27 October 1980	Stockholm	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–1
Loss	6.	10 November 1980	Amsterdam	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Loss	7.	6 April 1981	Hilton Head Island	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	5–7, 5–7
Loss	8.	19 October 1981	Brighton	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win	7.	26 October 1981	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	6–4, 6–1
Win	8.	1 February 1982	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Leslie Allen	Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 6–0
Win	9.	19 April 1982	Amelia Island	Clay	Template:Flagicon Leslie Allen	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	6–1, 7–5
Win	10.	30 January 1983	Houston	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Anne White	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	9.	16 April 1984	Amelia Island	Clay	Template:Flagicon Anne Hobbs	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	11.	15 July 1985	Bregenz	Clay	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Andrea Holíková Template:Flagicon Kateřina Skronská	6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	3R	2R	A	A	A	NH	A	1R	0 / 4
French Open	2R	2R	2R	W		F	2R	3R	QF	4R	F	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	1 / 14
Wimbledon	3R	4R	4R	3R		QF	2R	A	QF	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 12
US Open	2R	1R	SF	QF		2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	3R	3R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 12
SR	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	1 / 3		0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	1 / 42
Year End Ranking		40	11	11		19	20	17	11	12	24	87	71	184	233	362

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

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