Teodora Mirčić
Country (sports) | FR Yugoslavia (2000–2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–2014) |
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Residence | Sarasota, Florida, U.S.[1] |
Born | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 3 March 1988
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $151,315 |
Singles | |
Career record | 263–221 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 249 (16 June 2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 258–144 |
Career titles | 33 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (5 May 2014) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 0–3 |
Teodora Mirčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Мирчић, pronounced [teodǒːra mîːrtʃitɕ]; born 3 March 1988) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Over her career, she won three singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and also played for the Serbia Fed Cup team.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Teodora Mirčić was born to Miomir and Draginja Mirčić in Belgrade, and also has a brother, Radovan.[1] A great fan of sports, she cites hardcourt as her favourite surface, and Roger Federer and Monica Seles her idols.[3] Mirčić began training tennis aged 8 at Belgrade's tennis club As.[3] She trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida with a full scholarship, and currently resides in Sarasota, Florida. She also earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Indiana East University.[1]
Tennis career
[edit]Teodora Mirčić was one of the best doubles players Serbia has had on the pro tour. She is the only female Serbian tennis player to win thirty-three ITF doubles titles. In singles, Mirčić was always ranked amongst the top 5 in the country. As a young player, she started competing on both WTA Tour and ITF Circuit tournaments. She also captured three ITF singles titles. As a young player, Mirčić played her first WTA Tour qualifying in 2005, at the Budapest Grand Prix.[4] She then earned a wildcard for the 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Kaia Kanepi in the first round.[4] In 2009, Mirčić played qualifying for two WTA Tour events, the Morocco Open and the Swedish Open.[5] At the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix, she played singles qualifying, losing to Aleksandra Krunić in the second round. Along with Laura Thorpe, Mirčić competed in doubles at the 2011 Palermo Ladies Open. The pair defeated fourth seeds Sorana Cîrstea and Andreja Klepač in a super tiebreak in the first round and later reached the semifinals.[6] She lost to Karin Knapp in the last round of singles qualifying. Mirčić reached another doubles semifinal at a WTA event, partnering Veronika Kapshay in Bad Gastein (July 2013), as well as a quarterfinal at the Tashkent Open.
Mirčić joined the Serbia Fed Cup team in 2008, playing with Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Ana Jovanović against Poland.[7] Ivanovic defeated Urszula Radwańska, and then Janković defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, securing Serbia a place in World Group II.[7] In the dead rubber, Mirčić and Jovanović lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in straight sets.[7] The same Serbian team played against Croatia.[8] Mirčić lost her singles match, but Janković, Ivanovic and Jovanović defeated their opponents, with Serbia winning the tie 3–2.[8] Mirčić and Jovanović also played a doubles match, but retired for a final 4–1 result.[8] Mirčić has not played in the Fed Cup since 2008.
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (3–3)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 11 July 2004 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Amanda Janes | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 1 July 2007 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 27 October 2007 | ITF Saint-Denis, France | Hard | Virginie Pichet | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 20 February 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Christina Shakovets | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2. | 12 August 2012 | ITF Pirot, Serbia | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | 7 April 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Aleksandra Karamanoleva | 6–0, 6–1 |
Doubles: 49 (33–16)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 15 September 2006 | ITF Torre del Greco, Italy | Clay | Emilia Desiderio | Andreea Vaideanu Erika Zanchetta | 1–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 23 September 2006 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Kildine Chevalier Adriana Serra Zanetti | 7–6(4), 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 22 October 2006 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | Ana Veselinović | Ana Jovanović Polona Reberšak | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 29 October 2006 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | Aleksandra Lukič Patricia Vollmeier | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 1 April 2007 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Chan Chin-wei Tetiana Luzhanska | 1–6, 6–7(3) |
Loss | 3. | 9 June 2007 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Danica Krstajić | Ana Jovanović Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–0, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | 23 June 2007 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Carmen Klaschka Magda Mihalache | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 5. | 29 June 2007 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | Katarína Poljaková Zuzana Zlochová | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 6. | 5 July 2007 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Hanna Nooni | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Anna Koumantou | 7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 7. | 27 October 2007 | ITF Saint-Denis, France | Hard | Marinne Giraud | Florence Haring Virginie Pichet | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 8. | 2 December 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | Clay (i) | Caroline Maes | Neuza Silva Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 9. | 21 March 2008 | ITF Noida, India | Hard | Lenka Tvarošková | Kelly Anderson Chanelle Scheepers | 6–2, 6–7(7), [10–6] |
Loss | 4. | 14 May 2008 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Emma Laine | Iveta Gerlová Tereza Hladíková | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10. | 24 May 2008 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | Emma Laine | Maria Kondratieva Oksana Teplyakova | 7–6(5), 6–2 |
Win | 11. | 21 June 2008 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Lenka Tvarošková | Stefania Boffa Nikola Fraňková | 7–5, 7–6(4) |
Win | 12. | 27 July 2008 | ITF Les Contamines, France | Hard | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Justine Ozga Darina Šeděnková | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | 15 August 2008 | Palić Open, Serbia | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Olga Brózda Magdalena Kiszczyńska | 3–6, 5–7(6) |
Win | 13. | 30 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Irina Kuzmina Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 14. | 22 November 2008 | ITF Phoenix, Mauritius | Hard | Lenka Tvarošková | Kelly Anderson Natalie Grandin | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
Win | 15. | 12 April 2009 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | Clay | Nataša Zorić | Tina Obrez Mika Urbančič | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 16. | 17 July 2009 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | María Irigoyen | Elisa Balsamo Stefania Chieppa | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 17. | 5 September 2009 | ITF Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | Patricia Chirea Petra Pajalič | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 6. | 13 September 2009 | Open Porte du Hainaut, France | Clay | Magdalena Kiszczyńska | Elena Chalova Ksenia Lykina | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 10 October 2009 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | Nicole Clerico Karolina Kosińska | 7–6(4), 4–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 8. | 25 April 2010 | Hardee's Pro Classic, U.S. | Clay | María Irigoyen | Alina Jidkova Anastasia Yakimova | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18. | 12 June 2010 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Lenka Wienerová | Anna Livadaru Florencia Molinero | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 19. | 2 July 2010 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | Clay | Marija Mirkovic | Katarzyna Piter Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | 4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Win | 20. | 10 July 2010 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Erika Sema | Elena Bogdan Andrea Koch Benvenuto | 7–6(4), 2–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 9. | 6 August 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | Marija Mirkovic | Nadejda Guskova Valeria Solovyeva | 6–7(5), 3–6 |
Loss | 10. | 15 January 2011 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | Jasmina Tinjić | Ulrikke Eikeri Isabella Shinikova | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 21. | 12 February 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Marina Shamayko | Sultan Gönen Anna Karavayeva | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 29 April 2011 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | Nicole Rottmann | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 22. | 18 June 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Marta Domachowska | Daniella Dominikovic Melis Sezer | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 23. | 10 September 2011 | Saransk Cup, Russia | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Eva Hrdinová Veronika Kapshay | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 12. | 19 March 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Claudia Giovine | Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 24. | 23 April 2012 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Chiara Mendo Giulia Sussarello | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 25. | 26 May 2012 | ITF Timișoara, Romania | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 13. | 4 June 2012 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 26. | 25 June 2012 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | Hard | Ana Bogdan | Abbie Myers Melis Sezer | 6–3, 3–0 ret. |
Loss | 14. | 25 June 2012 | Save Cup Mestre, Italy | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Mailen Auroux Maria Irigoyen | 7–5, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 15. | 4 February 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Ana Bogdan | Giulia Bruzzone Martina Caregaro | 3–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
Win | 27. | 11 February 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Raluca Elena Platon | Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia | 1–6, 4–5 ret. |
Win | 28. | 1 April 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Vivien Juhászová | Giulia Sussarello Sara Sussarello | 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4] |
Win | 29. | 8 Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Marina Melnikova | Giulia Sussarello Despina Papamichail | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 30. | 13 May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | Naomi Broady | Chen Yi Xu Yifan | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 31. | 20 May 2013 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard (i) | Naomi Broady | Tang Haochen Tian Ran | 6–2, 1–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 16. | 3 June 2013 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Margarita Gasparyan Polina Pekhova | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 32. | 16 September 2013 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Xenia Knoll | Isabella Shinikova Dalia Zafirova | 7–5, 7–6(5) |
Win | 33. | 20 January 2014 | ITF Daytona Beach, U.S. | Clay | Nicole Melichar | Asia Muhammad Allie Will | 6–7(5), 7–6(1), [10–1] |
Fed Cup participation
[edit]Singles (0–1)
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Result | Score |
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2008 Fed Cup World Group II | Quarterfinals | 26 April 2008 | Croatia | Hard | Ana Vrljić | Loss | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (0–2)
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result | Score |
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2008 Fed Cup Europe/ Africa Group I D | Round Robin | 31 January 2008 | Poland | Carpet | Ana Jovanović | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | Loss | 3–6, 2–6 |
2008 Fed Cup World Group II | Quarterfinals | 27 April 2008 | Croatia | Hard | Ana Jovanović | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Ana Vrljić | Loss | 1–4 ret. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Teodora Mirčić at the International Tennis Federation
- ^ Teodora Mirčić at the Billie Jean King Cup
- ^ a b SvetTenisa.net: Intervju s Teodorom Mirčić Archived 9 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (26 July 2007)
- ^ a b Teodora Mirčić at the Women's Tennis Association
- ^ ITF Tennis – Women's Circuit – Players Activity – Mirčić, Teodora (SRB)
- ^ 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo: Doubles Main Draw (11 July 2011)
- ^ a b c Fed Cup: Group I, Europe/Africa 2008, Group D Round Robin: Serbia defeated Poland 2–1 in Hungary
- ^ a b c Fed Cup: World Group II, Playoff: Serbia defeated Croatia 3–2 in Croatia