Ana Vrljić (Croatian pronunciation: [âna ʋr̩̂ːʎitɕ, ǎː-];[1][2] born 1 August 1984) is an inactive professional Croatia tennis player.

Ana Vrljić
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 39)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro2000
Retired2019
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$293,378
Singles
Career record495–386 (56.2%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (26 August 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2014)
French OpenQ1 (2013)
WimbledonQ1 (2007, 2011, 2013)
US OpenQ2 (2006)
Doubles
Career record169–147 (53.5%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (13 January 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4-3
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Doubles
Last updated on: 3 September 2021.

Vrljić has won four singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 June 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 180. On 26 August 2013, she peaked at No. 149 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Croatia Fed Cup team, Vrljić has a win–loss record of 4–3.[3]

Tennis career edit

She started playing tennis at the age of four, her favorite surface is hardcourt. At the Mediterranean Games, she won the silver medal in women's doubles along with Matea Mezak.

Vrljić made it to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open, defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa Rus but she lost to Gisela Dulko.

ITF finals edit

Singles: 16 (4–12) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–10)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 23 February 2003 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i)   Sabrina Jolk 6–3, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 1. 5 February 2006 Jersey, Great Britain Hard (i)   Anne Keothavong 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 11 June 2006 Grado, Italy Clay   Sanja Ančić 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 November 2006 Opole, Poland Hard (i)   Yuliya Beygelzimer 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 12 August 2007 Hechingen Open, Germany Clay   Oxana Lyubtsova 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 30 March 2008 Jersey, Great Britain Hard (i)   Elena Baltacha 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 6 April 2008 Hamburg, Germany Hard (i)   Kristina Barrois 2–6, ret.
Runner-up 7. 23 November 2008 Opole, Poland Hard (i)   Arantxa Rus 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 13 November 2011 Opole, Poland Hard (i)   Paula Kania 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 8. 18 November 2012 Opole, Poland Hard (i)   Karolína Plíšková 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. 27 January 2013 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i)   Alison Van Uytvanck 1–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 10 August 2013 Izmir, Turkey Hard   Katarzyna Piter 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 5 October 2014 Monterrey, Mexico Hard   Kateryna Bondarenko 1–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 15 November 2014 Minsk, Belarus Hard (i)   Ekaterina Alexandrova 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 11. 15 November 2015 GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard (i)   Ana Bogdan 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 12. 6 November 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard   Melanie Klaffner 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 21 (11–10) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 9 February 2003 ITF Bergamo, Italy Hard (i)   Darija Jurak   Stefanie Haidner
  Bianca Kamper
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 7 July 2003 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Sanda Mamić   Daniela Berček
  Maria Goloviznina
7–6(7), 6–1
Winner 3. 4 September 2009 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Ani Mijačika   Maria Abramović
  Katarína Kachlíková
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 17 September 2010 Zagreb, Croatia Clay   Ani Mijačika   Mailen Auroux
  Nataša Zorić
5–7, 7–5, [12–14]
Runner-up 2. 14 May 2011 Zagreb, Croatia Clay   Ani Mijačika   Elitsa Kostova
  Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
6–1, 3–6, [10–12]
Runner-up 3. 4 June 2011 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Ani Mijačika   Karen Castiblanco
  Adriana Pérez
3–6, 6–7(9)
Winner 4. 29 August 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Clay   Maria Abramović   Maria Joao Koehler
  Florencia Molinero
5–7, 7–6(7), 6–2
Runner-up 4. 31 October 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Mervana Jugić-Salkić   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Winner 5. 18 June 2012 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Aleksandra Krunić   Ksenia Lykina
  Isabella Shinikova
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 5 November 2012 Équeurdreville, France Hard (i)   Amra Sadiković   Magda Linette
  Katarzyna Piter
4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 6. 21 January 2013 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i)   Amra Sadiković   Margarita Gasparyan
  Olga Savchuk
5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Winner 7. 12 April 2013 Edgbaston, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Kristina Barrois   Richèl Hogenkamp
  Stephanie Vogt
6–4, 7–6(2)
Runner-up 6. 12 July 2013 Biarritz, France Clay   Vera Dushevina   Olga Savchuk
  Yuliya Beygelzimer
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner 8. 13 October 2013 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i)   Julie Coin   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 4–6, [15–13]
Runner-up 7. 30 January 2015 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i)   Lesley Kerkhove   Gioia Barbieri
  Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 6–7(4), [3–10]
Winner 9. 22 February 2015 Altenkirchen, Germany Carpet (i)   Antonia Lottner   Sandra Klemenschits
  Tatjana Maria
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Runner-up 8. 28 February 2015 Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard (i)   Stéphanie Foretz   Viktorija Golubic
  Aliaksandra Sasnovich
4–6, 5–7
Winner 10. 6 April 2015 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Stéphanie Foretz   Naomi Broady
  Ekaterina Bychkova
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Winner 11. 13 May 2016 Győr, Hungary Clay   Réka Luca Jani   Vanda Lukács
  Chantal Škamlová
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 25 February 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Clay   Pemra Özgen   Veronika Kapshay
  Julia Terziyska
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Runner-up 10. 4 March 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Clay   Pemra Özgen   Veronika Kapshay
  Julia Wachaczyk
4–6, 6–2, [5–10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ȁna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Ȁna (Ána)
  2. ^ "vȑh (I)". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Vȓljić
  3. ^ Ana Vrljić at the Billie Jean King Cup

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