Carmen Wiedenmann (born 25 November 1967) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. During her career she represented Yugoslavia and was known by her birth name Karmen Škulj.

Karmen Škulj
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
Born (1967-11-25) 25 November 1967 (age 56)
Retired1988
Prize money$9,442
Singles
Career record35-23
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 203 (4 January 1988)
Doubles
Career record12-17
Career titles1 TF
Highest rankingNo. 253 (25 April 1988)

Biography

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Škulj comes from a family with a history in tennis. Two uncles Aleksander and Borut both played competitively and her aunty Irena competed for Yugoslavia in the Federation Cup. The Škulj Tenis Center in Dobrova was established by the family.[1]

From 1986 to 1988, Škulj appeared in a total of eight ties for the Yugoslavia Federation Cup team. She also represented Yugoslavia at the 1989 Hopman Cup, where she teamed up with Slobodan Živojinović.[2]

Škulj has a niece, Maja Živec-Škulj, who played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s.[1] Her son Luca featured on the ITF junior circuit and plays collegiate tennis for the University of Tennessee.[3]

She is now known as Carmen Wiedenmann and works as a tennis trainer in Augsburg, Germany.

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–0)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 1 June 1987 Adria, Italy Clay   Olga Tsarbopoulou 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (1–1)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 24 September 1984 Bol, Yugoslavia Clay   Miluše Dosedělová   Martina Reinhardt
  Joy Tacon
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 8 September 1986 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Clay   Renata Šašak   Natalia Egorova
  Viktoria Milvidskaia
2–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ a b Perko, Drago (27 July 2017). "Najprej je rudaril, potem učil tenis". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian).
  2. ^ "In Brief : Czechs, Swedes in Cup Semifinals". Los Angeles Times. 29 December 1988.
  3. ^ "Zmagovalci turnirja 3. Luka Koper Junior Open". Živeti s pristaniščem (in Slovenian). 7 June 2010.
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