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Aleksandra Krunić ( sr-Cyrl, Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional
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player. She has won one singles title and six doubles titles on the
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along with one singles title on
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Sandra Zaniewska Sandra Zaniewska (born 3 January 1992) is a Polish tennis coach and former professional player. In her career, she won ten singles tournaments as well as a further seven in doubles on the ITF Circuit, and was the runner-up of the 2009 Australi ...
. She made her WTA Tour debut at 2010 Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2,
Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
, 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Doubles Draw
/ref> and made her WTA singles debut at the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix. In 2014 US Open, in her second main-draw appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, Krunić won her first main-draw match and then reached the fourth round, beating 27th seed
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and third seed
Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová, OLY ( , ; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 29 career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and i ...
in the process. Krunić has wins over prime or close to their prime
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, Petra Kvitová,
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,
Elina Svitolina Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina ( uk, Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна, ; born 12 September 1994) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles and 108 in doubles. Svitolina ...
,
Johanna Konta Johanna Konta (born 17 May 1991) is a British former professional tennis player, having represented Australia until 2012. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. The ...
,
CoCo Vandeweghe Colleen "CoCo" Vandeweghe ( ) (born Colleen Mullarkey; December 6, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. A former Junior US Open champion and top 10 singles player, she has also won two WTA titles, both at the Rosmalen Grass Court C ...
,
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,
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, Madison Keys,
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and
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. She has wins over former top-10 players,
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, while she was coming back from injury, as well as over
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and Roberta Vinci in their last career matches, which were played in front of their home crowds in Tokyo and Rome, respectively. She also has wins in the qualifying rounds over former top-5 players
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and
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.


Personal life

Krunić was born to Bratislav and Ivana Krunić and has a sister named Anastasia.Aleksandra Krunić
at the ITF
She was born on 15 March 1993 in Moscow, Russia. She currently resides in Moscow, Bratislava and Belgrade, and speaks Serbian, Slovak, Russian and English fluently.


Tennis career


Junior events

Krunić picked up a
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aged seven. She began training tennis at the
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club, which spawned numerous tennis stars such as
Anna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova ( rus, Анна Сергеевна Курникова, p=ˈanːə sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvnə ˈkurnʲɪkəvə, a=Anna_kournikova.ogg; born 7 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player and American televisio ...
,
Elena Dementieva Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva (, ; born 15 October 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She won the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. ...
,
Marat Safin Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; tt-Cyrl, Марат Мөбин улы Сафин; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian retired world No. 1 tennis player an ...
,
Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina ( rus, Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина ; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to wi ...
,
Igor Andreev Igor Valeryevich Andreev (russian: link=no, И́горь Вале́рьевич Андре́ев, BGN/PCGN: ''Andreyev'', ISO 9: ''Andreev'', ; born 14 July 1983) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He won three ATP Tour singles ti ...
and others. Since then Krunić has been coached by Edouard Safonov.Aleksandra Krunić
at the ITF Junior
In 2006, Krunić reached the semifinals of junior
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, losing to Dalia Zafirova.Aleksandra Krunić
at coretennis.net
The following year, she won junior events in Podgorica, Livorno and Maia. In 2008, Krunić reached the quarterfinals of European Junior Championships in Moscow and won the junior event in Budapest. She also played at the junior event in Kramfors, however, withdrew from the final match against Croatian
Silvia Njirić Silvia Njirić (born 9 July 1993) is a Croatian tennis player. Having already played in Fed Cup for Croatia, Njirić made semifinals at the 2010 French Open – Girls' singles, 2010 Junior French Open, losing to Elina Svitolina. She has won se ...
due to injury by a score of 6–3, 6–1 for Njirić. In 2009, she played the second round of Australian Open in girls' singles and the final of girls' doubles event, partnering with
Sandra Zaniewska Sandra Zaniewska (born 3 January 1992) is a Polish tennis coach and former professional player. In her career, she won ten singles tournaments as well as a further seven in doubles on the ITF Circuit, and was the runner-up of the 2009 Australi ...
. The two lost to
Christina McHale Christina Marietta McHale (born May 11, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player. Her highest-ever WTA rankings were No. 24 in singles and No. 35 in doubles. Known for an aggressive baseline game, McHale was recognized by ''The New ...
and
Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović ( ; ; born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 October 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33. On 5 Janu ...
in the super-tiebreaker. She reached the second round of both girls' singles and doubles at the
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, and lost in the first round of girls' singles at
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. Krunić also partnered with
Tamara Čurović Tamara Čurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Тамара Чуровић; born 31 October 1994) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Čurović was an official member of Serbia Fed Cup team in 2011, 2011 Fed Cup World Group IISerbia vs. Canada Tie D ...
at the girls' doubles, however they lost in the first round to
Tímea Babos Tímea Babos (; born 10 May 1993) is a Hungarian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion in women's doubles, having won the 2018 and 2020 Australian Opens, as well as the Fre ...
and Ajla Tomljanović. In April 2009, she reached her highest junior ranking when she was ranked world No. 17. Although she had decided not to play juniors anymore, Krunić took part in the
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organized by both ITF and
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, along with
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and Doroteja Erić in the team of Serbia.


2008–2010: Beginning, dominance on ITF Circuit

As a member of TK Red Star, Krunić won the national club championships in 2008. She was awarded with a
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for tennis event in Prokuplje, Serbia organized by the ITF. On 6 July 2008, Krunić won the tournament and became the youngest title winner in 2008 by winning this event. She beat one wildcard, third seed, and next three players were qualifiers. In October 2008, she also played two ITF events in Dubrovnik, but lost both times in first round.Players Activity
of Aleksandra Krunić at the ITF
Krunić was invited by
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coach Dejan Vraneš to join the team for the 2009 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs versus
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.
Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...
and
Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...
secured Serbia 4–0 win.
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Team Biography
Krunić debuted in a doubles match played on 25 April 2009, along with
Ana Jovanović Ana Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Јовановић, ; born 28 December 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was coached by Nikola Pilić. Tennis career During her career, she won nine titles in singles and one title in dou ...
, and they were down 6–2, 1–0 against Llagostera Vives and Domínguez Lino, when the match was cancelled due to rain. In 2009, Krunić won a total of three ITF titles, including first in doubles. On 14 September 2009, she was ranked No. 795. In January 2010, Krunić won her fourth ITF tournament in Quanzhou, China defeating domestic player
Zhou Yimiao Zhou Yimiao, also spelled as Zhou Yi-Miao, (; ; born February 7, 1991) is a professional Chinese tennis player. Zhou was born in Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is ...
in the final, after beating top seed and compatriot Bojana Jovanovski in semifinal. In May, she won ITF singles title in Moscow and was the doubles runner–up. Krunić made her WTA Tour debut at the Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2 and compatriot Janković. The two reached semifinals beating the fourth seeds
Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou ( el, Ελένη Δανιηλίδου; ; born 19 September 1982) is a Greek former tennis player from the island of Crete. She is considered one of the best Greek tennis players of the Open Era, winning five singles titles and t ...
and
Jasmin Wöhr Jasmin Wöhr (; born 21 August 1980) is a retired German tennis player. Biography During her career, Wöhr won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 December 1 ...
in process, but then had to withdraw from their semifinal match due to an injury of Janković.


2011–2012: WTA Tour singles debut

In February 2011, Krunić again was invited to play for the Serbia Fed Cup team in the World Group II rubber against
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.
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Tie Details: Serbia – Slovakia
(1 February 2011)
She lost her debut singles match against world No. 84,
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, in three sets. Krunić played the final doubles match with Bojana Jovanovski, beating Fichman and
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to guarantee Serbia the spot in the World Group Play Offs.
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Draw made for Play Offs
(9 February 2011)
Serbia won that tie 3–2 against
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, after Krunić and Janković having beaten Hantuchová and Rybáriková in three sets, rallying from 2–6, 1–5. With this win, Serbia qualified for the 2012 Fed Cup World Group. In May 2011, Krunić qualified for the $100k Sparta Prague Open. She reached the semifinals where she lost to world No. 10,
Petra Kvitová Petra Kvitová, OLY ( , ; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 29 career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and i ...
, in straight sets.Aleksandra Krunic
at the WTA Tour's official website
At
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and the US Open, she lost in qualifying. Krunić qualified for her first WTA singles event in
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. 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix
Women's Qualifying Draw
/ref> She was leading in the first-round match against
Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova (russian: Нина Олеговна Братчикова; born 28 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Bratchikova won nine singles and 35 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 December 2012, s ...
7–5, 1–0, when Bratchikova retired. Krunić lost her following match to the third seed Klára Zakopalová. 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix
Women's Singles Main Draw
/ref> She played in Tashkent, and after qualifications, Krunić won her second WTA professional match, losing just one game to Kamila Farhad. In the second round, she lost to
Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March ...
, in two tight sets. At the
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, Krunić fell to qualify losing to
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in final round. In February 2012, she was a part of Serbian Fed Cup team. She lost in singles to
Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieved a career-high of world No. ...
, but won in doubles with Bojana Jovanovski to claim a historic victory for Serbia. In 2012 on ITF Circuit, Krunić won one title and lost one final in both singles and doubles. At next Grand Slam tournaments, she failed to qualify. In
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, Krunić reached first WTA main draw of season and finished as a quarterfinalist for the first time. She beat fourth seed
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and in second round
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, but lost in three sets to eventual champion Bojana Jovanovski.


2013: First major appearance

Krunić started the season playing at the
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qualifying, losing to
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in the third set. At WTA events in Bogotá and Acapulco, Krunić did not qualify. In Irapuato, Mexico, Krunić beat
Olga Savchuk Olga Mykolayivna Savchuk ( uk, Ольга Миколаївна Савчук; born 20 September 1987) is a retired tennis player from Ukraine. Savchuk grew up in the city of Makiyivka in Donetsk province. She resides in Nassau, Bahamas. Her best ...
for her first ITF title of the year and seventh overall, dropping no set the entire tournament. In clay-court season, she played four ITF tournaments and the best result was in Trnava, Slovakia when she reached the semifinal. There she beat top 100 player and top seed
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in first round, but
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was better in two sets in semifinal. At
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she lost in three sets to
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in second qualifying round. After missing Wimbledon, Krunić played in WTA events in Budapest and Baku without qualifying rounds. In Baku, she was the only player who won a set against eventual champion
Elina Svitolina Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina ( uk, Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна, ; born 12 September 1994) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles and 108 in doubles. Svitolina ...
. In doubles, Krunić played alongside Eleni Daniilidou and went to first WTA doubles final where they lost in three sets. US Open was the first Grand Slam tournament where she qualified for the main draw – she beat
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,
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and
Louisa Chirico Louisa Chirico (born May 16, 1996) is an American tennis player. She is of Korean descent through her mother. Chirico, who comes from Harrison, New York, has won five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 October 2016 ...
to do it, all in two sets. But in first round,
CoCo Vandeweghe Colleen "CoCo" Vandeweghe ( ) (born Colleen Mullarkey; December 6, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. A former Junior US Open champion and top 10 singles player, she has also won two WTA titles, both at the Rosmalen Grass Court C ...
was better in two sets. Week after US Open, she played an ITF in Trabzon, Turkey and won her last ITF title of the season, beating
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in the final. At the WTA events in Linz and Luxembourg City, she played qualifications. In Linz, she qualified but lost to lucky loser
Maryna Zanevska Maryna Volodymyrivna Zanevska ( uk, Марина Володимирівна Заневська; born 24 August 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Belgian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62, achieved on 23 May 2022, and ...
, in three sets. In doubles, Krunić won three ITF titles and lost in two finals during the season.


2014: Top 100, US Open fourth round and first WTA doubles title

In first round of qualifications at the
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, Krunić lost to
Zarina Diyas Zarina Diyas ( kk, Зари́на Ди́ас; born 18 October 1993) is a Kazakh professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 31 in the world by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Diyas has won one WTA singles title, at the ...
in three sets. In January, she qualified for the Pattaya Open, but lost to
Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Nicha "Eve" Lertpitaksinchai ( th, ณิชาต์ เลิศพิทักษ์สินชัย; born 14 August 1991) is a former professional tennis player from Thailand. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 280 in singles, achie ...
in the first round. Next she played three ITF events and best result was quarterfinal where she lost to
Timea Bacsinszky Timea Bacsinszky ( hu, Bacsinszky Tímea; born 8 June 1989) is a Swiss former professional tennis player who won four singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 13 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. A for ...
. In the WTA event in Katowice, Krunić didn't qualify for main draw, but she beat former top-30 player
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. In Kuala Lumpur, she didn't need qualifications, but in first round, she lost to
Karolína Plíšková Karolína Hrdličková ( née Plíšková; ; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in singles, reaching the top of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings on 17 July 2017 and holding the pos ...
in two sets. On clay, she made it to the semifinal at two ITF tournaments. At
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and
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, she failed to qualify. At the WTA event in Bucharest, she beat
Alexandra Panova Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (russian: Александра Александровна Панова; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player. On 30 July 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 71. On 18 ...
in the first round, but lost in the second to world No. 3 and domestic player,
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, in a match full of breaks. Last prepare for US Open was at an ITF event in Poland where she lost in early round of singles, but won doubles title alongside
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. At the US Open, Krunić again qualified for her second main-draw appearance. In the first round, she played against good friend
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and won her first ever main-draw match at a Grand Slam tournament. In the second round, 27th seed
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awaited. Although they finished the match with the same number of points, Krunić won in three sets and subsequently defeated third seed and reigning Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitová in the third round in straight sets. With that win, she was guaranteed a world ranking in the top 100 for the first time. In the round of 16, Krunić lost to 16th seed and two time US Open finalist,
Victoria Azarenka Victória Fyódarauna Azárenka ( be, Вікторыя Фёдараўна Азаранка; Russian: Виктория Фёдоровна Азаренко; born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Azarenka is a former wo ...
, in three sets. 18-time Grand Slam champion
Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova ( cs, Martina Navrátilová ; ; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech–American, former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 maj ...
said of Krunić during the match "what a find she is, what an athlete". During the tournament, Krunić's compatriots Janković, Ivanovic and Jovanovski gave her advice and support. She was nominated a "Rising star of the month", but
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had more votes by 5%. Also, the match against Azarenka was one of ten matches nominated for Grand Slam match of the year award. The Asian swing started for Krunić in Tashkent. Despite losing to Lesia Tsurenko in the first round of singles, she managed to capture her first WTA title playing doubles alongside Kateřina Siniaková. They beat all opponents in three sets en route to the final, where they beat
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and
Alexandra Panova Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (russian: Александра Александровна Панова; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player. On 30 July 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 71. On 18 ...
, in straight sets. In her hometown Moscow, she beat
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but lost to
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in second round. In doubles, Krunić and Siniakova beat top-seeded top-10 players Makarova and Vesnina in the first round.


2015: Wimbledon third round

Before the 2015 season, Krunić won an ITF title in Ankara in late December as a top seed, saving a few match points en route. In
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, she qualified and then in second round won against
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, rallying from 3–6, 2–5 and saving match points. In the quarterfinal, eventual champion Simona Halep was better in straight sets. At the
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, Krunić played her first Grand Slam event without qualifying, and was beaten in first round by
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. She beat Schmiedlová in
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again, but lost her next four matches on hardcourt. In Prague on clay, she upset
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (; ; born 9 March 1982) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. She enjoyed a meteoric rise on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records. She captured the women's doubles ...
, but lost narrowly to
Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieved a career-high of world No. ...
. At the
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, she lost to
Yulia Putintseva Yulia Antonovna Putintseva ( rus, Ю́лия Анто́новна Пути́нцева; , ''puh-TEEN-tseh-vah''; born 7 January 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is a three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist (twic ...
. Krunić started grass-court season playing in Birmingham, where she qualified for main draw and beat
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in first round, but lost next to
Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. She is a two-time major singles champion, winning the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and finishing runner-up at two other majors. I ...
. She then had her best result of the year in terms of importance, as she reached the third round of
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with wins over 19th seed
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and former world No. 11,
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. She lost to
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in straight sets. Krunić returned to clay playing at the Bucharest Open where she reached the quarterfinals. She beat
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and Roberta Vinci again, losing just two games, but lost to
Polona Hercog Polona Hercog (, born 20 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 35 in singles and 56 in doubles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also enjoye ...
. However, she didn't win a match at her next six tournaments, including US Open loss to
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. She also played doubles alongside Janković and they reached third round but lost match for quarterfinal against fourth seeds Dellacqua and Shvedova, as they led 6–2, 4–2 and also 4–2 in third set. She won her first match since six-match losing streak in
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, beating
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but lost to Jovanovski. At the next tournament in
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, she won five matches to reach her third quarterfinal of the year. She won three qualifying rounds, including wins over
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and
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, to reach the main draw. There she defeated previous month's US Open finalist, Roberta Vinci (for the third time in only five months) and
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, before losing to eventual champion
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Sergeyevna "Nastia" Pavlyuchenkova (russian: Анастаси́я "Настя" Серге́евна Павлюче́нкова; born 3 July 1991) is an inactive Russian professional tennis player. A junior prodigy, Pavlyuchenkova won ...
. She played at next event in Moscow but lost to
Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko ( uk, Леся Вікторівна Цуренко; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles and eight doubles tournaments on the IT ...
. Krunić reached a new career-high ranking of No. 62 in July, but finished the year at No. 96.


2021-22: Major doubles quarterfinals, singles third round & Serbian No. 1

Coming back from wrist injury, Krunić qualified for the main draw at 2022 Roland-Garros. She beat
Kamilla Rakhimova Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova ( rus, Камилла Станиславовна Рахимова, , kɐˈmʲiɫə rɐˈxʲiməvə; born 28 August 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar descent. She has career-high WTA rankings ...
in the first round in straight sets, before losing in the second round to 29th seed
Veronika Kudermetova Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova; ; tt-Cyrl, Вероника Эдуард кызы Кадыйрмәтова, translit=Veronika Edward qızı Qadıyrmätova. (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high si ...
. In June, as a lucky loser she entered the main draw of Birmingham Classic, where she managed to beat
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in straight sets, in the first round, before losing to sixth seed
Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March ...
. The following week, Krunić qualified for the main draw at the
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where she lost in the first round, in three tight sets, to Australian
Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović ( ; ; born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 October 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33. On 5 Janu ...
. At
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, she met again 26th seed Sorana Cîrstea in the first round and lost in two tiebreak sets. In July, Krunić beat
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in straight sets in the first round of the
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. In the second round she beat sixth seed
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, while in the quarterfinals she defeated
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to reach the semifinals. Next she reached her third WTA singles final defeating third seed and defending champion
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. In the final, she lost to
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. As a result, she returned to top 100 becoming the Serbian player No. 1. Her next tournament was the
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where she beat Sabine Lisicki in straight sets, before losing to the fourth seed
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in the second round. At the US Open, she defeated
Elina Avanesyan Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (russian: Элина Араратовна Аванесян; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian-Armenian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 122 in singles and 306 in doubles. She has won four singles ...
in straight sets in the first round. In the second, she managed to beat 23rd seed and Roland Garros 2021 champion
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to reach the third round for a fourth time at this major, before losing to Ludmilla Samsonova. As a result, she moved back into the top 75 in the rankings after several years of absence. In September, Krunić was the top seed in qualifying for the Tallinn Open. In her first match, she was up 6–4, 5–4 up against Eva Lys and serving for the match, when she torn her knee which resulted in total acl rupture.


Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.''


Singles

''Current through the 2022 Guadalajara Open.''


Doubles

''Current through the 2022 US Open.''


WTA career finals


Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)


Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)


WTA Challenger finals


Singles: 1 (title)


Doubles: 1 (runner-up)


ITF Circuit finals


Singles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups)


Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)


Junior Grand Slam tournament finals


Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)


Team competition


Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup performances


Singles: 19 (12–7)


Doubles: 17 (12–5)


Record against top 10 players

''Against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.''


Head-to-head record


Wins over top-10 players


Awards

* 2007 – Tennis Europe Silver Medal for Player of the Year U–14 * 2012 – Serbian Women's Team of The Year (''as part of
Serbia Fed Cup team The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom ...
'')


See also

*
Serbia Fed Cup team The Serbian Billie Jean King Cup team represents Serbia in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Federation of Serbia. They will compete in 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I at Venue 1 in Bath, United Kingdom ...


Notes


References


External links

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Unofficial blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krunic, Aleksandra 1993 births Living people Tennis players from Moscow Russian people of Serbian descent Serbian female tennis players Serbian people of Russian descent Olympic tennis players of Serbia Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics