Dora Krstulović (born 19 June 1981) is a former professional

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player from Croatia.

Biography

Born in

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, Krstulović is the daughter of basketball player

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, who won a gold medal as a member of the Yugoslavian team at the

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. As a junior she trained under

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at the

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in Florida. Krstulović, a right-handed player, made her only WTA Tour main draw appearance at the 1998 Croatian Bol Ladies Open, as a wildcard entrant. She also featured in the doubles match of a

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tie for Croatia in 1998, a World Group II quarter-final against Japan, in which she and partner Jelena Kostanic were beaten in the dead rubber by

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and

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. She finished up on tour in 1999 while still competing as a junior, reaching the French Open girls' doubles semi-finals that year with

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, then played collegiate tennis in the United States at

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ITF finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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