Irena Pavlovic ( sr, Irena Pavlović, Ирена Павловић, ; born 28 September 1988) is a French former tennis player of Serbian descent. (Biography)Irena Pavlovic – Tennis News, Bio, Quotes, Pictures
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, she moved to Paris when she was three. Pavlovic won four singles and 14 doubles events organized by the

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. Her highest

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were No. 138 in singles and 107 in doubles. She was awarded with

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s for two

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tournaments in 2009, the

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and

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, which was her first

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appearance. Pavlovic lost in the first round both times to

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and

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, respectively. In her career, she defeated players such as

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and

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Early and personal life

Pavlovic who was born in

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then) to Dragan and MirjanaBiographie et palmares
www.irenapavlovic.net has a brother, Filip, who was a

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. Russian tennis player

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is a good friend of Pavlovic,Arina Rodionova: «J’espère rejouer avec Irena!»
www.irenapavlovic.net ''(4 December 2009)'' who began playing tennis aged four, with

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as her idol. Upon being coached by Christophe Serriere and Danyel Ristic, she was coached at famous academy of Patrick Mouratoglou.Irena vue par… Patrick Mouratoglou
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Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Doubles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)

References

External links

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