Carmen Wiedenmann (born 25 November 1967) is a Slovenian former professional

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player. During her career she represented Yugoslavia and was known by her birth name Karmen Škulj.

Biography

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

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. The Škulj Tenis Center in Dobrova was established by the family. 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 The 1989 Hopman Cup was the first edition to the Hopman Cup tennis event located at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Western Australia. The event was held from 28 December 1988 through 1 January 1989. Miloslav Mečíř and Helena Suk ...

, where she teamed up with

Slobodan Živojinović Slobodan "Bobo" Živojinović ( sr-cyr, Слободан Живојиновић, ; born 23 July 1963) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić, he is the only tennis player ...

. Škulj has a niece,

Maja Živec-Škulj Maja Živec-Škulj (born 25 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. Biography Živec-Škulj was born in the Slovenian city of Ljubljana, then part of Yugoslavia, but later emigrated to West Germany. She was a member ...

, who played on the WTA Tour in the 1990s. Her son Luca featured on the ITF junior circuit and plays collegiate tennis for the

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

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, Germany.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (1–0)

Doubles (1–1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skulj, Karmen 1967 births Living people Yugoslav female tennis players Slovenian female tennis players Slovenian emigrants to Germany Hopman Cup competitors