Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a retired
Yugoslavian tennis
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player. She won the 1977
French Open
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singles championship.
Early life
Jaušovec was born in
Maribor
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, in present-day
Slovenia
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, when it was part of
Yugoslavia
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.
Career
As a girl, she was coached by
Jelena Genčić, a woman whose players went on to collect 31 Grand Slam single titles. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977
French Open
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singles championship. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by
Virginia Ruzici
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Career
Ruzici became a professional tennis player in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her po ...
. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to
Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1978
German Open and the 1976
Italian Open.
Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated
Lesley Turner Bowrey
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and
Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final. In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at
Wimbledon
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, losing to
Kerry Melville Reid and
Wendy Turnbull
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. Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins over
Martina Navratilova at the
1974 Wimbledon Championships,
Virginia Wade
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at
1976 US Open,
Wendy Turnbull
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at
1978 Wimbledon Championships,
Evonne Goolagong
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At the age of 19, she won the French Open sing ...
at
1980 Australian Open,
Andrea Jaeger
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at
1981 Wimbledon Championships, and
Sylvia Hanika at
1983 French Open
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.
Jaušovec retired from playing in 1988. Today, she is the head coach of the
Slovenian national female tennis team. She was an unsuccessful candidate of the
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
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for the 2004
European Parliament election
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Unti ...
.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 14 (5–9)
Doubles: 20 (11–9)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
See also
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Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
Yugoslav female tennis players
Slovenian female tennis players
French Open champions
Wimbledon junior champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
Sportspeople from Maribor
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis