Nastja Kolar (born 15 July 1994) is a Slovenian

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player. She was a talented junior, her highest ranking was fourth. Her highest

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are 178 in singles and 140 in doubles.

Tennis career

In July 2009, Kolar performed her first

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tournament, the Slovenia Open in Portorož, where she lost to

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in the first round. In 2010, she won a $10k tournament in Croatia, her first title on the

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. In May 2011, Kolar won her second ITF title at a $25k event in Maribor, Slovenia. In July, she qualified for the

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where she won her first WTA Tour-level match when she defeated

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, in straight sets, to advance to the second round.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Doubles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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