Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a retired Yugoslavian

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player. She won the 1977

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singles championship.

Early life

Jaušovec was born in

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, in present-day

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, when it was part of

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Career

As a girl, she was coached by

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, 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

singles championship. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to

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. Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1978

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and the 1976

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. Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and

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in the final. In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to

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and

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. Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins over

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at the

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at 1976 US Open,

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, and

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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

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for the 2004

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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.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jausovec, Mima 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