Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a Slovenian former professional

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player. Competing for

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, she won the 1977 French Open singles championship.

Early life

Jaušovec was born in

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, in present-day

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, when it was part of

Career

As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977

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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 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German Open. Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated

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and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final. In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at

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, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and

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

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at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships,

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at 1976 US Open,

at 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Evonne Goolagong at 1980 Australian Open, Andrea Jaeger at 1981 Wimbledon Championships, 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

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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

External links

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