Natalija Stevanović (née Kostić; sr-cyr, Наталија Стевановић (Костић), born 25 July 1994) is a Serbian
tennis
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player.
On 17 July 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 145. On 6 May 2024, she peaked at No. 152 in the WTA doubles rankings.
She has won 14 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the
ITF Women's Circuit
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History
It serves as a developmenta ...
. She was an official member of
Serbia Fed Cup team in their World Group quarterfinal tie against Belgium in 2012.
Stevanović is a former junior top-5 player.
Before her marriage, she competed as Natalija Kostić.
Career
2015–2016
She missed the whole of 2015 and the first half of 2016 season due to operation of liver cyst.
2020: WTA Tour debut
She made her
WTA Tour
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main-draw debut in February at the
Thailand Open in both singles and doubles, losing in the first round of each.
2023: Wimbledon third round on debut
Ranked No. 225, Stevanović qualified for the main draw at
Wimbledon
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, her first time at a Grand Slam tournament. She defeated former world No. 1
Karolína Plíšková
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and
Tamara Korpatsch
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She has a career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 71, achieved on 23 October 2023, and doubles ranking of No. 290, achieved on 21 October 2024. Korpatsch owns one singles title on the W ...
, both in straight sets, to reach the third round. However, Stevanović then lost to two times Wimbledon champion,
Petra Kvitová
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.
Grand Slam performance timeline
''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''
Singles
''Current through the
2023 Rosmalen Open.''
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 24 (14 titles, 10 runner–ups)
Doubles: 31 (14 titles, 17 runner–ups)
Notes
References
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Niš
Serbian female tennis players