Neda Kozić ( sr-cyr, Неда Козић; born 21 November 1985) is a Serbian
tennis
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coach
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and former professional tennis player.
Kozić has career-high
WTA rankings of 399 in singles, achieved on 15 September 2008, and 224 in doubles, set on 13 October 2008. She won nine doubles titles at tournaments of the
ITF Women's Circuit
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History
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Biography and Coaching
Neda Kozić was born in Serbia and took up tennis at age 12 to help on her path to becoming a professional soccer player. She continued with tennis, began touring professionally from 2003- 2011, and achieved a WTA ranking of No. 399 in singles and 224 in doubles —along with wins over
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Schweinsteiger (name at birth, née Ivanovic; born 6 November 1987) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tenn ...
and
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel (born 11 July 1990) is a German tennis player.
On 18 March 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 14 September 2015, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.
Barthel has won four singles and three double ...
. Her coaching accolades include being an adviser to professional players Aleksandra Krunić,
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the W ...
,
Georgina Garcia Perez and other highly ranked singles and doubles players on the
WTA Tour
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In 2010, Kozić team competed with Bielefelder TC in German tennis league.
In 2011, Kozić fine-tuned her coaching abilities and met
Ana Bezjak, developing a specialized program with her to prepare promising junior players for competition. She has worked with WTA players Janković, and
Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak Schreiber (née Jurak; ; born 5 April 1984) is a Croatian former tennis player. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 9, achieved on 15 November 2021. Her best WTA ranking in singles is 188 which she reached in April 2004. ...
, and
Ellie Douglas, one of the top U.S. juniors. Neda joined the teaching staff at Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club in 2015. She has her
USPTA
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certification and instructs several of our Adult Programs as well as the Quick Start Program (10yrs & younger) where, with her help, some future tennis stars are being trained. Her vast experience, and passion for tennis has led her to be a highly respected tennis coach. She teaches students of all levels with terrific energy.
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1985 births
Living people
Tennis players from Belgrade
Serbian female tennis players
Serbia and Montenegro female tennis players
Serbian tennis coaches
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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