Neda Kozić ( sr-cyr, Неда Козић; born 21 November 1985) is a Serbian

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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

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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

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and

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. Her coaching accolades include being an adviser to professional players Aleksandra Krunić,

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, Georgina Garcia Perez and other highly ranked singles and doubles players on the

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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

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, 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

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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 {{Serbia-tennis-bio-stub