sport.wikisort.org - AthleteIva Majoli-Marić (born 12 August 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won seven other singles titles and one doubles title during her career. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4, in February 1996.[1]
Croatian tennis player
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Iva Majoli |
Country (sports) | Yugoslavia (1990–1991)
Croatia (1992–2015) |
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Residence | Zagreb, Croatia Bradenton, Florida |
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Born | (1977-08-12) 12 August 1977 (age 45) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Turned pro | August 1991 |
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Retired | June 2004 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $4,405,867 |
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Career record | 316–225 (58.4%) |
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Career titles | 8 |
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Highest ranking | No. 4 (5 February 1996) |
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Australian Open | QF (1996) |
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French Open | W (1997) |
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Wimbledon | QF (1997) |
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US Open | 4R (1994) |
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Tour Finals | QF (1997) |
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Olympic Games | QF (1996) |
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Career record | 99–124 (44.4%) |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 24 (21 August 1995) |
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Australian Open | 3R (1998) |
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French Open | 3R (1997, 2002, 2003) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2001) |
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US Open | QF (1997) |
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Fed Cup | QF (1999, 1996) |
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Hopman Cup | W (1996) |
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Career
Majoli was born in Zagreb in SR Croatia, Yugoslavia. As a girl, she was trained by Jelena Genčić. Iva turned professional in September 1990 at the age of 13 when she played her first professional match in Makarska, representing Yugoslavia, losing in the first round to Ruxandra Dragomir. Aged 19, she won the 1997 French Open singles title, defeating Sandra Kleinová, Alexandra Fusai, Ann Grossman, Lindsay Davenport, Ruxandra Dragomir and Amanda Coetzer before beating the 16-year-old Martina Hingis in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2. Majoli played aggressively from the baseline to end Hingis's 37-match winning streak and hand her opponent her first defeat in a final of a Grand Slam.[citation needed]
Majoli played her best tennis as a teenager, reaching her career high ranking of world No. 4 in 1996. After a quarterfinal appearance at the 1998 French Open, she failed to reach the fourth round of any subsequent Grand Slam singles tournament. In 2002, ranked world No. 58, Majoli defeated Patty Schnyder, in the final of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. The victory increased Majoli's ranking to world No. 33, but her game steadily declined thereafter, with her ranking plummeting to No. 131 in 2003. In the final years of her tennis career, Majoli suffered from a series of injuries – most notably a shoulder injury – and struggled to play consistently. On June 12, 2004, she announced her retirement from the game.
In 2006, she announced that she was engaged and pregnant with her first child. She married a local businessman, Stipe Marić, on 9 September 2006, with Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce attending the wedding. She gave birth to her daughter Mia on 31 October 2006.[citation needed]
In 2007, Majoli participated in the second season of the Croatian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was Marko Herceg. She was eliminated in the fourth episode.
In 2012, she was selected to be the non-playing captain of the Croatian Fed Cup team.
Majoli made a comeback in professional tennis at the 2015 Kremlin Cup, where she received a wildcard with Anastasia Bukhanko in the doubles draw.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Result |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
1997 |
French Open |
Clay |
Martina Hingis |
6–4, 6–2 |
Tier I finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
WTA career finals
Singles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Legend |
Grand Slam (1–0) |
Tier I (3–0) |
Tier II (4–5) |
Tier III, IV & V (0–4) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (1–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Clay (3–3) |
Carpet (4–5) |
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Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Loss |
1. |
7 February 1994 |
Osaka Open, Japan |
Carpet (i) |
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere |
1–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss |
2. |
18 April 1994 |
Spanish Open |
Clay |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
0–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
3. |
24 October 1994 |
Essen Grand Prix, Germany |
Carpet (i) |
Jana Novotná |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss |
4. |
24 April 1995 |
Spanish Open |
Clay |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
Win |
1. |
2 October 1995 |
Zurich Open, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
Mary Pierce |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win |
2. |
9 October 1995 |
Filderstadt, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win |
3. |
29 January 1996 |
Pan Pacific Open, Japan |
Carpet (i) |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss |
5. |
12 February 1996 |
Paris Indoors, France |
Carpet (i) |
Julie Halard-Decugis |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Win |
4. |
19 February 1996 |
Essen Grand Prix, Germany |
Carpet (i) |
Jana Novotná |
7–5, 1–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss |
6. |
30 September 1996 |
Leipzig, Germany |
Carpet (i) |
Anke Huber |
7–5, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win |
5. |
17 February 1997 |
Hanover, Germany |
Carpet (i) |
Jana Novotná |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Win |
6. |
28 April 1997 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Ruxandra Dragomir |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win |
7. |
26 May 1997 |
French Open |
Clay |
Martina Hingis |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss |
7. |
6 November 2000 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Hard |
Henrieta Nagyová |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
8. |
17 September 2001 |
Tournoi de Québec, Canada |
Carpet (i) |
Meghann Shaughnessy |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win |
8. |
15 April 2002 |
Charleston Open, U.S. |
Clay |
Patty Schnyder |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss |
9. |
29 April 2002 |
Bol Open, Croatia |
Clay |
Åsa Svensson |
3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0–0) |
Tier I (0–1) |
Tier II (1–2) |
Tier III, IV & V (0–1) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Clay (0–2) |
Carpet (1–1) |
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Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Loss |
1 |
20 February 1995 |
Linz Open, Austria |
Carpet (i) |
Petra Schwarz |
Meredith McGrath
Nathalie Tauziat |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
2. |
24 April 1995 |
Spanish Open |
Clay |
Mariaan de Swardt |
Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss |
3. |
14 August 1995 |
Canadian Open |
Hard |
Martina Hingis |
Gabriela Sabatini
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss |
4. |
28 April 1997 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Ruxandra Dragomir |
Anke Huber
Mary Pierce |
6–4, 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Win |
1. |
5 February 2001 |
Paris Indoor, France |
Carpet (i) |
Virginie Razzano |
Kimberly Po
Nathalie Tauziat |
6–3, 7–5 |
ITF finals
$75,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–4)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Runner-up |
1. |
12 January 1992 |
ITF Woodlands, United States |
Hard |
Elena Savoldi |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
2. |
21 June 1992 |
ITF Augusta, United States |
Clay |
Beverly Bowes |
7–6(7), 7–6(5) |
Winner |
3. |
19 July 1992 |
ITF Evansville, United States |
Hard |
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
4. |
15 October 2000 |
ITF Poitiers, France |
Hard (i) |
Ľudmila Cervanová |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up |
5. |
10 December 2000 |
ITF Cergy-Pontoise, France |
Hard (i) |
Virginie Razzano |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
6. |
1 February 2004 |
ITF Bergamo, Italy |
Carpet (i) |
Lucie Šafářová |
6–3, 6–7(1), 1–6 |
Doubles (0–1)
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
DNQ |
A |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Career SR | |
Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
1R |
3R |
A |
A |
3R |
2R |
1R |
A |
0 / 6 |
9–6 |
French Open |
A |
4R |
4R |
QF |
QF |
W |
QF |
A |
2R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
A |
1 / 10 |
28–9 |
Wimbledon |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
QF |
2R |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
1R |
A |
0 / 7 |
7–7 |
US Open |
2R |
2R |
4R |
1R |
1R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
A |
3R |
3R |
1R |
A |
0 / 11 |
11–11 |
Win–loss |
1–1 |
4–2 |
6–3 |
4–3 |
8–3 |
12–3 |
8–4 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
4–4 |
6–4 |
1–4 |
0–0 |
1 / 34 |
55–33 |
Year-end ranking |
50 |
46 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
25 |
163 |
73 |
42 |
32 |
131 |
315 |
References
External links
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Iva Majoli.
Awards |
Preceded by |
WTA Newcomer of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Comeback Player of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Barbara Schwartz |
Sportske novosti Croatian Sportswoman of the Year |
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French Open women's singles champions |
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Amateur Era (national) | |
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Amateur Era (international) | |
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Open Era | |
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На других языках
[de] Iva Majoli
Iva Majoli (* 12. August 1977 in Zagreb) ist eine ehemalige kroatische Tennisspielerin.
- [en] Iva Majoli
[es] Iva Majoli
Iva Majoli es una exjugadora de tenis profesional, nacida el 12 de agosto de 1977 en Zagreb, República Federal Socialista de Yugoslavia.
[ru] Майоли, Ива
Ива Майоли (хорв. Iva Majoli; 12 августа 1977 (1977-08-12), Загреб) — хорватская теннисистка. Лучшая теннисистка Хорватии всех времён. Стала профессионалом в 1991 году. В 1993 году в 16 лет пробилась в 4-й круг «Ролан Гарроса». В первый раз вышла в финал в 1994 году в Осаке, когда проиграла Магдалене Малеевой. Через год выиграла свой первый турнир. Было это в Цюрихе.
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