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Sonja Vasić (née Petrović; Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Петровић Васић, born February 18, 1989) is a Serbian former professional women's basketball player. Standing at 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in), she played at the small forward position. She represented the Serbia women's national basketball team.[1]

Sonja Vasić

Personal information
Born	(1989-02-18) February 18, 1989 (age 33) Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Stars
Playing career	2005–2021
Position	Small forward
Number	4, 5, 7
Career history
2005–2006	Crvena zvezda
2006–2007	UB-Barça
2007–2008	CJM Bourges
2008–2014	Spartak Moscow Region
2012	Chicago Sky
2014–2017	USK Praha
2016–2018	Phoenix Mercury
2017–2019	Dynamo Kursk
2019–2021	Uni Girona
Career highlights and awards
EuroBasket Most Valuable Player (2021) 3× EuroLeague champion (2009, 2010, 2015) 3× Serbian Player of the Year (2016, 2019, 2021) Europe Young Player of the Year Award (2007)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Serbia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team EuroBasket 2015 Hungary/Romania 2021 France/Spain 2019 Latvia/Serbia Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Team European U20 Championship 2008 Italy Team World U19 Championship 2007 Slovakia Team European U18 Championship 2005 Hungary Team 2006 Spain Team 2007 Serbia Team European U16 Championship 2004 Italy Team

Playing career

Before she came to the WNBA, she played for Crvena zvezda, UB-Barça, Tango Bourges Basket and Spartak Moscow Region.^{[citation needed]}

National team career

Vasić was a member of the Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015 and at EuroBasket 2021 where they won the gold medal, they also qualified for the 2016 Olympics, first in the history for the Serbian team where they won bronze medal.[2]

Career achievements and awards

• EuroLeague champion: 3 (with Spartak Moscow Region: 2008–09, 2009–10; with USK Praha: 2014–15)
• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women winner: 2 (with Spartak Moscow Region: 2009; with USK Praha: 2015)
• Czech League champion: 3 (with USK Praha: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
• French League champion: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
• French Cup winner: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)
• Federation Tournament winner: 1 (with CJM Bourges: 2007–08)

Individual

• EuroBasket Most Valuable Player – 2021
• EuroBasket All-Tournament Team – 2015, 2019, 2021
• Serbian Player of the Year – 2016, 2019, 2021
• Europe Young Player of the Year Award – 2007

Personal life

In July 2019, Petrović married Miloš Vasić, a Serbian rower.[3]

See also

• List of Serbian WNBA players

References

External links

• Sonja Petrović at basketball-reference.com
• Sonja Petrović at eurobasket.com
• Sonja Petrović at fiba.com
• Sonja Petrović at fibaeurope.com

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ivana Anđušić Maksimović	Flagbearer for  Serbia (with Filip Filipović) Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Incumbent

На других языках

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- [en] Sonja Vasić

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[it] Sonja Petrović

Sonja Petrović, coniugata Vasić (in serbo: Соња Петровић-Васић?; Belgrado, 18 febbraio 1989), è un'ex cestista serba.

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[ru] Петрович, Соня

Соня Петрович (серб. Соня Петровић; род. 18 февраля 1989 в Белграде, Югославия) — сербская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступавшая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (ВНБА). Играет на позиции лёгкого форварда. В настоящее время защищает цвета испанской команды «Спар Ситилифт Жирона».

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