Aila Winkler

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Aila Winkler
Full nameAila Winkler Main
Country (sports)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Born (1969-07-29) 29 July 1969 (age 54)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$2,832
Singles
Career record4–19 (17.4%)
Highest rankingNo. 501 (6 Jun 1988)
Doubles
Career record5–15 (25.0%)
Highest rankingNo. 425 (17 Aug 1987)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 4-1

Aila Winkler Main (born 29 July 1969) is a Croatian-American former professional tennis player.

Raised in Zagreb, Winkler was introduced to the sport of tennis by her parents at the age nine, later travelling to Florida to train at Harry Hopman's academy. [1]

Winkler was ranked amongst the world's top-20 in the 18 and under age group. [2] In 1985 and 1986, while still a junior, Winkler appeared for the Yugoslavia Federation Cup team as a doubles player, winning four of her five rubbers.

From 1989 to 1992, Winkler played collegiate tennis for Princeton University, earning First-Team All-Ivy honours for both singles and doubles. She graduated in 1992. [3]

Winkler, who has a degree from Hastings Law School, now works as an interior designer and is based in New York. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Junior player's experience: Have racket, will travel". Tampa Bay Times . 8 January 1988.
  2. ↑ "Satellite Events Not Out Of This World". Chicago Tribune . 13 September 1987.
  3. ↑ "Tsamis awaits call from the big Twins". Tampa Bay Times. 14 July 1992.
  4. ↑ "WINKLER, Mavro – Židovski biografski leksikon". zbl.lzmk.hr (in Croatian).
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