Country (sports) | Slovenia |
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Born | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 25 November 2000
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Óscar Serrano |
Prize money | US$ 2,271,504 |
Singles | |
Career record | 207–111 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (6 June 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 603 (6 November 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
French Open | 2R (2020, 2022) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | 3R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 18–22 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 97 (18 July 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 2R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 19–10 |
Last updated on: 6 November 2024. |
Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player.
She turned professional on 17 October 2016. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 6 June 2022. On 18 July 2022, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles rankings. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering with Natela Dzalamidze.
On the junior tour, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of 5, in January 2017. She reached the semifinals of both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the 2016 US Open girls' doubles events. She was also a winner of the Orange Bowl in 2016.
Juvan and Iga Świątek of Poland won gold in doubles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. [1]
She made her Grand Slam debut as a lucky loser at the French Open where she lost in the first round.
After winning her qualifier bracket, she reached the second round of the Wimbledon Championships where she lost a three-set match to Serena Williams. [2]
Juvan reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating 13th seed Johanna Konta in the first round by retirement, [3] and Mayar Sherif in the second round [4] She lost to 22nd seed Jennifer Brady. [5] As a result, she entered the top 100 at a career high of world No. 91, on 22 February 2021.[ citation needed ]
In June, she also reached the third round at Wimbledon where she defeated ninth seed Belinda Bencic [6] and qualifier Clara Burel,[ citation needed ] before losing to 20th seed Coco Gauff. [7]
Partnering Natela Dzalamidze, Juvan won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Linz Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Mayar Sherif in the final. [8]
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she upset 23rd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, the winner of two back-to-back grass-court titles and one of the most-in-form players. [9] [10]
On 5 April 2023, Juvan announced that she was taking a break from her tennis career for personal reasons. [11] She took two months off the tour following the death of her father Robert due to cancer. Ranked No. 241, she qualified for her third consecutive main draw at the Wimbledon Championships. [12]
Ranked No. 145, she qualified again at the US Open, saving five match points in the last qualifying round, and reached the third round of the main draw, where she lost to longtime friend Świątek. [13] As a result, she moved close to 40 positions up in the rankings. [14]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [15]
Current through the 2024 US Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | NH | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 17 | 16–17 | 48% |
National representation | |||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup [a] | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 [b] | PO | RR | A | 0 / 0 | 11–6 | 65% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open [c] | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 0 [d] | 0 [d] | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | Career total: 48 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Hard win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 6–8 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 0 / 27 | 27–31 | 47% |
Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 11–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 18–15 | 55% |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | NH | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–7 | 6–7 | 13–13 | 19–14 | 8–9 | 1–1 | 0 / 48 | 51–53 | 49% |
Win (%) | 0% | 0% | 30% | 46% | 50% | 58% | 47% | 50% | Career total: 49% | ||
Year-end ranking [e] | 555 | 174 | 133 | 104 | 98 | 88 | 104 | $2,271,504 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | Angelique Kerber | 6–7(5), 7–6(0), 6–7(5) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | Natela Dzalamidze | Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif | 6–3, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Pantůčková | 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Tena Lukas | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Camilla Scala | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Potočnik | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 2018 | ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Raluca Șerban | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2018 | ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Sabina Sharipova | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Jun 2018 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca | 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Turin, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca | 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Sep 2018 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Jasmine Paolini | 6–7(8), 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Polina Leykina | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Jil Teichmann | 6–7(3), 0–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Lea Bošković | Mariana Dražić Ani Mijačika | 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2020 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 100,000 | Hard | Aliona Bolsova | Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina | 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Olga Danilović | Caty McNally Whitney Osuigwe | 6–4, 6–3 |
Legend |
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Europe/Africa Group (8–5) |
Play-offs (2–0) |
World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–1) |
Finals (2–1) |
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Surface | Against | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2017 | Z2 R/R | 21 Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LIT) | Hard (i) | Norway | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | L | 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6 |
2018 | Z1 R/R | 7 Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | Hard (i) | Croatia | Lea Bošković | L | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
9 Feb 2018 | Sweden | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | W | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
2019 | Z1 R/R | 6 Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | Hard (i) | Great Britain | Katie Boulter | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
7 Feb 2019 | Hungary | Dalma Gálfi | L | 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
8 Feb 2019 | Greece | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | L | 6–7(2), 7–5, 3–6 | ||||
Z1 P/O | 9 Feb 2019 | Georgia | Mariam Bolkvadze | W | 6–1, 3–0 ret. | |||
2020–21 | Z1 R/R | 5 Feb 2020 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Hard (i) | Turkey | Başak Eraydın | W | 6–4, 7–5 |
Z1 PO | 8 Feb 2020 | Serbia | Olga Danilović | W | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
2022 | Z1 R/R | 11 Apr 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | Clay | Georgia | Zoziya Kardava | W | 7–5, 6–1 |
12 Apr 2022 | Austria | Sinja Kraus | W | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
13 Apr 2022 | Croatia | Ana Konjuh | W | 6–2, 7–5 | ||||
14 Apr 2022 | Bulgaria | Viktoriya Tomova | W | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||
PO | 11 Nov 2022 | Velenje (SLO) | Clay | China | Wang Xinyu | W | 6–3, 6–1 | |
12 Nov 2022 | Zheng Qinwen | W | 2–6, 7–6(6), 6–3 | |||||
2023 | F QR | 14 Apr 2023 | Koper (SLO) | Clay | Romania | Ana Bogdan | L | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
15 Apr 2023 | Jaqueline Cristian | W | 6–2, 6–4 | |||||
F | 7 Nov 2023 | Seville (ESP) | Hard (i) | Australia | Ajla Tomljanovic | W | 6–4, 6–1 | |
10 Nov 2023 | Kazakhstan | Anna Danilina | W | 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
11 Nov 2023 | Italy | Martina Trevisan | L | 6–7(6), 3–6 |
Legend |
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Europe/Africa Group (4–3) |
World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–0) |
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Against | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2017 | Z2 R/R | 20 Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LIT) | Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Sweden | Jacqueline C. Awad Kajsa R. Persson | W | 6–3, 7–5 |
2018 | Z1 R/R | 8 Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | Hard (i) | Tamara Zidanšek | Hungary | Dalma Gálfi Fanny Stollár | L | 4–6, 3–6 |
9 Feb 2018 | Nika Radišič | Sweden | Mirjam Björklund Jacqueline C. Awad | W | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | ||||
2019 | Z1 R/R | 6 Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | Hard (i) | Dalila Jakupović | UK | Harriet Dart Katie Swan | L | 2–6, 2–6 |
2020–21 | Z1 R/R | 6 Feb 2020 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Hard (i) | Pia Lovrič | Poland | Maja Chwalińska Alicja Rosolska | W | 7–5, 6–0 |
Z1 P/O | 8 Feb 2020 | Tamara Zidanšek | Serbia | Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović | L | 4–6, 4–6 | |||
2022 | Z1 R/R | 12 Apr 2022 | Antalya (TUR) | Clay | Tamara Zidanšek | Austria | Melanie Klaffner Sinja Kraus | W | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
2023 | F QR | 16 Apr 2023 | Koper (SLO) | Clay | Tamara Zidanšek | Romania | Irina Bara Monica Niculescu | W | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Season | 2022 | Total |
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Wins | 2 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | KJR |
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2022 | |||||||
1. | Aryna Sabalenka | No. 2 | Adelaide International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 | No. 100 |
2. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 8 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | SF | 6–2, 7–5 | No. 81 |
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