| Country (sports) |  Yugoslavia |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1974 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–5 (Federation Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 790 (22 Apr 1991) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–3 (Federation Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 671 (22 Jul 1991) |
Ljudmila Pavlov (born 30 June 1974) is a Serbian former professional tennis player.
Active during the 1990s, Pavlov is a native of Novi Sad and developed an interest in tennis as there was a club near the radio station her parents worked at. [1] She was a contemporary of Monica Seles, who is the same age and also grew up with her in Novi Sad. It was an injury to Seles that gave Pavlov a Federation Cup debut for Yugoslavia in 1991. [2]
Pavlov played collegiate tennis for Northwestern State University in Louisiana. [3] In 1994 she became the first player from Northwestern State to earn a national collegiate singles ranking and she was named Southland Conference player of the year. [4] Plagued by shoulder problems for much of the remainder of her collegiate career, she graduated from Northwestern State with honours in 1997. [5] [6]
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