Mateja Kraljevic

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Mateja Kraljevic
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 28)
Menziken, Aargau, Switzerland
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 1206 (19 December 2011)
Doubles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1050 (23 May 2011)

Mateja Kraljevic (born 1 September 1993) is a Swiss former professional tennis player.

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Born in Menziken, Kraljevic represented Switzerland in a 2009 Fed Cup tie against Australia in Mildura, as a 15 year old. [1] She appeared in both a singles and doubles match, which were both dead rubbers. [2] In the singles she upset her much higher ranked opponent Jessica Moore in three sets, then partnered with Amra Sadiković in the doubles against Jelena Dokic and Rennae Stubbs, which was abandoned midway through the second set due to bad light. [3]

Kraljevic, a right-handed player, won her only ITF title in the doubles at Šibenik in 2011, which was her final year on tour. She gave up on tennis to complete her schooling and went on study medicine. [4]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner4 April 2011 Šibenik, CroatiaClay Flag of Switzerland.svg Amra Sadiković Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Simona Dobrá
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Hladíková
7–5, 6–3

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References

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  3. O'Callaghan, Deborah (27 April 2009). "Fed Cup half full for Australia". Australian Broadcasting Corporation .
  4. "Abschied vom Traum der Sportkarriere". Migros Medien (in German). 30 March 2017.