Weight 66 kg Handed two-handed backhand Career titles 15 ITF Height 1.79 m Retired 2014 | Career record 406–253 Role Tennis player Prize money $535,920 Name Mervana Jugic-Salkic Turned pro 1999 | |
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Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Country (sports) Bosnia and Herzegovina Highest ranking No. 99 (21 June 2004) | ||
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Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked World No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached No. 59 in doubles, after winning ASB Classic in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation. Jugić-Salkić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but fell to Maria Elena Camerin in the first round. During her long career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer.
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Personal life
Jugić-Salkić was born to Hidajet and Hašiha Jugić. She began playing tennis relatively late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol. She is fluent in Bosnian and English.
