Petra Martić

Early career: 2006–2009

Her best result in her junior career was the quarter-finals in 2006 US Open. In 2008 she won the first tournament in her senior career, the Zagreb Ladies Open.

She qualified for the 2009 French Open. She lost there in the second round to 21-year-old Canadian world No. 24 Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–3, 6–3. Martić was on the defensive from the start, and gave up 27 winners. Martić then made it to another Portorož open QF, losing to defending champion and 5th seed Sara Errani. In 2008, Martić won the ITF Zagreb Open, defeating Yvonne Meusburger, and then made it to the QF of Banka Koper Slovenia Open, losing to Julia Görges.

2010

Martić began 2010 by falling in the qualifying stages of the ASB Classic (lost to Chanelle Scheepers) and the Medibank International Sydney (lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm). She lost in the first round of the Australian Open, falling to Sabine Lisicki 6–1 6–4.

In February 2010, she had her best result to date, beating third seed and world number 15 Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of the 2010 Open GDF Suez, winning 6–4, 3–6, 7–5. Martić broke twice and dropped serve once. She lost in the next round to Ágnes Szávay 6–2, 6–4.

Martić qualified for the BNP Paribas Open, where she lost in the second round to Jelena Janković 6–3 7–6.

Martić also scored another big win at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami as she defeated World No. 21 Aravane Rezaï 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 in the second round. She lost to Yanina Wickmayer in the third round, 6–3 6–3.

She lost in the first round of her next three tournaments, Andalucia Tennis Experience (lost to Estrella Cabeza Candela 1–6 7–6(3) 6–2 ), Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (lost to Alizé Cornet 7–6 6–4) and Estoril Open (lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–7, 7–5, 7–6).

She was forced to retire in her first round match of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open whilst 4–6 2–1 down.

Her next tournament was the Warsaw Open where she lost 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 to Gréta Arn in the first round.

Martić was drawn against World Number 5 Elena Dementieva in the first round of the French open where she was beaten 6–1, 6–1.

She next participated in the ITF tournament in Marseilles where she reached the quarter finals, losing to Johanna Larsson 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 .

Martić only played one grass tournament in the 2010 season, Wimbledon. Here she beat British Number 1 Elena Baltacha 2–6 7–5 6–3 in the first round. She was due to play against Marion Bartoli in the second round, however she was forced to retire before the match.

After Wimbledon, Martić moved to hard court tournaments. She lost in the first round of Banka Koper Slovenia Open to Katarina Srebotnik and in the first round of İstanbul Cup to Vera Dushevina.

Martić was drawn against the top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first edition of the E-Boks Danish Open where she lost 6–3 6–2.

2012

Martić started the 2012 season losing in the first rounds of several tournaments including the Australian Open, Doha, and Dubai.

Martić reached her first WTA final at the 2012 where she upset the No. 3 seed Peng Shuai and the No. 2 seed Jelena Janković. She had to retire in the final against Hsieh Su-wei.

After falling in the first rounds of Indian Wells and Miami, Martić made the semifinals of the 2012 e-Boks Open losing to Caroline Wozniacki, and the quarterfinals of the 2012 Budapest Grand Prix losing to Elena Vesnina.

Martić advanced to the fourth round of the 2012 French Open. She defeated Michaëlla Krajicek, World No. 8 Marion Bartoli, and Anabel Medina Garrigues. She lost in the fourth round to Angelique Kerber.

At the 2012 US Open, Martić drew defending champion Samantha Stosur in the first round, and was defeated 1–6, 1–6. She would, however, bounce back at the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open, upsetting World No. 5 Petra Kvitová in the second round. It was the first meeting between the two.

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