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Mirjana Lucic

Cro
Residence: Tampa, FL, USA
DOB: March 9, 1982
Birthplace: Dortmund, Germany
Height: 5' 11 1/4" (1.81 m)
Weight: 145 lbs. (65 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (April 26, 1997)
JANUARY - Played on ITF Circuit.

FEBRUARY - Played on ITF Circuit.

MARCH - Played on ITF Circuit.

APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.

MAY - Reached 3r at Birmingham (as qualifier, l. to No.4 seed Rezai).
1996 - Played first event of career at ITF/Salzburg 2-AUT (won doubles title w/Rubin).

1997 - Breakthrough season, starting by winning first Tour event ever played at Bol (as unranked qualifier, d. No.10 Coetzer en route for first Top 10 win; became fifth-youngest player ever to win a Tour singles title at 15y1m25d, after Austin, Rinaldi, Jaeger and Capriati); in second event, reached final at Strasbourg (l. to Graf - after final, Graf said "I was not nearly as good as she is at 15"); also reached 3r at US Open (l. to Novotna in 3s) and fell 1r at Moscow (as qualifier, l. to Sukova); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Won second Tour singles title at Bol (d. Morariu in final); SF at Rome (l. to Hingis); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r five times; playing first Tour doubles event, won Australian Open w/Hingis (youngest ever to win an Australian Open title at 15y10m21d - first to win her first Tour singles event and first Tour doubles event); also won Tokyo [Pan Pacific] doubles title w/Hingis.

1999 - Reached first Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (ranked No.134, upset No.4 seed Seles and No.8 seed Tauziat en route, falling to No.2 seed Graf in 3s - was lowest-ranked player ever to reach a Grand Slam SF at the time, has since been surpassed); surged from No.134 to No.47 afterwards; reached 3r twice and 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors).

2000 - Reached 3r once and 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying twice.

2001 - Reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r once; fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open).

2002 - Reached 2r once (Roland Garros); fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying four times.

2003 - Fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open).

2004 - Played one event on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played one event on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Did not play.

2007 - Reached 2r once; fell in Tour qualifying twice.

2008 - Fell in Tour qualifying six times.

2009 - Fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying four times.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2010 - ITF/Jackson, MS-USA; 1998 - Bol; 1997 - Bol, ITF/Makarska 2-CRO.
Finalist (1): 1997 - Strasbourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 1998 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Hingis); 1996 - ITF/Salzburg 2-AUT (w/Rubin).
Finalist (1): 1998 - Bol (w/Kruger).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 1998 - Wimbledon (w/Bhupathi).

ADDITIONAL
Croatian Fed Cup Team, 1996-98.
Coached by Ivan Beros ... Began playing tennis at age 4 by following older sister Ana to practice ... Mother is Andelka; sisters are Ana and Ivana, brothers are Miro and Ivan ... Owns yellow labrador named Max ... Speaks English, Croatian ... Loves R&B and hip-hop; favorite singer is Josh Groban ... Loves the show ''Digging for the Truth''; also loves history books ... Favorite cities are Rome and Paris ("timeless beauty, architecture") ... Person most admired is Oprah Winfrey because of her endless goodwill and her ability to change the world ... Enjoys doing charity work.
- Tour mentor was Martina Navratilova in the Partners for Success Alumni program.
- Named 1997 Rolex Rookie of the Year by Tennis Magazine.
- Junior highlights included 1996 US Open singles title, 1997 Australian Open singles and doubles titles (was third player in Open Era to win two Grand Slam junior titles by age 14 - also Hingis and Capriati).