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Petra Martic

Cro
Residence: Split, Croatia
DOB: January 19, 1991
Birthplace: Split, Croatia
Height: 5' 11" (1.81 m)
Weight: 139 lbs. (63 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (July 2008)
JANUARY - Fell in Auckland and Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Did not play.

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (as qualifier, l. to Dushevina); fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Won ITF/Zagreb-CRO doubles title (w/Tomljanovic); fell in Barcelona qualifying.

MAY - Reached 2r in Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to No.24 seed Wozniak).

JUNE - Played on ITF Circuit.

JULY - Reached QF at Budapest (as qualifier, d. No.8 seed Safarova en route; l. to Gallovits); fell 1r at Prague (as qualifier, l. to Voegele in 3s); reached QF at Portoroz (as WC, l. to No.5 seed Errani).

AUGUST - Reached 2r at US Open (as qualifier, l. to No.9 seed Wozniacki).

SEPTEMBER - Won ITF/Biella-ITA singles title; made Top 100 debut afterwards on September 14 (rose from No.137 to No.89).

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Linz (as qualifier, l. to Govortsova); fell in Luxembourg qualifying.
2005 - Played first event of career at ITF/Dubrovnik 3-CRO.

2006 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Played first Tour main draw at Miami, falling 1r (as WC); also played on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Reached QF at Portoroz (l. to Goerges in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Biella-ITA; 2008 - ITF/Zagreb 2-CRO.
Quarterfinalist (3): 2009 - Budapest, Portoroz; 2008 - Portoroz.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Zagreb-CRO (w/Tomljanovic).

ADDITIONAL
Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2008.
Coached by Zoltan Kuharszky and Vedran Martic; agent is Lawrence Frankopan ... Mother's name is Sandra Martic ... Began playing tennis at age 5 when mother introduced her ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is serve; favorite surface is hard ... Speaks Croatian, English, Italian ... Favorite actor is Johnny Depp ... Favorite type of music is pop; favorite singer is Leona Lewis ... Favorite food and drink are pancakes and orange juice ... Also enjoys table tennis, watching TV, listening to music ... Favorite city to visit is Paris ... Favorite thing about being a professional tennis player is "making my dream come true".