Danka Kovinić
Kovinić at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Montenegro |
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Residence | Herceg Novi, Montenegro |
Born |
Cetinje, FR Yugoslavia | 18 November 1994
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) |
Svetko Bjelotomić Veljko Radojicić |
Prize money | USD$ 785,339 |
Singles | |
Career record | 198–127 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (22 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 54 (06 Jun 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
French Open | 2R (2015) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2016) |
US Open | 2R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 65–56 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 68 (06 Jun 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 68 (06 Jun 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
French Open | 1R (2016) |
US Open | 1R (2015) |
Last updated on: 23 May 2016. |
Danka Kovinić (Serbian: Данка Ковинић; born 18 November 1994) is a professional Montenegrin tennis player and member of the Montenegro Fed Cup team.
On 22 February 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 46, whilst her best doubles ranking was 68 on 06 Jun 2016.
2010–2015
Kovinić started playing professionally in 2010. Her first WTA tournament was the 2013 Budapest Grand Prix. By reaching the quarterfinals, before losing to Chanelle Scheepers, Kovinic became the first ever Montenegrin to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA event.[1] Her first Grand Slam wins were at the 2015 French Open and the 2015 US Open, and she reached her first WTA final at the Tianjin Open in 2015.
2016
She reached her second WTA final in April at the 2016 İstanbul Cup. The next month, playing number 10 seed Petra Kvitová in the first round of the 2016 French Open, she came within two points of winning the match.[2][3]
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | October 18, 2015 | Tianjin Open, Tianjin, China | Hard | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | April 24, 2016 | Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 July 2015 | Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | Stephanie Vogt | Lara Arruabarrena Lucie Hradecká |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Runner-up | 1. | 9 January 2016 | ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Barbora Strýcová | Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach |
6–2, 3–6, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 April 2016 | Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Xenia Knoll | Andreea Mitu İpek Soylu |
walkover |
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles finals: 12 (9–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 10 October 2010 | Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 June 2011 | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | Clay | Simona Dobrá | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 26 June 2011 | Balş, Romania | Clay | Alice-Andrada Radu | 6–0, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 11 September 2011 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 13 April 2012 | Tlemcen, Algeria | Clay | Alexandra Romanova | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 8 July 2012 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | Paula Kania | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 22 June 2013 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 30 June 2013 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 7. | 18 May 2014 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 March 2015 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 10 May 2015 | Trnava, Slovakia | Clay | Margarita Gasparyan | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 5 June 2016 | Marseille, France | Clay | Hsieh Su-wei | 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles finals: 6 (2–4)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runners-up | 1. | 11 September 2011 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | Danica Krstajić | Corinna Dentoni Florencia Molinero |
4–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
Runners-up | 2. | 29 October 2011 | Lagos, Nigeria | Carpet (i) | Elina Svitolina | Melanie Klaffner Ágnes Szatmári |
0–6, 7–6, [5–10] |
Runners-up | 3. | 13 April 2013 | Mamaia, Romania | Clay | Tadeja Majerič | Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Runners-up | 4. | 1 September 2012 | La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay | Laura Pigossi | Réka-Luca Jani Eugeniya Pashkova |
3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Winners | 5. | 25 May 2012 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Elena Bogdan Cristina Dinu |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Winners | 6. | 13 February 2015 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Tatiana Búa Paula Cristina Gonçalves |
6–2, 7–5 |
Other finals
Singles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2015 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Clay | Kathinka von Deichmann | 6–0, 6–1 |
Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
US Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Total | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 |
References
- ↑ "Danka Kovinic Biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ "Kvitova survives Danka Kovinic scare to enter second round". beIN Sports. May 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ↑ "Kvitova avoids shock exit at sodden Roland Garros". Hindustan Times. May 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
External links
- Danka Kovinić at the Women's Tennis Association
- Danka Kovinić at the International Tennis Federation
- Danka Kovinić at the Fed Cup