Teodora Mirčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Мирчић, pronounced [teodǒːra mîːrtʃitɕ]; born 3 March 1988) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Over her career, she won three singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and also played for the Serbia Fed Cup team.[2]
Country (sports) | (2003–2006) |
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Residence | Sarasota, Florida, U.S.[1] |
Born | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 3 March 1988
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $151,315 |
Singles | |
Career record | 263–221 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 249 (16 June 2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 258–144 |
Career titles | 33 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (5 May 2014) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 0–3 |
Personal life
editTeodora Mirčić was born to Miomir and Draginja Mirčić in Belgrade, and also has a brother, Radovan.[1] A great fan of sports, she cites hardcourt as her favourite surface, and Roger Federer and Monica Seles her idols.[3] Mirčić began training tennis aged 8 at Belgrade's tennis club As.[3] She trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida with a full scholarship, and currently resides in Sarasota, Florida. She also earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Indiana East University.[1]
Tennis career
editTeodora Mirčić was one of the best doubles players Serbia has had on the pro tour. She is the only female Serbian tennis player to win thirty-three ITF doubles titles. In singles, Mirčić was always ranked amongst the top 5 in the country. As a young player, she started competing on both WTA Tour and ITF Circuit tournaments. She also captured three ITF singles titles. As a young player, Mirčić played her first WTA Tour qualifying in 2005, at the Budapest Grand Prix.[4] She then earned a wildcard for the 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Kaia Kanepi in the first round.[4] In 2009, Mirčić played qualifying for two WTA Tour events, the Morocco Open and the Swedish Open.[5] At the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix, she played singles qualifying, losing to Aleksandra Krunić in the second round. Along with Laura Thorpe, Mirčić competed in doubles at the 2011 Palermo Ladies Open. The pair defeated fourth seeds Sorana Cîrstea and Andreja Klepač in a super tiebreak in the first round and later reached the semifinals.[6] She lost to Karin Knapp in the last round of singles qualifying. Mirčić reached another doubles semifinal at a WTA event, partnering Veronika Kapshay in Bad Gastein (July 2013), as well as a quarterfinal at the Tashkent Open.
Mirčić joined the Serbia Fed Cup team in 2008, playing with Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Ana Jovanović against Poland.[7] Ivanovic defeated Urszula Radwańska, and then Janković defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, securing Serbia a place in World Group II.[7] In the dead rubber, Mirčić and Jovanović lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in straight sets.[7] The same Serbian team played against Croatia.[8] Mirčić lost her singles match, but Janković, Ivanovic and Jovanović defeated their opponents, with Serbia winning the tie 3–2.[8] Mirčić and Jovanović also played a doubles match, but retired for a final 4–1 result.[8] Mirčić has not played in the Fed Cup since 2008.
ITF Circuit finals
edit$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (3–3)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 11 July 2004 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 1. | 1 July 2007 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 2. | 27 October 2007 | ITF Saint-Denis, France | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3. | 20 February 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 2. | 12 August 2012 | ITF Pirot, Serbia | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | 3. | 7 April 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | 6–0, 6–1 |
Doubles: 49 (33–16)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 15 September 2006 | ITF Torre del Greco, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 1–6 | ||
Win | 1. | 23 September 2006 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | 7–6(4), 6–4 | ||
Win | 2. | 22 October 2006 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Win | 3. | 29 October 2006 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 2. | 1 April 2007 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | 1–6, 6–7(3) | ||
Loss | 3. | 9 June 2007 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | 6–0, 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 4. | 23 June 2007 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Win | 5. | 29 June 2007 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clay | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
Win | 6. | 5 July 2007 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
Win | 7. | 27 October 2007 | ITF Saint-Denis, France | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
Win | 8. | 2 December 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | Clay (i) | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Win | 9. | 21 March 2008 | ITF Noida, India | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(7), [10–6] | ||
Loss | 4. | 14 May 2008 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 10. | 24 May 2008 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | 7–6(5), 6–2 | ||
Win | 11. | 21 June 2008 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(4) | ||
Win | 12. | 27 July 2008 | ITF Les Contamines, France | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 5. | 15 August 2008 | Palić Open, Serbia | Clay | 3–6, 5–7(6) | ||
Win | 13. | 30 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Win | 14. | 22 November 2008 | ITF Phoenix, Mauritius | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] | ||
Win | 15. | 12 April 2009 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | Clay | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
Win | 16. | 17 July 2009 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Win | 17. | 5 September 2009 | ITF Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 6. | 13 September 2009 | Open Porte du Hainaut, France | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 7. | 10 October 2009 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | Clay | 7–6(4), 4–6, [4–10] | ||
Loss | 8. | 25 April 2010 | Hardee's Pro Classic, U.S. | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 18. | 12 June 2010 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Win | 19. | 2 July 2010 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, [10–5] | ||
Win | 20. | 10 July 2010 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | 7–6(4), 2–6, [10–8] | ||
Loss | 9. | 6 August 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | 6–7(5), 3–6 | ||
Loss | 10. | 15 January 2011 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 21. | 12 February 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 11. | 29 April 2011 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 22. | 18 June 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 23. | 10 September 2011 | Saransk Cup, Russia | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 12. | 19 March 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 24. | 23 April 2012 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Win | 25. | 26 May 2012 | ITF Timișoara, Romania | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 13. | 4 June 2012 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 26. | 25 June 2012 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | Hard | 6–3, 3–0 ret. | ||
Loss | 14. | 25 June 2012 | Save Cup Mestre, Italy | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
Loss | 15. | 4 February 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 3–6, 6–1, [6–10] | ||
Win | 27. | 11 February 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 1–6, 4–5 ret. | ||
Win | 28. | 1 April 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4] | ||
Win | 29. | 8 Apr 2013 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Win | 30. | 13 May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 31. | 20 May 2013 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard (i) | 6–2, 1–6, [10–5] | ||
Loss | 16. | 3 June 2013 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 32. | 16 September 2013 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(5) | ||
Win | 33. | 20 January 2014 | ITF Daytona Beach, U.S. | Clay | 6–7(5), 7–6(1), [10–1] |
Fed Cup participation
editSingles (0–1)
editEdition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Result | Score |
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2008 Fed Cup World Group II | Quarterfinals | 26 April 2008 | Hard | Ana Vrljić | Loss | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (0–2)
editEdition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Result | Score |
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2008 Fed Cup Europe/ Africa Group I D |
Round Robin | 31 January 2008 | Carpet | Ana Jovanović | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
Loss | 3–6, 2–6 | |
2008 Fed Cup World Group II | Quarterfinals | 27 April 2008 | Hard | Ana Jovanović | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Ana Vrljić |
Loss | 1–4 ret. |
References
edit- ^ a b c Teodora Mirčić at the International Tennis Federation
- ^ Teodora Mirčić at the Billie Jean King Cup
- ^ a b SvetTenisa.net: Intervju s Teodorom Mirčić Archived 9 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (26 July 2007)
- ^ a b Teodora Mirčić at the Women's Tennis Association
- ^ ITF Tennis – Women's Circuit – Players Activity – Mirčić, Teodora (SRB)
- ^ 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo: Doubles Main Draw (11 July 2011)
- ^ a b c Fed Cup: Group I, Europe/Africa 2008, Group D Round Robin: Serbia defeated Poland 2–1 in Hungary
- ^ a b c Fed Cup: World Group II, Playoff: Serbia defeated Croatia 3–2 in Croatia