Mima Jaušovec

Mima Jaušovec
Мима Јаушовец

Country (sports)	Yugoslavia
Born	20 July 1956 Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1988
Plays	Right-handed (One handed-backhand)
Prize money	$933,926
Singles
Career record	351–248
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 6 (22 March 1982)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1980)
French Open	W (1977)
Wimbledon	QF (1978, 1981)
US Open	SF (1976)
Doubles
Career record	254–190
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 211 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1980)
French Open	W (1978)
Wimbledon	F (1978)
US Open	SF (1976, 1983)
Medal record Women’s tennis Representing  Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Singles 1979 Split Doubles

Mima Jaušovec (Slovene pronunciation: [mìːˈma jaùːˈʃɔʋɛts]; born 20 July 1956) is a retired female tennis player from the former Yugoslavia. She is most notable for winning the 1977 French Open singles championship.

Career

In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Jaušovec's only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other notable tournament championships include the 1978 German Open and the 1976 Italian Open.

Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final. That same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull.

Jaušovec has a number of notable victories at Grand Slam tournaments, including Martina Navratilova at 1974 Wimbledon Championships, Virginia Wade at 1976 US Open, Wendy Turnbull at 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Evonne Goolagong at 1980 Australian Open, Andrea Jaeger at 1981 Wimbledon Championships, and Sylvia Hanika at 1983 French Open.

Jaušovec active tennis career spanned 15 years, from 1973 through 1988. Today, she is the head coach of the Slovenian national female tennis team. She was an unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia for the 2004 European Parliament election.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1977	French Open	Clay	Florența Mihai	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1
Runner-up	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1983	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	1–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey	5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up	1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Virginia Ruzici	Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 9–8^(10–8), 6–3

WTA career finals

Singles: 14 (5–9)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–2) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (4–5) Carpet (1–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 July 1974	Kitzbühel	Clay	Mirka Koželuhová	3–6, 0–6
Winner	1.	23 May 1976	Rome	Clay	Lesley Hunt	6–1, 6–3
Winner	2.	16 August 1976	Toronto	Clay	Lesley Hunt	6–2, 6–0
Winner	3.	23 May 1977	French Open	Clay	Florenţa Mihai	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1
Runner-up	2.	22 August 1977	Charlotte	Clay	Martina Navrátilová	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	15 May 1978	Hamburg	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	29 May 1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	16 March 1981	Boston	Carpet (i)	Chris Evert	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	19 October 1981	Brighton	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	1 February 1982	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	1 March 1982	Los Angeles	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Hanika	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
Runner-up	7.	8 March 1982	Dallas	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	23 May 1983	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	9.	15 July 1985	Bregenz	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–1) Clay (5–2) Carpet (6–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	4 November 1974	Edinburgh	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	24 January 1977	Minneapolis	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová	2–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	15 May 1978	Hamburg	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Winner	3.	22 May 1978	Rome	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Florenţa Mihai Betsy Nagelsen	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Winner	4.	29 May 1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey	5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up	2.	26 June 1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Virginia Ruzici	Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 8–9^(8–10), 3–6
Runner-up	3.	23 October 1978	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	3–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	1 January 1979	Washington, D.C.	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Renée Richards Sharon Walsh	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	20 August 1979	Mahwah	Hard	Regina Maršíková	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	7 January 1980	Cincinnati	Carpet (i)	Ann Kiyomura	Laura DuPont Pam Shriver	3–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	27 October 1980	Stockholm	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	10 November 1980	Amsterdam	Carpet (i)	JoAnne Russell	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Runner-up	7.	6 April 1981	Hilton Head Island	Clay	Pam Shriver	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	19 October 1981	Brighton	Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	26 October 1981	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–4, 6–1
Winner	8.	1 February 1982	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Leslie Allen	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 6–0
Winner	9.	19 April 1982	Amelia Island	Clay	Leslie Allen	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–1, 7–5
Winner	10.	30 January 1983	Houston	Carpet (i)	Anne White	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
Runner-up	9.	16 April 1984	Amelia Island	Clay	Anne Hobbs	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	11.	15 July 1985	Bregenz	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská	6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; or (NH) tournament not held.

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	3R	2R	A	A	A	NH	A	1R	0 / 4
French Open	2R	2R	2R	W		F	2R	3R	QF	4R	F	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	1 / 14
Wimbledon	3R	4R	4R	3R		QF	2R	A	QF	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 12
U.S. Open	2R	1R	SF	QF		2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	3R	3R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 12
SR	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	1 / 3		0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	1 / 42
Year End Ranking		40	11	11		19	20	17	11	12	23	87	71	184	233	362

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• Mima Jaušovec at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mima Jaušovec at the International Tennis Federation
• Mima Jaušovec at the Fed Cup