Teodora Mirčić

Teodora Mirčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Мирчић, pronounced [teodǒːra mîːrtʃitɕ]; born 3 March 1988) is a retired Serbian tennis player. She won three singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and also played for the Serbia Fed Cup team.[2]

Teodora Mirčić
Теодора Мирчић
Country (sports) FR Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
 Serbia and Montenegro
(2003–2006)
 Serbia (2006–2014)
ResidenceSarasota, Florida, United States[1]
Born (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$151,315
Singles
Career record263–221
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (16 June 2008)
Doubles
Career record258–144
Career titles33 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (5 May 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–3

Personal life

Teodora Mirčić was born to Miomir and Draginja Mirčić in Belgrade, and also has a brother, Radovan.[1] A great fan of sports, she cites hard 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.[1]

Tennis career

Teodora 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 33 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 and ITF tournaments. She also captured three singles titles on ITF Circuit. As a young player, Mirčić played her first WTA Tour qualifications in 2005, at the Budapest Grand Prix, but lost in the first round.[4] She then earned a wild card for the 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Kaia Kanepi in the first round.[4] Tsvetana Pironkova defeated her in the first round of the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix in straight sets.[4] In 2009, Mirčić played qualifications for two WTA Tour events, the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem and the Swedish Open, but lost both times.[5] At the 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, she played singles qualifications, losing to Aleksandra Krunić in the second round. Along with Laura Thorpe, Mirčić competed in doubles at the 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo. The pair defeated the 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 WTA 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

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 11 July 2004 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Grass Amanda Janes 2–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 1 July 2007 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Karolina Jovanović 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 27 October 2007 ITF Saint-Denis, France Hard Virginie Pichet 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 20 February 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Christina Shakovets 4–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 12 August 2012 ITF Pirot, Serbia Clay Lina Gjorcheska 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 7 April 2013 ITF Heraklion, Greece Carpet Aleksandra Karamanoleva 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 49 (33–16)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 September 2006 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy Clay Emilia Desiderio Andreea Roxana Vaideanu
Erika Zanchetta
1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Winner 1. 23 September 2006 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Ekaterina Lopes Kildine Chevalier
Adriana Serra Zanetti
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Winner 2. 22 October 2006 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Ana Veselinović Ana Jovanović
Polona Reberšak
6–4, 7–5
Winner 3. 29 October 2006 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Stefanie Haidner Aleksandra Lukič
Patricia Vollmeier
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 1 April 2007 ITF Hammond, United States Hard Marie-Ève Pelletier Chan Chin-wei
Tetiana Luzhanska
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up 3. 9 June 2007 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Danica Krstajić Ana Jovanović
Anastasia Poltoratskaya
6–0, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 4. 23 June 2007 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Mervana Jugić-Salkić Carmen Klaschka
Magda Mihalache
6–2, 6–1
Winner 5. 29 June 2007 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Karolina Jovanović Katarína Poljaková
Zuzana Zlochová
6–1, 6–0
Winner 6. 5 July 2007 ITF Båstad, Sweden Clay Hanna Nooni Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Anna Koumantou
7–5, 7–5
Winner 7. 27 October 2007 ITF Saint-Denis, France Hard Marinne Giraud Florence Haring
Virginie Pichet
6–2, 7–5
Winner 8. 2 December 2007 ITF Sintra, Portugal Clay Caroline Maes Neuza Silva
Roxane Vaisemberg
6–4, 6–1
Winner 9. 21 March 2008 ITF Noida, India Hard Lenka Tvarošková Kelly Anderson
Chanelle Scheepers
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [10–6]
Runner-up 4. 14 May 2008 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Emma Laine Iveta Gerlová
Tereza Hladíková
1–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 24 May 2008 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay Emma Laine Maria Kondratieva
Oksana Teplyakova
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Winner 11. 21 June 2008 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard Lenka Tvarošková Stefania Boffa
Nikola Fraňková
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 12. 27 July 2008 ITF Les Contamines, France Hard Mervana Jugić-Salkić Justine Ozga
Darina Šeděnková
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 15 August 2008 Palić Open, Serbia Clay Mervana Jugić-Salkić Olga Brózda
Magdalena Kiszczyńska
3–6, 5–7(6–8)
Winner 13. 30 August 2008 ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands Clay Mervana Jugić-Salkić Irina Kuzmina
Anastasia Poltoratskaya
6–1, 6–2
Winner 14. 22 November 2008 ITF Phoenix, Mauritius Hard Lenka Tvarošková Kelly Anderson
Natalie Grandin
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Winner 15. 12 April 2009 ITF Šibenik, Croatia Clay Nataša Zorić Tina Obrez
Mika Urbančič
6–0, 6–3
Winner 16. 17 July 2009 ITF Rome, Italy Clay María Irigoyen Elisa Balsamo
Stefania Chieppa
7–5, 6–2
Winner 17. 5 September 2009 ITF Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Karolina Jovanović Patricia Chirea
Petra Pajalič
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 13 September 2009 Open Porte du Hainaut, France Clay Magdalena Kiszczyńska Elena Chalova
Ksenia Lykina
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 10 October 2009 ITF Podgorica, Montenegro Clay Karolina Jovanović Nicole Clerico
Karolina Kosińska
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [4–10]
Runner-up 8. 25 April 2010 Hardee's Pro Classic, United States Clay María Irigoyen Alina Jidkova
Anastasia Yakimova
4–6, 2–6
Winner 18. 12 June 2010 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Lenka Wienerová Anna Livadaru
Florencia Molinero
6–4, 6–1
Winner 19. 2 July 2010 ITF Toruń, Poland Clay Marija Mirkovic Katarzyna Piter
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
4–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Winner 20. 10 July 2010 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Erika Sema Elena Bogdan
Andrea Koch Benvenuto
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–8]
Runner-up 9. 6 August 2010 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay Marija Mirkovic Nadejda Guskova
Valeria Solovyeva
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up 10. 15 January 2011 ITF Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Jasmina Tinjić Ulrikke Eikeri
Isabella Shinikova
4–6, 4–6
Winner 21. 12 February 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Marina Shamayko Sultan Gönen
Anna Karavayeva
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 11. 29 April 2011 ITF Minsk, Belarus Hard (i) Nicole Rottmann Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiya Kichenok
1–6, 2–6
Winner 22. 18 June 2011 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard Marta Domachowska Daniella Dominikovic
Melis Sezer
6–4, 6–2
Winner 23. 10 September 2011 Saransk Cup, Russia Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu Eva Hrdinová
Veronika Kapshay
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 19 March 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Claudia Giovine Evelyn Mayr
Julia Mayr
2–6, 3–6
Winner 24. 23 April 2012 ITF San Severo, Italy Clay Anastasia Grymalska Chiara Mendo
Giulia Sussarello
6–2, 6–4
Winner 25. 26 May 2012 ITF Timișoara, Romania Clay Andreea Mitu Lina Gjorcheska
Dalia Zafirova
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 13. 4 June 2012 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan Clay Veronika Kapshay Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova
5–7, 3–6
Winner 26. 25 June 2012 ITF Izmir, Turkey Hard Ana Bogdan Abbie Myers
Melis Sezer
6–3, 3–0 ret.
Runner-up 14. 25 June 2012 Save Cup Mestre, Italy Clay Réka Luca Jani Mailen Auroux
Maria Irigoyen
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Runner-up 15. 4 February 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Ana Bogdan Giulia Bruzzone
Martina Caregaro
3–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Winner 27. 11 February 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Raluca Elena Platon Ekaterine Gorgodze
Sofia Kvatsabaia
1–6, 4–5 ret.
Winner 28. 1 April 2013 ITF Heraklion, Greece Carpet Vivien Juhászová Giulia Sussarello
Sara Sussarello
7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4]
Winner 29. 8 Apr 2013 ITF Heraklion, Greece Carpet Marina Melnikova Giulia Sussarello
Despina Papamichail
6–1, 6–4
Winner 30. 13 May 2013 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard Naomi Broady Chen Yi
Xu Yifan
6–3, 6–3
Winner 31. 20 May 2013 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia Hard (i) Naomi Broady Tang Haochen
Tian Ran
6–2, 1–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 16. 3 June 2013 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan Clay Veronika Kapshay Margarita Gasparyan
Polina Pekhova
2–6, 1–6
Winner 32. 16 September 2013 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria Clay Xenia Knoll Isabella Shinikova
Dalia Zafirova
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 33. 20 January 2014 ITF Daytona Beach, United States Clay Nicole Melichar Asia Muhammad
Allie Will
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), [10–1]

Fed Cup participation

Singles (0–1)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Result Score
2008 Fed Cup World Group II Quarterfinals 26 April 2008 Croatia Hard Ana Vrljić Loss 4–6, 5–7

Doubles (0–2)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Partner Opponents Result Score
2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group I D Round Robin 31 January 2008 Poland Carpet Ana Jovanović Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
Loss 3–6, 2–6
2008 Fed Cup World Group II Quarterfinals 27 April 2008 Croatia Hard Ana Jovanović Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Ana Vrljić
Loss 1–4 ret.

References

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