Ana Vrljić

Ana Vrljić (Croatian pronunciation: [âna ʋr̩̂ːʎitɕ, ǎː-];[1][2] born 1 August 1984) is an inactive professional Croatia tennis player.

Ana Vrljić
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro2000
Retired2019
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$293,378
Singles
Career record495–386 (56.2%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (26 August 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2014)
French OpenQ1 (2013)
WimbledonQ1 (2007, 2011, 2013)
US OpenQ2 (2006)
Doubles
Career record169–147 (53.5%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (13 January 2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4-3
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Doubles
Last updated on: 3 September 2021.

Vrljić has won four singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 June 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 180. On 26 August 2013, she peaked at No. 149 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Croatia Fed Cup team, Vrljić has a win–loss record of 4–3.[3]

Tennis career

She started playing tennis at the age of four, her favorite surface is hardcourt. At the Mediterranean Games, she won the silver medal in women's doubles along with Matea Mezak.

Vrljić made it to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open, defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa Rus but she lost to Gisela Dulko.

ITF finals

Singles: 16 (4–12)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–10)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 23 February 2003 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Sabrina Jolk 6–3, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 1. 5 February 2006 Jersey, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 11 June 2006 Grado, Italy Clay Croatia Sanja Ančić 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 11 November 2006 Opole, Poland Hard (i) Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer 2–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 12 August 2007 Hechingen Open, Germany Clay Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 30 March 2008 Jersey, Great Britain Hard (i) United Kingdom Elena Baltacha 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 6. 6 April 2008 Hamburg, Germany Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois 2–6, ret.
Runner-up 7. 23 November 2008 Opole, Poland Hard (i) Netherlands Arantxa Rus 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 13 November 2011 Opole, Poland Hard (i) Poland Paula Kania 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 8. 18 November 2012 Opole, Poland Hard (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. 27 January 2013 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i) Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 1–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 10 August 2013 Izmir, Turkey Hard Poland Katarzyna Piter 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 5 October 2014 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 1–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 15 November 2014 Minsk, Belarus Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7)
Runner-up 11. 15 November 2015 GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard (i) Romania Ana Bogdan 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 12. 6 November 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Austria Melanie Klaffner 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 21 (11–10)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 9 February 2003 ITF Bergamo, Italy Hard (i) Croatia Darija Jurak Austria Stefanie Haidner
Austria Bianca Kamper
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 7 July 2003 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Croatia Sanda Mamić Serbia and Montenegro Daniela Berček
Russia Maria Goloviznina
7–6(7), 6–1
Winner 3. 4 September 2009 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Croatia Ani Mijačika Croatia Maria Abramović
Slovakia Katarína Kachlíková
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 17 September 2010 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Croatia Ani Mijačika Argentina Mailen Auroux
Serbia Nataša Zorić
5–7, 7–5, [12–14]
Runner-up 2. 14 May 2011 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Croatia Ani Mijačika Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova
Poland Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
6–1, 3–6, [10–12]
Runner-up 3. 4 June 2011 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Croatia Ani Mijačika Colombia Karen Castiblanco
Venezuela Adriana Pérez
3–6, 6–7(9)
Winner 4. 29 August 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Clay Croatia Maria Abramović Portugal Maria Joao Koehler
Argentina Florencia Molinero
5–7, 7–6(7), 6–2
Runner-up 4. 31 October 2011 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Winner 5. 18 June 2012 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Serbia Aleksandra Krunić Russia Ksenia Lykina
Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 5 November 2012 Équeurdreville, France Hard (i) Switzerland Amra Sadiković Poland Magda Linette
Poland Katarzyna Piter
4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 6. 21 January 2013 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i) Switzerland Amra Sadiković Russia Margarita Gasparyan
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Winner 7. 12 April 2013 Edgbaston, United Kingdom Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
6–4, 7–6(2)
Runner-up 6. 12 July 2013 Biarritz, France Clay Russia Vera Dushevina Ukraine Olga Savchuk
Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner 8. 13 October 2013 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) France Julie Coin Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 4–6, [15–13]
Runner-up 7. 30 January 2015 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i) Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove Italy Gioia Barbieri
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 6–7(4), [3–10]
Winner 9. 22 February 2015 Altenkirchen, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Antonia Lottner Austria Sandra Klemenschits
Germany Tatjana Maria
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Runner-up 8. 28 February 2015 Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) France Stéphanie Foretz Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
4–6, 5–7
Winner 10. 6 April 2015 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) France Stéphanie Foretz United Kingdom Naomi Broady
Russia Ekaterina Bychkova
6–2, 5–7, [10–7]
Winner 11. 13 May 2016 Győr, Hungary Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani Hungary Vanda Lukács
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 25 February 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Clay Turkey Pemra Özgen Ukraine Veronika Kapshay
Bulgaria Julia Terziyska
3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Runner-up 10. 4 March 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Clay Turkey Pemra Özgen Ukraine Veronika Kapshay
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
4–6, 6–2, [5–10]

References

  1. "Ȁna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Ȁna (Ána)
  2. "vȑh (I)". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Vȓljić
  3. Ana Vrljić at the Billie Jean King Cup
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