Matea Mezak

Matea Mezak (Croatian pronunciation: [mězak];[1] born 5 March 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. 2004, she started on the ITF Circuit, where she won six singles and six doubles titles.

Matea Mezak
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$68,820
Singles
Career record171–108
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 208 (4 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record86–61
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (2 October 2006)

Her preferred surface is hardcourt, and her coach was Ivan Humić.

Along with Svetlana Kuznetsova, she reached 2002 Australian Open junior doubles competition, where they lost to Indonesian Angelique Widjaja and Argentine Gisela Dulko.

Mezak also was on the Croatia Fed Cup team, in 2005 and 2006.

In April 2014, she played her last match on the pro circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (6–6)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1 Feb 2003 ITF Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1 Apr 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Argentina Natalia Garbellotto 6–7(5), 5–7
Loss 2 May 2003 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Italy Silvia Disderi 1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 2 May 2004 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Switzerland Romina Oprandi 2–0 ret.
Loss 3 May 2004 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay Luxembourg Mandy Minella 5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3 Oct 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Italy Silvia Disderi 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 4 Oct 2008 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Darina Sedenkova 6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 5 Aug 2009 ITF Braunschweig, Germany Clay Germany Korina Perkovic 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4 Sep 2009 ITF Doboj, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay Serbia Tamara Čurović 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5 Oct 2009 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani 0–6, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 6 Nov 2009 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Hungary Tímea Babos 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 6 Nov 2009 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Hungary Tímea Babos 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss 1. 24 November 2002 ITF Zagreb, Croatia Hard (i) Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Karolina Šprem
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 27 July 2003 ITF Ancona, Italy Clay Croatia Petra Dizdar Argentina María José Argeri
Italy Giulia Meruzzi
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 18 July 2004 ITF Monteroni, Italy Clay Croatia Nadja Pavić Italy Valentina Sulpizio
Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Win 4. 16 October 2005 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Belarus Darya Kustova
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 2 February 2006 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková United Kingdom Katie O'Brien
United Kingdom Melanie South
6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 1 April 2006 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Hungary Kyra Nagy
6–2, 1–0 ret.
Win 7. 15 April 2006 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi Brazil Joana Cortez
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8. 7 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Israel Tzipi Obziler
Switzerland Romina Oprandi
6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9. 26 May 2006 ITF La Palma, Spain Hard Croatia Nadja Pavić Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Poland Karolina Kosińska
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. 22 July 2006 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Croatia Nika Ožegović Croatia Darija Jurak
Hungary Kyra Nagy
6–2, 6–3
Loss 11. 29 July 2006 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay Croatia Nika Ožegović Italy Valentina Sassi
France Aurélie Védy
7–5, 4–6, 0–6
Win 12. 16 September 2006 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Croatia Nika Ožegović Montenegro Danica Krstajić
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. 18 February 2013 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Carpet (i) Croatia Silvia Njirić Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 12 May 2013 ITF Athens, Greece Hard Croatia Silvia Njirić United States Erin Clark
United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]

References

  1. "mèze". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Mèzak


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