Mervana Jugić-Salkić

Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Country (sports) Bosnia and Herzegovina
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1980-05-14) 14 May 1980
Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$535,920
Singles
Career record406–253
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 99 (21 June 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2004, 2009, 2013)
French Open1R (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon1R (2004)
US OpenQ3 (2004)
Doubles
Career record361–188
Career titles2 WTA, 43 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2009)
French Open2R (2006)
Wimbledon3R (2006)
US Open2R (2004, 2005, 2012)

Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former top 100 tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked world No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles, after winning the Auckland Open in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić, and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events on the ITF Circuit. In her career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer.