Teodora Mirčić

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Teodora Mirčić
Теодора Мирчић
Country (sports) FR Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
 Serbia and Montenegro
(2003–2006)
 Serbia (2006–2014)
ResidenceSarasota, Florida, U.S.[1]
Born (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$151,315
Singles
Career record263–221 (54.3%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (16 June 2008)
Doubles
Career record258–144 (64.2%)
Career titles33 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 125 (5 May 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–3

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]

Personal life[edit]

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 hardcourt 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. She also earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Indiana East University.[1]

Tennis career[edit]

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 Tour and ITF Circuit tournaments. She also captured three ITF singles titles. As a young player, Mirčić played her first WTA Tour qualifying in 2005, at the Budapest Grand Prix.[4] She then earned a wildcard for the 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Kaia Kanepi in the first round.[4] In 2009, Mirčić played qualifying for two WTA Tour events, the Morocco Open and the Swedish Open.[5] At the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix, she played singles qualifying, losing to Aleksandra Krunić in the second round. Along with Laura Thorpe, Mirčić competed in doubles at the 2011 Palermo International. The pair defeated 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 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[edit]

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

Singles: 6 (3–3)[edit]

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

Doubles: 49 (33–16)[edit]

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

Fed Cup participation[edit]

Singles (0–1)[edit]

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

Doubles (0–2)[edit]

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

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