Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Mirjana Lucic

Cro
Residence: Sarasota, FL, USA
DOB: March 9, 1982
Birthplace: Dortmund, Germany
Height: 5' 11 1/4" (1.81 m)
Weight: 145 lbs. (65 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (April 26, 1997)
JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane and Sydney qualifying; fell in Australian Open qualifying.
1996 - Played first event of career at ITF/Salzburg 2-AUT (won doubles title w/Rubin).

1997 - Breakthrough season, starting by winning first WTA event ever played at Bol (was unranked qualifier; at 15y1m25d, was fifth-youngest player ever to win a WTA title after Austin, Rinaldi, Jaeger and Capriati); in second WTA event, reached final at Strasbourg (l. to Graf - after final, Graf said "I was not nearly as good as she is at 15"); also reached 3r at US Open (l. to Novotna) and fell 1r at Moscow (l. to Sukova); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Won second WTA title at Bol (d. Morariu in final); SF at Rome (l. to Hingis); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r five times; playing first WTA doubles event, won Australian Open w/Hingis (youngest ever to win an Australian Open title at 15y10m21d - first player ever to win her first WTA singles event and first WTA doubles event); also won Tokyo [Pan Pacific] doubles title w/Hingis.

1999 - Reached first Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (ranked No.134, d. Top 10 players Seles and Tauziat en route, falling to Graf - was lowest-ranked player ever to reach a Grand Slam SF at the time, has since been surpassed); surged from No.134 to No.47 afterwards; reached 3r twice and 2r twice (incl. US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors).

2000 - Reached 3r once and 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice.

2001 - Reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r once; fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open).

2002 - Reached 2r once (Roland Garros); fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times.

2003 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open).

2004 - Played one event on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played one event on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Did not play.

2007 - Reached 2r once; fell in qualifying twice.

2008 - Fell in WTA qualifying six times.

2009 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying four times.

2010 - Near-Top 100 season (finishing No.105 - had three Top 100 seasons in 1997, 1998 and 1999 but highest finish since then was No.191 in 2001); reached 3r once and 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; returned to Top 100 on October 25 (first time in Top 100 since July 2000).

2011 - QF twice, at Strasbourg and Birmingham (first QFs since 1999 Wimbledon SF); reached 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying nine times; withdrew from Palermo w/illness.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2010 - ITF/Jackson-USA, ITF/Albuquerque-USA; 1998 - Bol; 1997 - Bol, ITF/Makarska 2-CRO.
Finalist (1): 1997 - Strasbourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 1998 - Australian Open, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (both w/Hingis); 1996 - ITF/Salzburg 2-AUT (w/Rubin).
Finalist (1): 1998 - Bol (w/Kruger).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 1998 - Wimbledon (w/Bhupathi).

ADDITIONAL
Croatian Fed Cup Team, 1996-98.
Currently working with Jeff Russell ... Mother is Andelka; sisters are Ana and Ivana (president of a publishing company), brothers are Miro and Ivan (both teach tennis) ... Married Daniele Baroni on November 15, 2010 ... Began playing tennis at age 4 by following older sister Ana to practice ... Aggressive baseliner; favorite tournaments are Grand Slams (especially Wimbledon) ... Speaks Croatian, English ... Owns yellow labrador named Max ... Loves R&B and hip-hop; favorite singer is Josh Groban ... Loves the show ''Digging for the Truth''; also loves history books ... Favorite cities are Rome and Paris ("timeless beauty, architecture") ... Person most admired is Oprah Winfrey ... Enjoys doing charity work ... Tennis player most admired is Steffi Graf ... Best tennis memory was reaching Wimbledon semifinals in 1999 ... If weren't a tennis player, would have been an archaeologist (loves history) ... Enjoys cooking (has a cookbook in the making).
- WTA mentor was Martina Navratilova in the Partners for Success Alumni program.
- Named 1997 Rolex Rookie of the Year by Tennis Magazine.
- Junior highlights included winning 1996 US Open, 1997 Australian Open and 1997 Australian Open doubles (third player in Open Era to win two Grand Slam junior titles by age 14 - also Hingis and Capriati).