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- Father is Stanko, mother is Dragica; has an older brother Drago and an older sister Nina... Began training at Nick Bollettieri Academy in 1990... Upset top seed Martina Hingis to win 1997 Roland Garros title in her sole Grand Slam final appearance; ended Hingis’s 37-match winning streak... Cracked Top 10 in October 1995 and remained there until April 1998... Restricted play through injury – notably right shoulder problem, which required surgery – in 1999 and 2000; returned in 2001. Ranked No.58, won 2002 Charleston, which was her last title... Announced retirement in June 2004. Participated in WTA Finals four times (QF in 1997, SF in 1996, 1r in 1994, 1995)... Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team 1993-2000, 2002-04; Croatian Olympic Team 1996, 2000... Daughter, Mia, was born in November 2006... Served as captain of Croatia's Billie Jean King Cup team from 2012 until 2024.
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Right-HandedCareer High
4Height
5' 9'' (1.75 m)Birthday
Aug 12, 1977 August 12, 1977Birthplace
Zagreb, CroatiaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (8): 2002 - Charleston; 1997 - Roland Garros, Hannover, Hamburg; 1996 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Essen; 1995 - Zurich, Filderstadt; 1992 - ITF/St. Simons Island-USA, ITF/Evansville-USA..
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2001 - Paris Indoors (w/Razzano).
ADDITIONAL
Croatian Fed Cup Team 1994, 1997-2000, 2002, 2004. Croatian Olympic Team 1996, 2000.