Kaja Juvan
Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player who turned professional on 17 October 2016. Juvan has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 80, achieved on 21 March 2022, and peaked at No. 150 in the doubles rankings on 8 November 2021.
.jpg.webp) Juvan at the 2019 Wimbledon | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovenia |
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| Born | 25 November 2000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Philippe Dehaes |
| Prize money | US$ 1,260,262 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 164–79 (67.5%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 78 (4 April 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 82 (25 April 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
| French Open | 2R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
| US Open | 2R (2020, 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–16 (50.0%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 120 (7 March 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 127 (25 April 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 1 May 2022. | |
She won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering Natela Dzalamidze.
Junior Career
On the junior tour, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of 5, in January 2017. She reached the semifinals of both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the 2016 US Open girls' doubles events. She was also winner of the Orange Bowl in 2016.
Professional career
2019: Breakthrough, Grand Slam debut
She made her Grand Slam debut as a lucky loser at the French Open where she lost in the first round.
After winning her qualifier bracket, she reached the second round of the Wimbledon Championships where she lost a three-set match to Serena Williams.[1]
2021: Australian Open and Wimbledon third rounds, top 100 debut
Juvan reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship at the 2021 Australian Open as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating 13th seed Johanna Konta in the first round, her first top-15 win, and Mayar Sherif in the second round. She lost to eventual Australian Open runner-up and 22nd seed, Jennifer Brady. As a result, she entered the top 100 at a career high of world No. 91, on 22 February 2021.
In June, she reached also the third round at Wimbledon where she defeated ninth seed Belinda Bencic in the first round, her second top-15 win for 2021, and French qualifier Clara Burel in the second round.
Fed Cup
Juvan has represented Slovenia in Fed Cup competitions, where she has a win–loss record of 7–8.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
Current through the 2022 Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | NH | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | NH | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Canadian Open | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| China Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | Career total: 30 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 3–4 | 5–7 | 13–13 | 5–5 | 0 / 30 | 26–29 | 47% |
| Win (%) | 43% | 42% | 50% | 50% | Career total: 47% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 133 | 104 | 98 | $1,260,262 | |||
WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay |  Natela Dzalamidze |
 Katarzyna Piter  Mayar Sherif |
6–3, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2016 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay |  Gabriela Pantůčková |
6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay |  Tena Lukas |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay |  Camilla Scala |
6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2017 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Potočnik |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2018 | ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay |  Raluca Șerban |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2018 | ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard |  Sabina Sharipova |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2018 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca |
2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Turin, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Roșca |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2018 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Jasmine Paolini |
6–7(8–10), 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Polina Leykina |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Jil Teichmann |
6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu |
6–1, 3–0 ret. |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Lea Bošković |
Mariana Dražić Ani Mijačika |
4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2020 | ITF Dubai, U.A.E. | 100,000 | Hard |  Aliona Bolsova |
 Ekaterine Gorgodze  Ankita Raina |
4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 1 title
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Olga Danilović |
 Caty McNally Whitney Osuigwe |
6–4, 6–3 |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation
| Legend |
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| Europe/Africa Group (7–8) |
Singles: 9 (4–5)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | 21 Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LIT) |  Norway |
Hard (i) | Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen | L | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| 2018 | Z1 R/R | 7 Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | Croatia |
Hard (i) | Lea Bošković | L | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| 9 Feb 2018 |  Sweden |
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | W | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
| 2019 | Z1 R/R | 6 Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) |  Great Britain |
Hard (i) | Katie Boulter | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
| 7 Feb 2019 |  Hungary |
Dalma Gálfi | L | 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
| 8 Feb 2019 |  Greece |
Valentini Grammatikopoulou | L | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 3–6 | ||||
| Z1 P/O | 9 Feb 2019 | Georgia |
Mariam Bolkvadze | W | 6–1, 3–0 ret. | |||
| 2020 | Z1 R/R | 5 Feb 2020 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) |  Turkey |
Hard (i) | Başak Eraydın | W | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Z1 PO | 8 Feb 2020 | Serbia |
Olga Danilović | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 6 (3–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | 20 Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LIT) | Sweden |
Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Kajsa Rinaldo Persson |
W | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2018 | Z1 R/R | 8 Feb 2018 | Tallinn (EST) | Hungary |
Hard (i) | Tamara Zidanšek | Dalma Gálfi Fanny Stollár |
L | 4–6, 3–6 |
| 9 Feb 2018 | Sweden |
Nika Radišič | Mirjam Björklund Jacqueline Cabaj Awad |
W | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | ||||
| 2019 | Z1 R/R | 6 Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | Great Britain |
Hard (i) | Dalila Jakupović | Harriet Dart Katie Swan |
L | 2–6, 2–6 |
| 2020 | Z1 R/R | 6 Feb 2020 | Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) | Poland |
Hard (i) | Pia Lovrič | Maja Chwalińska Alicja Rosolska |
W | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Z1 PO | 8 Feb 2020 | Serbia |
Tamara Zidanšek | Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović |
L | 4–6, 4–6 |
Record against other players
Top 10 wins
| Season | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | KJR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||||||
| 1. |  Aryna Sabalenka |
No. 2 | Adelaide International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 | No. 100 |
Notes
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
- Zagoria, Adam (4 July 2019). "Serena Williams Survives 18-Year-Old Qualifier Kaja Juvan, Advances To Third Round At Wimbledon". Forbes. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
External links
- Kaja Juvan at the Women's Tennis Association
- Kaja Juvan at the International Tennis Federation
- Kaja Juvan at the Billie Jean King Cup
Women's Tennis Association: Top Slovenian female singles tennis players | |
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