Early life
Career As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić . In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship.[3] [4] In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici .[5] In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert .[6] Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German Open .[7] [8]
Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final.[5] In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon , losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull .
Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins over Martina Navratilova at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships , Virginia Wade at 1976 US Open , Wendy Turnbull at 1978 Wimbledon Championships , Evonne Goolagong at 1980 Australian Open , Andrea Jaeger at 1981 Wimbledon Championships , and Sylvia Hanika at 1983 French Open .
Jaušovec retired from playing in 1988. Today, she is the head coach of the Slovenian national female tennis team . She was an unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia for the 2004 European Parliament election .[citation needed ]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 14 (5–9) Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–2) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)
Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (4–5) Carpet (1–4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Runner-up 1. 15 July 1974 Kitzbühel Clay Mirka Koželuhová 3–6, 0–6 Winner 1. 23 May 1976 Rome Clay Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3 Winner 2. 16 August 1976 Toronto Clay Lesley Hunt6–2, 6–0 Winner 3. 23 May 1977 French Open Clay Florența Mihai 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 6–1 Runner-up 2. 22 August 1977 Charlotte Clay Martina Navrátilová 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 Winner 4. 15 May 1978 Hamburg Clay Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–3 Runner-up 3. 29 May 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici2–6, 2–6 Runner-up 4. 16 March 1981 Boston Carpet (i) Chris Evert 4–6, 4–6 Runner-up 5. 19 October 1981 Brighton Carpet (i) Sue Barker 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 Runner-up 6. 1 February 1982 Detroit Carpet (i) Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 Winner 5. 1 March 1982 Los Angeles Carpet (i) Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Runner-up 7. 8 March 1982 Dallas Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova3–6, 2–6 Runner-up 8. 23 May 1983 French Open Clay Chris Evert1–6, 2–6 Runner-up 9. 15 July 1985 Bregenz Clay Virginia Ruzici2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 20 (11–9) Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)
Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–1) Clay (5–2) Carpet (6–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Winner 1. 4 November 1974 Edinburgh Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 Runner-up 1. 24 January 1977 Minneapolis Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová 2–6, 1–6 Winner 2. 15 May 1978 Hamburg Clay Virginia Ruzici Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 Winner 3. 22 May 1978 Rome Clay Virginia Ruzici Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 Winner 4. 29 May 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 Runner-up 2. 26 June 1978 Wimbledon Grass Virginia Ruzici Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 8–9(8–10) , 3–6 Runner-up 3. 23 October 1978 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 3–6, 3–6 Winner 5. 1 January 1979 Washington, D.C. Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Renée Richards Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Runner-up 4. 20 August 1979 Mahwah Hard Regina Maršíková Tracy Austin Betty Stöve6–7, 6–2, 4–6 Runner-up 5. 7 January 1980 Cincinnati Carpet (i) Ann Kiyomura Laura duPont Pam Shriver 3–6, 3–6 Winner 6. 27 October 1980 Stockholm Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve6–2, 6–1 Runner-up 6. 10 November 1980 Amsterdam Carpet (i) JoAnne Russell Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve6–7, 6–7 Runner-up 7. 6 April 1981 Hilton Head Island Clay Pam Shriver Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull5–7, 5–7 Runner-up 8. 19 October 1981 Brighton Carpet (i) Pam Shriver Barbara Potter Anne Smith 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 Winner 7. 26 October 1981 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter Anne Smith6–4, 6–1 Winner 8. 1 February 1982 Detroit Carpet (i) Leslie Allen Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull6–4, 6–0 Winner 9. 19 April 1982 Amelia Island Clay Leslie Allen Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh6–1, 7–5 Winner 10. 30 January 1983 Houston Carpet (i) Anne White Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) Runner-up 9. 16 April 1984 Amelia Island Clay Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan Anne Smith4–6, 6–4, 4–6 Winner 11. 15 July 1985 Bregenz Clay Virginia Ruzici Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–3
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
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