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    Subramania Bharati

    Kaja Juvan
    Juvan at the 2023 US Open
    Country (sports) Slovenia
    Born (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24)
    Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
    Turned pro2016
    PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
    CoachÓscar Serrano
    Prize moneyUS$2,303,002
    Singles
    Career record222–118
    Career titles7 ITF
    Highest rankingNo. 58 (6 June 2022)
    Current rankingNo. 356 (5 May 2025)
    Grand Slam singles results
    Australian Open3R (2021)
    French Open2R (2020, 2022)
    Wimbledon3R (2021, 2022)
    US Open3R (2023)
    Doubles
    Career record18–23
    Career titles1 WTA, 1 ITF
    Highest rankingNo. 97 (18 July 2022)
    Grand Slam doubles results
    Australian Open2R (2022)
    French Open2R (2022)
    Wimbledon1R (2021, 2022)
    Team competitions
    Fed Cup19–10
    Last updated on: 5 May 2025.

    Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player. She turned professional on 17 October 2016 and has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 6 June 2022. On 18 July 2022, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles rankings. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering with 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.[citation needed] She was also a winner of the Orange Bowl in 2016.[citation needed]

    Juvan and Iga Świątek of Poland won gold in doubles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[1]

    Professional career

    2019–2020: Grand Slam debut

    Juvan made her Grand Slam tournament debut as a lucky loser at the 2019 French Open where she lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.[2]

    After winning her qualifier bracket, she defeated Kristýna Plíšková[3] to reach the second round at Wimbledon in July 2019, where she lost in three sets to 11th seed Serena Williams.[4]

    2021: Two major third rounds, first WTA doubles title

    2021 Winners Open.

    Juvan reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating 13th seed Johanna Konta in the first round by retirement,[5] and Mayar Sherif in the second round[6] She lost to 22nd seed Jennifer Brady.[7] As a result, she entered the top 100 at a career high of world No. 91, on 22 February 2021.[citation needed]

    In June, she also reached the third round at Wimbledon where she defeated ninth seed Belinda Bencic[8] and qualifier Clara Burel,[citation needed] before losing to 20th seed Coco Gauff.[9]

    Partnering Natela Dzalamidze, Juvan won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Linz Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Mayar Sherif in the final.[10]

    2022: Second Wimbledon third round

    At Wimbledon, she defeated 23rd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia[11][12] and Dalma Gálfi[13] to make it through to the third round, where her run was ended by Heather Watson.[14]

    2023: Break and return to competition

    On 5 April 2023, Juvan announced that she was taking a break from her tennis career for personal reasons.[15] She took two months off the tour following the death of her father Robert due to cancer.[16]

    She qualified for her third consecutive main draw at Wimbledon.[17] Juvan overcame Margarita Betova[18] in the first round, before losing to 22nd seed Anastasia Potapova.[19]

    Ranked No. 145, she qualified at the US Open, saving five match points in the last qualifying round, and reached the third round of the main draw, where she lost to longtime friend Iga Świątek.[20] As a result, she moved close to 40 positions up in the rankings.[21]

    2024–2025: Second hiatus and comeback

    Juvan defeated 23rd seed Anastasia Potapova[22] in the first round at the 2024 Australian Open, before losing her next match to qualifier Anastasia Zakharova.[23]

    Having been out of action for 12 months, Juvan qualified for the 2025 ATX Open, but lost in the first round to Ena Shibahara in three sets.[24] In May 2025, she was runner-up at the WTA 125 Saint-Malo Open, losing in the final to second seed Naomi Osaka.[25]

    Performance timelines

    Key
    W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI 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; (NTI) not a Tier I 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.

    Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[26]

    Singles

    Current through the 2024 US Open.

    Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
    Grand Slam tournaments
    Australian Open A A Q2 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
    French Open A A 1R 2R 1R 2R Q2 A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
    Wimbledon A A 2R NH 3R 3R 2R A 0 / 4 6–4 60%
    US Open A A A 2R 2R 1R 3R A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
    Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 5–4 3–4 4–3 1–1 0 / 17 16–17 48%
    National representation
    Billie Jean King Cup[a] Z2 Z1 Z1 Z1[b] PO RR A 0 / 0 11–6 65%
    WTA 1000
    Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
    Indian Wells Open A A A NH A 2R Q2 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
    Miami Open A A A NH A Q1 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    Madrid Open A A A NH Q1 Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    Italian Open A A A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
    Canadian Open A A A NH A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    Cincinnati Open A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    Guadalajara Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    Wuhan Open A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    China Open A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
    Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 0 / 4 2–4 33%
    Career statistics
    2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
    Tournaments 0[d] 0[d] 4 7 14 14 8 1 Career total: 48
    Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
    Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
    Hard win–loss 0–1 1–1 1–3 4–3 10–9 6–8 4–5 1–1 0 / 27 27–31 47%
    Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–4 1–3 11–3 3–3 0–0 0 / 14 18–15 55%
    Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 NH 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0 / 7 6–7 46%
    Overall win–loss 0–1 1–1 3–7 6–7 13–13 19–14 8–9 1–1 0 / 48 51–53 49%
    Win (%) 0% 0% 30% 46% 50% 58% 47% 50% Career total: 49%
    Year-end ranking[e] 555 174 133 104 98 88 104 $2,271,504

    Doubles

    WTA Tour finals

    Singles: 1 (runner-up)

    Legend
    Grand Slam
    WTA 1000
    WTA 500
    WTA 250 (0–1)
    Finals by surface
    Hard (0–0)
    Grass (0–0)
    Clay (0–1)
    Carpet (0–0)
    Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
    Loss 0–1 May 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay Germany Angelique Kerber 6–7(5), 7–6(0), 6–7(5)

    Doubles: 1 (title)

    Legend
    Grand Slam
    WTA 1000
    WTA 500
    WTA 250 (1–0)
    Finals by surface
    Hard (0–0)
    Clay (1–0)
    Carpet (0–0)
    Grass (0–0)
    Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
    Win 1–0 Aug 2021 Cluj-Napoca Open,
    Romania     		WTA 250 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Poland Katarzyna Piter
    Egypt Mayar Sherif     		6–3, 6–4

    WTA Challenger finals

    Singles: 1 (runner-up)

    Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
    Loss 0–1 May 2025 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Japan Naomi Osaka 1–6, 5–7

    ITF Circuit finals

    Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

    Legend
    $25,000 tournaments (5–3)
    $10/15,000 tournaments (2–2)
    Finals by surface
    Hard (0–1)
    Clay (7–4)
    Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
    Loss 0–1 Jun 2016 ITF Velenje, Slovenia 10,000 Clay Czech Republic Gabriela Pantůčková 6–4, 2–6, 0–6
    Win 1–1 Oct 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Tena Lukas 6–3, 6–1
    Loss 1–2 Mar 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Italy Camilla Scala 6–2, 5–7, 2–6
    Win 2–2 Jun 2017 ITF Maribor, Slovenia 15,000 Clay Slovenia Nina Potočnik 6–4, 6–2
    Win 3–2 Apr 2018 ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary 25,000 Clay Romania Raluca Șerban 6–4, 6–1
    Loss 3–3 May 2018 ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 4–6, 2–6
    Win 4–3 Jun 2018 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Romania Andreea Roșca 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
    Loss 4–4 Jul 2018 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay Romania Andreea Roșca 1–6, 1–6
    Win 5–4 Sep 2018 ITF Bagnatica, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Jasmine Paolini 6–7(8), 6–1, 7–5
    Win 6–4 Oct 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Russia Polina Leykina 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
    Loss 6–5 Mar 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Switzerland Jil Teichmann 6–7(3), 0–6
    Win 7–5 Apr 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Cadanțu 6–1, 3–0 ret.

    Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

    Legend
    $100,000 tournaments (0–1)
    $10,000 tournaments (1–0)
    Finals by surface
    Hard (0–1)
    Clay (1–0)
    Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
    Win 1–0 Oct 2016 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Lea Bošković Croatia Mariana Dražić
    Croatia Ani Mijačika     		4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
    Loss 1–1 Dec 2020 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE 100,000 Hard Spain Aliona Bolsova Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
    India 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 Serbia Olga Danilović United States Caty McNally
    United States Whitney Osuigwe     		6–4, 6–3

    Billie Jean King Cup participation

    Legend
    Europe/Africa Group (8–5)
    Play-offs (2–0)
    World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–1)
    Finals (2–1)

    Singles (13–7)

    Edition Stage Date Location Surface Against Opponent W/L Score
    2017 Z2 R/R 21 Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LIT) Hard (i) Norway Norway Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen L 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
    2018 Z1 R/R 7 Feb 2018 Tallinn (EST) Hard (i) Croatia Croatia Lea Bošković L 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
    9 Feb 2018 Sweden Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad W 6–1, 6–3
    2019 Z1 R/R 6 Feb 2019 Bath (GBR) Hard (i) United Kingdom Great Britain Katie Boulter L 4–6, 2–6
    7 Feb 2019 Hungary Hungary Dalma Gálfi L 1–6, 4–6
    8 Feb 2019 Greece Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou L 6–7(2), 7–5, 3–6
    Z1 P/O 9 Feb 2019 Georgia (country) Georgia Mariam Bolkvadze W 6–1, 3–0 ret.
    2020–21 Z1 R/R 5 Feb 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) Hard (i) Turkey Turkey Başak Eraydın W 6–4, 7–5
    Z1 PO 8 Feb 2020 Serbia Serbia Olga Danilović W 6–2, 6–2
    2022 Z1 R/R 11 Apr 2022 Antalya (TUR) Clay Georgia (country) Georgia Zoziya Kardava W 7–5, 6–1
    12 Apr 2022 Austria Austria Sinja Kraus W 6–1, 6–4
    13 Apr 2022 Croatia Croatia Ana Konjuh W 6–2, 7–5
    14 Apr 2022 Bulgaria Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova W 6–1, 6–2
    PO 11 Nov 2022 Velenje (SLO) Clay China China Wang Xinyu W 6–3, 6–1
    12 Nov 2022 Zheng Qinwen W 2–6, 7–6(6), 6–3
    2023 F QR 14 Apr 2023 Koper (SLO) Clay Romania Romania Ana Bogdan L 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
    15 Apr 2023 Jaqueline Cristian W 6–2, 6–4
    F 7 Nov 2023 Seville (ESP) Hard (i) Australia Australia Ajla Tomljanovic W 6–4, 6–1
    10 Nov 2023 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Anna Danilina W 6–1, 6–0
    11 Nov 2023 Italy Italy Martina Trevisan L 6–7(6), 3–6

    Doubles (5–3)

    Legend
    Europe/Africa Group (4–3)
    World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–0)
    Edition Stage Date Location Surface Partner Against Opponents W/L Score
    2017 Z2 R/R 20 Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LIT) Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Sweden Sweden Jacqueline C. Awad
    Kajsa R. Persson     		W 6–3, 7–5
    2018 Z1 R/R 8 Feb 2018 Tallinn (EST) Hard (i) Tamara Zidanšek Hungary Hungary Dalma Gálfi
    Fanny Stollár     		L 4–6, 3–6
    9 Feb 2018 Nika Radišič Sweden Sweden Mirjam Björklund
    Jacqueline C. Awad     		W 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
    2019 Z1 R/R 6 Feb 2019 Bath (GBR) Hard (i) Dalila Jakupović United Kingdom UK Harriet Dart
    Katie Swan     		L 2–6, 2–6
    2020–21 Z1 R/R 6 Feb 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) Hard (i) Pia Lovrič Poland Poland Maja Chwalińska
    Alicja Rosolska     		W 7–5, 6–0
    Z1 P/O 8 Feb 2020 Tamara Zidanšek Serbia Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
    Nina Stojanović     		L 4–6, 4–6
    2022 Z1 R/R 12 Apr 2022 Antalya (TUR) Clay Tamara Zidanšek Austria Austria Melanie Klaffner
    Sinja Kraus     		W 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
    2023 F QR 16 Apr 2023 Koper (SLO) Clay Tamara Zidanšek Romania Romania Irina Bara
    Monica Niculescu     		W 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

    Record against other players

    Top 10 wins

    Season 2022 Total
    Wins 2 2
    # Player Rank Tournament Surface Rd Score KJR
    2022
    1. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka No. 2 Adelaide International, Australia Hard 2R 7–6(8–6), 6–1 No. 100
    2. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková No. 8 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay SF 6–2, 7–5 No. 81

    Notes

    1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
    2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
    3. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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.
    4. ^ a b During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
    5. ^ 2016: WTA ranking–717.

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    Sporting positions
    Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
    Category: 18 and under
    2016     		Succeeded by
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaja_Juvan

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