Mervana Jugić-Salkić
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| Country (sports) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born |
14 May 1980 Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $535,920 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 406–253 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 99 (21 June 2004) |
| Current ranking | No. 441 (6 January 2014) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2004, 2009, 2013) |
| French Open | 1R (2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
| US Open | Q3 (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 361–188 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 43 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (10 July 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 314 (6 January 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2012) |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked World No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached No. 59 in doubles, after winning ASB Classic in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation. Jugić-Salkić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but fell to Maria Elena Camerin in the first round. During her long career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer.
Jugić-Salkić was born to Hidajet and Hašiha Jugić. She began playing tennis relatively late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol. She is fluent in Bosnian and English.
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