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Mima Jaušovec

Mima Jaušovec
Мима Јаушовец
Country (sports)  Yugoslavia
Born (1956-07-20) 20 July 1956 (age 60)
Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 1975
Retired 1988
Plays Right-handed (One handed-backhand)
Prize money $933,926
Singles
Career record 351–248
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 6 (22 March 1982)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (1980)
French Open W (1977)
Wimbledon QF (1978, 1981)
US Open SF (1976)
Doubles
Career record 254–190
Career titles 11
Highest ranking No. 211 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1980)
French Open W (1978)
Wimbledon F (1978)
US Open SF (1976, 1983)

Mima Jaušovec (Slovene pronunciation: [mìːˈma jaùːˈʃɔʋɛts]; born 20 July 1956) is a retired female tennis player from the former Yugoslavia. She is most notable for winning the 1977 French Open singles championship.

In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Jaušovec's only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other notable tournament championships include the 1978 German Open and the 1976 Italian Open.

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. That same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull.

Jaušovec has a number of notable victories at Grand Slam tournaments, including Martina Navratilova at 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.


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