Jelena Kostanić Tošić


Jelena Kostanić Tošić is a retired tennis player from Croatia.
On July 26, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On October 4, 2004 she reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 30. Kostanić Tošić won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour and four singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. As a junior, she won the 1998 Australian Open.
Kostanić Tošić married Croatian table tennis player Roko Tošić on July 8, 2006.
At the 2008 Australian Open, Tošić was defeated in the first round by the eventual champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets.
Playing for Croatia at the Fed Cup, Kostanić Tošić has a win–loss 19–20.
Her last professional tournament was the 2010 US Open.

Personal

Jelena started playing tennis at age 7. She was eventually coached by Alan Maric; off-court trainer was Slaven Hrvoj. Father Slobodan is an external bank auditor; mother Smiljana is a dental nurse; sister Marina is a student of economics. Entire family plays recreational tennis on private court.

WTA Tour finals

Singles : 3 (0-3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.August 10, 2003Nordea Nordic Light Open, Helsinki, FinlandClay Anna Smashnova6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.February 12, 2006Pattaya Women's Open, ThailandHard Shahar Pe'er3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.February 19, 2006Bangalore Open, IndiaHard Mara Santangelo6–3, 6–7, 3–6

Doubles: 16 (8-8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner1.26 April 1999Bol Ladies Open, CroatiaClay Michaela Paštiková Meghann Shaughnessy
Andreea Vanc
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Winner2.8 November 1999Wismilak International, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Tina Pisnik Rika Hiraki
Yuka Yoshida
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up1.23 April 2000Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Sandra Načuk Lubomira Bacheva
Cristina Torrens Valero
0–6, 2–6
Winner3.6 May 2002J&S Cup, Warsaw, PolandClay Henrieta Nagyová Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Silvija Talaja
6–1, 6–1
Winner4.20 May 2002Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceClay Jennifer Hopkins Caroline Dhenin
Maja Matevžič
0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up2.19 May 2003Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceClay Laura Granville Sonya Jeyaseelan
Maja Matevžič
4–6, 4–6
Winner5.5 January 2004Auckland Open, New ZealandHard Mervana Jugić-Salkić Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Winner6.12 January 2004Canberra International, AustraliaHard Claudine Schaul Caroline Dhenin
Lisa McShea
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up3.19 June 2004Rosmalen Championships,'s-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Claudine Schaul Lisa McShea
Milagros Sequera
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up4.15 May 2005Prague Open, Czech RepublicClay Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Nicole Pratt
Émilie Loit
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.25 September 2005Slovenia Open, PortorožHard Katarina Srebotnik Anabel Medina Garrigues
Roberta Vinci
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Runner-up6.9 January 2006Hobart International, AustraliaHard Jill Craybas Émilie Loit
Nicole Pratt
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up7.1 October 2006Guangzhou International Women's Open, ChinaHard Vania King Li Ting
Sun Tiantian
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner7.8 October 2006Japan Open, TokyoHard Vania King Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Winner8.15 October 2006Bangkok Open, ThailandHard Vania King Mariana Díaz Oliva
Natalie Grandin
7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up8.23 February 2008Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, ColombiaClay Martina Müller Iveta Benešová
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
3–6, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (4-6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.29 September 1997Zadar, CroatiaClay Katarina Srebotnik6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.5 April 1998Hvar, CroatiaClay Nadia Petrova2–6, 2–6
Winner1.20 September 1998Otočec, SloveniaClay Anca Barna6–4, 7–6
Winner2.28 February 1999Bushey, United KingdomCarpet Lorna Woodroffe7–6, 6–3
Winner3.24 May 1999Warsaw, PolandClay Libuše Průšová4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner4.1 July 2001Fontanafredda, ItalyClay Bahia Mouhtassine6–4, 6–3
Runner-up3.16 October 2005Joué-lès-Tours, FranceHard Émilie Loit2–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.20 April 2008Saint-Malo, FranceClay Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro2–6, 5–7
Runner-up5.15 June 2008Zlín, Czech RepublicClay Anna-Lena Grönefeld3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up6.20 July 2008Biella, ItalyClay Mara Santangelo3–6, 1–6

Doubles (10–2)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles