Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec is a retired female tennis player from the former Yugoslavia, present-day Slovenia. She is most notable for winning the 1977 French Open singles championship.
Career
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.
Jaušovec active tennis career spanned 15 years, from 1973 through 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.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 14 (5–9)
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 Hunt | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 23 May 1977 | French Open | Clay | Florenţa Mihai | 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 August 1977 | :fr:Classic de Charlotte|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 Ruzici | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 16 March 1981 | Boston | Chris Evert | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 19 October 1981 | Brighton | Carpet | Sue Barker | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1 February 1982 | Detroit | Carpet | Andrea Jaeger | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1 March 1982 | Los Angeles | Carpet | Sylvia Hanika | 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 8 March 1982 | Dallas | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 23 May 1983 | French Open | Clay | Chris Evert | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 15 July 1985 | Bregenz | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 20 (11–9)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 4 November 1974 | Edinburgh | Carpet | Virginia Ruzici | :fr:María-Isabel Fernández|María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 24 January 1977 | :fr:US Indoors 1977|Minneapolis | Carpet | 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 | Florenţa 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, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 October 1978 | Filderstadt | Carpet | Virginia Ruzici | Tracy Austin Betty Stöve | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1 January 1979 | Washington, D.C. | Carpet | 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 Stöve | 6–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 7 January 1980 | Cincinnati | Carpet | Ann Kiyomura | Laura DuPont Pam Shriver | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 27 October 1980 | Stockholm | Carpet | Virginia Ruzici | Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 10 November 1980 | :fr:Internationaux d'Amsterdam|Amsterdam | Carpet | JoAnne Russell | Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve | 6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 6 April 1981 | Hilton Head Island | Clay | Pam Shriver | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 19 October 1981 | Brighton | Carpet | Pam Shriver | Barbara Potter Anne Smith | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 26 October 1981 | Filderstadt | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Barbara Potter Anne Smith | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 1 February 1982 | Detroit | Carpet | Leslie Allen | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 9. | 19 April 1982 | Amelia Island | Clay | Leslie Allen | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | 30 January 1983 | Houston | Carpet | Anne White | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 16 April 1984 | Amelia Island | Clay | Anne Hobbs | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 15 July 1985 | Bregenz | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská | 6–2, 6–3 |