Teodora Mirčić
Teodora Mirčić is a Serbian former tennis player. She has won three singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF tour, and has also played for the Serbia Fed Cup team.
Personal life
Teodora Mirčić was born to Miomir and Draginja Mirčić in Belgrade, and also has a brother, Radovan. A great fan of sports, she cites hard as her favourite surface, and Roger Federer and Monica Seles her idols. Mirčić began training tennis aged 8 at Belgrade's tennis club As. She trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida with a full scholarship, and currently resides in Sarasota, Florida.Tennis career
Teodora Mirčić is one of the best doubles players Serbia has on ITF and WTA tour. She is the only female Serbian tennis player to win 33 doubles titles on ITF tour. In singles, Mirčić was always ranked amongst the top 5 in the country. As a young player she started competing on both WTA and ITF tournaments. She captured 3 singles and 33 doubles titles on ITF tour.As a young player, Mirčić played her first WTA Tour qualifications in 2005, at the Budapest Grand Prix, but lost in the first round. She then earned a wild card for the 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Kaia Kanepi in the first round. Tsvetana Pironkova defeated her in the first round of the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix in straight sets. In 2009, Mirčić played qualifications for two WTA Tour events, the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem and the Swedish Open, but lost both times. At the 2011 Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, she played singles qualifications, losing to Aleksandra Krunić in the second round. Along with Laura Thorpe, Mirčić competed in doubles at the 2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo. The pair defeated the fourth seeds Sorana Cîrstea and Andreja Klepač in a super tiebreak in the first round and later reached the semifinals. She lost to Karin Knapp in the last round of singles qualifying. Mirčić reached another doubles semifinal at a WTA event partnering Veronika Kapshay in Bad Gastein as well as a quarterfinal at the WTA Tashkent Open.
Mirčić joined the Serbia Fed Cup team in 2008, playing with Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Ana Jovanović against Poland. Ivanovic defeated Urszula Radwańska, and then Janković defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, securing Serbia a place in World Group II. In the dead rubber, Mirčić and Jovanović lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in straight sets. The same Serbian team played against Croatia. Mirčić lost her singles match, but Janković, Ivanovic and Jovanović defeated their opponents, with Serbia winning the tie 3–2. Mirčić and Jovanović also played a doubles match, but retired for a final 4–1 result. Mirčić has not played in the Fed Cup since 2008.
Career statistics
Singles (3–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 11 July 2004 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Amanda Janes | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1 July 2007 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 October 2007 | Saint-Denis, France | Hard | Virginie Pichet | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 February 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Christina Shakovets | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 12 August 2012 | Pirot, Serbia | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2013 | Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Aleksandra Karamanoleva | 6–0, 6–1 |
Doubles (33–16)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 September 2006 | Torre del Greco, Italy | Clay | Emilia Desiderio | Andreea Roxana Vaideanu Erika Zanchetta | 1–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 23 September 2006 | Lecce, Italy | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Kildine Chevalier Adriana Serra Zanetti | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 22 October 2006 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | Ana Veselinović | Ana Jovanović Polona Reberšak | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 29 October 2006 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | Aleksandra Lukič Patricia Vollmeier | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 April 2007 | Hammond, United States | Hard | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Chan Chin-wei Tetiana Luzhanska | 1–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 June 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Danica Krstajić | Ana Jovanović Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–0, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 23 June 2007 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Carmen Klaschka Magda Mihalache | 6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 29 June 2007 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | Katarína Poljaková Zuzana Zlochová | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 6. | 5 July 2007 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Hanna Nooni | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Anna Koumantou | 7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 7. | 27 October 2007 | Saint-Denis, France | Hard | Marinne Giraud | Florence Haring Virginie Pichet | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | 2 December 2007 | Sintra, Portugal | Clay | Caroline Maes | Neuza Silva Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 9. | 21 March 2008 | Noida, India | Hard | Lenka Tvarošková | Kelly Anderson Chanelle Scheepers | 6–2, 6–7, |
Runner-up | 4. | 14 May 2008 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Emma Laine | Iveta Gerlová Tereza Hladíková | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 24 May 2008 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Emma Laine | Maria Kondratieva Oksana Teplyakova | 7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 21 June 2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Lenka Tvarošková | Stefania Boffa Nikola Fraňková | 7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 12. | 27 July 2008 | Les Contamines, France | Hard | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Justine Ozga Darina Šeděnková | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 August 2008 | Palić, Serbia | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Olga Brózda Magdalena Kiszczyńska | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 13. | 30 August 2008 | Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Irina Kuzmina Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 22 November 2008 | Phoenix, Mauritius | Hard | Lenka Tvarošková | Kelly Anderson Natalie Grandin | 6–4, 3–6, |
Winner | 15. | 12 April 2009 | Šibenik, Croatia | Clay | Nataša Zorić | Tina Obrez Mika Urbančič | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 17 July 2009 | Rome, Italy | Clay | María Irigoyen | Elisa Balsamo Stefania Chieppa | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 5 September 2009 | Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Ana Jovanović | Patricia Chirea Petra Pajalič | 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 13 September 2009 | Denain, France | Clay | Magdalena Kiszczyńska | Elena Chalova Ksenia Lykina | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 October 2009 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | Nicole Clerico Karolina Kosińska | 7–6, 4–6, |
Runner-up | 8. | 25 April 2010 | Dothan, United States | Clay | María Irigoyen | Alina Jidkova Anastasia Yakimova | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 18. | 12 June 2010 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Lenka Wienerová | Anna Livadaru Florencia Molinero | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 19. | 2 July 2010 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | Marija Mirkovic | Katarzyna Piter Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | 4–6, 6–2, |
Winner | 20. | 10 July 2010 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Erika Sema | Elena Bogdan Andrea Koch Benvenuto | 7–6, 2–6, |
Runner-up | 9. | 6 August 2010 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Marija Mirkovic | Nadejda Guskova Valeria Solovyeva | 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 15 January 2011 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard | Jasmina Tinjić | Ulrikke Eikeri Isabella Shinikova | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 21. | 12 February 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Marina Shamayko | Sultan Gönen Anna Karavayeva | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 11. | 29 April 2011 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | Nicole Rottmann | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 22. | 18 June 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Marta Domachowska | Daniella Dominikovic Melis Sezer | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 23. | 10 September 2011 | Saransk, Russia | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Eva Hrdinová Veronika Kapshay | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 12. | 19 March 2012 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Claudia Giovine | Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 24. | 23 April 2012 | San Severo, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Chiara Mendo Giulia Sussarello | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 25. | 26 May 2012 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 13. | 4 June 2012 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 26. | 25 June 2012 | Izmir, Turkey | Hard | Ana Bogdan | Abbie Myers Melis Sezer | 6–3, 3–0, ret. |
Runner-up | 14. | 25 June 2012 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Réka-Luca Jani | Mailen Auroux Maria Irigoyen | 7–5, 4–6, |
Runner-up | 15. | 4 February 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Ana Bogdan | Giulia Bruzzone Martina Caregaro | 3–6, 6–1, |
Winners | 27. | 11 February 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Raluca Elena Platon | Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia | 1–6, 4–5, ret. |
Winners | 28. | 1 April 2013 | Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Vivien Juhászová | Giulia Sussarello Sara Sussarello | 7–5, 6–7, |
Winners | 29. | 8 Apr 2013 | Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Marina Melnikova | Giulia Sussarello Despina Papamichail | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 30. | 13 May 2013 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | Naomi Broady | Chen Yi Xu Yifan | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 31. | 20 May 2013 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Naomi Broady | Tang Haochen Tian Ran | 6–2, 1–6, |
Runner-up | 16. | 3 June 2013 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Margarita Gasparyan Polina Pekhova | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 32. | 16 September 2013 | Dobrich, Bulgaria | Clay | Xenia Knoll | Isabella Shinikova Dalia Zafirova | 7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 33. | 20 January 2014 | Daytona Beach, United States | Clay | Nicole Melichar | Asia Muhammad Allie Will | 6–7, 7–6, |