Mima Jaušovec

Medal record
Women’s Tennis
Competitor for Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games

Mima Jaušovec
Country	Yugoslavia
Residence	Maribor, Slovenia
Born	July 20, 1956 (age 55); Maribor, Slovenia; back then (Yugoslavia)
Height	5'3" (1.60 m)
Weight	110 lbs. (49.8 kg)
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1988
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$ 933,926
Singles
Career record	351–248 (58,6%)
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	28–26 (51,8%)
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 211 (21 December 1986)
	Last updated on: 26 March 2010.

Mima Jaušovec listen (help·info) is former Yugoslavian female tennis player. She was born on July 20, 1956, in Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia). In singles she reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982, in doubles she reached a career high of No. 211 in 1986.

Jaušovec's only Grand Slam success came in the 1977 French Open singles championship. The following year, 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 active tennis career spanned fifteen 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.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1977	French Open	Clay	Florenţa Mihai	6–2, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	1983	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	6–1, 6–2

Women's doubles: 2 finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Lesley Turner Bowrey Gail Chanfreau	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Virginia Ruzici	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 9–8, 6–3

Titles (16)

Singles (5)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)

Titles by Surface
Hard (1)
Clay (3)
Grass (0)
Carpet (1)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	23 May 1976	Rome, Italy	Clay	Lesley Hunt	6–1, 6–3
2.	16 August 1976	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Lesley Hunt	6–2, 6–0
3.	23 May 1977	French Open, Paris	Clay	Florenţa Mihai	6–2, 6–7, 6–1
4.	15 May 1978	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–2
5.	1 March 1982	Los Angeles, USA	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Hanika	6–2, 7–6 (7–4)

Doubles (11)

Grand Slam events in boldface.

1974: Edinburgh (with Virginia Ruzici)
1978: Hamburg (with Virginia Ruzici)
1978: Rome (with Virginia Ruzici)
1978: French Open (with Virginia Ruzici)
1979: Washington, D.C. (with Virginia Ruzici)
1980: Stockholm (with Virginia Ruzici)

1981: Filderstadt (with Martina Navrátilová)
1982: Detroit (with Leslie Allen)
1982: Amelia Island (with Leslie Allen)
1984: Houston (with Anne White)
1985: Bregenz (with Virginia Ruzici)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A / A	A	A	SF	3R	2R	A	A	A	NH	A	1R	0 / 4
French Open	2R	2R	2R	W	F	2R	3R	QF	4R	F	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	1 / 14
Wimbledon	3R	4R	4R	3R	QF	2R	A	QF	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 12
U.S. Open	2R	1R	SF	QF	2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	3R	3R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 12
SR	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	1 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	1 / 42

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

External links

Mima Jaušovec at the Women's Tennis Association
Mima Jaušovec at the International Tennis Federation
Mima Jaušovec at the Fed Cup

Awards
Preceded by Branka Batinić	Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year 1976, 1977	Succeeded by Bojana Šumonja