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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.15 July 1974KitzbühelClay Mirka Koželuhová3–6, 0–6
Winner1.23 May 1976RomeClay Lesley Hunt6–1, 6–3
Winner2.16 August 1976TorontoClay Lesley Hunt6–2, 6–0
Winner3.23 May 1977French OpenClay Florenţa Mihai6–2, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up2.22 August 1977:fr:Classic de Charlotte|CharlotteClay Martina Navrátilová6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Winner4.15 May 1978HamburgClay Virginia Ruzici6–2, 6–3
Runner-up3.29 May 1978French OpenClay Virginia Ruzici2–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.16 March 1981Boston Chris Evert4–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.19 October 1981BrightonCarpet Sue Barker6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up6.1 February 1982DetroitCarpet Andrea Jaeger6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Winner5.1 March 1982Los AngelesCarpet Sylvia Hanika6–2, 7–6
Runner-up7.8 March 1982DallasCarpet Martina Navratilova3–6, 2–6
Runner-up8.23 May 1983French OpenClay Chris Evert1–6, 2–6
Runner-up9.15 July 1985BregenzClay Virginia Ruzici2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 20 (11–9)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.4 November 1974EdinburghCarpet Virginia Ruzici :fr:María-Isabel Fernández|María-Isabel Fernández
Raquel Giscafré
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up1.24 January 1977:fr:US Indoors 1977|MinneapolisCarpet Virginia Ruzici Rosie Casals
Martina Navrátilová
2–6, 1–6
Winner2.15 May 1978HamburgClay Virginia Ruzici Katja Ebbinghaus
Helga Niessen Masthoff
6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Winner3.22 May 1978RomeClay Virginia Ruzici Florenţa Mihai
Betsy Nagelsen
6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Winner4.29 May 1978French OpenClay Virginia Ruzici Gail Sherriff Lovera
Lesley Turner Bowrey
5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up2.26 June 1978WimbledonGrass Virginia Ruzici Kerry Melville Reid
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 8–9, 3–6
Runner-up3.23 October 1978FilderstadtCarpet Virginia Ruzici Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
3–6, 3–6
Winner5.1 January 1979Washington, D.C.Carpet Virginia Ruzici Renée Richards
Sharon Walsh
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up4.20 August 1979MahwahHard Regina Maršíková Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
6–7, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up5.7 January 1980CincinnatiCarpet Ann Kiyomura Laura DuPont
Pam Shriver
3–6, 3–6
Winner6.27 October 1980StockholmCarpet Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková
Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up6.10 November 1980:fr:Internationaux d'Amsterdam|AmsterdamCarpet JoAnne Russell Hana Mandlíková
Betty Stöve
6–7, 6–7
Runner-up7.6 April 1981Hilton Head IslandClay Pam Shriver Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up8.19 October 1981BrightonCarpet Pam Shriver Barbara Potter
Anne Smith
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner7.26 October 1981FilderstadtCarpet Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter
Anne Smith
6–4, 6–1
Winner8.1 February 1982DetroitCarpet Leslie Allen Rosie Casals
Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 6–0
Winner9.19 April 1982Amelia IslandClay Leslie Allen Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
6–1, 7–5
Winner10.30 January 1983HoustonCarpet Anne White Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up9.16 April 1984Amelia IslandClay Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner11.15 July 1985BregenzClay Virginia Ruzici Andrea Holíková
Kateřina Skronská
6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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