Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. Competing for Yugoslavia, she won the 1977 French Open singles championship.
Early life Jaušovec was born in Maribor, in present-day Slovenia, when it was part of Yugoslavia.
Career As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her 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 tournament wins include the 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German 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. In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull.
Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins over Martina Navratilova at the 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 retired from playing in 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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore Win 1977 French Open Clay Florența Mihai 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 Loss 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 2–6 Loss 1983 French Open Clay Chris Evert 1–6, 2–6
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Win 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 Loss 1978 Wimbledon Grass Virginia Ruzici Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 9–8(10–8), 6–3
WTA career finals
Singles: 14 (5–9) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (1–2)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (4–5)Carpet (1–4) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1974 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Mirka Koželuhová 3–6, 0–6Win 1–1 May 1976 Rome, Italy Clay Lesley Hunt 6–1, 6–3Win 2–1 Aug 1976 Toronto, Canada Clay Lesley Hunt 6–2, 6–0Win 3–1 May 1977 French Open Clay Florența Mihai 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1Loss 3–2 Aug 1977 Charlotte, US Clay Martina Navrátilová 6–3, 2–6, 1–6Win 4–2 May 1978 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–3Loss 4–3 May 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 2–6Loss 4–4 Mar 1981 Boston, US Chris Evert 4–6, 4–6Loss 4–5 Oct 1981 Brighton, UK Carpet (i) Sue Barker 6–4, 1–6, 1–6Loss 4–6 Feb 1982 Detroit, US Carpet (i) Andrea Jaeger 6–2, 4–6, 2–6Win 5–6 Mar 1982 Los Angeles, US Carpet (i) Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Loss 5–7 Mar 1982 Dallas, US Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova 3–6, 2–6Loss 5–8 May 1983 French Open Clay Chris Evert 1–6, 2–6Loss 5–9 Jul 1985 Bregenz, Austria Clay Virginia Ruzici 2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 20 (11–9) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (1–1)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Grass (0–1)Clay (5–2)Carpet (6–5) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 4 November 1974 Edinburgh Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Loss 1. 24 January 1977 Minneapolis Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová 2–6, 1–6Win 2. 15 May 1978 Hamburg Clay Virginia Ruzici Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–0Win 3. 22 May 1978 Rome Clay Virginia Ruzici Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–5Win 4. 29 May 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 6–4, 8–6Loss 2. 26 June 1978 Wimbledon Grass Virginia Ruzici Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 8–9(8–10), 3–6Loss 3. 23 October 1978 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 3–6, 3–6Win 5. 1 January 1979 Washington, D.C. Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Renée Richards Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 4. 20 August 1979 Mahwah Hard Regina Maršíková Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–2, 4–6Loss 5. 7 January 1980 Cincinnati Carpet (i) Ann Kiyomura Laura duPont Pam Shriver 3–6, 3–6Win 6. 27 October 1980 Stockholm Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–1Loss 6. 10 November 1980 Amsterdam Carpet (i) JoAnne Russell Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–7Loss 7. 6 April 1981 Hilton Head Island Clay Pam Shriver Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 5–7Loss 8. 19 October 1981 Brighton Carpet (i) Pam Shriver Barbara Potter Anne Smith 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Win 7. 26 October 1981 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1Win 8. 1 February 1982 Detroit Carpet (i) Leslie Allen Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–0Win 9. 19 April 1982 Amelia Island Clay Leslie Allen Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 7–5Win 10. 30 January 1983 Houston Carpet (i) Anne White Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)Loss 9. 16 April 1984 Amelia Island Clay Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Win 11. 15 July 1985 Bregenz Clay Virginia Ruzici Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–3
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Career SR Australian OpenAAAAA AASF3R2RAAANHA1R 0 / 4 French Open2R2R2R W F2R3RQF4R F3R2R3R1RA 1 / 14 Wimbledon3R4R4R3RQF2RAQF2R3R1R1R1RAA 0 / 12 US Open2R1RSFQF2R2RQF2R2R3R3R2RAAA 0 / 12 SR0 / 30 / 30 / 31 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 1 1 / 42Year End Ranking4011111920171112248771184233362
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
See also Performance timelines for all female tennis players since 1978 who reached at least one Grand Slam final
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