Viktorija Rajicic (, Viktorija Rajičić, ; born 7 April 1994) is an Australian former tennis player.
She turned professional, after playing in the first round of the WTA Tour doubles event at the Sydney International on 9 January 2011. In October 2013, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 279.
Career summary Rajicic who resides in Melbourne was coached by Geoff Guy and Chris Mahony.
She received a wildcard into the girls' singles main draw of the 2009 Australian Open. Later in April, she made it to the final of the Optus 16s Autumn Nationals held at the Valley Recreation Club in Glen Iris, Victoria. In October, she represented Australia in the Junior Fed Cup held at San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
In 2011, Rajicic fell in the first singles qualifying rounds at Sydney and the Australian Open. She played doubles at the Sydney International and the Australian Open but both times lost in the first round of the main draw.
Rajicic started the new season by playing in the qualifying draw of the Sydney International. She defeated Anna Tatishvili in the first round but was beaten by Polona Hercog in the second.
In March 2013, Rajicic won her first title defeating Yurika Sema in the final of Bundaberg in straight sets. In October, she jumped 18 spots to a career-high mark of 290, after reaching the quarterfinals of a $25k event in Perth.
Four years later, in October 2017, she played her last match on the professional circuit.
ITF finals Singles (2–1) Legend$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–1) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 26 February 2012 Mildura, Australia Grass Ashleigh Barty 1–6, 6–7(8)Winr 1. 10 March 2013 Sydney, Australia Hard Jessica Moore 5–7, 6–3, 6–2Win 2. 31 March 2013 Bundaberg, Australia Clay Yurika Sema 6–4, 6–3
Doubles (2–3) Legend$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (2–2) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. May 2010 Bundaberg, Australia Clay Emelyn Starr Marija Mirkovic Jessica Moore 3–6, 6–1, [7–10]Loss 2. Mar 2013 Ipswich, Australia Hard Storm Sanders Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–4, 1–6, [8–10]Win 1. Jun 2013 Niš, Serbia Clay Viktoriya Tomova Nerma Čaluk Tjaša Šrimpf 6–1, 6–2Win 2. Jun 2013 Prokuplje, Serbia Clay Viktoriya Tomova Ema Mikulčić Dejana Raickovic 6–2, 7–5Loss 3. Jul 2013 Prokuplje, Serbia Clay Viktoriya Tomova Lina Gjorcheska Dalia Zafirova 3–6, 0–6
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
Tournament201120122013W–L Australian Open1R1R1R0–3 French OpenAAA0–0 WimbledonAAA0–0 US OpenAAA0–0Win–loss0–10–10–10–3
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