Natalija Stevanović (née Kostić; , born 25 July 1994) is a Serbian inactive tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 145 on 17 July 2023. On 6 May 2024, she peaked at No. 152 in the WTA doubles rankings.

She has won 14 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She was an official member of Serbia Fed Cup team in their World Group quarterfinal tie against Belgium in 2012.

Stevanović is a former junior top-5 player.

Personal life Kostić was born in Niš to father Đorđe and mother Sonja. Kostić's father was a tennis player. Both sisters, Emilia and Maria, play tennis. Before her marriage to her coach Nikola Stevanović, she competed as Natalija Kostić.

Career 2015–2016 She missed the whole of 2015 and the first half of 2016 season due to operation of liver cyst.

2020: WTA Tour debut She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in February at the Thailand Open in both singles and doubles, losing in the first round of each.

2023: Wimbledon third round on debut Ranked No. 225, Stevanović qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon, her first time at a Grand Slam tournament. She defeated former world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková and Tamara Korpatsch, both in straight sets, to reach the third round. However, Stevanović then lost to two times Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitová.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles Current through the 2023 Rosmalen Open. Tournament201920202021202220232024SRGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAQ1Q1AQ1Q10 / 00–0French OpenAQ3Q1AQ1Q10 / 00–0WimbledonANHQ1Q33RQ20 / 12–1US OpenQ1AQ1AQ1A0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–02–10–00 / 12–1Career statisticsTournaments010021Career total: 3Overall win-loss0–00–10–00–11–20–00 / 31–4

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Mai Hontama Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 24 (14 titles, 10 runner-ups) LegendW80 tournaments (0–1)W60 tournaments (0–2)W25/35 tournaments (3–1)W10/15 tournaments (11–6)Finals by surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (10–5)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Jul 2011ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Nikola Vajdová6–2, 6–3Win2–0Oct 2011ITF Pirot, Serbia10,000Clay Jovana Jakšić6–3, 6–3Win 3–0 Oct 2011ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia10,000 Clay Estelle Guisard 7–6(7–2), ret.Win 4–0 Nov 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Laura Ioana Paar 6–4, 2–6, 6–2Win 5–0 Jun 2012ITF Niš, Serbia10,000 Clay Indire Akiki 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 6–0 Sep 2012ITF Belgrade, Serbia10,000 Clay Dalia Zafirova 6–4, 6–3Loss 6–1 Dec 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Denisa Allertová 7–5, 5–7, 1–6Loss 6–2 Jun 2013ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands10,000 Clay Bernarda Pera 1–6, 2–6Loss 6–3 Sep 2013ITF Belgrade, Serbia10,000 Clay Xenia Knoll 3–6, 3–6Win 7–3 Aug 2014ITF Zaječar, Serbia10,000 Clay Elizaveta Ianchuk 6–2, 6–1Win 8–3 Nov 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Tena Lukas 6–0, 6–3Win 9–3 May 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000 Clay Jade Suvrijn 6–2, 4–6, 7–5Win 10–3 Jun 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000 Clay Jade Suvrijn 6–1, 6–0Loss 10–4 Oct 2016ITF Hua Hin, Thailand10,000 Hard Bunyawi Thamchaiwat 1–6, 3–6Win 11–4 May 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Nika Kukharchuk 6–2, 6–1Loss 11–5 May 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Naiktha Bains 4–6, 2–6Loss 11–6 Feb 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Andreea Roșca 2–6, 4–6Win 12–6 Nov 2018ITF Muzaffarnagar, India25,000 Grass Tereza Mihalíková 6–2, 3–1 ret.Win 13–6 May 2019ITF Goyang, South KoreaW25 Hard Maia Lumsden 6–3, 6–2Loss 13–7 President's Cup, KazakhstanW80 Hard Marie Bouzková 3–6, 3–6Loss 13–8 Sep 2019Caldas da Rainha Open, PortugalW60 Hard Isabella Shinikova 3–6, 0–2 ret.Loss 13–9 Jul 2022President's Cup, KazakhstanW60 Hard Moyuka Uchijima 3–6, 6–7(2–7)Win 14–9 Sep 2022ITF Leiria, PortugalW25 Hard Kateryna Volodko 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 14–10 Jul 2024ITF Don Benito, SpainW35 Carpet Viktória Hrunčáková 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 31 (14 titles, 17 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments (1–0)$80,000 tournaments (0–1)$60,000 tournaments (0–1)$25,000 tournaments (4–3)$10/15,000 tournaments (9–12)Finals by surfaceHard (2–5)Clay (10–12)Grass (1–0)Carpet (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 2011ITF Niš, Serbia10,000 Clay Ivana Klepić Martina Borecká Vivien Juhászová 6–7(7), 3–6Win 1–1 Oct 2011ITF Umag, Croatia10,000 Clay Lucia Butkovská Petra Krejsová Martina Borecká 7–5, 3–6, [10–6]Win 2–1 Sep 2012ITF Belgrade, Serbia10,000 Clay Lucia Butkovská Karin Morgošová Michaela Pochabová 6–0, 6–3Win 3–1 Nov 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Elena-Teodora Cadar Georgia Brescia Theresa Kleinsteuber 6–2, 6–4Loss 3–2 Jan 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Gaia Sanesi Lee Jin-a Yoo Mi 3–6, 1–6Win 4–2 Nov 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Karin Morgošová Anita Husarić Kimberley Zimmermann 7–6(2), 6–4Loss 4–3 Feb 2014ITF Palmanova, Spain10,000 Clay Yuliana Lizarazo Alexandra Nancarrow 3–6, 4–6Loss 4–4 Mar 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Hard Chantal Škamlová Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia 6–4, 1–6, [8–10]Win 5–4 Aug 2014ITF Zaječar, Serbia10,000 Clay Elizaveta Ianchuk Alexandra Nancarrow Barbora Štefková 6–3, 7–5Win 6–4 Sep 2014ITF Belgrade, Serbia10,000 Clay Isabella Shinikova Nina Alibalić Nina Stojanović 6–1, 6–2Loss 6–5 Sep 2014ITF Algiers, Algeria10,000 Clay Margarita Lazareva Pia König Conny Perrin 3–6, 1–6Loss 6–6 Nov 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Nevena Selaković Oana Georgeta Simion Raluca Șerban 4–6, 2–6Loss 6–7 Nov 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová Alena Fomina Ekaterine Gorgodze w/oWin 7–7 May 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000 Clay Ganna Poznikhirenko Emmanuelle Girard Francesca Jones 6–4, 6–4Loss 7–8 Jul 2016ITF Niš, Serbia10,000 Clay Tamara Čurović Amina Anshba Angelina Gabueva 5–7, 5–7Loss 7–9 May 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Jelena Simić Naiktha Bains Chiara Grimm 6–4, 3–6, [4–10]Win 8–9 May 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Jelena Simić Lisa Ponomar Dalila Spiteri 6–4, 6–4Loss 8–10 Sep 2017ITF Hua Hin, Thailand15,000 Hard Wang Xiyu Zhuoma Ni Ma Zhuoma You Mi 4–6, 3–6Loss 8–11 Sep 2017ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000 Hard Michika Ozeki Kim Na-ri Anastasia Pivovarova 4–6, 2–6Loss 8–12 Jan 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Jelena Simić Karin Kennel Maria Marfutina 4–6, 3–6Win 9–12 Feb 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Jelena Simić Andrea Gámiz Guadalupe Pérez Rojas w/oLoss 9–13 Feb 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Jelena Simić Nora Niedmers Natalia Siedliska 6–7(7), 6–0, [6–10]Loss 9–14 ITF Baotou, China60,000 Clay (i) Nika Kukharchuk Alison Bai Aleksandrina Naydenova 4–6, 6–0, [6–10]Win 10–14 Jul 2018ITF Baja, Hungary25,000 Clay Paula Ormaechea Nicoleta Dascălu Isabella Shinikova w/oWin 11–14 Oct 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000 Carpet Akiko Omae Diāna Marcinkeviča Panna Udvardy 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]Loss11–15Oct 2021ITF Lisbon, Portugal W25Clay Paula Ormaechea Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Ángela Fita Boluda6–3, 3–6, [4–10]Win12–15Oct 2021ITF Loulé, PortugalW25Hard Despina Papamichail Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge6–2, 7–5Win13–15Mar 2022ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW25Hard Irina Khromacheva Anastasia Tikhonova Darja Semenistaja6–1, 7–6(5)Loss13–16Apr 2022Oeiras Ladies Open, PortugalW80Clay Katharina Gerlach Katarzyna Piter Kimberley Zimmermann1–6, 1–6Loss13–17Sep 2022ITF Leiria, PortugalW25Hard Choi Ji-hee Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge4–6, 0–6Win14–17Jun 2023Ilkley Trophy, United KingdomW100Grass Nao Hibino Maja Chwalińska Jesika Malečková7–6(10), 7–6(5)

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