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Jelena Kostani%C4%87 To%C5%A1i%C4%87
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| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Born | 6 July 1981 Split, SFRY |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | July 1999 |
| Retired | September 2010 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,577,765 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 328-261 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (26 July 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2000, 2006, 2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 198-179 |
| Career titles | 8 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 30 (4 October 2004) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2002, 2004) |
| US Open | QF (2008) |
Jelena Kostani? To?i? (née Kostani?; born 6 July 1981) is a retired tennis player from Croatia.
On July 26, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On October 4, 2004 she reached her highest doubles ranking of No. 30. Kostani? To?i? won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour and four singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. As a junior, she won the 1998 Australian Open.
Kostani? To?i? married Croatian table tennis player Roko To?i? on July 8, 2006 (until January 6, 2007[1] she competed as Jelena Kostani?).
At the 2008 Australian Open, To?i? was defeated in the first round by the eventual champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets.[2]
Playing for Croatia at the Fed Cup, Kostani? To?i? has a win-loss 19-20.
Her last professional tournament was the 2010 US Open.[3]
Personal
Jelena started playing tennis at age 7. She was eventually coached by Alan Maric; off-court trainer was Slaven Hrvoj. Father Slobodan is an external bank auditor; mother Smiljana is a dental nurse; sister Marina is a student of economics. Entire family plays recreational tennis on private court.
WTA Tour finals
Singles : 3 (0-3)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0/1) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/2) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | August 10, 2003 | Nordea Nordic Light Open, Helsinki, Finland | Clay |  Anna Smashnova
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6-4, 4-6, 0-6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | February 12, 2006 | Pattaya Women's Open, Thailand | Hard | Shahar Pe'er
|
3-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 19, 2006 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard |  Mara Santangelo
|
6-3, 6-7(5-7), 3-6 |
Doubles: 16 (8-8)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (5/4) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (3/4) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 26 April 1999 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay |  Michaela Pa?tiková
|
 Meghann Shaughnessy Andreea Vanc
|
7-5, 6-7(1-7), 6-2 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 November 1999 | Wismilak International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard |  Tina Pisnik
|
 Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida
|
3-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 2000 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay |  Sandra Na?uk
|
 Lubomira Bacheva Cristina Torrens Valero
|
0-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 May 2002 | J&S Cup, Warsaw, Poland | Clay |  Henrieta Nagyová
|
 Evgenia Kulikovskaya Silvija Talaja
|
6-1, 6-1 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 May 2002 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Jennifer Hopkins
|
 Caroline Dhenin Maja Matev?i?
|
0-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 May 2003 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Laura Granville
|
 Sonya Jeyaseelan Maja Matev?i?
|
4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 January 2004 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard |  Mervana Jugi?-Salki?
|
Virginia Ruano Pascual  Paola Suárez
|
7-6(7-6), 3-6, 6-1 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 January 2004 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard |  Claudine Schaul
|
Caroline Dhenin Lisa McShea
|
6-4, 7-6(7-3) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 June 2004 | Rosmalen Championships,'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Claudine Schaul
|
Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera
|
6-7(3-7), 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 May 2005 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
|
Nicole Pratt Émilie Loit
|
7-6(8-6), 4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 25 September 2005 | Slovenia Open, Portoro? | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues Roberta Vinci
|
4-6, 7-5, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 January 2006 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Jill Craybas
|
Émilie Loit Nicole Pratt
|
2-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1 October 2006 | Guangzhou International Women's Open, China | Hard | Vania King
|
 Li Ting Sun Tiantian
|
4-6, 6-2, 5-7 |
| Winner | 7. | 8 October 2006 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Vania King
|
 Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
|
7-6(7-2), 5-7, 6-2 |
| Winner | 8. | 15 October 2006 | Bangkok Open, Thailand | Hard | Vania King
|
Mariana Díaz Oliva  Natalie Grandin
|
7-5, 2-6, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 23 February 2008 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Martina Müller
|
Iveta Bene?ová Bethanie Mattek-Sands
|
3-6, 3-6 |
ITF finals
Singles (4-6)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 September 1997 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik
|
6-4, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 April 1998 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Nadia Petrova
|
2-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 1. | 20 September 1998 | Oto?ec, Slovenia | Clay | Anca Barna
|
6-4, 7-6 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 February 1999 | Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) |  Lorna Woodroffe
|
7-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 3. | 24 May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Libu?e Prová
|
4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Winner | 4. | 1 July 2001 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay |  Bahia Mouhtassine
|
6-4, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 October 2005 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Émilie Loit
|
2-6, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 20 April 2008 | Saint-Malo, France | Clay | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
|
2-6, 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 June 2008 | Zlín, Czech Republic | Clay | Anna-Lena Grönefeld
|
3-6, 6-4, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 20 July 2008 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Mara Santangelo
|
3-6, 1-6 |
Doubles (10-2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 21 April 1997 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik
|
Katia Altilia  Charlotte Aagaard
|
6-4, 6-2 |
| Winner | 2. | 29 April 1997 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik
|
 Yvette Basting Susanne Trik
|
7-5, 7-5 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 March 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik
|
?udmila Cervanová Zuzana Váleková
|
6-3, 6-1 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 April 1998 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik
|
Helena Vildová Antoaneta Pandjerova
|
7-5, 6-3 |
| Winner | 5. | 6 September 1998 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Michaela Pa?tiková
|
Hiroko Mochizuki Ryoko Takemura
|
6-3, 6-4 |
| Winner | 6. | 24 May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Magda Mihalache
|
 Cho Yoon-jeong Park Sung-hee
|
6-1, 6-3 |
| Winner | 7. | 11 June 2001 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Magda Mihalache
|
Renata Ku?erová Eva Martincová
|
5-7, 6-3, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 November 2002 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | Matea Mezak
|
Mervana Jugi?-Salki? Karolina ?prem
|
2-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 8. | 16 October 2005 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard | Matea Mezak
|
 Zsófia Gubacsi Darya Kustova
|
6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner | 9. | 11 December 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Mervana Jugi?-Salki?
|
 Kateryna Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko
|
6-3, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 May 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz
|
Melinda Czink Sunitha Rao
|
4-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 13 July 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay |  Maret Ani
|
Yuliya Beygelzimer  Stefanie Vögele
|
6-4, 6-2 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A |
| US Open | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A |
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