Ajla Tomljanovic
Age: 32 (06/05/1993)
  • Overview
    WTA singles titles
    7/9
    409/310
    WTA doubles titles
    0/0
    80/101
    Prize money
    $206,700
    $6,704,209
    Prize money
    $206,700
    $6,704,209
    Titles
    0
    0
    Titles
    0
    0
  • Full description
    Personal

    Currently working with Alessandro Bega Father is Ratko, mother is Emina; sister is Hana Started playing tennis at age 7 (introduced by sister). Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hard Speaks Croatian, English, German Favorite movie is The Hangover; favorite actor is Brad Pitt; favorite type of music is hip hop; favorite artist is Rihanna; favorite city to visit is Charlotte, North Carolina (family) Likes watching basketball Pet peeve is loud chewing Best tennis memory was first time on court with Chris Evert.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Finalist (5): 2024 - Birmingham; 2019 - Hua Hin; 2018 - Rabat, Seoul; 2015 - Pattaya City. WTA 125 TITLES SINGLES (2): 2024 - Hong Kong; 2023 - Florianopolis. ADDITIONAL Croatian Fed Cup Team, 2010-11; Australian Fed Cup Team, 2019.

    Career in Review

    Highlight of 2024 season was reaching the final at Birmingham and earning WTA 125 title at Hong Kong

    Began the 2023 season in August after undergoing minor knee surgery in January. Pulled out of her 2r match at US Open before ending the season on a high note winning Florianopolis WTA 125 (d. Capurro Taborda).

    Best performances of 2022 produced at Wimbledon and US Open with QF. Also reached QF at Istanbul, Rabat, Nottingham and Cincinnati.

    Produced Grand Slam breakthrough at 2021 Wimbledon, advancing to QF (l. eventual champion Barty)

    Other singles highlights last season were runs to R16 at Indian Wells and 3r at both US Open and Charleston

    Equaled best result at home Slam by advancing to 2r at 2020 Australian Open (l. Muguruza)

    Ended 2019 season by representing Australia in Perth final of Billie Jean King Cup vs. France - went 1-1 in singles (d. Parmentier, l. Mladenovic) as visitors prevailed 3-2

    Posted career-high ranking of No.39 on April 1, 2019 (following 3r run at Miami 3r)

    Four-time WTA singles finalist, most recently finishing runner-up at 2019 Hua Hin (l. Yastremska). Earlier finals came at 2015 Pattaya City (l. Hantuchova), 2018 Rabat (l. Mertens) and 2018 Seoul (l. Bertens)

    Posted two Top 10 wins in 2019, her first for almost five years, defeating No.10 Sabalenka (Miami) and No.8 Bertens (Zhengzhou). Other Top 10 defeat, and best win of career, came over No.3 A.Radwanska at 2014 Roland Garros

    Reached first Premier-level SF of career at 2019 Zhengzhou (l. eventual champion Ka.Pliskova)

    Underwent shoulder surgery in February 2016 and was sidelined for rest of season; returned at 2017 Acapulco, more than 12 months later

    Made Top 50 debut in 2015, rising as high as No.47 (week of February 23)

    Best Grand Slam result to date is R16 run at 2014 Roland Garros (d. No.32 seed Vesnina in 2r and No.3 seed A.Radwanska in 3r, l. Suarez Navarro)

    Announced in 2014 she would switch nationalities and start representing Australia (first did so at 2014 US Open)

    On ITF Circuit, winner of four singles titles and three doubles titles

    Made pro debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in 2007 and WTA main draw debut at 2009 Indian Wells (as WC, l. 1r)

    As a junior, achieved career-high ranking of No.4, won Australian Open junior doubles title in 2009 (w/McHale), and was a member of Croatia's victorious junior Fed Cup team in 2009