Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A matsayin fitacciyar waje da kuma adawa da ita ta jagoranci tawagar 'yan wasan Croatia tare da mahaifinta Ivica Jelić a matsayin koci zuwa lambobin azurfa uku a gasar zakarun Turai na 1995, 1997 da 1999, wuri na 7 mai ban mamaki a gasar Olympics a
Sydney 2000 da matsayi na 6 a gasar zakarun duniya ta 1998 a Japan. Ta haka ne sau da yawa ta sami maki fiye da sauran abokan wasan ta gaba ɗaya. Dangane da haka, an zabe ta a matsayin mafi kyawun mai zira kwallaye a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1998, gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1999, gasar wasannin Olympics ta 2000 da ƙari. A shekara ta 2000, an girmama ta a matsayin mafi kyawun 'yar wasan Turai. An dauke ta a matsayin 'yar wasa mafi daraja a wasannin Sydney.