Irena Pavlovic
# Irena Pavlovic

Irena Pavlovic (Serbian: Irena Pavlović, Ирена Павловић, pronounced; born 28 September 1988) is a French former tennis player of Serbian descent. Born in Serbian capital Belgrade, she moved to Paris when she was three.

Pavlovic won four singles and 14 doubles events organized by the International Tennis Federation. Her highest WTA rankings were No. 138 in singles and 107 in doubles.

She was awarded with wildcards for two WTA Tour tournaments in 2009, the Internationaux de Strasbourg and French Open, which was her first Grand Slam appearance. Pavlovic lost in the first round both times to Kristina Barrois and Akgul Amanmuradova, respectively. In her career, she defeated players such as Monica Niculescu, Anne Keothavong and Marina Eraković.

## Early and personal life

Pavlovic who was born in Belgrade (SFR Yugoslavia then) to Dragan and Mirjana has a brother, Filip, who was a basketball player. Russian tennis player Arina Rodionova is a good friend of Pavlovic, who began playing tennis aged four, with Monica Seles as her idol. Upon being coached by Christophe Serriere and Danyel Ristic, she was coached at famous academy of Patrick Mouratoglou.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | 22 January 2006 | ITF Tipton, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Virginie Pichet | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | January 2006 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Melanie South | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 2006 | ITF Frinton, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Grass | Georgie Gent | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | Aug 2006 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard | Jane O'Donoghue | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 2006 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Angelique Kerber | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Feb 2007 | ITF Portimão, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Neuza Silva | $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | Nov 2007 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Monique Adamczak | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | Dec 2009 | Bendigo International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Alicia Molik | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Apr 2010 | ITF Gimhae, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Jun 2010 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | 25,000 | Clay | Liana Ungur | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Sep 2010 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Schruff | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12. | Jul 2013 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Angelique van der Meet | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13. | Aug 2013 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Richèl Hogenkamp | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Feb 2014 | Launceston International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Olivia Rogowska | 7–5, 4–6, 0–6 |

### Doubles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | Oct 2006 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sabine Lisicki | Rebecca Llewellyn Melanie South | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2. | Sep 2008 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Julie Coin | Yuliya Beygelzimer Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | Sep 2008 | ITF Granada, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Regina Kulikova | Leticia Costas Maite Gabarrús-Alonso | w/o |
| Win | 4. | Dec 2008 | Dubai Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | Maša Zec Peškirič | Elena Chalova Valeria Savinykh | $7–6^{(6)},$ 3–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 5. | Sep 2009 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Claire Feuerstein Constance Sibille | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | Dec 2009 | Bendigo International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Jocelyn Rae Emelyn Starr | 6–3, $7–6^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 7. | Feb 2010 | ITF Belfort, France | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Elena Bovina | Nikola Hofmanova Karina Pimkina | 6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 8. | Mar 2010 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Elena Bovina | Maret Ani Vitalia Diatchenko | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | Mar 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Nina Bratchikova | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | $6–7^{(4)},$ 6–2, [10–3] |
| Win | 10. | May 2010 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Nicole Clerico Rebecca Marino | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | Jun 2010 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Buryachok | Nicole Clerico Karolina Kosińska | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | Jul 2010 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Mandy Minella | Magdalena Kiszczyńska Erika Sema | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13. | Sep 2010 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Lykina | Daniëlle Harmsen Bibiane Schoofs | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14. | Sep 2010 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Vitalia Diatchenko | Claire Feuerstein Vesna Manasieva | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 15. | Oct 2010 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Tatjana Malek | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Selima Sfar | 6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 16. | Nov 2010 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Emma Laine | Claire Feuerstein Valeria Savinykh | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17. | Jun 2011 | ITF Campobasso, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Ani Mijačika | Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 18. | Jul 2011 | ITF Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Marina Melnikova Sofia Shapatava | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19. | Jul 2011 | ITF Cáceres, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Victoria Larrière | Richèl Hogenkamp Maria João Koehler | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20. | Aug 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | Sandra Klemenschits | Julie Coin Eva Hrdinová | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 21. | Oct 2011 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Eirini Georgatou | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 22. | Oct 2012 | Open de Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Stefanie Vögele | Magda Linette Sandra Zaniewska | 1–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
| Loss | 23. | Apr 2014 | Seoul Open Challenger, South Korea | 50,000 | Hard | Kristýna Plíšková | Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-jung | 4–6, 3–6 |
