Viktorija Rajicic

Viktorija Rajicic
Full name Viktorija Rajicic
Country (sports)  Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Born (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 2011
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $65,501
Singles
Career record 78–55
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking 279 (28 October 2013)
Current ranking 291 (9 December 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Australian Open Junior 1R (2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record 40–44
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking 337 (4 November 2013)
Current ranking 348 (9 December 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2011, 2012, 2013)
Australian Open Junior 1R (2009, 2010)
Last updated on: 9 December 2013.

Viktorija 'Vicky' Rajicic (Serbian: викторија Рајичић, Viktorija Rajičić; born 7 April 1994) is an Australian tennis player. She turned professional after playing in the first round of the WTA doubles event at the 2011 Medibank International Sydney on 9 January 2011 and has a career high of ranking 279, which she reached in October 2013.

Personal life

Rajicic currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.[1] She is currently coached by Geoff Guy and Chris Mahony.[1]

Career summary

2009

In February, Rajicic received a wildcard into the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles main draw.[2] Later in April, Rajicic made it to the final of the Optus 16s Autumn Nationals held at the Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club in Glen Iris, Victoria.[3] In October, Rajicic represented Australia in the Junior Fed Cup held at San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[4]

2011

In 2011, Rajicic fell in the first singles qualifying rounds of Sydney and the Australian Open. She played doubles at the Sydney International and the Australian Open but both times lost in the first round of the main draw.

2012

Rajicic started her year by playing in the qualifying draw of the Sydney. She defeated Anna Tatishvili in the first round, but was beaten by Polona Hercog in the second round.

2013

Rajicic won her first title in March, defeating Yurika Sema 6–4, 6–3 in Bundaberg. In October, Rajicic jumped 18 spots to a career-high mark of 290 after reaching the quarterfinals of the recent $25,000 Pro Tour event in Perth.

ITF finals (4–4)

Singles (2–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 26 February 2012 Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Ashleigh Barty 1–6, 6–7(8–10)
Winner 1. 10 March 2013 Sydney 2, Australia Hard Australia Jessica Moore 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2. 31 March 2013 Bundaberg, Australia Clay Japan Yurika Sema 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (2–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. 7 May 2010 Bundaberg, Australia Clay Australia Emelyn Starr Australia Marija Mirkovic
Australia Jessica Moore		 3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Runner–up 2. 24 March 2013 Ipswich, Australia Hard Australia Storm Sanders Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Winner 1. 23 June 2013 Niš, Serbia Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova Bosnia and Herzegovina Nerma Čaluk
Slovenia Tjaša Šrimpf		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 2. 30 June 2013 Prokuplje, Serbia Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova Croatia Ema Mikulčić
Germany Dejana Raickovic		 6–1, 7–5
Runner–up 3. 7 July 2013 Prokuplje, Serbia Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova Republic of Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Bulgaria Dalia Zafirova		 3–6, 0–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

This table is current through the 2013 Australian Open.

Tournament201120122013W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 0–3
French Open 0–0
Wimbledon 0–0
US Open 0–0
Win-Loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3

References

  1. 1 2 Viktorija Rajicic at the International Tennis Federation
  2. ↑ Vernuccio, Chris (3 February 2009). "Kooyong's Rajicic has bright lights ahead". Stonnington Leader. Stonnington Leader. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rajicic reaches final". Tennis Australia. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "2009 Junior Davis and Junior Fed Cup World Final". Tennis Australia. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.

Further reading


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