On court

• started playing tennis at age seven
• favourite shot is backhand and favourite surface is hard
• trained during her teenage years at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida
• best tennis memory was her first experience on court with Chris Evert
• career goal is to be ranked No.1 in the world
• upset No.3 seed Agnieszka Radwanska en route to the fourth round at Roland Garros in 2014
• reached first career WTA final in Pattaya City, Thailand in 2015
• missed most of 2016 with a shoulder injury; made a triumphant return in 2017 with an upset win over World No.13 Elena Vesnina at the Miami Open

Off court

• speaks Croatian, English and German
• family includes father Ratko, mother Emina and sister Hana
• also has family in the United States; favourite city to visit is Charlotte, North Carolina, where they live
• favorite movie is The Hangover and favourite actor is Robert Pattinson
• enjoys watching other sports including basketball and football
• enjoys hip hop music; Beyonce is her favourite artist

Year-end rankings history

Titles/Finals

Titles

2013 Dothan ITF

2011 Clearwater ITF, Grado ITF

2010 Plantation ITF

Finals

2018 Rabat WTA

2017 Sacramento ITF

2015 Pattaya City WTA

2013 Innsbrook ITF, Midland ITF, Macon ITF, Merida 3 ITF

2011 Jackson ITF

2010 Pelham ITF, Prague ITF

2009 Puebla ITF