
“I think in my career I played a lot of top players first rounds in slams and I always feel like I can win, but it never really matters until you really do it.”
— Ajla Tomljanovic, 24 May 2022
» Roland Garros: Tomljanovic stuns Kontaveit to reach second round
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
- made first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at Wimbledon 2021
- made Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, reaching the second round
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
2021 | 45 |
2020 | 68 |
2019 | 51 |
2018 | 43 |
2017 | 151 |
2016 | 937 |
2015 | 66 |
2014 | 63 |
2013 | 78 |
2012 | 453 |
2011 | 145 |
2010 | 157 |
2009 | 353 |
2008 | 973 |
Titles/Finals
Titles
2013 Dothan ITF
2011 Clearwater ITF, Grado ITF
2010 Plantation ITF
Finals
2018 Rabat WTA, Seoul 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
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