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“Playing on Sunday is always special because you really want to win, but at the same time you want to enjoy the moment. So I really hope tomorrow will be one to remember.”
— Ajla Tomljanovic, 23 Jun 2024
» Tomljanovic powers into first grass-court final in Birmingham
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
- Continued her resurgence in 2018, reaching two WTA finals (Rabat, Seoul) and returning to the top 50
- Debuted in Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup team for the 2019 final against France in Perth
- Made first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at Wimbledon 2021
- Made Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, reaching the second round
- In 2022, became the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1979 to reach Wimbledon and US Open singles quarterfinals in the same season
- Underwent knee surgery in January 2023 and was sidelined for nine months
- Defeated four top-60 opponents to reach first grass-court final at Birmingham in June 2024. This was also Tomljanovic’s first tour-level final in more than five years
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
- Favourite 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
2023 | 549 |
2022 | 33 |
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 |
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