PLAYER PROFILE

Viktorija Rajicic

  • Age30
  • Born 7 April 1994
  • Birth PlaceMelbourne, Victoria
  • LivesDelahey, Victoria
  • PlaysRight-handed

On court

  • Encouraged to play all sports by her parents, Aneta and Bobby, before concentrating on tennis.
  • Represented Australia at the World Junior Teams qualifying tournament in China in 2008.
  • Member of the Australian Junior Fed Cup team in 2009.
  • Reached her first ITF Futures Pro Tour doubles final in 2010, partnering fellow Australian Emelyn Starr at Bundaberg.
  • Broke into the world’s top 400 in 2012, following impressive results at ITF level.
  • Strengths are a crisp forehand and intimidating serve.
  • Favourite thing about tennis is the challenge, the adrenaline rush she gets from competing and moving around the court.
  • Favourite surface is hard court.

Off court

  • Hobbies include soccer, bike riding and drawing.
  • Enjoys listening to her iPod between matches.

Year-end singles ranking history

2014 667
2013 282
2012 379
2011 847
2010 536

Titles/Finals

Titles

2013 Sydney #2 ITF, Bundaberg ITF

Finals

2012 Mildura ITF

Viktorija Rajicic in the news

Tomic through as defending champ Inglis withdraws
Sara Tomic in action at the December Showdown; photo credit Elizabeth Xue Bai
13 December, 2016

Sara Tomic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open play-off after last year's winner Maddison Inglis withdrew from their match with a stomach virus.
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Rankings watch: Bolt verging on Aussie top 10
Alex Bolt rose from outside the top 500 to crack the top 200 in the space of 11 months, winning a Challenger and Futures title in 2014; Getty Images
10 February, 2015

Alex Bolt's run to the final of the McDonald's Burnie International has seen the 22-year-old soar to a career-high ranking, and on the verge of an Australian…
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Titan Men and Freighter Ladies lead the way
Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia plays a backhand in his match against Di Wu of China during day two of the 2014 Brisbane International at Queensland Tennis Centre on December 30, 2013 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
26 November, 2014

The Trinity Titans men and Flagstaff Freighters women’s teams sit atop of the South West ATL Conference table after the first weekend of matches were played across…
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Saville beats Barton in thriller
Luke Saville in action at the Charles Sturt Adelaide International Pro Tour event at West Lakes Tennis Club; Stephen Cornwell
22 February, 2014

Fourth seed Luke Saville played a nail-biting quarterfinal against Matthew Barton to win the only three set match on Friday at the City of Onkaparinga Tennis International.
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