Mima Jaušovec

Mima Jaušovec

ITF name	Mima Jausovec
Country (sports)	Yugoslavia
Born	(1956-07-20) 20 July 1956 Maribor, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1988
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$933,926
Singles
Career record	351–248
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 6 (22 March 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1980)
French Open	W (1977)
Wimbledon	QF (1978, 1981)
US Open	SF (1976)
Doubles
Career record	254–190
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 211 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1980)
French Open	W (1978)
Wimbledon	F (1978)
US Open	SF (1976, 1983)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Women's Singles 1979 Split Women's Doubles

Mima Jaušovec (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmìːma jaˈùːʃɔʋɛts] ^ⓘ; born 20 July 1956) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player.^[1] Competing for Yugoslavia, she won the 1977 French Open singles championship.

Jaušovec was born in Maribor, in present-day Slovenia, when it was part of Yugoslavia.^[2]

As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship.^[3][4] In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici.^[5] In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert.^[6] Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German Open.^[7][8]

Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final.^[5] In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull.

Jaušovec's other victories at Grand Slam tournaments include wins over Martina Navratilova at the 1974 Wimbledon Championships, Virginia Wade at 1976 US Open, Wendy Turnbull at 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Evonne Goolagong at 1980 Australian Open, Andrea Jaeger at 1981 Wimbledon Championships, and Sylvia Hanika at 1983 French Open.

Jaušovec retired from playing in 1988. Today, she is the head coach of the Slovenian national female tennis team. She was an unsuccessful candidate of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia for the 2004 European Parliament election.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1977	French Open	Clay	Florența Mihai	6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Loss	1983	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	1–6, 2–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey	5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Loss	1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Virginia Ruzici	Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 9–8(10–8), 6–3

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1974	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Mirka Koželuhová	3–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	May 1976	Rome, Italy	Clay	Lesley Hunt	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–1	Aug 1976	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Lesley Hunt	6–2, 6–0
Win	3–1	May 1977	French Open	Clay	Florența Mihai	6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss	3–2	Aug 1977	Charlotte, US	Clay	Martina Navrátilová	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win	4–2	May 1978	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4–3	May 1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–4	Mar 1981	Boston, US	Carpet (i)	Chris Evert	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–5	Oct 1981	Brighton, UK	Carpet (i)	Sue Barker	6–4, 1–6, 1–6
Loss	4–6	Feb 1982	Detroit, US	Carpet (i)	Andrea Jaeger	6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win	5–6	Mar 1982	Los Angeles, US	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Hanika	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	5–7	Mar 1982	Dallas, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–8	May 1983	French Open	Clay	Chris Evert	1–6, 2–6
Loss	5–9	Jul 1985	Bregenz, Austria	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	2–6, 3–6

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	4 November 1974	Edinburgh	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	1.	24 January 1977	Minneapolis	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová	2–6, 1–6
Win	2.	15 May 1978	Hamburg	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Win	3.	22 May 1978	Rome	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Win	4.	29 May 1978	French Open	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey	5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Loss	2.	26 June 1978	Wimbledon	Grass	Virginia Ruzici	Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 8–9(8–10), 3–6
Loss	3.	23 October 1978	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	3–6, 3–6
Win	5.	1 January 1979	Washington, D.C.	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Renée Richards Sharon Walsh	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	4.	20 August 1979	Mahwah	Hard	Regina Maršíková	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	5.	7 January 1980	Cincinnati	Carpet (i)	Ann Kiyomura	Laura duPont Pam Shriver	3–6, 3–6
Win	6.	27 October 1980	Stockholm	Carpet (i)	Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–1
Loss	6.	10 November 1980	Amsterdam	Carpet (i)	JoAnne Russell	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6–7, 6–7
Loss	7.	6 April 1981	Hilton Head Island	Clay	Pam Shriver	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	5–7, 5–7
Loss	8.	19 October 1981	Brighton	Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win	7.	26 October 1981	Filderstadt	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	6–4, 6–1
Win	8.	1 February 1982	Detroit	Carpet (i)	Leslie Allen	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 6–0
Win	9.	19 April 1982	Amelia Island	Clay	Leslie Allen	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–1, 7–5
Win	10.	30 January 1983	Houston	Carpet (i)	Anne White	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	9.	16 April 1984	Amelia Island	Clay	Anne Hobbs	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	11.	15 July 1985	Bregenz	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská	6–2, 6–3

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

• Mima Jausovec at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mima Jausovec at the International Tennis Federation
• Mima Jausovec at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)