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Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
Born | Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | 14 May 1980
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $535,920 |
Singles | |
Career record | 406–253 (61.6%) |
Career titles | 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 99 (21 June 2004) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2004, 2009, 2013) |
French Open | 1R (2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
US Open | Q3 (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 361–188 (65.8%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 43 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (10 July 2006) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2009) |
French Open | 2R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
US Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2012) |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former top 100 tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked world No. 99.[1] On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles,[1] after winning the Auckland Open in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić, and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events on the ITF Circuit. In her career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer.
Personal life
Jugić-Salkić was born to Hidajet and Hašiha Jugić.[2] She began playing tennis rather late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol.[2]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Premier M & Premier 5 |
Premier |
International (2–2) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Jan 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand |
Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | Jul 2005 | Modena, Italy |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | Apr 2008 | Estoril, Portugal |
Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | Jul 2012 | Båstad, Sweden |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [5–10] |
ITF finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 12 April 1999 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 19 April 1999 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 16 August 1999 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 September 1999 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 13 September 1999 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 June 2000 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 18 September 2000 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 2 July 2001 | ITF Camaiore, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 May 2002 | ITF Rijeka, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 30 September 2002 | ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 30 June 2003 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 7. | 25 August 2003 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 8 September 2003 | ITF Torino, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 29 September 2003 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 3–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 7. | 8 December 2003 | ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 5 April 2004 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 9. | 10 January 2005 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 17 January 2005 | ITF Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 7 February 2005 | ITF Capriolo, Italy | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 11. | 28 February 2005 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 2–0 ret. |
Runner-up | 10. | 12 December 2005 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 10 April 2006 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 26 March 2007 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | ![]() |
4–5 ret. |
Winner | 12. | 16 July 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 13. | 24 March 2008 | ITF La Palma, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
1–5 ret. |
Winner | 13. | 25 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 14. | 1 September 2008 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 22 September 2008 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | 11 April 2011 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 15. | 30 July 2012 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–2. 6–4 |
Runner-up | 16. | 6 August 2012 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 69 (43 titles, 26 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 14 September 1998 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 12 June 2000 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 September 2000 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 April 2001 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 9 July 2001 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 30 September 2002 | ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 18 November 2002 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 7 April 2003 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 14 April 2003 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 19 May 2003 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 11. | 26 May 2003 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 9 June 2003 | ITF Grado, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 13. | 4 August 2003 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 11 August 2003 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 15. | 25 August 2003 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 16. | 8 September 2003 | ITF Turin, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 20 October 2003 | ITF Saint Raphael, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 18. | 24 November 2003 | ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic |
Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19. | 6 September 2004 | ITF Fano, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 20 September 2004 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 21. | 10 January 2005 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 22. | 17 January 2005 | ITF Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 23. | 31 January 2005 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Winner | 24. | 28 February 2005 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 25. | 18 April 2005 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 26. | 25 April 2005 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 27. | 20 June 2005 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 26 September 2005 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 29. | 21 November 2005 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 30. | 10 April 2006 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 31. | 31 July 2006 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 32. | 14 August 2006 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 33. | 23 October 2006 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 34. | 11 December 2006 | Dubai Challenge, United Arab Emirates |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 35. | 12 February 2007 | ITF Saint Paul, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–5, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 36. | 19 February 2007 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 37. | 26 March 2007 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–3 ret. |
Winner | 38. | 18 June 2007 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 39. | 2 July 2007 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 40. | 9 July 2007 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 41. | 30 July 2007 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 42. | 3 September 2007 | Save Cup, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 43. | 22 October 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 44. | 17 March 2008 | ITF Tenerife, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 45. | 21 July 2008 | ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 46. | 4 August 2008 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 47. | 11 August 2008 | Palić Open, Serbia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 48. | 25 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 49. | 15 September 2008 | Save Cup Mestre, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 50. | 6 October 2008 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 51. | 17 November 2008 | ITF Odense, Denmark | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 52. | 26 April 2010 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Winner | 53. | 21 June 2010 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 54. | 28 June 2010 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 55. | 1 November 2010 | Open Nantes, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, [6–10] |
Winner | 56. | 31 January 2011 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 57. | 14 February 2011 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 58. | 14 February 2011 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 59. | 20 June 2011 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 60. | 27 June 2011 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Winner | 61. | 26 September 2011 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 62. | 31 October 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [7–10] |
Winner | 63. | 20 February 2012 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 64. | 31 October 2011 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 65. | 2 July 2012 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Winner | 66. | 6 August 2012 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 67. | 22 October 2012 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [10–4] |
Winner | 68. | 29 October 2012 | Open Nantes, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 69. | 6 May 2013 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
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Australian Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | 3–4 |
French Open | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 3–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | Q1 | 4–5 |
US Open | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2–2 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1–4 |
French Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 4–5 |
US Open | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 3–3 |
Win–loss | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 9–17 |