# Mervana Jugić-Salkić

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. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles, 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. She began playing tennis rather late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol.

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (2–2)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | Jan 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand | Clay | Jelena Kostanić | Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual | 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | Jul 2005 | Modena, Italy | Clay | Yuliya Beygelzimer | Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | Apr 2008 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | İpek Şenoğlu | Flavia Pennetta Maria Kirilenko | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | Jul 2012 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque Mariño | 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 |
| Winner | 1. | 12 April 1999 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Petra Kučová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 April 1999 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Petra Kučová | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 August 1999 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | Stanislava Hrozenská | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 September 1999 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | Olga Vymetálková | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 September 1999 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | Eva Fislová | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 12 June 2000 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | Clay | Stefanie Weiss | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 18 September 2000 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Gabriela Chmelinová | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 2 July 2001 | ITF Camaiore, Italy | Clay | Zuzana Zemenová | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 May 2002 | ITF Rijeka, Croatia | Clay | Ivana Abramović | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 30 September 2002 | ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Nadja Pavić | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 30 June 2003 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 25 August 2003 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | Mariya Koryttseva | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 8 September 2003 | ITF Torino, Italy | Clay | Kaia Kanepi | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 29 September 2003 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | Virág Németh | 6–7, 3–1 ret. |
| Runner-up | 7. | 8 December 2003 | ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay (i) | Capucine Rousseau | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 5 April 2004 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Lucia Krželj | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 9. | 10 January 2005 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Sabine Klaschka | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 17 January 2005 | Open de l'Isère, France | Hard (i) | Karen Paterson | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 7 February 2005 | ITF Capriolo, Italy | Hard (i) | Lucie Šafářová | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 28 February 2005 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Hard (i) | Eva Hrdinová | 6–2, 2–0 ret. |
| Runner-up | 10. | 12 December 2005 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | Carpet (i) | Ekaterina Bychkova | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 10 April 2006 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | Margit Rüütel | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 26 March 2007 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | Maret Ani | 4–5 ret. |
| Winner | 12. | 16 July 2007 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | Chan Chin-wei | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 24 March 2008 | ITF La Palma, Spain | Hard | Kristina Barrois | 1–5 ret. |
| Winner | 13. | 25 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | Giulia Gabba | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 14. | 1 September 2008 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | Anna Floris | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 22 September 2008 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | Angelika Rösch | 2–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 11 April 2011 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Galina Voskoboeva | 7–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 30 July 2012 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Carina Witthöft | 6–2. 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 6 August 2012 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Maša Zec Peškirič | 0–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 69 (43 titles, 26 runner-ups)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 14 September 1998 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | Diane Asensio | Lana Miholcek Gréta Arn | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 June 2000 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | Clay | Marina Lazarovska | Kalina Diankova İpek Şenoğlu | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 September 2000 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | Ljiljana Nanušević | Bianca Kamper Stefanie Haidner | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2 April 2001 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Zuzana Hejdová | Gabriela Chmelinová Petra Kučová | 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 9 July 2001 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Alena Paulenková | Marisol Berengeno Margot Torre | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 30 September 2002 | ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Katarína Kachlíková | Lenka Snajdrová Kika Hogendoorn | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 18 November 2002 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | Hard | Karolina Šprem | Jelena Kostanić Matea Mezak | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 7 April 2003 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | Darija Jurak | Nina Bratchikova Raissa Gourevitch | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 14 April 2003 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | Darija Jurak | Gabriela Niculescu Monica Niculescu | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 19 May 2003 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | Darija Jurak | Paulina Slitrová Petra Cetkovská | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 26 May 2003 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | Darija Jurak | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 9 June 2003 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Laura Dell'Angelo Giorgia Mortello | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 13. | 4 August 2003 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Stefanie Haidner Lubomira Bacheva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 14. | 11 August 2003 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | María José Martínez Sánchez Paula García | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 15. | 25 August 2003 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Alice Canepa Emily Stellato | 7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Winner | 16. | 8 September 2003 | ITF Turin, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Olga Lazarchuk Yuliana Fedak | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 17. | 20 October 2003 | ITF Saint Raphael, France | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Maret Ani Camille Pin | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 18. | 24 November 2003 | ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Darija Jurak | Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová | 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 6 September 2004 | ITF Fano, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Delia Sescioreanu | 5–7, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 20 September 2004 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Erica Krauth Martina Müller | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 10 January 2005 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Danielle Harmsen Eva Pera | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 22. | 17 January 2005 | Open de l'Isère, France | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Anaïs Laurendon Émilie Bacquet | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 31 January 2005 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | Carpet (i) | Darija Jurak | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Tina Pisnik | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Winner | 24. | 28 February 2005 | ITF Buchen, Germany | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Andrea Petkovic Korina Perkovic | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 25. | 18 April 2005 | ITF Bari, Italy | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | Stefania Chieppa Romina Oprandi | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 26. | 25 April 2005 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 27. | 20 June 2005 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 28. | 26 September 2005 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | Maret Ani | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 29. | 21 November 2005 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Maret Ani | Nina Bratchikova Akgul Amanmuradova | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 30. | 10 April 2006 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | Yana Levchenko | Christina Horiatopoulos Jarmila Gajdošová | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 31. | 31 July 2006 | ITF Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | Edina Gallovits-Hall | Ivana Abramović Aurélie Védy | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 32. | 14 August 2006 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | Gabriela Chmelinová | Ekaterina Dzehalevich Ekaterina Lopes | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 33. | 23 October 2006 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Katie O'Brien Sorana Cîrstea | w/o |
| Winner | 34. | 11 December 2006 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | Kateryna Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 35. | 12 February 2007 | ITF Saint Paul, United States | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Antonella Serra Zanetti Sofia Arvidsson | 6–7, 7–5, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 36. | 19 February 2007 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | Antonella Serra Zanetti | Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 37. | 26 March 2007 | ITF Patras, Greece | Hard | Anna Koumantou | Olga Brózda Lenka Tvarošková | 3–6, 1–3 ret. |
| Winner | 38. | 18 June 2007 | ITF Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Carmen Klaschka Magda Mihalache | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 39. | 2 July 2007 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Anna Koumantou | Teodora Mirčić Hanna Nooni | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 40. | 9 July 2007 | ITF Biella, Italy | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Kaia Kanepi Maret Ani | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 41. | 30 July 2007 | ITF Rimini, Italy | Clay | Karolina Jovanović | Maret Ani Andreja Klepač | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 42. | 3 September 2007 | Save Cup, Italy | Clay | Darya Kustova | Margit Rüütel Alisa Kleybanova | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 43. | 22 October 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Elise Tamaëla Kim Kilsdonk | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 44. | 17 March 2008 | ITF Tenerife, Spain | Hard | Tzipora Obziler | Julie Coin Violette Huck | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 45. | 21 July 2008 | ITF Les Contamines-Montjoie, France | Hard | Teodora Mirčić | Darina Sedenková Justine Ozga | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 46. | 4 August 2008 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Valentina Sulpizio Verdiana Verardi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 47. | 11 August 2008 | Palić Open, Serbia | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Magdalena Kiszczyńska Olga Brózda | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 48. | 25 August 2008 | ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands | Clay | Teodora Mirčić | Irina Kuzmina-Rimsa Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 49. | 15 September 2008 | Save Cup Mestre, Italy | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Violette Huck Margalita Chakhnashvili | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 50. | 6 October 2008 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Kristina Barrois | Julie Coin Violette Huck | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 51. | 17 November 2008 | ITF Odense, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Gabriela Chmelinová | Sarah Borwell Courtney Nagle | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 52. | 26 April 2010 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Darija Jurak | Kristina Mladenovic Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 0–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Winner | 53. | 21 June 2010 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Emma Laine | Julia Glushko Pemra Özgen | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 54. | 28 June 2010 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Emma Laine | Anastasiya Lytovchenko Tetyana Arefyeva | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 55. | 1 November 2010 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Clay (i) | Darija Jurak | Anna Smith Anne Keothavong | 7–5, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Winner | 56. | 31 January 2011 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | Hard | Julie Ditty | Remi Tezuka Shuko Aoyama | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 57. | 14 February 2011 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | Tetiana Luzhanska | Remi Tezuka Shuko Aoyama | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 58. | 14 February 2011 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | Melanie South | Christina Fusano Julie Ditty | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 59. | 20 June 2011 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Emma Laine | Tímea Babos Ksenia Lykina | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 60. | 27 June 2011 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Emma Laine | Alexandra Cadanțu Diana Buzean | 4–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
| Winner | 61. | 26 September 2011 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong | Ekaterina Ivanova Ksenia Lykina | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 62. | 31 October 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Ana Vrljić | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–4, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Winner | 63. | 20 February 2012 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Ksenia Lykina | Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood | 5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 64. | 31 October 2011 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Isabella Shinikova Ulrikke Eikeri | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 65. | 2 July 2012 | Internazionali di Biella, Italy | Clay | Eva Hrdinová | Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Maria | 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Winner | 66. | 6 August 2012 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Renata Voráčov Natela Dzalamidze | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 67. | 22 October 2012 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Catalina Castaño | Stéphanie Foretz Tatjana Maria | 6–4, 5–7, [10–4] |
| Winner | 68. | 29 October 2012 | Open Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Catalina Castaño | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 69. | 6 May 2013 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Jana Čepelová Anna Schmiedlová | 6–1, 6–1 |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Australian Open | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | Q1 |
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
| 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 | 2–5 |
| 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 | 7–17 |

## Top 10 wins

She has a 1–2 (33%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| # | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | MJR |
| 2009 ||||||||
| 1. | Agnieszka Radwańska | 9 | 2009 Fed Cup, Estonia | Hard (i) | G1 RR | 1–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ | 170 |