# Mima Jaušovec

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

## Early life

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

## Career

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. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1976 Italian Open and the 1978 German Open.
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. 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.

## Grand Slam finals
### Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

| 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 |

### Doubles (1 title, 1 runner–up)

| 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 |

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 14 (5–9)

* Winner — Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (1–2)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (4–5)
* Carpet (1–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 15 July 1974 | Kitzbühel | Clay | Mirka Koželuhová | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1. | 23 May 1976 | Rome | Clay | Lesley Hunt | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 16 August 1976 | Toronto | Clay | Lesley Hunt | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | 23 May 1977 | French Open | Clay | Florența Mihai | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 22 August 1977 | Charlotte | Clay | Martina Navrátilová | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | 15 May 1978 | Hamburg | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 29 May 1978 | French Open | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 16 March 1981 | Boston | Carpet (i) | Chris Evert | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 19 October 1981 | Brighton | Carpet (i) | Sue Barker | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1 February 1982 | Detroit | Carpet (i) | Andrea Jaeger | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1 March 1982 | Los Angeles | Carpet (i) | Sylvia Hanika | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 7. | 8 March 1982 | Dallas | Carpet (i) | Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 23 May 1983 | French Open | Clay | Chris Evert | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 15 July 1985 | Bregenz | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 2–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 20 (11–9)

* Winner — Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–1)
* Clay (5–2)
* Carpet (6–5)
| 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 |

## Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | Career SR |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 4 |
| French Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | W | F | 2R | 3R | QF | 4R | F | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 1 / 14 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 12 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 12 |
| SR | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 42 |
| Year End Ranking | | 40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 87 | 71 | 184 | 233 | 362 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.