# Dalila Jakupović

Dalila Jakupović (born 24 March 1991) is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent.
Jakupović to date has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with five WTA Challenger doubles titles. She also has won eight singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2018, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 69. On 10 September 2018, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Slovenia, Jakupović has a win–loss record of 8–9 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of May 2024).

## Career

In January 2020, Jakupović collapsed during the Australian Open as a result of the pollution following the bushfires in the country.
At the 2022 Makarska International Championships, Jakupović claimed the doubles title with Tena Lukas, winning the final against Olga Danilović and Aleksandra Krunić in a deciding champions tiebreak.
Partnering Veronika Erjavec, she won the doubles title at the 2023 Iași Open, defeating Irina Bara and Monica Niculescu in the final.
Alongside Irina Khromacheva, Jakupović claimed the doubles title at the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open with a wun over Anna Bondár and Kimberley Zimmermann in the final.
Jakupović won the doubles at the 2024 Mumbai Open with Sabrina Santamaria, overcoming Arianne Hartono and Prarthana Thombare in the final.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2022 WTA Tour.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0-0 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Career total: 35 | Career total: 35 | Career total: 35 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 12–13 | 4–17 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0 / 35 | 19–35 | 35% |
| Win % | 0% | – | 0% | 50% | 48% | 19% | – | – | 50% | | Career total: 35% | Career total: 35% | Career total: 35% |
| Year-end ranking | 425 | 243 | 157 | 239 | 69 | 210 | 243 | 307 | 255 | | $1,048,246 | $1,048,246 | $1,048,246 |

### Doubles
## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (2–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2017 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska | 2–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2017 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok | Nicole Melichar Elise Mertens | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2017 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Nina Stojanović | Irina-Camelia Begu Sara Errani | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2018 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Mariana Duque Mariño Nadia Podoroska | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2019 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 1 (runner–up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 2–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | Duan Yingying Wang Yafan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2017 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | Victoria Rodriguez Bibiane Schoofs | 5–7, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2018 | Kunming Open, China | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | Guo Hanyu Sun Xuliu | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2019 | Taipei Challenger, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Danka Kovinić | Lee Ya-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2021 | Columbus Challenger, United States | Hard (i) | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2022 | Makarska Championships, Croatia | Clay | Tena Lukas | Olga Danilović Aleksandra Krunić | 5–7, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2023 | Iași Open, Romania | Clay | Veronika Erjavec | Irina Bara Monica Niculescu | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2023 | Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Anna Bondar Kimberley Zimmermann | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 2024 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Arianne Hartono Prarthana Thombare | 6–4, 6–3 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 21 (8 titles, 13 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
* W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
* W25/35 tournaments (6–9)
* W10 tournaments (1–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–5)
* Clay (7–8)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2009 | ITF Bangalore, India | W10 | Hard | Poojashree Venkatesha | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2011 | ITF Kolkata, India | W10 | Clay | Mari Tanaka | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2012 | ITF Aurangabad, India | W10 | Clay | Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W10 | Hard | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2013 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | W25 | Clay | Maša Zec Peškirič | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2013 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | W25 | Hard | Tadeja Majerič | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–5 | Feb 2015 | ITF Aurangabad, India | W25 | Clay | Han Xinyun | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2015 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | W25 | Clay | Ysaline Bonaventure | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 2–7 | May 2016 | ITF Caserta, Italy | W25 | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Jun 2016 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | W25 | Clay | Tamara Korpatsch | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Jun 2016 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | W25 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–9 | Jul 2016 | ITF Turin, Italy | W25 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jul 2016 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | W25 | Clay | Anna Kalinskaya | 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–10 | Aug 2016 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | W25 | Clay | Cindy Burger | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 5–10 | Mar 2018 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Clay | Destanee Aiava | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–11 | May 2021 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W25 | Clay | Miriam Kolodziejová | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–12 | Oct 2021 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard | Catherine Harrison | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–12 | Aug 2023 | ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland | W25 | Clay | Nika Radišić | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–13 | Jan 2024 | ITF Indore, India | W50 | Hard | Polina Kudermetova | 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7–13 | Mar 2024 | ITF Nagpur, India | W35 | Clay | Ku Yeon-woo | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–13 | Mar 2024 | ITF Indore, India | W35 | Hard | Shrivalli Bhamidipaty | 6–3, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 36 (17 titles, 19 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments (0–1)
* W60/75 tournaments (6–3)
* W40 tournaments (2–0)
* W25/35 tournaments (6–7)
* W10 tournaments (3–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–7)
* Clay (13–10)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2008 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Sofiya Kovalets | Barbara Hellwig Sandra Klemenschits | 6–2, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 2009 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Zuzana Zlochová | Lucia Kovarčíková Davinia Lobbinger | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2009 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Grass | Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | Jocelyn Rae Jade Windley | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2009 | ITF New Delhi, India | 10,000 | Hard | Ashmitha Easwaramurthi | Alexandra Kolesnichenko Emily Webley-Smith | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2010 | ITF Pörtschach, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Vivienne Vierin | Evelyn Mayr Julia Mayr | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Valentine Confalonieri | Iveta Gerlová Lucie Kriegsmannová | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Jan 2011 | ITF Kolkata, India | 10,000 | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Ankita Raina Poojashree Venkatesha | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Mar 2011 | ITF Fällanden, Switzerland | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Anja Prislan | Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Nov 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | Diana Enache Daniëlle Harmsen | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Mar 2012 | ITF Aurangabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | Peangtarn Plipuech Varunya Wongteanchai | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Jun 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Kyra Shroff | Sowjanya Bavisetti Anna Morgina | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 3–9 | Sep 2013 | Trabzon Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | Ani Amiraghyan | Oksana Kalashnikova Aleksandra Krunić | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jun 2014 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Kateřina Kramperová | Réka Luca Jani Irina Khromacheva | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–10 | Nov 2015 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anne Schäfer | Michaela Hončová Chantal Škamlová | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 5–10 | Dec 2015 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | Martina Caregaro Réka Luca Jani | w/o |
| Win | 6–10 | Jul 2016 | ITF Turin, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Alice Matteucci Sofia Shapatava | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Jul 2016 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Lu Jiajing | Nicola Geuer Anna Zaja | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–12 | Jul 2016 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Anita Husarić | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Anna Kalinskaya | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6–13 | Jun 2017 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Dalma Gálfi | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–13 | Jan 2018 | Playford International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | Junri Namigata Erika Sema | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 8–13 | Mar 2018 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | Priscilla Hon | Makoto Ninomiya Miyu Kato | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 8–14 | Oct 2021 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Mirjam Björklund Katie Swan | 3–6, 6–1, [3–10] |
| Win | 9–14 | May 2022 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | W60 | Clay | Alena Fomina-Klotz | Eudice Chong Liang En-shuo | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–14 | Jul 2022 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | W60 | Clay | Ivana Jorović | Emily Appleton Prarthana Thombare | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–15 | Nov 2022 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W25 | Hard | Arantxa Rus | Malene Helgø Suzan Lamens | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–16 | Mar 2023 | Clay Court International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | Elysia Bolton Alexandra Bozovic | 6–4, 5–7, [11–13] |
| Win | 11–16 | Apr 2023 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W60 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Valeriya Strakhova Priscilla Hon | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–16 | May 2023 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | W60 | Clay | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Carole Monnet Antonia Ružić | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–16 | Aug 2023 | ITF Wroclaw, Poland | W40 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Weronika Ewald Daria Kuczer | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 14–16 | Aug 2023 | ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland | W25 | Clay | Nika Radišić | Zuzanna Pawlikowska Malwina Rowińska | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14–17 | Oct 2023 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard (i) | Anita Wagner | Ekaterina Yashina Anastasia Zakharova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–17 | Oct 2023 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W40 | Clay | Irina Bara | Oana Gavrilă Sapfo Sakellaridi | 3–6, 7–6$^{(6)}$, [10–8] |
| Win | 16–17 | Mar 2024 | ITF Nagpur, India | W35 | Clay | Irina Bara | Ku Yeon-woo Justina Mikulskytė | 6–7$^{(8)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 16–18 | May 2024 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | W75 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Veronika Erjavec Tamara Zidanšek | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16–19 | Oct 2024 | Kayseri, Turkey | W35 | Hard | Ankita Raina | Isabella Barrera Aguirre Abigail Rencheli | 3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Win | 17–19 | Feb 2025 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W75 | Carpet (i) | Marie Benoît | Emily Appleton Isabelle Haverlag | 7–5, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |

## Team competition
### Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation
#### Singles (6–5)

| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| 2014 | Z1 R/R | Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | Ukraine | Hard (i) | Lyudmyla Kichenok | L | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| 2014 | Z1 R/R | Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | Israel | Hard (i) | Julia Glushko | W | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2014 | Z1 P/O | Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | Latvia | Hard (i) | Jeļena Ostapenko | L | 3–6, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$ |
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LTU) | Sweden | Hard (i) | Cornelia Lister | W | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LTU) | South Africa | Hard (i) | Ilze Hattingh | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LTU) | Norway | Hard (i) | Ulrikke Eikeri | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Z2 P/O | Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LTU) | Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Claudine Schaul | W | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |

#### Doubles (2–4)

| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
| 2014 | Z1 R/R | Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | Ukraine | Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Lyudmyla Kichenok Olga Savchuk | L | 2–6, 3–6 |
| 2014 | Z1 R/R | Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | Israel | Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Julia Glushko Shahar Pe'er | L | 4–6, 5–7 |
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LTU) | South Africa | Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Ilze Hattingh Madrie Le Roux | W | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 2017 | Z2 R/R | Apr 2017 | Šiauliai (LTU) | Norway | Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Malene Helgø Caroline Rohde-Moe | L | 0–1 ret. |