Mima Jaušovec

Mima Jaušovec (; 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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore 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) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore 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 — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (1–2)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (4–7)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (4–5)Carpet (1–4)

Doubles: 20 (11–9) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (1–1)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (10–8)Titles by surfaceHard (0–1)Grass (0–1)Clay (5–2)Carpet (6–5) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 4 November 1974 Edinburgh Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici María-Isabel Fernández Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Loss 1. 24 January 1977 Minneapolis Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová 2–6, 1–6Win 2. 15 May 1978 Hamburg Clay Virginia Ruzici Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 5–7, 6–0Win 3. 22 May 1978 Rome Clay Virginia Ruzici Florența Mihai Betsy Nagelsen 6–2, 2–6, 7–5Win 4. 29 May 1978 French Open Clay Virginia Ruzici Gail Sherriff Lovera Lesley Turner Bowrey 5–7, 6–4, 8–6Loss 2. 26 June 1978 Wimbledon Grass Virginia Ruzici Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 8–9(8–10), 3–6Loss 3. 23 October 1978 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 3–6, 3–6Win 5. 1 January 1979 Washington, D.C. Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Renée Richards Sharon Walsh 4–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 4. 20 August 1979 Mahwah Hard Regina Maršíková Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–2, 4–6Loss 5. 7 January 1980 Cincinnati Carpet (i) Ann Kiyomura Laura duPont Pam Shriver 3–6, 3–6Win 6. 27 October 1980 Stockholm Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 6–2, 6–1Loss 6. 10 November 1980 Amsterdam Carpet (i) JoAnne Russell Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 6–7, 6–7Loss 7. 6 April 1981 Hilton Head Island Clay Pam Shriver Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 5–7Loss 8. 19 October 1981 Brighton Carpet (i) Pam Shriver Barbara Potter Anne Smith 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Win 7. 26 October 1981 Filderstadt Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova Barbara Potter Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1Win 8. 1 February 1982 Detroit Carpet (i) Leslie Allen Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–0Win 9. 19 April 1982 Amelia Island Clay Leslie Allen Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–1, 7–5Win 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, 4–6Win 11. 15 July 1985 Bregenz Clay Virginia Ruzici Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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