Andreja Klepač

Andreja Klepač
Klepač at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Slovenia
ResidenceKoper, Slovenia
Born (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 38)
Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,498,689
Singles
Career record217–232
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 99 (14 July 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2007)
French OpenQ2 (2007)
WimbledonQ3 (2007)
US Open1R (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record415–360
Career titles11 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 11 (11 April 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2015, 2019)
French OpenQF (2018, 2021)
WimbledonQF (2022)
US OpenQF (2015, 2016, 2017)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2016)
French OpenQF (2017)
WimbledonQF (2016, 2021)
US Open2R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup14–24

Andreja Klepač (born 13 March 1986) is a Slovenian former tennis player. On 14 July 2008, she reached her career-high singles rankings of world No. 99. On 11 April 2022, she peaked at No. 11 in the WTA doubles rankings. She qualified also with Darija Jurak for the 2021 WTA Finals after nearly 20 years on the professional tour.[1]

Career

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Klepač has made one WTA Tour singles final in Budapest in 2008. She won eleven WTA Tour doubles titles and appeared in twelve other finals.[2][3][4][5]

In July 2013, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title in Bad Gastein with Sandra Klemenschits.[6]

In 2015, Klepač reached quarterfinals at the Australian Open with Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and US Open[7][8] with Lara Arruabarrena.[9]

In 2017, together with María José Martínez Sánchez, she reached her third consecutive quarterfinal at the US Open. In 2018, they also reached three finals, defeating en route top pairs Latisha Chan/Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (Brisbane) and Tímea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic (Doha). They lost two tie-breakers in the semifinal of the Madrid Open against Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina.

Klepač also appeared in the quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open, and the 2019 Australian Open, partnering with Martínez Sánchez, and of the 2021 French Open, alongside Croatian Darija Jurak.

World TeamTennis

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Klepač has played four seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2016 when she debuted in the league with the Washington Kastles. In 2017, she played her first season for the Orange County Breakers and was named the Female MVP of the 2017 World TeamTennis Finals after leading the Breakers to the title. She played for Breakers for the 2018 and 2019 seasons as well.

It was announced that she would join the Orange County Breakers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12[10] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Significant finals

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WTA 1000 tournaments

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 Qatar Ladies Open Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
3–6, 3–6
Win 2019 Cincinnati Open Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
6–4, 6–1
Loss 2021 Canadian Open Hard Croatia Darija Jurak Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Brazil Luisa Stefani
3–6, 4–6

WTA Elite Trophy

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 Elite Trophy,
Zhuhai
Hard (i) Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok China Duan Yingying
China Yang Zhaoxuan
6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 3R 1R 1R QF 1R 3R 1R QF 1R 2R 1R 0 / 11 11–11
French Open 2R A A 1R A 2R 1R 3R 3R QF 3R 1R QF 1R 0 / 11 14–11
Wimbledon Q1 A 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R NH 1R QF 0 / 10 8–10
US Open A A 3R 1R 2R 1R QF QF QF 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 0 / 12 17–12
Win–loss 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–4 1–2 1–4 6–4 5–4 9–4 5–4 5–4 1–3 6–4 4–4 0 / 44 50–44

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Tier III Clay France Alizé Cornet 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Doubles: 23 (11 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Legend
WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (1–2)
Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (4–3)
Tier III, IV & V / International / WTA 250 (5–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–8)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Results W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2007 Slovenia Open, Slovenia Tier IV Hard Russia Elena Likhovtseva Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Apr 2009 Barcelona Open, Spain Tier III Clay Romania Sorana Cîrstea Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 1–2 Jul 2013 Gastein Ladies, Austria International Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Germany Kristina Barrois
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Jul 2014 Gastein Ladies, Austria International Clay Spain María Teresa Torró Flor Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 2–3 Jul 2014 Swedish Open, Sweden International Clay Spain María Teresa Torró Flor United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith
6–1, 6–1
Win 3–3 Aug 2014 Connecticut Open, United States Premier Hard Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–4 Oct 2014 Tianjin Open, China International Hard Romania Sorana Cîrstea Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
7–6(8–6), 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 3–5 Aug 2015 Washington Open, United States International Hard Spain Lara Arruabarrena Switzerland Belinda Bencic
France Kristina Mladenovic
5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Win 4–5 Sep 2015 Korea Open, South Korea International Hard Spain Lara Arruabarrena Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 4–6 Oct 2015 Hong Kong Open, China SAR International Hard Spain Lara Arruabarrena France Alizé Cornet
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
5–7, 4–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2017 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Premier Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Australia Daria Gavrilova
Russia Daria Kasatkina
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–7 Jan 2018 Brisbane International, Australia Premier Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
5–7, 2–6
Loss 5–8 Feb 2018 Qatar Ladies Open Premier 5 Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–9 Apr 2018 Charleston Open, United States Premier Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 3–6
Win 6–9 Jun 2018 Mallorca Open, Spain International Grass Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Czech Republic Barbora Štefková
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Win 7–9 Aug 2019 Cincinnati Open, United States Premier 5 Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
6–4, 6–1
Win 8–9 Oct 2019 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Trophy Hard (i) Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok China Duan Yingying
China Yang Zhaoxuan
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–10 May 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy WTA 250 Clay Croatia Darija Jurak United States Coco Gauff
United States Caty McNally
3–6, 2–6
Win 9–10 Jun 2021 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass Croatia Darija Jurak Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Romania Raluca Olaru
6–3, 6–1
Win 10–10 Aug 2021 Silicon Valley Classic, United States WTA 500 Hard Croatia Darija Jurak Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Brazil Luisa Stefani
6–1, 7–5
Loss 10–11 Aug 2021 Canadian Open, Canada WTA 1000 Hard Croatia Darija Jurak Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Brazil Luisa Stefani
3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–12 Jan 2022 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Croatia Darija Jurak Schreiber Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Storm Sanders
1–6, 4–6
Win 11–12 Apr 2022 Charleston Open, United States WTA 500 Clay Poland Magda Linette Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
India Sania Mirza
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2004 ITF Maribor, Slovenia 10,000 Clay Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič 6–2, 7–5
Win 1–1 Apr 2005 ITF Rabat, Morocco 10,000 Clay Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 2006 ITF Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 10,000 Hard Ukraine Katerina Avdiyenko 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jul 2006 Bella Cup Torun, Poland 25,000 Clay Poland Joanna Sakowicz 6–0, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Jul 2006 ITF Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine 25,000 Clay Ukraine Kristina Antoniychuk 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4
Win 3–3 Aug 2006 ITF Maribor, Slovenia 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 3–4 Mar 2011 ITF Irapuato, Mexico 25,000 Hard New Zealand Marina Erakovic 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 22 (14 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2005 ITF Rabat, Morocco 10,000 Clay Estonia Anett Kaasik Morocco Meryem El Haddad
Morocco Habiba Ifrakh
6–0, 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2005 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard Croatia Nika Ožegović Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Mar 2006 ITF Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 10,000 Hard Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská Ukraine Katerina Avdiyenko
Georgia (country) Kristina Grigorian
6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Jun 2006 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay Brazil Larissa Carvalho Croatia Darija Jurak
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jul 2006 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000 Clay Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich United States Edina Gallovits-Hall
Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková
7–6(5), 6–4
Win 5–1 Aug 2006 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands 25,000 Clay Montenegro Danica Krstajić Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz
Belgium Caroline Maes
6–2, 7–6(1)
Win 6–1 Apr 2007 ITF Putignano, Italy 25,000 Hard Romania Monica Niculescu United States Jessica Kirkland
Germany Carmen Klaschka
6–2, 7–5
Win 7–1 July 2007 ITF Rimini, Italy 75,000 Clay Estonia Maret Ani Serbia Karolina Jovanović
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
6–4, 6–0
Loss 7–2 Sep 2009 Open de Saint-Malo, France 100,000 Clay France Aurélie Védy Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Italy Tathiana Garbin
6–3, ret.
Win 8–2 Dec 2009 Zubr Cup Prerov, Czech Republic 25,000 Hard (i) Austria Sandra Klemenschits Serbia Darija Jurak
Hungary Katalin Marosi
7–6(3), 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 8–3 May 2010 ITF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25,000 Clay Bolivia María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Peru Bianca Botto
United Kingdom Amanda Carreras
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 9–3 Jun 2010 Maribor Open, Slovenia 50,000 Clay Slovenia Tadeja Majerič Russia Alexandra Panova
Russia Ksenia Pervak
6–3, 7–6(6)
Win 10–3 Jun 2010 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits Italy Claudia Giovine
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 11–3 Jun 2010 ITF Getxo, Spain 25,000 Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits China Lu Jingjing
Germany Laura Siegemund
6–0, 6–0
Loss 11–4 Jun 2010 ITF Cuneo, Italy 100,000 Clay Romania Sorana Cîrstea Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 11–5 Sep 2010 ITF Biella, Italy 100,000 Clay France Aurélie Védy Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Romania Raluca Olaru
7–5, 6–4
Loss 11–6 Sep 2010 Save Cup Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay Czech Republic Eva Birnerová Italy Claudia Giovine
Italy Karin Knapp
6–7(6), 7–5, [13–11]
Loss 11–7 Oct 2010 ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon 100,000 Clay Czech Republic Eva Birnerová Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
7–5, 6–2
Loss 11–8 Jun 2011 Bella Cup, Poland 50,000 Clay United States Edina Gallovits-Hall France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Germany Tatjana Malek
6–2, 7–5
Win 12–8 Aug 2011 Tatarstan Open, Russia 50,000 Hard Russia Ekaterina Lopes Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Russia Alexandra Panova
w/o
Win 13–8 Jun 2013 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Austria Sandra Klemenschits United States Asia Muhammad
United States Allie Will
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 14–8 Dec 2019 Dubai Tennis Challenge, U.A.E. 100,000 Hard Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Spain Georgina García Pérez
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]

References

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