MLADENOVIC Kristina

Date of Birth: 14 May 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: SAINT-POL-SUR-MER

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : DUBAI

Residence Country:

United Arab Emirates

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Women's Singles	33
	Women's Doubles FRA Garcia / Mladenovic	17
	Mixed Doubles FRA Mladenovic / Mahut	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
3rd on Court 4	Ariake Tennis Park Court 4	Mixed Doubles First Round FRA Mladenovic / Mahut 4 2 ROC Vesnina / Karatsev 6 6	Finished
2nd on Court 9	Ariake Tennis Park Court 9	Women's Singles First Round ESP BADOSA PBADOSA Paula 6⁴ 6 6 FRA MLADENOVIC KMLADENOVIC Kristina 7 3 0	Finished
5th on Court 9	Ariake Tennis Park Court 9	Women's Doubles First Round NED Bertens / Schuurs 7 5 [11] FRA Garcia / Mladenovic 6⁴ 7 [9]	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	R32	-	R64	-	R128	R64	-	-
2020	R128	WR	R128	WR	-	-	R64	R16
2019	R128	RU	R64	WR	R64	SF	R64	QF
2018	R128	WR	R128	QF	R32	QF	R64	RU
2017	R128	SF	QF	R16	R64	QF	R128	R16
2016	R32	R16	R32	WR	R128	QF	R64	RU
2015	R64	R32	R32	R32	R32	SF	QF	R16
2014	R128	R32	R32	R16	R128	RU	R128	R64
2013	R64	R64	R64	QF	R128	R32	R64	R16
2012	-	R16	R128	R32	R128	R32	R32	R32
2011	-	-	R128	R32	-	-	-	-
2010	-	-	R128	R64	-	-	-	-
2009	R128	-	R128	R64	-	-	R128	-
2008	-	-	-	R64	-	-	-	-

2021 Tournament Results - Doubles

Result
Winner	-
Runner-up	Rome
Semifinal	-

Olympic Games - Singles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Won	KRUNIC Aleksandra (SRB)	6-1, 6-4
R32	Lost	KEYS Madison (USA)	5-7, 7-6(4), 6-7(5)

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: GARCIA Caroline - Seed 2

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Lost	DOI Misaki / HOZUMI Eri (JPN)	0-6, 6-0, 4-6

2012 London, GBR - Partner: CORNET Alize

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Lost	PENG Shuai / ZHENG Jie (CHN)	1-6, 7-6(3), 3-6

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Kiki (Twitter profile, 16 Jun 2021)

Playing golf. (Instagram profile, 19 Jun 2021)

Languages spoken:

English, French, Italian, Serbian, Spanish

Right (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Dzenita was a professional volleyball player, while her father Dragan was a professional handball player. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)

Injury caused her to pull out of her match against Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the 2020 ITF Dubai W100. (essentiallysports.com, 09 Dec 2020)

She only competed in four full months on the WTA Tour in 2010 due to injury. (perthnow.com.au, 06 Jan 2011, kristinamladenovic.blogspot.com, 13 Feb 2010)

She began playing tennis at age seven. (wtatennis.com, 25 Jun 2012)

She was playing volleyball when her parents suggested she try tennis as a change of pace. She eventually lost interest in volleyball as she was taller than most of the other children and did not find it challenging. "So I chose tennis and went my own way, both because I was talented and because it was also more of a challenge. I fell in love with the sport and had success at an early age. But that doesn't mean it's been easy. Everyone has their own story, a tough path to achieve what they want." (tennistranslations.wordpress.com, 03 Sep 2015)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (rolandgarros.com, 19 Apr 2016)

She and Timea Babos from Hungary were named the 2020 Doubles Team of the Year by the Women's Tennis Association [WTA]. (wtatennis.com, 08 Dec 2020)

General Interest

General
SINGLES FOCUS
After enjoying success in doubles, which included a total of seven Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles between 2013 and 2020, she decided to focus primarily on singles tournaments in 2021. "I started tennis because I'm a singles player, and doubles on the side has always complemented my work as a singles player. I've been lucky to have had so much success in doubles, which has made me grow as a player and earn much experience. There's a time for everything. This year, I decided to just focus a little bit more on singles and just play singles because I've already done a lot in doubles. I'm concerned about my energy. I want to improve my [singles] ranking. So, we'll see how it goes." (tennis-tourtalk.com, 03 Mar 2021)

FAMILY HERITAGE
She was born in France a year after her parents had moved there from the former Yugoslavia, where her father was a handball player. "I always say in my heart I'm French and in my head I'm Serbian - and let people guess what that means." (tennistranslations.wordpress.com, 03 Sep 2015)

US OPEN WITHDRAWAL
She and Timea Babos had to withdraw from the women's doubles competition at the 2020 US Open before their second round match. Mladenovic was forced to quarantine after coming into close contact with fellow Frenchman Benoit Paire, who had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. (bbc.com, 06 Sep 2020; lequipe.fr, 05 Sep 2020; US Open Tennis Twitter profile, 05 Sep 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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