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Ajla Tomljanović
Singles
Tomljanović at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	Croatia (Dec 2009–Jan 2018) Australia (Feb 2018–present)
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 32) Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	December 2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 6,414,083
Career record	393–296 (57.04%)
Career titles	2 WTA 125, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 32 (3 April 2023)
Current ranking	No. 85 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025)
French Open	4R (2014)
Wimbledon	QF (2021, 2022)
US Open	QF (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record	80–99 (44.69%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 47 (5 January 2015)
Current ranking	No. 459 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2014)
French Open	3R (2022)
Wimbledon	3R (2015)
US Open	3R (2014, 2018)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	F (2019, 2022) Record: 8–12 (40%)

Ajla Tomljanović (born May 7, 1993) is a professional tennis player from Australia. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 32 on April 3, 2023. In doubles, her best ranking was No. 47 on January 5, 2015.

Ajla has won four singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2023, she won her first WTA 125 tournament in Florianópolis, Brazil.

As a junior player, Ajla was very successful. She won the 2009 Australian Open girls' doubles title with her partner Christina McHale. She was ranked as high as world No. 4 in junior tennis.

Before 2014, Ajla played for her birth country, Croatia. She started playing for Australia at the 2014 US Open after moving there. In January 2018, she became an Australian citizen. This allowed her to represent Australia in all tennis events.

About Ajla Tomljanović
Junior Tennis Career
Professional Tennis Career
Apparel and Equipment
World TeamTennis
Personal Life
Performance Timelines
- Singles
- Doubles
WTA Tour Finals
- Singles: 5 (5 runner-ups)
WTA Challenger Finals
- Singles: 2 (2 titles)
ITF Circuit Finals
- Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner–ups)
- Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)
Junior Grand Slam Finals
- Girls' doubles: 1 (title)
WTA Tour Career Earnings
Head-to-Head Records
- Record against top 10 players
See Also

About Ajla Tomljanović

Ajla Tomljanović was born in Zagreb, Croatia. Her father, Ratko Tomljanović, was a professional handball player. Her mother is Emina. Ajla started playing tennis when she was six years old. When she was 13, she moved to Florida, USA, to train at a higher level.

In 2014, Ajla moved to Brisbane, Australia. She wanted to be closer to her cousin's family. She also began training at the Queensland Tennis Centre. This is when she decided to play for Australia in the four biggest tennis tournaments, called Grand Slams. In 2018, she officially became an Australian citizen. This meant she could play for Australia in all WTA Tour events and the Fed Cup.

Ajla's coaches are Fernando Martínez and Rene Gomez. Besides tennis, she also enjoys basketball.

Junior Tennis Career

Tomljanović at the 2009 US Open

Ajla won the 2009 Australian Open girls' doubles title. She played with Christina McHale. They beat Aleksandra Krunić and Sandra Zaniewska in the final match.

Professional Tennis Career

Early Years

Ajla played her first professional tennis event in October 2008 in Mexico City. She reached the semifinals there. In May 2009, she won her first doubles title in Zagreb, Croatia. She teamed up with Petra Martić.

Ajla missed most of the 2012 season. This was because she had mononucleosis, an illness that makes you very tired.

2014: French Open Success

Tomljanović at the 2014 Australian Open

Ajla started working with coach David Taylor in 2014. At the 2014 Australian Open, she reached the second round.

Her biggest success that year was at the 2014 French Open. She was ranked No. 72 in the world. She surprised everyone by beating the 2010 French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone. Then she beat the 32nd seed, Elena Vesnina. In the third round, she shocked the third seed, Agnieszka Radwańska. This was her first time reaching the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament. Her great performance at the French Open helped her ranking go up to No. 51.

2015: First WTA Final

Tomljanović at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships

In 2015, Ajla had a big win at the 2015 Brisbane International. She defeated former world No. 1, Jelena Janković.

Later that year, she reached her first ever WTA Tour final at the 2015 PTT Thailand Open. She played against Daniela Hantuchová but was defeated. This strong performance helped her ranking improve to world No. 49.

2016: Shoulder Injury

In February 2016, Ajla had shoulder surgery. This meant she could not play for the rest of the season.

2017: Return to Tennis

Ajla returned to playing in February 2017. She won her first match back at the 2017 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. She beat the sixth seed, Eugenie Bouchard. She continued to work hard to get back to her best form.

2018: Australian Citizen and Two Finals

In January 2018, Ajla officially became an Australian citizen. This was a big step for her career. That year, she reached two WTA Tour finals. She played in the final at Rabat and later at the Korea Open in Seoul. She finished the year ranked No. 43.

2019: Top 40 Ranking

Tomljanović at the 2019 French Open

Ajla continued to play well in 2019. She reached another final at the 2019 Thailand Open. She lost a very close match there. At the 2019 Miami Open, she beat the ninth seed, Aryna Sabalenka. This was her second win against a top-ten player. As a result, she reached her career-high ranking of No. 39 on April 1, 2019.

2020: Challenging Year

The 2020 season was difficult for many players due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ajla played in fewer tournaments. She ended the year ranked No. 68.

2021: First Major Quarterfinal

In 2021, Ajla achieved a major milestone. At Wimbledon, she reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time. She played against the top seed and eventual champion, fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty, and was defeated.

She also represented Australia at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. She won her first match there.

2022: Two Major Quarterfinals and a Big Win

Tomljanović at the 2022 Nottingham Open

Ajla had a fantastic year in 2022. She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the second year in a row.

At the US Open, she had a memorable run. She defeated Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, in a thrilling three-set match. This was Serena Williams' final professional singles match. After the match, Ajla said she felt sorry because she admired Serena so much. She then reached her third Grand Slam quarterfinal, her first at the US Open. She finished the season with a career-high ranking of No. 33.

2023: WTA 125 Title and Career-High Ranking

Tomljanović at the 2023 US Open

Despite dealing with a knee injury early in the year, Ajla reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 32 on April 3, 2023.

In November, Ajla won her first WTA 125 tournament. This happened in Florianópolis, Brazil. She defeated Martina Capurro Taborda in the final match.

2024: Surgery and Another Title

In February 2024, Ajla had a minor surgery. She returned to play later in the year. In October, she won the Hong Kong 125 Open. She beat Clara Tauson in the final.

2025

Ajla received a wildcard to play in the main draw at the Australian Open. She won her first match but lost in the second round.

Apparel and Equipment

Ajla Tomljanović wears Original Penguin clothing. She uses Wilson tennis racquets. In the past, she was sponsored by Nike and K-Swiss.

World TeamTennis

Ajla played for the Vegas Rollers in World TeamTennis during the 2020 season.

Personal Life

Ajla Tomljanović became an Australian citizen in January 2018. She is close friends with fellow tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime, who is dating her cousin.

Ajla appears in the tennis TV show Break Point. This show started on Netflix in January 2023.

Performance Timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Note: Tomljanović played under Croatian flag until 2018

Singles

Current through the 2025 ASB Classic.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q2	A	A	2R	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	A	2R	2R	0 / 10	6–10	38%
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q1	4R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	A	1R		0 / 9	6–9	40%
Wimbledon	A	Q3	Q1	Q1	1R	1R	2R	A	A	1R	2R	NH	QF	QF	A	1R		0 / 8	10–8	56%
US Open	A	Q2	Q2	A	2R	1R	1R	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	3R	QF	2R	2R		0 / 11	12–10	55%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	4–4	3–4	0–1	1–2	1–4	2–4	1–3	8–4	9–4	1–0	2–4	1–1	0 / 38	34–37	48%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH			A	NH			A	NH				2R	NH		1R	NH	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Billie Jean King Cup	A	POZ1	POZ1	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	SF		F	RR			0 / 4	7–8	47%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open	NMS			A	A	A	NMS	A	NMS	A	NMS	2R	NMS	1R	NMS	A		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Dubai	A	A	A	NMS			A	NMS	A	NMS	1R	NMS	A	NMS	A	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Indian Wells Open	1R	1R	A	A	Q2	2R	1R	A	1R	Q2	2R	NH	4R	2R	A	A		0 / 8	6–8	43%
Miami Open	A	1R	1R	A	4R	3R	1R	A	3R	2R	3R	NH	2R	1R	A	A		0 / 10	11–10	52%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	2R	A	A	A	1R	NH	1R	1R	A	A		0 / 4	1–4	20%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q2	A	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	A	A		0 / 5	3–5	38%
Canadian Open	A	Q1	A	A	A	1R	Q2	A	A	A	1R	NH	1R	2R	A	A		0 / 4	1–4	20%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	A	QF	A	1R		0 / 4	4–4	50%
Guadalajara Open	NH													2R	1R	NMS		0 / 2	1–2	33%
China Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q2	A	A	Q2	2R	NH			A	1R		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	A	A	A	1R	NH				1R		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	3–1	3–3	1–4	0–0	2–2	2–3	5–8	1–3	5–5	7–8	0–1	0–3	0-0	0 / 46	29–46	39%
Career statistics
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	1	3	5	1	7	20	21	2	9	19	28	11	22	24	2	2		Career total: 177
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	Career total: 5
Hard win–loss	0–1	3–4	1–5	0–0	6–4	11–13	11–12	0–2	5–7	14–11	16–18	5–8	14–15	16–17	1–2	5–11	0–0	0 / 124	108–135	44%
Clay win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	6–5	6–6	0–0	0–2	5–5	7–7	0–3	6–6	7–6	0–0	2–4	0–0	0 / 48	40–48	45%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–3	0–0	0–0	3–3	4–4	NH	5–2	7–3	0–0	4–2	0–0	0 / 23	25–23	52%
Overall win–loss	0–1	3–4	2–7	0–1	7–7	17–20	18–21	0–2	5–9	22–19	27–29	5–11	25–23	30–26	1–2	11–19	0–0	0 / 195	171–199	46%
Win %	0%	43%	22%	0%	50%	46%	46%	0%	36%	54%	48%	31%	52%	54%	33%	37%	–	Career total: 46.69%
Year-end ranking	353	157	145	453	78	63	66	930	151	43	51	68	45	33	549	109		$6,497,509

Doubles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	QF	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	2R	0 / 8	6–8	43%
French Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	A	1R	0 / 9	5–9	38%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	3R	A	A	1R	2R	NH	1R	1R	A		0 / 6	3–6	33%
US Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	A	1R	3R	2R	A	2R	1R	A		0 / 7	6–7	46%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–4	3–4	1–1	1–2	2–4	2–4	1–2	2–4	2–3	0–0	1–2	0 / 30	20–30	41%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Miami Open	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	NH	1R	A	A	A	0 / 5	0–5	0%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	NH	A	QF	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	A	1R	NH			A		0 / 3	2–2	50%
China Open	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	1R	A	NH			A		0 / 2	2–2	50%
Guadalajara Open	NMS/NH											A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	1	4	14	15	1	3	9	12	4	9	5	0	2	Career total: 80
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–1	2–4	15–14	8–14	1–1	1–3	4–9	4–12	3–3	5–9	5–5	0–0	1–2	0 / 80	49–80	38%
Year-end ranking	275	360	299	48	92	385	370	140	159	127	141	136	NA

WTA Tour Finals

Singles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–5)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2015	Pattaya Open, Thailand	International	Hard	Daniela Hantuchová	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	May 2018	Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco	International	Clay	Elise Mertens	2–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	0–3	Sep 2018	Korea Open, South Korea	International	Hard	Kiki Bertens	6–7^(2–7), 6–4, 2–6
Loss	0–4	Feb 2019	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	International	Hard	Dayana Yastremska	2–6, 6–2, 6–7^(3–7)
Los	0–5	Jun 2024	Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom	WTA 250	Grass	Yulia Putintseva	1–6, 6–7^(8–10)

WTA Challenger Finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2023	Florianópolis Open, Brazil	Clay	Martina Capurro Taborda	6–1, 7–5
Win	2–0	Oct 2024	Hong Kong 125 Open, Hong Kong	Hard	Clara Tauson	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (3–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2009	ITF Puebla, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	6–7^(4–7), 3–6
Win	1–1	Jan 2010	ITF Plantation, United States	25,000	Clay	Johanna Larsson	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–2	Apr 2010	ITF Pelham, US	25,000	Clay	Edina Gallovits	2–6, 0–6
Loss	1–3	May 2010	Prague Open, Czech Republic	50,000	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	1–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	2–3	Mar 2011	ITF Clearwater, US	25,000	Hard	Sesil Karatantcheva	7–6^(7–3), 6–3
Loss	2–4	Apr 2011	ITF Jackson, US	25,000	Clay	Marina Erakovic	1–6, 2–6
Win	3–4	May 2011	Grado Tennis Cup, Italy	25,000	Clay	Alexandra Ignatik	6–2, 6–4
Loss	3–5	Jan 2013	Palm Harbor Open, US	25,000	Clay	Tadeja Majerič	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–6	Feb 2013	Midland Tennis Classic, US	100,000	Hard (i)	Lauren Davis	3–6, 6–2, 6–7^(2–7)
Win	4–6	Apr 2013	Dothan Pro Classic, US	50,000	Clay	Zhang Shuai	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	4–7	Oct 2013	Tennis Classic of Macon, US	25,000	Hard	Anna Tatishvili	2–6, 6–1, 5–7
Loss	4–8	Jul 2017	Sacramento Challenger, US	60,000	Hard	Amanda Anisimova	w/o
Loss	4–9	Nov 2017	Waco Showdown, US	80,000	Hard	Taylor Townsend	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	4–10	Dec 2017	Dubai Tennis Challenge, United Arab Emirates	100,000+H	Hard	Belinda Bencic	4–6, ret.

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2009	Zagreb Open, Croatia	50,000	Clay	Petra Martić	Ksenia Milevskaya Anastasia Pivovarova	6–3, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, [10–5]
Loss	1–1	Oct 2011	Kansas City Classic, United States	50,000	Hard	Jamie Hampton	Maria Abramović Eva Hrdinová	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	2–1	Oct 2011	ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico	25,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Victoria Duval Alexandra Kiick	6–3, 6–1
Win	3–1	Nov 2011	Phoenix Tennis Classic, United States	75,000	Hard	Jamie Hampton	Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack	3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2009	Australian Open	Hard	Christina McHale	Aleksandra Krunić Sandra Zaniewska	6–1, 2–6, [10–4]

WTA Tour Career Earnings

Current after the 2022 Tallinn Open.

Year	Grand Slam titles	WTA titles	Total titles	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
2014	0	0	0	514,541	55
2015	0	0	0	454,141	63
2016	0	0	0	46,771	258
2017	0	0	0	240,764	134
2018	0	0	0	495,406	74
2019	0	0	0	749,597	53
2020	0	0	0	346,067	64
2021	0	0	0	1,065,535	30
2022	0	0	0	1,342,840	23
Career	0	0	0	5,621,033	114

Head-to-Head Records

Record against top 10 players

She has a 6–27 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Result	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2014
Win	Agnieszka Radwańska	No. 3	French Open, France	Clay	3R	6–4, 6–4
2019
Win	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 9	Miami Open, US	Hard	2R	6–3, 6–4
Win	Kiki Bertens	No. 8	Zhengzhou Open, China	Hard	2R	6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
2021
Win	Garbiñe Muguruza	No. 6	Indian Wells Open, US	Hard	2R	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
2022
Win	Anett Kontaveit	No. 5	French Open, France	Clay	1R	7–6^(7–5), 7–5
Win	Paula Badosa	No. 4	Cincinnati Open, US	Hard	2R	6–7^(3–7), 6–0, 6–2