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Marina Eraković

Erakovic at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Born	(1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 37) Split, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2005
Retired	11 December 2018
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,605,983
Singles
Career record	367–250 (59.48%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 39 (7 May 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2009, 2012, 2014)
French Open	3R (2013)
Wimbledon	3R (2008, 2013, 2016)
US Open	2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record	185–143 (56.4%)
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 25 (24 June 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
French Open	QF (2013, 2014)
Wimbledon	SF (2011)
US Open	QF (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	26–12 (singles 18-7)

Marina Eraković is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. She was born on March 6, 1988. Marina reached her highest rankings of 39 in singles and 25 in doubles during her career. She won one singles title and eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, which is the main professional tennis tour for women. She retired from tennis on December 11, 2018.

About Marina Eraković

Marina Eraković was born in Split, which was then part of Yugoslavia and is now in Croatia. When she was six years old, in 1994, her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand. She went to St Thomas's Primary School and Glendowie College in Auckland.

Junior Tennis Career

Marina had a successful junior career. In 2004, she and Monica Niculescu were runners-up in the girls' doubles at Wimbledon. Later that year, Marina teamed up with Michaëlla Krajicek to win the US Open girls' doubles title. This made her the first New Zealand player to win a Grand Slam title (in singles or doubles) since 1993.

In 2005, Marina won the Australian Open girls' doubles with Victoria Azarenka. She also reached the finals at Wimbledon again with Monica Niculescu, but they were runners-up.

Professional Tennis Career

Early Years (2005–2007)

From 2005 to 2006, Marina won five singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, which is a level below the main WTA Tour. She often played in the ASB Classic in Auckland, her home tournament. By the end of 2007, when she was 19, Marina became New Zealand's top-ranked female tennis player. She was ranked No. 153 in the world.

Climbing and Challenges (2008–2009)

In 2008, Marina made big progress. She reached the semifinals at the Auckland Open, which was a great achievement for a New Zealander. She also played in the main draws of Grand Slam tournaments for the first time. She reached the second round at the Australian Open and the third round at Wimbledon. Her strong performance at Wimbledon helped her finish the year ranked No. 66. However, a hip injury caused her to miss some tournaments and her ranking dropped out of the top 200 by the end of 2009.

Bouncing Back (2010–2011)

Marina continued to face challenges in 2010, often losing in the early rounds of singles tournaments. However, she won her fourth doubles title at the Pattaya Open with Tamarine Tanasugarn.

In 2011, Marina started to climb back up the rankings. She won three titles on the ITF Circuit. She also qualified for the main draws of the French Open and Wimbledon. At Wimbledon, she won her first Grand Slam singles match since 2009. A big moment came at the Stanford tournament where she defeated Victoria Azarenka, who was ranked No. 4 in the world at the time. This was her biggest singles win. She also reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Challenge Bell in Quebec City, which helped her ranking quickly rise to No. 61.

Reaching the Top 40 (2012)

In 2012, Marina continued her good form. She reached the second round of the Australian Open. At the Italian Open, she had another big win, beating world No. 13 Sabine Lisicki. These results helped her reach her career-high singles ranking of No. 39 on May 7, 2012. Unfortunately, a right hip injury forced her to miss tournaments after the US Open, and her ranking fell back to the top 70 by the end of the year.

First Singles Title and Doubles Success (2013)

Erakovic at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

In February 2013, Marina achieved a major milestone: she won her first WTA Tour singles title at the National Indoor Championships in Memphis. She was the first New Zealander to win a WTA singles title since 1989.

After this, Marina teamed up with former world No. 1 doubles player Cara Black. They quickly found success, reaching the finals of three tournaments in Europe. At the French Open, Marina had a great run in singles, reaching the third round. She and Cara Black also made it to the quarterfinals in doubles. By the end of 2013, Marina was ranked No. 46 in the world.

Later Career and Retirement (2014–2018)

Erakovic at the 2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

In 2014, Marina had mixed results. She won a doubles title at the Topshelf Open with Arantxa Parra Santonja. However, injuries continued to affect her play, and her ranking dropped outside the top 100 by the end of the year.

The years 2015 and 2016 saw Marina battling more injuries and trying to regain her form. She continued to play in various tournaments, including the Grand Slams, but struggled to consistently win matches. In 2016, she reached the final of the Morocco Open, which was a highlight. She also had a good run at Wimbledon, reaching the third round.

In 2017, Marina's ranking continued to drop due to injuries and inconsistent play. She missed her home tournament, the Auckland Open, for the first time in many years. Her last professional match was in September 2017. After missing all of the 2018 season due to injury, Marina Eraković officially announced her retirement from professional tennis on December 11, 2018.

Equipment and Apparel

Throughout her career, Marina Eraković used Wilson K Blade tennis rackets. She wore Fila brand clothing.

Performance Timelines

Singles

Doubles

Significant Finals

Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 Tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2013	Madrid Open	Clay	Cara Black	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová	2–6, 4–6

WTA Tour Finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2011	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	International	Carpet (i)	Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2012	National Indoors, US	International	Hard (i)	Sofia Arvidsson	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Feb 2013	U.S. National Indoors	International	Hard (i)	Sabine Lisicki	6–1, ret.
Loss	1–3	Sep 2013	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	International	Carpet (i)	Lucie Šafářová	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1–4	Apr 2016	Morocco Open	International	Clay	Timea Bacsinszky	2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2008	İstanbul Cup, Turkey	Tier III	Clay	Polona Hercog	Jill Craybas Olga Govortsova	1–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2008	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Tier III	Grass	Michaëlla Krajicek	Līga Dekmeijere Angelique Kerber	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–1	Oct 2008	Japan Open	Tier III	Hard	Jill Craybas	Ayumi Morita Aiko Nakamura	4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win	3–1	Oct 2008	Luxembourg Open	Tier III	Hard	Sorana Cîrstea	Vera Dushevina Mariya Koryttseva	2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	4–1	Feb 2010	Pattaya Open, Thailand	International	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Anna Chakvetadze Ksenia Pervak	7–5, 6–1
Loss	4–2	Jul 2010	Slovenia Open	International	Hard	Anna Chakvetadze	Maria Kondratieva Vladimíra Uhlířová	4–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss	4–3	Jan 2011	Auckland Open, New Zealand	International	Hard	Sofia Arvidsson	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	3–6, 0–6
Win	5–3	Oct 2011	Linz Open, Austria	International	Hard (i)	Elena Vesnina	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	7–5, 6–1
Loss	5–4	Jan 2012	Hobart International, Australia	International	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu	7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [5–10]
Win	6–4	Jul 2012	Stanford Classic, United States	Premier	Hard	Heather Watson	Jarmila Gajdošová Vania King	7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Win	7–4	Aug 2012	Texas Open, United States	International	Hard	Heather Watson	Līga Dekmeijere Irina Falconi	6–3, 6–0
Loss	7–5	May 2013	Madrid Open, Spain	Premier M	Clay	Cara Black	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová	2–6, 4–6
Loss	7–6	May 2013	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	International	Clay	Cara Black	Kimiko Date-Krumm Chanelle Scheepers	4–6, 6–3, [12–14]
Loss	7–7	Jun 2013	Birmingham Classic, UK	International	Grass	Cara Black	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	5–7, 4–6
Win	8–7	Jun 2014	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	International	Grass	Arantxa Parra Santonja	Michaëlla Krajicek Kristina Mladenovic	0–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Loss	8–8	Aug 2014	Connecticut Open, US	Premier	Hard	Arantxa Parra Santonja	Sílvia Soler Espinosa Andreja Klepač	5–7, 6–4, [7–10]

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 17 (12 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2005	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	10,000	Grass	Daniella Dominikovic	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Mar 2005	ITF Benalla, Australia	10,000	Grass	Yuan Meng	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Mar 2005	ITF Yarrawonga, Australia	10,000	Grass	Emily Hewson	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	3–1	Sep 2006	ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands	25,000	Clay	Andrea Petkovic	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win	4–1	Oct 2006	ITF Melbourne, Australia	25,000	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	6–1, 0–6, 6–4
Win	5–1	Oct 2006	Beijing Challenger, China	50,000	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	6–2, 6–1
Loss	5–2	Jul 2007	ITF La Coruña, Spain	25,000	Hard	Neuza Silva	6–0, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	5–3	Aug 2007	ITF Vigo, Spain	25,000	Hard	Olivia Sanchez	w/o
Win	6–3	Oct 2007	ITF Rockhampton, Australia	25,000	Hard	Sophie Ferguson	7–6(5), 7–5
Win	7–3	Oct 2007	ITF Gympie, Australia	25,000	Hard	Sophie Ferguson	6–4, 6–3
Win	8–3	Feb 2008	ITF Mildura, Australia	25,000	Grass	Chang Kai-chen	6–3, 6–1
Loss	8–4	Feb 2008	ITF Berri, Australia	25,000	Grass	Nicole Kriz	4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3)
Win	9–4	Jun 2008	Surbiton Trophy, England	50,000	Grass	Anne Keothavong	6–4, 6–2
Win	10–4	Mar 2011	ITF Irapuato, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Andreja Klepač	7–5, 6–4
Win	11–4	Mar 2011	ITF Pelham, United States	25,000	Clay	Renata Voráčová	6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Win	12–4	Apr 2011	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Ajla Tomljanović	6–1, 6–2
Loss	12–5	Mar 2014	ITF Osprey, United States	50,000	Clay	Anna Schmiedlová	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2006	Beijing Challenger, China	50,000	Hard	Raquel Kops-Jones	Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan	2–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2007	ITF Padova, Italy	25,000	Clay	Maret Ani	Vanessa Henke Andrea Petkovic	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–1	Jul 2007	ITF La Coruña, Spain	25,000	Hard	Melanie South	Andrea Hlaváčková Justine Ozga	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win	3–1	Dec 2007	Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE	75,000	Hard	Monica Niculescu	Yuliana Fedak Anna Lapushchenkova	7–6(1), 6–4
Win	4–1	Feb 2008	ITF Mildura, Australia	25,000	Grass	Nicole Kriz	Monique Adamczak Christina Wheeler	6–4, 6–4
Win	5–1	Feb 2008	ITF Berri, Australia	25,000	Grass	Nicole Kriz	Shannon Golds  Emelyn Starr	2–6, 7–6(4), [10–3]
Win	6–1	Nov 2009	Toyota World Challenge, Japan	75,000	Carpet (i)	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Akari Inoue Akiko Yonemura	6–1, 6–4
Loss	6–2	Apr 2010	Soweto Open, South Africa	100,000	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Vitalia Diatchenko Eirini Georgatou	3–6, 7–5, [14–16]
Loss	6–3	May 2010	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Grass	Alexandra Panova	Misaki Doi Kotomi Takahata	4–6, 4–6
Loss	6–4	Jun 2017	Surbiton Trophy, England	100,000	Grass	Chang Kai-chen	Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders	5–7, 4–6
Loss	6–5	Jun 2017	Manchester Trophy, England	100,000	Grass	Chang Kai-chen	Magdalena Fręch An-Sophie Mestach	4–6, 6–7(5)

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2004	Wimbledon	Grass	Monica Niculescu	Victoria Azarenka Volha Havartsova	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	2004	US Open	Hard	Michaëlla Krajicek	Monica Niculescu Mădălina Gojnea	7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win	2005	Australian Open	Hard	Victoria Azarenka	Nikola Fraňková Ágnes Szávay	6–0, 6–2
Loss	2005	Wimbledon	Grass	Monica Niculescu	Victoria Azarenka Ágnes Szávay	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6

See also

In Spanish: Marina Erakovic para niños