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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 Erakovic is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. She was born on March 6, 1988. Marina reached her highest rankings as world No. 39 in singles and No. 25 in doubles. She won one singles title and eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Marina Erakovic's Tennis Journey

Early Life and Moving to New Zealand

Marina Erakovic was born in Split, which is now part of Croatia. When she was six years old, in 1994, her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand. She went to primary school and college in Auckland.

Junior Tennis Success

Marina had a great junior career. In 2004, she was a runner-up in the girls' doubles at Wimbledon. Later that year, she won the US Open girls' doubles title with her partner Michaëlla Krajicek. This was a big achievement for a New Zealand player!

In 2005, Marina won the Australian Open girls' doubles with Victoria Azarenka. She also reached the finals at Wimbledon again that year.

Becoming a Professional Player

Marina turned professional in 2005. In her early years (2005-2007), she won five singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, which is a lower-level tennis tour. By the end of 2007, at 19 years old, she became New Zealand's top-ranked female tennis player. She was ranked No. 153 in the world.

Climbing the Ranks and Facing Challenges (2008-2011)

In 2008, Marina made big progress. She reached the semifinals at the Auckland Open, which was a first for a New Zealander in many years. She also played in the main draws of Grand Slam tournaments for the first time. She reached the third round at Wimbledon, a best for a New Zealand player since 1988. Her ranking climbed to No. 66. However, a hip injury caused her to miss some tournaments and her ranking dropped.

By 2010, Marina started to recover. She won her fourth doubles title at the Pattaya Open. In 2011, she won three more 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 Stanford, where she beat world No. 4 Victoria Azarenka. She also reached her first WTA Tour final in Quebec City. These results helped her ranking jump back up to No. 61.

Reaching Her Peak (2012-2013)

In 2012, Marina continued to improve. She beat world No. 13 Sabine Lisicki at the Italian Open. This helped her reach her highest singles ranking ever, No. 39, on May 7, 2012. Unfortunately, another hip injury forced her to miss the end of the year.

Erakovic at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

The year 2013 was very successful for Marina. In February, she won her first WTA Tour singles title at the National Indoor Championships in Memphis. She was the first New Zealander to win such a title since 1989! She also teamed up with Cara Black in doubles and they reached three finals in Europe. At the French Open, Marina made it to the third round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles. She also reached the third round at Wimbledon. By the end of the year, she was ranked No. 46.

Ups and Downs (2014-2015)

Erakovic at the 2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

In 2014, Marina had mixed results. She won a doubles title at the Rosmalen Championships. However, her singles ranking dropped outside the top 100 by the end of the year.

The year 2015 saw Marina's ranking continue to drop. She faced tough opponents early in tournaments and dealt with injuries, including a viral illness and a left ankle injury. She had to retire from matches due to these issues. At Wimbledon, she played a very long first-round match but lost. Later, a knee injury forced her to end her season early. She finished 2015 ranked No. 135 in singles.

Final Years in Tennis (2016-2018)

Marina started 2016 hoping to be injury-free. She played well at the Auckland Open, reaching the doubles semifinals. She also had a great run at Wimbledon, winning three qualifying matches and reaching the third round in the main draw. This was her best Grand Slam singles result in three years.

In 2017, Marina's ranking was lower, and she often needed wildcards to enter tournaments. She continued to battle injuries, especially a neck injury. She played in qualifying rounds for many events, including the French Open and Wimbledon. Her year ended early due to injury.

Marina Erakovic missed all of the 2018 season due to injuries. On December 11, 2018, she officially announced her retirement from professional tennis.

Equipment and Apparel

Marina Erakovic used Wilson K Blade tennis rackets. She wore Fila brand clothing during her matches.

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