Ivana Lisjak

Ivana Lisjak (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋana lǐsjaːk]; born March 17, 1987) is a former tennis player from Croatia. She turned professional at the age of 14, peaked at No. 95 on the WTA rankings,^[1] and retired in 2013 due to chronic injuries.

Ivana Lisjak

Country (sports)	Croatia
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Born	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 38) Čakovec, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$285,501
Singles
Career record	218–148
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 95 (5 June 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2007)
French Open	3R (2006)
Wimbledon	1R (2006)
US Open	3R (2005)
Doubles
Career record	49–39
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 209 (3 March 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2006)

In Croatia, Lisjak was No. 1 in the girls' under-10, 12, 14, and 16 as well as ranked No. 1 in Europe under-12 and 14.

Post-tennis career

While a professional tennis player, Lisjak received a bachelor's degree in sports management and a bachelor's degree in business and economics.

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Oct 2002	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Tina Hergold	4–6, 2–6
Win	2.	Oct 2002	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Tina Hergold	7–6(5), 5–7, 6–3
Loss	3.	Apr 2003	ITF Maglie, Italy	Clay	Lenka Němečková	7–5, 1–6, 6–7
Loss	4.	Mar 2005	ITF Redding, United States	Hard	Lucie Šafářová	2–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	Apr 2005	ITF Bol, Croatia	Clay	Sanja Ančić	5–7, 4–6
Win	6.	May 2005	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Olga Blahotová	6–3, 7–5
Win	7.	Jun 2005	ITF Gorizia, Italy	Clay	Alice Canepa	6–2, 6–3
Loss	8.	Nov 2006	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard	Aravane Rezaï	6–7, 1–6
Loss	9.	Jun 2007	ITF Zagreb, Croatia	Clay	Kyra Nagy	6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	10.	Dec 2007	ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Petra Kvitová	4–6, 0–6
Win	11.	Jun 2009	ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Ana Jovanović	6–0, 7–6(10)
Win	12.	Aug 2009	ITF Monteroni, Italy	Clay	Claudia Giovine	6–4, 6–2
Win	13.	Oct 2010	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	Hard (i)	Iryna Brémond	6–4, 6–1
Win	14.	Oct 2010	ITF Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Yuliya Beygelzimer	6–0, 6–3
Loss	15.	Jul 2013	ITF Yakima, United States	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Apr 2005	ITF Bol, Croatia	Clay	Sanja Ančić	Mari Andersson Kristina Andlovic	3–6, 2–6
Win	2.	May 2005	ITF Cavtat, Croatia	Clay	Korina Perkovic	Meta Sevšek Ana Skafar	6–4, 7–6(2)
Loss	3.	May 2005	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Nadja Pavić	Olga Vymetálková Soledad Esperón	5–7, 5–7
Loss	4.	Dec 2007	ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	2–6, 1–6
Loss	5.	Feb 2008	ITF Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Neda Kozić	Johanna Larsson Anna Smith	0–6, 5–7
Loss	6.	Feb 2008	ITF Capriolo, Italy	Carpet (i)	Darija Jurak	Kelly Anderson Sarah Borwell	6–7(7), 4–6
Loss	7.	Mar 2011	ITF Monzón, Spain	Hard	Margalita Chakhnashvili	Elena Bovina Valeria Savinykh	1–6, 6–2, 4–6