Tamara Čurović

Tamara Čurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Тамара Чуровић; born 31 October 1994) is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Tamara Čurović
Тамара Чуровић
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Born (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 99,510
Singles
Career record273–227 (54.6%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 394 (27 May 2013)
Current rankingNo. 549 (16 March 2020)
Doubles
Career record283–176 (61.7%)
Career titles30 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 208 (19 May 2014)
Current rankingNo. 327 (16 March 2020)
Last updated on: 1 May 2020.

Čurović was officially a member of Serbia Fed Cup team in 2011,[1] but she is yet to play her first Fed Cup match.

She has won two singles and 30 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 27 May 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 394. On 19 May 2014, she peaked at No. 208 in the doubles rankings.

Čurović made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in doubles at the 2013 Gastein Ladies, partnering Chiara Scholl. They defeated Michaela Hončová and Conny Perrin in the first round and top seeds Mandy Minella and Chanelle Scheepers in the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champions, Sandra Klemenschits and Andreja Klepač, in the semifinals. At the same tournament, Čurović also played qualification in singles, but lost in the first round. To date, her only other WTA Tour main-draw appearance in doubles was at the 2014 BRD Bucharest Open, where she was partnered with Elitsa Kostova, losing in the first round.

Personal life

Tamara Čurović was born to Slavko Čurović and Svetlana Prudnikova, a former Russian chess champion.[2] She has a brother, Vladislav.[3] Čurović began playing tennis aged nine at a local tennis club,[2] and is currently a member of the Partizan Tennis Club.[4] She cites Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Janković as her idols.[4]

Playing style

Čurović is said to be powerful and intelligent at court.[5] She hits the ball long, without much spin, and is described as a mixture of both girls' and boys' playing style.[5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2009 ITF Doboj, Bosnia&Herzegovina 10,000 Clay Matea Mezak 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2011 ITF Paros, Greece 10,000 Carpet Yuliya Lysa 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Apr 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Carpet Silvia Njirić 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2012 ITF Brčko, Bosnia&Herzegovina 10,000 Hard Jelena Pandžić 3–6, 1–4 ret.
Win 2–3 Sep 2013 ITF Belgrade, Serbia 10,000 Clay Tereza Malíková 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–4 Jul 2017 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 15,000 Clay Oana Gavrilă 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 15,000 Clay Kamilla Rakhimova 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2–6 Sep 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 15,000 Clay Elina Avanesyan 2–6, 5–7
Loss 2–7 Jan 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Anastasia Zolotareva 6–4, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 53 (30 titles, 23 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2011 ITF Tallinn,
Estonia		 10,000 Hard Yevgeniya Kryvoruchko Maret Ani
Anett Kontaveit		 7–6(8), 6–1
Win 2–0 May 2011 ITF Paros,
Greece		 10,000 Carpet Yuliya Lysa Kim-Alice Grajdek
Anastasia Kharchenko		 3–6, 6–0, [11–9]
Win 3–0 Jun 2011 ITF Paros,
Greece		 10,000 Carpet Yuliya Lysa Anneliese Tepper
Bianca Tepper		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3–1 Jun 2011 ITF Astana,
Kazakhstan		 25,000 Hard Sabina Sharipova Veronika Kapshay
Ekaterina Yashina		 6–2, 3–6, [13–15]
Loss 3–2 Dec 2011 ITF Pune,
India		 10,000 Hard Anna Shkudun Lu Jiajing
Lu Jiaxiang		 7–6(6), 1–6, [5–10]
Loss 3–3 Nov 2012 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 10,000 Carpet Yana Sizikova Başak Eraydın
Abbie Myers		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney,
Australia		 10,000 Hard Yafan Wang Misa Eguchi
Mari Tanaka		 6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 4–4 Apr 2013 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 10,000 Carpet Camilla Rosatello Olga Parres Azcoitia
Nuria Párrizas Díaz		 7–6(4), 6–3
Win 5–4 May 2013 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 10,000 Carpet Valeria Podda Olga Parres Azcoitia
Ximena Hermoso		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–5 Jun 2013 ITF Cologne,
Germany		 10,000 Clay Antonia Lottner Eugeniya Pashkova
Anastasiya Vasylyeva		 3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss 5–6 Sep 2013 ITF Belgrade,
Serbia		 10,000 Clay Xenia Knoll Lina Gjorcheska
Camelia Hristea		 0–6, 1–6
Win 6–6 Mar 2014 ITF Lima,
Peru		 10,000 Clay Yana Sizikova Sofía Luini
Aranza Salut		 6–4, 7–5
Win 7–6 Mar 2014 ITF Lima,
Peru		 10,000 Clay Yana Sizikova Sofía Luini
Aranza Salut		 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win 8–6 Apr 2014 ITF Lima,
Peru		 10,000 Clay Yana Sizikova Stephanie Mariel Petit
Carolina Zeballos		 6–0, 6–4
Loss 8–7 Sep 2014 ITF Tlemcen,
Algeria		 10,000 Clay Naomi Totka Barbara Bonić
Margarita Lazareva		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 8–8 Oct 2014 ITF Stockholm,
Sweden		 10,000 Hard (i) Margarita Lazareva Anette Munozova
Victoria Muntean		 6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 9–8 Nov 2014 ITF Stockholm,
Sweden		 10,000 Hard (i) Margarita Lazareva Nora Niedmers
Caroline Uebelhoer		 6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 9–9 Apr 2015 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 10,000 Hard Barbara Bonić Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Anastasiya Komardina		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–10 Apr 2015 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 10,000 Hard Despina Papamichail Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Anastasiya Komardina		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 9–11 Apr 2015 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 10,000 Hard Aryna Sabalenka Sharrmadaa Baluu
Lee Pei-chi		 6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 10–11 Jul 2015 ITF Sakarya,
Turkey		 10,000 Hard Ekaterina Yashina Basak Eraydin
Margarita Lazareva		 4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss 10–12 Jun 2016 ITF Baku,
Azerbaijan		 10,000 Hard Stefanie Tan Kseniia Bekker
Alina Silich		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–13 Jul 2016 ITF Niš,
Serbia		 10,000 Clay Natalija Kostić Amina Anshba
Angelina Gabueva		 5–7, 5–7
Win 11–13 Jul 2016 ITF Prokuplje,
Serbia		 10,000 Clay Barbara Kötelesová Masa Jovanovic
Angelique Svinos		 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 12–13 Sep 2016 ITF Vrnjačka Banja,
Serbia		 10,000 Clay Sandra Jamrichová Kristina Ostojić
Ani Vangelova		 6–3, 6–2
Win 13–13 Oct 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Barbara Kötelesová Tereza Kolářová
Yulia Kulikova		 3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 13–14 Nov 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Barbara Kötelesová Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
Jil Teichmann		 1–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 14–14 Nov 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Barbara Kötelesová Déborah Kerfs
Patrycja Polańska		 7–5, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 15–14 Nov 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Déborah Kerfs Carolina Meligeni Alves
Noelia Zeballos		 7–6(5), 6–3
Win 16–14 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Carolina Meligeni Alves Oana Gavrilă
Sandra Jamrichová		 6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 17–14 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Carolina Meligeni Alves Oana Gavrilă
Sandra Jamrichová		 6–3, 6–2
Win 18–14 Dec 2016 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 10,000 Clay Jelena Simić Audrey Albié
Jade Suvrijn		 w/o
Loss 18–15 Apr 2017 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 15,000 Clay Camila Giangreco Campiz Nastja Kolar
Jasmina Tinjić		 1–6, 1–6
Loss 18–16 May 2017 ITF Győr,
Hungary		 15,000 Clay Wang Xinyu Mira Antonitsch
Panna Udvardy		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 18–17 Jun 2017 ITF Banja Luka,
Bosnia Herzegovina		 15,000 Clay Riya Bhatia Berfu Cengiz
Ani Vangelova		 5–7, 6–7(4)
Win 19–17 Aug 2017 ITF Arad,
Romania		 15,000 Clay Vendula Žovincová Cristina Ene
Bojana Marinković		 6–1, 6–2
Win 20–17 Nov 2017 ITF Hammamet,
Tunisia		 15,000 Clay Lisa Ponomar Anastasia Grymalska
Giorgia Marchetti		 6–4, 7–6(7)
Loss 20–18 Aug 2018 ITF El Espinar,
Spain		 25,000 Hard Başak Eraydın Marina Bassols Ribera
Olga Parres Azcoitia		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 20–19 Sep 2018 ITF Székesfehérvár,
Hungary		 15,000 Clay Draginja Vuković Victoria Kan
Ingrid Vojčináková		 5–7, 3–6
Win 21–19 Nov 2018 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Eliessa Vanlangendonck Jessie Aney
Olivia Sonnekus-Williams		 6–0, 6–3
Loss 21–20 Nov 2018 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Eliessa Vanlangendonck Mia Eklund
Bojana Marinković		 1–6, 6–7(8)
Win 22–20 Nov 2018 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Dominique Karregat Mia Eklund
Linnea Malmqvist		 7–6(6), 6–1
Win 23–20 Dec 2018 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Silvia Njirić Nicole Gadient
Chiara Scholl		 7–6(2), 4–6, [10–6]
Win 24–20 Dec 2018 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Chiara Scholl Ali Collins
Claudia Giovine		 7–6(5), 6–4
Loss 24–21 Feb 2019 ITF Shymkent,
Kazakhstan		 15,000 Hard (i) Elena Malõgina Ekaterina Kazionova
Anastasia Zakharova		 6–7(4), 1–6
Win 25–21 Apr 2019 ITF Shymkent,
Kazakhstan		 15,000 Clay Anastasia Zakharova Dariya Detkovskaya
Zhibek Kulambayeva		 7–5, 6–2
Win 26–21 Apr 2019 ITF Andijan,
Uzbekistan		 25,000 Hard Eudice Chong Amina Anshba
Anastasia Dețiuc		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 26–22 Jul 2019 ITF Vaihingen,
Germany		 25,000 Clay Chiara Scholl Alena Fomina
Vivien Juhászová		 6–2, 2–6, [12–14]
Loss 26–23 Aug 2019 ITF Almaty,
Kazakhstan		 25,000 Hard Alina Silich Ksenia Palkina
Sofia Shapatava		 4–6, 6–7(3)
Win 27–23 Nov 2019 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Carole Monnet Manon Arcangioli
Alice Robbe		 6–3, 6–4
Win 28–23 Dec 2019 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia		 15,000 Hard Mariia Tkacheva Anna Hertel
Marie Mettraux		 6–3, 0–6, [10–8]
Win 29–23 Jan 2020 ITF Cairo,
Egypt		 15,000 Hard Elena Milovanović Anna Morgina
Anastasia Zolotareva		 6–2, 2–6, [10–2]
Win 30–23 Mar 2020 ITF Heraklion,
Greece		 15,000 Hard Fanny Östlund Ioana Gașpar
Rebeka Masarova		 6–4, 7–5

Other: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Competition Surface Winners Finalists Score
Win 2009 Serbian National Tennis Championships Clay TK Partizan
Tamara Čurović
Bojana Jovanovski
Marija Mirkovic
Andrea Petkovic		 TK Crvena Zvezda
Ana Jovanović
Carmen Klaschka
Aleksandra Ludvig
Ana Timotić		 5–0[6]

Awards
  • 2008 – Tennis Association of Serbia Award for Best Female Player U–14[7]
  • 2009 – Tennis Association of Serbia Award for Best Female Player U–16[8]

References
  1. 2011 Fed Cup World Group II: Serbia vs. Canada Tie Details (6 February 2011)
  2. Tamara Čurović, nova nada srpskog tenisa MTS Mondo (14 August 2006)
  3. Tamara Čurović at the International Tennis Federation
  4. Mladi talenti: Tamara Čurović Školica (15 November 2007)
  5. Need to know... Tamara Čurović Costagirl (15 January 2010)
  6. Teniserke Partizana na tronu B92 (16 July 2009)
  7. Proglašeni najbolji mladi teniseri B92 (22 December 2008)
  8. TSS: Najbolji Đoković i Jankovićeva B92 (30 December 2009)
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