Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former top 100 tennis player. She turned professional in 1999, and reached her highest singles ranking on 21 June 2004, when she was ranked world No. 99. On 10 July 2006, Jugić-Salkić reached world No. 59 in doubles, after winning the Auckland Open in 2004 with Jelena Kostanić, and Internazionali di Modena in 2005 with Yuliya Beygelzimer. She also won 15 singles and 43 doubles events on the ITF Circuit. In her career, she defeated players such as Yan Zi, Victoria Azarenka, Bethanie Mattek, Sania Mirza, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sybille Bammer.
Personal life Jugić-Salkić was born to Hidajet and Hašiha Jugić. She began playing tennis rather late, aged 13, citing Gabriela Sabatini as her idol.
WTA Tour finals Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam tournaments Premier M & Premier 5 Premier International (2–2)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win Jan 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Clay Jelena Kostanić Paola Suárez Virginia Ruano Pascual 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Win Jul 2005 Modena, Italy Clay Yuliya Beygelzimer Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková 6–2, 6–0 Loss Apr 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay İpek Şenoğlu Flavia Pennetta Maria Kirilenko 4–6, 4–6 Loss Jul 2012 Båstad, Sweden Clay Eva Hrdinová Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque Mariño 6–4, 5–7, [5–10]
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Singles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runner-ups) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Winner 1. 12 April 1999 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Petra Kučová 6–4, 6–4 Runner-up 1. 19 April 1999 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Petra Kučová 5–7, 3–6 Runner-up 2. 16 August 1999 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Stanislava Hrozenská 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 Runner-up 3. 6 September 1999 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay Olga Vymetálková 3–6, 4–6 Winner 2. 13 September 1999 ITF Biograd, Croatia Clay Eva Fislová 6–4, 6–2 Runner-up 4. 12 June 2000 ITF Ankara, Turkey Clay Stefanie Weiss 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 Winner 3. 18 September 2000 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Gabriela Chmelinová 6–4, 6–2 Winner 4. 2 July 2001 ITF Camaiore, Italy Clay Zuzana Zemenová 6–0, 6–4 Runner-up 5. 20 May 2002 ITF Rijeka, Croatia Clay Ivana Abramović 3–6, 3–6 Winner 5. 30 September 2002 ITF Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Nadja Pavić 6–4, 6–2 Winner 6. 30 June 2003 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–3, 6–0 Winner 7. 25 August 2003 ITF Rimini, Italy Clay Mariya Koryttseva 6–1, 6–3 Runner-up 6. 8 September 2003 ITF Torino, Italy Clay Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 3–6 Winner 8. 29 September 2003 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Virág Németh 6–7, 3–1 ret. Runner-up 7. 8 December 2003 ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay (i) Capucine Rousseau 2–6, 6–7 Runner-up 8. 5 April 2004 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Lucia Krželj 2–6, 5–7 Winner 9. 10 January 2005 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) Sabine Klaschka 6–2, 6–2 Winner 10. 17 January 2005 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i) Karen Paterson 6–3, 6–1 Runner-up 9. 7 February 2005 ITF Capriolo, Italy Hard (i) Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 1–6 Winner 11. 28 February 2005 ITF Buchen, Germany Hard (i) Eva Hrdinová 6–2, 2–0 ret. Runner-up 10. 12 December 2005 ITF Bergamo, Italy Carpet (i) Ekaterina Bychkova 3–6, 0–6 Runner-up 11. 10 April 2006 ITF Patras, Greece Hard Margit Rüütel 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 Runner-up 12. 26 March 2007 ITF Patras, Greece Hard Maret Ani 4–5 ret. Winner 12. 16 July 2007 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Chan Chin-wei 6–3, 6–4 Runner-up 13. 24 March 2008 ITF La Palma, Spain Hard Kristina Barrois 1–5 ret. Winner 13. 25 August 2008 ITF Vlaardingen, Netherlands Clay Giulia Gabba 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 Winner 14. 1 September 2008 ITF Martina Franca, Italy Clay Anna Floris 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 Runner-up 14. 22 September 2008 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Angelika Rösch 2–6, 7–6, 5–7 Runner-up 15. 11 April 2011 ITF Casablanca, Morocco Clay Galina Voskoboeva 7–6, 2–6, 3–6 Winner 15. 30 July 2012 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Carina Witthöft 6–2. 6–4 Runner-up 16. 6 August 2012 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany Clay Maša Zec Peškirič 0–6, 4–6
Doubles: 69 (43 titles, 26 runner-ups)