Matea Mezak (Croatian pronunciation: [mězak];[1] born 5 March 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. 2004, she started on the ITF Circuit, where she won six singles and six doubles titles.

Matea Mezak
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 39)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$68,820
Singles
Career record171–108
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 208 (4 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record86–61
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (2 October 2006)

Her preferred surface is hardcourt, and her coach was Ivan Humić.

Along with Svetlana Kuznetsova, she reached 2002 Australian Open junior doubles competition, where they lost to Indonesian Angelique Widjaja and Argentine Gisela Dulko.

Mezak also was on the Croatia Fed Cup team, in 2005 and 2006.

In April 2014, she played her last match on the pro circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (6–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1 Feb 2003 ITF Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Galina Voskoboeva 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1 Apr 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay   Natalia Garbellotto 6–7(5), 5–7
Loss 2 May 2003 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay   Silvia Disderi 1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 2 May 2004 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay   Romina Oprandi 2–0 ret.
Loss 3 May 2004 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay   Mandy Minella 5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3 Oct 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay   Silvia Disderi 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 4 Oct 2008 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay   Darina Sedenkova 6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 5 Aug 2009 ITF Braunschweig, Germany Clay   Korina Perkovic 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4 Sep 2009 ITF Doboj, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay   Tamara Čurović 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5 Oct 2009 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay   Réka Luca Jani 0–6, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 6 Nov 2009 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Tímea Babos 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 6 Nov 2009 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Tímea Babos 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss 1. 24 November 2002 ITF Zagreb, Croatia Hard (i)   Jelena Kostanić Tošić   Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  Karolina Šprem
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 27 July 2003 ITF Ancona, Italy Clay   Petra Dizdar   María José Argeri
  Giulia Meruzzi
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 18 July 2004 ITF Monteroni, Italy Clay   Nadja Pavić   Valentina Sulpizio
  Sandra Záhlavová
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Win 4. 16 October 2005 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i)   Jelena Kostanić Tošić   Zsófia Gubacsi
  Darya Kustova
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 2 February 2006 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Andrea Hlaváčková   Katie O'Brien
  Melanie South
6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 1 April 2006 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard   Renata Voráčová   Zsófia Gubacsi
  Kyra Nagy
6–2, 1–0 ret.
Win 7. 15 April 2006 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay   Zsófia Gubacsi   Joana Cortez
  María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8. 7 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay   İpek Şenoğlu   Tzipi Obziler
  Romina Oprandi
6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9. 26 May 2006 ITF La Palma, Spain Hard   Nadja Pavić   Petra Kvitová
  Karolina Kosińska
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. 22 July 2006 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Nika Ožegović   Darija Jurak
  Kyra Nagy
6–2, 6–3
Loss 11. 29 July 2006 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay   Nika Ožegović   Valentina Sassi
  Aurélie Védy
7–5, 4–6, 0–6
Win 12. 16 September 2006 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Nika Ožegović   Danica Krstajić
  Maša Zec Peškirič
6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. 18 February 2013 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Silvia Njirić   Timea Bacsinszky
  Xenia Knoll
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 12 May 2013 ITF Athens, Greece Hard   Silvia Njirić   Erin Clark
  Francesca Stephenson
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]

References

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  1. ^ "mèze". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Mèzak
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