Natalija Stevanović (née Kostić; Serbian Cyrillic: Наталија Стевановић (Костић), born 25 July 1994) is a Serbian tennis player. On 17 July 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 145. On 6 May 2024, she peaked at No. 152 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Natalija Stevanović
Наталија Стевановић
Stevanović at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceNiš, Serbia
Born (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)
Niš, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachNikola Stevanović (2016–)
Prize moneyUS$ 773,516
Singles
Career record414–294
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 145 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 287 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
French OpenQ3 (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2019, 2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record190–146
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 232 (23 September 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–1
Last updated on: 25 September 2024.

She has won 14 singles titles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She was an official member of Serbia Fed Cup team in their World Group quarterfinal tie against Belgium in 2012.[1]

Stevanović is a former junior top-5 player.[2]

Before her marriage, she competed as Natalija Kostić.

Career

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2015-2016

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She missed the whole of 2015 and the first half of 2016 season due to operation of liver cyst.[3][4]

2020: WTA debut

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She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in February at the Thailand Open in both singles and doubles, losing in the first round of each.

2023: Major debut at Wimbledon and third round

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Ranked No. 225 she qualified for the main draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, her first time at a Grand Slam tournament.[5] In the first round, she ousted former world No. 1 and Wimbledon finalist, Karolína Plíšková, in straight sets.[6] Next, she defeated Tamara Korpatsch in straight sets to reach the third round of a major on her debut.[7] However, she then lost in two tight sets to two times Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitová.[8]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Rosmalen Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q3 Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A NH Q1 Q3 3R 0 / 1 2–1
US Open Q1 A Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0 / 1 2–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 0 0[a] 2 Career total: 3
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0 / 3 1–4

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Jasmin Open,
Tunisia
WTA 250 Hard   Mai Hontama   Sara Errani
  Jasmine Paolini
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 24 (14 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60 tournaments (0–2)
W25/35 tournaments (3–1)
W10/15 tournaments (11–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (10–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2011 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Nikola Vajdová 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 2011 ITF Pirot, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Jovana Jakšić 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2011 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Estelle Guisard 7–6(7–2), ret.
Win 4–0 Nov 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Laura Ioana Paar 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Win 5–0 Jun 2012 ITF Niš, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Indire Akiki 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 6–0 Sep 2012 ITF Belgrade, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Dalia Zafirova 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–1 Dec 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Denisa Allertová 7–5, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 6–2 Jun 2013 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,000 Clay   Bernarda Pera 1–6, 2–6
Loss 6–3 Sep 2013 ITF Belgrade, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Xenia Knoll 3–6, 3–6
Win 7–3 Aug 2014 ITF Zaječar, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Elizaveta Ianchuk 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–3 Nov 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard   Tena Lukas 6–0, 6–3
Win 9–3 May 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay   Jade Suvrijn 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Win 10–3 Jun 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay   Jade Suvrijn 6–1, 6–0
Loss 10–4 Oct 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 10,000 Hard   Bunyawi Thamchaiwat 1–6, 3–6
Win 11–4 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Nika Kukharchuk 6–2, 6–1
Loss 11–5 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Naiktha Bains 4–6, 2–6
Loss 11–6 Feb 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Andreea Roșca 2–6, 4–6
Win 12–6 Nov 2018 ITF Muzaffarnagar, India 25,000 Grass   Tereza Mihalíková 6–2, 3–1 ret.
Win 13–6 May 2019 ITF Goyang, South Korea W25 Hard   Maia Lumsden 6–3, 6–2
Loss 13–7 Jul 2019 President's Cup, Kazakhstan W80 Hard   Marie Bouzková 3–6, 3–6
Loss 13–8 Sep 2019 Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal W60 Hard   Isabella Shinikova 3–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss 13–9 Jul 2022 President's Cup, Kazakhstan W60 Hard   Moyuka Uchijima 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 14–9 Sep 2022 ITF Leiria, Portugal W25 Hard   Kateryna Volodko 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 14–10 Jul 2024 ITF Don Benito, Spain W35 Carpet   Viktória Hrunčáková 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 31 (14 titles, 17 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (9–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (10–12)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2011 ITF Niš, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Ivana Klepić   Martina Borecká
  Vivien Juhászová
6–7(7), 3–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2011 ITF Umag, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Lucia Butkovská   Petra Krejsová
  Martina Borecká
7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 2–1 Sep 2012 ITF Belgrade, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Lucia Butkovská   Karin Morgošová
  Michaela Pochabová
6–0, 6–3
Win 3–1 Nov 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Elena-Teodora Cadar   Georgia Brescia
  Theresa Kleinsteuber
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jan 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Gaia Sanesi   Lee Jin-a
  Yoo Mi
3–6, 1–6
Win 4–2 Nov 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Karin Morgošová   Anita Husarić
  Kimberley Zimmermann
7–6(2), 6–4
Loss 4–3 Feb 2014 ITF Palmanova, Spain 10,000 Clay   Anna Alzate Esmurzaeva   Yuliana Lizarazo
  Alexandra Nancarrow
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Mar 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Chantal Škamlová   Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Sofia Kvatsabaia
6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win 5–4 Aug 2014 ITF Zaječar, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Elizaveta Ianchuk   Alexandra Nancarrow
  Barbora Štefková
6–3, 7–5
Win 6–4 Sep 2014 ITF Belgrade, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Isabella Shinikova   Nina Alibalić
  Nina Stojanović
6–1, 6–2
Loss 6–5 Sep 2014 ITF Algiers, Algeria 10,000 Clay   Margarita Lazareva   Pia König
  Conny Perrin
3–6, 1–6
Loss 6–6 Nov 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard   Nevena Selaković   Oana Georgeta Simion
  Raluca Șerban
4–6, 2–6
Loss 6–7 Nov 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Chantal Škamlová   Alena Fomina
  Ekaterine Gorgodze
w/o
Win 7–7 May 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay   Ganna Poznikhirenko   Emmanuelle Girard
  Francesca Jones
6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–8 Jul 2016 ITF Niš, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Tamara Čurović   Amina Anshba
  Angelina Gabueva
5–7, 5–7
Loss 7–9 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Jelena Simić   Naiktha Bains
  Chiara Grimm
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 8–9 May 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Jelena Simić   Lisa Ponomar
  Dalila Spiteri
6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–10 Sep 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 15,000 Hard   Wang Xiyu   Ni Ma Zhuoma
  You Mi Zhuoma
4–6, 3–6
Loss 8–11 Sep 2017 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Michika Ozeki   Kim Na-ri
  Anastasia Pivovarova
4–6, 2–6
Loss 8–12 Jan 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Jelena Simić   Karin Kennel
  Maria Marfutina
4–6, 3–6
Win 9–12 Feb 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Jelena Simić   Andrea Gámiz
  Guadalupe Pérez Rojas
w/o
Loss 9–13 Feb 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay   Jelena Simić   Nora Niedmers
  Natalia Siedliska
6–7(7), 6–0, [6–10]
Loss 9–14 May 2018 ITF Baotou, China 60,000 Clay (i)   Nika Kukharchuk   Alison Bai
  Aleksandrina Naydenova
4–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Win 10–14 Jul 2018 ITF Baja, Hungary 25,000 Clay   Paula Ormaechea   Nicoleta Dascălu
  Isabella Shinikova
w/o
Win 11–14 Oct 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet   Akiko Omae   Diāna Marcinkeviča
  Panna Udvardy
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 11–15 Oct 2021 ITF Lisbon, Portugal W25 Clay   Paula Ormaechea   Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
  Ángela Fita Boluda
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 12–15 Oct 2021 ITF Loulé, Portugal W25 Hard   Despina Papamichail   Francisca Jorge
  Matilde Jorge
6–2, 7–5
Win 13–15 Mar 2022 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W25 Hard   Irina Khromacheva   Anastasia Tikhonova
  Darja Semenistaja
6–1, 7–6(5)
Loss 13–16 Apr 2022 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal W80 Clay   Katharina Gerlach   Katarzyna Piter
  Kimberley Zimmermann
1–6, 1–6
Loss 13–17 Sep 2022 ITF Leiria, Portugal W25 Hard   Choi Ji-hee   Francisca Jorge
  Matilde Jorge
4–6, 0–6
Win 14–17 Jun 2023 Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom W100 Grass   Nao Hibino   Maja Chwalińska
  Jesika Malečková
7–6(10), 7–6(5)

Notes

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  1. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches count.

References

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  1. ^ "Fed Cup Draws & Results". Fed Cup. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Natalija Kostić". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
  3. ^ Stojanović, Ljubica (2 September 2015). "Promocija tenisa za decu od 4 do 10 godina" (in Serbian). Južne vesti. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ Nikolić, Aleksandar (6 June 2016). "Povratak tenisu Natalije Kostić uz dva trijumfa u Tunisu" (in Serbian). Južne vesti. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon 2023's Grand Slam debuts: Stevanovic, Naef, Bai and more".
  6. ^ "Five things to know about Serbian qualifier Natalija Stevanovic".
  7. ^ "Stevanovic beats Korpatsch to progress to Wimbledon third round". Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Kvitova closes out Stevanovic to reach Wimbledon second week".
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