Petra Pajalič (born 1 June 1988[1]) is a retired Slovenian tennis player, who specialised in doubles.

Petra Pajalič
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$14,526
Singles
Career record27–63
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 532 (8 September 2008)
Doubles
Career record33–46
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 393 (21 April 2008)

Pajalič has career-high WTA rankings of 532 in singles, achieved on 8 September 2008, and 393 in doubles, set on 21 April 2008. She won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Pajalič made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in doubles competition at the 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, partnering Taja Mohorčič[2] The pair lost their first round match against Sybille Bammer and Polona Hercog.[3]

Personal life

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She speaks English and Slovenian. She received a law degree from Bežigrad Grammar School. Pajalič retired from professional in 2010. Petra Pajalič Studio Moderna, an e-commerce and direct-to-consumer advertising company operating mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, works in the field of marketing.[4]

ITF finals

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Legend
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles (1 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 July 2007 ITF Gausdal, Norway 10,000 Hard   Maja Kambič   Tetyana Arefyeva
  Elena Jirnova
7–6(3), 5–7, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Apr 2008 ITF Telde, Spain 10,000 Clay   Anne-Valerie Evain   Chayenne Ewijk
  Dominice Ripoll
2–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2008 ITF Valencia, Venezuela 10,000 Hard   Katie Ruckert   Ana Clara Duarte
  Carla Tiene
2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 1–3 Nov 2008 ITF Valencia, Venezuela 10,000 Hard   Katie Ruckert   Ana Clara Duarte
  Carla Tiene
7–5, 6–7(1) [4–10]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2009 ITF Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,000 Clay   Patricia Chirea   Karolina Jovanović
  Teodora Mirčić
4–6, 1–6

ITF Junior Circuit finals

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Category G4
Category G5

Doubles (1–2)

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Result W–L Date Location Grade Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 March 2004 Oran, Algeria G5 Clay   Maja Kambič   Rebekka Seipel
  Justine Sutherland
2–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 March 2004 Sidi Fredj, Algeria G4 Clay   Maja Kambič   Claudia Sanua
  Justine Sutherland
5–7, 5–7
Win 1–2 October 2004 Mali Lošinj, Croatia G4 Clay   Taja Mohorčič   Tadeja Majerič
  Petra Martić
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Tennis explorer
  2. ^ "2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-21.
  3. ^ "2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open Draw". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Petra Pajalič". www.linkedin.com.
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