Kristina Mladenovic (French pronunciation: [kʁis.tina mla.dɛˈnɔvitʃ]; Serbian: Кристина Младеновић, pronounced [mlaːdɛnoʋit͡ɕ]; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player of Serbian and Bosniak ancestry.
Mladenovic has won fourteen doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as four singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On September 28, 2015 she reached her best singles ranking of world number 27. On May 18, 2015 she peaked at world number 5 in the doubles rankings.
Although Mladenovic has enjoyed modest success in singles, her greatest achievements have all come in doubles, having won the mixed doubles titles at the 2014 Australian Open and 2013 Wimbledon Championships alongside Daniel Nestor and reaching the 2014 Wimbledon doubles final with Tímea Babos.
Personal life
Kristina Mladenovic was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, in the Nord department of France.[1][2] Her father is Dragan Mladenović, a former handball player for Yugoslavia, and her mother Dženita (of Bosniak origin) is a former volleyball player. They moved to France in 1992 when Dragan was signed by Dunkirk.[3] They are now naturalized French citizens.[4][5] Mladenovic has a brother Luka.[3]
Tennis career
Early career
Mladenovic started playing juniors in May 2006. In 2007 Mladenovic became the European Under 14 singles champion.[3] Her biggest junior achievement was at the 2009 Junior French Open Girls' Singles, where she beat Daria Gavrilova of Russia in two sets in the final.[6] Her highest junior ranking was No. 1, on 8 June 2009. She advanced to both the Girls' Singles and Doubles finals at the 2009 Junior Wimbledon, losing to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the singles. In doubles, with partner Silvia Njirić, lost also to Lertcheewakarn, who partnered Sally Peers.
She began playing on the ITF circuit in September 2007. On the WTA Tour she tried to qualify for Open Gaz de France, but lost her first match to Petra Kvitová.[7] At the 2009 Australian Open, Kristina received a wild card, but was defeated by the No. 14 seed, Patty Schnyder.[8] In July Kristina qualified for the 2009 ECM Prague Open but lost in the first round to Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan.[9][10]
At the Internationaux de Strasbourg Mladenovic won her first match on the WTA Tour, coming back from 5–2 in the final set to win the tiebreak against Stefanie Vögele.[11]
Mladenovic played for France at the 2011 Hopman Cup, partnering with Nicolas Mahut.[12] France was drawn in the same group as the United States, Great Britain, and Italy. Mladenovic beat Francesca Schiavone and Laura Robson while losing to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the singles matches. In the mixed doubles she and Mahut won one of their three matches.
2011
Mladenovic started 2011 year at 2011 Australian Open but lost in the first round of qualifying to Heather Watson. Mladenovic won her first Senior title at a $25,000 tournament in Sutton, defeating Mona Barthel.[13] This was followed with a win in Stockholm the following week, defeating Arantxa Rus in the final.[14] Padova defeating Karin Knapp in three sets.
2012: Breakthrough
At the start of the year Mladenovic linked up with Biljana Veselinovic but they split just before Wimbledon and since then she had been coached by Thierry Ascione.[3]
Mladenovic claimed her first WTA Tour title of any type in Montreal when she and Klaudia Jans-Ignacik won the doubles title at the Rogers Cup.[15] Mladenovic made it through to the third round of the US Open after defeating Pavlyuchenkova.[16] At the Bell Classic in Quebec, Mladenovic reached her first WTA Semifinal.[17] With Tatjana Malek, Mladenovic won her second WTA doubles title at the Bell Classic.[18] Following her run to the semifinals, Mladenovic entered the top 100 in the rankings for the first time.[19] Mladenovic won the first ever WTA 125s event the Taipei WTA Ladies Open and took the doubles crown as well.[20]
2013: Doubles and Grand Slam Mixed success

Mladenovic At 2013 US Open
At the 2013 Open GDF Suez, a WTA Premier tournament, Mladenovic made the semifinals, including defeating Petra Kvitová. Teaming with Daniel Nestor Mladenovic made it to the final of the 2013 French Open in mixed doubles where they were defeated. However, she and Nestor rebounded at the mixed doubles at the 2013 Wimbledon capturing her first grand slam title.
At the 2013 U.S. Open, she beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-1 1-6 6-1 in the first round and then lost to the 23rd seed Jamie Hampton 7-5 6-4 in the second round. Mladenovic partnered up with Daniel Nestor to reach the semifinals of the Mixed Doubles, where they were defeated by the seventh seeded team of Max Mirnyi and Andrea Hlaváčková 7-5 6-7 [12-10].
2014: Continued doubles and mixed success
Mladenovic would start 2014 off strong capturing her second Mixed Doubles Grand Slam title at the 2014 Australian Open partnering again with Daniel Nestor. At the Open GDF Suez, Mladenovic defeated Australian Open Quarter Finalist Simona Halep in the first round. At Roland Garros, she upset Li Na (world No.2 and 2011 champion) in the first round, her first top 5 win. She continued her strong performance with a three-set win over American Alison Riske in the second round. She was, however, beaten in the round of 32 by eventual semifinalist Andrea Petkovic.
Mladenovic opened her grass court season in Birmingham, but lost her opening match to Shahar Pe'er of Israel. She then competed in 's-Hertogenbosch qualifying, managing to win a round but ultimately falling to Coco Vandeweghe, who would go on to qualify and win the entire tournament. At Wimbledon, she drew Zarina Diyas in the first round, but fell to the Kazakh in what was a rain delayed straight-set encounter. In the doubles draw, Mladenovic partnered Tímea Babos of Hungary, and reached their first Grand Slam women's doubles final, ultimately losing to Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in straight sets. She then traveled to Istanbul for the İstanbul Cup. She stunned the 3rd seed Klára Koukalová, but lost in the semifinals to number 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki. Her strong run returned her to the top 100, at 81. She then traveled to Baku, where she lost in quarterfinals, losing to Francesca Schiavone in a rematch of the İstanbul Cup quarterfinals. She next competed at the Citi Open, where she stunned top seeded Lucie Šafářová, before defeating qualifier Taylor Townsend. She lost to Kurumi Nara in the quarterfinals. After the Citi Open, Mladenovic lost in the final round of qualifying to Yanina Wickmayer in Montréal, and also the first round of qualifying in Cincinnati. She played doubles in Montréal, losing in the first round with partner Tímea Babos.
2015: Top 30, first WTA Tour singles final, first major quarterfinal
Mladenovic began the year losing in the second round of the 2015 Australian Open to Bethanie Mattek-Sands. She, along with Daniel Nestor, reached the final of the mixed doubles event. She lost in the second round of the 2015 Diamond Games in Antwerp to Lucie Šafářová.
She reached the semifinals of Marrakesh, losing to her doubles partner Tímea Babos, and made the final in Strasbourg, her first ever final at Tour level. She lost to Samantha Stosur. Her strong showing at both tournaments ensured her entry into the top 50.
At the 2015 French Open, Mladenovic once again stunned a top-10 player in her opening match by defeating World No. 6 Eugenie Bouchard of Canada. She advanced to the third round with a victory over Danka Kovinić and will face Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck for a spot in the last 16.
At the Topshelf Open, Mladenovic lost to eventual finalist and good friend Belinda Bencic, despite having match point opportunities. At the 2015 Aegon Classic, Mladenovic beat Eugenie Bouchard again 6-3, 4-6, 0-6, and then once again stunned a top-10 player by defeating World No.3 Simona Halep of Romania 2-6,6-0,7-6.
At the 2015 US Open, she reached the quarterfinals with wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Bojana Jovanovski, lucky loser Daria Kasatkina and Ekaterina Makarova before losing to eventual finalist Roberta Vinci in the quarterfinals, entering the top 30 for the first time in her singles career.
Apparel and equipment
Mladenovic wears Adidas clothing and uses Wilson rackets.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Mixed Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 1 runner up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1) |
Doubles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runners-up)
Winner – Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (3–1) |
Tier II / Premier (2–4) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (8–3) |
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Titles by Surface |
Hard (7–6) |
Grass (0–2) |
Clay (7–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
Runner–up |
1. |
12 June 2011 |
Danish Open, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Hard |
Katarzyna Piter |
Johanna Larsson Jasmin Wöhr |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
1. |
12 August 2012 |
Canadian Open, Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik |
Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik |
7–5, 2–6, [10–7] |
Winner |
2. |
16 September 2012 |
Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada |
Hard |
Tatjana Malek |
Alicja Rosolska Heather Watson |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7] |
Winner |
3. |
23 February 2013 |
U.S. National Indoors, Memphis, United States |
Hard (i) |
Galina Voskoboeva |
Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Winner |
4. |
7 April 2013 |
Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States |
Clay (green) |
Lucie Šafářová |
Andrea Hlaváčková Liezel Huber |
6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up |
2. |
28 April 2013 |
Marrakech Grand Prix, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Clay |
Petra Martić |
Tímea Babos Mandy Minella |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner |
5. |
4 May 2013 |
Portugal Open, Oeiras, Portugal |
Clay |
Chan Hao-ching |
Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Winner |
6. |
13 July 2013 |
Palermo International, Palermo, Italy |
Clay |
Katarzyna Piter |
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková |
6–1, 5–7, [10–8] |
Winner |
7. |
13 October 2013 |
Japan Women's Open, Osaka, Japan |
Hard |
Flavia Pennetta |
Samantha Stosur
Shuai Zhang |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
3. |
4 January 2014 |
Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia |
Hard |
Galina Voskoboeva |
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova |
3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up |
4. |
2 February 2014 |
Open GDF Suez, Paris, France |
Hard (i) |
Tímea Babos |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, [5–10] |
Winner |
8. |
2 March 2014 |
Mexican Open, Acapulco, Mexico |
Hard |
Galina Voskoboeva |
Petra Cetkovská
Iveta Melzer |
6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
Runner-up |
5. |
20 June 2014 |
Topshelf Open, Rosmalen, Netherlands |
Grass |
Michaëlla Krajicek |
Marina Erakovic
Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–0, 6–7(5–7), [8–10] |
Runner-up |
6. |
6 July 2014 |
Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Tímea Babos |
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci |
1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
7. |
August 18, 2014 |
Cincinnati Masters, Cincinnati, United States |
Hard |
Tímea Babos |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
2-6, 0-2 ret. |
Winner |
9. |
February 21, 2015 |
Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Tímea Babos |
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner |
10. |
1 May 2015 |
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Marrakesh, Morocco |
Clay |
Tímea Babos |
Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska |
6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Winner |
11. |
17 May 2015 |
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Tímea Babos |
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner |
12. |
8 August 2015 |
Citi Open, Washington, United States |
Hard |
Belinda Bencic |
Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač |
7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
Runner-up |
8. |
16 January 2016 |
Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Caroline Garcia |
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
6–1, 5–7, [5–10] |
Runner-up |
9. |
20 February 2016 |
Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Caroline Garcia |
Chuang Chia-jung
Darija Jurak |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
13. |
10 April 2016 |
Charleston Open, Charleston, United States |
Clay (green) |
Caroline Garcia |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner |
14. |
24 April 2016 |
Stuttgart Open, Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay (i) |
Caroline Garcia |
Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza |
2-6, 6-1, [10-6] |
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15/10. |
7 May 2016 |
Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Caroline Garcia |
Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza |
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ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (5–3)
Legend |
WTA 125s tournaments |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Runner–up |
1. |
11 April 2009 |
San Severo, Italy |
Clay |
Anna Korzeniak |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner |
1. |
6 February 2011 |
Sutton, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Mona Barthel |
6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
Winner |
2. |
13 February 2011 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Arantxa Rus |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner |
3. |
19 June 2011 |
Padova, Italy |
Clay |
Karin Knapp |
3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner–up |
2. |
4 December 2011 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner |
4. |
24 December 2011 |
Ankara, Turkey |
Hard (i) |
Valeria Savinykh |
7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
Winner |
5. |
29 October 2012 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Carpet (i) |
Chang Kai-chen |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner–up |
3. |
3 November 2014 |
Limoges, France |
Hard (i) |
Tereza Smitková |
6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
Doubles: 11 (8–3)
Legend |
WTA 125s tournaments |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
10 April 2009 |
San Severo, Italy |
Clay |
Marlot Meddens |
Anastasia Grymalska
Lara Meccico |
7–6(3), 6–0 |
Runner–up |
1. |
2 May 2010 |
Cagnes-sur-Mer, France |
Clay |
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Darija Jurak |
6–0, 2–6, [5–10] |
Runner–up |
2. |
2 October 2010 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Hard (i) |
Yuliya Beygelzimer |
Kiki Bertens
Richèl Hogenkamp |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner |
2. |
15 April 2011 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
Sandra Klemenschits |
Magda Linette
Katarzyna Piter |
6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Winner |
3. |
19 June 2011 |
Padova, Italy |
Clay |
Katarzyna Piter |
Irina Buryachok
Réka-Luca Jani |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner |
4. |
23 October 2011 |
Glasgow, Great Britain |
Hard (i) |
Emma Laine |
Yvonne Meusburger
Stephanie Vogt |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner |
5. |
6 November 2011 |
Nantes, France |
Hard |
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon |
Julie Coin
Eva Hrdinová |
6–0, 6–4 |
Winner |
6. |
13 November 2011 |
Opole, Poland |
Carpet |
Naomi Broady |
Paula Kania
Magda Linette |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner |
7. |
20 November 2011 |
Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
Hard |
Naomi Broady |
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková |
5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
Winner |
8. |
4 November 2012 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Hard |
Chan Hao-ching |
Chang Kai-chen
Olga Govortsova |
5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
Runner–up |
3. |
9 November 2014 |
Limoges, France |
Hard (i) |
Tímea Babos |
Kateřina Siniaková Renata Voráčová |
6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Junior Grand Slam singles finals (1–1)
Performance timelines
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Singles
Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
This table is current through the 2016 Sydney International.
Doubles
Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
This table is current through the 2016 Sydney International.
WTA Tour career earnings
*As of 17 August 2015
Top 10 wins per season
Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wins over top 10 players per season
# |
Player |
Rank |
Event |
Surface |
Round |
Score |
2013 |
1. |
Petra Kvitová |
No. 8 |
Paris, France |
Hard |
Quarterfinals |
6–3, 6–4 |
2014 |
2. |
Simona Halep |
No. 10 |
Paris, France |
Hard |
1st Round |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
3. |
Li Na |
No. 2 |
French Open, France |
Clay |
1st Round |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
2015 |
4. |
Eugenie Bouchard |
No. 6 |
French Open, France |
Clay |
1st Round |
6–4, 6–4 |
5. |
Simona Halep |
No. 3 |
Aegon Classic, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Quarterfinals |
2–6, 6–0, 7–6(7–4) |
Head-to-head record against other players
Mladenovic's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:
References
External links
World rankings – Top ten tennis players as of week of 2 May 2016
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