Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She has won one singles title and six doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with one singles title on WTA 125 tournaments. In June 2018, she reached her best singles rankings of world No. 39. On 30 September 2019, she peaked at No. 35 in the doubles rankings.
Krunić at the 2022 Birmingham Classic | |
| Country (sports) | Serbia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born | 15 March 1993 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Elise Tamaëla (2016–18) Sarah Stone (2018) |
| Prize money | US$ 3,614,988 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 371–281 (56.9%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (18 June 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 633 (19 February 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2019) |
| French Open | 2R (2019, 2022) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
| US Open | 4R (2014) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 210–178 (54.1%) |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (30 September 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 224 (19 February 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2021) |
| French Open | 3R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2021) |
| US Open | 3R (2015) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016, 2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2012), record 25–14 (64.1%) |
| Last updated on: 21 February 2024. | |
Krunić was the runner–up of 2009 Australian Open in girls' doubles, along with Sandra Zaniewska. She made her WTA Tour debut at 2010 Slovenia Open, playing doubles with world No. 2, Jelena Janković, and made her WTA singles debut at the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix. In 2014 US Open, in her second main-draw appearance at a Grand Slam tournament, Krunić won her first main-draw match and then reached the fourth round, beating 27th seed Madison Keys and third seed Petra Kvitová in the process.
Krunić has wins over prime or close to their prime Garbiñe Muguruza, Petra Kvitová, Jeļena Ostapenko, Elina Svitolina, Johanna Konta, CoCo Vandeweghe, Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci, Madison Keys, Ekaterina Makarova and Caroline Garcia. She has wins over former top-10 players, Timea Bacsinszky, while she was coming back from injury, as well as over Kimiko Date and Roberta Vinci in their last career matches, which were played in front of their home crowds in Tokyo and Rome, respectively. She also has wins in the qualifying rounds over former top-5 players Francesca Schiavone and Daniela Hantuchová.