Dalila Jakupović (born 24 March 1991) is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent.

Dalila Jakupović
Jakupović at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 33)
Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CoachSenad Jakupović
Prize moneyUS$ 1,294,650
Singles
Career record474–430
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (5 November 2018)
Current rankingNo. 248 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French Open1R (2018, 2019)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US Open1R (2018)
Doubles
Career record293–248
Career titles2 WTA, 5 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 38 (10 September 2018)
Current rankingNo. 170 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2018)
French Open3R (2018)
Wimbledon1R (2018)
US OpenQF (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–9
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Jakupović to date has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with five WTA Challenger doubles titles. She also has won eight singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2018, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 69. On 10 September 2018, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Slovenia, Jakupović has a win–loss record of 8–9 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of May 2024).

Career

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In January 2020, Jakupović collapsed during the Australian Open as a result of the pollution following the bushfires in the country.[1]

At the 2022 Makarska International Championships, Jakupović claimed the doubles title with Tena Lukas, winning the final against Olga Danilović and Aleksandra Krunić in a deciding champions tiebreak.[2]

Partnering Veronika Erjavec, she won the doubles title at the 2023 Iași Open, defeating Irina Bara and Monica Niculescu in the final.[3]

Alongside Irina Khromacheva, Jakupović claimed the doubles title at the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open with a wun over Anna Bondár and Kimberley Zimmermann in the final.[4]

Jakupović won the doubles at the 2024 Mumbai Open with Sabrina Santamaria, overcoming Arianne Hartono and Prarthana Thombare in the final.[5]

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q2 1R Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 1R 1R Q1 A A Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q2 1R NH A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q1 Q1 1R Q2 A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0 / 5 0–5 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A Q2 NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A 1R NH A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A A Q2 A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 1 2 13 17 0 0 1 Career total: 35
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 12–13 4–17 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 35 19–35 35%
Win % 0%  –  0% 50% 48% 19%  –   –  50% Career total: 35%
Year-end ranking[b] 425 243 157 239 69 210 243 307 255 $1,048,246

Doubles

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WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2017 Monterrey Open,
Mexico
International[c] Hard   Nadiia Kichenok   Nao Hibino
  Alicja Rosolska
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Apr 2017 İstanbul Cup,
Turkey
International Clay   Nadiia Kichenok   Nicole Melichar
  Elise Mertens
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2017 Tianjin Open,
China
International Hard   Nina Stojanović   Irina-Camelia Begu
  Sara Errani
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Apr 2018 Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia
International Clay   Irina Khromacheva   Mariana Duque Mariño
  Nadia Podoroska
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Sep 2019 Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
International Hard   Sabrina Santamaria   Hayley Carter
  Luisa Stefani
3–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2017 Mumbai Open, India Hard   Aryna Sabalenka 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard   Irina Khromacheva   Duan Yingying
  Wang Yafan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2017 Mumbai Open, India Hard   Irina Khromacheva   Victoria Rodriguez
  Bibiane Schoofs
5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 1–2 May 2018 Kunming Open, China Hard   Irina Khromacheva   Guo Hanyu
  Sun Xuliu
6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Nov 2019 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Carpet (i)   Danka Kovinić   Lee Ya-hsuan
  Wu Fang-hsien
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2021 Columbus Challenger,
United States
Hard (i)   Nuria Párrizas Díaz   Wang Xinyu
  Zheng Saisai
1–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2022 Makarska Championships,
Croatia
Clay   Tena Lukas   Olga Danilović
  Aleksandra Krunić
5–7, 6–2, [10–5]
Win 3–4 Jul 2023 Iași Open, Romania Clay   Veronika Erjavec   Irina Bara
  Monica Niculescu
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–4 Sep 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy Clay   Irina Khromacheva   Anna Bondar
  Kimberley Zimmermann
6–2, 6–3
Win 5–4 Feb 2024 Mumbai Open, India Hard   Sabrina Santamaria   Arianne Hartono
  Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 21 (8 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (6–9)
W10 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (7–8)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2009 ITF Bangalore, India W10 Hard   Poojashree Venkatesha 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2011 ITF Kolkata, India W10 Clay   Mari Tanaka 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2012 ITF Aurangabad, India W10 Clay   Peangtarn Plipuech 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–3 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard   Elizaveta Kulichkova 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2013 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay   Maša Zec Peškirič 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2013 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard   Tadeja Majerič 5–7, 5–7
Win 2–5 Feb 2015 ITF Aurangabad, India W25 Clay   Han Xinyun 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Jul 2015 ITF Darmstadt, Germany W25 Clay   Ysaline Bonaventure 3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 2–7 May 2016 ITF Caserta, Italy W25 Clay   Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–8 Jun 2016 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland W25 Clay   Tamara Korpatsch 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–9 Jun 2016 ITF Stuttgart, Germany W25 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 3–9 Jul 2016 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–10 Jul 2016 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay   Anna Kalinskaya 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 4–10 Aug 2016 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W25 Clay   Cindy Burger 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win 5–10 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay   Destanee Aiava 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–11 May 2021 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay   Miriam Kolodziejová 0–6, 2–6
Loss 5–12 Oct 2021 ITF Redding, United States W25 Hard   Catherine Harrison 1–6, 1–6
Win 6–12 Aug 2023 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W25 Clay   Nika Radišić 6–2, 6–1
Loss 6–13 Jan 2024 ITF Indore, India W50 Hard   Polina Kudermetova 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Win 7–13 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, India W35 Clay   Ku Yeon-woo 6–1, 6–2
Win 8–13 Mar 2024 ITF Indore, India W35 Hard   Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner–ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (5–3)
W40 tournaments (2–0)
W25/35 tournaments (6–7)
W10 tournaments (3–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (13–10)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2008 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay   Sofiya Kovalets   Barbara Hellwig
  Sandra Klemenschits
6–2, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2009 ITF Melilla, Spain 10,000 Hard   Zuzana Zlochová   Lucia Kovarčíková
  Davinia Lobbinger
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2009 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom 10,000 Grass   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic   Jocelyn Rae
  Jade Windley
1–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2009 ITF New Delhi, India 10,000 Hard   Ashmitha Easwaramurthi   Alexandra Kolesnichenko
  Emily Webley-Smith
2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2010 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay   Vivienne Vierin   Evelyn Mayr
  Julia Mayr
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Valentine Confalonieri   Iveta Gerlová
  Lucie Kriegsmannová
1–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Jan 2011 ITF Kolkata, India 10,000 Clay   Nicole Clerico   Ankita Raina
  Poojashree Venkatesha
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–6 Mar 2011 ITF Fällanden, Switzerland 10,000 Carpet (i)   Anja Prislan   Xenia Knoll
  Amra Sadiković
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Nov 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic   Diana Enache
  Daniëlle Harmsen
1–6, 3–6
Win 3–7 Mar 2012 ITF Aurangabad, India 10,000 Clay   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic   Peangtarn Plipuech
  Varunya Wongteanchai
6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–8 Jun 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Kyra Shroff   Sowjanya Bavisetti
  Anna Morgina
1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 3–9 Sep 2013 Trabzon Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard   Ani Amiraghyan   Oksana Kalashnikova
  Aleksandra Krunić
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–10 Jun 2014 ITF Budapest, Hungary 25,000 Clay   Kateřina Kramperová   Réka Luca Jani
  Irina Khromacheva
5–7, 4–6
Win 4–10 Nov 2015 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i)   Anne Schäfer   Michaela Hončová
  Chantal Škamlová
6–7(5), 6–2, [10–8]
Win 5–10 Dec 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt 25,000 Clay   Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Martina Caregaro
  Réka Luca Jani
w/o
Win 6–10 Jul 2016 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Alice Matteucci
  Sofia Shapatava
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–11 Jul 2016 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay   Lu Jiajing   Nicola Geuer
  Anna Zaja
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–12 Jul 2016 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay   Anita Husarić   Valentini Grammatikopoulou
  Anna Kalinskaya
4–6, 1–6
Loss 6–13 Jun 2017 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay   Dalma Gálfi   Natela Dzalamidze
  Veronika Kudermetova
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 7–13 Jan 2018 Playford International, Australia 25,000 Hard   Irina Khromacheva   Junri Namigata
  Erika Sema
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 8–13 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay   Priscilla Hon   Makoto Ninomiya
  Miyu Kato
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 8–14 Oct 2021 ITF Redding, United States W25 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Mirjam Björklund
  Katie Swan
3–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Win 9–14 May 2022 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy W60 Clay   Alena Fomina-Klotz   Eudice Chong
  Liang En-shuo
6–1, 6–4
Win 10–14 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open, Latvia W60 Clay   Ivana Jorović   Emily Appleton
  Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10–15 Nov 2022 ITF Haabneeme, Estonia W25 Hard   Arantxa Rus   Malene Helgø
  Suzan Lamens
2–6, 1–6
Loss 10–16 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Hard   Priscilla Hon   Elysia Bolton
  Alexandra Bozovic
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win 11–16 Apr 2023 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay   Irina Khromacheva   Valeriya Strakhova
  Priscilla Hon
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 12–16 May 2023 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia W60 Clay   Valentini Grammatikopoulou   Carole Monnet
  Antonia Ružić
6–2, 7–5
Win 13–16 Aug 2023 ITF Wroclaw, Poland W40 Clay   Ekaterine Gorgodze   Weronika Ewald
  Daria Kuczer
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 14–16 Aug 2023 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W25 Clay   Nika Radišić   Zuzanna Pawlikowska
  Malwina Rowińska
6–4, 6–2
Loss 14–17 Oct 2023 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W25 Hard (i)   Anita Wagner   Ekaterina Yashina
  Anastasia Zakharova
3–6, 4–6
Win 15–17 Oct 2023 ITF Heraklion, Greece W40 Clay   Irina Bara   Oana Gavrilă
  Sapfo Sakellaridi
3–6, 7–6(6), [10–8]
Win 16–17 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, India W35 Clay   Irina Bara   Ku Yeon-woo
  Justina Mikulskytė
6–7(8), 7–6(5), [10–7]
Loss 16–18 May 2024 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Clay   Sabrina Santamaria   Veronika Erjavec
  Tamara Zidanšek
4–6, 4–6
Loss 16–19 Oct 2024 Kayseri, Turkey W35 Hard   Ankita Raina   Isabella Barrera Aguirre
  Abigail Rencheli
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]

Team competition

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Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

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Singles (6–5)

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2014 Z1 R/R Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN)   Ukraine Hard (i) Lyudmyla Kichenok L 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
  Israel Julia Glushko W 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Z1 P/O   Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko L 3–6, 6–7(9–11)
2017 Z2 R/R Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LTU)   Sweden Hard (i) Cornelia Lister W 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
  South Africa Ilze Hattingh W 6–1, 6–3
  Norway Ulrikke Eikeri W 6–1, 6–2
Z2 P/O   Luxembourg Claudine Schaul W 6–1, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles (2–4)

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2014 Z1 R/R Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN)   Ukraine Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Lyudmyla Kichenok
Olga Savchuk
L 2–6, 3–6
  Israel Andreja Klepač Julia Glushko
Shahar Pe'er
L 4–6, 5–7
2017 Z2 R/R Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LTU)   South Africa Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Ilze Hattingh
Madrie Le Roux
W 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
  Norway Andreja Klepač Malene Helgø
Caroline Rohde-Moe
L 0–1 ret.

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status.
  2. ^ 2008: WTA ranking–990, 2009: WTA ranking–431, 2010: WTA ranking–429, 2011: WTA ranking–340, 2012: WTA ranking–327, 2013: WTA ranking–273.
  3. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis player collapses in Australian Open qualifying due to 'poor air from bushfires'". The Independent. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  2. ^ "Niemeier snaps Cocciaretto streak to capture Makarska 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Bogdan defeats Begu in all-Romanian final to win Iasi 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Bogdan triumphs in Parma, claims second WTA 125 title of year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Semenistaja saves championship point en route to Mumbai WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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