Ajla Tomljanović is a Croatian-Australian professional tennis player. On 21 February 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 38. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. On the ITF Circuit, she has four singles and three doubles titles. Before 2014, she played for her country of birth, Croatia. She began competing for Australia at the 2014 US Open after obtaining permanent residency in Australia. For the next four years, she was required to represent Croatia at all non-Grand Slam events, until she was granted Australian citizenship in January 2018. She made her World TeamTennis debut with the Vegas Rollers during the 2020 WTT season played at The Greenbrier.
What is Ajla Tomljanović Famous For?
- Being a Croatian-Australian tennis player.
- For winning four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Who are Ajla Tomljanović Parents?
Ajla Tomljanović was born on May 7, 1993, in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Ratko Tomljanovi, a Croatian handball player won the European Cup in 1992 and 1993, and Emina, a Bosnian, were the parents of Ajla Tomljanovic. Her older sister, Hana, played tennis for the University of Virginia. When she was six years old, she started playing tennis, and when she was thirteen, she moved to Florida to begin her training. She is Australian-Croatian by nationality and her ethnicity is Mixed. In January 2018, Tomljanovi received citizenship in Australia. Taurus is her zodiac sign and her religion is Christianity. Her present age is 29 as of 2022.
Ajla Tomljanović Career Timeline
- Ajla initially played her first professional ITF Circuit event in October 2008 in Mexico City which she lost to Estefanía Craciún in the semifinals.
- Next, she qualified for the ITF event in Mexico City but lost to Karolina Kosińska in the second round.
- After that, she qualified for the ITF event in Boca Raton, Florida, where she lost to Heidi El Tabakh in the second round in January 2009.
- During Indian Wells Open, she lost to Angela Haynes.
- Again, she made three consecutive losses in the second rounds, at the ITF tournaments in Redding, California, Osprey, Florida, and Makarska, Croatia.
- She lost to Tereza Hladíková at the ITF event in Zagreb.
- She won her first ITF doubles title, partnering with fellow Croatian Petra Martić on 10th May 2009.
- She began working with coach David Taylor during her 2014 season.
- She started the year at the Shenzhen Open where she lost to Annika Beck in the first round.
- Next, she played as a wildcard at the Sydney International.
- She lost at the Pattaya Open in the first round to qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva, in straight sets.
- She reached the quarterfinals at the Mexican Open defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková but later she lost to Zhang Shuai during her quarterfinal.
- She started clay-court season at the Charleston Open but later she lost to second seed Jelena Janković in the third round.
- She lost to Zarina Diyas playing in her final tournament before the French Open at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
- She played her final tournament of the year at the Kremlin Cup where she was defeated by fourth seed Lucie Šafářová.
- She ended the season ranked 63.
- She started the 2015 season at Brisbane International. In the second round, she lost to Elina Svitolina.
- At the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to 30th seed Varvara Lepchenko.
- She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Thailand Open but she was defeated by Daniela Hantuchová.
- She lost in the first round to Magdaléna Rybáriková at the Mexican Open.
- She competed at the Indian Wells Open but was defeated by Irina Falconi.
- She began her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup where she was defeated by Andreea Mitu.
- She was defeated in the second round by former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka at the Madrid Open.
- At the French Open, Tomljanović lost in the second round to 11th seed Angelique Kerber.
- She started the US Open Series at the Stanford Classic. She lost her quarterfinal match to the fourth seed and eventual finalist, Karolína Plíšková.
- At the US Open, Tomljanović lost in the first round to Karin Knapp.
- She reached the semifinals where she was defeated by Yanina Wickmayer at the Japan Women’s Open.
- She played her final tournament of the year at the China Open.
- She ended the year ranked 66.
- She started her season at Brisbane International where she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro.
- She was defeated in the first round by Kateryna Bondarenko at the Australian Open.
- She underwent shoulder surgery, side-lining her for the rest of the season in February.
- She ended the season ranked 930.
- She then returned to competitive play in February at the Mexican Open in 2017 where she retired after losing the first set to Kirsten Flipkens due to a right shoulder injury in the second round.
- At the Indian Wells Open, she lost in the first round to Julia Görges.
- Competing as a wildcard at the Boyd Tinsley Clay Court Classic, she advanced to the semifinals where she lost to Caroline Dolehide.
- She ended her 2017 season ranked No. 151.
- She started her 2018 season at the Brisbane International defeating Destanee Aiava but later she lost to Johanna Konta.
- At the US Open, she lost in the second round to Katerina Siniakova.
- She then ended the season ranked No. 43.
- She began her 2019 season at the Brisbane International where she lost to fifth seed and eventual champion, Karolína Plíšková.
- At the Australian Open, she lost in a first-round thriller to Johanna Konta.
- At the Miami Open, she was defeated in a third-round thriller by 21st seed Anett Kontaveit.
- She reached a career-high of No. 39 on 1 April 2019.
- She started 2020 at Brisbane International where she lost in the second round to the second seed.
- At the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to eventual finalist Garbiñe Muguruza.
- At the French Open, she was defeated in her first-round match by 20th seed Maria Sakkari.
- She then ended the year ranked 68.
- She started the 2021 season at the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Open but lost to Aryna Sabalenka.
- At the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to second seed Simona Halep.
- In Adelaide, she lost in the first round to qualifier and compatriot, Storm Sanders.
- She was defeated in the second round by second seed Naomi Osaka at the Miami Open.
- At Wimbledon, she reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam championship for the first time in her career where she was defeated by Ashleigh Barty.
- She defeated in her first-round match Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova at the Tokyo Summer Olympics representing Australia.
- She represented again Australia at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in November 2021.
- She ended the year ranked 45.
Who is Ajla Tomljanović Boyfriend?
Ajla Tomljanović is not married yet and she is still to get married yet. Previously, she dated Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios from 2017 until 2018. Then, she began dating Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini since August 2019. They are enjoying their present life a lot and their bond is going stronger with the passage of time. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Source: @tennisworldusa.com
Who is Ajla Tomljanović Boyfriend, Matteo Berrettini?
What is Ajla Tomljanović Net Worth?
Ajla Tomljanović is one of the successful tennis players whose net worth is estimated to have $1.5 Million as of 2022. She has previously been sponsored by Nike and K-Swiss for clothing and apparel. Her exact salary is still to get unfolded yet. She has made the prize money of US$ 4,664,573 till now. She is living a cool lifestyle at present. Her main source of wealth comes from her tennis career.
How tall is Ajla Tomljanović?
Ajla Tomljanović is a beautiful lady with a pretty smile. She has a tall height of 1.80 m and her body weight consists of 67 KG. Her body type is average. She maintains her body a lot by doing frequent exercise. She has got a healthy body at present. Her eye color is brown and her hair color is dark brown. Her breast size is 33 in, waist size is 24 in and hips size is 33 in. Her bra cup size is B.
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