Nina Stojanović

Tennis player with WTA titles

Nina Stojanović - Tennis player with WTA titles
Born

July 30th, 1996
29 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Serbia

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Competed in professional tennis, achieving notable success on the WTA tour. Stojanović turned professional in 2010 and gained recognition in singles and doubles formats. While primarily achieving ranking success in doubles, reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 42. Participated in Grand Slam tournaments, making contributions to the Serbian national team in the Fed Cup.

Reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 42

Competed in Grand Slam tournaments

Represented Serbia in the Fed Cup

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