Ajla Tomljanovic

Australia

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I don't think I've faced a more nerve-racking moment in my life since the one in Perth. So it really put everything in perspective, and I felt like anything that will come my way after that will be a piece of cake.

Ajla Tomljanovic, 7 Apr 2025

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Started playing tennis at age seven
Favourite shot is backhand and favourite surface is hard
Trained during her teenage years at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida
Best tennis memory was her first experience on court with Chris Evert
Career goal is to be ranked No.1 in the world
Upset No.3 seed Agnieszka Radwanska en route to the fourth round at Roland Garros in 2014
Reached first career WTA final in Pattaya City, Thailand in 2015
Missed most of 2016 with a shoulder injury; made a triumphant return in 2017 with an upset win over World No.13 Elena Vesnina at the Miami Open
Continued her resurgence in 2018, reaching two WTA finals (Rabat, Seoul) and returning to the top 50
Debuted in Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup team for the 2019 final against France in Perth
Made first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal at Wimbledon 2021
Made Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, reaching the second round
In 2022, became the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1979 to reach Wimbledon and US Open singles quarterfinals in the same season
Underwent knee surgery in January 2023 and was sidelined for nine months
Defeated four top-60 opponents to reach first grass-court final at Birmingham in June 2024. This was also Tomljanovic’s first tour-level final in more than five years
Represented Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, playing singles and doubles (with Olivia Gadecki)

Speaks Croatian, English and German
Family includes father Ratko, mother Emina and sister Hana
Also has family in the United States; favourite city to visit is Charlotte, North Carolina, where they live
Favourite movie is The Hangover and favourite actor is Robert Pattinson
Enjoys watching other sports including basketball and football
Enjoys hip hop music; Beyonce is her favourite artist.

Age	32
Height	1.80m
Born	7 May 1993
Birth Place	Zagreb, Croatia
Lives	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	180 cm
Plays	Right-handed, double-handed backhand
Coach	Alessandro Bega