Nataša Zorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Наташа Зорић, pronounced [nâtaʃa zǒːritɕ]; born 27 November 1989) is a Serbian former tennis player. Zorić has reached one WTA Tour final in doubles, at the 2008 Gastein Ladies with Sesil Karatantcheva, where they lost to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in straight sets.[1] Her career-high rankings are 388 in singles and No. 218 in doubles, both set on 6 October 2008. Zorić won four ITF singles titles, and 12 ITF doubles titles in her career.

Nataša Zorić
Zorić at the Allianz Cup, 2008
Country (sports) Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
ResidencePalić, Serbia
Born (1989-11-27) 27 November 1989 (age 34)
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$45,707
Singles
Career record152–85
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 388 (6 October 2008)
Doubles
Career record88–49
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 218 (6 October 2008)

After solving injury problems, Zorić won the singles title at the ITF Budapest on 14 June 2009.[2]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Tier III (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jul 2008 Gastein Ladies, Austria Tier III Clay   Sesil Karatantcheva   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
3–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (4–4)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 9 October 2005 ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro 10,000 Clay   Tina Obrež 6–7(4), 6–2, 4–6
Win 2. 16 April 2006 ITF Hvar, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Dijana Stojić 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3. 28 May 2006 ITF Budapest, Hungary 10,000 Clay   Katalin Marosi 4–6, 5–7
Win 4. 1 April 2007 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Berta Morata Flaquer 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Win 5. 28 October 2007 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Samantha Schoeffel 0–6, 7–6(5), 6–1
Win 6. 14 June 2009 ITF Budapest, Hungary 10,000 Clay   Virág Németh 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
Loss 7. 9 August 2009 ITF Vienna, Austria 10,000 Clay   Lucie Kriegsmannová 4–6, 7–6(7), 5–7
Loss 8. 31 October 2010 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Klaudia Boczová 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (12–7)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 6 June 2004 Palić, Serbia and Montenegro 10,000 Clay   Karolina Jovanović   Ana Četnik
  Ljiljana Nanušević
w/o
Winner 2. 24 July 2005 Palić, Serbia and Montenegro 10,000 Clay   Karolina Jovanović   Tatjana Ječmenica
  Ana-Maria Zubori
6–1, 6–4
Winner 3. 3 October 2005 Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro 10,000 Clay   Vanja Ćorović   Tina Obrež
  Miljana Adanko
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 4. 23 May 2006 Budapest, Hungary 10,000 Clay   Antonia Xenia Tout   Naomi Cavaday
  Georgie Gent
6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. 25 September 2006 Szeged, Hungary 10,000 Clay   Antonia Xenia Tout   Talitha De Groot
  Lucie Makrlikova
6–3, 6–3
Winner 6. 9 June 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Karolina Jovanović   Mirna Marinović
  Jelena Stanivuk
5–1 ret.
Loss 7. 20 April 2007 Cavtat, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Karolina Jovanović   Anastasia Poltoratskaya
  Ana Savić
1–6, 1–6
Winner 8. 9 July 2007 Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Neda Kozić   Klaudia Boczová
  Katarina Tuohimaa
6–4, 7–5
Loss 9. 28 August 2007 Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay   Taja Mohorčič   Stefanie Haidner
  Eva Hoch
2–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 4 September 2007 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,000 Clay   Neda Kozić   Katarina Poljaková
  Petra Sunic
6–3, 6–2
Winner 11. 15 October 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Miljana Adanko   Émilie Bacquet
  Samantha Schoeffel
6–3, 6–3
Winner 12. 22 October 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Miljana Adanko   Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
  Soetkin Van Deun
w/o
Winner 13. 12 April 2009 Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Teodora Mirčić   Tina Obrež
  Mika Urbančič
6–0, 6–3
Loss 14. 22 May 2009 Craiova, Romania 10,000 Clay   Simona Matei   Tanya Germanlieva
  Dessislava Mladenova
6–4, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss 15. 12 October 2009 Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Émilie Bacquet   Michaela Honcová
  Karin Morgosová
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Winner 16. 3 May 2010 Wiesbaden, Germany 10,000 Clay   Barbara Bonić   Quirine Lemoine
  Marlot Meddens
6–2, 6–2
Loss 17. 30 August 2010 Osijek, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Petra Sunic   Réka Luca Jani
  Martina Kubiciková
1–6, 1–6
Winner 18. 18 September 2010 Zagreb, Croatia 25,000 Clay   Mailen Auroux   Ani Mijačika
  Ana Vrljić
7–5, 5–7, [14–12]
Loss 19. 24 October 2010 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Elora Dabija   Raluca Elena Platon
  Ingrid Radu
6–1, 1–6, [6–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Andrea Hlaváčková". WTAtennis.com. Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Nataša Zorić osvojila titulu u Mađarskoj". www.sportske.net. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
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