Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 58 in singles and No. 97 in doubles. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Romanian Open in Cluj-Napoca, partnering with Natela Dzalamidze.
Juniors On the junior tour, she achieved a career-high combined ranking of 5, in January 2017. She reached the semifinals of both the 2016 Wimbledon Championships and the 2016 US Open girls' doubles events. She was also a winner of the Orange Bowl in 2016.
Juvan and Iga Świątek of Poland won gold in doubles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.
Professional 2019–2020: Major debut Juvan made her Grand Slam tournament debut as a lucky loser at the 2019 French Open where she lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.
After winning her qualifier bracket, she defeated Kristýna Plíšková to reach the second round at Wimbledon in July 2019, where she lost in three sets to 11th seed Serena Williams.
2021: Two major 3rd rounds, first WTA Tour doubles title
Juvan reached the third round of a Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open as a qualifier for the first time in her career, defeating 13th seed Johanna Konta in the first round by retirement, and Mayar Sherif in the second round She lost to 22nd seed Jennifer Brady. As a result, she entered the top 100 at a career high of world No. 91, on 22 February 2021.
In June, she also reached the third round at Wimbledon where she defeated ninth seed Belinda Bencic and qualifier Clara Burel, before losing to 20th seed Coco Gauff.
Partnering Natela Dzalamidze, Juvan won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Linz Open, defeating Katarzyna Piter and Mayar Sherif in the final.
2022: Second Wimbledon 3rd round At Wimbledon, she defeated 23rd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and Dalma Gálfi to make it through to the third round, where her run was ended by Heather Watson.
2023: Break and return to competition On 5 April 2023, Juvan announced that she was taking a break from her tennis career for personal reasons. She took two months off the tour following the death of her father Robert due to cancer.
She qualified for her third consecutive main draw at Wimbledon. Juvan overcame Margarita Betova in the first round, before losing to 22nd seed Anastasia Potapova.
Ranked No. 145, she qualified at the US Open, saving five match points in the last qualifying round, and reached the third round of the main draw, where she lost to longtime friend Iga Świątek. As a result, she moved close to 40 positions up in the rankings.
2024–2025: Second hiatus and comeback Juvan defeated 23rd seed Anastasia Potapova in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open, before losing her next match to qualifier Anastasia Zakharova.
Having been out of action for 12 months, Juvan qualified for the 2025 Texas Open, but lost in the first round to Ena Shibahara, in three sets. In May, she finished runner-up at the WTA 125 Open de Saint-Malo, losing in the final to second seed Naomi Osaka. In December 2025, Juvan revealed that the cause of her second hiatus was being diagnosed with functional neurological symptom disorder, which led to her needing to rethink her approach to tennis.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2026 French Open. Tournament2017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAQ21R3R1R2R2RA1R0 / 64–6 French OpenAA1R2R1R2RQ2AQ3Q20 / 42–4 WimbledonAA2RNH3R3R2RA1RA0 / 56–5 US OpenAAA2R2R1R3RAQ1A0 / 44–4Win–loss0–00–01–22–35–43–44–31–10–10–10 / 1916–19National representation Billie Jean King CupZ2Z1Z1Z1POSFAZ10 / 019–10WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAA2RAAAA0 / 11–1Indian Wells OpenAAANHA2RQ2AQ2A0 / 11–1Miami OpenAAANHAQ1Q2AAQ10 / 00–0Madrid OpenAAANHQ1Q2AAAA0 / 00–0Italian OpenAAA1RA1RAAAA0 / 20–2Canadian OpenAAANHAAAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAAQ1AAQ1A0 / 00–0Guadalajara OpenNHAAAA0 / 00–0Wuhan OpenAAANHAA0 / 00–0China OpenAAANHAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–02–30–00–00–00 / 42–4Career statistics2017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %Tournaments00471414812Career total: 50Titles000000000Career total: 0Finals000001000Career total: 1Hard win–loss0–11–11–34–310–96–84–51–10–10 / 2827–32Clay win–loss0–00–01–22–41–311–33–30–00–00 / 1418–15Grass win–loss0–00–01–2NH2–12–31–10–00–10 / 86–8Overall win–loss0–11–13–76–713–1319–148–91–10–20 / 5051–55Win (%)Career total: Year-end ranking555174133104988810459998$2,360,701
WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceClay (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 May 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay Angelique Kerber 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–0), 6–7(5–7)
Doubles: 1 (title) LegendWTA 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceClay (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania WTA 250 Clay Natela Dzalamidze Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif 6–3, 6–4
WTA 125 finals Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay Naomi Osaka 1–6, 5–7Win 1–1 Ljubljana Open, Slovenia Clay Simona Waltert 6–4, 6–4Win 2–1 Oct 2025Samsun Open, Turkey Hard Nikola Bartůňková 7–6(10–8), 6–3
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournaments (1–0)W25 tournaments (5–3)W10/15 tournaments (2–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (8–4) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 2016ITF Velenje, Slovenia10,000 Clay Gabriela Pantůčková 6–4, 2–6, 0–6Win 1–1 Oct 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Tena Lukas 6–3, 6–1Loss 1–2 Mar 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000 Clay Camilla Scala 6–2, 5–7, 2–6Win 2–2 Jun 2017ITF Maribor, Slovenia15,000 Clay Nina Potočnik 6–4, 6–2Win 3–2 Apr 2018ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary25,000 Clay Raluca Șerban 6–4, 6–1Loss 3–3 May 2018ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard Sabina Sharipova 4–6, 2–6Win 4–3 Jun 2018ITF Ystad, Sweden25,000 Clay Andreea Roșca 2–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss 4–4 Jul 2018ITF Turin, Italy25,000 Clay Andreea Roșca 1–6, 1–6Win 5–4 Sep 2018ITF Bagnatica, Italy25,000 Clay Jasmine Paolini 6–7(8), 6–1, 7–5Win 6–4 Oct 2018ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Polina Leykina 3–6, 6–1, 6–2Loss 6–5 Mar 2019ITF Santa Margherita di PulaW25 Clay Jil Teichmann 6–7(3), 0–6Win 7–5 Apr 2019ITF Santa Margherita di PulaW25 Clay Alexandra Cadanțu 6–1, 3–0 ret.Win 8–5 May 2025Internazionali di Brescia, ItalyW75 Clay Julia Grabher 7–6(1), 7–5
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendW100 tournaments (0–1)W10 tournaments (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Oct 2016ITF Bol, Croatia10k Clay Lea Bošković Mariana Dražić Ani Mijačika 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]Loss 1–1 Dec 2020Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW100 Hard Aliona Bolsova Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals Girls' doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2017 Wimbledon Grass Olga Danilović Caty McNally Whitney Osuigwe 6–4, 6–3
Billie Jean King Cup participation Legend Europe/Africa Group (8–5) Play-offs (2–0)World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–1) Finals (2–1)
Singles (13–7) EditionStageDateLocationSurfaceAgainstOpponentW/LScore 2017 Z2 R/R 21 Apr 2017 Šiauliai () Hard (i) Norway Astrid Wanja Brune OlsenL 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6 2018 Z1 R/R 7 Feb 2018 Tallinn () Hard (i) Croatia Lea BoškovićL 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 9 Feb 2018 Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj AwadW 6–1, 6–3 2019 Z1 R/R 6 Feb 2019 Bath () Hard (i) Great Britain Katie BoulterL 4–6, 2–6 7 Feb 2019 Hungary Dalma GálfiL 1–6, 4–6 8 Feb 2019 Greece Valentini GrammatikopoulouL 6–7(2), 7–5, 3–6 Z1 P/O 9 Feb 2019 Georgia Mariam BolkvadzeW 6–1, 3–0 ret. 2020–21 Z1 R/R 5 Feb 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette () Hard (i) Turkey Başak EraydınW 6–4, 7–5 Z1 PO 8 Feb 2020 Serbia Olga DanilovićW 6–2, 6–22022Z1 R/R 11 Apr 2022Antalya ()Clay Georgia Zoziya KardavaW 7–5, 6–1 12 Apr 2022 Austria Sinja KrausW 6–1, 6–4 13 Apr 2022 Croatia Ana KonjuhW 6–2, 7–5 14 Apr 2022 Bulgaria Viktoriya TomovaW 6–1, 6–2PO 11 Nov 2022Velenje ()Clay China Wang XinyuW 6–3, 6–1 12 Nov 2022 Zheng QinwenW 2–6, 7–6(6), 6–32023F QR 14 Apr 2023Koper ()Clay Romania Ana BogdanL 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 15 Apr 2023 Jaqueline CristianW 6–2, 6–4F 7 Nov 2023Seville ()Hard (i) Australia Ajla TomljanovicW 6–4, 6–1 10 Nov 2023 Kazakhstan Anna DanilinaW 6–1, 6–0 11 Nov 2023 Italy Martina TrevisanL 6–7(6), 3–6
Doubles (5–3) Legend Europe/Africa Group (4–3)World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–0) EditionStageDateLocationSurfacePartnerAgainstOpponentsW/LScore 2017 Z2 R/R 20 Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LIT) Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Sweden Jacqueline C. Awad Kajsa R. PerssonW 6–3, 7–5 2018 Z1 R/R 8 Feb 2018 Tallinn (EST) Hard (i) Tamara Zidanšek Hungary Dalma Gálfi Fanny StollárL 4–6, 3–6 9 Feb 2018 Nika Radišič Sweden Mirjam Björklund Jacqueline C. AwadW 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–22019 Z1 R/R 6 Feb 2019 Bath (GBR) Hard (i) Dalila Jakupović UK Harriet Dart Katie SwanL 2–6, 2–6 2020–21Z1 R/R 6 Feb 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX) Hard (i) Pia Lovrič Poland Maja Chwalińska Alicja RosolskaW 7–5, 6–0Z1 P/O 8 Feb 2020 Tamara Zidanšek Serbia Aleksandra Krunić Nina StojanovićL 4–6, 4–62022Z1 R/R 12 Apr 2022 Antalya () Clay Tamara Zidanšek AustriaMelanie Klaffner Sinja KrausW 2–6, 6–4, 6–22023F QR 16 Apr 2023 Koper () Clay Tamara Zidanšek Romania Irina Bara Monica NiculescuW 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Record against other players Top 10 wins Season2022TotalWins22
#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceScore20221. Aryna SabalenkaNo. 2Adelaide International, AustraliaHard2R7–6(8–6), 6–1No. 1002. Karolína PlíškováNo. 8Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceClaySF6–2, 7–5No. 81
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