Dalila Jakupović

Dalila Jakupović
Jakupović at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991
Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
CoachSenad Jakupović
Prize moneyUS$1,315,294
Singles
Career record490–447
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 69 (5 November 2018)
Current rankingNo. 306 (26 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French Open1R (2018, 2019)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US Open1R (2018)
Doubles
Career record302–257
Career titles2 WTA Tour, 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 38 (10 September 2018)
Current rankingNo. 344 (26 May 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2018)
French Open3R (2018)
Wimbledon1R (2018)
US OpenQF (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–9
Last updated on: 26 May 2025.

Dalila Jakupović (born 24 March 1991) is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent.

Jakupović to date has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with five WTA Challenger doubles titles. She also has won eight singles and sixteen doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2018, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 69. On 10 September 2018, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Slovenia, Jakupović has a win–loss record of 8–9 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of May 2024).

Career

In January 2020, Jakupović withdrew while leading her Australian Open qualifier against Stefanie Vögele, collapsing with a coughing fit brought on by smoke from bushfires in the region.[1]

At the 2022 Makarska International Championships, Jakupović claimed the doubles title with Tena Lukas, winning the final against Olga Danilović and Aleksandra Krunić in a deciding champions tiebreak.[2]

Partnering Veronika Erjavec, she won the doubles title at the 2023 Iași Open, defeating Irina Bara and Monica Niculescu in the final.[3]

Alongside Irina Khromacheva, Jakupović claimed the doubles title at the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open with a wun over Anna Bondár and Kimberley Zimmermann in the final.[4]

Jakupović won the doubles at the 2024 Mumbai Open with Sabrina Santamaria, overcoming Arianne Hartono and Prarthana Thombare in the final.[5]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2022 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q2 1R Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 1R 1R Q1 A A Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q2 1R NH A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q1 Q1 1R Q2 A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0 / 5 0–5 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A Q2 NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A 1R NH A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A A Q2 A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 1 2 13 17 0 0 1 Career total: 35
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 12–13 4–17 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 35 19–35 35%
Win % 0%  –  0% 50% 48% 19%  –   –  50% Career total: 35%
Year-end ranking[b] 425 243 157 239 69 210 243 307 255 $1,048,246

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2017 Monterrey Open,
Mexico
International[c] Hard Nadiia Kichenok Nao Hibino
Alicja Rosolska
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Apr 2017 İstanbul Cup,
Turkey
International Clay Nadiia Kichenok Nicole Melichar
Elise Mertens
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 2017 Tianjin Open,
China
International Hard Nina Stojanović Irina-Camelia Begu
Sara Errani
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Apr 2018 Copa Colsanitas,
Colombia
International Clay Irina Khromacheva Mariana Duque Mariño
Nadia Podoroska
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Sep 2019 Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
International Hard Sabrina Santamaria Hayley Carter
Luisa Stefani
3–6, 6–7(4–7)

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2017 Mumbai Open, India Hard Aryna Sabalenka 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard Irina Khromacheva Duan Yingying
Wang Yafan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2017 Mumbai Open, India Hard Irina Khromacheva Victoria Rodriguez
Bibiane Schoofs
5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 1–2 May 2018 Kunming Open, China Hard Irina Khromacheva Guo Hanyu
Sun Xuliu
6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Nov 2019 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Carpet (i) Danka Kovinić Lee Ya-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2021 Columbus Challenger,
United States
Hard (i) Nuria Párrizas Díaz Wang Xinyu
Zheng Saisai
1–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2022 Makarska Championships,
Croatia
Clay Tena Lukas Olga Danilović
Aleksandra Krunić
5–7, 6–2, [10–5]
Win 3–4 Jul 2023 Iași Open, Romania Clay Veronika Erjavec Irina Bara
Monica Niculescu
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–4 Sep 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open, Italy Clay Irina Khromacheva Anna Bondar
Kimberley Zimmermann
6–2, 6–3
Win 5–4 Feb 2024 Mumbai Open, India Hard Sabrina Santamaria Arianne Hartono
Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 21 (8 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (6–9)
W10 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (7–8)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2009 ITF Bangalore, India W10 Hard Poojashree Venkatesha 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2011 ITF Kolkata, India W10 Clay Mari Tanaka 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2012 ITF Aurangabad, India W10 Clay Peangtarn Plipuech 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–3 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey W10 Hard Elizaveta Kulichkova 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2013 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay Maša Zec Peškirič 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2013 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard Tadeja Majerič 5–7, 5–7
Win 2–5 Feb 2015 ITF Aurangabad, India W25 Clay Han Xinyun 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Jul 2015 ITF Darmstadt, Germany W25 Clay Ysaline Bonaventure 3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 2–7 May 2016 ITF Caserta, Italy W25 Clay Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–8 Jun 2016 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland W25 Clay Tamara Korpatsch 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–9 Jun 2016 ITF Stuttgart, Germany W25 Clay Lina Gjorcheska 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 3–9 Jul 2016 ITF Turin, Italy W25 Clay Lina Gjorcheska 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–10 Jul 2016 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany W25 Clay Anna Kalinskaya 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 4–10 Aug 2016 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W25 Clay Cindy Burger 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(5)
Win 5–10 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Clay Destanee Aiava 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–11 May 2021 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay Miriam Kolodziejová 0–6, 2–6
Loss 5–12 Oct 2021 ITF Redding, United States W25 Hard Catherine Harrison 1–6, 1–6
Win 6–12 Aug 2023 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W25 Clay Nika Radišić 6–2, 6–1
Loss 6–13 Jan 2024 ITF Indore, India W50 Hard Polina Kudermetova 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Win 7–13 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, India W35 Clay Ku Yeon-woo 6–1, 6–2
Win 8–13 Mar 2024 ITF Indore, India W35 Hard Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 38 (18 titles, 20 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (6–3)
W40 tournaments (2–0)
W25/35 tournaments (7–8)
W10 tournaments (3–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (14–11)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2008 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay Sofiya Kovalets Barbara Hellwig
Sandra Klemenschits
6–2, 2–6, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jun 2009 ITF Melilla, Spain 10,000 Hard Zuzana Zlochová Lucia Kovarčíková
Davinia Lobbinger
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2009 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom 10,000 Grass Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic Jocelyn Rae
Jade Windley
1–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2009 ITF New Delhi, India 10,000 Hard Ashmitha Easwaramurthi Alexandra Kolesnichenko
Emily Webley-Smith
2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2010 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay Vivienne Vierin Evelyn Mayr
Julia Mayr
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2010 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay Valentine Confalonieri Iveta Gerlová
Lucie Kriegsmannová
1–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Jan 2011 ITF Kolkata, India 10,000 Clay Nicole Clerico Ankita Raina
Poojashree Venkatesha
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–6 Mar 2011 ITF Fällanden, Switzerland 10,000 Carpet (i) Anja Prislan Xenia Knoll
Amra Sadiković
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Nov 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic Diana Enache
Daniëlle Harmsen
1–6, 3–6
Win 3–7 Mar 2012 ITF Aurangabad, India 10,000 Clay Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic Peangtarn Plipuech
Varunya Wongteanchai
6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–8 Jun 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Kyra Shroff Sowjanya Bavisetti
Anna Morgina
1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 3–9 Sep 2013 Trabzon Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard Ani Amiraghyan Oksana Kalashnikova
Aleksandra Krunić
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–10 Jun 2014 ITF Budapest, Hungary 25,000 Clay Kateřina Kramperová Réka Luca Jani
Irina Khromacheva
5–7, 4–6
Win 4–10 Nov 2015 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i) Anne Schäfer Michaela Hončová
Chantal Škamlová
6–7(5), 6–2, [10–8]
Win 5–10 Dec 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt 25,000 Clay Valentyna Ivakhnenko Martina Caregaro
Réka Luca Jani
w/o
Win 6–10 Jul 2016 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay Lina Gjorcheska Alice Matteucci
Sofia Shapatava
6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–11 Jul 2016 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Lu Jiajing Nicola Geuer
Anna Zaja
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–12 Jul 2016 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Anita Husarić Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Anna Kalinskaya
4–6, 1–6
Loss 6–13 Jun 2017 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Dalma Gálfi Natela Dzalamidze
Veronika Kudermetova
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 7–13 Jan 2018 Playford International, Australia 25,000 Hard Irina Khromacheva Junri Namigata
Erika Sema
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 8–13 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay Priscilla Hon Makoto Ninomiya
Miyu Kato
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 8–14 Oct 2021 ITF Redding, United States W25 Hard Lu Jiajing Mirjam Björklund
Katie Swan
3–6, 6–1, [3–10]
Win 9–14 May 2022 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy W60 Clay Alena Fomina-Klotz Eudice Chong
Liang En-shuo
6–1, 6–4
Win 10–14 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open, Latvia W60 Clay Ivana Jorović Emily Appleton
Prarthana Thombare
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10–15 Nov 2022 ITF Haabneeme, Estonia W25 Hard Arantxa Rus Malene Helgø
Suzan Lamens
2–6, 1–6
Loss 10–16 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia W60 Hard Priscilla Hon Elysia Bolton
Alexandra Bozovic
6–4, 5–7, [11–13]
Win 11–16 Apr 2023 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W60 Clay Irina Khromacheva Valeriya Strakhova
Priscilla Hon
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 12–16 May 2023 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia W60 Clay Valentini Grammatikopoulou Carole Monnet
Antonia Ružić
6–2, 7–5
Win 13–16 Aug 2023 ITF Wroclaw, Poland W40 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze Weronika Ewald
Daria Kuczer
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 14–16 Aug 2023 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W25 Clay Nika Radišić Zuzanna Pawlikowska
Malwina Rowińska
6–4, 6–2
Loss 14–17 Oct 2023 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W25 Hard (i) Anita Wagner Ekaterina Yashina
Anastasia Zakharova
3–6, 4–6
Win 15–17 Oct 2023 ITF Heraklion, Greece W40 Clay Irina Bara Oana Gavrilă
Sapfo Sakellaridi
3–6, 7–6(6), [10–8]
Win 16–17 Mar 2024 ITF Nagpur, India W35 Clay Irina Bara Ku Yeon-woo
Justina Mikulskytė
6–7(8), 7–6(5), [10–7]
Loss 16–18 May 2024 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia W75 Clay Sabrina Santamaria Veronika Erjavec
Tamara Zidanšek
4–6, 4–6
Loss 16–19 Oct 2024 Kayseri, Turkey W35 Hard Ankita Raina Isabella Barrera Aguirre
Abigail Rencheli
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win 17–19 Feb 2025 AK Ladies Open, Germany W75 Carpet (i) Marie Benoît Emily Appleton
Isabelle Haverlag
7–5, 7–6(6)
Win 18–19 May 2025 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria W35 Clay Nika Radišić Jasmijn Gimbrère
Rasheeda McAdoo
6–4, 6–4
Loss 18–20 Jun 2025 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W35 Clay Nika Radišić Aneta Kučmová
Daria Kuczer
6–2, 1–6, [11–13]

Team competition

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

Singles (6–5)

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2014 Z1 R/R Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN) Ukraine Hard (i) Lyudmyla Kichenok L 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Israel Julia Glushko W 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Z1 P/O Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko L 3–6, 6–7(9–11)
2017 Z2 R/R Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LTU) Sweden Hard (i) Cornelia Lister W 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
South Africa Ilze Hattingh W 6–1, 6–3
Norway Ulrikke Eikeri W 6–1, 6–2
Z2 P/O Luxembourg Claudine Schaul W 6–1, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles (2–4)

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2014 Z1 R/R Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN) Ukraine Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Lyudmyla Kichenok
Olga Savchuk
L 2–6, 3–6
Israel Andreja Klepač Julia Glushko
Shahar Pe'er
L 4–6, 5–7
2017 Z2 R/R Apr 2017 Šiauliai (LTU) South Africa Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Ilze Hattingh
Madrie Le Roux
W 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Norway Andreja Klepač Malene Helgø
Caroline Rohde-Moe
L 0–1 ret.

Notes

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status.
  2. ^ 2008: WTA ranking–990, 2009: WTA ranking–431, 2010: WTA ranking–429, 2011: WTA ranking–340, 2012: WTA ranking–327, 2013: WTA ranking–273.
  3. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  2. ^ "Niemeier snaps Cocciaretto streak to capture Makarska 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Bogdan defeats Begu in all-Romanian final to win Iasi 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Bogdan triumphs in Parma, claims second WTA 125 title of year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Semenistaja saves championship point en route to Mumbai WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 November 2024.