Lana Popadić
Croatian tennis player (born 1983)
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Lana Popadić (born 24 April 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.
| Country (sports) |  Croatia |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1983 |
| Prize money | $50,689 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 111–102 |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (5 July 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2005) |
| French Open | Q1 (2004) |
| US Open | Q2 (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–33 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 277 (29 September 2003) |
Tennis career
Popadić is most noted for her performance at the 2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar, a WTA Tour tournament held in Bogota. Going into the event with a ranking of 235, Popadić won her way through qualifying, then had wins in two main-draw matches, over world No. 61 Arantxa Parra Santonja and Antonella Serra Zanetti of Italy. She was beaten in the quarterfinals by second seed María Sánchez Lorenzo in three sets.[1]
Most of her career was played on the ITF circuit and she won one title in 2001, the doubles of a $10,000 tournament in Athens, where she was also runner-up in the singles that year.[2] She never made a Grand Slam main draw but participated in the qualifying draws for the Australian, French and US Opens. In 2005, she retired from professional tennis.
She now works as a lawyer in Zagreb as owner at Odvjetnički ured Lana Popadić Katić.[3]
ITF finals
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | Athens, Greece | Clay |  Jacqueline Froehlich |
0–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Doubles (1–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1 July 2001 | Athens, Greece | Clay |  Dina Milošević |
 Irini Alevizopoulou  Irina Kornienko |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 September 2001 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  María José Sánchez Alayeto |
Anna Font Arantxa Parra Santonja |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 14 April 2003 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay |  Kildine Chevalier |
 Jorgelina Cravero Vanina García Sokol |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 22 June 2003 | Périgueux, France | Clay |  Natacha Randriantefy |
María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues |
0–6, 3–6 |
