Petra Pajalič
{{short description|Slovenian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Petra Pajalič
| fullname =
| country = {{SLO}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| retired = 2010
| careerprizemoney = $14,526
| singlesrecord = 27–63
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 532 (8 September 2008)
| doublesrecord = 33–46
| doublestitles = 1 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 393 (21 April 2008)
}}
Petra Pajalič (born 1 June 1988[https://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/pajalic/ Tennis explorer]) is a retired Slovenian tennis player, who specialised in doubles.
Pajalič has career-high WTA rankings of 532 in singles, achieved on 8 September 2008, and 393 in doubles, set on 21 April 2008. She won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Pajalič made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour in doubles competition at the 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, partnering Taja Mohorčič{{cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/2007/1028.pdf|title=2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open Draw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021161922/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/2007/1028.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-21}} The pair lost their first round match against Sybille Bammer and Polona Hercog.{{cite news|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/portoroz/slo/2007/w-t4-slo-01a-2007/draws-and-results/|title=2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open Draw|publisher=www.itftennis.com}}
Personal life
She speaks English and Slovenian. She received a law degree from Bežigrad Grammar School. Pajalič retired from professional in 2010. Petra Pajalič Studio Moderna, an e-commerce and direct-to-consumer advertising company operating mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, works in the field of marketing.{{cite news|url=https://si.linkedin.com/in/petra-pajali%C4%8D-447060101|title=Petra Pajalič|publisher=www.linkedin.com}}
ITF finals
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!Legend |
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|$10,000 tournaments |
=Doubles (1 titles, 4 runner–ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partnering !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | July 2007 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Gausdal, Norway | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Kambič | {{flagicon|UKR}} Tetyana Arefyeva | 7–6(3), 5–7, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Apr 2008 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Telde, Spain | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Valerie Evain | {{flagicon|NED}} Chayenne Ewijk | 2–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | Oct 2008 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Valencia, Venezuela | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Ruckert | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ana Clara Duarte | 2–6, 6–7(6) |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–3 | Nov 2008 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Valencia, Venezuela | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Ruckert | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ana Clara Duarte | 7–5, 6–7(1) [4–10] |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–4 | Sep 2009 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Patricia Chirea | {{flagicon|SRB}} Karolina Jovanović | 4–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
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|Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
=Doubles (1–2)=
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!Result !W–L !Date !Location !Grade !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | March 2004 | Oran, Algeria | G5 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Kambič | {{flagicon|AUT}} Rebekka Seipel | 2–6, 6–7 |
| bgcolor=#ffecb2
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | March 2004 | Sidi Fredj, Algeria | G4 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Kambič | {{flagicon|RSA}} Claudia Sanua | 5–7, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=#ffecb2
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win | 1–2 | October 2004 | Mali Lošinj, Croatia | G4 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Taja Mohorčič | {{flagicon|SLO}} Tadeja Majerič | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
References
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External links
- {{WTA|312265|Petra Pajalič}}
- {{ITF|petra-pajalic/800236502/slo|Petra Pajalič}}
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Category:Tennis players from Ljubljana
Category:Slovenian female tennis players
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