Katarina Marinkovikj (Macedonian: Катарина Маринковиќ; born 6 May 1999) is a Macedonian tennis player.

Katarina Marinkovikj
Country (sports) North Macedonia
Born (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25)
Skopje, Macedonia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$49
Singles
Career record2–2
Career titles0 ITF
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0 ITF
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–10
Last updated on: 16 June 2021.

On the juniors tour, Marinkovikj has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 686, achieved on 2 January 2017. On the juniors tour, Marinkovic has a career high Tennis Europe junior of 13 in Europe U16.[citation needed] She started studying at George Washington University, in 2018.[1] In 2020 she was the number 1 player for both singles and doubles after winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2019 at GWU.[2]

ITF junior finals edit

Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (0–1) edit

Outcome W–L Date Tournament Grade Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 0–1 21 August 2016 Skopje, Macedonia G5 Clay   Azaliya Badegyeva 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (2–1) edit

Outcome W–L Date Tournament Grade Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1–0 31 August 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria G5 Clay   Olga Danilović   Monique Belovukovic
  Natalija Popovic
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 1–1 14 August 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria G5 Clay   Derya Yahe   Laura Cazacu
  Gergana Topalova
7–5, 2–6, [10–12]
Winner 2–1 22 May 2016 Ulcinj, Montenegro G4 Clay   Karolina Wisniewska   Laura López Giese
  Denise-Antonela Stoica
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2–2 21 August 2016 Skopje, Macedonia G5 Clay   Nora Hristovska   Magdalini Adaloglou
  Anna Arkadianou
7–5, 6–7(7–9), [6–10]

National representation edit

Fed Cup edit

Marinkovikj made her Fed Cup debut for Macedonia in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group III, when she was 15 years and 345 days old. She represented her country on 4 Fed Cup Competitions, playing on position number 1 the last two years.

Fed Cup (9–10) edit

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (9–10)
Matches by surface
Hard (4–7)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (3–7)
Doubles (6–3)
Matches by setting
Indoors (2–3)
Outdoors (7–7)

Singles (3–7) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool D 16 April 2015 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Mozambique Clay Claudia Sumaia W 6–0, 6–4
2016 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 12 April 2016 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Armenia Clay Lusine Chobanyan W 6–3, 6–0
13 April 2016   Ireland Jennifer Timotin L 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Promotional Play-off 16 April 2016   Norway Melanie Stokke L 1–6, 1–6
2017 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool C 14 June 2017 Chișinău, Moldova   Tunisia Clay Ons Jabeur L 1–6, 2–1 ret.
2018 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool A 17 April 2018 Tunis, Tunisia   Armenia Hard Ani Amiraghyan L 1–6, 3–6
19 April 2018   Iceland Anna Soffía Grönholm W 6–4, 6–2
20 April 2018   Lithuania Joana Eidukonytė L 0–6, 1–6
2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool A 16 June 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania   Albania Hard (i) Kristal Dule L 3–6, 3–6
17 June 2021   Norway Malene Helgø L 0–6, 0–6

Doubles (6–3) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2015 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool D 16 April 2015 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Mozambique Clay Marija Elenova Marieta De Lyubov Nhamitambo
Claudia Sumaia
W 6–1, 6–4
2016 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool B 12 April 2016 Ulcinj, Montenegro   Armenia Clay Magdalena Stoilkovska Ani Amiraghyan
Ani Safaryan
W 6–2, 6–2
13 April 2016   Ireland Georgia Drummy
Jennifer Timotin
W 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2018 Fed Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool A 17 April 2018 Tunis, Tunisia   Armenia Hard Jana Tanevska Ani Amiraghyan
Marina Davtyan
L 4–6, 1–6
19 April 2018   Iceland Marija Elenova Anna Soffía Grönholm
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir
L 6–7(5–7), 4–6
5th-6th Play-off 21 April 2018   Algeria Amira Benaïssa
Yassamine Boudjadi
W 6–2, 4–0 ret.
2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup
Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Pool A 16 June 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania   Albania Hard (i) Aleksandra Simeva Gresi Bajri
Kristal Dule
W 6–1, 6–0
17 June 2021   Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Malene Helgø
L 2–6, 0–6
Play-off 19 June 2021   Armenia Milena Gevorgyan
Arevik Tumanyan
W 6–3, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Katarina Marinkovikj Bio - George Washington University Official Athletic Site". gwsports.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ "GW Athletics Celebrates Student-Athletes at 8th Annual Georgeys". gwsports.com. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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