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Matea Mezak (Croatian pronunciation: [mězak];[1] born 5 March 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. 2004, she started on the ITF Circuit, where she won six singles and six doubles titles.

Matea Mezak
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1985-03-05) 5 March 1985 (age 39)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$68,820
Singles
Career record171–108
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 208 (4 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record86–61
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (2 October 2006)

Her preferred surface is hardcourt, and her coach was Ivan Humić.

Along with Svetlana Kuznetsova, she reached 2002 Australian Open junior doubles competition, where they lost to Indonesian Angelique Widjaja and Argentine Gisela Dulko.

Mezak also was on the Croatia Fed Cup team, in 2005 and 2006.

In April 2014, she played her last match on the pro circuit.

ITF Circuit finals

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$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (6–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1 Feb 2003 ITF Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Kazakhstan  Galina Voskoboeva 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1 Apr 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay Argentina  Natalia Garbellotto 6–7(5), 5–7
Loss 2 May 2003 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Italy  Silvia Disderi 1–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win 2 May 2004 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Switzerland  Romina Oprandi 2–0 ret.
Loss 3 May 2004 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay Luxembourg  Mandy Minella 5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3 Oct 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Italy  Silvia Disderi 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 4 Oct 2008 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Czech Republic  Darina Sedenkova 6–4, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 5 Aug 2009 ITF Braunschweig, Germany Clay Germany  Korina Perkovic 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 4 Sep 2009 ITF Doboj, Bosnia & Herzegovina Clay Serbia  Tamara Čurović 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 5 Oct 2009 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Hungary  Réka Luca Jani 0–6, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Loss 6 Nov 2009 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom Hard (i) Hungary  Tímea Babos 6–7(2), 4–6
Win 6 Nov 2009 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Hungary  Tímea Babos 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss 1. 24 November 2002 ITF Zagreb, Croatia Hard (i) Croatia  Jelena Kostanić Tošić Bosnia and Herzegovina  Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia  Karolina Šprem
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 27 July 2003 ITF Ancona, Italy Clay Croatia  Petra Dizdar Argentina  María José Argeri
Italy  Giulia Meruzzi
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 18 July 2004 ITF Monteroni, Italy Clay Croatia  Nadja Pavić Italy  Valentina Sulpizio
Czech Republic  Sandra Záhlavová
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Win 4. 16 October 2005 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Croatia  Jelena Kostanić Tošić Hungary  Zsófia Gubacsi
Belarus  Darya Kustova
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 2 February 2006 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom Hard (i) Czech Republic  Andrea Hlaváčková United Kingdom  Katie O'Brien
United Kingdom  Melanie South
6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 1 April 2006 ITF Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Czech Republic  Renata Voráčová Hungary  Zsófia Gubacsi
Hungary  Kyra Nagy
6–2, 1–0 ret.
Win 7. 15 April 2006 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Hungary  Zsófia Gubacsi Brazil  Joana Cortez
Spain  María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8. 7 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Turkey  İpek Şenoğlu Israel  Tzipi Obziler
Switzerland  Romina Oprandi
6–4, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9. 26 May 2006 ITF La Palma, Spain Hard Croatia  Nadja Pavić Czech Republic  Petra Kvitová
Poland  Karolina Kosińska
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. 22 July 2006 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Croatia  Nika Ožegović Croatia  Darija Jurak
Hungary  Kyra Nagy
6–2, 6–3
Loss 11. 29 July 2006 ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay Croatia  Nika Ožegović Italy  Valentina Sassi
France  Aurélie Védy
7–5, 4–6, 0–6
Win 12. 16 September 2006 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Croatia  Nika Ožegović Montenegro  Danica Krstajić
Slovenia  Maša Zec Peškirič
6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. 18 February 2013 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Carpet (i) Croatia  Silvia Njirić Switzerland  Timea Bacsinszky
Switzerland  Xenia Knoll
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 12 May 2013 ITF Athens, Greece Hard Croatia  Silvia Njirić United States  Erin Clark
United Kingdom  Francesca Stephenson
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]

References

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  1. ^ "mèze". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Mèzak
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