Iva Majoli Making Remarkable Come Back to Professional Tennis
- by croatiaweek
- in Sport
Former Croatian tennis star Iva Majoli is to make a remarkable comeback to professional tennis…
Majoli, who won the French Open in 1997 when she beat Martina Hingis in the final, will return to the WTA tour fo the first time after an 11-year break.
Majoli, who is the Croatia Fed Cup coach, will make her return at the WTA Moscow tournament in the doubles. Iva will play alongside World No. 930 Anastasia Bukhanko. It will be the Grand Slam champion’s first professional match since her last match at the ITF $75,000 tournament in Cagnes sur Mer in 2004.
Iva with Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig
Majoli won 8 titles in her career (Zurich, Fiderstadt, Tokyo, Essen, Hannover, Amburg, Roland Garros, Charleston)
