Matea Mezak

{{Short description|Croatian tennis player (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Matea Mezak | image = MateaMezak.jpg | country = {{CRO}} | residence = [[Zagreb]], Croatia | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|3|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Zagreb, [[SR Croatia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]] | height = | turnedpro = 2002 | retired = 2014 | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $68,820 | singlesrecord =  | singlestitles = 1 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] | highestsinglesranking = No. 208 (4 July 2005) | doublesrecord =  | doublestitles = 6 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 135 (2 October 2006) }}

'''Matea Mezak''' ({{IPA|hr|mězak}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=e1piWRA%3D&keyword=meze|title=mèze|quote=Mèzak|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-18|language=sh}}</ref> born 5 March 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. 2004, she started on the [[ITF Women's Circuit|ITF Circuit]], where she won six singles and six doubles titles.

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== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:12%;" |- style="background:#addfad;" | $50,000 tournaments |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |}

===Singles: 12 (6–6)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Result ! span="30"|No. ! Date ! span="200"|Tournament ! span="75"|Surface ! span="160"|Opponent ! span="115"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1 | Feb 2003 | ITF Tipton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Galina Voskoboeva]] | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1 | Apr 2003 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Natalia Garbellotto]] | 6–7(5), 5–7 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2 | May 2003 | ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvia Disderi]] | 1–6, 6–1, 2–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2 | May 2004 | ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Romina Oprandi]] | 2–0 ret. |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3 | May 2004 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]] | 5–7, 7–5, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3 | Oct 2008 | ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Disderi | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4 | Oct 2008 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Darina Sedenkova]] | 6–4, 0–6, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5 | Aug 2009 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Korina Perkovic]] | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4 | Sep 2009 | ITF Doboj, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Clay | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Tamara Čurović]] | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5 | Oct 2009 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | Clay | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Réka Luca Jani]] | 0–6, 7–5, 7–6(4) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 6 | Nov 2009 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]] | 6–7(2), 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6 | Nov 2009 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos | 6–2, 6–3 |}

===Doubles: 14 (6–8)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Result ! span="30"|No. ! span="125"|Date ! span="220"|Tournament ! span="75"|Surface ! span="170"|Partnering ! span="170"|Opponents ! span="115"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 24 November 2002 | ITF Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jelena Kostanić Tošić]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Mervana Jugić-Salkić]] {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Karolina Šprem]] | 2–6, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 27 July 2003 | ITF Ancona, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Petra Dizdar]] | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[María José Argeri]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giulia Meruzzi]] | 3–6, 3–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 18 July 2004 | ITF Monteroni, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Nadja Pavić]] | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valentina Sulpizio]] {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Sandra Záhlavová]] | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(5) |- style="background:#addfad;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 16 October 2005 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CRO}} Jelena Kostanić Tošić | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zsófia Gubacsi]] {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Darya Kustova]] | 6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 2 February 2006 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katie O'Brien]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Melanie South]] | 6–3, 6–1 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 1 April 2006 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Renata Voráčová]] | {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsófia Gubacsi {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Kyra Nagy]] | 6–2, 1–0 ret. |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 15 April 2006 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsófia Gubacsi | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Joana Cortez]] {{flagicon|ESP}} [[María José Martínez Sánchez]] | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 7 May 2006 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[İpek Şenoğlu]] | {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tzipi Obziler]] {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Romina Oprandi]] | 6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 26 May 2006 | ITF La Palma, Spain | Hard | {{flagicon|CRO}} Nadja Pavić | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Karolina Kosińska]] | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | 22 July 2006 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Nika Ožegović]] | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darija Jurak]] {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Kyra Nagy]] | 6–2, 6–3 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 11. | 29 July 2006 | ITF Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} Nika Ožegović | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valentina Sassi]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aurélie Védy]] | 7–5, 4–6, 0–6 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 12. | 16 September 2006 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} Nika Ožegović | {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Danica Krstajić]] {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Maša Zec Peškirič]] | 6–4, 6–3 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13. | 18 February 2013 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Silvia Njirić]] | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Timea Bacsinszky]] {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Xenia Knoll]] | 3–6, 2–6 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 14. | 12 May 2013 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | {{flagicon|CRO}} Silvia Njirić | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erin Clark (tennis)|Erin Clark]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Francesca Stephenson]] | 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}

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