Croatian tennis player Donna Vekic has been a world number 19 in singles. Known for her aggressive style of play and her big first serve, she, however, lacks in speed. She has major wins, such as the 2017 Nottingham Open, in her kitty. A businesswoman, too, she owns a luxury home fragrance brand.
an important player at the Grand Slam events, reaching the fourth round of the competition on several occasions.
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni is a Croatian professional tennis player who has been inactive since 2018. In 2021, she announced her plan of making a comeback to bring her career to a close on her own terms. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni first achieved popularity in 1998, when she won the women's doubles event alongside Martina Hingis at the Australian Open.
Ana Konjuh is a Croatian tennis player who achieved popularity as a junior player, when she won both the doubles and singles junior events at the 2013 Australian Open. She then went on to win the singles event at the US Open in the same year. Ana Konjuh won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2015 Nottingham Open.
Iva Majoli is a former tennis player who played for both Croatia and Yugoslavia. She represented Yugoslavia from 1990 to 1991 before playing for Croatia from 1992 to 2015. She came into prominence in 1996, when she won the Hopman Cup. Iva Majoli's popularity increased in 1997, when she defeated Martina Hingis to win the French Open singles title.
Being the daughter of Croatian former handball player and Norway’s handball coach Željko Tomac, Marta Tomac is a talented handball player in her own right. She proved her mettle by winning a bronze at her Olympic debut in 2020. She has also been a World Champion and a 2-time European Champion.
Nika Fleiss is a Croatian retired alpine skier best known for winning a silver medal at the 2004 Junior World Ski Championships in Maribor, Slovenia. Fleiss also represented her country in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympics. Nika Fleiss announced her retirement after the 2009-10 season.