Marina Stakusic
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| Birthdate | November 27, 2004 |
| Birthplace | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| From | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5’9” (1,75m) |
| Style of play | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Turned pro | 2022 |
| Best WTA singles ranking | No. 201 (April 15, 2024) |
| Best WTA doubles ranking | No. 448 (August 14, 2023) |
| Profile on CdnTennis.ca | |
Biography
Marina Stakusic (born November 27, 2004 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 201 on April 15, 2024 and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 448 on August 14, 2023.
In 2018, Stakusic won her first ITF singles title on the junior circuit at the G5 in Calgary. The same year, she won her first junior ITF doubles title at the G5 in Montego Bay. In 2019, she captured two junior ITF doubles titles respectively at the G4 in Edmonton and at the G2 in Montréal. In 2021 on the ITF junior circuit, she won the G2 in Santo Domingo in singles and the GB1 in Nicholasville in doubles. Also in 2021, she played her first junior Grand Slam at the US Open, losing in the qualifying second round in singles and in the first round in doubles. In 2022, Stakusic won her first professional doubles title at the ITF W25 in Saskatoon with compatriot Kayla Cross. Also in 2022, Stakusic was awarded a wildcard in the qualifying draw of the National Bank Open defeating world No. 78 Wang Xinyu in the first round before losing to world No. 73 Tereza Martincová in three sets in the last round. The same year, she qualified for her first WTA singles main draw at the 250 in Granby where she reached the second round. She also lost in the first round in doubles. In 2023, she won her first ITF singles title at the W25 event in Valladolid. The same year, she captured the singles titles at the ITF W60s in Berkeley and in Toronto.
Stakusic started playing tennis at age 5 in Toronto. She is one of three siblings and of Serbian descent. Her older brother Marko also plays tennis.
Other finals
Team competitions: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Team | Partners | Opponent team | Opponent players | Score |
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| Win | Nov 2023 | Billie Jean King Cup, Seville, Spain | Hard (i) | Canada | Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN) Rebecca Marino (CAN) |
Italy | Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) Jasmine Paolini (ITA) Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) Martina Trevisan (ITA) |
2–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2023 | Valladolid, Spain | W25 | Hard | Anna Kubareva (BLR) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2023 | Berkeley, United States | W60 | Hard | Allie Kiick (USA) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2023 | Toronto, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Jana Fett (CRO) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | Saskatoon, Canada | W25 | Hard | Kayla Cross (CAN) | Kendra Bunch (USA) Katarina Kozarov (SRB) |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Calgary, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | Kayla Cross (CAN) | Catherine Harrison (USA) Sabrina Santamaria (USA) |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |