Azra Hadzic

Azra Hadžić (born 26 November 1994 in Melbourne) is an Australian tennis player of Bosnian heritage. She started playing on the ITF circuit in 2009 and made her WTA debut playing in the qualifying tournament in Sydney 2012. She made her Grand Slam debut in 2013 with a wildcard into the qualifying tournament of the Australian Open and later that year won her maiden ITF title in Cairns.

Personal life
Hadzic resides in Melbourne, Australia. She is currently coached by Nermin Hadzic. Her parents were born in Bosnia and Azra speaks Bosnian as well as English.

2009
In 2009, Hadzic made her debut on the ITF circuit, playing a handful of events in Bosnia and Australia.

2010
In September, Hadzic had a breakthrough tournament at the Cairns International ($25K ITF). She reached the quarter-finals after having to qualify and en route she defeated the 2nd seed Yurika Sema 6–3 6–1. This result gave her a WTA Ranking for the first time.

2011
In 2011, Hadzic continued playing ITF events and repeated her QF finish at the Cairns International. In December, she reached the semi-finals of the Optus Australian 18s Championships, losing to eventual champion Ashleigh Barty.

2012
In January, Hadzic made her WTA debut with a wildcard into the qualifying tournament of the Sydney International, losing to Chanelle Scheepers 3–6 0–6. In February, she had a career-best win defeating the world's #1 ranked junior Irina Khromacheva in the qualifying of a $25K ITF tournament in Launceston. Later in the year, she reached the QF of the $25K events in Rockhampton and Esperance. In December, she reached the final of the 2012 Optus Australian 18s Championships.

2013
Hadzic again received a wildcard into the qualifying tournament of the Sydney International, losing to Coco Vandeweghe 2–6 4–6. She then made her senior Grand Slam debut with a wildcard into the Australian Open qualifying where she lost to Michelle Larcher De Brito 1–6 1–6. In February, she reached her first ITF final in Mildura. She made the semi-finals of ITF tournaments in Sydney (twice) and Toowoomba before reaching her second final in the $15K tournament in Cairns. In the final she won her maiden ITF title, defeating Jessica Moore 6–3 3–6 6–2.