Kristina “Kiki” Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
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Mladenovic, partnering with Ivan Dodig, won the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open.
It was her second career mixed-doubles title at this major having been crowned champion in 2014 with Daniel Nestor and her eighth Grand Slam overall.
Mladenovic started playing juniors in May 2006. In 2007, she became the European Under-14 singles champion.

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Her biggest junior achievement was at the 2009 French Open girls’ singles, where she beat Daria Gavrilova of Russia in two sets in the final.
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Kristina Mladenovic was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, in the Nord department of France.
Her father is Dragan Mladenović, a former Yugoslav handball player of Kosovo Serb origin, and her mother Dženita Helić is a Serbian former volleyball player of Bosniak origin.
How many languages does Kristina Mladenovic speak?
Though, French by nationality, Kristina Mladenovic speaks five languages in all. The five languages include English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Serbian.


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