s ▁of ▁the ▁Mak ar ska ▁$ 1 0 0 0 0 ▁tournament . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁some ▁progress ▁up ▁the ▁rank ings , ▁winning ▁three ▁I TF ▁singles ▁titles , ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁ful filled ▁her ▁initial ▁promise . ▁Her ▁highest ▁ranking ▁was ▁ 3 7 4 , ▁achieved ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 6 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁P and ž ić ▁only ▁played ▁one ▁game ▁of ▁tennis ▁before ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁put ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁action . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁any ▁professional ▁ranking ▁tournament s . ▁Instead , ▁she ▁attended ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁college ▁tennis ▁circuit , ▁representing ▁F res no ▁Pacific ▁University . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁P and ž ić ▁once ▁more ▁began ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁professional ▁circuit ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁put ▁together ▁an ▁impress ive ▁string ▁of ▁results . ▁Despite ▁beginning ▁with ▁no ▁ranking ▁and ▁having ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁lowest ▁tier ▁of ▁events , ▁she ▁reached ▁a ▁year - end ▁ranking ▁of ▁ 2 5 5 , ▁having ▁won ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁tournament s ▁she ▁entered . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ▁Although ▁she ▁began ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁three ▁first - round ▁losses , ▁P and ž ić