Ana Jovanović

Ana Jovanović
Ана Јовановић
Country (sports)  Serbia
Residence Munich, Germany
Born (1984-12-28) 28 December 1984
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro 2001
Retired 2011
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$92,619
Singles
Career record 236–133
Career titles 0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking No. 216 (22 June 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open Q1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record 44–59
Career titles 0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking No. 285 (10 May 2010)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 3–6

Ana Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Јовановић, pronounced [âna jǒʋanoʋitɕ, ǎː-, - joʋǎː-]; born 28 December 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was coached by Nikola Pilić.[1][2]

Tennis career

During her career, she won nine ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles.

Playing for the Serbian Fed Cup team, Jovanović had a win–loss record of 3–6.[3]

Following her playing career she was hired as a coach at the Novak Tennis Academy when it opened in November 2011.[4]

Career statistics

Singles: 18 (9–8)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 13 October 2002 Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Lithuania Aurelija Misevičiūtė 6–4, 6–1
Winner 2. 27 October 2002 Al Mansoura, Egypt Clay Czech Republic Ema Janašková 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 4 July 2004 Bibione, Italy Clay Germany Sabrina Jolk 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 27 March 2005 Rome, Italy Clay Italy Romina Oprandi 4–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up 2. 24 July 2005 Palić, Serbia and Montenegro Clay Hungary Miljana Adanko 5–7, 1–6
NP 30 April 2006 Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro Clay Serbia and Montenegro Zorica Petrov NP
Winner 4. 14 May 2006 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Croatia Ani Mijačika 6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. 25 March 2007 Athens, Greece Hard Portugal Neuza Silva 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 24 June 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Belgium Davinia Lobbinger 6–4, 6–4
Winner 7. 5 August 2007 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Germany Kathrin Wörle 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 7 June 2009 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Croatia Ivana Lisjak 0–6, 6–7(10)
Runner-up 4. 2 August 2009 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 22 November 2009 Opole, Poland Carpet (i) Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 30 May 2010 Grado, Italy Clay Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili 7–6(3), 3–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 26 September 2010 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Romania Ingrid Radu 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 5 December 2010 Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay South Africa Chanel Simmonds 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(6)
Runner-up 8. 12 December 2010 Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Ukraine Sofiya Kovalets 0–6, 2–6
Winner 9. 26 June 2011 Niš, Serbia Clay Slovakia Vivien Juhászová 6–3, 7–6(4)

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1 June 2003 Campobasso, Italy Clay Serbia and Montenegro Višnja Vuletić New Zealand Leanne Baker
Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina
1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 25 August 2007 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Germany Laura Siegemund Croatia Darija Jurak
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
6–1, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 22 September 2009 Opole, Poland Carpet (i) Germany Justine Ozga Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiya Kichenok
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 26 July 2010 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Germany Anna Zaja Netherlands Elise Tamaëla
Germany Scarlett Werner
4–6, 6–1, 5–7

Fed Cup singles performances (3–2)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group I RR 20–04–05 Denmark Denmark Clay Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Win 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
2007 World Group II PO 14–07–07 Slovakia Slovakia Hard (i) Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Loss 4–6, 2–6
2008 World Group II PO 26–04–08 Croatia Croatia Hard (i) Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić Win 6–4, 7–5
2009 World Group PO 26–04–09 Spain Spain Clay Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Win 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(0)
2011 World Group II QF 06–02–11 Canada Canada Hard (i) Canada Aleksandra Wozniak Loss 0–6, 4–6
  • PO = Playoff
  • RR = Round Robin

Fed Cup doubles performances (0–4)

Edition Round Date Partnering Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
2007 World Group II PO 15–07–07 Serbia Ana Timotić Slovakia Slovakia Hard (i) Slovakia Janette Husárová
Slovakia Jana Juricová
Loss 4–6, 2–6
2008 Europe/Africa Group I RR 31–01–08 Serbia Teodora Mirčić Poland Poland Carpet (i) Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
Loss 3–6, 2–6
2008 World Group II PO 27–04–08 Serbia Teodora Mirčić Croatia Croatia Hard (i) Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Croatia Ana Vrljić
Loss 1–4, retired
2009 World Group QF 08–02–09 Serbia Jelena Janković Japan Japan Hard (i) Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Aiko Nakamura
Loss 6–3, 5–7, retired
2009 World Group PO 26–04–09 Serbia Aleksandra Krunić Spain Spain Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
CND 2–6, 0–1, cancelled
  • CND = Cancelled
  • PO = Playoff
  • RR = Round Robin

References

  1. "Ana Jovanović o sezoni napretka". Sportska centrala (in Serbian). 22 August 2007.
  2. "Ana Jovanović: Mi pišemo istoriju". Vesti-Online (in Serbian). 3 February 2010.
  3. Ana Jovanović at the Fed Cup
  4. "Otvorena Teniska akademija "Novak"". B92 (in Serbian). 1 November 2011.
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