Ana Jovanović
Appearance
Country (sports) | Serbia |
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Residence | Munich, Germany |
Born | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 28 December 1984
Turned pro | 2001 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $92,619 |
Singles | |
Career record | 236–133 |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 216 (22 June 2009) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | Q1 (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 44–59 |
Career titles | 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] one of the earlier coaches of Boris Becker.
Tennis career
In her career, she won nine titles in singles and one title in doubles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Playing for Serbia in the Fed Cup, Jovanović has a win–loss record of 3–6.
Following her playing career, she was hired as a coach at the Novak Tennis Academy when it opened in November 2011.[3]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 13 October 2002 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Aurelija Misevičiūtė | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 2. | 27 October 2002 | ITF Al Mansoura, Egypt | Clay | Ema Janašková | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Bibione, Italy | Clay | Sabrina Jolk | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 27 March 2005 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | Romina Oprandi | 4–6, 6–7(4) |
Loss | 2. | 24 July 2005 | Palić Open, Serbia and Montenegro | Clay | Miljana Adanko | 5–7, 1–6 |
NP | 30 April 2006 | ITF Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro | Clay | Zorica Petrov | canc. | |
Win | 4. | 14 May 2006 | ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Ani Mijačika | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 25 March 2007 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | Neuza Silva | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | 24 June 2007 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Davinia Lobbinger | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 5 August 2007 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Kathrin Wörle | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 3. | 7 June 2009 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Ivana Lisjak | 0–6, 6–7(10) |
Loss | 4. | 2 August 2009 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Andrea Hlaváčková | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 22 November 2009 | ITF Opole, Poland | Carpet (i) | Sandra Záhlavová | 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | 30 May 2010 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | Clay | Anna Tatishvili | 7–6(3), 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8. | 26 September 2010 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Ingrid Radu | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | 5 December 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Chanel Simmonds | 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(6) |
Loss | 8. | 12 December 2010 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Sofiya Kovalets | 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9. | 26 June 2011 | ITF Niš, Serbia | Clay | Vivien Juhászová | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1 June 2003 | ITF Campobasso, Italy | Clay | Višnja Vuletić | Leanne Baker Ekaterina Kozhokina |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | 25 August 2007 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | Laura Siegemund | Darija Jurak Michaela Paštiková |
6–1, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 22 September 2009 | ITF Opole, Poland | Carpet (i) | Justine Ozga | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 26 July 2010 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Anna Zaja | Elise Tamaëla Scarlett Werner |
4–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Fed Cup participation
Singles (3–2)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | Result | Score |
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2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group I | RR | 20–04–05 | Denmark | Clay | Caroline Wozniacki | Win | 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 |
2007 World Group II | PO | 14–07–07 | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Dominika Cibulková | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 |
2008 World Group II | PO | 26–04–08 | Croatia | Hard (i) | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | Win | 6–4, 7–5 |
2009 World Group | PO | 26–04–09 | Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez | Win | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(0) |
2011 World Group II | QF | 06–02–11 | Canada | Hard (i) | Aleksandra Wozniak | Loss | 0–6, 4–6 |
- PO = Playoff
- RR = Round robin
Doubles (0–4)
Edition | Round | Date | Partnering | Against | Surface | Opponents | Result | Score |
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2007 World Group II | PO | 15–07–07 | Ana Timotić | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Janette Husárová Jana Juricová |
Loss | 4–6, 2–6 |
2008 Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 31–01–08 | Teodora Mirčić | Poland | Carpet (i) | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
Loss | 3–6, 2–6 |
2008 World Group II | PO | 27–04–08 | Teodora Mirčić | Croatia | Hard (i) | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Ana Vrljić |
Loss | 1–4 ret. |
2009 World Group | QF | 08–02–09 | Jelena Janković | Japan | Hard (i) | Rika Fujiwara Aiko Nakamura |
Loss | 6–3, 5–7, ret. |
2009 World Group | PO | 26–04–09 | Aleksandra Krunić | Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Nuria Llagostera Vives |
CND | 2–6, 0–1 canc. |
- CND = cancelled
- PO = Playoff
- RR = Round robin
References
- ^ "Ana Jovanović o sezoni napretka". Sportska centrala (in Serbian). 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Ana Jovanović: Mi pišemo istoriju". Vesti-Online (in Serbian). 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Otvorena Teniska akademija "Novak"". B92 (in Serbian). 1 November 2011.