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Ana Jovanović

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Ana Jovanović
Ана Јовановић
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceMunich, Germany
Born (1984-12-28) 28 December 1984 (age 39)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro2001
Retired2011
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$92,619
Singles
Career record236–133
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 216 (22 June 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2008)
Doubles
Career record44–59
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 285 (10 May 2010)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–6

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] a coach who also worked with Boris Becker.

Tennis career

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In her career, Jovanović she won nine singles titles and one doubles title at ITF Women's Circuit.

Representing Serbia in the Fed Cup, she holds a win–loss record of 3–6.

After retiring from playing, she was hired as a coach at the Novak Tennis Academy when it opened in November 2011.[3]


ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 18 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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

Fed Cup participation

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Singles (3–2)

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Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Result Score
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

Doubles (0–4)

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Edition Round Date Partnering Against Surface Opponents Result Score
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 ret.
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, ret.
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 canc.
  • CND = cancelled
  • PO = Playoff
  • RR = Round robin

References

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  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. ^ "Otvorena Teniska akademija "Novak"". B92 (in Serbian). 1 November 2011.
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