Jelena Janković
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| Country |  Serbia |
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| Residence | Bradenton, Florida, USA | |
| Date of birth | February 28, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) | |
| Height | 5'9 1/2" (177 cm) | |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2001 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $1,501,708 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 193-127 | |
| Career titles: | 1 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 12 (October 23, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2nd (2003-2006) | |
| French Open | 3rd (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 4th (2006) | |
| U.S. Open | SF (2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 27-40 | |
| Career titles: | 1 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 43 (November 6, 2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on: November 6, 2006. |
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Jelena Janković (pronounced: YELL-e-nah YAN-ko-vich, Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Јанковић) is a Serbian professional female tennis player. She was born February 28, 1985 in Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) as the third child of Veselin and Snežana Janković, both economists. Her father is from Montenegro, and her mother is Serbian. She is a student at the Megatrend University in Belgrade.
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[edit] Career
As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by elder brother and fitness coach, Marko and later she was trained at the famous Tennis Academy of Nick Bollettieri. Nowadays she lives in Bradenton, Florida, USA. She is one of only two active players to have an advantage over Serena Williams in terms of win-loss match record. The other is Tiantian Sun of China.
In October 2003, Jankovic entered the top 100 at No. 90 for the first time after winning her first ITF title in Dubai. Three months later, Jankovic garnered her first top 10 win against Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the 2004 Australian Open. She then lost to Jill Craybas in three sets in the second round. Then in May, Jankovic won her first WTA title, a Tier V event, in Budapest, defeating Martina Sucha in the final 7-6, 6-3. Following the run in Budapest, she reached No. 51 in the world. Elsewhere in her 2004 season, she defeated top 20 players Nadia Petrova (twice), Vera Zvonareva, Patty Schnyder and Paola Suarez. Jankovic finished 2004 ranked No. 28 in the world.
2005 was considered Jankovic's breakout season. In March, at Dubai, Jankovic defeated Serena Williams 6-0 4-3 ret. in the semifinal. Jankovic then lost to Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 in the final. She then made another semifinal at the Tier I Berlin event, losing to Nadia Petrova 4-6, 7-6, 3-6. In June, Jankovic reached a grass court final, losing to Maria Sharapova. In October, Jankovic reached her third final of the year at Seoul, ranked No. 17 in the world, her highest ranking at the time, losing to 16-year-old Nicole Vaidisova 5-7, 3-6. Her season ending ranking eclipsed her 2004 record, at No. 22.
In 2006, she had a horrific start to the year, losing ten straight matches, not winning a match from late January into early May, where she was able to get to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open before losing to Venus Williams in three sets. She then reached the semis in Strasbourg, retiring against Nicole Vaidišová in the second set.
At the French Open, she upset the Number 25 seed Marion Bartoli before losing to Number 1 Amélie Mauresmo 6-3 6-3. At Wimbledon, she was able to take down defending champion Venus Williams in three sets on the "Graveyard Court." She then lost to Anastasia Myskina 4-6, 6-7.
Following her run at Wimbledon, she reached her fifth career final at the JP Morgan Chase, defeating Sania Mirza, Ana Ivanovic, and another Williams sister, Serena, in the semifinal, before losing to Elena Dementieva in the final.
At the 2006 US Open, she defeated Nicole Vaidisova in the third round, took out 2004 US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth, and beat 2004 US Open and French Open finalist Elena Dementieva 6-2 6-1 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, she lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4 4-6 0-6, after having been up 6-4 4-2, and a point away from 5-2. Jankovic lost her train of thought after arguing with the chairperson over an out service call, even though it was later proven the ball was actually out.
At Jankovic's first tournament following the US Open, she reached the semifinals at the Tier II China Open after defeating Nadia Petrova for the third time in the quarters, losing to Amelie Mauresmo 1-6, 6-3, 6-7. At 6-5 in the third, Jankovic served for the match, but was broken at 15-40.
[edit] Titles (2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I Event (0) |
| WTA Tour (1) |
[edit] Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 2, 2004 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay |  Martina Suchá (Slovakia) |
7-6(4) 6-3 |
[edit] Singles finalist (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | March 3, 2005 | Dubai, UEA | Hard |  Lindsay Davenport |
4-6, 6-3, 4-6 |
| 2. | June 6, 2005 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Grass |  Maria Sharapova |
2-6, 6-4, 1-6 |
| 3. | October 6, 2005 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard |  Nicole Vaidišová |
5-7, 3-6 |
| 4. | August 16, 2006 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Elena Dementieva |
3-6, 6-4, 4-6 |
[edit] Doubles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | June 18, 2006 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass |  Na Li (PR China) |
Jill Craybas (United States) & Liezel Huber (South Africa) |
6-2 6-4 |
[edit] Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2r | 2r | 2r | 2r | - | - | - | 0 |
| French Open | 3r | 1r | 1r | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Wimbledon | 4r | 3r | 1r | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| U.S. Open | SF | 3r | 2r | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 11-4 | 5-4 | 2-4 | 1-1 | - | - | - | 19-13 |
| WTA Tour Championships | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo | 1r | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Indian Wells Masters | 2r | 2r | 1r | 1r | - | 2r | - | 0 |
| Miami Masters | 2r | 2r | 3r | 1r | - | - | - | 0 |
| Family Circle Cup, Charleston | 1r | 1r | 2r | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Qatar Telecom German Open, Berlin | 1r | SF | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rome Masters | QF | 2r | - | 1r | - | - | - | 0 |
| Acura Classic, San Diego | 3r | 3r | 2r | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Canada Masters | 3r | 1r | 2r | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Kremlin Cup, Moscow | - | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Zurich Open | 2r | 2r | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Tournaments played | 28 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 110 |
| Finalist | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 31-14 | 22-18 | 23-19 | 15-8 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 97-65 |
| Clay Win-Loss | 8-7 | 7-5 | 6-4 | 14-7 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 39-26 |
| Grass Win-Loss | 6-3 | 6-3 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 16-10 |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0-3 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-9 |
| Overall Win-Loss | 45-27 | 36-29 | 36-27 | 29-17 | 9-7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 156-1101 |
| Year End Ranking | 12 | 22 | 28 | 85 | 194 | 361 | N/A | N/A |
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-8 (quarter finals up to finalist).
1 If ITF women's circuit (Hardcourt: 23-10; Clay: 14-7) participations are included, overall win-loss record stands at 193-127.
