Jelena Janković

Jelena Janković
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Jelena Janković
Nickname(s) J.J. (in the media),
Jeca (in Serbia),
Jelly (in the UK)
Country Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Residence Bradenton, Florida, United States and
Belgrade, Serbia
Date of birth February 28, 1985 (1985-02-28) (age 24)
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia then SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb/9.3 st)
Turned pro February 6, 2000
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$6,440,935
Singles
Career record: 330–171
Career titles: 9 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 1 (August 11, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF (2008)
French Open SF (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon 4R (2006, 2007, 2008)
US Open F (2008)
Major tournaments
WTA Championships SF (2008)
Olympic Games QF (2008)
Doubles
Career record: 34–53
Career titles: 1 WTA
Highest ranking: No. 43 (November 6, 2006)
Mixed Doubles
Career record:
Career titles: {{{mixedtitles}}}
Highest ranking:

Infobox last updated on: December 1, 2008.

Jelena Janković (Serbian: Јелена Јанковић, pronounced [ˈjɛlɛna 'jaːnkɔviʨ]; born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional female tennis player. She is the World No. 1 player as of October 6, 2008 with a total of ten weeks at the position (December 1, 2008), and was be the year-end No. 1 in 2008. Jankovic is the only No. 1 tennis player who has not yet won a singles Grand Slam title. Janković has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.

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Tennis career

Early career

Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'.[1] As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy of Nick Bollettieri. As a junior she won the 2001 Australian Open. In 2001, she started to play on the WTA Tour; she reached the second round at her first tournament at the Indian Wells Masters.

In October 2003, Janković entered the top 100 at No. 90 for the first time after winning her first ITF title in Dubai. Three months later, Janković garnered her first top 10 win against Elena Dementieva 6–1, 6–4 in the first round of the 2004 Australian Open. In May, Janković won her first WTA title, a Tier V event, in Budapest, defeating Martina Suchá in the final 7–6, 6–3. Following her win 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 Suárez. Janković finished 2004 ranked No. 28 in the world.

2005

In March, at Dubai, she advanced to the final following Serena Williams's retirement in the semifinal. Janković then lost in the final to Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. She made her first Tier I semifinal in Berlin, losing to Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. In June, she reached her first grass court final at Birmingham, but lost to Maria Sharapova 6–2, 4–6, 6–1. In October, Janković reached her third final of the year in Seoul, ranked No. 17 in the world, her highest ranking at that time, losing to 16-year-old Nicole Vaidišová 7–5, 6–3. Her ranking at the end of the season eclipsed her 2004 record at No. 22.

2006

After winning her first round match at the Australian Open, Janković lost ten straight matches, not winning a match from late January into early May. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome before losing to Venus Williams in three sets. The following week, she reached the semifinals in Strasbourg, retiring against Nicole Vaidišová in the second set. At the French Open, Janković upset 25th-seeded Marion Bartoli before losing to World No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo in the third round. At Wimbledon, she beat sixth-seeded and defending champion Venus Williams in the third round in three sets but went on to lose to ninth-seeded Anastasia Myskina in the fourth round 6–4, 7–6(5).

Janković at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.

During the North American summer hard court season, Janković reached her fifth career final at the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles, defeating tenth-seeded Ana Ivanović in the quarterfinals and unseeded Serena Williams in the semifinals before losing to third seeded Elena Dementieva in the final. The US Open saw Janković defeat World No. 10 Vaidišová in the third round, World No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round, and World No. 5 Dementieva in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Janković lost to Justine Henin 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 after Janković had led 6–4, 4–2. Janković argued with the chair umpire when the umpire refused to offer an opinion as to whether a service call had been correct, suggesting that Janković use one of her electronic challenges. Janković then lost ten consecutive games.

At Janković's first tournament following the US Open, she reached the semifinals of the Tier II China Open, losing to Mauresmo 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 after Janković served for the match at 6–5 in the third set. The following week, Janković reached the Guangzhou semifinals, retiring against Anna Chakvetadze while trailing 7-5, 2-0. In her last four tournaments of the year, she lost to Kuznetsova, Vaidišová and Olga Poutchkova in the quarterfinals of three of them and to Kuznetsova in the second round of the other one.

Janković finished the year ranked World No. 12.

2007

To begin the year, Janković won her second title at the Tier IV ASB Classic in Auckland, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final. At the Tier II Medibank International in Sydney, Janković defeated World No. 7 and former No.1 Martina Hingis and top-seeded Amélie Mauresmo on the way to the final where she lost to Kim Clijsters.[2] She then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, where she was eliminated by the eventual champion Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2. Because of her results at these tournaments, her ranking rose to World No. 10, the first time she had been included in the top ten.

Janković at the 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships

At the first Tier I event of the year in Tokyo, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to countrywoman Ana Ivanović and at the Dubai Tennis Championships, she retired from her semifinal match with Mauresmo because of an ankle injury. The following week in Doha, Janković again reached the semifinals, losing to Justine Henin in three sets. After that, she played at the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California where she was eliminated by Na Li in the fourth round. To complete the spring hard court season, Janković lost in the third round of the Tier I tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida to Italian Mara Santangelo in three sets despite holding a 6–2, 5–2 lead.

Janković then started her clay court season at Amelia Island, Florida, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Ivanović 7–5, 6–3. She then won her first career Tier I title, at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, defeating Venus Williams in the semifinals 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 and Dinara Safina in the final. On European red clay, Janković then lost to Henin three times and won one tournament. At the J&S Cup in Warsaw, Janković lost to Henin in the semifinals 7–5, 2–6, 6–4. At the Qatar Telecom German Open, Janković lost to Henin in the quarterfinals 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 after failing to hold a 4–0 lead in the third set. Janković next won her second career Tier I title at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, defeating second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Janković was the fourth seed at the French Open, falling to Henin in the semifinals 6–2, 6–2. Her results at these six clay court tournaments improved her ranking to World No. 3.

On grass, Janković captured the DFS Classic title in Birmingham, beating top-seeded Maria Sharapova in the final. Sharapova led 3–0 in the third set before Janković rallied to win the match. This was her first career victory over Sharapova. The next week, Janković reached the final of the Ordina Open in the Netherlands and became the first player since Chris Evert in 1974 to win 50 matches in the first half of a year. Janković, suffering from a hamstring injury, lost the final to Anna Chakvetadze. At Wimbledon, Janković was the third-seed but lost in the fourth round to Marion Bartoli of France 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. In the mixed doubles competition at Wimbledon, Janković teamed with doubles specialist Jamie Murray to win the title by beating the fifth-seed team, Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik, in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.

During the North American summer hard court season, Janković lost in the third round of the Tier I Acura Classic in San Diego. Janković blamed her loss on the flu but despite her illness, she reached the semifinals of the East West Bank Classic in Carson, California the next week. There, she lost to Ivanović in three sets. Janković said, "I cannot expect myself to play my best tennis when I am still blowing my nose on each changeover with paper towels."[3] In August, Janković reached the final of the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto, where she lost to Henin on Henin's sixth match point. Janković had led 4–1 in the first set and 4–2 in the second set but was unable to maintain her lead. At the US Open, Janković lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4).

Janković practicing at the 2007 US Open

To complete her hectic playing year, Janković traveled to Asia for two tournaments, Europe for one tournament, back to Asia for one tournament, and finally back to Europe for two tournaments. At the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali, Janković was upset in the quarterfinals by former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 2–6, 6–2. This was Davenport's first singles tournament since giving birth. The following week at the China Open in Beijing, Janković received a wildcard into the tournament after top-ranked Henin withdrew due to illness. In the second round, Janković defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–0, 6–0, the third time in her career she had won a match without losing a game. Janković lost only four points during the second set, all on her own serve. In the semifinals, Janković beat Davenport 6–3, 7–5 but lost in the final to Hungarian teenager Ágnes Szávay after Janković had a match point in the second set.[4]

After a two week break, Janković then played three consecutive weeks but won only two matches. At the Tier II tournament in Stuttgart, Janković lost to Henin in the semifinals 7–6(2), 7–5. Janković then retired from her first round match in Bangkok with Yan Zi. After a first round bye at the Zürich Open, Janković lost to Vaidišová 6–4, 6–4. Janković took a three week break before playing the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in Madrid. However, Janković lost all three of her round robin matches, to Henin, Chakvetadze, and Bartoli. Janković had successful nose surgery immediately after Madrid to correct a breathing problem. The surgery prevented her from practicing for three weeks.

2008

Janković in the 2008 Australian Open

Instead of defending her title in Auckland, Janković joined Novak Djokovic in playing for Serbia in the Hopman Cup, an exhibition team event sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation. In the final, Janković and Djokovic lost to the American team of Serena Williams and Mardy Fish, with Janković unable to play her singles rubber because of injury. In her final preparation event for the Australian Open, the Medibank International in Sydney, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Nicole Vaidišová. Her first match at the Australian Open was against Tamira Paszek, which Janković won in three sets in over three hours.[5] Both players needed medical attention during the final set.[6] Janković then reached the quarterfinals for the first time, defeating defending champion Serena Williams reaching her third career Grand Slam singles semifinal where she lost to Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–1.

Janković then played two tournaments in the Middle East. At the Tier I Qatar Total Open in Doha, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Li Na 6–3, 6–4. The next week at the Tier II Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Janković lost in the semifinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. Janković played one more Asian event, the Tier II Canara Bank Bangalore Open in India. Although she was the top seeded player, she lost in the quarterfinals to Yan Zi of China 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. At the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, Janković was the third seed and defeated 24th-seeded Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals when Davenport retired from the match with a shoulder and back injury after losing the first set. Janković then lost to fellow Serb Ana Ivanović in the semifinals 7–6(3), 6–3. The following fortnight, Janković was the runner-up at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, losing to Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 after Williams was unable to convert on seven match points in the third set.[7]

Janković lost in the quarterfinals of her next two Tier I tournaments, the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina (where she was defending champion) and the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. Janković then successfully defended her Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia title in Rome. She defeated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, advanced by walkover against Sharapova in the semifinals, and defeated French teenager Alizé Cornet in the final. This was Janković's first singles title of the year. At the French Open in Paris, Janković lost in three sets to Ivanović. Janković failed to sustain leads of 3–0 in the first set and 3–1 in the third set, although she did win the second set after trailing 3–1. Janković committed 51 unforced errors compared to 28 winners during the match.[8]

On grass, Janković withdrew from the DFS Classic in Birmingham, United Kingdom because of an arm injury sustained during the French Open. Nevertheless, she replaced Sharapova as World No. 2 following the tournament. At Wimbledon, Janković was the second seeded player and defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the third round despite injuring her left knee.[9] Because of early round losses by other highly ranked players, Janković only needed to reach the semifinals to replace Ivanović as World No. 1.[10] However, she lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn in the fourth round 6–3, 6–2. Janković lost her third opportunity to grasp the World No. 1 ranking at the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles[11] when she lost to Dinara Safina in the semifinals 7–6(3), 6–1.

At the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal, Janković had a fourth chance to claim the World No. 1 ranking. Because Ivanović had lost in the third round, Janković only needed to reach the final to replace Ivanović as the top ranked player. However, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Dominika Cibulková 7–5, 6–2 after Janković had led 4–0 in the first set. After the match, Janković said, "At the moment I don't deserve the top spot. I am not in the best shape, I am not at my highest level".[12] Despite the loss, Janković moved up to World No. 1 on August 11, 2008.[13] She is the 18th woman to have been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association. She is the first woman to have attained that ranking without ever having reached a Grand Slam final and only the third woman (the others being Amélie Mauresmo and Kim Clijsters) to have become World No. 1 without first winning a Grand Slam title.[14] [15] Serbia is only the third nation (the others being Belgium and the United States) to have had consecutive World No. 1 female players. Janković then lost her World No. 1 ranking on August 18, 2008, to Ivanović.

At the Beijing Olympics, Janković was seeded second and played the tournament with a sore right calf muscle that caused her to consider withdrawing.[16] Janković defeated Cibulková in the third round but lost to sixth seed and eventual runner-up Safina in the quarterfinals in three sets.

Janković's next tournament was the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open. She defeated fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva in the semifinals to reach her first Grand Slam final, where she lost to fourth-seeded Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5. Janković then lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–5, 7–5. Janković scored a win over Kuznetsova the next week though, when she beat her 6–3, 6–2 in the final of the China Open. In the semifinal, she defeated Olympic bronze medalist, Vera Zvonareva, in three sets. Janković played in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, where she defeated Venus Williams in the semifinals 6–7(8), 7–5, 6–2, and Nadia Petrova in the final 6–4, 6–3. This was her second title in two weeks. After that, she returned to World No. 1 spot on October 6.

In the Kremlin Cup, Janković defeated Vera Dushevina 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–2 in round two after a first round bye. In the quarterfinals, she beat Italian wild-card, Flavia Pennetta, 7–6(6), 6–3. She defeated Elena Dementieva in the semifinals 0–6, 6–1, 6–0 before triumphing against Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–2, 6–4 for her third title in three weeks, the first time for a player on the WTA tour to do so since 2005.[17] Because of her result in the Kremlin Cup, this made Janković the only female in 2008 to make all quarter-finals or better in Tier I events.

Janković on court at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships

Janković's 12-match winning streak came to an end at the Zürich Open where, playing in her fifth event in five weeks, she lost to eventual runner-up Flavia Pennetta 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 in the second round after an injury to her left wrist at the end of the first set and a cut on her knee, where the trainer was called, in the second.[18] It was just her second pre-quarterfinal loss of the year, the other being at Wimbledon.

In the first round-robin match of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships held in Doha, Qatar, Janković saw off Ana Ivanović, for the first time since the 2006 East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles. This was also her first win at a WTA Tour Championships event. In the second round-robin match she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6, 6–4, thus confirming her place in the semifinals. She lost her third round-robin match, which would determine whether she played Elena Dementieva or Venus Williams, to Vera Zvonareva, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4. She lost in the semifinals, to Williams, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, and ended the year as World No. 1.

2009

Jelena Janković has withdrawn from the 2009 Sydney International which would have prepared her for the Australian Open.

Playing style

Janković is often regarded in women's tennis for her great defensive abilities and footwork, which classifies her as a counterpuncher. Jelena is known for being able to slide on all surfaces, further enhancing her defense. In 2007, she played more matches than any other player and maintained her third rank as well, which is the proof of her incredible stamina and well-balanced performance. Janković has very consistent ground strokes and likes to go down the line more often than crosscourt. Her signature shot is her two-handed backhand down the line; she hits it with excellent pace and can drive it deep for an outright winner however her crosscourt backhand is also very effective. Jelena has now begun to hit both her forehand and backhand with more pace than in the past and is starting to use short heavily angled shots more prominently. She also a decent net game, being able to hit effective drive, drop and swinging volleys. Her main weakness is the fact her serve is very attackable. She likes to spin it in on the first and second serve which can lead to her getting broken many times in matches against good baseline players. She has however shown some improvement in this area, hitting several of her serves over 100 mph.

Personal life

Janković was born in Belgrade, in then Yugoslavia, now Serbia, as the third child of Veselin and Snežana Janković, both economists. Her mother is from Serbia and her father is from Montenegro. She also has two brothers, Marko and Stefan. She is a student at the Megatrend University in Belgrade, studying economics; however, she has put her course of study on indefinite hold as she continues to pursue her tennis career. She trained at tennis club "Crvena Zvezda".

At Wimbledon 2007, in a mixed doubles match at the semi-final stage she invited a ballboy to come and sit with her and began asking him questions, much to the crowd's amusement. Though the boy was clearly enjoying himself, he swiftly jumped out of the chair when Jamie Murray returned from his toilet break. The British press have linked Janković and Murray romantically but she has remained coy about their relationship, though she joked in interviews that she used kisses as a way of motivating the Scot.[19]

Off-court, Janković has done work in film, starring in Jelenin svet (Jelena's World) in 2008, a documentary about her life.[20] Janković portrayed herself; Justine Henin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanović and other notable players also featured.[21] In September 2008, Janković announced that she has been dating Montenegrian water polo player Mlađan Janović since August 2008.[22] The pair had been dating since the 2008 Summer Olympics.[23]

On December 5, 2007, Janković became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, for Children's Fund. "I am happy to have become a UNICEF ambassador for Serbia. This is a great honour for me and I will try to justify the role that has been given to me", she said. Janković is the second Serbian tennis star to have volunteered to help promote the rights of children and collect funds for UNICEF after Ana Ivanović became an ambassador in September.

Endorsements

Janković endorses Reebok sportswear and has her own line with them for her tournament wear. Janković also has an endorsement with Prince Sports and now uses the Prince O3 Speedport Pro White Racquet after formerly using the Prince O3 Red Racquet. She is the face of the Serbian fashion design company Mona with her own line of clothing. Janković recently signed up to endorse Aqua Viva Hydroactive Water. Her picture will appear on the bottles for a limited time[24]and she will now feature in a TV advertisement.[25]

Grand Slam finals

Singles runner-up (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2008 US Open Flag of the United States Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5

Mixed doubles win (1)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
2007 Wimbledon Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Murray Flag of Australia Alicia Molik
Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman		 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

WTA Tour titles (10)

Singles (9)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I (4)
Tier II (2)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV & V (2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3)
Grass (1)
Clay (4)
Carpet (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. May 2, 2004 Budapest, Hungary Clay Flag of Slovakia Martina Suchá 7–6(4), 6–3
2. January 6, 2007 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Flag of Russia Vera Zvonareva 7–6(9), 5–7, 6–3
3. April 15, 2007 Charleston, United States Clay Flag of Russia Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–2
4. May 20, 2007 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–5, 6–1
5. June 17, 2007 Birmingham, United Kingdom Grass Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
6. May 18, 2008 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of France Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–2
7. September 28, 2008 Beijing, China Hard Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–2
8. October 5, 2008 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (I) Flag of Russia Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–3
9. October 12, 2008 Moscow, Russia Carpet (I) Flag of Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. June 18, 2006 Birmingham, United Kingdom Grass Flag of the People's Republic of China Li Na Flag of the United States Jill Craybas
Flag of South Africa Liezel Huber		 6–2, 6–4

WTA Tour runner-ups (10)

Singles (10)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
WTA Championships
Tier I (2)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV & V (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. March 5, 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2. June 12, 2005 Birmingham, United Kingdom Grass Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
3. October 2, 2005 Seoul, South Korea Hard Flag of the Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová 7–5, 6–3
4. August 13, 2006 Los Angeles, United States Hard Flag of Russia Elena Dementieva 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
5. January 12, 2007 Sydney, Australia Hard Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters 4–6, 7–6(1), 6–4
6. June 23, 2007 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Flag of Russia Anna Chakvetadze 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
7. August 19, 2007 Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of Belgium Justine Henin 7–6(3), 7–5
8. September 23, 2007 Beijing, China Hard Flag of Hungary Ágnes Szávay 6–7(7), 7–5, 6–2
9. April 5, 2008 Miami, United States Hard Flag of the United States Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
10. September 7, 2008 US Open, New York City Hard Flag of the United States Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5

ITF singles titles (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1 October 19, 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Flag of Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 6–2, 7–5

Singles performance timeline

To help interpret the performance table, the legend below explains what each abbreviation and color coded box represents in the performance timeline.

Terms to know
SR the ratio of the number of singles tournaments
won to the number of those tournaments played		 W-L player's Win-Loss record
Performance Table Legend
NH tournament not held in that calendar year A did not participate in the tournament
LQ lost in qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round Robin)
QF advanced to but not past the quarterfinals SF advanced to but not past the semifinals
F advanced to the final, tournament runner-up W won the tournament

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the end of the 2008 WTA Tour, on November 10, 2008.

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR Career W/L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R1 2R 2R 2R 4R SF 0 / 6 15–6
French Open A A A LQ2 1R 1R 3R SF SF 0 / 6 13–6
Wimbledon A A A LQ 1R 3R 4R 4R 4R 0 / 6 11–6
US Open A A LQ LQ3 2R 3R SF QF F 0 / 7 20–7
SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 25 N/A
Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 7–4 2–4 5–4 11–4 15–4 19–4 N/A 59–25
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held 1R Not Held QF 0 / 2 3–2
Year-End Championship
WTA Tour Championships A A A A A A A RR4 SF 0 / 2 2–5
Current WTA Tier I Tournaments5
Doha NH Not Tier I QF 0 / 1 2–1
Indian Wells A 2R A 1R 1R 2R 2R 4R SF 0 / 7 7–7
Miami A LQ A 1R6 3R 2R 2R 3R F 0 / 7 10–7
Charleston A A LQ A 2R 1R 1R W QF 1 / 6 8–5
Berlin A A A A A SF 1R QF QF 0 / 4 8–4
Rome A A A 1R6 LQ 2R QF W W 2 / 6 15–4
Montréal / Toronto A A A A 2R 1R 3R7 F QF 0 / 5 9–4
Tokyo A A A A A 1R 1R QF QF 0 / 4 2–4
Moscow A A A A A 1R A A W 1 / 2 4–1
Former WTA Tier I Tournaments5
San Diego A A A A 2R 3R 3R 3R NH 0 / 4 6–4
Zürich A A A A A 2R 2R 2R Not
Tier I		 0 / 3 2–3
Career Statistics
Tournaments played 2 5 14 24 28 29 28 28 22 N/A 179
Runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 N/A 10
Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 N/A 9
Hardcourt Win-Loss 0–1 3–4 12–7 29–12 23–19 22–18 31–14 38–14 46–15 N/A 200–104
Clay Win-Loss 0–0 6–1 9–7 17-9 6–4 7–5 8–7 23–4 13–3 N/A 89–40
Grass Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–3 6–3 6–3 10–2 3–1 N/A 29–13
Carpet Win-Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–3 0–3 1–5 6–1 N/A 11–15
Overall Win-Loss 0–2 9–5 21–14 46–23 36–27 36–29 45–27 72–25 68–20 N/A 333–1728
Win % 0% 64% 60% 66% 57% 55% 62% 74% 77% N/A 66%
Year End Ranking None 361 194 85 28 22 12 3 1 N/A N/A

WTA Tour career earnings

Year Grand Slam
singles titles		 WTA
singles titles		 Total
singles titles		 Earnings ($) Money list rank
2000-02 0 0 0 37,918 n/a
2003 0 0 0 76,459 132
2004 0 1 1 234,496 51
2005 0 0 0 450,441 30
2006 0 0 0 746,144 14
2007 0 4 4 1,831,012 6
2008* 0 4 4 2,756,645 3
Career* 0 9 9 6,133,115

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Red Star, club's tennis history (Serbian)
  2. ↑ Clijsters beats Janković and Crowd
  3. ↑ Janković overcomes 'flu bug
  4. ↑ Back From The Brink in Beijing
  5. ↑ Simon Cambers. "Janković survives marathon clash with Paszek". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  6. ↑ Paul Gough (2008-01-14). "Janković survives almighty scare". sportal.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  7. ↑ Piers Newbury (2008-04-05). "Serena battles to fifth Miami win". BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
  8. ↑ Match Statistics
  9. ↑ Janković hobbles to hard-fought win
  10. ↑ The next No. 1? Jankovic one of few to dodge upset bug
  11. ↑ "Defeat puts Janković bid on hold". BBC Sport (2008-07-27). Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
  12. ↑ "Jankovic misses top spot chance". BBC Sport (2008-08-01). Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
  13. ↑ "Janković to take number one spot". BBC Sport (2008-08-02). Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
  14. ↑ Liz Robbins (2005-09-11). "Finally, a Grand Slam for Clijsters". New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-08-03.
  15. ↑ "Mauresmo takes over No. 1 world tennis ranking". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, AP (2004-09-14). Retrieved on 2008-08-03. "[Mauresmo] is only the second player to reach No. 1 in the WTA rankings without winning a Grand Slam title."
  16. ↑ Tennis: Ailing Jankovic may pull out
  17. ↑ "Jankovic Beats Zvonareva for Kremlin Cup Title". Women's Tennis Association, AP (2008-10-12). Retrieved on 2008-10-12. "Not since this time three years ago has a woman captured titles in three straight weeks on the Tour"
  18. ↑ "Pennetta stuns Janković in Zurich". BBC Sport, AP (2008-10-16). Retrieved on 2008-10-17. "Janković, who won three straight titles before the tournament, appeared to hurt her left wrist late in the first set."
  19. ↑ Murray feeling champion about Janković's kisses
  20. ↑ Jelena's World
  21. ↑ Jelena's World
  22. ↑ Zbrka.com: Jelena Jankovic ima novog decka
  23. ↑ Zbrka.com: Jelena Jankovic ima novog decka
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  25. ↑ Jelena Janković. "Jelena is staring in a new TV commercial for Knjaz Miloš Company". Jelena Janković official website. Retrieved on 2008-10-21.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ana Ivanović
Serena Williams		 World No. 1
August 11, 2008 - August 17, 2008
October 6, 2008 -		 Succeeded by
Ana Ivanović
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
Ana Ivanović		 WTA Most Improved Player
2006		 Succeeded by
Ana Ivanović
WTA World No. 1s in Women's tennis
Persondata
NAME Janković, Jelena
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Serbian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Belgrade, Serbia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH