Bojana Jovanovski
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Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian
tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković
and No. 26 Ana Ivanović
. She ended the 2010 season
as the youngest player in the top 100.
Coached by father Zoran Jovanovski, she has won four ITF
singles titles, and played for Serbia Fed Cup team
in 2009 and 2010. Jovanovski made her WTA Tour debut at 2010 Malaysian Open, losing to Elena Dementieva
in the second round. She debuted at a Grand Slam
at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
, reaching the second round.
. Aged twelve, she won Serbian national U–14 championships and was the finalist of the U–16. She turned professional in 2006 and played her first professional junior event at the tournament in Pančevo
, Serbia, losing 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to Ana Veselinović. That year, she also lost to Simona Halep
in the finals of the Heiveld Indoor Junior Championships by a score of 6–1, 6–2. In 2007 Jovanovski won junior events in Citta' Di Santa Croce, defeating Michelle Larcher De Brito
, and reached the finals in Prato
and Milan
, losing to Romana Tabaková
and Anastasia Pivovarova
, respectively.
Jovanovski would play at numerous junior grand slam tournaments. Her best result came at Wimbledon, where she was defeated by Madison Brengle
5–7, 6–3, 10–5 in the quartefinals. In 2008 Jovanovski decided to pursue her professional career on the ITF Circuit
, but would also play at the junior grand slams. She would reach the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, losing to Arantxa Rus
and Laura Robson
, respectively. Both Rus and Robson later won the tournaments. Jovanovski's highest junior ranking was World No. 5, which she achieved on 7 April 2008.
, Serbia in 2006, where she lost to Karolina Jovanović
in the second round. Two years later, she won her first ITF title at that same tournament, beating Karin Morgósová 6–1, 6–0 in the final. In 2008 Jovanovski reached an additional three finals, winning two of them.
She continued playing on the ITF Circuit
, reaching the semifinals of three events – Belek
, Sarajevo
and Toruń
– being defeated by Tetyana Arefyeva
6–4, 6–2, Ana Jovanović
2–6, 6–0, 6–2, and Oksana Kalashnikova
6–3, 3–6, 6–1, respectively. Jovanovski played qualifications for 2009 US Open, however lost to domestic player Carly Gullickson
with 7–5, 6–2. On 20 November 2009 Jovanovski reached the final of ITF event in Pune
, India but lost to Fujiwara. On 29 November 2009 Jovanovski reached the final of ITF event in Toyota, Japan, but lost to domestic player and former World No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm 7–5, 6–2.
, Jovanovski reached semifinals, losing 6(5)–7, 6–3, 7–5(6) to Serbian fellow Aleksandra Krunić
. She then played qualifications tournament for 2010 Australian Open, but lost to Kathrin Wörle 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, despite having a match point in the third set. Jovanovski was, once again, the part of Serbian Fed Cup team
along with Jelena Janković
, Ana Ivanović
and Ana Jovanović
in 3–2 loss against Russia
in 2010 Fed Cup World Group
. She was then awarded with a wild card
for the main draw of 2010 Malaysian Open. At her WTA Tour debut, she beat Russian Vitalia Diatchenko
6–3, 6–1. However, Jovanovski then lost 6–2, 6–3 to the first seed Elena Dementieva
in the second round.
On 24 April 2010, Jovanovski made her debut performance for Serbia Fed Cup team
, in 2010 World Group Playoffs
against Slovakia
. She lost her first singles match to Daniela Hantuchová
6–2, 6–2, but then won her second match against Magdaléna Rybáriková
6–1, 7–6(4). Jovanovski and Jelena Janković lost their doubles match to Hantuchová and Rybáriková 6–4, 6–3 for the final 3–2 for Slovakia. At the 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
, her second career WTA event, she defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–3, 6–1 in the first round, but then lost to the fifth seed Angelique Kerber
6–2, 6–2 in the second. Jovanovski then qualified for her third WTA Tour tournament at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
, beating Nuria Llagostera Vives
and former World No. 8 Alicia Molik
, but then lost to Yaroslava Shvedova
in the first round 6–2, 6–2. In May, Jovanovski took part in the 2010 Warsaw Open, beating former World No. 5 Anna Chakvetadze
to reach the main draw. She subsequently lost to Sara Errani
6–1, 6–0 in the first round.
Jovanovski's next tournament was at the 2010 French Open
, where she defeated María Irigoyen
in the first round of the qualifying stage, but then fell to Anastasia Pivovarova
6–3, 3–6, 6–2. She then suffered losses in the semifinal of the ITF event in Maribor
and the 2010 AEGON International
qualifications, but managed to enter into the main draw
at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
. Jovanovski defeated Casey Dellacqua
with a promising scoreline of 6–1, 6–0 in the first round. She then lost to 8th seed Victoria Azarenka
in the second 6–1, 6–4. Her result at the Wimbledon caused her ranking rise to World No. 93. Jovanovski then played at the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
but lost to fellow compatriot and World No. 2 Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–3 in the opening round. At the 2010 İstanbul Cup
, she won three matches in straight sets to qualify for the main draw, but lost to Russia's Elena Vesnina
in the first round 6–2, 6–2. In August, Jovanovski qualified for the main draw of the first Premier 5 of the US Open Series: 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
, She upset the fourteenth seed Aravane Rezaï
in the first round 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, but lost to Akgul Amanmuradova
in the following round 6–2, 6–0. Jovanovski then attempted to qualify for the 2010 Rogers Cup
and the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
, but fell to, respectively, Sorana Cîrstea
and Elena Vesnina
. Jovanovski played her second Grand Slam event at the 2010 US Open
, but was defeated by Australia's Anastasia Rodionova 7–5, 6–4 in the first round. She also competed in the women's doubles
partnering with Jelena Janković, by they were defeated by Kimiko Date Krumm and Ayumi Morita
4–6, 6–3, 6–4.
Jovanovski then played at the 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open
, but lost to Alla Kudryavtseva
6–1, 7–5 in the first round. She then lost in the first round of the 2010 Hansol Korea Open
, losing to Kirsten Flipkens
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 despite easily winning three qualification matches. Jovanovski was then defeated in the first round of the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
qualifications by Pauline Parmentier
6–2, 7–5. However, Jovanovski managed to turned around the early losses by qualifying for the main draw of 2010 China Open
, her first Premier Mandatory
tournament ever. In the opening round, she defeated a fellow qualifier, the 2009 US Open
quarter-finalist Kateryna Bondarenko
, in the first round 5–7 6–4, 6–3. Jovanovski upset former World No. 1 and fellow Serbian and good friend Jelena Janković 4–6 6–2 6–2 in the second round, marking her first victory over a former World No. 1 and a top ten player. However, she was beaten by Shahar Pe'er
in the third round, 6–1 6–2. Jovanovski then took part in ITF tournaments in Torhout
, Poitiers
and Taipei
, defeating players such as Sania Mirza
, Rika Fujiwara
and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
, but without much further success. She finished the year as the youngest player in the top 100 on the WTA rankings.
In December, Jovanovski played at the ITF tournament in Dubai
. She defeated Julia Babilon
6–4 6–7(3) 6–1 in the first round, Petra Martić
6–7(4) 6–3 6–1 in the second and World No. 45 Anastasija Sevastova
6–3 5–7 6–0 in the quarterfinals and former World No. 16 Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–0 6–7 6–3 in the semifinals, but then lost to former World No. 27 Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 in the final. A week later, in Pune
, Jovanovski won her fourth ITF title, and the first one since 2008, defeating Nina Bratchikova
6–4, 6–4.
, defeating Anastasia Rodionova 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the first round. She would then lose to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–2, 7–5 in the second. The week after, Jovanovski qualified for the Medibank International Sydney
. She defeated Kaia Kanepi
6–4, 6–4, Aravane Rezaï
7–6(4), 7–6(4) and Flavia Pennetta
6–4, 6–1. Jovanovski lost her first WTA semifinal to future champion Na Li
7–6(5), 6–3. At the 2011 Australian Open
, Jovanovski defeated Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 6–1 in the first round and lost to the second seed Vera Zvonareva
2–6, 6–3, 6–1 in the second. She also played doubles partnering with Varvara Lepchenko
, but they lost to Kimiko Date Krumm and Shuai Zhang
6–4, 6–4. Jovanovski was the highest ranked Serbian player in the Serbia Fed Cup team
for the World Group II
rubber against Canada
. Jovanovski played along with Ana Jovanović
, Aleksandra Krunić
and Tamara Čurović
against Rebecca Marino
, Aleksandra Wozniak
, Marie-Ève Pelletier
and Sharon Fichman
in Novi Sad
, Serbia. She won both of her singles matches, with 6–4, 7–5 against Wozniak and 7–6(3), 6–3 against Marino. In the doubles match, Jovanovski and Krunić defeated Fichman and Pelletier 7–6(5), 6–4 to guarantee Serbia spot in the World Group Play Offs
.
Jovanovski lost the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships
to the World No. 26 Yanina Wickmayer
7–5, 3–6, 6–2. She qualified for the 2011 Qatar Ladies Open
, but she lost to Sania Mirza
6–2, 7–5 in the first round. Jovanovski was seeded eight at the 2011 Malaysian Open
. She defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–1, 6–0 and Urszula Radwańska
1–6, 7–5, 6–4 before losing to former World No. 4 and eventual champion Jelena Dokić
in the quarterfinals 7–6(4), 6–2. She then suffered two consecutive first–round losses, at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
to Urszula Radwańska 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6), and at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
to Monica Niculescu
6–1, 7–6(2). On 25 March 2011, Jovanovski was awarded with the Heart Award
, given by the Fed Cup
for her performances in the Serbia Fed Cup team. She then played for Serbia Fed Cup team in a World Group Play–Off
rubber against Slovakia
. Though she lost her singles match to Dominika Cibulková
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, Serbia managed to qualify for the 2012 World Group. At the 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Jovanovski defeated Gréta Arn
6–4, 2–6, 6–3 in the first round, but then she lost to World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
in the second, with 6–4, 6–4. She then lost to the tenth seed Shahar Pe'er
with 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 in the first round of the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
. Jovanovski defeated Alla Kudryavtseva
7–6(3), 6–3 in the first round of 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg
, but was defeated by Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–2, 6–0 in the second. Jovanovski lost to the fifteenth seed Andrea Petković
6–4, 7–6(3) in the first round of the 2011 French Open
. Partnering with Varvara Lepchenko, she lost to Lourdes Domínguez Lino
and Laura Pous Tió
in the women's doubles
first round, 6–2, 6–1.
Jovanovski played her first grass court event of the year at the 2011 AEGON Classic
. Though she was seeded the tenth, she was defeated by Sarah Gronert
, a qualifier, in the first round with 6–1, 5–7, 6–4. Jovanovski then qualified for the 2011 AEGON International
, and defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–6(11), 6–4 in the first round. She lost to the seventh seed Samantha Stosur
6–3, 6–2 in the second. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
, Jovanovski was defeated by Simona Halep
in the first round, 6–1, 6–2. Partnering with Jelena Dokić, she lost to Liezel Huber
and Lisa Raymond
6–1, 6–2 in the women's doubles
first round.
Jovanovski has been seeded the fifth at the 2011 Citi Open
. She defeated qualifier Petra Rampre
6–0, 6–3 in the first round and Jill Craybas
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the second, before losing to former World No. 3 and eventual champion Nadia Petrova
7–6(4), 7–5 in the quartefinals. At the 2011 Mercury Insurance Open
, she was defeated by the ninth seed Roberta Vinci
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the first round. Jovanovski would then beat Melanie Oudin
6–4, 6–2 and Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6(4)–7, 6–4 to qualify for the 2011 Rogers Cup
. She was leading 2–0 when Jelena Dokić retired from their match of the first round. Jovanovski was then beaten by former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova
6–1, 7–5 in the second round. After defeating Anna Tatishvili
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 and Akgul Amanmuradova
6–0, 6–3 to qualify for the event, Jovanovski was beaten by the seventeenth seed Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–4 in the first round of the 2011 Western & Southern Open
. She then lost to Gisela Dulko
6–0, 6–3 first round of the 2011 Texas Tennis Open
. At the 2011 US Open
, Jovanovski lost in the first round to the 28th seed and former World No. 1 Serena Williams
6–1, 6–1. She and Varvara Lepchenko were beaten by eight seeds Andrea Hlaváčková
and Lucie Hradecká
in the women's doubles
first round.
Jovanovski then lost her first–round in four consecutive tournaments, the 2011 Tashkent Open
, the 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open
, the 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open
and the 2011 China Open
. She was defeated by, respectfully, Sorana Cîrstea
6–1, 6–3, Tetiana Luzhanska
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(4), Angelique Kerber
6–1, 6–0, and Francesca Schiavone
6–1, 6–3. Jovanovski won her first match after the streak of seven first–round losses at the 2011 Kremlin Cup
, beating Alona Bondarenko 6–3, 6–0. She would then lose in the second round to Vera Zvonareva with 6–1, 6–1.
instead of Nike
sports gear and Head
rackets.
as her idol for being "an aggressive player and a strong personality". Serbian tennis player Jelena Janković
is her good friend. Jovanovski is fluent in Serbian
and English. Besides Head
, Jovanovski is also sponsored by Knjaz Miloš
company.
During the ITF
tournament in Dubai in December 2010, it was rumoured Jovanovski would play for Macedonia
, reportedly for "being in the shadow of Jelena [Janković
] and Ana [Ivanović
]". Her father and coach Zoran Jovanovski denied the rumours at once, saying that "Bojana had never even been in Macedonia" and that the rumour was "made up because of her surname".
Serbs
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tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
and No. 26 Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
. She ended the 2010 season
2010 WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
as the youngest player in the top 100.
Coached by father Zoran Jovanovski, she has won four ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
singles titles, and played for Serbia Fed Cup team
Serbia Fed Cup team
The Serbian Fed Cup team represents Serbia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Serbia Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current team:-Before 1992:...
in 2009 and 2010. Jovanovski made her WTA Tour debut at 2010 Malaysian Open, losing to Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
in the second round. She debuted at a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
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at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
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, reaching the second round.
Early life and career
Jovanovski began playing tennis aged seven at the Red Star Tennis ClubRed Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
. Aged twelve, she won Serbian national U–14 championships and was the finalist of the U–16. She turned professional in 2006 and played her first professional junior event at the tournament in Pančevo
Pancevo
Pančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
, Serbia, losing 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to Ana Veselinović. That year, she also lost to Simona Halep
Simona Halep
Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...
in the finals of the Heiveld Indoor Junior Championships by a score of 6–1, 6–2. In 2007 Jovanovski won junior events in Citta' Di Santa Croce, defeating Michelle Larcher De Brito
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Michelle Caroline Larcher de Brito, born Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito, also known as Michelle Larcher de Brito or Michelle Brito is a Portuguese tennis player. Larcher de Brito's family moved to the United States when she was nine years old so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis...
, and reached the finals in Prato
Prato
Prato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, losing to Romana Tabaková
Romana Tabaková
Romana Tabak is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 36, achieving that ranking in March 2008. Her career-high ranking of World No...
and Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova...
, respectively.
Jovanovski would play at numerous junior grand slam tournaments. Her best result came at Wimbledon, where she was defeated by Madison Brengle
Madison Brengle
Madison Brengle is an American professional tennis player.-Background:Brengle has won two ITF singles and three ITF doubles titles in her career, and has achieved a ranking on the women's WTA Tour of World Number 152 on April 18, 2011...
5–7, 6–3, 10–5 in the quartefinals. In 2008 Jovanovski decided to pursue her professional career on the ITF Circuit
2008 ITF Women's Circuit
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, but would also play at the junior grand slams. She would reach the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, losing to Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus is a Dutch female tennis player. In 2008 she won the Australian Open for juniors, defeating Jessica Moore from Australia. Because of this win she went from 35th to 2nd place on the junior tennis list, but soon she became new junior No.1 player...
and Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
, respectively. Both Rus and Robson later won the tournaments. Jovanovski's highest junior ranking was World No. 5, which she achieved on 7 April 2008.
2006–2009
Jovanovski made her professional debut on the ITF Circuit in ProkupljeProkuplje
Prokuplje is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 43.24° North, 21.59° East. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 27,163 inhabitants, while population of municipality is 43,631. It is the administrative center of the Toplica District of Serbia. It is one of the...
, Serbia in 2006, where she lost to Karolina Jovanović
Karolina Jovanović
Karolina Jovanović is a Serbian tennis player, who is, as of 6 December 2010, ranked No. 962...
in the second round. Two years later, she won her first ITF title at that same tournament, beating Karin Morgósová 6–1, 6–0 in the final. In 2008 Jovanovski reached an additional three finals, winning two of them.
She continued playing on the ITF Circuit
2009 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to...
, reaching the semifinals of three events – Belek
Belek
Belek is a township with own municipality in Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. The local population varies between 750 and 10,000 in low and high season, respectively....
, Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
and Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
– being defeated by Tetyana Arefyeva
Tetyana Arefyeva
Tetyana Arefyeva is a Ukrainian tennis player. She began tennis at the age of 6 and is coached by Igor Dernovskyy. She mainly plays on the ITF Women's Circuit.-2005:...
6–4, 6–2, Ana Jovanović
Ana Jovanovic
Ana Jovanović is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is coached by Nikola Pilić.- Tennis career :...
2–6, 6–0, 6–2, and Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Vyacheslavovna Kalashnikova Russian : Оксана Вячеславовна Калашникова is a professional Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 156. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 110.She is...
6–3, 3–6, 6–1, respectively. Jovanovski played qualifications for 2009 US Open, however lost to domestic player Carly Gullickson
Carly Gullickson
Carly Gullickson is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached on July 20, 2009. Her career high doubles ranking is No. 52, set at April 3, 2006. She is the daughter of former major league baseball player Bill Gullickson, and the...
with 7–5, 6–2. On 20 November 2009 Jovanovski reached the final of ITF event in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, India but lost to Fujiwara. On 29 November 2009 Jovanovski reached the final of ITF event in Toyota, Japan, but lost to domestic player and former World No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm 7–5, 6–2.
2010
At her first ITF tournament in 2010, in QuanzhouQuanzhou
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two and faces the Taiwan Strait...
, Jovanovski reached semifinals, losing 6(5)–7, 6–3, 7–5(6) to Serbian fellow Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić is a Serbian professional tennis player, who is, as of October 03 2011, ranked No. 213. Krunić has won six ITF events — five in singles and one in doubles....
. She then played qualifications tournament for 2010 Australian Open, but lost to Kathrin Wörle 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, despite having a match point in the third set. Jovanovski was, once again, the part of Serbian Fed Cup team
Serbia Fed Cup team
The Serbian Fed Cup team represents Serbia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Serbia Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current team:-Before 1992:...
along with Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
, Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
and Ana Jovanović
Ana Jovanovic
Ana Jovanović is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is coached by Nikola Pilić.- Tennis career :...
in 3–2 loss against Russia
Russia Fed Cup team
The Russia Fed Cup team represents Russia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.- Current Team :* Maria Sharapova * Elena Vesnina...
in 2010 Fed Cup World Group
2010 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Italy successfully defended their title in a rematch of the 2009 final against the USA.-Draw:-Ukraine vs. Italy:-Czech Republic vs. Germany:-Serbia vs. Russia:...
. She was then awarded with a wild card
Wild card
Wild card may refer to:* Wild card , a playing card that substitutes for any other card in card games* Wild card , a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play...
for the main draw of 2010 Malaysian Open. At her WTA Tour debut, she beat Russian Vitalia Diatchenko
Vitalia Diatchenko
Vitalia Diatchenko is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 105, which she reached on July 27, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No. 60, which she reached on February 21, 2011.-Career highlights:...
6–3, 6–1. However, Jovanovski then lost 6–2, 6–3 to the first seed Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
in the second round.
On 24 April 2010, Jovanovski made her debut performance for Serbia Fed Cup team
Serbia Fed Cup team
The Serbian Fed Cup team represents Serbia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Serbia Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current team:-Before 1992:...
, in 2010 World Group Playoffs
2010 Fed Cup
The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States...
against Slovakia
Slovakia Fed Cup team
The Slovakia Fed Cup team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994...
. She lost her first singles match to Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–2, 6–2, but then won her second match against Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
6–1, 7–6(4). Jovanovski and Jelena Janković lost their doubles match to Hantuchová and Rybáriková 6–4, 6–3 for the final 3–2 for Slovakia. At the 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, her second career WTA event, she defeated Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–3, 6–1 in the first round, but then lost to the fifth seed Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011...
6–2, 6–2 in the second. Jovanovski then qualified for her third WTA Tour tournament at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour...
, beating Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...
and former World No. 8 Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
, but then lost to Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
in the first round 6–2, 6–2. In May, Jovanovski took part in the 2010 Warsaw Open, beating former World No. 5 Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
to reach the main draw. She subsequently lost to Sara Errani
Sara Errani
Sara Errani , nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009, she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings...
6–1, 6–0 in the first round.
Jovanovski's next tournament was at the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, where she defeated María Irigoyen
María Irigoyen
María Irigoyen is an Argentine tennis player. As of August 1, 2011, she is ranked Argentine No. 3. She has played for Argentina Fed Cup team since 2008.- ITF Circuit singles wins :- ITF Circuit singles runner–ups :...
in the first round of the qualifying stage, but then fell to Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova...
6–3, 3–6, 6–2. She then suffered losses in the semifinal of the ITF event in Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
and the 2010 AEGON International
2010 AEGON International
The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
qualifications, but managed to enter into the main draw
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament...
at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
. Jovanovski defeated Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open...
with a promising scoreline of 6–1, 6–0 in the first round. She then lost to 8th seed Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
in the second 6–1, 6–4. Her result at the Wimbledon caused her ranking rise to World No. 93. Jovanovski then played at the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
The 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Banka Koper Slovenia Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
but lost to fellow compatriot and World No. 2 Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–3 in the opening round. At the 2010 İstanbul Cup
2010 İstanbul Cup
The 2010 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, she won three matches in straight sets to qualify for the main draw, but lost to Russia's Elena Vesnina
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
in the first round 6–2, 6–2. In August, Jovanovski qualified for the main draw of the first Premier 5 of the US Open Series: 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
The 2010 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament that were played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, United States, with the men playing from August 14 through August 22, 2010, and the women...
, She upset the fourteenth seed Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
in the first round 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, but lost to Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands...
in the following round 6–2, 6–0. Jovanovski then attempted to qualify for the 2010 Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
and the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
, but fell to, respectively, Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
and Elena Vesnina
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
. Jovanovski played her second Grand Slam event at the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
, but was defeated by Australia's Anastasia Rodionova 7–5, 6–4 in the first round. She also competed in the women's doubles
2010 US Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams were the defending champions. However, Serena withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury and Venus chose to participate in the singles event only....
partnering with Jelena Janković, by they were defeated by Kimiko Date Krumm and Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
4–6, 6–3, 6–4.
Jovanovski then played at the 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open
2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, but lost to Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
6–1, 7–5 in the first round. She then lost in the first round of the 2010 Hansol Korea Open
2010 Hansol Korea Open
The 2010 Hansol Korea Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, losing to Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 . She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title....
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 despite easily winning three qualification matches. Jovanovski was then defeated in the first round of the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
qualifications by Pauline Parmentier
Pauline Parmentier
Pauline Parmentier is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008 and her highest ranking in doubles was World Number 146 on 15 June 2009.-Background:...
6–2, 7–5. However, Jovanovski managed to turned around the early losses by qualifying for the main draw of 2010 China Open
2010 China Open (tennis)
The 2010 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the China Open, and is part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, her first Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier tournaments
Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million....
tournament ever. In the opening round, she defeated a fellow qualifier, the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
quarter-finalist Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
, in the first round 5–7 6–4, 6–3. Jovanovski upset former World No. 1 and fellow Serbian and good friend Jelena Janković 4–6 6–2 6–2 in the second round, marking her first victory over a former World No. 1 and a top ten player. However, she was beaten by Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
in the third round, 6–1 6–2. Jovanovski then took part in ITF tournaments in Torhout
Torhout
Torhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Torhout proper. On January 1, 2008 Torhout had a total population of 19,755...
, Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
and Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, defeating players such as Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
, Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13...
and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:...
, but without much further success. She finished the year as the youngest player in the top 100 on the WTA rankings.
In December, Jovanovski played at the ITF tournament in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. She defeated Julia Babilon
Julia Babilon
Julia Babilon is a professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 357, which she reached on 20 June 2005...
6–4 6–7(3) 6–1 in the first round, Petra Martić
Petra Martic
Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
6–7(4) 6–3 6–1 in the second and World No. 45 Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195...
6–3 5–7 6–0 in the quarterfinals and former World No. 16 Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
6–0 6–7 6–3 in the semifinals, but then lost to former World No. 27 Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 in the final. A week later, in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Jovanovski won her fourth ITF title, and the first one since 2008, defeating Nina Bratchikova
Nina Bratchikova
Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010...
6–4, 6–4.
2011
Jovanovski opened the season in Brisbane2011 Brisbane International – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, after defeating Justine Henin in a final set tie break to take the 2010 title, but decided not to compete this year.Petra Kvitová took the title...
, defeating Anastasia Rodionova 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the first round. She would then lose to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France...
6–2, 7–5 in the second. The week after, Jovanovski qualified for the Medibank International Sydney
2011 Medibank International Sydney
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She defeated Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
6–4, 6–4, Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
7–6(4), 7–6(4) and Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
6–4, 6–1. Jovanovski lost her first WTA semifinal to future champion Na Li
Li Na (tennis)
Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
7–6(5), 6–3. At the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, Jovanovski defeated Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 6–1 in the first round and lost to the second seed Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
2–6, 6–3, 6–1 in the second. She also played doubles partnering with Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:...
, but they lost to Kimiko Date Krumm and Shuai Zhang
Zhang Shuai (tennis)
Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. , she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.-Career Summary:...
6–4, 6–4. Jovanovski was the highest ranked Serbian player in the Serbia Fed Cup team
Serbia Fed Cup team
The Serbian Fed Cup team represents Serbia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Serbia Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current team:-Before 1992:...
for the World Group II
2011 Fed Cup World Group II
The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. 4 of the winners will advanced to the World Group I Play-offs, and the losing nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.-Estonian team:...
rubber against Canada
Canada Fed Cup team
The Canada Fed Cup Team represents Canada in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Canada.-History:Canada has reached the quarterfinals on four occasions - in 1964, 1967, 1987 and 1988. It has also only missed one Fed Cup since the inaugural competition in 1963.-Last tie:Canada lost...
. Jovanovski played along with Ana Jovanović
Ana Jovanovic
Ana Jovanović is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is coached by Nikola Pilić.- Tennis career :...
, Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić is a Serbian professional tennis player, who is, as of October 03 2011, ranked No. 213. Krunić has won six ITF events — five in singles and one in doubles....
and Tamara Čurović
Tamara Čurović
Tamara Čurović is a Serbian tennis player. Although she plays junior mostly, she also competes at professional tournaments. In 2009, Čurović reached her first ITF final, in Doboj. As of 7 March 2011, Čurović is ranked World No. 686...
against Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino is a Canadian professional tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38...
, Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
, Marie-Ève Pelletier
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Marie-Ève Pelletier is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.-1998–present:...
and Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman...
in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Serbia. She won both of her singles matches, with 6–4, 7–5 against Wozniak and 7–6(3), 6–3 against Marino. In the doubles match, Jovanovski and Krunić defeated Fichman and Pelletier 7–6(5), 6–4 to guarantee Serbia spot in the World Group Play Offs
2011 Fed Cup
The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis...
.
Jovanovski lost the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons...
to the World No. 26 Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
7–5, 3–6, 6–2. She qualified for the 2011 Qatar Ladies Open
2011 Qatar Ladies Open
The 2011 Qatar Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and the first since 2008 which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, but she lost to Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
6–2, 7–5 in the first round. Jovanovski was seeded eight at the 2011 Malaysian Open
2011 Malaysian Open
----The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. This was also be the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW...
. She defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
6–1, 6–0 and Urszula Radwańska
Urszula Radwanska
Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:...
1–6, 7–5, 6–4 before losing to former World No. 4 and eventual champion Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
in the quarterfinals 7–6(4), 6–2. She then suffered two consecutive first–round losses, at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
to Urszula Radwańska 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6), and at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
to Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
6–1, 7–6(2). On 25 March 2011, Jovanovski was awarded with the Heart Award
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
, given by the Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
for her performances in the Serbia Fed Cup team. She then played for Serbia Fed Cup team in a World Group Play–Off
2010 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs are the main play-offs of 2010 Fed Cup. Australia, Belgium, France and Slovakia won their ties and will play in the World Group I in 2011. The losing countries will play in the World Group II in 2011.-Belgium vs. Estonia:...
rubber against Slovakia
Slovakia Fed Cup team
The Slovakia Fed Cup team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994...
. Though she lost her singles match to Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009...
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, Serbia managed to qualify for the 2012 World Group. At the 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, Jovanovski defeated Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997....
6–4, 2–6, 6–3 in the first round, but then she lost to World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
in the second, with 6–4, 6–4. She then lost to the tenth seed Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
with 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 in the first round of the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour...
. Jovanovski defeated Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
7–6(3), 6–3 in the first round of 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg
2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, but was defeated by Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
6–2, 6–0 in the second. Jovanovski lost to the fifteenth seed Andrea Petković
Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
6–4, 7–6(3) in the first round of the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. Partnering with Varvara Lepchenko, she lost to Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Lourdes Domínguez Lino is a Spanish professional female tennis player. On 11 September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
and Laura Pous Tió
Laura Pous Tio
Laura Pous Tio is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives. Pous Tio reached her career high of No. 73 on the WTA tour in July 2011.-Grand Slam Singles performance timeline:-External links:...
in the women's doubles
2011 French Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but both withdrew from the tournament with a pulmonary embolism and a hip injury, respectively.In the final, Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká defeated 7th seeded Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.-Seeds:# ...
first round, 6–2, 6–1.
Jovanovski played her first grass court event of the year at the 2011 AEGON Classic
2011 AEGON Classic
The 2011 AEGON Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 30th edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, originally scheduled between 6 and 12 June 2011, but the final was rescheduled to 13 June 2011 due...
. Though she was seeded the tenth, she was defeated by Sarah Gronert
Sarah Gronert
Sarah Gronert is a professional German tennis player who plays on the ITF Women's Circuit. She has won 8 ITF titles and her best world ranking of 195 came on 12 July 2010.- Gender :...
, a qualifier, in the first round with 6–1, 5–7, 6–4. Jovanovski then qualified for the 2011 AEGON International
2011 AEGON International
The 2011 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event for the women and the 3rd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
, and defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–6(11), 6–4 in the first round. She lost to the seventh seed Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
6–3, 6–2 in the second. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, Jovanovski was defeated by Simona Halep
Simona Halep
Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...
in the first round, 6–1, 6–2. Partnering with Jelena Dokić, she lost to Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
and Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
6–1, 6–2 in the women's doubles
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions, but lost to Sabine Lisicki and Samantha Stosur in the second round.Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik won this event, defeating Lisicki and Stosur in the final 6–3, 6–1. It was the 1st Grand Slam title for the veteran couple, and...
first round.
Jovanovski has been seeded the fifth at the 2011 Citi Open
2011 Citi Open
The 2011 Citi Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Citi Open, and was a part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She defeated qualifier Petra Rampre
Petra Rampre
Petra Rampre is a professional female tennis player from Slovenia. She turned professional in 1996 and reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 162 on 30 October 2000...
6–0, 6–3 in the first round and Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the second, before losing to former World No. 3 and eventual champion Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
7–6(4), 7–5 in the quartefinals. At the 2011 Mercury Insurance Open
2011 Mercury Insurance Open
The 2011 Mercury Insurance Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 2nd edition of the Southern California Open since the tournament left the tour in 2007. It is classified as one of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, she was defeated by the ninth seed Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the first round. Jovanovski would then beat Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
6–4, 6–2 and Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
6–2, 6(4)–7, 6–4 to qualify for the 2011 Rogers Cup
2011 Rogers Cup
The 2011 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 122nd edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She was leading 2–0 when Jelena Dokić retired from their match of the first round. Jovanovski was then beaten by former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
6–1, 7–5 in the second round. After defeating Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 and Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands...
6–0, 6–3 to qualify for the event, Jovanovski was beaten by the seventeenth seed Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–4 in the first round of the 2011 Western & Southern Open
2011 Western & Southern Open
The 2011 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, with six new courts being built for the tournament...
. She then lost to Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
6–0, 6–3 first round of the 2011 Texas Tennis Open
2011 Texas Tennis Open
The 2011 Texas Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament . It was classified as one of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. At the 2011 US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, Jovanovski lost in the first round to the 28th seed and former World No. 1 Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
6–1, 6–1. She and Varvara Lepchenko were beaten by eight seeds Andrea Hlaváčková
Andrea Hlavácková
Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011...
and Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
in the women's doubles
2011 US Open – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions and they reached to the final. Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond defeated them 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 to win the title.-Seeds:# Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik ...
first round.
Jovanovski then lost her first–round in four consecutive tournaments, the 2011 Tashkent Open
2011 Tashkent Open
The 2011 Tashkent Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Tashkent Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, the 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open
2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, the 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open
2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
and the 2011 China Open
2011 China Open (tennis)
The 2011 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the China Open, and was part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She was defeated by, respectfully, Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
6–1, 6–3, Tetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number...
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(4), Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011...
6–1, 6–0, and Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
6–1, 6–3. Jovanovski won her first match after the streak of seven first–round losses at the 2011 Kremlin Cup
2011 Kremlin Cup
The 2011 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, beating Alona Bondarenko 6–3, 6–0. She would then lose in the second round to Vera Zvonareva with 6–1, 6–1.
Playing style and equipment
Jovanovski is an aggressive baseline player. She cites forehand as her favourite shot and hard as her favourite court surface, and stated she would like to improve her court movement and become mentally stronger. Since 2011 US Open she will wear AdidasAdidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
instead of Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
sports gear and Head
Head (company)
Head N.V. is a sports equipment and clothing company, known mainly for their alpine skis and tennis racquets. Founded as a ski company in Baltimore, Maryland, the company is currently headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Kennelbach, Austria...
rackets.
Personal life
Jovanovski was born to father Zoran, a former football player, and mother Snežana, and also has a sister Viktorija. Her father and coach Zoran Jovanovski introduced her to tennis when she was aged seven. Jovanovski cites Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
as her idol for being "an aggressive player and a strong personality". Serbian tennis player Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
is her good friend. Jovanovski is fluent in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
and English. Besides Head
Head (company)
Head N.V. is a sports equipment and clothing company, known mainly for their alpine skis and tennis racquets. Founded as a ski company in Baltimore, Maryland, the company is currently headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Kennelbach, Austria...
, Jovanovski is also sponsored by Knjaz Miloš
Knjaz Miloš
Knjaz Miloš AD is a carbonated mineral water producer and distributor based in Aranđelovac, Serbia.Knjaz Miloš has been produced and sold since 1811...
company.
During the ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
tournament in Dubai in December 2010, it was rumoured Jovanovski would play for Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, reportedly for "being in the shadow of Jelena [Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
] and Ana [Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
]". Her father and coach Zoran Jovanovski denied the rumours at once, saying that "Bojana had never even been in Macedonia" and that the rumour was "made up because of her surname".
ITF Circuit singles finals (4–4)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | # | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 8 July 2008 | Prokuplje Prokuplje Prokuplje is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 43.24° North, 21.59° East. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 27,163 inhabitants, while population of municipality is 43,631. It is the administrative center of the Toplica District of Serbia. It is one of the... , Serbia |
Clay |  Karin Morgósová |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 August 2008 | Vinkovci Vinkovci Vinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county... , Croatia |
Clay |  Zorica Petrov |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2 September 2008 | Brčko Brcko (city) Brčko is a city in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, administrative seat of the Brčko District. It lies on the country's border along the Sava river across from Gunja, Croatia... , Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Clay |  Gracia Radovanović |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 1. | 27 December 2008 | Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census... , India |
Hard |  Sandra ZáhlavováSandra Záhlavová Sandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 20 November 2009 | Pune Pune Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ... , India |
Hard |  Rika FujiwaraRika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13... |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 29 November 2009 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet | Kimiko Date Krumm |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 4. | 18 December 2010 | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... , United Arab Emirates |
Hard |  Sania MirzaSania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 25 December 2010 | Pune, India | Hard |  Nina BratchikovaNina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010... |
6–4, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit doubles final (0–1)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | # | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 15 November 2008 | Pune Pune Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ... , India |
Hard |  Elora DabijaElora Dabija Elora Dabija is a professional Romanian tennis player. On July 20, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 273 whilst her highest doubles ranking was 396 on April 20, 2009.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 7 :... |
 Kai-Chen ChangKai-Chen Chang Chang Kai-chen is a professional Taiwanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 82nd, which she reached on July 5, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 126th, which she reached on October 19, 2009.... I-Hsuan Hwang |
5–7, 6–2, 10–7 |
Fed Cup singles performances (3–2)
| Outcome | Edition | Round | Opponent Team | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loser | 2010 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... |
World Group Playoffs 2010 Fed Cup World Group The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Italy successfully defended their title in a rematch of the 2009 final against the USA.-Draw:-Ukraine vs. Italy:-Czech Republic vs. Germany:-Serbia vs. Russia:... |
Slovakia Slovakia Fed Cup team The Slovakia Fed Cup team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994... |
Clay (i) | Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | Magdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:... |
6–1, 7–6(4) | ||||
| Winner | 2011 2011 Fed Cup The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis... |
World Group II 2011 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. 4 of the winners will advanced to the World Group I Play-offs, and the losing nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.-Estonian team:... |
 CanadaCanada Fed Cup team The Canada Fed Cup Team represents Canada in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Canada.-History:Canada has reached the quarterfinals on four occasions - in 1964, 1967, 1987 and 1988. It has also only missed one Fed Cup since the inaugural competition in 1963.-Last tie:Canada lost... |
Hard (i) | Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | Rebecca Marino Rebecca Marino Rebecca Marino is a Canadian professional tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38... |
7–6(3), 6–3 | ||||
| Loser | 2011 | World Group Playoffs 2011 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs -Germany vs. United States:-Spain vs. France:-Slovakia vs. Serbia:-Australia vs. Ukraine:... |
Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
Clay (i) | Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009... |
6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
Fed Cup doubles performances (1–1)
| Outcome | Edition | Round | Opponent Team | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Losers | 2010 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... |
World Group Playoffs 2010 Fed Cup The 2010 Fed Cup was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States... |
Slovakia Slovakia Fed Cup team The Slovakia Fed Cup team represents Slovakia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovak Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group II.-History:Slovakia competed in its first Fed Cup in 1994... |
Clay (i) | Jelena Janković Jelena Janković Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no... |
Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos... RybárikováMagdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2011 2011 Fed Cup The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis... |
World Group II 2011 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. 4 of the winners will advanced to the World Group I Play-offs, and the losing nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.-Estonian team:... |
Canada Canada Fed Cup team The Canada Fed Cup Team represents Canada in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Canada.-History:Canada has reached the quarterfinals on four occasions - in 1964, 1967, 1987 and 1988. It has also only missed one Fed Cup since the inaugural competition in 1963.-Last tie:Canada lost... |
Hard (i) | Aleksandra Krunić Aleksandra Krunić Aleksandra Krunić is a Serbian professional tennis player, who is, as of October 03 2011, ranked No. 213. Krunić has won six ITF events — five in singles and one in doubles.... |
Fichman Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman... PelletierMarie-Ève Pelletier Marie-Ève Pelletier is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.-1998–present:... |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
Record against other players
| Player | Ranking | Record | W% | Hardcourt | Clay | Grass | Carpet |
 / Jelena JankovićJelena Janković Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no... |
1 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open... |
1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Caroline WozniackiCaroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks... |
1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Serena WilliamsSerena Williams Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on... |
1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the... |
2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a... |
3 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005... |
3 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Victoria AzarenkaVictoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots.... |
4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Kimiko Date Krumm |
4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
/ Jelena DokićJelena Dokic Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006... |
4 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Li NaLi Na (tennis) Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;... |
4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Francesca SchiavoneFrancesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... |
4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World... |
5 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Alicia Molik Alicia Molik Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the... |
8 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
10 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Andrea PetkovicAndrea Petkovic Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany.... |
10 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Shahar Pe'erShahar Pe'er Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 .... |
11 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
 Yanina WickmayerYanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010... |
12 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France... |
14 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Aravane Rezaï Aravane Rezaï Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl... |
15 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q3 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams defended her title after winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Justine Henin in the final.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina ... |
2R 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match... |
0 / 2 | 3–2 | |
| French Open | Q2 2010 French Open The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year... |
1R 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
2R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but lost to 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli in the fourth round.For the first time since 1913, all eight quarter-finalists were European.... |
0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| US Open | Q3 | 1R 2010 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her 2009 title, after she won 6–2, 6–1, against Vera Zvonareva in the final. This match lasted only one hour.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
1R 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favourite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final... |
0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Win–Loss | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 0 / 9 | 7–9 |
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