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Jelena Janković

Infobox Tennis player

Jelena Jankovićplayername = Jelena Jankovićnickname = J.J. (in the media),Jeca (in Serbia),Jelly (in the UK)country = SRBresidence = Belgrade, Serbiadatebirth = birth date and age|1985|2|28placebirth = Belgrade, Serbia then SFR Yugoslaviaheight = height|m=1.77weight = convert|59|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=onturnedpro = February 6, 2000plays = Right; Two-handed backhandcareerprizemoney =US$5,936,215singlesrecord = 324–169singlestitles = 8 WTA, 1 ITFhighestsinglesranking = No. 1 (August 11, 2008)AustralianOpenresult = SF (2008)FrenchOpenresult = SF (2007, 2008)Wimbledonresult = 4R (2006, 2007, 2008)USOpenresult = F (2008)doublesrecord = 34–53doublestitles = 1 WTAhighestdoublesranking = No. 43 (November 6, 2006)updated = October 6, 2008

Jelena Janković ( _sr. Јелена Јанковић, pronounced: YELL-e-nah YAN-ko-vich) (born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional female tennis player. She is the World No. 1 player as of October 6, 2008. [ [http://www.b92.net/sport/tenis/vesti.php?yyyy=2008&mm=10&dd=02&nav_id=321587 Jankovićeva od ponedeljka opet prva] sr icon]

Janković has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.

Tennis career

Early career

Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'. [ [http://www.sd-crvenazvezda.net/index.php?mod=hst&hid=21 Red Star, club's tennis history] sr icon] As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy of Nick Bollettieri. As a junior she won the 2001 Australian Open. In 2001, she started to play on the WTA Tour; she reached the second round at her first tournament at the Indian Wells Masters.

In October 2003, Janković entered the top 100 at No. 90 for the first time after winning her first ITF title in Dubai. Three months later, Janković garnered her first top 10 win against Elena Dementieva 6–1, 6–4 in the first round of the 2004 Australian Open. In May, Janković won her first WTA title, a Tier V event, in Budapest, defeating Martina Suchá in the final 7–6, 6–3. Following her win in Budapest, she reached No. 51 in the world. Elsewhere in her 2004 season, she defeated top 20 players Nadia Petrova (twice), Vera Zvonareva, Patty Schnyder and Paola Suarez. Janković finished 2004 ranked No. 28 in the world.

2005

2005 is considered Janković's breakthrough season. In March, at Dubai, she advanced to the final following Serena Williams's retirement in the semifinal. Janković then lost in the final to Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. She made her first Tier I semifinal in Berlin, losing to Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. In June, she reached her first grass court final at Birmingham, but lost to Maria Sharapova 6–2, 4–6, 6–1. In October, Janković reached her third final of the year in Seoul, ranked No. 17 in the world, her highest ranking at that time, losing to 16-year-old Nicole Vaidisova 7–5, 6–3. Her ranking at the end of the season eclipsed her 2004 record at No. 22.

2006

After winning her first round match at the Australian Open, Janković lost ten straight matches, not winning a match from late January into early May. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome before losing to Venus Williams in three sets. The following week, she reached the semifinals in Strasbourg, retiring against Nicole Vaidisova in the second set.

At the French Open, Janković upset 25th-seeded Marion Bartoli before losing to World No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo in the third round 6–3, 6–3. At Wimbledon, she upset sixth-seeded and defending champion Venus Williams in the third round 7–6(8), 4–6, 6–4. She then lost to ninth-seeded Anastasia Myskina in the fourth round 6–4, 7–6(5).

During the North American summer hard court season, Janković reached her fifth career final at the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles, defeating tenth-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals and unseeded Serena Williams in the semifinals before losing to third seeded Elena Dementieva in the final. At the US Open, Janković defeated World No. 10 Vaidisova in the third round, World No. 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round, and World No. 5 Dementieva in the quarterfinals 6–2, 6–1. In the semifinals, Janković lost to Justine Henin 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 after Janković had led 6–4, 4–2 and was one point from leading 5–2. Janković argued with the chair umpire when the umpire refused to offer an opinion as to whether a service call had been correct, suggesting that Janković use one of her electronic challenges. Janković then lost ten consecutive games.

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

Janković finished the year ranked World No. 12.

2007

To begin the year, Janković won her second title at the Tier IV ASB Classic in Auckland, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final. At the Tier II Medibank International in Sydney, Janković defeated World No. 7 Martina Hingis and top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo on the way to the final. There, she lost to Kim Clijsters after Janković served for the match in the second set. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/clijsters-beats-jankovic--and-crowd/2007/01/12/1168105183727.html Clijsters beats Janković and Crowd] ] She then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, where she was eliminated by the eventual champion Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2. Because of her results at these tournaments, her ranking rose to World No. 10, the first time she had been included in the top ten.

At the first Tier I event of the year in Tokyo, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to countrywoman Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–2. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, she retired from her semifinal match with Mauresmo because of an ankle injury. The following week in Doha, Janković again reached the semifinals, losing to Justine Henin in three sets. After that, she played at the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California where she was eliminated by Na Li in the fourth round 6–3, 7–6(1). To complete the spring hard court season, Janković lost in the third round of the Tier I tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida to Italian Mara Santangelo 2–6, 7–6, 6–4, despite holding a 6–2, 5–2 lead.

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

On grass, Janković captured the DFS Classic title in Birmingham, beating top-seeded Maria Sharapova in the final. Sharapova led 3–0 in the third set before Janković rallied to win the match. This was her first career victory over Sharapova. The next week, Janković reached the final of the Ordina Open in the Netherlands and became the first player since Chris Evert in 1974 to win 50 matches in the first half of a year.Fact|date=February 2008 Janković, suffering from a hamstring injury, lost the final to Anna Chakvetadze. At Wimbledon, Janković was the third-seed but lost in the fourth round to Marion Bartoli of France 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. In the mixed doubles competition at Wimbledon, Janković teamed with doubles specialist Jamie Murray to win the title by beating the fifth-seed team, Jonas Bjorkman and Alicia Molik, in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.

During the North American summer hard court season, Janković lost in the third round of the Tier I Acura Classic in San Diego. Janković blamed her loss on the flu. In spite of her illness, she reached the semifinals of the East West Bank Classic in Carson, California the next week, falling to Ivanovic 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 after Janković led 4–1 in the third set and had two match points at 5–4 in that set. Janković said, "I cannot expect myself to play my best tennis when I am still blowing my nose on each changeover with paper towels." [ [http://www.ocregister.com/sports/jankovic-cold-last-1802781-second-daniilidou Janković overcomes 'flu bug] ] In August, Janković reached the final of the Tier I Rogers Cup in Toronto, where she lost to Henin on Henin's sixth match point. Janković had led 4–1 in the first set and 4–2 in the second set but was unable to maintain her lead. At the US Open, Janković lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4).

To complete her hectic playing year, Janković traveled to Asia for two tournaments, Europe for one tournament, back to Asia for one tournament, and finally back to Europe for two tournaments.

At the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali, Janković was upset in the quarterfinals by former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 2–6, 6–2. This was Davenport's first singles tournament since giving birth. The following week at the China Open in Beijing, Janković received a wildcard into the tournament after top-ranked Henin withdrew due to illness. In the second round, Janković defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–0, 6–0, the third time in her career she had won a match without losing a game. Janković lost only four points during the second set, all on her own serve. In the semifinals, Janković beat Davenport 6–3, 7–5 but lost in the final to Hungarian teenager Ágnes Szávay after Janković had a match point in the second set. [ [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1734 Back From The Brink in Beijing] ]

After a two week break, Janković then played three consecutive weeks but won only two matches. At the Tier II tournament in Stuttgart, Janković lost to Henin in the semifinals 7–6(2), 7–5. Janković then retired from her first round match in Bangkok with Yan Zi. After a first round bye at the Zürich Open, Janković lost to Vaidišová 6–4, 6–4.

Janković took a three week break before playing the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in Madrid. However, Janković lost all three of her round robin matches, to Henin, Chakvetadze, and Bartoli (retiring in the second set after losing the first set).

Janković had successful nose surgery immediately after Madrid to correct a breathing problem. The surgery prevented her from practicing for three weeks.

2008

, with Janković unable to play her singles rubber because of injury.

In her final preparation event for the Australian Open, the Medibank International in Sydney, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Nicole Vaidisova.

Her first match at the Australian Open was against Tamira Paszek, which Janković won 2–6, 6–2, 12–10 in three hours, fifteen minutes. [cite web|url= http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7222914,00.html|title= Janković survives marathon clash with Paszek|accessdate= 2008-01-13|author= Simon Cambers|publisher= Guardian Unlimited] Both players needed medical attention during the final set. [cite web|url= http://sportal.com.au/tennis-news-display/jankovic-survives-almighty-scare-41611|title= Janković survives almighty scare|accessdate= 2008-01-13|author= Paul Gough|date= 2008-01-14|publisher= sportal.com.au] Janković then reached the quarterfinals for the first time, defeating defending champion Serena Williams 6–3, 6–4. In her third career Grand Slam singles semifinal, Janković lost to Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–1.

Janković then played two tournaments in the Middle East. At the Tier IQatar Total Open in Doha, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Li Na 6–3, 6–4. The next week at the Tier II Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Janković lost in the semifinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova 5–7, 6–4, 6–3. Janković played one more Asian event, the Tier II Canara Bank Bangalore Open in India. Although she was the top seeded player, she lost in the quarterfinals to Yan Zi of China 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.

At the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, Janković was the third seed and defeated 24th-seeded Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals when Davenport retired from the match with a shoulder and back injury after losing the first set. Janković then lost to fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals 7–6(3), 6–3. The following fortnight, Janković was the runner-up at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, losing to Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 after Williams was unable to convert on seven match points in the third set. [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7332424.stm|title=Serena battles to fifth Miami win|publisher=BBC Sport|author=Piers Newbury|date=2008-04-05|accessdate=2008-08-02]

Janković lost in the quarterfinals of her next two Tier I tournaments, the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina (where she was defending champion) and the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin. Janković then successfully defended her Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia title in Rome. She defeated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, advanced by walkover against Sharapova in the semifinals, and defeated French teenager Alize Cornet in the final. This was Janković's first singles title of the year.

At the French Open in Paris, Janković would have become the World No. 1 had she defeated Ivanovic in the semifinals. However, Ivanovic won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. Janković failed to hold leads of 3–0 in the first set and 3–1 in the third set, although she did win the second set after trailing 3–1. Janković committed 51 unforced errors compared to 28 winners during the match. [ [http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/stats/day17/2126ms.html Match Statistics] ]

On grass, Janković withdrew from the DFS Classic in Birmingham, United Kingdom because of an arm injury sustained during the French Open. Nevertheless, she replaced Sharapova as World No. 2 following the tournament. At Wimbledon, Janković was the second seeded player and defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the third round despite injuring her left knee. [ [http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2008-06-28/200806281214665988140.html Janković hobbles to hard-fought win] ] Because of early round losses by other highly ranked players, Janković only needed to reach the semifinals to replace Ivanovic as World No. 1. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2008-06-28-jankovic_N.htm The next No. 1? Jankovic one of few to dodge upset bug] ] However, she lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn in the fourth round 6–3, 6–2.

Janković lost her third opportunity to grasp the World No. 1 ranking at the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7527434.stm|title=Defeat puts Jankovic bid on hold|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-07-27|accessdate=2008-08-02] when she lost to Dinara Safina in the semifinals 7–6(3), 6–1.

At the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal, Janković had a fourth chance to claim the World No. 1 ranking. Because Ivanovic had lost in the third round, Janković only needed to reach the final to replace Ivanovic as the top ranked player. However, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Dominika Cibulkova 7–5, 6–2 after Janković had led 4–0 in the first set. After the match, Janković said, "At the moment I don't deserve the top spot. I am not in the best shape, I am not at my highest level". [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7538459.stm|title=Jankovic misses top spot chance|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02]

Despite the loss, Janković moved up to World No. 1 on August 11, 2008. [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7539061.stm|title=Jankovic to take number one spot|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-08-02|accessdate=2008-08-02] She is the 18th woman to have been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association. She is the first woman to have attained that ranking without ever having reached a Grand Slam final and only the third woman (the others being Amelie Mauresmo and Kim Clijsters) to have become World No. 1 without first winning a Grand Slam title. [citeweb|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/sports/tennis/11women.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1217757859-wf4AgPofpExnWHHO9ejrbA&oref=slogin|title=Finally, a Grand Slam for Clijsters|publisher=New York Times|author=Liz Robbins|date=2005-09-11|accessdate=2008-08-03] [citeweb|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2004/09/13/tennis-rankings040913.html|title=Mauresmo takes over No. 1 world tennis ranking|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, AP|quote= [Mauresmo] is only the second player to reach No. 1 in the WTA rankings without winning a Grand Slam title.|date=2004-09-14|accessdate=2008-08-03] Serbia is only the third nation (the others being Belgium and the United States) to have had consecutive World No. 1 female players. Janković then lost her World No. 1 ranking on August 18, 2008, to Ivanović.

At the Beijing Olympics, Janković was seeded second and played the tournament with a sore right calf muscle that caused her to consider withdrawing. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/09/jankovic.decision.ap/index.html Tennis: Ailing Jankovic may pull out] ] Janković defeated Cibulkova in the third round but lost to sixth-seeded Safina in the quarterfinals 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.

Janković was the second-seeded player at the US Open. She defeated fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva in the semifinals 6–4, 6–4 to reach her first Grand Slam final, where she lost to fourth-seeded Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5.

Janković then lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–5, 7–5.

Janković has beaten Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the China Open to win her second tournament of the year. In the semis, she defeated Olympic bronze medalist, Vera Zvonareva, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Janković played in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, where she defeated Venus Williams in the semifinals 6-7 (8-10), 7-5, 6-2, and Nadia Petrova in the final 6-4, 6-3. This was her second title in two weeks. After that, she returned to World No. 1 spot on October 6, 2008.

In the Kremlin Cup, Janković defeated Russian, Vera Dushevina 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-2 in round two after a first round bye. The quarter-finals saw Janković beat Italian wild-card, Flavia Pennetta, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3. She defeated Elena Dementieva in the semis 0-6 "(Her first set without any return points since November 2007)," 6-1, 6-0. She will play Vera Zvonareva in the final.

Records against other players

Record against other top 10 players

The following is Janković's win-loss singles record against other players included in the top 10 of the Women's Tennis Association rankings as of October 11, 2008.

*Elena Dementieva 6-3*Venus Williams 5-3*Vera Zvonareva 5-3*Serena Williams 3-4*Dinara Safina 2-3*Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-4*Agnieszka Radwanska 1-0*Maria Sharapova 1-4*Ana Ivanovic 1-6

Record against other players (active and retired)

The following is Janković's win-loss singles record against other selected players according to the Women's Tennis Association on June 9, 2008.

*Anna Chakvetadze 3-6*Nicole Vaidisova 3-6*Martina Hingis 2-0*Patty Schnyder 2-1*Lindsay Davenport 2-4*Daniela Hantuchova 2-1*Amelie Mauresmo 1-5*Justine Henin 0-9

Playing style

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

Personal life

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

At Wimbledon 2007, in a mixed doubles match at the semi-final stage she invited a ballboy to come and sit with her and began asking him questions, much to the crowd's amusement. Though the boy was clearly enjoying himself, he swiftly jumped out of the chair when a riled Jamie Murray returned from his toilet break. The British press have linked Janković and Murray romantically but she has remained coy about their relationship, though she joked in interviews that she used kisses as a way of motivating the Scot. [ [http://sport.independent.co.uk/tennis/article2747776.ece Murray feeling champion about Janković's kisses] ]

In September 2008, Jelena Jankovic announced that she has been dating Montenegrianwater polo player Mlađan Janović since August 2008. [ [http://www.zbrka.com/zanimljivosti-i-jet-set/vest-jelena-jankovic-ima-novog-decka.html Zbrka.com: Jelena Jankovic ima novog decka] ] Two of them said that they have been dating since 2008 Summer Olympics. [ [http://www.zbrka.com/zanimljivosti-i-jet-set/vest-jelena-jankovic-ima-novog-decka.html Zbrka.com: Jelena Jankovic ima novog decka] ]

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

Endorsements

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

Grand Slam finals

ingles runner-up (1)

Women's doubles (1)

ingles performance timeline

"To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, which ended on October 5, 2008."

*1 Won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw.*2 She lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament.*3 She lost in the third round of the qualifying tournament.*4 She lost all three of her matches during the round robin phase of the tournament.*5 This table includes tournaments that were classified on the WTA Tour as Tier I at the time they were held, regardless of whether those tournaments are still being held or are still classified as Tier I.*6 Won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw.*7 She defaulted her third round match, which counts as a walkover but does not count as a loss on her official record.*8 Her win-loss record includes all matches listed on the [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com WTA website] , including challenger and all [http://www.fedcup.com/teams/player.asp?player=35013922 Fed Cup] matches (the WTA website omits her 2008 Fed Cup matches).

WTA Tour career earnings

* * - As of September 28, 2008

Jelena Janković

Infobox Tennis player

Tennis career

Early career

2005

2006

Janković finished the year ranked World No. 12.

2007

To complete her hectic playing year, Janković traveled to Asia for two tournaments, Europe for one tournament, back to Asia for one tournament, and finally back to Europe for two tournaments.

Janković had successful nose surgery immediately after Madrid to correct a breathing problem. The surgery prevented her from practicing for three weeks.

2008

, with Janković unable to play her singles rubber because of injury.

In her final preparation event for the Australian Open, the Medibank International in Sydney, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Nicole Vaidisova.

Janković then lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–5, 7–5.

Records against other players

Record against other top 10 players

The following is Janković's win-loss singles record against other players included in the top 10 of the Women's Tennis Association rankings as of October 11, 2008.

*Elena Dementieva 6-3*Venus Williams 5-3*Vera Zvonareva 5-3*Serena Williams 3-4*Dinara Safina 2-3*Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-4*Agnieszka Radwanska 1-0*Maria Sharapova 1-4*Ana Ivanovic 1-6

Record against other players (active and retired)

The following is Janković's win-loss singles record against other selected players according to the Women's Tennis Association on June 9, 2008.

*Anna Chakvetadze 3-6*Nicole Vaidisova 3-6*Martina Hingis 2-0*Patty Schnyder 2-1*Lindsay Davenport 2-4*Daniela Hantuchova 2-1*Amelie Mauresmo 1-5*Justine Henin 0-9

Playing style

Personal life

Endorsements

Grand Slam finals

ingles runner-up (1)

Women's doubles (1)

ingles performance timeline

WTA Tour career earnings

* * - As of September 28, 2008

Jelena Janković

Infobox Tennis player

Tennis career

Early career

2005

2006

Janković finished the year ranked World No. 12.

2007

To complete her hectic playing year, Janković traveled to Asia for two tournaments, Europe for one tournament, back to Asia for one tournament, and finally back to Europe for two tournaments.

Janković had successful nose surgery immediately after Madrid to correct a breathing problem. The surgery prevented her from practicing for three weeks.

2008

, with Janković unable to play her singles rubber because of injury.

In her final preparation event for the Australian Open, the Medibank International in Sydney, Janković lost in the quarterfinals to Nicole Vaidisova.

Janković then lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo to Kuznetsova 2–6, 7–5, 7–5.

Records against other players

Record against other top 10 players

The following is Janković's win-loss singles record against other players included in the top 10 of the Women's Tennis Association rankings as of October 11, 2008.

*Elena Dementieva 6-3*Venus Williams 5-3*Vera Zvonareva 5-3*Serena Williams 3-4*Dinara Safina 2-3*Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-4*Agnieszka Radwanska 1-0*Maria Sharapova 1-4*Ana Ivanovic 1-6

Record against other players (active and retired)

The following is Janković's win-loss singles record against other selected players according to the Women's Tennis Association on June 9, 2008.

*Anna Chakvetadze 3-6*Nicole Vaidisova 3-6*Martina Hingis 2-0*Patty Schnyder 2-1*Lindsay Davenport 2-4*Daniela Hantuchova 2-1*Amelie Mauresmo 1-5*Justine Henin 0-9

Playing style

Personal life

Endorsements

Grand Slam finals

ingles runner-up (1)

Women's doubles (1)

ingles performance timeline

WTA Tour career earnings

* * - As of September 28, 2008

Jelena Jankovic

Jelena Janković


Spitzname:	JJ
Nationalität:	Serbien
Geburtstag:	28. Februar 1985
Größe:	177 cm
Gewicht:	59 kg
1. Profisaison:	2000
Spielhand:	Rechts, beidhändige Rückhand
Preisgeld:	7.001.374 US-Dollar
Einzel
Karrierebilanz:	335:172
Karrieretitel:	9
Höchste Platzierung:	1 (11. August 2008)
Aktuelle Platzierung:	4
Wochen als Nr.1:	18 Wochen

Doppel
Karrierebilanz:	34:54
Karrieretitel:	1
Höchste Platzierung:	43 (6. November 2006)
Letzte Aktualisierung der Infobox: 9. Februar 2009

Jelena Janković (kyrillisch Јелена Јанковић, * 28. Februar 1985 in Belgrad) ist eine serbische Tennisspielerin und war 18 Wochen lang die Nummer 1 der Tennis-Weltrangliste.

Biographie

Jelena Janković ist das dritte Kind von Veselin und Snežana Janković, die beide als Ökonomen arbeiten. Im Alter von neun Jahren begann sie das Tennisspielen. In der Folge wurde sie in der Tennisakademie von Nick Bollettieri in Bradenton ausgebildet, wo sie noch heute lebt.

Karriere

Ihre erste Profisaison spielte Jelena Janković im Jahr 2000, in dem sie erstmals auf der WTA-Tour startete. Sie gewann 2001 den Juniorenwettbewerb der Australian Open. 2003 kam sie mit Platz 90 unter die Top 100 der Weltrangliste, nachdem sie ihr erstes ITF-Turnier in Dubai gewann.

2004/2005

Im Jahre 2004 gewann Janković in Budapest ihr erstes WTA-Turnier. Im Jahr 2005 erreichte sie die Finals der Turniere von Dubai (4:6, 6:3, 4:6 gegen Lindsay Davenport), Birmingham (2:6, 6:4, 1:6 gegen Maria Scharapowa), Seoul (5:7, 3:6 gegen Nicole Vaidišová) und New York (4:6, 5:7 gegen Serena Williams).

2006

Wimbledon 2006

2006 erreichte Janković beim Turnier in Rom das Viertelfinale, wo sie Venus Williams mit 7:5, 4:6, 1:6 unterlag. In Wimbledon schlug sie dann aber die als Titelverteidigerin gestartete US-Amerikanerin mit 7:6 (8:6), 4:6, 6:4.

Beim WTA-Turnier in Los Angeles besiegte sie im Viertelfinale Ana Ivanović mit 6:4 und 7:6 und im Halbfinale Serena Williams mit 6:4 und 6:3, ehe sie im Endspiel Jelena Dementjewa mit 3:6, 6:4 und 4:6 unterlag.

Bei den US Open erreichte Janković nach einem Sieg in der 3. Runde gegen die Tschechin Nicole Vaidišová das Achtelfinale, wo sie Swetlana Kusnezowa mit 6:7, 6:3 und 6:2 bezwingen konnte. Im Viertelfinale schlug sie Jelena Dementjewa sicher mit 6:2 und 6:1. Im Halbfinale unterlag sie dann der Belgierin Justine Henin mit 6:4, 4:6 und 0:6.Auch nach den US Open präsentierte sich Janković in guter Form. In Peking erreichte sie das Halbfinale, wo sie sich mit 6:1, 3:6 und 7:6 gegen Amélie Mauresmo geschlagen geben musste. In Stuttgart erreichte Janković das Viertelfinale, wo sie Swetlana Kusnezowa mit 4:6 und 1:6 unterlag. Bis zum Ende des Jahres erreichte die Serbin in Linz und Québec noch zwei weitere Viertelfinals.

2007

Zu Beginn des Jahres 2007 gewann Janković das WTA-Turnier in Auckland (Neuseeland) gegen die Russin Wera Swonarjowa. Auch in Sydney, dem letzten Turnier vor den Australian Open, zeigte sie sich in einer guten Frühform und musste sich erst im Finale gegen Kim Clijsters mit 4:6, 7:6, 6:4 geschlagen geben, nachdem sie im zweiten Satz zwei Matchbälle nicht nutzen konnte. Bei den Australian Open erreichte die Serbin das Achtelfinale, wo sie der US-Amerikanerin und späteren Siegerin Serena Williams mit 3:6 und 2:6 unterlag.

Im Viertelfinale von Tokio verlor Janković mit 6:3, 4:6 und 2:6 gegen Ana Ivanović. Bei den Turnieren in Dubai und Doha erreichte sie jeweils das Halbfinale. Bei den wichtigen Tier-I-Turnieren in Indian Wells und Miami erreichte sie das Achtelfinale bzw. die 3. Runde.

Im Viertelfinale von Amelia Island (USA) verlor Janković gegen Ana Ivanović. Beim WTA-Turnier im US-amerikanischen Charleston besiegte sie im Finale die Russin Dinara Safina in zwei Sätzen mit 6:2 und 6:2 und holte damit ihren 3. und bislang größten Titel. Bei ihrem nächsten Sandplatzturnier in Warschau erreichte Janković das Halbfinale, das sie gegen Justine Henin aus Belgien mit 5:7, 6:2 und 4:6 verlor. In Berlin traf sie im Viertelfinale erneut auf Henin und verlor trotz einer 4:0-Führung im 3. Satz 6:3, 4:6 und 4:6.

In Rom konnte die Serbin ihren 3. Titel im Jahre 2007 gewinnen. Im Finale bezwang sie Swetlana Kusnezowa 7:5, 6:1, womit sie auf Platz 4 der Weltrangliste stieg – ihre beste Platzierung bisher. Bei den French Open erreichte Janković das Halbfinale, unterlag dort aber erneut Henin, diesmal mit 2:6 und 2:6. In der Weltrangliste rückte sie damit auf Rang 3 vor. Bei ihrem ersten Rasenturnier 2007 in Birmingham erreichte Jelena mit Siegen über Zwetana Pironkowa, Maria Kirilenko, Aljona Bondarenko und Mara Santangelo das Finale, welches sie 4:6, 6:3 und 7:5 gegen Maria Scharapowa gewinnen konnte. Beim letzten Rasenturnier vor den Wimbledon Championships erreichte Janković wieder das Finale. Sie besiegte Meilen Tu, Aljona Bondarenko und Dinara Safina, bevor sie im Finale gegen Anna Tschakwetadse mit 6:7 (2), 6:3 und 3:6 verlor. In Wimbledon erreichte Janković das Achtelfinale, unterlag dort aber Marion Bartoli in drei Sätzen. Sie gewann jedoch an der Seite des Briten Jamie Murray den Titel in der Mixed-Konkurrenz.

Beim Turnier in Los Angeles erreichte Janković das Halbfinale, unterlag dort jedoch der späteren Turniersiegerin Ana Ivanović. In Toronto erreichte sie das Finale, in dem sie jedoch einmal mehr Justine Henin unterlag, diesmal mit 6:7 und 5:7.

Bei den US Open konnte sie bis ins Viertelfinale vordringen, verlor dort jedoch gegen Venus Williams mit 6:4, 1:6 und 6:7.

2008

Bei den Australian Open im Januar kam sie bis ins Halbfinale, verlor dort jedoch gegen die Russin Maria Scharapowa. Bei den Dubai Tennis Championships im März verlor sie im Halbfinale gegen Swetlana Kusnezowa. Mitte März verlor sie im Halbfinale von Indian Wells gegen Ana Ivanović. Beim WTA-Turnier in Miami drang sie bis ins Finale vor, verlor dort jedoch gegen Serena Williams in drei Sätzen mit 6:1, 5:7, 3:6.

Ihr erster Titelgewinn dieses Jahr war die Titelverteidigung in Rom. Sie gewann im Finale gegen Alizé Cornet mit 6:2 6:2. Zudem schied Sie mit 4:6 6:3 4:6 im Halbfinale der French Open gegen Ana Ivanović aus.

Am 11. August 2008 wurde Jelena Janković für eine Woche zur Nummer 1 der WTA-Weltrangliste. Sie löste Ana Ivanović an der Spitze ab, doch Ivanović kehrte bereits am 18. August 2008 wieder auf den Spitzenplatz zurück. Bei den US Open erreichte Jelena Janković zum ersten Mal ein Grand-Slam-Endspiel, das sie gegen Serena Williams jedoch mit 4:6 und 5:7 verlor.

Ende September gewann sie das WTA-Turnier in Peking gegen Swetlana Kusnezowa mit 6:3, 6:2. Anfang Oktober gewann sie den Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart gegen Nadia Petrowa mit 6:4 und 6:3, somit ist sie wieder die Nummer eins der Weltrangliste. Ihren dritten Titel in Folge konnte sie beim Moskauer Kremlin-Cup gegen Wera Swonarjowa mit 6:2 und 6:4 erringen.

Beim letzten Turnier des Jahres, den WTA Tour Championships, welches die besten acht Spielerinnen des Jahres austragen, konnte Janković das Halbfinale erreichen, verlor dort jedoch gegen Venus Williams. Das Spiel war bis zum Schluss offen, wobei beide Spielerinnen viele unnötige Fehler machten. Den ersten Satz gewann Williams mit 6:2, musste aber den zweiten Satz mit 2:6 an Janković abgeben. Der dritte Satz ging dann mit 6:3 an Williams. Trotz der Niederlage konnte Janković das Jahr als Nummer 1 der Weltrangliste beenden.

2009

Bei den Australian Open erreichte die Weltranglistenerste das Achtelfinale, wo sie gegen Marion Bartoli mit 1:6 und 4:6 verlor. Im Halbfinale der Paris Open verlor sie gegen Amélie Mauresmo mit 2:6, 6:0 und 1:6. In Dubai schaffte sie es nicht mal in die Runde der letzten 16. Auch ihr Abschneiden in Indian Wells war desaströs, wo sie gleich ihr erstes Spiel gegen die 42. der Weltrangliste Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova mit 4:6 und 4:6 verlor. Auch beim nächsten Turnier in Miami schied sie bereits in der zweiten Runde aus.

Grand-Slam-Ergebnisse

Turniersiege

Nr.	Datum	Tournament	Belag	Finalgegnerin	Ergebnis
-	19. Oktober 2003	Dubai, VAE	Hartplatz	SVK Henrieta Nagyova	6–2, 7–5
1.	2. Mai 2004	Budapest Ungarn	Sand	SVK Martina Sucha	7–6(4), 6–3
2.	6. Januar 2007	Auckland Neuseeland	Hartplatz	RUS Wera Swonarjowa	7–6(9), 5–7, 6–3
3.	15. April 2007	Charleston, U.S.A.	Sand	RUS Dinara Safina	6–2, 6–2
4.	20. Mai 2007	Rom, Italien	Sand	RUS Swetlana Kusnezowa	7–5, 6–1
5.	17. Juni 2007	Birmingham, England	Rasen	RUS Maria Scharapowa	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
6.	18. Mai 2008	Rom, Italien	Sand	FRA Alizé Cornet	6–2, 6–2
7.	28. September 2008	Peking, China	Hartplatz	RUS Swetlana Kusnezowa	6–3, 6–2
8.	5. Oktober 2008	Stuttgart, Deutschland	Hartplatz (i)	RUS Nadia Petrowa	6–4, 6–3
9.	12. Oktober 2008	Moskau, Russland	Kunstrasen (i)	RUS Wera Swonarjowa	6–2, 6–4

Legende

Grand Slam

WTA Championships

Tier I (4)

Tier II (2)

Tier III (1)

Tier IV & V (2)

ITF Tour (1)

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