Ana Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Јовановић, pronounced [âna jǒʋanoʋitɕ, ǎː-, joʋǎː-]; born 28 December 1984) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was coached by Nikola Pilić,[1][2] one of the earlier coaches of Boris Becker.

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

Tennis career edit

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

Playing for Serbia in the Fed Cup, Jovanović has a win–loss record of 3–6.

Following her playing career, she was hired as a coach at the Novak Tennis Academy when it opened in November 2011.[3]


ITF Circuit finals edit

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

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

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

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

Fed Cup participation edit

Singles (3–2) edit

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent Result Score
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group I RR 20–04–05   Denmark Clay   Caroline Wozniacki Win 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
2007 World Group II PO 14–07–07   Slovakia Hard (i)   Dominika Cibulková Loss 4–6, 2–6
2008 World Group II PO 26–04–08   Croatia Hard (i)   Jelena Kostanić Tošić Win 6–4, 7–5
2009 World Group PO 26–04–09   Spain Clay   María José Martínez Sánchez Win 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(0)
2011 World Group II QF 06–02–11   Canada Hard (i)   Aleksandra Wozniak Loss 0–6, 4–6
  • PO = Playoff
  • RR = Round robin

Doubles (0–4) edit

Edition Round Date Partnering Against Surface Opponents Result Score
2007 World Group II PO 15–07–07   Ana Timotić   Slovakia Hard (i)   Janette Husárová
  Jana Juricová
Loss 4–6, 2–6
2008 Europe/Africa Group I RR 31–01–08   Teodora Mirčić   Poland Carpet (i)   Klaudia Jans
  Alicja Rosolska
Loss 3–6, 2–6
2008 World Group II PO 27–04–08   Teodora Mirčić   Croatia Hard (i)   Jelena Kostanić Tošić
  Ana Vrljić
Loss 1–4 ret.
2009 World Group QF 08–02–09   Jelena Janković   Japan Hard (i)   Rika Fujiwara
  Aiko Nakamura
Loss 6–3, 5–7, ret.
2009 World Group PO 26–04–09   Aleksandra Krunić   Spain Clay   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Nuria Llagostera Vives
CND 2–6, 0–1 canc.
  • CND = cancelled
  • PO = Playoff
  • RR = Round robin

References edit

  1. ^ "Ana Jovanović o sezoni napretka". Sportska centrala (in Serbian). 22 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Ana Jovanović: Mi pišemo istoriju". Vesti-Online (in Serbian). 3 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Otvorena Teniska akademija "Novak"". B92 (in Serbian). 1 November 2011.

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