This meant Ivanovic reclaimed the world No. In October, Janković reached her third final of the year in Seoul, ranked No. 1? [84] Ranked sixty-seven at the Wimbledon Championships, Janković lost in round one to ninth seed Agnieszka Radwańska. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. Jelena Janković and Vera Zvonareva have met 14 times with Zvonareva leading their head-to-head 8–6. She lost in the semifinals to Samantha Stosur. Elsewhere in her 2004 season, she defeated top-20 players Nadia Petrova (twice), Vera Zvonareva, Patty Schnyder, Elena Dementieva and Paola Suárez. Because of her results at these tournaments, her ranking rose to world No. She lost to Eugenie Bouchard in three sets, continuing her three-set misery for 2014. Janković kicked off her US hard-court season in Carlsbad, where she was upset in the second round by Urszula Radwańska in three sets. Sharapova led 3–0 in the third set, before Janković rallied to win the match. At the Australian Open, Janković lost in the third round to compatriot and former world No. Jankovi? She traveled to Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open. In the third round, she faced eighth seed and longtime rival Svetlana Kuznetsova. Mla?an Janovi? Janković was upset by Kaia Kanepi in the third round of Doha in straight sets, in what she called "the worst match of my career. She then beat reigning world No. [86], In Washington, D.C. at the Citi Open, Janković retired in the third set of her first-round encounter with fifth seed Océane Dodin due to back pain. Her biggest weapons are her two-handed backhand, especially down the line, and the drop shot. Janković was seeded 13th at the Western & Southern Open, where she lost in the final to Maria Sharapova in three sets. Let’s take a look at Jelena Jankovic past relationships, exes and previous hookups. She lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in her opening match. 1 in singles, a ranking achieved in the months following her finals appearance at the 2008 US Open. Serena Williams. 35 Year Olds. [72] The following week, Janković played at the Dubai Tennis Championships. 8. [28] She began 2011 by falling in the first round to France's Aravane Rezaï in three sets at the Medibank International Sydney. 3. 1, Amélie Mauresmo. 25. [32] Their most recent meeting was in the semi-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in 2014 with Janković losing again in straight sets.[103]. She made it to the quarterfinals, defeating Lauren Davis and Ajla Tomljanović. Jelena je dugi niz godina bila u ljubavi sa crnogorskim vaterpolistom Mlađanom Janovićem, za kojeg je čak planirala i da se uda. Janković began 2012 at the Brisbane International, losing to Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals. After losing her opening match to Zvonareva, Janković reportedly collapsed in the locker room, yet still came out to play Clijsters the next day and lost. Jelena Jankovic's Official Facebook Page She lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea. She was born the third child of Veselin and Snežana who were both economists and she has two brothers. [69] Conveniently, Janković gave, arguably, her best performance of the year at the Australian Open. Janković's grass court season began in 's-Hertogenbosch where she was the second seed. [10] Janković's strong start to the year meant that some considered her a title threat at the Australian Open; however, she was eliminated in the fourth round by the eventual champion Serena Williams, who was ranked 81st in the world at the time. [32] In February, Janković won her first title in three years at Bogotá, defeating Paula Ormaechea in straight sets. [50] Seeded eighteenth at the Miami Open, Janković withdrew from her second round match against qualifier Magda Linette due to a right shoulder injury. 4. She then lost four of her next five matches, being defeated in the opening rounds of the Mutua Madrid Open, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and in Brussels before a second-round loss at the French Open to young American Varvara Lepchenko. Is Jelena Jankovic married or single, who is she dating now and previously? Their only meeting at a Grand Slam tournament was at Wimbledon in 2010, in the tournament's fourth round. She won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title with Jamie Murray. Janković was the only player to win a set against Ivanovic during the entire tournament. In her second year-end championship semifinal she lost to Venus Williams in three sets. Retrieved 2020-01-07. Jelena is turning 36 years old in . Both matches required a third set. At the French Open Janković made it to the quarterfinals but lost to Sharapova in three sets. Sport AO: Srbi ponovo 3/3. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways. Janković kicked off 2014 at the premier-level event Brisbane International as the number four seed. First Name Jelena. [19] She was the 18th woman to have been ranked world No. Janković reached the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, beating fourth seed Samantha Stosur but losing to Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinal, Wozniacki's first win in five attempts against Janković. At Stuttgart, Janković upset Samantha Stosur in the first round, before losing to Sabine Lisicki in the second. [74] In the second round, she was up against twelfth seed and rival Venus Williams. [33] Janković made an early exit from Indian Wells the following week, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round. Jelena Jankovic is a member of Richest Celebrities and Tennis Players. She was defeated in the fourth round by a peak form Li Na. She made it to the semifinals in Doha, beating Karin Knapp, Alisa Kleybanova, and Petra Kvitová, dropping less than four games in each match. The education details are not available at this time. The unseeded pair won the tournament. At the US Open, Janković lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, Janković was the third seed, but lost in the fourth round to the surprise eventual finalist Marion Bartoli. Janković was the seventh seed at the Italian Open. Jelena has 8 jobs listed on their profile. Seeded second, she was defeated in the second round by Evgeniya Rodina. 1 Henin in three sets both in the semifinals of the J&S Cup in Warsaw and the quarterfinals of the German Open (failing to hold a 4–0 lead in the third set in the latter), Janković won her second career Tier I title at the Rome Masters, defeating second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. Her next scheduled tournament was the Dubai Tennis Championships where she lost to Vera Zvonareva in the third round. Janković squandered match points before losing a second set tiebreak and, eventually, the match. 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She went into the French Open among the favorites, following the sudden retirement of four-time champion Justine Henin. Jelena Janković is a Serbian professional tennis player who was ranked world no. 17:22 18.01.2014 Sport. At the inaugural Wuhan Open, Janković the tenth seed defeated Christina McHale in the first round. She also played at Nürnberger Versicherungscup where she was defeated by Andrea Petkovic in the semifinals. She has competed against Serena Williams. Janković is a former world No. Her win granted her a place in the fourth round, where she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska. It was the second year in a row that Janković lost in the opening round of Wimbledon. Janković lost in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament to eventual gold medallist Serena Williams.[31]. According to Chinese Zodiac, Jelena was born in the Year of the Ox while her boyfriend in the Year of the Rat. She did well at the Italian Open in Rome where she reached the semifinals, losing to Errani. In her first match, she rallied from 4–6, 1–4 down to defeat Alisa Kleybanova, then defeated reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. View Jelena Jankovic’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Sport AO: Jelena u osmini finala. Simona Halep, Out! (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. [51], Her clay-court season didn't open so well as she was forced to withdraw from the Volvo Car Open because of the right shoulder injury she sustained in Miami. This included a run to the semifinals at the China Open in Beijing, defeating world No. [100] They met in a controversial encounter at the Madrid Premier Mandatory tournament in May that year, in which Janković appeared to criticise and imitate Ivanovic's fist-pumping habit following a three-set victory. However, Serena saved all set points and won four games in a row for US Open title. 188 Olga Savchuk. Janković has won 15 WTA singles titles and two doubles titles, her career highlights include winning the 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title with Jamie Murray, the 2010 Indian Wells Masters,[3] the Internazionali BNL d'Italia twice, in 2007 and 2008, and the aforementioned appearance in the finals of the 2008 US Open. On European red clay, after losing to world No. [96][97] Since the end of 2008, both have struggled at the Grand Slams, with Janković only being able to reach the semi-finals of the 2010 French Open and the quarter-finals of the 2013 French Open and Ivanovic the quarter-finals of the 2012 US Open and 2014 Australian Open, and the semi-finals of the 2015 French Open.[98]. Janković was the 15th seed at the Wimbledon Championships, but lost to María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round,[29] her first opening-round exit in a Grand Slam since the 2005 French Open. They played again in the final, and again in USA – at the US Open in 2008. Bookmark this page and come back for updates. Janković was the tenth seed at the French Open. Janković leads 4–2 on clay courts and 1–0 on grass, whilst Venus leads 4–1 on hard. Janković's form tailed off following the US Open. She then lost to Zheng Saisai. [65] Seeded seventh and the defending champion at the Hong Kong Tennis Open, Janković was defeated in her semifinal match by fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki. O srpskoj teniserki Jeleni Janković i njenom emotivnom životu od trenutka kada je 2012. godine raskinula šest godina dugu ljubavnu vezu sa crnogorskim vaterpolistom Mlađanom Janovićem, gotovo se ništa nije moglo čuti.