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'''Jelena Janković''' ({{lang-sr|Јелена Јанковић}}, {{IPA-sh|ˈjɛlɛna ˈjaːnkɔvitɕ|sr}}; born February 28, 1985) is a [[Serbia]]n [[professional]] tennis player. She was ranked [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] for seventeen consecutive weeks until she was overtaken by [[Serena Williams]] on February 2, 2009. She was the year-end World No. 1 in 2008, the first player in the history of the WTA tour to do this without winning a Grand Slam title. As of August 3, 2009, she is ranked World No. 5.
'''Jelena Janković''' ({{lang-sr|Јелена Јанковић}}, {{IPA-sh|ˈjɛlɛna ˈjaːnkɔvitɕ|sr}}; born February 28, 1985) is a [[Serbia]]n [[professional]] tennis player.

Janković has reached the singles final of the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] and the singles semifinals of the [[Australian Open]] and the [[French Open]]. In 2007, she won the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] mixed doubles title with British partner [[Jamie Murray]].


==Tennis career==
==Tennis career==
===Early career===
===Summary===
Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'.<ref>[http://www.sd-crvenazvezda.net/index.php?mod=hst&hid=21 Red Star, club's tennis history] {{sr icon}}</ref> 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]].
Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red Star'.<ref>[http://www.sd-crvenazvezda.net/index.php?mod=hst&hid=21 Red Star, club's tennis history] {{sr icon}}</ref> 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 Grand Prix|Budapest]], defeating [[Martina Suchá]] in the final 7–6, 6–3. Following her win in Budapest, she reached No. 51 in the world. Elsewhere in her 2004 season, she defeated top 20 players [[Nadia Petrova]] (twice), [[Vera Zvonareva]], [[Patty Schnyder]] and [[Paola Suárez]]. Janković finished 2004 ranked No. 28 in the world.
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 Grand Prix|Budapest]], defeating [[Martina Suchá]] in the final 7–6, 6–3. Following her win in Budapest, she reached No. 51 in the world. Elsewhere in her 2004 season, she defeated top 20 players [[Nadia Petrova]] (twice), [[Vera Zvonareva]], [[Patty Schnyder]] and [[Paola Suárez]]. Janković finished 2004 ranked No. 28 in the world.

She was ranked [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] for seventeen consecutive weeks until she was overtaken by [[Serena Williams]] on February 2, 2009. She was the year-end World No. 1 in 2008, the first player in the history of the WTA tour to do this without winning a Grand Slam title. As of August 3, 2009, she is ranked World No. 5.

Janković has reached the singles final of the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] and the singles semifinals of the [[Australian Open]] and the [[French Open]]. In 2007, she won the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] mixed doubles title with British partner [[Jamie Murray]].


===Playing style===
===Playing style===
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Jelena Jankovic 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. Jankovic 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.
Jelena Jankovic 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. Jankovic 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.


===2005===
In March, at [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], she advanced to the final following [[Serena Williams|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 [[German Open (tennis)|Berlin]], losing to [[Nadia Petrova]] 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. In June, she reached her first grass court final at [[DFS Classic|Birmingham]], but lost to [[Maria Sharapova]] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1. In October, Janković reached her third final of the year in [[Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships|Seoul]], ranked No. 17 in the world, her highest ranking at that time, losing to 16-year-old [[Nicole Vaidišová]] 7–5, 6–3. Her ranking at the end of the season eclipsed her 2004 record at No. 22.

===2006===
[[File:Jelena Jankovic at 2006 Wimbledon Championships.jpg|right|thumb|Janković at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.]]
Janković lost in the second round of the [[2006 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to World No. 188 [[Olga Savchuk]]. That was the first of ten straight losses, not winning a match from late January into early May. She later said this run caused her to consider quitting tennis. Janković ended her losing streak by beating World No. 17 [[Elena Likhovtseva]] in the first round of the [[Rome Masters|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] in Rome, before eventually losing to [[Venus Williams]] in three sets in the quarterfinals. At the [[French Open]], Janković reached the third round for the firs time, where she lost to World No. 1 [[Amélie Mauresmo]].

At [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Janković surprisingly defeated sixth-seeded and defending champion Venus Williams in the third round in three sets. Competing in the fourth round of a Grand Slam event for the first time, she lost to ninth-seeded [[Anastasia Myskina]] 6–4, 7–6(5). In August, Janković reached her fifth career final and first of the year at the [[East West Bank Classic|JPMorgan Chase Open]] in Los Angeles, defeating [[Serena Williams]] (ranked World No. 108 at the time after a lengthy injury lay-off) in the semifinals before losing to third-seeded [[Elena Dementieva]] in the final. The [[2006 U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] saw Janković defeat World No. 10 Vaidišová in the third round, World No. 7 and former champion [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the fourth round, and World No. 5 Dementieva 6–2, 6–1 in her first Gtand Slam quarterfinal. In the semifinals, Janković lost to World No. 2 [[Justine Henin]] 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 after Janković had led 6–4, 4–2. Janković argued with the chair umpire when the umpire refused to offer an opinion as to whether a service call had been correct, suggesting that Janković use one of her electronic challenges. Janković then lost ten consecutive games.

Jankovic continued her strong form in the aftermath of the US Open. Of the six tournaments she played during the remainder of the year, she reached the quarterfinals at five. This included a run to the semifinals at the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]] in Beijing, defeating World No. 7 [[Nadia Petrova]] in the quarterfinals before losing to World No. 1 Mauresmo on a third set tiebreak. Janković finished the year at a career-high ranking of World No. 12.

===2007===
To begin the year, Janković won the second title of her career at the [[ASB Classic]] in [[Auckland|Auckland, New Zealand]], defeating [[Vera Zvonareva]] in the final. The following week, at the [[N.S.W Open/Medibank International|Medibank International]] in Sydney, Janković defeated World No. 7 and former No.1 [[Martina Hingis]] and top-seeded [[Amélie Mauresmo]] on the way to the final, where she lost to [[Kim Clijsters]] after serving for the match.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/clijsters-beats-jankovic--and-crowd/2007/01/12/1168105183727.html Clijsters beats Janković and Crowd]</ref> Jankovic's strong start to the year meant some considered her a title threat at the [[2007 Australian Open|Australian Open]]; however, she was eliminated in the fourth round 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.

[[File:JelenaJ.jpg|180px|thumb|Janković at the 2007 [[Dubai Tennis Championships]].]]
Jankovic reached two semifinals in the Middle East in the spring, retiring against Mauresmo due to an ankle injury at the [[Dubai Tennis Championships]] and losing in three sets to [[Justine Henin]] at the [[Qatar Total Open]] in [[Doha|Doha, Qatar]]. However, she then failed to reach the semifinals at any of her next three tournaments. Jankovic rebounded in the [[clay court]] season, defeating [[Venus Williams]] on a third set tiebreak in the semifinals of the [[Family Circle Cup]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. She went on to defeat [[Dinara Safina]] in the final to win the first Tier I title of her career. On European red clay, after losing to World No. 1 Henin in three sets in both the semifinals of the [[J&S Cup]] in [[Warsaw]] and the quarterfinals of the [[German Open (tennis)|Qatar Telecom 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|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] in Rome, defeating second-seeded [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the final. This results meant she entered the top five on the world rankings for the first time. Janković was the fourth seed at the [[2007 French Open|French Open]] and one of the favorites for the title. After registering her third consecutive victory over Venus Williams in the third round, she went on to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the second time in her career, but lost there to eventucal champion Henin 6–2, 6–2. This improved her ranking to a new career-high of 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 [[2007 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Janković was the third seed but lost in the fourth round to the surprise eventual finalist [[Marion Bartoli]], 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-seeded team, [[Jonas Björkman]] and [[Alicia Molik]], in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.

During the North American summer hard court season, Janković reached the semifinals of the [[East West Bank Classic]] in [[Carson, California]], but lost there to fellow Serb [[Ana Ivanović]] having held a match point. The following week, Janković reached the final of the Tier I [[Canada Masters|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 [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]], Janković lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4).

[[File:Jelena Jankovic 1.jpg|left|thumb|Janković practicing at the [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|2007 US Open]].]]

Jankovic's form tailed off following the US Open. At the [[2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic|Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic]] in [[Bali]], Janković was upset in the quarterfinals by former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] [[Lindsay Davenport]], in Davenport's first singles tournament since giving birth. The following week at the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]] in Beijing, Janković defeated Davenport but lost in the final to Hungarian teenager [[Ágnes Szávay]] after Janković had a match point in the second set.<ref>[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1734 Back From The Brink in Beijing]</ref> Jankovic finished the year on a six-match losing streak, losing all three of her round-robin matches on her debut at the year-ending [[2007 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]] in [[Madrid]], including her seventh loss of the year to Henin. She finished the year ranked World No. 3, her first time finishing the season in the top ten.

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

===2008===
[[File:Jelena-jankovic.jpg|200px|thumb|Janković in the [[2008 Australian Open]].]]
In the first round of the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] Jankovic defeated [[Tamira Paszek]] 2–6, 6–2, 12–10, having saved three match points.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> Janković went on to reach the quarterfinals for the first time, where she surprisingly defeated defending champion [[Serena Williams]]. In her third career Grand Slam singles semifinal, Jankovic lost to eventual champion [[Maria Sharapova]] 6–3, 6–1. In March, at the Tier I [[2008 Pacific Life Open|Pacific Life Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California]], Janković lost in the semifianls to fellow Serb [[Ana Ivanović]] 7–6(3), 6–3. The following fortnight, Janković reached her first final of the year at the [[Miami Masters]], losing to Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 after Williams was unable to convert on seven match points in the third set.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Janković started the [[clay court season by losing in the quarterfinals of both the [[Family Circle Cup]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and the [[Qatar Telecom German Open]] in Berlin. Janković then successfully defended her Tier I [[Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] title in Rome, after defeating [[Venus Williams]] in three sets in the quarterfinals, receieving a walkover from the injured Sharapova in the semifinals, and defeating French teenager [[Alizé Cornet]] in the final. This was Janković's first singles title of the year. She went in to the [[French Open]] among the favorites following the sudden retirement of four-times champion [[Justine Henin]]. However, she lost to eventual champion Ivanović 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, after leading by a break in the third set. This marked Jankovic's fourth defeat in four career Grand Slam semifinals. She would have become the World No. 1 had she reached the final. However, she did reach a new career-high of World No. 2 in the week following the tournament.

At [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Janković injured her knee during her third-round match against [[Caroline Wozniacki]].<ref>[http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2008-06-28/200806281214665988140.html Janković hobbles to hard-fought win]</ref> Although she won that match, it visibly hindered her during her fourth round loss to [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]]. Jankovic would have become the World No. 1 had she reached the semifinals of the tournament.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2008-06-28-jankovic_N.htm The next No. 1? Jankovic one of few to dodge upset bug]</ref> However, she lost to [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] in the fourth round 6–3, 6–2. Janković squandered two further opportunities to immediately take the World No. 1 position with losses in the semifinals of the [[East West Bank Classic]] in Los Angeles<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7527434.stm|title=Defeat puts Janković bid on hold|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-07-27|accessdate=2008-08-02}}</ref> to [[Dinara Safina]] and the quarterfinals of the [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Rogers Cup]] in Montreal, losing to [[Dominika Cibulkova]]. Janković did eventually replace Ivanovic as the World No. 1 on August 11, 2008.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7539061.stm| title=Janković to take number one spot|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-08-02|accessdate=2008-08-02}}</ref> She was the 18th woman to have been ranked World No. 1 by the [[Women's Tennis Association]], but the first woman to have done so without ever having reached a Grand Slam final and only the third woman (the others being [[Amélie Mauresmo]] and [[Kim Clijsters]]) to have become World No. 1 without first winning a Grand Slam title.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

Janković's reign as the World No. 1 lasted only one week, after she lost in the quarterfinals of the [[Beijing Olympics]] to eventual silver-medalist Safina. This meant Ivanovic reclaimed the World No. 1 position. Jankovic was the second seed at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where she defeated Olympic gold-medalist [[Elena Dementieva]] in the semifinals to reach her first Grand Slam final. There, she lost to fourth-seeded [[Serena Williams]] 6–4, 7–5. Janković would have re-claimed the World No. 1 position had she won the event.

[[File:Jelena Jankovic at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships.jpg|thumb|Janković on court at the [[2008 WTA Tour Championships]].]]
Jankovic became the World No. 1 again during the fall in the midst of winning three consecutive tournaments. At the [[2008 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Jankovic defeated [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 6–3, 6–2 to win the title. The following week, Janković played in the [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in [[Stuttgart|Stuttgart, Germany]], where she defeated Venus Williams in the semifinals 6–7(8), 7–5, 6–2, and [[Nadia Petrova]] in the final 6–4, 6–3. In the [[Kremlin Cup]] in Moscow, Jankovic defeated defending champion Dementieva in the semifinals 0–6, 6–1, 6–0 before triumphing against [[Vera Zvonareva]] in the final, 6–2, 6–4 for her third title in three weeks, the first time for a player on the WTA tour to do so since 2005.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2699|title=Jankovic Beats Zvonareva for Kremlin Cup Title
|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]], AP|quote=Not since this time three years ago has a woman captured titles in three straight weeks on the Tour|date=2008-10-12|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> As the top seed at the year-ending [[2008 WTA Tour Championships]] held in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], Janković won two of her three round-robin matches, including only the second win of her career over Ivanovic. However, she lost in the semifinals, to eventual champion Venus Williams, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, and ended the year as World No. 1. Jankovic was later named the ITF World Champion for her performances in 2008.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2834|title=Jankovic Named ITF World Champion|publisher=WTA website|date=2008-12-17|accessdate=2008-12-21}}</ref> She won four titles during the season, the most of anyone on the tour along with Serena Williams and Safina.

===2009===
Janković started the year at the [[JB Group Classic]], an exhibition prior to the [[2009 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. She was the top seed of ''Team Europe''. She started by winning a doubles match in which she was paired with Portuguese player [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]]. The team defeated ''Team Americas''' World No. 6 [[Venus Williams]] and newcomer to the women's tour, [[Coco Vandeweghe]], 6–4, 7–5. Janković then lost to Williams in singles 6–2, 6–2. Janković later withdrew from the remainder of the tournament because of illness.

Janković was seeded first at the [[Australian Open]] in Melbourne, defeating [[Yvonne Meusburger]] in the first round and hitting 27 winners to Meusburger's three.<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day6/2101ms.html Match Statistics]</ref> Janković then beat Belgian [[Kirsten Flipkens]] in the second round and [[Ai Sugiyama]] in the third round. Sixteenth-seeded [[Marion Bartoli]] of [[France]] then upset Janković in the fourth round 6–1, 6–4. Bartoli hit 34 winners compared to Janković's 17 and won 81% of her first serve points compared to Janković's 56%.<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day12/2401ms.html Match Statistics]</ref> Janković lost her World No. 1 ranking to [[Serena Williams]] as a result.

Her next [[Women's Tennis Association]] event was the [[2009 Open GDF Suez|Open GDF SUEZ]] tournament in Paris, where she entered as a wildcard and was the second seeded player. In the first round, Janković beat [[Francesca Schiavone]] and in the second round, she beat [[Li Na (tennis)|Li Na]]. In the quarterfinals, she beat fifth-seeded [[Alizé Cornet]] 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 but then lost to [[Amélie Mauresmo]] in the semifinals 6–2, 0–6, 6–1.

Janković had a first round bye at the [[2009 Dubai Tennis Championships|Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships]], where she was seeded third. She was upset by [[Kaia Kanepi]] in the third round, 6–2, 7–5, in what she called "the worst match of my career".<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7897939.stm|title=Jankovic loses to Kanepi in Dubai|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2009-02-18|accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> She was the second seeded player at the [[BNP Paribas Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California]], a [[WTA Premier tournaments|Premier Mandatory]] tournament. She received a bye in the first round before losing in the second round to [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] 6–4, 6–4. After the match, she conceded that she has been struggling with her confidence, saying "I need a lot of work".<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15032009/58/wta-tour-jankovic-struggling-confidence.html|title=WTA Tour - Jankovic 'struggling with confidence'|publisher=[[Eurosport]], [[Yahoo!]]|date=2009-03-15|accessdate=2009-03-16}}</ref> Janković then lost in the second round of the next Premier Mandatory tournament, the [[2009 Sony Ericsson Open - Women's Singles|Sony Ericsson Open]] in [[Key Biscayne, Florida]], to [[Gisela Dulko]] 6–4, 7–6(5) after Janković failed to hold leads of 5–2 in the second set and 5–2 in the tiebreaker.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/3/29/sports/20090329160038&sec=sports Dulko upsets Jankovic; Williams sisters advance]</ref>

Beginning her spring [[clay court]] season at the [[2009 Andalucia Tennis Experience|Andalucia Tennis Experience]] in [[Marbella]], [[Spain]], Janković defeated fifth-seeded Spaniard [[Carla Suarez Navarro]] in three sets for her first title of 2009.
[[File:2009.05.26 Roland Garros Jelena Jankovic 2.JPG|right|thumb|Janković at the [[2009 French Open]].]]
Jelena Janković has won the third point for Serbia in the Fed Cup play-offs against Spain, which means the national team will play in the 2010 edition of Fed Cup World Group. Jelena beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in Lleida to bring Serbia team a first ever chance to compete among the world’s top-tier women’s tennis teams next year. Day before Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic won their single matches.

Janković was the defending champion at the [[2009 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Singles|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in [[Stuttgart]]. Seeded third, she lost in the quarter-finals, she lost to [[Flavia Pennetta]] 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. Janković was also the defending champion at the [[2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Women's Singles|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] in [[Rome]] but lost in the quarter-finals to eventual finalist [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], 6–1, 7–6(3). Seeded fourth at the inaugural [[2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open - Women's Singles|Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open]], she advanced to the quarter-finals once again but was defeated by [[Patty Schnyder]], 7–6(6), 6–3

Seeded fifth at the [[2009 French Open - Women's Singles|French Open]], Janković defeated [[Petra Cetkovska]], [[Magdalena Rybarikova]] and [[Jarmila Groth]] in the first three rounds, all in straight sets. She lost however to [[Sorana Cirstea]] of Romania in the fourth round, 3–6, 6–0, 9–7, despite serving for the match in the third set at 5–4.

In her first match on grass at the [[2009 AEGON International - Women's Singles|AEGON International]] in [[Eastbourne]], third seeded Janković lost in the first round to Russian [[Anna Chakvetadze]], 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2.

Jankovic was seeded 6th at the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships]]. She defeated [[Julia Georges]] having been trailing 5-2 in the first set. Jankovic then beat [[Iveta Benesova]] in the second round but lost to qualifier [[Melanie Oudin]] in the third round, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2.

Jankovic had two match points, but lost in the quarterfinals of the [[Bank of the West Classic]] to [[Marion Bartoli]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Endorsements==
==Endorsements==
Janković had endorsed [[Reebok]] sportswear, and had her own line with them for her tournament wear, but now is with [[Anta Sports]]. 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 [[Knjaz Miloš AD|Aqua Viva Hydroactive]] Water. Her picture will appear on the bottles for a limited time<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jj-jelenajankovic.com/eng/news.php|title= JJ and AV Hydroactive|accessdate= 2008-09-10|author= Jelena Janković|publisher= Jelena Janković official website}}</ref> and she will now feature in a TV advertisement. She is also Face of new Orbit endorsement.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jj-jelenajankovic.com/eng/news.php|title= Jelena is starring in a new TV commercial for Knjaz Miloš Company|accessdate= 2008-10-21|author= Jelena Janković|publisher= Jelena Janković official website}}</ref>
Janković had endorsed [[Reebok]] sportswear, and had her own line with them for her tournament wear, but now is with [[Anta Sports]]. 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 [[Knjaz Miloš AD|Aqua Viva Hydroactive]] Water. Her picture will appear on the bottles for a limited time<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jj-jelenajankovic.com/eng/news.php|title= JJ and AV Hydroactive|accessdate= 2008-09-10|author= Jelena Janković|publisher= Jelena Janković official website}}</ref> and she will now feature in a TV advertisement. She is also Face of new Orbit endorsement.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jj-jelenajankovic.com/eng/news.php|title= Jelena is starring in a new TV commercial for Knjaz Miloš Company|accessdate= 2008-10-21|author= Jelena Janković|publisher= Jelena Janković official website}}</ref>

==Major finals==
===Grand Slam finals===
====Singles: 1 (0-1)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
|width="50"|'''Year'''
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
|width="75"|'''Surface'''
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up || [[2008 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|2008]] || [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] || Hard || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] || 6–4, 7–5
|}

====Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
|width="50"|'''Year'''
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
|width="75"|'''Surface'''
|width="200"|'''Partner'''
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner || [[2007 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles|2007]] || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jamie Murray]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alicia Molik]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] || 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
|}

===Tier I finals===
====Singles: 6 (4-2)====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
|width="50"|'''Year'''
|width="200"|'''Championship'''
|width="75"|'''Surface'''
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width="200"|'''Score in the final'''
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2007
| [[Family Circle Cup|Charleston]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2007
| [[Rome Masters|Rome]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]
| 7–5, 6–1
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2007
| [[Canada Masters|Toronto]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]]
| 7–6(3), 7–5
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2008
| [[Miami Masters|Miami]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2008
| Rome
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alizé Cornet]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner
| 2008
| [[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]]
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|}

==Career finals==
===Singles: 20 (10-10)===
;Wins (10)
<table width="60%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="33%" align="left">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Legend: Before 2009!! Legend: Starting in 2009
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF99"| [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (0)
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FF6666"| WTA Championships (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#ffcccc"| Tier I (4)
|bgcolor="#0099CC"| Premier Mandatory (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#ccccff"| Tier II (2)
|bgcolor="#c0d077"| Premier 5 (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Tier III (1)
|bgcolor="#BF94E4"| Premier (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#66CCFF"| Tier IV & V (2)
|bgcolor="#50C878"| International (1)
|}
<td valign="top" width="33%" align="left">
<table class="wikitable">
<tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
<td>'''Titles by Surface'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hard (3)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Grass (1)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clay (5)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Carpet (1)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|width=50|'''No.'''
|width=125|'''Date'''
|width=250|'''Tournament'''
|width=75|'''Surface'''
|width=200|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width=200|'''Score in the final'''
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| 1.
| 2 May 2004
| [[Budapest Grand Prix|Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martina Suchá]]
| 7–6(4), 6–3
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| 2.
| 6 January 2007
| [[ASB Classic|Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]]
| 7–6(9), 5–7, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3.
| 15 April 2007
| [[Family Circle Cup|Charleston]], [[USA]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4.
| 20 May 2007
| [[Rome Masters|Rome]], [[Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]
| 7–5, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 5.
| 17 June 2007
| [[DFS Classic|Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6.
| 18 May 2008
| Rome, Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alizé Cornet]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 7.
| 28 September 2008
| [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]], [[China]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova
| 6–3, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 8.
| 5 October 2008
| [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
| Hard (I)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 9.
| 12 October 2008
| [[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| Carpet (I)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva
| 6–2, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#50C878"
| 10.
| 12 April 2009
| [[Andalucia Tennis Experience|Marbella]], [[Spain]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carla Suarez Navarro]]
| 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
|}

;Runner-ups (10)
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!Legend: Before 2009!! Legend: Starting in 2009
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF99"| [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (1)
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FF6666"| WTA Championships (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#ffcccc"| Tier I (2)
|bgcolor="#0099CC"| Premier Mandatory (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#ccccff"| Tier II (4)
|bgcolor="#c0d077"| Premier 5 (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Tier III (2)
|bgcolor="#BF94E4"| Premier (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#66CCFF"| Tier IV & V (1)
|bgcolor="#50C878"| International (0)
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|width=50|'''No.'''
|width=125|'''Date'''
|width=250|'''Tournament'''
|width=75|'''Surface'''
|width=200|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width=200|'''Score in the final'''
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 1.
| 5 March 2005
| [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2.
| 12 June 2005
| [[DFS Classic|Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]]
| 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| 3.
| 2 October 2005
| [[Hansol Korea Open|Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nicole Vaidišová]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 4.
| 13 August 2006
| [[East West Bank Classic|Los Angeles]], [[USA]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 5.
| 12 January 2007
| [[N.S.W. Open/Medibank International|Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kim Clijsters]]
| 4–6, 7–6(1), 6–4
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 6.
| 23 June 2007
| [[Ordina Open|'s-Hertogenbosch]], [[Netherlands]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Chakvetadze]]
| 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7.
| 19 August 2007
| [[Canada Masters|Toronto]], [[Canada]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]]
| 7–6(3), 7–5
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
| 8.
| 23 September 2007
| [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]], [[China]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ágnes Szávay]]
| 6–7(7), 7–5, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 9.
| 5 April 2008
| [[Miami Masters|Miami]], USA
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#FFFF99"
| 10.
| 7 September 2008
| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], [[New York City]], USA
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams
| 6–4, 7–5
|}

===Doubles: 1 (1-0)===
;Wins (1)
{| width=43%
| valign=top width=33% align=left |
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Legend: Before 2009!! Legend: Starting in 2009
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFF99"| [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (0)
|-
|align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#FF6666"| WTA Championships (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#ffcccc"| Tier I (0)
|bgcolor="#0099CC"| Premier Mandatory (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#ccccff"| Tier II (0)
|bgcolor="#c0d077"| Premier 5 (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Tier III (1)
|bgcolor="#BF94E4"| Premier (0)
|-
|bgcolor="#66CCFF"| Tier IV & V (0)
|bgcolor="#50C878"| International (0)
|}
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|width=50|'''No.'''
|width=125|'''Date'''
|width=250|'''Tournament'''
|width=75|'''Surface'''
|width=200|'''Partner'''
|width=200|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width=200|'''Score in the final'''
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1.
| 18 June 2006
| [[DFS Classic|Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na (tennis)|Li Na]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jill Craybas]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Liezel Huber]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|}

==Career ITF finals==
===Singles: 1 (1-0)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|width=50|'''No.'''
|width=125|'''Date'''
|width=250|'''Tournament'''
|width=75|'''Surface'''
|width=200|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width=200|'''Score in the final'''
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| 1
| 19 October 2003
| [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Henrieta Nagyová]]
| 6–2, 7–5
|}

==Performance timeline==
===Singles===
{{Performance timeline legend}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|align=center colspan=4|NM5 || means an event that is neither a Premier Mandatory nor a Premier 5 tournament.
|}

''To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the [[Andalucia Tennis Experience]] in [[Marbella, Spain]], which ended April 12, 2009.''
<!--if you can't understand the italicized note, it just means WAIT until she exits in the tournament, either with a win or a loss so an editor can do it in just one go. and in updating numbers, include the update of tournaments played, finals reached and won, surface win-loss, overall win-loss, and these numbers in the career column, as well as the win-loss in the footnote. -->
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Tournament !! [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]] !! [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] !! [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]] !! [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] !! [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]] !! [[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] !! [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] !! [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] !! [[2008 WTA Tour|2008]] !! [[2009 WTA Tour|2009]] !! Career SR !! Career W–L
|-
| colspan="15" | '''Grand Slam Tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Australian Open]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Australian Open - Women's Singles|2R]]<sup>1</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Australian Open - Women's Singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Australian Open - Women's Singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Australian Open - Women's Singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Australian Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2008 Australian Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 7'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|18–7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[French Open]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|LQ<sup>2</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 French Open - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 French Open - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 French Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2007 French Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2008 French Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 French Open - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 7'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|16–7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 7'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|13–7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"| LQ
|align="center" |LQ<sup>3</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2006 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[2008 U.S. Open - Women's Singles|F]]
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 7'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|20–7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|SR
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 0
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 1
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 4
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 2
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0 / 27
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|7–4
|align="center"|2–4
|align="center"|5–4
|align="center"|11–4
|align="center"|15–4
|align="center"|19–4
|align="center"|6–2
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|65–27
|-
| colspan="15" | '''Olympic Games'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles|QF]]
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"|NH
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |'''0 / 2
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–2
|-
| colspan="15" | '''Year-End Championship'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[WTA Tour Championships]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 WTA Tour Championships - Singles|RR]]<sup>4</sup>
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2008 WTA Tour Championships - Singles|SF]]
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 2'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–5
|-
| colspan="15" | '''WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 8'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|7–8
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Sony Ericsson Open|Key Biscayne]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|LQ
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R<sup>5</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 8'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|10–8
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Madrid Masters|Madrid]]
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 1'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|3–1
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 0'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0–0
|-
| colspan="15" | '''WTA Premier 5 Tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]]
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 1'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|1–1
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R<sup>5</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''2 / 7'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|17–5
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open|Cincinnati]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Held
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 0'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0–0
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Montréal / Toronto]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R<sup>6</sup>
|align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 5'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|9–4
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center"|
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 4'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–4
|-
| colspan="15" | '''Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events)'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Family Circle Cup|Charleston]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|LQ
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" rowspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"| NM5
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''1 / 6'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|8–5
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''1 / 2'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|4–1
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Qatar Total Open|Doha]]
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not Tier I
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" rowspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Held
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 1'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–1
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Qatar Telecom German Open|Berlin]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 4'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|8–4
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Acura Classic|San Diego]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| NH
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 4'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|6–4
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Zürich Open|Zürich]]
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|align="center" colspan="1" style="color:#cccccc;"| Not<br>Tier I
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|'''0 / 3'''
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|2–3
|-
| colspan="15" | '''Career Statistics'''
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Tournaments played
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|29
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|186
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Tournaments Won
|align="center"|'''0
|align="center"|'''0
|align="center"|'''0
|align="center"|'''0
|align="center"|'''1
|align="center"|'''0
|align="center"|'''0
|align="center"|'''4
|align="center"|'''4
|align="center"|'''1
|align="center"|'''N/A
|align="center"|'''10
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Runner-up
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|10
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Hardcourt Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|3–4
|align="center"|12–7
|align="center"|29–12
|align="center"|23–19
|align="center"|22–18
|align="center"|31–14
|align="center"|38–14
|align="center"|46–15
|align="center"|9–5
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|213–109
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Clay Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|6–1
|align="center"|9–7
|align="center"|17–9
|align="center"|6–4
|align="center"|7–5
|align="center"|8–7
|align="center"|23–4
|align="center"|13–3
|align="center"|5–0
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|94–40
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Grass Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|4–3
|align="center"|6–3
|align="center"|6–3
|align="center"|10–2
|align="center"|3–1
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|29–13
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Carpet Win-Loss
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|0–1
|align="center"|3–1
|align="center"|1–3
|align="center"|0–3
|align="center"|1–5
|align="center"|6–1
|align="center"|0–0
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|11–15
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Overall Win-Loss'''
|align="center"|'''0–2
|align="center"|'''9–5
|align="center"|'''21–14
|align="center"|'''46–23
|align="center"|'''36–27
|align="center"|'''36–29
|align="center"|'''45–27
|align="center"|'''72–25
|align="center"|'''68–20
|align="center"|'''23–8
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|'''353–179<sup>7</sup>
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Win %
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|0%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|64%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|60%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|66%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|57%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|55%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|62%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|74%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|77%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|74%
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|N/A
|align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;"|66%
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|'''Year End Ranking'''
|align="center"|'''None
|align="center"|'''361
|align="center"|'''194
|align="center"|'''85
|align="center"|'''28
|align="center"|'''22
|align="center"|'''12
|align="center" style="background:#EEE8AA;"|'''3
|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''1
|align="center"|
|align="center"|'''N/A
|align="center"|'''N/A
|}
*<sup>1</sup> Won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw.
*<sup>2</sup> She lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament.
*<sup>3</sup> She lost in the third round of the qualifying tournament.
*<sup>4</sup> She lost all three of her matches during the round robin phase of the tournament.
*<sup>5</sup> Won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw.
*<sup>6</sup> She defaulted her third round match, which counts as a walkover but does not count as a loss on her official record.
*<sup>7</sup> 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==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Year !! Grand Slam<br>singles titles !! WTA <br>singles titles !! Total<br>singles titles !! Earnings ($) !! Money list rank
|-
|align="center"|2000-02
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/prizemoney/prize_money_2002.pdf 37,918]
|align="center"|n/a
|-
|align="center"|2003
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/prizemoney/prize_money_2003.pdf 76,459]
|align="center"|132
|-
|align="center"|2004
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/prizemoney/prize_money_2004.pdf 234,496]
|align="center"|51
|-
|align="center"|2005
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/prizemoney/prize_money_2005.pdf 450,441]
|align="center"|30
|-
|align="center"|2006
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/prizemoney/prize_money_2006.pdf 746,144]
|align="center"|14
|-
|align="center"|2007
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|4
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/2007/all_ytd_prize_money.pdf 1,831,012]
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"| 6
|-
|align="center"|2008
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|4
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/global/Pdfs/rankings/2008/All_YTD_Prize_Money.pdf 3,564,465]
|align="center" style="background:#F0DC82;"| 3
|-
|align="center"|2009*
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|1
|align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/global/Pdfs/rankings/2009/All_YTD_Prize_Money.pdf 359,167]
|align="center" |[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/rankings/prizemoney/ 10]
|-
!align="center"|Career*
!align="center"|0
!align="center"|10
!align="center"|10
!align="right"|[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/2009/all_career_prize_money.pdf 7,300,102]
!align="center"|
[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/pdfs/rankings/2009/all_career_prize_money.pdf 27]
|}
* * - As of May 18, 2008

==Head-to-head record against other players==
Jankovic's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher is as follows:

<small>''Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.''</small>
{{div col|cols=4}}
* [[Nadia Petrova]] 6–2
* [[Elena Dementieva]] 6–3
* [[Vera Zvonareva]] 6–4
* '''[[Venus Williams]]''' 5–4
* [[Ai Sugiyama]] 4–0
* [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 4–5
* [[Daniela Hantuchova]] 3–1
* [[Marion Bartoli]] 3–4
* '''[[Serena Williams]]''' 3–4
* [[Anna Chakvetadze]] 3–8
* [[Nicole Vaidisova]] 3–6
* [[Caroline Wozniacki]] 2-0
* [[Victoria Azarenka]] 2-1
* [[Patty Schnyder]] 2–2
* '''[[Dinara Safina]]''' 2–3
* [[Alicia Molik]] 2-4
* '''[[Ana Ivanović]]''' 2–6
* [[Agnieszka Radwanska]] 1–0
* '''[[Maria Sharapova]]''' 1–4
* '''[[Amelie Mauresmo]]''' 1–6
* [[Jelena Dokic]] 0–1
{{div col end}}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:32, 12 August 2009

For details on this tennis player's tournament progression and career statistics, see [[:Jelena Janković career statistics]].
Jelena Janković
Country (sports) Serbia
ResidenceBelgrade, Serbia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned proFebruary 6, 2000
PlaysRight; Two-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$7,486,752
Singles
Career record360–183
Career titles10 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (August 11, 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2008)
French OpenSF (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon4R (2006, 2007, 2008)
US OpenF (2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2008)
Olympic GamesQF (2008)
Doubles
Career record34–54
Career titles1 WTA
Highest rankingNo. 43 (November 6, 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2008)
French Open2R (2007)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open3R (2006)
Last updated on: August 3, 2009.

Jelena Janković (Serbian: Јелена Јанковић, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ˈjɛlɛna ˈjaːnkɔvitɕ]; born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Summary

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

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

She was ranked World No. 1 for seventeen consecutive weeks until she was overtaken by Serena Williams on February 2, 2009. She was the year-end World No. 1 in 2008, the first player in the history of the WTA tour to do this without winning a Grand Slam title. As of August 3, 2009, she is ranked World No. 5.

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.

Playing style

Jelena Jankovic 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. Jankovic 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.


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 (Vasojevići clan). 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".

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.[2]

Off-court, Janković has done work in film, starring in Jelenin svet (Jelena's World) in 2008, a documentary about her life.[3] Janković portrayed herself; Justine Henin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanović and other notable players also featured.[3] In September 2008, Janković announced that she has been dating Montenegrian water polo player Mlađan Janović since August 2008.[4] The pair had been dating since the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

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

Endorsements

Janković had endorsed Reebok sportswear, and had her own line with them for her tournament wear, but now is with Anta Sports. Janković also has an endorsement with Prince Sports and now uses the Prince O3 Speedport Pro White Racquet after formerly using the Prince O3 Red Racquet. She is the face of the Serbian fashion design company Mona with her own line of clothing. Janković recently signed up to endorse Aqua Viva Hydroactive Water. Her picture will appear on the bottles for a limited time[5] and she will now feature in a TV advertisement. She is also Face of new Orbit endorsement.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Red Star, club's tennis history Template:Sr icon
  2. ^ Murray feeling champion about Janković's kisses
  3. ^ a b Jelena's World
  4. ^ a b Zbrka.com: Jelena Jankovic ima novog decka
  5. ^ Jelena Janković. "JJ and AV Hydroactive". Jelena Janković official website. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  6. ^ Jelena Janković. "Jelena is starring in a new TV commercial for Knjaz Miloš Company". Jelena Janković official website. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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