_(28211129535).jpg.webp) Jović at the 2016 Wimbledon | |
| Full name | Jovana Jović |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Serbia |
| Born | 30 September 1993 Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Retired | March 2022 (last match played in March 2021) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 512,978 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 311–233 (57.2%) |
| Career titles | 17 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 102 (12 May 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
| US Open | Q2 (2014, 2016, 2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 79–101 (43.9%) |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 204 (31 July 2017) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 2–3 (40.0%) |
Jovana Jović (née Jakšić; 30 September 1993) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Jović won 17 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 102, after getting into the WTA tournament final in Monterrey. On 31 July 2017, she peaked at No. 204 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Serbia Fed Cup team, Jović has a win–loss record of 2–3. She made her Fed Cup debut in February 2014, losing to Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets in their World Group II tie, but winning the dead doubles rubber the following day.[1]
On 17 November 2019, she married her long-time boyfriend Vujadin Jović.[2]
Jović stepped away from professional tennis in March 2021 and announced her retirement on 5 March 2022.[3]
Career
2013
Jović in 2013
Jović made her debut on the WTA Tour, qualifying for the main draw of the Monterrey Open and defeating Vera Dushevina in the first round. She lost in the second round to the third seed Maria Kirilenko in three sets.
2014
Jović reached her first career WTA final at the Monterrey Open, losing to fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[4] In May, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the French Open, losing in the first round to 31st seed Daniela Hantuchová, in three sets.[5] At Wimbledon, she lost to Petra Cetkovská in the first round, in three sets as well.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup are included in win–loss records.
Singles
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | WG2 | A | PO | Absent | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 12 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 4–9 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 5–14 | 26% |
| Win% | 33% | 31% | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | Career total: 26% | ||
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 1] | 167 | 115 | 179 | 263 | 312 | 291 | 227 | 240 | 399 | $512,978 | ||
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner–up)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Apr 2014 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International[lower-alpha 2] | Hard | Ana Ivanovic |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 28 (17 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2011 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay |  Zsófia Susányi |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2011 | ITF Vinkovci, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay |  Indire Akiki |
6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2011 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |  Dinah Pfizenmaier |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | ITF Pirot, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Natalija Kostić |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Mumbai, India | 10,000 | Hard |  Keren Shlomo |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Zuzana Zálabská |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Lena-Marie Hofmann |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–2, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Ana Konjuh |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Laura-Ioana Paar |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–3 | Feb 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Jasmina Tinjić |
5–2 ret. |
| Win | 10–3 | Feb 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Ioana Ducu |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10–4 | Mar 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 2013 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Julia Cohen |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–4 | May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard |  Yang Zi |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–4 | May 2013 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Li Ting |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–5 | Jul 2013 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard |  Diāna Marcinkēviča |
7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–5 | Feb 2014 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Tamira Paszek |
4–6, 7–6(13), 7–5 |
| Loss | 14–6 | May 2014 | Anning Open, China | 50,000[lower-alpha 3] | Clay | Zheng Saisai |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–7 | Oct 2014 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Julie Coin |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–7 | Oct 2015 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Amra Sadiković |
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
| Loss | 15–8 | Nov 2015 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Tatjana Maria |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–8 | Jun 2017 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Liu Fangzhou |
6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16–9 | Jun 2018 | ITF Singapore | 25,000 | Hard |  Hiroko Kuwata |
6–7(4), 0–6 |
| Loss | 16–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Guiyang, China | 25,000 | Hard |  Anastasia Gasanova |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–10 | May 2019 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | Momoko Kobori |
6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 17–11 | Jul 2019 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | Wang Xinyu |
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sasha Khabibulina |
Irina Glimakova Polina Monova |
2–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sharon Fichman |
Kristie Ahn Lorraine Guillermo |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 60,000 | Clay |  Catalina Pella |
Madison Brengle Danielle Collins |
6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | Gold River Challenger, U.S. | 60,000 | Hard |  Vera Lapko |
Desirae Krawczyk  Giuliana Olmos |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2017 | ITF Stillwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey |
 Harriet Dart .svg.png.webp){kind=small} An-Sophie Mestach |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2018 | Ashland Classic, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Renata Zarazúa |
Sanaz Marand Whitney Osuigwe |
6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2020 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Conny Perrin |
Lorraine Guillermo Maegan Manasse |
6–0, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2021 | Georgia's Rome Open, U.S. | 60,000 | Hard | Olga Govortsova |
Emina Bektas Tara Moore |
7–5, 2–6, [8–10] |
Notes
- ↑ 2009: WTA ranking–1023, tournaments–0, 2010: WTA ranking–1073, tournaments–0, 2011: WTA ranking–600, tournaments–0 and 2012: WTA ranking–420, tournaments–0.
- ↑ In 2021, the WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments and WTA International tournaments as WTA 250 tournaments.
- ↑ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
References
- ↑ Farrell, Sean (9 February 2014). "Canada wrap up victory in Montreal". Fed Cup. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "11.17.2019". Jovana Jović twitter. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Jovana Jović on Instagram". Instagram. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ "Ivanovic Wins 2nd Title of Year at Monterrey Open". ABC News. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Laure, Tobias (25 May 2014). "Harter Kampf für Hantuchová". Eurosport (in German). Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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