Jovana Jović (néeJakšić; 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
Key
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.
^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.
^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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