Ana Ivanovic

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Ana Ivanović
Ана Ивановић
Ivanovic at the 2011 Hopman Cup
Kintra Serbie an Montenegro
(2003–2006)
 Serbie (2006–present)
ResidenceBasel, Swisserland
Born (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavie
Hicht1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1][2]
Turned proAugust 17, 2003
PlaysRicht-haundit (twa-haundit backhaund)
Coach(es)Heinz Günthardt
Prize moneyUS$15,510,787
Offeecial wabsteidOffeecial wabsteid
Singles
Career record480–225
Career titles15 WTA, 5 ITF
Heichest rankinNo. 1 (Juin 9, 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (2008)
French OpenW (2008)
WimbledonSF (2007)
US OpenQF (2012)
Ither toornaments
Tour FinalsSF (2007)
Doubles
Career record30–35
Career titles0
Heichest rankinNo. 50 (September 25, 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2005, 2007)
Wimbledon3R (2005)
US Open3R (2006)
Last updatit on: Julie 9, 2013.

Ana Ivanovic (Serbian: Ана Ивановић, Ana Ivanović;[3][4] Serbian pronunciation: [âna iʋǎːnoʋitɕ] ( listen)) (born November 6, 1987) is a retired umwhile warld no. 1 Serbie tennis player. She beat Dinara Safina tae win the 2008 French Open an wis the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open[5] an the 2008 Australian Open, haes qualified for the annual WTA Tour Championships twice (in 2007 an 2008) an haes wan the year-end WTA Toornament o Champions twice, in 2010[6] an 2011.[7] Competin as a professional syne 2003, she haes wan 11 WTA Tour singles titles, includin ane Grand Slam singles title. As o 2013, Ivanovic haes career earnins o ower 10.3 million US$. In Juin 2011, she wis named ane o the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" bi Time,[8] an wis an aa includit on the leet o Tap 100 Greatest Players Ever (male an female combined) bi reporter Matthew Cronin.[9]

Her first breakthrough came at the 2004 Zurich Open, whaur she qualified an narrowly wis beaten bi Venus Williams in the seicont roond in twa tiebreak sets. Bi the age o 18 Ivanovic haed already defeatit established players, such as Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva, an Amélie Mauresmo, the last o whom she defeatit in the 2005 French Open on her way tae reachin the quarterfinals o anly her seicont Grand Slam toornament.[10] She an aa haes defeatit mony ither past an present tap players includin, amang ithers, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Dinara Safina, Martina Hingis, Jelena Janković, Agnieszka Radwańska, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová, an Victoria Azarenka. When on form Ivanovic is kent for her aggressive style o play an impressive forehaund, describit bi Petrova as, "the best oot thare."[11]

Ivanovic's struggles syne winnin the 2008 French Open hae been well documented.[12] Syne that victory she haes endured an ongangin period o reduced success, failin tae mak a Grand Slam quarterfinal in 18 o her subsequent 19 Grand Slam toornaments, an droppin tae warld no. 65 in Julie 2010.[13][14] Ivanovic's anly Grand Slam quarterfinal syne then came at the 2012 US Open, whaur she lost tae eventual champion, Serena Williams. This, houiver, made her ane o the few active players tae hae reached at least the quarterfinal stage at each o the fower Grand Slam toornaments.

Singles performance timeline[eedit | eedit soorce]

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR LQ (Q#) A P Z# PO SF-B F-S G NMS NH

Won toornament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Roond 4, 3, 2, 1; competit at a Roond Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent frae toornament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (wi its nummer indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, siller (F or S) or gowd medal at the Olympics; a doungradit Masters Series/1000 toornament (Nae a Masters Series); or a toornament that was Not Held in a gien year.

Tae avoid confusion an double coontin, these charts are updatit either at the conclusion o a toornament, or when the player's pairteecipation in the toornament has endit.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 3R 2R 3R F 3R 2R 1R 4R 4R QF 1R 3R 0 / 9 20–9
French Open A A QF 3R F W 4R 2R 1R 3R 4R 3R SF 3R 1 / 9 28–8
Wimbledon A A 3R 4R SF 3R 4R 1R 3R 4R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 9 21–9
US Open A LQ 2R 3R 4R 2R 1R 4R 4R QF 4R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 8 17–8
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 9–4 8–4 16–4 16–3 8–4 5–4 5–4 12–4 7–3 1 / 35 86–34
Year-End Championship
WTA Tour Championships A A A A SF RR A A A A 0 / 2 2–4
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–5 3–4 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 N/A 11–15
Oweraw Win–Loss 12–5 37–5 40–14 35–18 51–18 38–15 24–14 33–20 32–20 24–13 22–13 N/A 360–162
Year End Rankin 705 97 16 14 4 5 22 17 22 13

Doubles performance timeline[eedit | eedit soorce]

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR LQ (Q#) A P Z# PO SF-B F-S G NMS NH

Won toornament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Roond 4, 3, 2, 1; competit at a Roond Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent frae toornament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (wi its nummer indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, siller (F or S) or gowd medal at the Olympics; a doungradit Masters Series/1000 toornament (Nae a Masters Series); or a toornament that was Not Held in a gien year.

Tae avoid confusion an double coontin, these charts are updatit either at the conclusion o a toornament, or when the player's pairteecipation in the toornament has endit.

Toornament 2005 2006 2007 2011 SR W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open 0 / 0 0–0
French Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Wimbledon 3R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 4 3–4
US Open 3R 0 / 1 2–1
Win–Loss 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 4 / 7 4–7

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Bio on Official Website". Anaivanovic.com. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2012. Retrieved 4 Juin 2012.
  2. "WTA profile". Wtatennis.com. Retrieved 4 Juin 2012.
  3. Ana Ivanović vesti.rs 23 April 2012
  4. John Grasso Historical Dictionary of Tennis 2011 Page 225
  5. "Henin seals French title hat-trick". CNN. 9 Juin 2007. Retrieved 1 Julie 2008.
  6. Ivanovic completes turnaround with Bali title ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  7. Ivanovic marks birthday with Bali win – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  8. William Lee Adams (9 Mey 2013). "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future – Ana Ivanovic". Time. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  9. "Matt Cronin's Top 100 Greatest Players Ever". Retrieved 9 Mey 2012.
  10. "Serbian starlet shocks Mauresmo". BBC News. 28 Mey 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  11. "LA win takes Ivanovic to new high". BBC. Retrieved 8 Mairch 2013.
  12. Ana Ivanovic is not back to her best yet The Roar
  13. Ana Ivanovic – Heading Back to the Top? DW on Sport
  14. Where Did It All Go Wrong: The Sad Demise of Ana Ivanovic DW on Sport

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