Ana Ivanovic
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]
 Ivanovic at the 2011 Hopman Cup | |
| Kintra |  Serbie an Montenegro(2003–2006)  Serbie (2006–present) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Basel, Swisserland |
| Born | 6 November 1987 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavie |
| Hicht | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1][2] |
| Turned pro | August 17, 2003 |
| Plays | Richt-haundit (twa-haundit backhaund) |
| Coach(es) | Heinz Günthardt |
| Prize money | US$15,510,787 |
| Offeecial wabsteid | Offeecial wabsteid |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 480–225 |
| Career titles | 15 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Heichest rankin | No. 1 (Juin 9, 2008) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2008) |
| French Open | W (2008) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2007) |
| US Open | QF (2012) |
| Ither toornaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 30–35 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Heichest rankin | No. 50 (September 25, 2006) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2005, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2005) |
| US Open | 3R (2006) |
| Last updatit on: Julie 9, 2013. | |
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- 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- 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- ↑ "Bio on Official Website". Anaivanovic.com. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2012. Retrieved 4 Juin 2012.
- ↑ "WTA profile". Wtatennis.com. Retrieved 4 Juin 2012.
- ↑ Ana Ivanović vesti.rs 23 April 2012
- ↑ John Grasso Historical Dictionary of Tennis 2011 Page 225
- ↑ "Henin seals French title hat-trick". CNN. 9 Juin 2007. Retrieved 1 Julie 2008.
- ↑ Ivanovic completes turnaround with Bali title ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ↑ Ivanovic marks birthday with Bali win – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ↑ William Lee Adams (9 Mey 2013). "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future – Ana Ivanovic". Time. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ "Matt Cronin's Top 100 Greatest Players Ever". Retrieved 9 Mey 2012.
- ↑ "Serbian starlet shocks Mauresmo". BBC News. 28 Mey 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "LA win takes Ivanovic to new high". BBC. Retrieved 8 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ Ana Ivanovic is not back to her best yet The Roar
- ↑ Ana Ivanovic – Heading Back to the Top? DW on Sport
- ↑ Where Did It All Go Wrong: The Sad Demise of Ana Ivanovic DW on Sport