Jovana Jović Explained

Jovana Jović
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Birth Date:30 September 1993
Birth Place:Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
(now Serbia)
Full Name:Jovana Jović
Height:1.80 m
Turnedpro:2009
Retired:March 2022
Careerprizemoney:US$ 512,978
Singlestitles:17 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 102 (12 May 2014)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2014)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2014)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2014)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2014, 2016, 2019)
Doublestitles:4 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 204 (31 July 2017)
Team:yes

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 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

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

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021Win%
Grand Slam
Australian OpenAQ2Q1Q1AAAQ1Q10 / 00–0
French OpenA1RQ1Q1AAAQ1A0 / 10–1
WimbledonQ11RAQ2AAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 10–1
US OpenQ1Q2AQ2AAQ2AA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 20–2
National representation
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King CupAWG2APOAbsent0 / 20–2
WTA 1000
Indian Wells OpenAAQ1AAAANHA0 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAQ1AAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 00–0
Canadian OpenAAAAAAQ1AA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTournaments281100000Career total: 12
style=text-align:leftTitles 000000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals010000000Career total: 1
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss1–24–90–10–20–00–00–00–00–00 / 125–14
style=text-align:leftWin%33%31%0%0%–––––Career total:
Year-end ranking167115179263312291227240399

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 28 (17 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–6)
Clay (9–5)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2011ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Zsófia Susányi6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1Aug 2011ITF Vinkovci, Croatia10,000Clay Indire Akiki6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Oct 2011ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria10,000Clay Dinah Pfizenmaier4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Oct 2011ITF Pirot, Serbia10,000Clay Natalija Kostić3–6, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Ganna Poznikhirenko6–4, 6–2
Win3–3Mar 2012ITF Mumbai, India10,000Hard Keren Shlomo6–3, 7–6(5)
Win4–3Sep 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Zuzana Zálabská7–5, 7–5
Win5–3Oct 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Lena-Marie Hofmann6–2, 6–3
Win6–3Nov 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Ganna Poznikhirenko6–2, 7–6(3)
Win7–3Nov 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Ana Konjuh6–3, 6–1
Win8–3Nov 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Laura-Ioana Paar6–2, 6–0
Win9–3Feb 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Jasmina Tinjić5–2 ret.
Win10–3Feb 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000Clay Ioana Ducu6–2, 7–5
Loss10–4Mar 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Raluca Olaru3–6, 5–7
Win11–4Apr 2013ITF Poza Rica, Mexico25,000Hard Julia Cohen2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win12–4May 2013ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia25,000Hard Yang Zi6–3, 6–2
Win13–4May 2013ITF Tarakan, Indonesia25,000Hard (i) Li Ting6–3, 6–2
Loss13–5Jul 2013ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom25,000Hard Diāna Marcinkēviča7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win14–5Feb 2014ITF Surprise, United States25,000Hard Tamira Paszek4–6, 7–6(13), 7–5
Loss14–6May 2014Anning Open, China50,000Clay Zheng Saisai2–6, 3–6
Loss14–7Oct 2014Challenger de Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard (i) Julie Coin5–7, 3–6
Win15–7Oct 2015Challenger de Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard (i) Amra Sadiković6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1
Loss15–8Nov 2015Toronto Challenger, Canada50,000Hard (i) Tatjana Maria3–6, 2–6
Win16–8Jun 2017ITF Wuhan, China25,000Hard Liu Fangzhou6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Loss16–9Jun 2018ITF Singapore25,000Hard Hiroko Kuwata6–7(4), 0–6
Loss16–10Aug 2018ITF Guiyang, China25,000Hard Anastasia Gasanova3–6, 4–6
Win17–10May 2019ITF Karuizawa, Japan25,000Carpet Momoko Kobori6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Loss17–11Jul 2019ITF Tianjin, China25,000Hard Wang Xinyu4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2010ITF Monastir, Tunisia10,000Hard Sasha Khabibulina Irina Glimakova
Polina Monova		2–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win1–1Aug 2015ITF Winnipeg, Canada25,000Hard Sharon Fichman Kristie Ahn
Lorraine Guillermo		6–2, 6–1
Win2–1Apr 2017ITF Charlottesville, United States60,000Clay Catalina Pella Madison Brengle
Danielle Collins		6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss2–2Jul 2017Gold River Challenger, U.S.60,000Hard Vera Lapko Desirae Krawczyk
Giuliana Olmos		1–6, 2–6
Win3–2Sep 2017ITF Stillwater, United States25,000Hard Caitlin Whoriskey Harriet Dart
An-Sophie Mestach		4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win4–2Jul 2018Ashland Classic, United States60,000Clay Renata Zarazúa Sanaz Marand
Whitney Osuigwe		6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss4–3Mar 2020Las Vegas Open, United States25,000Hard Conny Perrin Lorraine Guillermo
Maegan Manasse		6–0, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss4–4Jan 2021Georgia's Rome Open, U.S.60,000Hard Olga Govortsova Emina Bektas
Tara Moore		7–5, 2–6, [8–10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada wrap up victory in Montreal. Sean. Farrell. Fed Cup. 9 February 2014. 11 February 2014. 15 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181115153924/https://www.fedcup.com/en/news/168928.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: 11.17.2019. Jovana Jović twitter. 2019-11-19. 2020-09-19.
  3. Web site: 5 March 2022 . Jovana Jović on Instagram . . 14 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Ivanovic Wins 2nd Title of Year at Monterrey Open. ABC News. 7 April 2014. 7 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Harter Kampf für Hantuchová. Tobias. Laure. Eurosport. 25 May 2014. 10 June 2014. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812173038/https://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/french-open-radwanska-passablem-auftakt-102522030--ten.html. 12 August 2014. dead.

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