| Séléna Janicijevic | |
| Birth Date: | 2002 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 490,210 |
| Singlestitles: | 10 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 160 (29 July 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 160 (19 August 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (2019, 2023) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (2024) |
| Usopenresult: | Q2 (2024) |
| Doublestitles: | 1 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 525 (1 August 2022) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 558 (19 August 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
| Updated: | 22 Aug 2024 |
Séléna Janicijevic (Serbian: Селена Јанићијевић|Selena Janićijević, born 23 July 2002) is a French tennis player of Serbian origin.[1] [2] On 29 July 2024, she reached her career-high of world No. 160 in singles.Janicijevic has won ten singles and one doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
She has a career-high combined ranking of No. 18 on the ITF Junior Circuit, achieved on 27 February 2020.[3]
Janicijevic started playing tennis at the age of six and prefers clay courts. She played primarily in tournaments on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour and the ITF Junior Circuit.[4]
Janicijevic made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2019 French Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw and also for the doubles main draw, partnering Aubane Droguet.[5] [6] [7]
Following the sweet high of the previous year, Janicijevic started her year in the courts of Egypt which brought her the $15k title in Giza in the last week of 2021. In the span of three weeks, she would score two semifinals showing in the first two $15k in Giza and Cairo, stopped only by Sapfo Sakellaridi in both tournaments, and a surprise championship win in the $25k in Cairo which included a win over former doubles world No. 1, Tímea Babos. This title was followed by another in February, this time a $15k in Antalya over Angelica Moratelli. However, she would lose the two consequent tournaments on the Turkish clay, one ending in retirement. She did not play for a few weeks after this before returning to the European ITFs where she found minimum success. Upon her return to Egypt, she found herself in a much better position, immediately going to the final of a $25k, losing to Anastasia Zolotareva.
Back in continental Europe, she would participate in several tournaments with the highlights being a Q2 showing at the French Open, losing a tight match to Irina Bara, and narrowly losing to Magda Linette in the Parisian WTA 125. In the back end of June, Janicijevic managed to clinch a $25k in Périgueux ousting top seed Katharina Hobgarski in the final.
In 2023, Janicijevic made her debut at the Australian Open, where she defeated Robin Anderson, Elena-Gabriela Ruse and Jodie Burrage in the qualifying rounds, before losing to the Slovenian Kaja Juvan in the main draw first round. However, she entered a period of drought following that feat as she went on a five-match losing streak, before winning a $25k title in Colombia, her first of the year.
In May 2023, Janicijevic recorded her first career WTA Tour singles main-draw win in Strasbourg by defeating fellow Frenchwoman Océane Dodin in the first round before losing to Varvara Gracheva in the second round.[8]
In July 2024, Janicijevic reached her first career WTA Tour singles quarterfinal at the Iași Open after winning two qualifying matches and defeating in the main draw first and second rounds fellow qualifier Gergana Topalova and wildcard Miriam Bulgaru respectively. She lost her quarterfinal match to her compatriot Chloé Paquet in three sets. As a result she reached the top 160 in the rankings on 29 July 2024.[9] [10]
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0–1 | |
| French Open | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0–2 | |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | W15 | Clay |  Lucie Nguyen Tan | 6–3, 7–6(0) | |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2021 | ITF Giza, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Sapfo Sakellaridi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W25 | Clay |  Sinja Kraus | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Angelica Moratelli | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W25 | Clay | Anastasia Zolotareva | 6–7(5), 6-7(4) | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Périgueux, France | W25 | Clay | Katharina Hobgarski | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Getxo, Spain | W25 | Clay | Sapfo Sakellaridi | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Perugia, Italy | W25 | Clay | Anna Turati | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W25 | Clay | Jessika Ponchet | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 8–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sopo, Colombia | W25 | Clay | Suzan Lamens | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Win | 9–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Luján, Argentina | W25 | Clay |  Julieta Lara Estable | 6–4, 7–6(0) | |
| Win | 10–2 | Dec 2023 | Vacaria Open, Brazil | W60 | Clay (i) | Francisca Jorge | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Apr 2024 | ITF Florianópolis, Brazil | W75 | Clay |  Raluca Șerban | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 10–4 | May 2024 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | W75+H | Clay |  Claire Liu | 1–6, 7–6(3), 0–6 |