Jelena Jankovic

At 39 years old, Jelena Jankovic has this physical status:

Jelena Jankovic (born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Jankovic is a former World No.1 in singles, a position that preceded her appearance in the 2008 US Open finals.

Jankovic has won 15 WTA singles and two doubles titles, as well as winning the 2010 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title with Jamie Murray, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia twice, and the 2008 US Open finals.

Marko, her brother, is her coach.

Family and early life

As the third child of Veselin and Sne'ana, both economists, Jankovi was born in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Marko and Stefan are her two brothers. She is a student at Belgrade's Megatrend University, studying economics. However, she has placed her study on hold indefinitely as she resumes to pursue her tennis career. Jankovi learned her first tennis skills at the Tennis Club 'Red Star.'

She was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko as a 9+1:2-year-old. She then studied at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy. She won the 2001 Australian Open as a junior and then reached junior no. The world's best-ranked country. She began competing on the WTA Tour in 2001; she advanced to the second round of her first tournament at the Indian Wells Open.

Personal life

Jankovi was the star of the 2008 autobiographical documentary Jelenin svet (Jelena's World), starring Justine Henin, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Elena Dementieva, Anna Chakveta, and other famous celebrities.

Jankovi became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia for Children's Fund on December 5th, 2007. "I am delighted to have been named UNICEF ambassador for Serbia." "This is a great honor for me, and I will continue to do the job that has been given to me," she said. After Ana Ivanovic became an ambassador in September, Jankovi became Serbian tennis star and raised funds for UNICEF to help promote the interests of children and collect funds for UNICEF.

Jankovi, the cousin of Serbian singer Dijana Jankovi, is better known as Didi J. In Belgrade, Serbia, Jankovi gave birth to a baby girl on 6 April 2021.

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Tennis career

She was ranked No. 1 in the world No. 1. Serena Williams overtook her for 17 weeks in a row before being defeated by her on February 2nd, 2009. She was the year-end world No. 1. In 2008, the first player in the WTA Tour to do this without winning a Grand Slam title was born.

Jankovi has reached the singles finals of the Australian Open and singles semifinals of the French Open and Singles semifinals. When she defeated the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray in 2007, she became the first female Serbian woman to win a Grand Slam title.

Jankovi reached No. 1 in October 2003, ranked No. 121 in the top 100. After winning her first ITF title in Dubai, she turned 90 for the first time. In the first round of the 2004 Australian Open, Jankovi scored her first top-ten victory over Elena Dementieva in the first round. Jankovi won her first WTA title, a Tier V event in Budapest, over Martina Suchá in the final in May. She debuted in Budapest and debuted at No. 10. In the world, the 51st president is ranked No. 51. She defeated top-20 players Nadia Petrova (twice), Patty Schnyder, Elena Dementieva, and Paola Suárez, who were Elsewhere in 2004. In 2004, Jankovi finished No. 1 in the world No. 8 rankings. The world's No. 28 has ranked 28th in the world.

Following Serena Williams' retirement in the semifinals, she progressed to the final in March in Dubai. Jankovi lost in the final to Lindsay Davenport in three sets. She lost in Berlin's first Tier I semifinal to Nadia Petrova. She reached her first grass-court final in Birmingham in June but lost to Maria Sharapova. Jankoviski ranked No. 1 in the third final of the year in Seoul in October. Nicole Vaidová, a 16-year-old girl from the United States, is 17th in the world's highest ranking at the time, losing in straight sets to 16-year-old Nicole Vaidová. Her peak at the end of the season surpassed her 2004 record at No. 67. 22.

Jankovi lost in the second round of the Australian Open to world No. 1. Olga Savchuk, 188. That was the first time I've lost a match from late January to early May. She later said that this season prompted her to consider quitting tennis. Jankovi snapped a losing streak by defeating the world No. 1. Elena Likhovtseva of the first round of the Italian Open in Rome, before losing in three sets to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. For the first time, Jankovi reached the third round of the French Open, where she lost to world No. 1 for the first time. Amélie Mauresmo is the founder of Amélie Mauresmo.

In the third round of three sets, Jankovi defeated sixth-seeded and defending champion Venus Williams. Anastasia Myskina, a ninth-seeded competitor, was disqualified from qualifying in the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Jankovi reached the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles in August, defeating Serena Williams (ranked world no. 1) in her fifth career final and first of the year. In the semifinals, 108 people were seated after a long wait for a recovery (seeded Elena Dementieva in the final, before losing to third-seede Elena Dementieva in the final. Jankovi defeated the world No. 1 in the US Open. In the third round, Vaidiová will face the world No. 10 in the third round. In the fourth round, Svetlana Kuznetsova, the seven and former champion, and world No. 1, who is the current No. 1. Dementieva, 5, is competing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance. Jankovi lost to world No. 2 in the semifinals. After Jankovi had led 6–4, 4–2, Justine Henin was in three sets, but 4–2 defeated him in three sets. When the umpire refused to speak out about whether a service call had been legitimate, Jankovi argued with her chair umpire, implying that Jankovi use one of her electronics challenges. After losing ten games in a row, Jankovi has lost ten games in a row.

Jankovi regained her good form in the aftermath of the US Open. She reached the quarterfinals at five out of the six tournaments she competed in during the remainder of the year. This included a bid to the semifinals at the China Open in Beijing, defeating the world No. 1. (7) Nadia Petrova was in the quarterfinals before losing to the world No. 7. In a third set tiebreak, Mauresmo defeated 1, Mauresmo. Jankovi finished the year at a career-high rank No. 1 in the world No. 4. 12.

Jankovi won the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final to start the year. Jankovi defeated world No. 2 for the second week in Sydney's Medibank International. Former No. 7 and former No. 1 Bob Carney The No. 7 is the former No. 2 in the United Kingdom. 12 Martina Hingis and top-seeded Amélie Mauresmo advanced to the final, where she lost to Kim Clijsters after being on the match for the first time. Jankovi's good start to the year put her in a position of contention at the Australian Open; nevertheless, Serena Williams, the eventual champion, was ranked 81st in the world at the time, dropped her in the fourth round. Due to her victories at these tournaments, she climbed to world No. 1 this year. She was not in the top ten for the first time since being accepted in the top ten.

In the spring, Jankovi reached two semifinals in the Middle East, retiring against Mauresmo due to an ankle injury at the Dubai Tennis Championships and losing in three sets to Justine Henin at the Qatar Total Open in Doha. Jankovi resurgent in the clay-court season, defeating Venus Williams in the third set tiebreak in the Family Circle Cup semifinals in Charleston, South Carolina. She went on to triumph the first Tier I title of her career over Dinara Safina in the final. After losing to world No. 3, I'm on European red clay. 1 Henin in three sets of the J&S Cup in Warsaw and the quarterfinals of the German Open (failing to lead in the third set by a 4–0 margin). Jankovi captured her second Tier I title at the Italian Open in her second career (second set: second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final). For the first time, her results result saw her debut in the top five world rankings for the first time. Jankovi was seeded fourth in the French Open and one of the top candidates for the title. For the third time in her career, she advanced to the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the third time in her career, but she lost there to eventual champion Henin. This raised her ranking to a new career-high of world No. 1. 3.

Jankovi captured the DFS Classic title in Birmingham on grass, defeating top-seede Maria Sharapova in the final. In the third set, Sharapova led 3–0 before Jankovi came back to win the match. Jankovi won 50 matches in the first half of a year, the first player since Chris Evert in 1974 to win 50 in the first half. Jankovi, who suffered from a hamstring injury, lost the final to Anna Chakvetadze. Jankovi was the third seed at Wimbledon, but she lost in the fourth round to Marion Bartoli, the surprise eventual champion. Jankovi teamed with doubles specialist Jamie Murray to win the mixed doubles title in three sets by defeating the fifth-seeded team, Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik.

Jankovi made it to the semifinals of the East West Bank Classic in Carson, California, but she lost to fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic, who had held two match points in the final set. Jankovi reached the final of the Tier I Canadian Open in Toronto the following week, where she lost to Henin on her sixth match point. In the first and second sets, Jankovi had leads but was unable to hold her lead. Jankovi lost in the quarterfinals to Venus Williams in the US Open.

Following the US Open, Jankovi's form tailed off. Jankovi, the former world No. 1, was disqualified in the quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali. In Davenport's first singles tournament since giving birth to Lindsay Davenport. After Jankovi had a match point in the second set the following week at the China Open in Beijing, Jankovi defeated Davenport in the final but lost to Hungarian teenager gnes Szávay in the final. Jankovi spent the year on a six-match losing streak, losing all three of her round-robin matches on her debut at the year-end WTA Tour Championships in Madrid. She finished the year ranked No. 1 in the world No. 2. 3. She had won 72 matches in a solar year, a new record of the WTA.

After Madrid to fix a breathing issue, Jankovi had a fruitful nose surgery. She was unable to return to work for three weeks after the accident.

Serbia's Olympic Committee named her the year's best sportswoman.

Jankovi lost in the Australian Open semifinals to eventual champion Maria Sharapova in straight sets, having over defending champion Serena Williams en route. Jankovi lost in the semifinals to Ana Ivanovic in March at the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells. Jankovi reached her first final of the year at the Miami Open in three sets over the next fortnight.

Jankovi began the clay-court season by failing in the quarterfinals of both the Family Circle Cup in Charleston and the German Ope in Berlin. Jankovi then successfully defended her Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia title in Rome, after beating Venus Williams in three sets, getting a walkover from Sharapova in the semifinals, and beating French teenager Alizé Cornet in the final. This was Jankovi's first singles title of the year. Following the unexpected retirement of four-time champion Justine Henin, she was one of the favorites in the French Open.

However, she lost to compatriot and eventual champion Ivanovic after leading by a break in the third set. Jankovi was the only one to win a set against Ivanovic during the entire tournament. This was Jankovi's fourth defeat in four Grand Slam semifinals. She may have risen to the world No. 1! 1 had reached the final if she had reached the final. However, she did reach a new career high of world No. 1. In the week leading up to the tournament, there were two in the country.

During her third-round match against Caroline Wozniacki, Jankovi sustained a knee injury. Although she won the competition, it appeared to have significantly hampered her during her fourth-round loss to Tamarine Tanasugarn. No one else has predicted that Jankovi would have become the world's best. 1 had reached the semifinals of the tournament. However, she lost in the fourth round to Tamarine Tanasugarn. Jankovi missed two more chances to rule the world for the first time in history. Dominika Cibulková, a number one position with losses in the semifinals of the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles to Dinara Safina and the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, with lost places. Jankovi did eventually replace Ivanovic as the world No. 1. On August 1, 2008, the one on August 1st was released. She was the 18th woman to have been ranked world No. 1 for the 18th time. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked 1 on the Women's Tennis Association, but the first woman to have done so without ever having reached a Grand Slam final and only the third woman (among the others being Amélie Mauresmo and Kim Clijsters) has been named world No. 1. I am the only one without winning a Grand Slam title for the first time.

Jankovi's reign as the world No. 1 began in 1999. 1 lasted just one week after losing in the Beijing Olympics' quarterfinals to eventual silver medalist Safina. Ivanovic regained the world No. 1 position thanks to this. We are in the top of the charts at number one. Jankovi was the second seed in the US Open, where she defeated Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva in the semifinals to advance her first Grand Slam final. Serena Williams, the fourth-seeded Serena Williams, was defeated there. Jankovi would have regained the world No. 1 position. If she had won the lottery, she would have risen to the top of the standings.

Jankovi was the world's best-known celebrity. In the middle of winning three tournaments in a row, 1 again during the fall. Jankovi beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in two sets at the China Open. Jankovi competed in the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart this week, defeating Venus Williams in the semifinals and Nadia Petrova in the final. Jankovi defeated defending champion Dementieva in the semifinals before winning against Vera Zvonareva in the final for her third title on the WTA Tour since 2005.

Jankovikovi, the top seed in the 2008 WTA Tour Championships in Doha, has won two of her three round-robin matches, including her second victory over Ivanovic in her second match of her career. However, she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Venus Williams and ended the year as the world No. 1. 1. In all, Jankovi lost to eventual champions at six tournaments (including three Grand Slam tournaments) during the season. Jankovi was later named the ITF World Champion for her 2008 appearances. She won four titles on the tour, the most of anyone on the tour, alongside Serena Williams and Safina. For the second year in a row, the Olympic Committee of Serbia named her the best sportswoman.

At the Australian Open in Melbourne, Jankovi was seeded first. In the fourth round, she defeated Marion Bartoli, a 16th-seeded girl. Bartoli had 34 honors, down from Jankovi's 175, and she gained 81 percent of her first serve points, relative to Jankovi's 56 percent. Jankovi lost her world No. 1 in 2010. Serena Williams has been ranked as a result in the top 10 results. The Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris was her next WTA event. Jankovi defeated Francesca Schiavone, Li Na, and fifth-seeded Alizé Cornet, but then lost to Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals.

In the third round of Doha in straight sets, Jankovi was defeated by Kaia Kanepi in what she described as "the worst match of my career." She was the second-seeded player at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, losing in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. "I need a lot of work" after the game, she admitted that she has been struggling with her confidence. After Jankovi's inability to hold leads of 5–2 in the second set and 5–2 in the tiebreaker, Jankovi was disqualified in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne to Gisela Dulko.

Jankovi, a fifth-seeded Spaniard, claimed in three sets for her first title of 2009, starting her clay-court season in Marbella, Spain. For the first time, Jankovi defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues in the Fed Cup play-offs against Spain, bringing the Serbian team into the World Group. Jankovi and Ana Ivanovic had been crowned in single matches on the previous day.

Jankovi, the defending champion of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, but lost in the quarterfinals. She was seeded fourth at the inaugural Madrid Open for the fourth time, but Patty Schnyder defeated her in the quarterfinals once more.

Despite being ranked fifth in the French Open, she lost to Sorana Cîrstea of Romania in the fourth round despite being present for the match in the third set at 5–4.

At Wimbledon, Jankovi was seeded sixth. In the third round, she lost to qualifier Melanie Oudin.

Jankovi defeated Victoria Azarenka and Elena Dementieva (saving four match points) at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Jankovi earned her second title of the year last year in the final, defeating world No. 9 in the final. Dinara Safina, 1, is a child. She gained a spot in the top ten rankings, which also pushed her to the top of the world No. 4. 4. Despite her good form leading up to the US Open, Jankovi's inconsistency grew as she suffered a humiliating second-round loss to Yaroslava Shvedova despite having match points in the third set tie-break. Her ranking fell to the No. 1 in the world. 8.

Jankovi defeated Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals and Li Na in the semifinals at the Pan Pacific Open seeded seventh. She met Maria Sharapova in the final and was forced to leave at 5–2 after suffering an arm injury. In Beijing, Jankovi was ranked in the first round bye. Peng Shuai, her home country's favourite, lost in her first match.

Jankovi lost her first match to Azarenka in her first match, but she bounced back to win the first berth in her class. She lost in three sets to Venus Williams in her second year-end championship semifinals. She finished the year as No. 1 in the country. With a 46–19 record, he is 8 and 9.

Jankovi, a seeded eighth in the Australian Open, lost to 31st seed Alona Bondarenko in the third round. In the 2010 Fed Cup, Jankovi represented Serbia. She came from 4–6, 1–4 down to defeat Alisa Kleybanova, then defeated reigning French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in her first match. She partnered Ana Ivanovic in the deciding doubles match but then lost to Kuznetsova and Kleybanova. She lost to Vera Zvonareva in the third round of a scheduled tournament in Dubai. She rode herself into BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. She was seeded sixth in the tournament and defeated Caroline Wozniacki for her 12th crown. The Sony Ericsson Open, where she was seeded seventh, was Jankovi's next tournament. She lost to Samantha Stosur in the fourth round, snapping her eight-match winning streak.

Jankovi beat Slovakia's Magdaléna Rybáriková in her first singles match, but then lost to Hantuchová in her second round. In the deciding doubles match, Jankovi and Bojana Jovanovski lost to Rybáriková and Hantuchová. At the Porsche Grand Prix, Jankovi was the fourth seed. For the tenth time in a row, she lost in the quarterfinals to Justine Henin. During the Italian Open, Jankovi was the seventh seed. Venus Williams suffered the biggest loss in her career in the quarterfinals, losing just one game. She then defeated reigning world No. 1 in the world. Serena Williams is in the semifinals for the first time since saving a match point. She was one of the first women to defeat both Williams sisters in the same tournament, as well as the first woman to defeat both sisters in less than 24 hours in a single tournament. In the final, she lost to unseeded Marjo Martnez Sánchez. Despite this, her ranking has risen to the top of the world No. 1 list. 4. In the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, Jankovi lost to eventual champion Aravane Reza. Jankovi's next tournament was the French Open, where she was seeded fourth. Samantha Stosur was disqualified in the semifinals. Her ranking has risen to world No. 2 two weeks later. 3.

Jankovi, who was recovering from injuries, competed in the Wimbledon Championships and then lost to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round. Despite this, her popularity has risen to the world No. 1 position. 2. Despite being the top seed in each tournament and defending champion in Cincinnati, Jankovi failed in the early rounds of both the Western & Southern Open and Rogers Cup. Jankovi then travelled to New York to compete in the US Open, where she was seeded fourth. Kaia Kanepi defeated her in the third round of the tournament. She lost in the third round of the China Open against fellow Serbian player Bojana Jovanovski. Jankovi's final event of the year was the Tour Championships, where she qualified for the fourth year in a row as the sixth seed. Jankovi, who lost her first match to Zvonareva, collapsed in the locker room, but she still made it to play Clijsters the next day and lost. She lost her third and final group match to Azerenka, bringing an end to her 2010 season.

In Pionir Hall, Jankovi held a humanitarian match on November 30. Tickets were supposed to benefit an elementary school in Kraljevo, which was destroyed by the earthquake.

Jankovi announced her intention to work with Andrei Pavel on a trial basis at the start of the year.

Aravane Reza of France defeated her in third sets at the Medibank International Sydney in the first round, putting her up to date in 2011. Her poor form continued at the Australian Open in the second round against Peng Shuai. Jankovi defeated fourth seed Samantha Stosur in the semifinals but lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinal, Wozniacki's first victory in five attempts against Jankovi. The Qatar Ladies Open was up next for Jankovi. She made it to the semifinals again, losing in three sets to Vera Zvonareva. In their last five meetings, the Russians then defeated the Serb. She then advanced to the final of the Monterey Open, where Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated her despite being up a set. Jankovi was next in line for the Indian Wells Open, where she was the defending champion. In the fourth round, Ana Ivanovic defeated her. Jankovi's next tournament was the Sony Ericsson Open, where she defeated Andrea Petkovic in the quarterfinals.

Jankovi's next tournament was the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, where she finished in the semifinals to world No. 67. Caroline Wozniacki is the author of a book titled "Nevergivenia." She then competed in the Fed Cup against Slovakia, defeating Daniela Hantuchová and winning an epic doubles match against Hantuchová and Magdaléna Rybáriková, saving three match points. Serbia was also included in World Group I with this announcement. Jankovi lost to world No. 1 at the Italian Open. For the third time in a row, Caroline Wozniacki has reached the quarterfinals. Her position has been lowered to No. 1 in the US rankings. It was the lowest level since the start of 2007. At the French Open, Jankovi was the tenth seed. Jankovi was seeded in the fourth round of the tournament and defending champion Francesca Schiavone. As a result, she fell out of the top ten for the first time since early 2007.

Jankovi was the 15th seed in the Wimbledon Championships but she lost to Mara José Martnez Sánchez in the first round, her first opening-round appearance in a Grand Slam since the 2005 French Open.

Jankovi was seeded 13th at the Western & Southern Open in the final, where she lost in three sets to Maria Sharapova in three sets. She advanced to the third round of the US Open, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She reached the semifinals of the Generali Ladies Linz tournament, losing to Petra Kvitová.

Jankovi started at the Brisbane International in 2012, losing to Francesca Schiavone in the quarterfinals. She then lost in the second round of the Apia International to third seed Victoria Azarenka. Jankovi was defeated by Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

She competed in the Dubai Duty Free Open and advanced to the semifinals without losing a set, where she was defeated by Agnieszka Radwaska in good form. She reached the semis in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before losing in three sets to fifth seed Petra Marti. Jankovi lost her next three matches in Indian Wells, Miami, and Charleston to Venus Williams.

Jankovi finished second seed Angelique Kerber in the E-boks Sony Ericsson Open in Copenhagen semifinals before losing to second seed Angelique Kerber. Jankovi defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Fed Cup semifinals in Moscow, Russia. Varvara Lepchenko, a young American, lost four of her next five matches, losing in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open, the Italian Open, and Brussels, before losing in the second round of the French Open to young American Varvara Lepchenko.

Jankovi turned her life around by winning the Aegon Classic 2012 finals, losing to Melanie Oudin. Nevertheless, she lost in Wimbledon's first round to a young former world No. 67. Kim Clijsters, 1, is a young man from the United States. In the first round of Wimbledon, it was the second year in a row for Jankovia. Serena Williams, the eventual gold medalist, lost in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament.

Jankovi reached the finals of Dallas and the third round of the US Open, but second seed Agnieszka Radwa lost, and

Jankovi was disqualified in the third round of the Australian Open to compatriot and former world No. Jacques Coveney. 1 Ana Ivanovic. Jankovi won her first title in three years at Bogotá in February, defeating Paula Ormaechea in straight sets. Jankovi made an early departure from Indian Wells the previous week, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round. Nevertheless, she made it to the semifinals at Miami, defeating Maria Sharapova in straight sets to Maria Sharapova. For the first time in almost a year, the run in Miami boosted Jankovi to the top 20 for the first time in almost a year.

Jankovi then advanced to the final of the Family Circle Cup, losing to the defending champion and world No. 1. Serena Williams is the author of Serena Williams. Jankovi defeated Samantha Stosur in the first round of the competition before falling to Sabine Lisicki in the second round. In the first round of Madrid Open to Chanelle Scheepers, Jankovi lost. She advanced to the quarterfinals at Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where she was defeated by Simona Halep after she missed two matchpoints. Jankovi made it to the quarterfinals of the French Open, but Sharapova defeated Sharapova in three sets, but was disqualified in three sets. She appeared in Nürnberger Versicherungscup, where she was defeated by Andrea Petkovic in the semifinals.

She failed in the second round of singles to Vesna Dolonc but advanced to the quarterfinal of doubles (with Mirjana Lui-Baroni) where they defeated eventual champions Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai. Jankovi started her US hard-court season in Carlsbad, where she was disqualified in two sets by Urszula Radwa. She also competed in the doubles tournament with Katarina Srebotnik and finished in the semifinals. No. : This propelled her to a career in doubles, No. 68. She turned 38, seven years since her last high school years. She then competed in Toronto and lost to eventual champion Sorana Cîrstea in the third round. Jankovi partnered Srebotnik in the doubles for the third time. The tournament was won by the unseeded pair. This is Jankovi's second doubles title in her career, and her first appearance in Birmingham in 2006. This achievement will raise her doubles ranking to a career high, No. 61. 25. Jankovi defeated four top-25 players en route to the semifinals: Sabine Lisicki, Ekaterina Makarova, Sloane Stephens, and Roberta Vinci. She then fell to world No. 1 after a few years. Victoria Azarenka of three sets wins. Given the departure of Marion Bartoli and Maria Sharapova's withdrawal, Jankovi clinches the 9th seed at the US Open. Jankovi made it to the round of 16 for the first time since the 2011 French Open, defeating Madison Keys, Alisa Kleybanova, and Kurumi Nara in straight sets for the first time since being a top ten seed at a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2011 French Open. Li Na, a peak form, was disqualified in the fourth round. As a result, Jankovi was promoted to the top ten singles rankings for the first time since June 2011.

Jankovi did well during the Asian hard court season. She reached the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, where she was defeated by later named Newcomer of the Year Eugenie Bouchard. She reached the final of the China Open in Beijing for the first time since 2008, defeating Tokyo champion Petra Kvitová en route. In addition, Jankovi won more than 40 matches in a year for the first time since 2009. With this result, she will be ranked No. 1 on the planet. 8. Jankovi was the seventh qualifier for the year-end championships in Istanbul, thanks to his strong Asian run. She advanced to the semifinals at the WTA Championships, defeating world No. 1 in the event. Victoria Azarenka beat eventual champion and year-end number one Serena Williams in three sets along the way, ending 2013 in three sets. Jankovi finished the season in the top ten for the first time since 2010, finishing at No. 10 for the first time since 2010. 8.

Jankoviski earned the top seed at the premier-level event Brisbane International in 2014. She defeated former Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone, Elina Svitolina, and world No. 1. Angelique Kerber, 9, would qualify to the semifinals after losing to world No. 9 in the rankings. Victoria Azarenka in three sets defeats Victoria Azarenka in three sets. This was the first time she had made it to the semifinals of an Australian Open warm up tournament since 2007. Jankovi, who was seeded fourth at the Sydney International, was disillusioned in the first round by Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets. The Australian Open was her next stop. Misaki Doi, Ayumi Morita, and Kurumi Nara all advanced to the fourth round of a rematch against up and Simona Halep, where Jankovi lost in three sets. During the Middle-Eastern hard court swings at Doha and Dubai, her next pair of tournaments were held. She advanced to the semifinals in Doha, defeating Karin Knapp, Alisa Kleybanova, and Petra Kvitová, who lost less than four games in each match. In a second set tiebreak, she lost to Angelique Kerber. Jankovi defeated Maryna Zanevska and Lucie afová in straight sets before losing in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams.

During the North American hard-court swings at Indian Wells and Miami, Jankovi attended the two Premier Mandatory functions. She defeated Yvonne Meusburger, Magdaléna Rybáriková, and Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets at Indian Wells, defeating Agnieszka Radwa. Jankovi returned from a 0–4 deficit in the third and deciding set, leveling the game at 4–4. Despite having game points in the following two games, she lost the game, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6. She suffered in a dramatic first round defeat against Varvara Lepchenko in Miami, playing for the match at 5–1 in the third set. She lost the match 3–6, 6–2, 6–7.

In Charleston, she was the second seed and defending finalist, with her clay court debut starting in her second season. Lauren Davis and Ajla Tomljanovi defeated her in the quarterfinals, making it to the quarterfinals. In three sets, she lost in three sets to Eugenie Bouchard, extending her three-set woes for 2014. Jankovi made it to the finals in Bogotá, where she failed to defend her title against Caroline Garcia. In straight sets, she lost in straight sets. She reached the semifinals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix after winning over Mona Barthel, Flavia Pennetta, and Alisa Kleybanova. Ana Ivanovic, a compatriot, was then disqualified. In the second round at Madrid to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jankovi lost. She did well at the Italian Open in Rome, where she advanced to the semifinals, losing to Errani. En route, she defeated Pennetta and Agnieszka Radwa, a third seed. Jankovi, a sixth seed at Roland Garros, was seeded sixth in the fourth round, where she lost to Errani again.

The grass court season in Jankovi was a dismal one. She lost her first two matches at Eastbourne and Wimbledon to Madison Keys and Kaia Kanepi respectively. She appeared in Montreal as the seventh seed in August. In her first round, she had a bye and met Sloane Stephens. In three tight sets, she prevailed. She lost in a close three-set match to rising American CoCo Vandeweghe in the third round. She was the 8th seed in the 2014 Western & Southern Open and earned a first round bye. She defeated Annika Beck in the second round and then defeated Sloane Stephens for a spot in the quarterfinals. Serena defeated Serena again in the last eight. Jankovi lost in straight sets to Belinda Bencic in the fourth round of the US Open. After the US Open ended, Jankovi dropped out of the top ten.

Jankovi later went to Tokyo for the Pan Pacific Open. She was the fourth seed in the first round and was eliminated from the tournament. In her first match, she lost to Garbi Muguruza. In the first round of the Wuhan Open, Jankovi defeated Christina McHale. She faced Vandeweghe in her next match but lost in the first set when trailing 1–4 with a back injury. Jankovi, the defending champion, was in Beijing but Alizé Cornet lost in three sets to Alizé Cornet in the first round. The inaugural Tianjin Open, her last tournament of the season, featured the top seed. In the first round, she defeated Alla Kudryavtseva. She then lost to Zheng Saisai.

Jankovi started at the Brisbane International in 2015. She was seeded sixth and was disqualified in the first round to Ajla Tomljanovic. She also admitted that due to a back injury, she had just thought to cancel her career. She also stated that she had lost a lot of muscle mass, had not done any exercise in the last two months, and that she needs time to recover to normal form. In January, bad results stalled, with a first-round loss at the Australian Open to Timea Bacsinszky. She had never lost her opener in Melbourne before this.

She claimed in three sets in her first match of 2015 in Dubai, defeating TIMEA Babos in three sets. She lost to Garbi Muguruza in the second round and dropped out of the top 20 as a result. After beating Zheng Saisai, Jankovi remained in the second round in Doha, Jankovi. She qualified for a spot in the quarterfinals against top seed Petra Kvitová but she was forced to cancel midway due to a right hip injury.

Despite being from North America with a 2–4 record, Jankovi made the final at the BNP Paribas Open, defeating reigning Australian Open semifinalist Madison Keys, Belinda Bencic, and Sabine Lisicki en route. She managed to play in the first set and serve for the match, but came up short. As a result, Jankovi's return to the top 20 was an achievement. Jankovi lost in her first match in a row for the second year in a row when Victoria Azarenka stunned her.

Jankovi made the third round of the Family Circle Cup in April, giving up a walkover to Danka Kovinic due to an injury. Jankovi fought Camila Giorgi and Magdaléna Rybáriková in the third round of the Italian Open in the first month, but was defeated in straight sets by the fourth seeded Czech in the third round. Jankovi played in Strasbourg, but she was forced to leave Sloane Stephens after she reached the quarterfinals. In straight sets at the French Open, Jankovi then lost in straight sets to qualifier Sesil Karatantcheva in their second straight opening round at a Grand Slam.

In's-Hertogenbosch, where she was the second seed, Jankovi's grass court season began. She advanced to the semifinals, where she met Bencic but in straight sets, but she lost in straight sets. Jankovi advanced to the third round of the Aegon Classic at the Aegon Classic. She lost to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. At the Wimbledon Championships, Jankovi won first two matches in three sets and then caused the biggest surprise of the tournament by knocking out the defending champion and world No. 2. In the third round, Kvitová defeated their two previous matches this year. She came back from a set and a loss to prevail, and she did not lose. Her triumph earned her a spot in the fourth round, where she lost to Agnieszka Radwa. Jankovi made the second week and won consecutive matches at Wimbledon for the first time since 2010; she also won the first time since 2007 that Jankovi won more than 5 grass court matches.

Jankovi won the WTA 125K title in Nanchang after losing in the first round of the Istanbul Open to Urszula Radwa. Throughout the tournament, she did not drop a set. After defeating Madison Keys and eight-seeded Karolna Plsková en route, this tournament revived her career and opened her path to a fruitful Chinese hard court season. In the first round of the US Open, Jankovi suffered a humiliating defeat to wildcard Océane Dodin.

Jankovi won her 14th title in Guangzhou, her first since 2013. She saved match point against Yanina Wickmayer in the semifinals before losing just two games against Denisa Allertová. Jankovi defeated Heather Watson in the first round of the Wuhan Open Tennis tournament in three sets. Angelique Kerber, the sixth seed, was defeated in three sets by the third round, but she lost in three sets. Jankovi claimed in the semifinals in a close three sets over her third title of the season (and a landmark 15th WTA title) at Hong Kong. Jankovi's career then took on the world No. 1 in a gruesome manner. Angelique Kerber, the top-seeded, was defeated in three sets by a 9-set victory, Jankovi's third top-ten victory of the year).

Jankovi started her 2016 season in Brisbane but fell in the first round against new US Open finalist and eighth seed Roberta Vinci in three sets despite being up a set. She then travelled to Sydney and defeated CoCo Vandeweghe in straight sets in their first-round match. Despite being up 5–1 in the second set, she lost in two tie-break sets to Sara Errani in the second round. Jankovi won her first-round match against Polona Hercog, seeded nineteenth at the Australian Open. Laura Siegemund's second-round defeat caused her to have a second-round shock.

Jankovia lost both of her matches against Spain during the Fed Cup match against Spain, losing both of her matches to Carla Suárez Navarro and Garbi Muguruza. Serbia lost 0–4 on a 0–4 loss. Jankovi defeated fifth seed Belinda Bencic in the first round of the season to win her first top-ten appearance of the season. However, she lost in the second round to Andrea Petkovic. Jankovi epelová, a qualifier in the first round, was seeded fourteenth at the Qatar Total Open, but the team was able to win in three sets. She dropped out of the tournament after losing to Monica Niculescu in the second round. Jankovi then returned to the BNP Paribas Open, where he would have to defend finalist points from the previous year. She was seeded nineteenth and advanced to the second round by a bye means and defeated Carina Witthöft in straight sets. In her third-round match, Jankovi defeated CoCo Vandeweghe; she only lost one game. In the fourth round, she lost to third seed Agnieszka Radwa. Jankovi, a seeded eighteenth at the Miami Open, was ruled out of her second round match against qualifier Magda Linette due to a right shoulder injury.

Her clay-court season didn't start as she was forced to pull from the Volvo Car Open due to the right shoulder injury she sustained in Miami. Jankovi returned to action at the Mutua Madrid Open. In the first round against Sorana Cîrstea, she lost. In the first round of the Italian Open, Jankovie Bouchard was defeated by Eugenie Bouchard. Jankovi lost in the first round to Tatjana Maria, seeded twenty-third at the French Open.

At the Ricoh Open, Jankovi began her grass-court season. She was seeded second and was disqualified in the second round by Evgeniya Rodina. Jankovi, the first seeded second in the Mallorca Open, qualified for second in the semifinal round, where she lost to Anastasija Sevastova. Jankovi's seeded twentieth in the Wimbledon Championships fell in a second round shootout to qualifier Marina Erakovic.

At the first edition of the Ladies Championship Gstaad, Jankovi suffered a first-round defeat at the hands of the world no. Rebeka Masarova, 797. Jankovi dropped in the second round to Ana Bogdan, as the top seed at the Brasil Tennis Cup.

In the second round, Jankovi, the top seed in the US Open, lost to eleventh seed Carla Suárez Navarro, who ranked forty.

Jankovi, the second seeded second and last year champion of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, qualified but lost to Lesia Tsurenko. Jankovi beat second seed Garbi Muguruza in her second-round match at the Wuhan Open. Barbora Strcová had her first defeat in the third round. In Beijing, Jankovi lost in the first round to Kristina Mladenovic. Jankovi, the seventh seed and the defending champion of the Hong Kong Tennis Open, was disqualified in her semifinal match by fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki. At the Kremlin Cup, Jankovi played her last tournament of the season. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the seventh seed in the second round, was disqualified.

Jankovi finished the year at 54th place in a year.

Jankovi began her professional career at Shenzhen Open, where she lost in the first round to second seed Simona Halep. She continued on to Hobart, where she was defeated in the first round by third seed and eventual champion Monica Niculescu. Jankovi put on arguably her best showing of the year at the Australian Open this year. Laura Siegemund and Julia Görges were defeated in her first two rounds by the twenty-sixth seed. She faced eighth seed and longtime rival Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the tournament. In what is now the third longest main draw match in Australian Open history, Kuznetsova defeated Jankovi in the third set 9–7.

Despite being the eighth seed at the Taiwan Open, Jankovi was stunned by Kurumi Nara in the first round. Jankovi found herself needing to qualify for the main draw at the Qatar Total Open, and she did so with flying. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated her in the first round, however. Jankovi competed in the Dubai Tennis Championships the following week. Mona Barthel, the German wildcard, had her first round defeat. In March, Jankovi competed at the BNP Paribas Open in BNP Paribas Open. In the first round, she upset American wildcard Irina Falconi. She was up against twelfth seed and comrade Venus Williams in the second round of the Olympics. Jankovi was racing to a one-set lead and seemed to be on a collision course in the third round as Williams began to find her range. Jankovi squandered match points before losing a second set tiebreak and, eventually, the match. As a result, Jankovi's singles ranking has dropped to 54th place. This defeat would bring up the rivalry between Jankovi and the seven-time Grand Slam champion at seven wins apiece. In a third set tiebreak to Yaroslava Shvedova, Jankovi began the second leg of the Sunshine Swing in Miami with a first-round defeat.

Jankovi began her clay-court career at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. In the first round, she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova. Sam Stosur, a sixth seed, was disqualified in the second round. In Prague, Jankovi lost in the first round to eventual finalist Kristna Plková. Jankovi was disqualified in the first round by fourth seed and last year champion Dominika Cibulková. Jankovi lost in the second round to Julia Görges, who was playing her final tournament before the French Open at the Italian Open. In the first round of the French Open, Ranked sixty-three times, Jankovi was disqualified by qualifier Richèl Hogenkamp.

Jankovi had a bad grass-court season. Petra Krejsová, a qualifier, lost in the first round of the Ricoh Open to qualifier Petra Krejsová. Jankovi was disqualified in the first round by third seed and defending champion Caroline Garcia at the Mallorca Open Championship. In round one to ninth seed Agnieszka Radwaska, who was ranked sixty-seven at the Wimbledon Championships.

Jankovi, the Chinese qualifier who had been seeded sixth at the Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open, was disqualified in the second round by Chinese qualifier Lu Jingjing.

In the third round of her first-round match against fifth seed Océane Dodin, Jankovi retired in Washington, D.C., due to back pain. Jankovi was disqualified in the first round by the US Open, to thirteenth seed Petra Kvitová.

Jankovi underwent back surgery in October in October, but she hasn't appeared in another tournament since then. She finished the year ranked 153, her lowest ranking since January 2003.

Jankovi skipped the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons due to her back surgery in October 2017. She also underwent eye surgery in May 2018, delaying any comeback attempts. She was undefeated in the WTA singles rankings for the first time since 2001.

Prior to the tour's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jankovi did not participate in any WTA tournaments prior to the tour's suspension. Jankovi revealed on Instagram that she would participate in an exhibition tournament in Belgrade, teaming with Novak Djokovic in a mixed doubles match. This was her first tennis match since September 2017. Jankovi admitted that she was still worried about a return to the professional tour following the match.

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