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Jelena Jankovic Profile |
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Birth Date: February 28, 1985
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Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Birth Name: Jelena Jankovic
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Jelena Janković (born on February 28, 1985) is a Serbian
professional female tennis player.
Janković entered the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) top 15
in late 2006 when she reached the semi-finals of the US
Open. At the beginning of 2007, she broke into the top 10 in
the WTA rankings, and entered the top 3 when she reached the
semifinals of the French Open. She won the Mixed Doubles
title at Wimbledon 2007 with partner Jamie Murray.
Janković was born in Belgrade, in then Yugoslavia, now
Serbia, as the third child of Veselin and Snežana Janković,
both economists. Her father is from Montenegro, and her
mother is Serbian. She is a student at the Megatrend
University in Belgrade.
Janković learned her first tennis skills in Tennis Club 'Red
Star'. As a nine-and-a-half year old she was introduced to
tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was
later trained at the Tennis Academy of Nick Bollettieri. As
a junior she won the 2001 Australian Open. In 2001, she
started to play on the WTA Tour; she reached the second
round at her first tournament at the Indian Wells Masters.
In October 2003, Janković entered the top 100 at No. 90 for
the first time after winning her first ITF title in Dubai.
Three months later, Janković garnered her first top 10 win
against Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the
2004 Australian Open. She then lost to Jill Craybas in three
sets in the second round. In May, Janković won her first WTA
title, a Tier V event, in Budapest, defeating Martina Suchá
in the final 7-6, 6-3. Following her win in Budapest, she
reached No. 51 in the world. Elsewhere in her 2004 season,
she defeated top 20 players Nadia Petrova (twice), Vera
Zvonareva, Patty Schnyder and Paola Suárez. Janković
finished 2004 ranked No. 28 in the world. |
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