Jovanovski at the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
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Full name | Bojana Jovanovski |
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Country (sports) | Serbia |
Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
Born |
Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
31 December 1991
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right–handed (two–handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,166,497 |
Singles | |
Career record | 255–198 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | 32 (4 August 2014) |
Current ranking | 177 (12 September 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2013) |
French Open | 3R (2013) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2014) |
US Open | 2R (2012, 2013, 2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 18–53 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | 203 (3 November 2014) |
Current ranking | – |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
French Open | 1R (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
US Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–11 |
Last updated on: 18 September 2016. |
Bojana Jovanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Јовановски; born 31 December 1991) is a Serbian tennis player.
Jovanovski has won two singles titles on the WTA tour, as well as four singles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 4 August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 32. On 3 November 2014, she peaked at world number 203 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Serbia at the Fed Cup, she has a win-loss record of 6–11.
Jovanovski began playing tennis aged 7 at the Red Star Tennis Club. Aged 12, she won the Serbian national U–14 championships and was the finalist of the U–16. She turned professional in 2006 and played her first junior event at the tournament in Pančevo, Serbia, losing in straight sets to Ana Veselinović. That year, she also lost to Simona Halep in the finals of the Heiveld Indoor Junior Championships. In 2007, Jovanovski won junior events in Citta' Di Santa Croce, defeating Michelle Larcher de Brito, and reached the finals in Prato and Milan, losing to Romana Tabaková and Anastasia Pivovarova, respectively.
Jovanovski would play at numerous junior grand slam tournaments. Her best result came at Wimbledon, where she was defeated by Madison Brengle in the quarterfinals. In 2008 Jovanovski decided to pursue her professional career on the ITF Circuit, but would also play at the junior grand slams. She would reach the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, losing to Arantxa Rus and Laura Robson, respectively. Both Rus and Robson later won the tournaments. Jovanovski's highest junior ranking was world number 5, which she achieved on 7 April 2008.