Jelena Janković

Jelena Janković (born the February 28th 1985 with Belgrade) is a Serb tennis player , Professionnel since 2000.

She resides at Bradenton, in Florida.

Its surface of predilection is the hard one and its blow fetish the reverse with two hands.

It has the effect of not having of trainer since his entry in the signal 10 .

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Biography

Well before it raises a racket of tennis, Jelena Janković could already make sing the cords with its touch. While growing in Belgrade, Jelena was a player of piano before it decides to become tenniswoman professional. It is only at the age of nine years and half that his/her big brother, Marko, and his/her parents make him discover tennis. But even if she did not play tennis yet, she admired already Monica Seles.

Two years and half after having raised its first racket, Jelena and its family move in Florida, where it is involved with the famous academy of Nick Bollettieri and quickly becomes No 1 among juniors in 2001, year when it gained the Open of Australia and was finalist of the US Open. Currently, Jelena studies the economy with Belgrade.

Career

In its young career, Jelena Janković beat already Serena Williams, Nadia Petrova, Venus Williams and Patty Schnyder and showed all the extent of its capacities, making of it a threat for the very large players when it plays her best tennis.

In March 2005, Jelena Janković beat Paola Suarez, Silvia Farina Elia, Sania Mirza and Serena Williams to reach the finale of the tournament of Dubai, finale during which it carried out of a station-wagon in advance vis-a-vis the number one world of the time Lindsay Davenport before being inclined in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Three months later, Jelena Janković reaches the finale of the tournament on grass of Birmingham where it pushes Maria Sharapova with the three sets before the Russian headstock does not allocate the victory.

2006

The beginning of the season of Jelena is catastrophic! Between May and January, Jelena knew a series of 10 consecutive defeats! A true crossing of the desert for the player who failed well to give up continuing her career and this because of a virus. It is at the time of the tournament of Rome that she will manage to align three victories of continuation for the first time of the season. It will give up then in semi-final with Strasbourg vis-a-vis Vaidišová to preserve for Roland Garros whereas it is carried out 6/3,1/0. To Roland Garros, the Serb one will pass easily the first tower face Laura Pous Tio 7/5,6/4 but will have to battle with the second round vis-a-vis Marion Bartoli, match which it will gain 2/6,6/4,6/1. With the third turn, Jelena will curtly be beaten by N°1 world Amélie Mauresmo in two sets 6/3,6/3.

Then the tournaments come on grass from Birmingham, Wood-the-Duke. In Birmingham, it is beaten with the second round by Jamea Jackson 6/4,0/6,7/5 and with Wood-the-Duke, it will give up in quarterfinals vis-a-vis Michaella Krajicek at the time of the decisive play of the first set.

In June 2006 with Wimbledon, it creates the surprise while eliminating holding it in title Venus Williams with the third turn after a tight match gained 7/6,4/6,6/4 before inclining itself with the following turn vis-a-vis Anastasia Myskina there still after a tight match of two sets 6/4,7/6.

To Cincinnati, it will go until in quarterfinals where it will be beaten by Vera Zvonareva in two small sets 6/1,6/1. In Stanford, it will be beaten with the second round by Kim Clijsters in three sets 5/7,6/2,6/2. In San Diego, it will arrive to the third turn where it will be beaten once again by Kim Clijsters in three sets 6/4,3/6,6/3. With Los Angeles, the Serbe young person will carry out a beautiful course since it will go until finally while beating in particular Anna Ivanović in quarters (6/4,7/6) and Serena Williams in halves (6/4,6/3). Finally, Jelena will be beaten by beautiful Russian Elena Dementieva in three sets 6/3,4/6,6/4. In Montreal, the native one of Belgrade will declare fixed price to the third tower vis-a-vis Anna Ivanović.

But it is with the US Open that it signs its best course in Large Slam, thanks to victories vis-a-vis Gisela Dulko with the first turn 6/7,6/1,6/4, Kirsten Flipkens with second round 6/3,6/2, Nicole Vaidišová with third 5/7,6/3,6/2, Svetlana Kuznetsova in eighth 6/7,6/3,6/2 and Elena Dementieva in quarters 6/2,6/1. She will dispute her semi-final vis-a-vis Justine Henin-Hardenne, against which she will carry out 6-4 4-2 before finally inclining 4/6,6/4,6/0.

In Beijing, Jelena Janković will rise in semi-finals where it will be beaten by Amélie Mauresmo 6/1,3/6,7/6 at the end of a match of more than 2 hours. In Guangzhou, the Serb one will go there still until in semi-finals where it will give up vis-a-vis Anna Chakvetadze whereas it was carried out 7/5,2/0.

In Sttutgart, the young Serbe player will go until in quarterfinals beaten by Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6/4,6/1. In Zurich, Jelena will be eliminated with the second round once again by Svetlana Kuznetsova at the time of a match enough greenhouse 7/6,7/5. In Linz, it is only a Nicole Vaidišová at the top of its art which will eliminate it in three very tight sets 5/7,7/6,6/4. The following week, in Quebec, the Serb one will finish its season by a quarterfinal where it will give up vis-a-vis Olga Poutchkova whereas it was carried out 2/6,6/4,3/1.

Jelena finishes the year in the neighborhoods of the 10th place (12th) and proved that it was able to belong to best. The hardest remainder maintaining to confirm.

2007

Head of series N.1, Jelena gains with Auckland its first WTA of the year (and second of its career) while having the Russian Vera Zvonareva, beaten at the end of a rough combat of almost three hours, 7-6 (11/9), 5-7, 6-3. The following week with Sydney, it prolongs its series of victories by beating in particular Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo and Nicole Vaidišová. Finally vis-a-vis Kim Clijsters, the Serb player empochait the first sleeve on the score of 6-4 and at the head continued her race in the second handle, being useful even for the profit of the match. But Clijsters clung, erased a match point, and took down the tie break to equalize with a sleeve everywhere. Touched with moral, Janković boxed one shingling 4-0 at the beginning of third handle then it returns in the part to 4-3, then 5-4. Clijsters was then in situation to conclude, which it did on its engagement.

Jelena Janković thus arrives at Melbourne with much of confidence thanks to the performances carried out at the time of these the last two tournaments. It easily passes the first turns by batttant Aleksandra Wozniak to the first turn (6/3,6/3), Virginia Ruano Pascual with the second (6/2,6/2) and Viktoria Azarenka with the third (6/3,6/4). In eighth of finale, the Serb tomb on a very given Serena Williams and which returned on a very good level. Jelena will lose in two dry sets 6/3,6/2. That enables him to return for the first time in Signal 10.

To Tokyo, the Serb one will go until in quarters beaten by its compatriot Anna Ivanović in three sets 3/6,6/4,6/2. In Dubai, the Serb one is forced with the abandonment in semi-final vis-a-vis Amélie Mauresmo after being itself twisted ankle left. It was then carried out 5/2 and realized of the importance of the pain after having lost the set. Cured, it takes again the following week in Doha where it goes until in semi-final where it is beaten by Justine Henin 6/7,6/2,6/4.

Jelena starts then the two American tournaments Indian Wells and Miami. In Indian Wells, the Serb one is eliminated in eighth from finale by Chinese the Na Li 6/3,7/6. The following week in Miami, the Serb one is eliminated with the third turn by Mara Santangelo 2/6,7/6,6/4 after having carried out 5/2 in the second handle.

The beaten ground season starts then for Jelena with Amelia Island where the Serb one will go until in quarterfinals beaten by its compatriot Anna Ivanovic in two sets: 7/5,6/3. With Charleston, Jelena strikes a great blow by gaining the tournament, its first in Tier I, by beating finally Dinara Safina 6/2,6/2 after a gained epic semi-final 3/6,6/3,7/6 vis-a-vis Venus Williams. In Warsaw, the Serb one reaches the semi-finals of the tournament where it is stopped by Justine Henin in three sets 7/5,2/6,6/4. At the conclusion of this tournament, it reaches the 6th place of the classification WTA what constitutes its best classification for the moment. The following week in Berlin, the Serb one is eliminated in quarterfinals, once again victim of the world n°1 Justine Henin in three sets 3/6,6/4,6/4 after having carried out 4/0 in the last set and that the match was stopped to 6/3,4/4 with its advantage. In Rome, tournament which had seen it " renaître" in 2006, the Serb one gains the 4th tournament of its career, the second in Tier I by beating the world n°3 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7/5,6/1. It proves thus that it is the player to beat this season. With the tournament of Strasbourg, in semi-final, the Serb one prefers to declare fixed price vis-a-vis Anabel Medina Garrigues, informant who it was sick and which it could not be defended at 100%. Thus, at the 5/29/2007 when it beats the Frenchwoman Stéphanie Foretz 6/2 6/2 at the time of the Tour first of Roland-Garros 2007, it is on a series of 8 consecutive victories (Rome + Strasbourg + Roland-Garros). With the 2nd tower it eliminates Catalina Castano in 2 sets 6/3,6/3. With the 3rd turn, the Serb one must beat American the Venus Williams to reach the eighth of finale of the tournament. Jelena leaves the big game vis-a-vis American in 3 sets 6/4,4/6,6/1. In eighth of finale, the Serb one crushes the Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in 2 dry sets 6/1,6/1 same if its adversary were wounded with the leg. In quarterfinals, the Serb cheek a solid match vis-a-vis the young Czech Nicole Vaidisova and carries it in 2 sets 6/3,7/5. For the second match the opponent with the Belgian Justine Henin in semi-final of a tournament of the Large Slam after that of US the Open 2006, it inclines himself once again, on the score of 6/2,6/2.

The Serb one finally begins its season on grass in best manners by gaining the tournament of Birmingham by being essential vis-a-vis N°2 world Maria Sharapova in 3 tight sets 4/6,6/3,7/5. To Wood-the-Duke, it will go until finally but will let spin the title while being made beat by Anna Chakvetadze 7/6,3/6,6/3.

Prize list

Titles into simple

Lost finales of simple

Titles in double

Lost finales of double

Titles in mixed double

Finales in mixed double

Course in Large Slam

Into simple

On the right of the result, the ultimate adversary

In double

Under the result, the partner; on the right, the ultimate opposing team

Course in Fed Cup

See card detailed on: fedcup.com

References

Classifications at the end of the season (simple)

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