Jovana Jović
Jovana Jović is a Serbian retired tennis player. On 17 November 2019, she married her long-time boyfriend Vujadin Jović.[1]
![]() Jović at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying | |
Full name | Jovana Jović (ex Jakšić) |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | 30 September 1993
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 512,978 |
Singles | |
Career record | 311–233 (57.2%) |
Career titles | 17 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 102 (12 May 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 403 (10 January 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2014) |
French Open | 1R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
US Open | Q2 (2014, 2016, 2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 79–101 (43.9%) |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 204 (31 July 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 404 (10 January 2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 2–3 (40.0%) |
Last updated on: 12 January 2022. |

Jović has won 17 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 102 after getting into finals of WTA in Monterrey. On 31 July 2017, she peaked at No. 204 in the doubles rankings. Jovana also represented Serbia in the Fed Cup team competition.
Playing for the Serbia Fed Cup team, Jović has a win–loss record of 2–3. She made her Fed Cup debut in February 2014, losing to Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets in their World Group II tie, but winning the dead doubles rubber the following day.[2]
Career
2013
Jović made her debut on the WTA Tour, qualifying for the main draw of the Monterrey Open and defeating Vera Dushevina in the first round. She lost in the second round to the third seed Maria Kirilenko in three sets.
2014
Jović reached her first career WTA final at the Monterrey Open, losing to fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[3] In May, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the French Open, losing in the first round to 31st seed Daniela Hantuchová, in three sets.[4] At Wimbledon, she lost to Petra Cetkovská in the first round, in three sets as well.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Olympic Games and Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2021 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
National representation | ||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | WG2 | A | PO | Absent | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 12 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 4–9 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 5–14 | 26% |
Win% | 33% | 31% | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | Career total: 26% | ||
Year-end ranking1 | 167 | 115 | 179 | 258 | 312 | 291 | 232 | 240 | $512,978 |
Notes
- 12009: WTA ranking–1023, tournaments–0, 2010: WTA ranking–1073, tournaments–0, 2011: WTA ranking–600, tournaments–0 and 2012: WTA ranking–420, tournaments–0.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner–up)
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Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | Apr 2014 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 28 (17 titles, 11 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2011 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2011 | ITF Vinkovci, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2011 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2011 | ITF Pirot, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Nov 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Mumbai, India | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 5–3 | Oct 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 6–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(3) |
Win | 7–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 8–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 9–3 | Feb 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–2 ret. |
Win | 10–3 | Feb 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 10–4 | Mar 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 11–4 | Apr 2013 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 12–4 | May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 13–4 | May 2013 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 13–5 | Jul 2013 | ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 14–5 | Feb 2014 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(13), 7–5 |
Loss | 14–6 | May 2014 | ITF Anning, China | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 14–7 | Oct 2014 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 15–7 | Oct 2015 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
Loss | 15–8 | Nov 2015 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 16–8 | Jun 2017 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 16–9 | Jun 2018 | ITF Singapore | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4), 0–6 |
Loss | 16–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Guiyang, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17–10 | May 2019 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 17–11 | Jul 2019 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | Gold River Challenger, U.S. | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2017 | ITF Stillwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Ashland, United States | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Las Vegas, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 2–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2021 | ITF Rome, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, [8–10] |
References
- "11.17.2019". Jovana Jović twitter. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- Farrell, Sean (9 February 2014). "Canada wrap up victory in Montreal". Fed Cup. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- "Ivanovic Wins 2nd Title of Year at Monterrey Open". ABC News. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- Laure, Tobias (25 May 2014). "Harter Kampf für Hantuchová". Eurosport (in German). Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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