Ivana Jorović

Ivana Jorović[3] (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Јоровић; born 3 May 1997) is a Serbian tennis player.

Jorović at 2015 Fed Cup

Ivana Jorović
Jorović at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports) Serbia
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997
Čačak, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
CoachNemanja Plavšić (2018–present)[1]
Nemanja Lalić (2018–)[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 558,508
Singles
Career record212–116 (64.6%)
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 86 (15 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 228 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2018)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open1R (2019)
Doubles
Career record29–24 (54.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 299 (17 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 621 (16 March 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–9 (59.1%)[2]
Last updated on: 11 May 2020.

She has won 13 singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 July 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 86. On 17 July 2017, she peaked at No. 299 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Serbia in the Fed Cup, Jorović has a win-loss record of 13–9.[4] She was nominated for Fed Cup Heart Award in 2015[5] and 2017.[6]

National representation

2015: Fed Cup debut

On 4 February, Jorović played her first Fed Cup match, in Europe/Africa Zone Group I, where Serbia played against Austria. She defeated Barbara Haas in straight-sets. After that, she made her debut in doubles at the Fed Cup, partnering Aleksandra Krunić where they won against Austrian combination Julia Grabher / Sandra Klemenschits, in straight sets.[7]

A day later, on 5 February, Serbia played against Hungary, where Ivana was chosen for the first match against Dalma Gálfi. Ivana won in that match, letting her opponent win only one game. Later, together with Aleksandra Krunić, they lost against Hungarian combination Tímea Babos / Réka Luca Jani, in three sets.[8]

In Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs, Serbia played against Croatia. Again, Jorović was chosen for the opening match. She defeated Ana Konjuh, in three-sets. She was planned later to compete in doubles, but because Serbia had already won 2–0, the match was cancelled.[9]

In April, Serbia played against Paraguay for their place in World Group II in play–offs. Ivana lost her match against Verónica Cepede Royg, in three sets,[10] but later, together with Aleksandra Krunić, won in doubles against Paraguayan combination Verónica Cepede Royg / Montserrat González, in straight sets.[11]

Junior career

Čačak-born[12] Jorović was ranked the No. 1 junior tennis player in the world in June 2014,[13] and was a finalist in girls' doubles at the Australian Open and girls' singles at the French Open in 2014.[14]

Professional career

2014–2017: Debut on the WTA Tour

Jorović won the QNet Open in 2014.

Jorović made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at 2016 Jiangxi International in Nanchang, losing in the first round to fifth seed Zhang Kailin in three sets.

In June 2017, she reached the quarterfinals of WTA 125K series Bol Open, where she lost to eventual champion Aleksandra Krunić.

2018: Grand Slam main draw debut; biggest title to date
Jorović at the 2018 Wimbledon

Jorović started her year in the Australian Open qualifying, where she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, beating Arantxa Rus, Ysaline Bonaventure and Bibiane Schoofs, to advance to the main draw, where she was beaten by fourth seed Elina Svitolina. Then she entered a $25K in Altenkirchen, where she lost to Chloe Paquet in the second round. In $60K Zhuhai Open, she lost in the final round of qualies to Xun Fangying, while in the $60K Shenzhen, she successfully made it through the qualies, but lost to Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the main draw. She played in another $60K in Croissy-Beaubourg, where she lost in the second round of qualies to Jesika Malečková.

In April, Jorović entered two $25K events in Óbidos, winning the first one by beating Miriam Kolodziejová in the final, while in another she lost to Katie Swan in the quarterfinal. In $100K Khimki Ladies Cup, she reached the quarterfinals, after beating Anastasia Gasanova and Dejana Radanović, but bowed out to Monica Niculescu. In May, she played in two 60K events in Japan, reaching the quarterfinals in Fukuoka Ladies Cup, where she lost to Momoko Kobori, and the second round in Kurume, where she retired after only two games against Haruka Kaji (0–2 ret.).

In August, Jorović reached her second final of the season in $25K Woking, losing to Tereza Smitková. In her next tournament, the $25K Chiswick, she reached the semifinals losing to Vitalia Diatchenko. In late August, she made it to the quarterfinals of a $60K in Budapest, where she lost to Barbara Haas.

In the Asian swing, Jorović reached the main draw of two WTA Tour events through qualification in Guangzhou and Tashkent, respectively. She lost in the first round in Guangzhou, but beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in Tashkent for her first WTA main draw win, before losing to Vera Lapko in the second round. She lost in the final qualifying round in WTA Moscow to Vera Zvonareva and lost in the first round of main draw in WTA 125K Mumbai, but won a $100K in Shenzhen, where she beat Zheng Saisai in the final, for her biggest career title to date. Her final tournament of the season was WTA 125K in Taipei, where she beat Sabina Sharipova in the first round, before losing to Tereza Martincová in the second round.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win-loss records.

Singles

This table is current through the 2020 Qatar Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q1 1R Q3 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q3 Q1 A 1R Q3 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 Q1 2R NH* 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A Q2 Q1 A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Fed Cup PO PO PO A PO 0 / 0 9–5 64%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Madrid Open A A A A Q1 NH* 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open[1] A A A A 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 1 3 9 0 Career total: 14
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 6–10 0–0 0 / 14 7–16 30%
Win (%)  –  0% 0% 25% 38%  –  Career total: 30%
Year-end ranking[2] 219 146 183 185 106 $558,508

Notes

  • 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  • 2 2012: WTA Ranking–761, Tournaments–0, Win–Loss 0–0.
    2013: WTA Ranking–850, Tournaments–0, Win–Loss 0–0.
    2014: WTA Ranking–452, Tournaments–0, Win–Loss 0–0.
  • *2020 Wimbledon Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • *2020 Summer Olympics are postponed to 2021.
  • *2020 Indian Wells Open, Miami Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open and Canadian Open are postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments (4–1)
$25,000 tournaments (4–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–0)
$10,000 tournaments (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2012 ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Jasmin Steinherr 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jun 2013 ITF Niš, Serbia 10,000 Clay Doroteja Erić 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 3–0 Nov 2013 ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Janina Toljan 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–0 Nov 2013 ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Arabela Fernández Rabener 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–0 Nov 2014 QNet Open, India 50,000 Hard Barbara Haas 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–0 Oct 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Jana Fett 6–3, 7–5
Win 7–0 Nov 2015 ITF Zawada, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i) Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–0 Dec 2015 Ankara Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard (i) Çağla Büyükakçay 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
Win 9–0 Apr 2016 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 50,000 Hard (i) Pauline Parmentier 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Win 10–0 Dec 2016 Ankara Cup, Turkey (2) 50,000 Hard (i) Vitalia Diatchenko 6–4, 7–5
Loss 10–1 Jan 2017 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, France 60,000 Hard (i) Anett Kontaveit 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 11–1 Apr 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Miriam Kolodziejová 6–1, 6–2
Loss 11–2 Aug 2018 GB Pro-Series Foxhills, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Tereza Smitková 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 4–6
Win 12–2 Nov 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard Zheng Saisai 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win 13–2 Mar 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing 6–3, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–0)
$10,000 tournaments (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2015 ITF Landisville, United States 25,000 Hard Jessica Moore Brynn Boren
Nadja Gilchrist		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2016 Royal Cup NLB, Montenegro 25,000 Clay Xenia Knoll Anita Husarić
Quirine Lemoine		 6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Win 2–1 Oct 2016 Open Engie de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i) Lesley Kerkhove Alexandra Cadanțu
Ekaterina Yashina		 6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2014 French Open Clay Daria Kasatkina 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 3–6

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2014 Australian Open Hard Katie Boulter Anhelina Kalinina
Elizaveta Kulichkova		 4–6, 2–6

References
  1. Mečanin, Đurđe (14 January 2018). "Tipsino čedo: Jorovićeva se za AO spremala na akademiji našeg poznatog asa". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "Ivana Jorovic's participation for Serbia at Fed Cup". FedCup.
  3. "Ivana Jorović won "Osaka Mayor's Cup" – World Super Junior Tennis Championship". Embassy of Serbia, Tokyo. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. Ivana Jorović at the Billie Jean King Cup
  5. "Heart Award nominee: Ivana Jorovic (SRB)". Fed Cup. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  6. "Watson and Jorovic nominated for Heart Award". Fed Cup. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  7. "Serbia vs Austria Fed Cup 2015".
  8. "Serbia vs Hungary Fed Cup 2015".
  9. "Serbia vs Croatia Fed Cup 2015".
  10. "fed-kup-ivana-jorovic-vodila-pa-izgubila-sad-je-na-potezu-aleksandra-krunic".
  11. "Serbia vs Paraguay Fed Cup 2015".
  12. Renton, Jamie (4 May 2016). "Sky's the limit for in-form Jorović". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  13. "Ivana Jorović". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
  14. "Roland-Garros: Darya Kasatkina sacrée au tournoi féminin juniors". Eurosport (in French). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
Preceded by
Aleksandra Krunić		 Serbian Tennis number one
17 June 2019 – 29 September 2019		 Succeeded by
Nina Stojanović
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