Serbian tennis player
Jovana Jović (née Jakšić ; 30 September 1993) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. Jović won 17 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 102, after getting into the WTA tournament final in Monterrey. On 31 July 2017, she peaked at No. 204 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for 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.[ 1]
On 17 November 2019, she married her long-time boyfriend Vujadin Jović.[ 2]
Jović stepped away from professional tennis in March 2021 and announced her retirement on 5 March 2022.[ 3]
Career
2013
Jović in 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.[ 4] 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.[ 5] At Wimbledon , she lost to Petra Cetkovská in the first round, in three sets as well.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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, Olympic Games and Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup are included in win–loss records.
Singles
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner–up)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 28 (17 titles, 11 runner–ups)
Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–6)
Clay (9–5)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2011
ITF Prokuplje, Serbia
10,000
Clay
Zsófia Susányi
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Aug 2011
ITF Vinkovci, Croatia
10,000
Clay
Indire Akiki
6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Loss
1–2
Oct 2011
ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10,000
Clay
Dinah Pfizenmaier
4–6, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Oct 2011
ITF Pirot, Serbia
10,000
Clay
Natalija Kostić
3–6, 3–6
Win
2–3
Nov 2011
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Ganna Poznikhirenko
6–4, 6–2
Win
3–3
Mar 2012
ITF Mumbai, India
10,000
Hard
Keren Shlomo
6–3, 7–6(5)
Win
4–3
Sep 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Zuzana Zálabská
7–5, 7–5
Win
5–3
Oct 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Lena-Marie Hofmann
6–2, 6–3
Win
6–3
Nov 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Ganna Poznikhirenko
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win
7–3
Nov 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Ana Konjuh
6–3, 6–1
Win
8–3
Nov 2012
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Laura-Ioana Paar
6–2, 6–0
Win
9–3
Feb 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Jasmina Tinjić
5–2 ret.
Win
10–3
Feb 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Ioana Ducu
6–2, 7–5
Loss
10–4
Mar 2013
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Raluca Olaru
3–6, 5–7
Win
11–4
Apr 2013
ITF Poza Rica, Mexico
25,000
Hard
Julia Cohen
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
12–4
May 2013
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
25,000
Hard
Yang Zi
6–3, 6–2
Win
13–4
May 2013
ITF Tarakan, Indonesia
25,000
Hard (i)
Li Ting
6–3, 6–2
Loss
13–5
Jul 2013
ITF Wrexham, United Kingdom
25,000
Hard
Diāna Marcinkēviča
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win
14–5
Feb 2014
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Tamira Paszek
4–6, 7–6(13) , 7–5
Loss
14–6
May 2014
Anning Open , China
50,000[ c]
Clay
Zheng Saisai
2–6, 3–6
Loss
14–7
Oct 2014
Challenger de Saguenay , Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Julie Coin
5–7, 3–6
Win
15–7
Oct 2015
Challenger de Saguenay, Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Amra Sadiković
6–3, 6–7(5) , 6–1
Loss
15–8
Nov 2015
Toronto Challenger , Canada
50,000
Hard (i)
Tatjana Maria
3–6, 2–6
Win
16–8
Jun 2017
ITF Wuhan, China
25,000
Hard
Liu Fangzhou
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Loss
16–9
Jun 2018
ITF Singapore
25,000
Hard
Hiroko Kuwata
6–7(4) , 0–6
Loss
16–10
Aug 2018
ITF Guiyang, China
25,000
Hard
Anastasia Gasanova
3–6, 4–6
Win
17–10
May 2019
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Momoko Kobori
6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Loss
17–11
Jul 2019
ITF Tianjin, China
25,000
Hard
Wang Xinyu
4–6, 2–6
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2010
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
10,000
Hard
Sasha Khabibulina
Irina Glimakova Polina Monova
2–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Win
1–1
Aug 2015
ITF Winnipeg, Canada
25,000
Hard
Sharon Fichman
Kristie Ahn Lorraine Guillermo
6–2, 6–1
Win
2–1
Apr 2017
ITF Charlottesville , United States
60,000
Clay
Catalina Pella
Madison Brengle Danielle Collins
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss
2–2
Jul 2017
Gold River Challenger , U.S.
60,000
Hard
Vera Lapko
Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos
1–6, 2–6
Win
3–2
Sep 2017
ITF Stillwater, United States
25,000
Hard
Caitlin Whoriskey
Harriet Dart An-Sophie Mestach
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win
4–2
Jul 2018
Ashland Classic , United States
60,000
Clay
Renata Zarazúa
Sanaz Marand Whitney Osuigwe
6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
Loss
4–3
Mar 2020
Las Vegas Open , United States
25,000
Hard
Conny Perrin
Lorraine Guillermo Maegan Manasse
6–0, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss
4–4
Jan 2021
Georgia's Rome Open , U.S.
60,000
Hard
Olga Govortsova
Emina Bektas Tara Moore
7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Notes
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