A career-high No. 1
Jankovic reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 1 on August 11, 2008.

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Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, turned pro in 2000 and played on the WTA Tour, winning the BNP Paribas Open in 2010.
664WTA Tour matches since 200714titles since 2007
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Jelena Jankovic was born on February 28, 1985, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, and represented Serbia on the WTA Tour. She played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, turned pro in 2000 and retired in 2017. In 2010 she won 1 title, the BNP Paribas Open.
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2017: 7-18
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Petra Kvitova | L | 5-7, 5-7 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | ATP & WTA Citi Open | Round 1 | Oceane Dodin | L | 6-4, 3-6, 0-2 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Jul 27 | WTA Jiangxi Open | Round 2 | Lu Jing-Jing | L | 6-2, 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Jul 25 | WTA Jiangxi Open | Round 1 | Kang Jiaqi | W | 6-2, 7-5 | Hard |
| Jul 4 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 6-7(3), 0-6 | Grass |
| Jun 20 | WTA Mallorca Open | Round 1 | Caroline Garcia | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Grass |
| Jun 12 | ATP & WTA Topshelf Open | Round 1 | Petra Krejsova | L | 3-6, 5-7 | Grass |
| May 29 | French Open | Round 1 | Richel Hogenkamp | L | 2-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| May 17 | ATP & WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 2 | Julia Goerges | L | 6-2, 6-7(2), 1-6 | Clay |
| May 15 | ATP & WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 1 | Alison Riske-Amritraj | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Clay |
| May 7 | ATP & WTA Mutua Madrid Open | Round 1 | Dominika Cibulkova | L | 4-6, 7-5, 5-7 | Clay |
| May 2 | WTA J&T Banka Prague Open | Round 1 | Kristyna Pliskova | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Apr 4 | WTA Tour Family Circle Cup | Round 2 | Samantha Stosur | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Apr 3 | WTA Tour Family Circle Cup | Round 1 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | W | 6-0, 6-4 | Clay |
| Mar 22 | ATP & WTA Miami Open | Round 1 | Yaroslava Shvedova | L | 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(3) | Hard |
| Mar 11 | ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Venus Williams | W | 6-1, 6-7(5), 0-4 | Hard |
| Mar 9 | ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Irina Falconi | W | 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 | Hard |
| Feb 19 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Round 1 | Mona Barthel | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Round 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jan 30 | WTA Taiwan Open | Round 1 | Kurumi Nara | L | 7-6(4), 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jan 19 | Australian Open | Round 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | L | 4-6, 7-5, 7-9 | Hard |
| Jan 17 | Australian Open | Round 2 | Julia Goerges | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jan 15 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Laura Siegemund | W | 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Jan 8 | WTA Hobart International | Round 1 | Monica Niculescu | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jan 2 | WTA Shenzhen Open | Round 1 | Simona Halep | L | 1-6, 6-3, 3-6 | Hard |
2016: 23-22
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | ATP & WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | 1-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | ATP & WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Jelena Ostapenko | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open | Semifinal | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open | Quarterfinal | Alize Cornet | W | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 12 | WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 2 | Aleksandra Krunic | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 1 | Samantha Crawford | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | ATP & WTA China Open | Round 1 | Kristina Mladenovic | L | 3-6, 7-5, 6-7(4) | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 3 | Barbora Strycova | L | 6-1, 4-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 2 | Garbine Muguruza | W | 6-4, 7-6(2) | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 1 | Daria Saville | W | 6-2, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Guangzhou International Women's Open | Final | Lesia Tsurenko | L | 4-6, 6-3, 4-4 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Guangzhou International Women's Open | Semifinal | Ana Konjuh | W | 7-5, 7-6(7) | Hard |
2015: 39-20
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | WTA Elite Trophy | Karolina Pliskova | L | 4-6, 6-3, 2-6 | Hard | |
| Nov 3 | WTA Elite Trophy | Sara Errani | W | 6-4, 7-5 | Hard | |
| Oct 23 | WTA BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open | Quarterfinal | Misaki Doi | L | 6-7(4), 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 22 | WTA BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open | Round 2 | Anna Tatishvili | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 21 | WTA BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open | Round 1 | Mandy Minella | W | 6-1, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Final | Angelique Kerber | W | 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 17 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Semifinal | Venus Williams | W | 6-4, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 16 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Quarterfinal | Daria Saville | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | W | 6-0, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 1 | Ana Bogdan | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Dominika Cibulkova | L | 1-6, 6-1, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 2 | Angelique Kerber | L | 4-6, 6-2, 2-6 | Hard |
2014: 36-22
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | WTA Tianjin Open | Round 2 | Zheng Saisai | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 7 | WTA Tianjin Open | Round 1 | Alla Kudryavtseva | W | 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 | Hard |
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Alize Cornet | L | 5-7, 6-3, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 2 | Coco Vandeweghe | L | 1-4 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open | Round 1 | Christina McHale | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 18 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Garbine Muguruza | L | 6-7(4), 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 4 | Belinda Bencic | L | 6-7(6), 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 29 | US Open | Round 3 | Johanna Larsson | W | 6-1, 6-0 | Hard |
| Aug 27 | US Open | Round 2 | Tsvetana Pironkova | W | 7-5, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 25 | US Open | Round 1 | Bojana Jovanovski | W | 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 15 | WTA Western & Southern Open | Quarterfinal | Serena Williams | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 14 | WTA Western & Southern Open | Round 3 | Sloane Stephens | W | 7-6(4), 6-4 | Hard |
2013: 48-21
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | WTA Brisbane International | Round 2 | Elina Svitolina | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Dec 30 | WTA Brisbane International | Round 1 | Francesca Schiavone | W | 6-2, 7-6(6) | Hard |
| Oct 26 | TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA Championships | Semifinal | Serena Williams | L | 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 25 | TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA Championships | Sara Errani | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 24 | TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA Championships | Na Li | L | 3-6, 6-2, 3-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 23 | TEB BNP PARIBAS WTA Championships | Victoria Azarenka | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard | |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Final | Serena Williams | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 5 | WTA Tour China Open | Semifinal | Petra Kvitova | W | 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Quarterfinal | Lucie Safarova | W | 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Carla Suarez Navarro | W | 6-0, 6-0 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Galina Voskoboeva | W | 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 30 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | W | 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 | Hard |
2012: 30-27
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | WTA BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open | Round 2 | Andrea Petkovic | L | 5-7, 0-6 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA BGL BNP PARIBAS Luxembourg Open | Round 1 | Shuai Peng | W | 3-0 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Carla Suarez Navarro | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Monica Niculescu | W | 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 30 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Andrea Petkovic | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 2-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 3 | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 3-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 2 | Lara Arruabarrena | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Kateryna Volodko | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 24 | WTA Texas Tennis Open | Final | Roberta Vinci | L | 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 23 | WTA Texas Tennis Open | Semifinal | Casey Dellacqua | W | 7-5, 6-4 | Hard |
2011: 37-22
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Ekaterina Ivanonva | L | 4-6, 6-1, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Semifinal | Petra Kvitova | L | 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 14 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Quarterfinal | Evgeniya Rodina | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 13 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Anne Keothavong | W | 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Kateryna Volodko | W | 4-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 1 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Tamira Paszek | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 6-2, 4-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Sep 25 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Barbora Strycova | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 3 | US Open | Round 3 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 2 | Jelena Dokic | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 1 | Alison Riske-Amritraj | W | 6-2, 6-0 | Hard |
| Aug 23 | WTA New Haven at Yale | Round 1 | Elena Vesnina | L | 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 | Hard |
2010: 34-21
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | WTA Tour Championships | Victoria Azarenka | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 27 | WTA Tour Championships | Kim Clijsters | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 26 | WTA Tour Championships | Vera Zvonareva | L | 3-6, 0-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 21 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Zarina Diyas | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Bojana Jovanovski | L | 6-4, 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Klara Zakopalova | W | 7-5, 7-5 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Kaia Kanepi | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Alona Bondarenko | W | 6-4, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 4 | US Open | Round 3 | Kaia Kanepi | L | 2-6, 6-7(1) | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 2 | Andrea Vavassori | W | 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Simona Halep | W | 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 | Hard |
| Aug 17 | WTA Rogers Cup | Round 2 | Iveta Benesova | L | 6-7(3), 3-6 | Hard |
2009: 42-19
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | WTA Sony Ericsson Championships | Semifinal | Venus Williams | L | 7-5, 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 30 | WTA Sony Ericsson Championships | Caroline Wozniacki | W | 6-2, 6-2 | Hard | |
| Oct 28 | WTA Sony Ericsson Championships | Dinara Safina | W | 1-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard | |
| Oct 27 | WTA Sony Ericsson Championships | Victoria Azarenka | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 23 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Alisa Kleybanova | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 22 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Lucie Safarova | W | 7-6(5), 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 20 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Yaroslava Shvedova | W | 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Shuai Peng | L | 6-4, 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Final | Maria Sharapova | L | 2-5 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 1 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Semifinal | Na Li | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 1 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Quarterfinal | Marion Bartoli | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Elena Vesnina | W | 6-1, 3-0 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
2008: 61-19
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Semifinal | Venus Williams | L | 2-6, 6-2, 3-6 | Hard |
| Nov 7 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Vera Zvonareva | L | 6-2, 3-6, 4-6 | Hard | |
| Nov 6 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Svetlana Kuznetsova | W | 7-6(6), 6-4 | Hard | |
| Nov 4 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Ana Ivanovic | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard | |
| Oct 16 | WTA Zurich Open | Round 2 | Flavia Pennetta | L | 7-5, 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 12 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Final | Vera Zvonareva | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Semifinal | Elena Dementieva | W | 0-6, 6-1, 6-0 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Flavia Pennetta | W | 7-6(6), 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 9 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Vera Dushevina | W | 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 5 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Final | Nadia Petrova | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Semifinal | Venus Williams | W | 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Quarterfinal | Vera Zvonareva | W | 7-6(8), 7-6(5) | Hard |
2007: 72-25
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | WTA Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships | Marion Bartoli | L | 1-6, 0-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard | |
| Nov 8 | WTA Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships | Anna Chakvetadze | L | 4-6, 6-0, 3-6 | Hard | |
| Nov 7 | WTA Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships | Justine Henin | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard | |
| Oct 17 | WTA Zurich Open | Round 2 | Nicole Vaidisova | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA PTT Bangkok Open | Round 1 | Yan Zi | L | 6-4, 6-7(4), 0-0 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Semifinal | Justine Henin | L | 6-7(2), 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 5 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Quarterfinal | Nadia Petrova | W | 6-7(5), 5-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 2 | Shahar Peer | W | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Tour China Open | Final | Agnes Szavay | L | 7-6(7), 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Tour China Open | Semifinal | Lindsay Davenport | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Sep 21 | WTA Tour China Open | Quarterfinal | Akiko Morigami | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Sep 20 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | W | 6-0, 6-0 | Hard |
Jankovic reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 1 on August 11, 2008.
In 2009, Jankovic won 2 titles, the Andalucia Tennis Experience and the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open.
In 2008, Jankovic won 4 titles, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, China Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and Ladies Kremlin Cup.
Jan 2, 2007: beat Julia Schruff 6-3, 6-4WTA ASB Classic, on hard
Aug 28, 2017: lost to Petra Kvitova 5-7, 5-7US Open, Round 1, on hard court
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: Oct 15, 2016, WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open Semifinal, lost
Last: Aug 15, 2014, WTA Western & Southern Open Quarterfinal, lost
Last: Mar 11, 2017, ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open Round 2, won
Last: Jul 4, 2017, Wimbledon Round 1, lost
Last: May 22, 2011, French Open Round 1, won
Last: Apr 26, 2014, WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Semifinal, lost
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.