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Jelena Jankovic

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Jelena Jankovic

SerbiaAge, ranking and results

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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About Jelena Jankovic

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.

Match history664

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

DateTournamentRoundOpponentResultScoreSurface
Aug 28US OpenRound 1Petra KvitovaL5-7, 5-7Hard
Jul 31ATP & WTA Citi OpenRound 1Oceane DodinL6-4, 3-6, 0-2 ret. (ret.)Hard
Jul 27WTA Jiangxi OpenRound 2Lu Jing-JingL6-2, 1-6, 2-6Hard
Jul 25WTA Jiangxi OpenRound 1Kang JiaqiW6-2, 7-5Hard
Jul 4WimbledonRound 1Agnieszka RadwanskaL6-7(3), 0-6Grass
Jun 20WTA Mallorca OpenRound 1Caroline GarciaL4-6, 4-6Grass
Jun 12ATP & WTA Topshelf OpenRound 1Petra KrejsovaL3-6, 5-7Grass
May 29French OpenRound 1Richel HogenkampL2-6, 5-7Clay
May 17ATP & WTA Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRound 2Julia GoergesL6-2, 6-7(2), 1-6Clay
May 15ATP & WTA Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRound 1Alison Riske-AmritrajW6-3, 6-3Clay
May 7ATP & WTA Mutua Madrid OpenRound 1Dominika CibulkovaL4-6, 7-5, 5-7Clay
May 2WTA J&T Banka Prague OpenRound 1Kristyna PliskovaL4-6, 4-6Clay
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Apr 4WTA Tour Family Circle CupRound 2Samantha StosurL1-6, 3-6Clay
Apr 3WTA Tour Family Circle CupRound 1Ekaterina AlexandrovaW6-0, 6-4Clay
Mar 22ATP & WTA Miami OpenRound 1Yaroslava ShvedovaL6-4, 4-6, 6-7(3)Hard
Mar 11ATP & WTA BNP Paribas OpenRound 2Venus WilliamsW6-1, 6-7(5), 0-4Hard
Mar 9ATP & WTA BNP Paribas OpenRound 1Irina FalconiW6-2, 3-6, 6-3Hard
Feb 19WTA Dubai Duty FreeRound 1Mona BarthelL1-6, 3-6Hard
Feb 14WTA Qatar Total OpenRound 1Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaL1-6, 4-6Hard
Jan 30WTA Taiwan OpenRound 1Kurumi NaraL7-6(4), 5-7, 4-6Hard
Jan 19Australian OpenRound 3Svetlana KuznetsovaL4-6, 7-5, 7-9Hard
Jan 17Australian OpenRound 2Julia GoergesW6-3, 6-4Hard
Jan 15Australian OpenRound 1Laura SiegemundW6-1, 1-6, 6-4Hard
Jan 8WTA Hobart InternationalRound 1Monica NiculescuL2-6, 3-6Hard
Jan 2WTA Shenzhen OpenRound 1Simona HalepL1-6, 6-3, 3-6Hard

How she is doing nowThrough Aug 28

Last 102-8LLLWLLLLLWNewest first. Three losses in a row.

Did you know?!

A career-high No. 1

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

Titles in 2009

In 2009, Jankovic won 2 titles, the Andalucia Tennis Experience and the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open.

Titles in 2008

In 2008, Jankovic won 4 titles, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, China Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and Ladies Kremlin Cup.

CareerPro since 2000

26years2000 to 2017
  1. 2007First WTA matchBeat Julia Schruff, WTA ASB Classic
  2. 2007First titleWTA ASB Classic
  3. 2008Career high No. 1Aug 11, 2008
  4. Aug 28, 2017Latest matchLost to Petra Kvitova, US Open

Grand Slam titles

AO0Semifinal (2008)25-11 in our records
RG0Semifinal (2010)29-11 in our records
WIM0Round 4 (2015)16-11 in our records
USO0Final (2008)24-11 in our records

Titles by season

20074
20084
20092
20101
20131
20152

14 titles from 31 finals in our records

First WTA match

Jan 2, 2007: beat Julia Schruff 6-3, 6-4WTA ASB Classic, on hard

Latest match

Aug 28, 2017: lost to Petra Kvitova 5-7, 5-7US Open, Round 1, on hard court

Most often against

The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.

Caroline Wozniacki11 meetings, finals 1-0
5-6Jankovic trails

Last: Oct 15, 2016, WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open Semifinal, lost

Serena Williams11 meetings, finals 0-4
2-9Jankovic trails

Last: Aug 15, 2014, WTA Western & Southern Open Quarterfinal, lost

Venus Williams11 meetings, finals 0-0
7-4Jankovic leads

Last: Mar 11, 2017, ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open Round 2, won

Agnieszka Radwanska10 meetings, finals 0-0
2-8Jankovic trails

Last: Jul 4, 2017, Wimbledon Round 1, lost

Alona Bondarenko10 meetings, finals 0-0
9-1Jankovic leads

Last: May 22, 2011, French Open Round 1, won

Ana Ivanovic10 meetings, finals 0-0
2-8Jankovic trails

Last: Apr 26, 2014, WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Semifinal, lost

Sources and updates

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.