Jelena Janković
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Tennis Serena, Venus Williams to meet in Sony Ericsson singles final today in Qatar...will end their season with a title matchup. Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in one semifinal at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar. Serena Williams won the other semifinal when... In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Qatar, Fed Cup, Sony Ericsson, United States, and Wimbledon |
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New Kerala | October 31, 2009
Jankovic, Venus get lucky for Doha semi-final spots
...Venus get lucky for Doha semi-final spots Doha, Oct 31 : Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams entered the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Championships with the luck of the draw on their side. Jankovic, last year's number one and now...
In this article: Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska, Serena Williams, Doha, Back pain, US Open, and Dinara Safina
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BBC News | October 30, 2009
Kuznetsova win puts Venus through
...Group with a win, but she played poorly in a 6-3 6-2 defeat. Earlier, Jelena Jankovic reached the last four with a 6-2 6-2 rout of Caroline Wozniacki in the White Group. Denmark's Wozniacki progressed after Victoria Azarenka retired due...
In this article: Victoria Azarenka, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Dinara Safina, and Vera Zvonareva
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Boston Globe | October 30, 2009
Jankovic reaches semifinals in Doha
...reaches Doha semifinal Jelena Jankovic of Serbia celebrates upon winning her singles match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the WTA Tennis Championships, in Doha, Qatar Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
In this article: Caroline Wozniacki, Doha, Elena Dementieva, Victoria Azarenka, Venus Williams, WTA, Dinara Safina, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Svetlana Kuznetsova
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Reuters | October 25, 2009
Safina and Serena ready for Doha shoot-out
...Gulf. She will face late qualifier Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, the 2008 year-end number one, and tournament debutants Caroline Wozniacki, the U.S. Open runner-up from Denmark, and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, in the White Group. Serena,...
In this article: Doha, Australian Open, WTA, U.S. Open, Thomson Reuters, Small business, China Open, and Wimbledon
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Seattle Times | September 02, 2009
Tennis No. 1 seed Safina barely advances
...6-2, 6-2. Winners included 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, past runners-up Elena Dementieva of Russia and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and No. 13 Nadia Petrova of Russia.
In this article: Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova, Russia, U.S. Open, Physical therapy, Andy Murray, and Zeljko Krajan
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The Japan Times: All Stories | October 31, 2009
Agassi admits he used crystal meth for a year
...a return to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in their round-robin match at the WTA Championships on Friday night. Jankovic won 6-2, 6-2. AP PHOTO Agassi admits he used crystal meth for a year NEW YORK (AP) Andre Agassi used crystal meth...
In this article: Andre Agassi, Brooke Shields, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, French Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Serena Williams, and Friends
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The Australian | August 19, 2009
Safina tosses it away in Toronto
...to win the tournament, she cannot overtake Safina for the top ranking this week. Jankovic, the fifth seed, defeated Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-5 6-4. China's Zheng Jie broke Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki seven times in a 7-5 6-3 triumph...
In this article: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, Alona Bondarenko, WTA, US Open, Alisa Kleybanova, Yaroslava Shvedova, and Roberta Vinci
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International Herald Tribune | May 15, 2008
Sharapova, Jankovic and Serena Williams reach Italian Open quarterfinals - International Herald Tribune
...No. 1 after Justine Henin's retirement, won 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). TENNIS | WTA TOUR Sharapova, Jankovic and Serena Williams reach Italian Open quarterfinals Maria Sharapova rallied from a four-game deficit in the second set to beat Caroline...
In this article: Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Italian Open, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Kirilenko, Dominika Cibulkova, Justine Henin, Wimbledon, and WTA
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Guardian | September 29, 2009
Top six Tokyo seeds all make early exit
...the 22-year-old Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 5-0 in the first set. The most notable seeded players to win today were Jelena Jankovic (seventh) and Victoria Azarenka (eighth). Jankovic needed three sets to see off Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 4-6, 6-2...
In this article: Kateryna Bondarenko, Elena Dementieva, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova, Tokyo, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, and Sam Stosur
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Jelena Janković (Јелена Јанковић, ; born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She was ranked World No. 1 for seventeen consecutive weeks until she was overtaken by Serena Williams on February 2, 2009. She was the year-end World No. 1 in 2008, the first player in the history of the WTA tour to do this without winning a Grand Slam title. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No. 6.
Janković has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.
- Also Known As:
- Jelly
- J.J.
- Jeca
- Birth Date:
- February 28, 1985
- Birthplace:
- Belgrade, Serbia then SFR Yugoslavia
- Weight:
- 59 kg
- Residence:
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Highest Ranking - Singles:
- No. 1 (August 11, 2008)
- Highest Ranking - Doubles:
- No. 43 (November 6, 2006)
- Career Record - Singles:
- 353–179
- Career Record - Doubles:
- 34–54
- Career Titles - Singles:
- 10 WTA, 1 ITF
- Wimbledon Results:
- 4R (2006, 2007, 2008)
- French Open Results:
- SF (2007, 2008)
- Fench Open Results (Doubles):
- 2R (2007)
- Australian Open Results:
- SF (2008)
- Australian Open Results (Doubles):
- 3R (2008)
- US Open Results (Doubles):
- 3R (2006)
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