Jelena Janković
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2009: Serena's back on top...Britain's Andy Murray in last year's final at Ashe Stadium. Serena captured her third Open title a year ago by holding off Serbian star Jelena Jankovic in the women's finale. Note: Legends Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras also own five U.S.... In this article: Serena Williams, U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters, Wimbledon, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Roger Federer, Elena Dementieva, Sybille Bammer, and French Open |
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Sports Illustrated | October 30, 2009
Venus reaches semifinals of WTA Championships
...passage into the knockout round. Dementieva had a chance of joining Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals, but was dominated by Kuznetsova in their last round-robin match Friday. Venus, Kuznetsova and Dementieva all...
In this article: Venus Williams, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Serena Williams, All rights reserved, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, and Doha
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | October 28, 2009
Injured Safina pulls out; Serena is No. 1
...player who performed best in Doha was guaranteed to end the year as No. 1. Williams won her first match Tuesday and beat sister Venus, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), yesterday. The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion will end a year as No. 1 for the...
In this article: Serena Williams, Roberto Luongo, NCAA, Myles Brand, Jose Baez, and Mikhail Youzhny
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | October 31, 2009
It's Venus against Serena in WTA Championships final
Venus, the world number seven, defeated Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in her semi-final while 2001 champion Serena, the new world number one, reached the final when Caroline Wozniacki was forced to retire. Danish...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Fed Cup, and Dinara Safina
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BBC News | October 31, 2009
Williams sisters reach Doha final
...reach Doha final Page last updated at 20:11 GMT, Saturday, 31 October 2009 Venus Williams repeated her semi-final win over Jankovic of 12 months ago Defending champion Venus Williams will face Serena Williams in the final of the...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Jose Martinez, Nuria Llagostera Vives, and Doha
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ESPN | October 31, 2009
Venus Williams, Serena Williams to face off in final of WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar
...sisters will end their season with another title matchup. Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in one semifinal at the Sony Ericsson Championships. Serena Williams won the other when Caroline Wozniacki quit...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Doha, Nikolay Davydenko, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Fed Cup, and U.S. Open
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Safina quits WTA opener in tears
...quits WTA opener in tears Dinara Safina quit her WTA Championship opener against Jelena Jankovic in tears on Wednesday after suffering a back injury which could see her lose her world number one ranking. The emotional pullout, at just...
In this article: Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, WTA, and Elena Dementieva
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Yahoo! News | October 31, 2009
It's Venus against Serena in WTA Championships final (AFP)
It's Venus against Serena in WTA Championships final (AFP) AFP - Venus Williams of the US returns the ball to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their WTA Championships … by Dave James Dave James - 24 mins ago DOHA (AFP) - Defending champion...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Fed Cup, Dinara Safina, Doha, Serbia, and US
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USATODAY.com | October 30, 2009
Williams sisters, Jankovic, Wozniacki advance in Qatar
...and Caroline Wozniacki on Friday. Venus, the defending champion, lost her first two group matches but advanced on a countback of sets thanks to Svetlana Kuznetsova's 6-3, 6-2 win over Elena Dementieva. Venus joined unbeaten sister Serena...
In this article: Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams, Doha, and Qatar
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Safina pulls out of WTA final, Serena gets No. 1 (AP)
Safina pulls out of WTA final, Serena gets No. 1 (AP) AP - Dinara Safina of Russia sits down injured as she retires from her singles match against Jelena Jankovic … By MATTIAS KAREN, AP Sports Writer Mattias Karen, Ap Sports Writer - 12...
In this article: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Doha, Australian Open, Dinara Safina, WTA, Anti-inflammatory, and Cortisone
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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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