Jovana Jakšić

Jovana Jakšić

Jakšić at the 2014 US Open
Full name Jovana Jakšić
Country (sports)  Serbia
Born (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Prize money $333,817
Singles
Career record 216–130
Career titles 15 ITF
Highest ranking 102 (12 May 2014)
Current ranking 183 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2014)
French Open 1R (2014)
Wimbledon 1R (2014)
US Open Q2 (2014, 2016)
Doubles
Career record 20–28
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking 316 (8 August 2016)
Current ranking 380 (12 September 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 2–3
Last updated on: 18 September 2016.
Jakšić in 2013

Jovana Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Јакшић; born 30 September 1993) is a Serbian tennis player.

Jakšić has won 15 singles and one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 102. On 8 August 2016, she peaked at world number 316 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Serbia at the Fed Cup, Jakšić has a win–loss record of 2–3. She made her 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]

Career

2013

In 2013, Jakšić 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

Jakšić reached her first career WTA final at the 2014 Monterrey Open, losing to compatriot Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[2] 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.[3] At Wimbledon, she lost to Petra Cetkovská in the first round in three sets as well.

WTA finals

Singles (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 7 April 2014 International Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico Hard Serbia Ana Ivanovic 2–6, 1–6

ITF finals (16–9)

Singles (15–8)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (9–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 4 July 2011 $10,000 Prokuplje, Serbia Clay Hungary Zsófia Susányi 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 22 August 2011 $10,000 Vinkovci, Croatia Clay Croatia Indire Akiki 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 26 September 2011 $10,000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 3 October 2011 $10,000 Pirot, Serbia Clay Serbia Natalija Kostić 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 31 October 2011 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 12 March 2012 $10,000 Mumbai, India Hard Israel Keren Shlomo 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 4. 24 September 2012 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Czech Republic Zuzana Zálabská 7–5, 7–5
Winner 5. 8 October 2012 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Germany Lena-Marie Hofmann 6–2, 6–3
Winner 6. 29 October 2012 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 7. 5 November 2012 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Croatia Ana Konjuh 6–3, 6–1
Winner 8. 19 November 2012 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Romania Laura-Ioana Andrei 6–2, 6–0
Winner 9. 11 February 2013 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić 5–2, ret.
Winner 10. 18 February 2013 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Romania Ioana Ducu 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 25 February 2013 $10,000 Antalya, Turkey Clay Romania Raluca Olaru 3–6, 5–7
Winner 11. 8 April 2013 $25,000 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard United States Julia Cohen 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 12. 13 May 2013 $25,000 Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard China Yang Zi 6–3, 6–2
Winner 13. 20 May 2013 $25,000 Tarakan, Indonesia Hard (i) China Li Ting 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 22 July 2013 $25,000 Wrexham, United Kingdom Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Winner 14. 17 February 2014 $25,000 Surprise, United States Hard Austria Tamira Paszek 4–6, 7–6(15–13), 7–5
Runner-up 6. 28 April 2014 $50,000 Anning, China Clay China Zheng Saisai 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 20 October 2014 $50,000 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i) France Julie Coin 5–7, 3–6
Winner 15. 19 October 2015 $50,000 Saguenay, Canada Hard (i) Switzerland Amra Sadiković 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Runner-up 8. 26 October 2015 $50,000 Toronto, Canada Hard (i) Germany Tatjana Maria 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (1–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 18 October 2010 $10,000 Monastir, Tunisia Hard Belarus Sasha Khabibulina Russia Irina Glimakova
Russia Polina Monova		 2–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Winner 1. 24 August 2015 $25,000 Winnipeg, Canada Hard Canada Sharon Fichman United States Kristie Ahn
United States Lorraine Guillermo		 6–2, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ Farrell, Sean (9 February 2014). "Canada wrap up victory in Montreal". Fed Cup. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ivanovic Wins 2nd Title of Year at Monterrey Open". ABC News. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Laure, Tobias (25 May 2014). "Harter Kampf für Hantuchová". Eurosport (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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