Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic
Ivanović at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
Native nameАна Ивановић
Ana Ivanović
Country (sports) Serbia and Montenegro (2004–2006)[1][2]
 Serbia (2006–2016)
ResidenceWestendorf, Tyrol, Austria[3]
Born (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 37)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[4][5]
Turned pro17 August 2003
Retired28 December 2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$15,510,787[6]
Official websiteOfficial website
Singles
Career record480–225
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 1 (9 June 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2008)
French OpenW (2008)
WimbledonSF (2007)
US OpenQF (2012)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2007)
Olympic Games3R (2012)
Doubles
Career record30–35
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 50 (25 September 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2005, 2007)
Wimbledon3R (2005)
US Open3R (2006)
Mixed doubles
Career record2–3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open2R (2005)
US Open1R (2011)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2012), record 20–9
Hopman CupF (2013)

Ana Schweinsteiger (née Ivanovic; born 6 November 1987) is a Serbian former world No. 1 tennis player. She claimed the top ranking after winning the 2008 French Open, and held the position for a total of 12 weeks. She was also the runner-up at the 2007 French Open[7] and the 2008 Australian Open, losing to Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova respectively.[8] She qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2014[9] and won the year-end WTA Tournament of Champions twice, in 2010[10] and 2011.[11]

Ivanovic won 15 WTA Tour singles titles, including a Grand Slam singles title at the French Open in 2008. During this time, she earned over $15.5 million in prize money, which is the 25th highest in the all-time rankings. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time[12] and was also included on the list of "Top 100 Greatest Players Ever" (male and female combined) by reporter Matthew Cronin.[13]

Her breakthrough came at the 2004 Zurich Open, where she qualified and was narrowly beaten by Venus Williams in the second round in two tiebreak sets. By the age of 18, Ivanovic had already defeated established players such as Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva and Amélie Mauresmo. Ivanovic was known for her aggressive style of play and impressive forehand, described by Petrova as "the best out there."[14]

Ivanovic's struggles after winning the 2008 French Open were well documented.[15] After that victory, she was overwhelmed by attention[16] and endured an ongoing period of reduced success, failing to make a Grand Slam quarterfinal in her subsequent 17 Grand Slam tournaments, and dropping as low as No. 65 in the rankings in July 2010.[17][18] In 2012, Ivanovic reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since her French Open victory at the 2012 US Open, thereby achieving the feat of reaching the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments, and finished with a year-end top 15 ranking for the first time since 2008. In 2014, Ivanovic enjoyed a resurgence, beginning with her victory in the Auckland Open, her first singles title in over two years, before going on to win the Monterrey Open, Aegon Classic and the Pan Pacific Open. She qualified for competition in the WTA Tour Championships and secured a year-end ranking of No. 5, signifying her return to the world's elite.[19] In 2015, Ivanovic made it to the semifinals of a major for the first time in seven years at the French Open. In late December 2016, she announced her retirement, citing being no longer able to perform to a high standard as a major factor.[20]

  1. ^ "Fed Cup results for Serbia and Montenegro". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ "2005 French Open seeds". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ Marija (11 November 2019). "Ivanovic and Schweinsteiger to settle in a picturesque Austrian village of Westendorf". Women's Tennis Blog. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ "WTA profile". Wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Bio on Official Website". Anaivanovic.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. ^ https://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/rankings/All_Career_Prize_Money.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Henin seals French title hat-trick". CNN. 9 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  8. ^ "Sharapova stuns Serb in Aussie final". CNN. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Elite eight set for Singapore". Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  10. ^ Ivanovic completes turnaround with Bali title Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  11. ^ Ivanovic marks birthday with Bali win Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  12. ^ William Lee Adams (9 May 2013). "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future – Ana Ivanovic". Time. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Matt Cronin's Top 100 Greatest Players Ever". 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  14. ^ "LA win takes Ivanovic to new high". BBC. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  15. ^ Ana Ivanovic is not back to her best yet Archived 23 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Roar
  16. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (25 May 2014). "Off-Court Comfort Is Helping to Revive Ivanovic's Game". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  17. ^ Ana Ivanovic – Heading Back to the Top? Archived 8 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine DW on Sport
  18. ^ Where Did It All Go Wrong: The Sad Demise of Ana Ivanovic Archived 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine DW on Sport
  19. ^ "Vintage Ivanovic Back in Top 5". WTA Tennis. 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis at 29". ABC News. 29 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.