Player Profile: Ana Ivanovic

Full Name: Ana Ivanović

DOB: November 6, 1987 (22)

Height: 186cm

Weight: 69kg

Turned Pro: August 17, 2003

Highest Rank: 1 (2008)

Current Rank: 65

Plays: Right handed, doubled handed backhand

Career Prize Money: $7,272,034 USD

Website: http://www.anaivanovic.com/

Ana was born in Serbia and started playing tennis at the age of five after watching Monica Seles play on TV. Her training was interrupted in 1999 by the NATO bombings in Belgrade which forced her to train in the morning to avoid any issue. Her mother Dragana, a lawyer, and her father Miroslav, a self employed businessman, encouraged and active family and are at most of Ivanovic’s matches. They have also supported her correspondence studies in finance through the Belgrade’s university.

Ivanovic’s rise to the top of women’s tennis was facilitated by her joining the Adidas Development Program in 2008

Ana’s best results have come on clay where she famously won her first and only Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2008. Subsequently she gained the number one ranking, fell early in Wimbledon after celebrating her win in Paris in Serbia and has slowly descended down the world rankings since then. Prior to winning Roland Garros, Ivanovic made the final at the Australian Open in the same year.

Throughout the later parts of 2008 and early 2009 Ivanovic struggled with multiple injuries and her physical conditioning as she switched coaches again.

Since Paris 2008 Ivanovic has struggled to find and maintain form for any length of time, changing coaches a few times to try and correct her problem. She has struggled with her serve, frequently tossing a wild or very readable ball toss, and has had little confidence while on court.

Ana’s dating life has also been religiously monitored by the press. While she has been friend with Novak Djokovic since she was five, and sees Rafael Nadal sometimes when she is staying at her home in Mallorca, Spain she has not dated either of the current top ranked men. In November 2008, after much speculation, Ivanovic revealed she was dating Spaniard Fernando Verdasco after they were seen together at end of season parties, kissing at the airport and observing each other in play and practice. Ana has been dating Australian pro-golfer Adam Scott since early 2009.

Ivanovic has been voted the sexiest woman on the tennis circuit and frequently models between tournaments.