Sunday, May 24, 2009

Jelena Jankovic Personal Life & Biography

Jelena Jankovic
Nickname(s) J.J. (in the media),
Jeca (in Serbia),
Jelly (in the UK)
Country Serbia
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Date of birth February 28, 1985 (1985-02-28) (age 24)
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia then SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Turned pro February 6, 2000
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$7,300,102

Jelena Jankovic 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. As of May 18, 2009, she is ranked World No. 5.

Jankovic 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.

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