Jelena Dokic
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Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis
player.
During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro
(Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties (mostly involving her father
), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She made a serious return to tennis in 2008, and after winning three ITF
tournaments that year, rose to World No. 187 going into the 2009 Australian Open
. She finished 2009 in the top 100, but declined in 2010. Her 2011 season has seen a resurgence in Dokić's form and abilities.
The highlights of Dokić's career include reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon
and the Sydney Olympics
in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2002 and the Australian Open
in 2009. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis
in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Venus Williams
at the 2000 Italian Open and Kim Clijsters
at the 2003 Zürich Open
. Other high-calibre players whom Dokić has defeated include Caroline Wozniacki
, Jelena Janković
, Monica Seles
, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo
, Mary Pierce
, Elena Dementieva
, Francesca Schiavone
, Anna Chakvetadze
and Jennifer Capriati
.
Dokić is also one of the few women on the WTA
tour who has won WTA-Tier Tournaments on all surfaces: hard, clay, grass and carpet.
, Croatia
, Yugoslavia
to a Serbian
father Damir Dokić
and a Croatian
mother Ljiljana. She has a younger brother, Savo, who is eight years her junior. Her family lived in Osijek till June 1991, when they decided to leave due to the civil war.
They settled in Sombor
, Serbia
, for a short time and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in Fairfield
, a suburb of Sydney
, where she attended Fairfield High School.
doubles with Kim Clijsters
, ending the season ranked World No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation
junior singles rankings and World No. 7 in doubles.
to win the Hopman Cup
title
. To date, it is Australia's lone victory at the event. She then received a wildcard into the Australian Open
, winning two rounds before losing 6–1, 6–2 to world No. 1 Martina Hingis
. At Wimbledon, Dokić made her professional breakthrough. As a qualifier, she caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament
during the open era. She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce
in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to Alexandra Stevenson
in the quarterfinals. Dokić also reached her first WTA doubles final with Amanda Coetzer
in Tokyo. During 1999, Dokić jumped 298 spots, finishing the year at World No. 43.
by Rita Kuti-Kis
of Hungary, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. After the match, Dokić said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be." This assessment of her opponent resulted in many critical remarks about Dokić from the media and the tennis world.
During the spring clay court
season, Dokić reached the quarterfinals of the Tier I events in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Rome (upsetting Venus Williams
en route), as well as earning Fed Cup
victories over Kim Clijsters
, Anna Kournikova
, and Sandrine Testud
respectively. However, Dokić lost in the second round at the French Open.
Her successes at Wimbledon continued. She lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport
6–4, 6–2. Jelena reached the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to Serena Williams
7–6(7), 6–0 after holding two set points in the first set tiebreaker. At the 2000 Summer Olympics
, representing Australia, she lost to Monica Seles
in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she teamed with Rennae Stubbs
, but they lost in the second round. Dokić finished the year at World No. 26.
, she began playing for Yugoslavia. Her father, Damir, claimed irregularities in the draw after her first-round loss to Lindsay Davenport
and he was banned from the tournament due to abusive behavior. Damir later said "I think the draw is fixed just for her" After the Australian Open, her family moved to the United States.
In May, she won her first singles title in the Rome Masters
, defeating Amélie Mauresmo
in the final, 7–6(3), 6–1. Later that year in doubles, she teamed with Conchita Martínez
to reach the final of the French Open
, where they were defeated by Virginia Ruano Pascual
and Paola Suárez
in straights sets.
Later in the year, she reached five finals, winning two titles, in Tokyo (defeating former World No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
), and the Kremlin Cup
(defeating Elena Dementieva
). She also won her second title in doubles in Linz
, with Nadia Petrova
. She also qualified for the WTA Tour Championships
in singles, reaching the quarterfinals. She finished the year at World No. 8.
Yugoslav Olympic Committee
declared her their athlete of the year for 2001.
, where she was forced to hand a walkover to Venus Williams
, after her first victory over Monica Seles
a day earlier, due to a right thigh strain suffered in her win. In April, she won her fourth singles title in Sarasota, Florida
defeating Tatiana Panova
6–2, 6–2 in the final. At the Hamburg
event, Dokić collected a 7–6(3), 7–6(3) win over Justine Henin, before having to retire in the semifinals. Dokić was unable to defend her Rome Masters
title, losing to eleventh-seeded Anastasia Myskina
in the third round. In Strasbourg
, she reached her fifth final, losing to Silvia Farina Elia
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. At the French Open
, she was defeated by top-seeded Jennifer Capriati
in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Dokić then won her fifth career singles title in Birmingham
, defeating Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3. She then lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon to Daniela Hantuchová
6–4, 7–5.
After Wimbledon, Dokić reached the final of the Acura Classic in San Diego, scoring her first win over Capriati in a three set match. In the final, however, she was defeated by Venus Williams
6–2, 6–2. She also reached the semifinals of Los Angeles, losing to Chanda Rubin
, and Montreal
, grasping a 6–4, 6–3 victory over Martina Hingis
before retiring hurt against Capriati. Despite a 6–4, 6–2 loss to Elena Bovina
in the second round of the US Open, Dokić reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.
Dokić then reached the semifinals in Bahia
and Tokyo. Dokić again qualified for the WTA Tour Championships
, losing in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams
7–6(1), 6–0. She finished the year ranked World No. 9 in singles.
In doubles, Dokić won titles in Sarasota (with Elena Likhovtseva
), Los Angeles (with Kim Clijsters
), and Linz
(with Nadia Petrova
), as well as reaching the finals of Moscow and Zürich
(both with Petrova). This success resulted in Jelena reaching her career high doubles ranking of World No. 10.
A string of first or second round losses commenced as she clearly suffered from a severe loss of confidence. No longer a part of her life physically, her father continued to be a presence as he publicly criticised her choices. At one stage, he termed her boyfriend Enrique Bernoldi
, a former Formula One
driver with whom she lived at the time, quoted: "an idiot".
She played matches at 30 events, reaching one final, one semifinal, and seven quarterfinals.
At Wimbledon she narrowly lost in the third round 6–4, 6–4 to a 16 year old Maria Sharapova
. However at Zürich, she beat the then World No. 1 player, Kim Clijsters
, later to lose to Justine Henin in the final. She also reached a final in doubles, in Rome with Nadia Petrova
.
for Serbia and Montenegro Fed Cup team
and achieved two wins.
In mid-2004, Dokić returned to her family in Serbia, trying to put her life back in order and regain confidence. However, the attempt was unsuccessful, and in November 2005, after a turbulent period of 4–5 months during which she canceled all her tennis commitments and not even her family knew her whereabouts, she returned to Australia proclaiming, "I am an Australian, I feel like an Australian and I want to play for Australia again."
in Auckland. However, she lost her first round match to Julia Schruff
, 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–1, hitting 51 unforced errors and 28 double faults. Dokić then earned a wildcard berth at the Australian Open
after winning the wildcard playoff. She held a match point on her opponent Virginie Razzano
's serve and hit a forehand winner which did catch the line, only to have the umpire overrule the ball out. She went on to lose the match, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–1, hitting over 70 unforced errors. Later in the year, Dokić played in the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon
, where she received a wildcard. However, she suffered a 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 loss to Alexandra Stevenson
. Under the guidance of new coach Nikola Pilić
, after over three months away from the tour due to injury, Dokić qualified for a $10,000 tournament and reached the semifinals of the main draw before losing to Astrid Besser
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(5). In late November 2006, Dokić denied reports from her father, Damir
, that she had been kidnapped by her boyfriend, Tin Bikić. In her interview, she said she would not play in the 2007 Australian Open
because she was not ready and her aim was to get back into the top 30. Shortly after, Dokić left the Nikola Pilić tennis academy. She was due to sign a contract to be in the academy for a year, but she instead returned to Borna Bikić, her coach. Dokić said she was not satisfied with the contract Pilić's Academy offered her.
saying that she would be using their facilities in an attempt to make a successful comeback. She said that she had not felt "within herself" to play during 2007 season but was now ready to put in the hard work necessary to get back to the top. She cited Mary Pierce
, Jennifer Capriati
, and Andre Agassi
as inspirational figures for her to follow towards her goal of reaching the highest echelons of tennis once more. Dokić's long awaited return to tennis came during the Australian Open
wildcard playoff, where she was hoping to earn a wildcard into the first Grand Slam tournament
of 2008. Dokić emerged from the round robin stage with a 3–0 record before retiring in her quarterfinal match while trailing 6–3, 3–1 due to a thigh strain.
, where she won four matches to reach the second round of the main draw, where she retired in her match against Flavia Pennetta
due to an ankle injury. Dokić received a qualifying wildcard into the Australian Open
, where she lost in the second round.
After a three month layoff, Dokić finally returned to action at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
tournament in Fes
where she qualified but lost in the first round against Gréta Arn
.
She then entered the following week in a $25,000 International Tennis Federation
(ITF) tournament in Florence, Italy, where she successfully qualified and proceeded to win the tournament, saving two match points against Mirjana Lučić
in the quarterfinals and defeating seventh-seeded Lucie Hradecká
in the final 6–1, 6–3. A week later, Dokić continued her winning streak by capturing the $25,000 ITF tournament in Caserta, Italy.
She was then offered a wildcard to the Internationaux de Strasbourg
, where she lost in the first round to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky
.
In July, she won her third $25,000 ITF in Darmstadt after winning the final 6–0, 6–0.
After a period with less successful results, Dokić took a temporary break and withdrew from all ITF tournaments during September and early October. She returned mid-October after being awarded a wildcard for qualifying into the Tier II Generali Ladies Linz
tournament. There, she won her first round match against Petra Martić
before losing to World No. 63 Jill Craybas
in the second round.
In December, Dokić again played the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff event, where she emerged from the round-robin stage with a 2–1 record, subsequently winning through to the final playoff. In this playoff, Jelena played a tough match against Monika Wejnert
, coming out a victor 6–7(3) 7–5 6–3 and earning a wildcard into the 2009 Australian Open http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/5226660/dokic-secures-australian-open-wildcard. After the match, Dokić said:
During the Playoffs, Dokić stated in a press-conference that she has ambitions to play Fed Cup for Australia in 2009. Subsequent to the Playoffs, Dokić was awarded a main draw wildcard entry into the inaugural, 2009 Brisbane International event.
Dokić was knocked out of the Brisbane International
by Amélie Mauresmo
in straight sets in the first round. Dokić was up 5–3 in the first set before Mauresmo came back to win the tiebreak 11–9. In the second set, Dokić was down 3–5 but rallied to lead 6–5 before Mauresmo won the set in a tiebreak, 7–5. Dokić then received a qualification wildcard
into the Moorilla Hobart International
tournament but withdrew before her first match because of an Achilles tendon injury.
Dokić won her first round match at the 2009 Australian Open
against Tamira Paszek of Austria, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4. It was her first Grand Slam match win since 2003. She then defeated World No. 17 Anna Chakvetadze
in the second round, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 and 11th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki
of Denmark in the third round 3–6, 6–1, 6–2. This was the first time she had reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. Dokić then advanced to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2002 after defeating 29th-seeded Alisa Kleybanova
7–5, 5–7, 8–6. Dokić's run ended when she was defeated by Dinara Safina
in the quarter-finals 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. Because of this tournament, her ranking improved to World No. 91.
In an interview after her first-round win at the Australian Open, Dokić said that she still has no contact with her father, but is building relationships again with her mother and younger brother, and that she has been dating her boyfriend, Tin Bikić, for five years.
In Fed Cup
, Australia was in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Dokić defeated all three of her opponents in straight sets, Lee Jin-A of Korea, Suchanun Viratprasert of Thailand, and Diane Hollands of New Zealand. Australia advanced into the World Group II Playoffs in April. At the Cellular South Cup
in Memphis, Tennessee, Dokić won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw, where she lost in the first round to top-seeded Wozniacki 6–1, 6–2 in 48 minutes.
Her next tournament was the BNP Paribas Open
, a Premier Mandatory
event in Indian Wells, California
, where she lost to American Jill Craybas
in the first round. Dokić received a wildcard for the main draw of another Premier Mandatory event, the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida
. She defeated Romanian Edina Gallovits
in the first round before losing to 13th-seeded Wozniacki in the second round 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 on Wozniacki's fourth match point. Dokić withdrew from the MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
and the Family Circle Cup
in Charleston, South Carolina
, citing fatigue. Dokić then won the second singles rubber of Australia's World Group II Fed Cup
quarterfinal tie against Switzerland in Mildura, Australia.
Originally scheduled to play in the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
in early May, she instead appeared as the number 1 seed in the $100,000 ITF event at Bucharest but lost in the semifinals to Andrea Petkovic
6–1, 3–6, 6–1. She then participated on the 2009 Warsaw Open
, which was the last WTA Premier event before the French Open but lost in the first round to qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru
. She then played the 2009 French Open
. In the first round, she beat Karolina Šprem
by 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, her first win in the French Open since 2003. In the second round she played world no.4 Elena Dementieva
. She led by 6–2 4–3 before retiring due to a lower back injury. She also played doubles, partnering with Alisa Kleybanova
, they defeated Petra Cetkovská
and Carla Suárez Navarro
in the first round. They were scheduled to play world no.1s in doubles, Cara Black
and Liezel Huber
, in the second round but withdrew because of the injury.
Her injury forced her to miss Wimbledon warming up tournaments, but Dokić still appeared at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
. She lost against qualifier Tatjana Malek
in the first round 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 after serving 16 double faults. Dokić was then diagnosed as suffering from glandular fever
and had to withdraw from Swedish Open in Båstad. She was ordered to rest for another fortnight and planned to get back on court on hard-court tournaments leading up to 2009 US Open
. However, she did not make any appearance at the 2009 US Open Series
.
She competed at the 2009 US Open
but lost to Kirsten Flipkens
in the first round. The week later, she played at the $100,000 ITF event at Biella where she is seeded fourth, but lost to Petra Martić
in the second round. She then played at another $100,000 ITF tournament at Sofia but again lost in the second round to Andrea Hlaváčková
6–1 6–4. Two weeks later she played at another $100,000+H ITF tournament at Athens, Greece. She won the tournament by beating Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–1 in the final. This was her first title in 2009 and her most significant title since 2002.
Dokić then traveled to France to play ITF level tournaments, started with Joué-lès-Tours, a $50,000 event where she was the top seed. She advanced to her second final of the year but lost to Sofia Arvidsson
by 2–6, 6–7(7). She then played at Poitiers, a $100,000 ITF event, as the fourth seed. She made it to her third consecutive final and faced Sofia Arvidsson again. This time, she won the title 6–4, 6–4, clinching her second title in 2009.
Dokić finished 2009 ranked World No.56, her best since 2004.
, where she lost to former world no.1 Ana Ivanović
by three sets, 5–7, 6–1, 3–6, in the first round. She then traveled to Hobart
to play the Hobart International where she defeated Elena Baltacha
6–4, 6–2 in the first round but lost to second seed, Shahar Pe'er
, in a disappointing second round match 2–6, 2–6 with Dokić making over 40 unforced errors. She was seen breaking down on court as well as crying after this match. As well as the singles, Dokić also participated in the doubles event at this tournament, trying to start a new combination with compatriot Alicia Molik
. However, the pair lost in the first round to Chan Yung-Jan
and Monica Niculescu
by 6–7(4), 7–6(5), [10–2].
She then traveled to Melbourne to compete at the Australian Open
. Dokić was defeated in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open
by 27th seed Alisa Kleybanova
, 6–1, 7–5. The loss caused Dokić's rank to drop to world no. 96. She also played doubles, partnering with Petra Kvitová
, but the pair lost in the first round. In a recent article, Dokić decided to withdraw from Australia Fed Cup after dealing with emotions on and off court; however in the aftermath she said, "I have had a lot to deal with in my career but I am not done yet" and "I will be back."
Dokić withdrew from the 2010 PTT Pattaya Open
in Thailand and 2010 Malaysian Open due to a mysterious illness. She lost in the qualifying rounds of 2010 Monterrey Open
and the first round of 2010 BNP Paribas Open
in Indian Wells
. She was then offered a WC into 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami but declined it due to another injury. Jelena then continued to withdraw from WTA events in Marbella
and Barcelona
, Spain, and Fes
, Morocco, still troubled by injuries.
Her clay season started in May, where she played at an ITF 50,000 tournament at Prague where she was seeded third. She lost in the quarterfinals to Corinna Dentoni
. Her next tournament was the French Open
, but she lost in the first round to 24th seed Lucie Šafářová
. She then traveled to Rome to participate at an ITF 50,000 tournament but lost to Anna Tatishvili
in the first round. The following week, she participated at an ITF 100,000 tournament at Marseille, France. She reached the quarterfinals but lost to eventual champion Klára Zakopalová by 6–1, 7–6(6).
She then played the qualification for Wimbledon
but lost in the second round to Julie Ditty
in three sets, after committing 24 double faults, including five in the fifth game of the final set. Dokić then withdrew from an ITF 100,000 tournament in Cuneo, Italy, with a wrist injury. The following week she withdrew from another one in Biarritz, France. She then competed at an ITF 50,000 tournament in Contrexéville, France winning the singles 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 over Olivia Sanchez
, thus claiming her first title in 2010. Partnering with Sharon Fichman
, she lost in the doubles finals. She then won her second straight title, in Bucharest
, Romania
, at the ITF 75,000 Ruxandra Dragomir Open
defeating Zuzana Ondrášková
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(3) in the final. With this win, Dokić was back in the top 100, ranked 96. The next week, she participated at an ITF 75,000 tournament in Vancouver, where she won her third straight title after defeating Virginie Razzano
6–1, 6–4 in the final, capping a 15-match winning streak. Dokić has the most $50,000 or more ITF titles in the ITF Women's Circuit.
Though she returned to the top 100 after winning three tournaments and 15 matches in a row, Dokić lost in the first round qualifying draw of the 2010 US Open
to Laura Robson
6–1, 6–4. Jelena then traveled to Asia to participate at two ITF tournaments but had disappointing result as she both lost in the first round of the 100K+H tournament in Ningbo, China and 100K+H tournament in Tokyo, Japan. She then traveled back to Europe and participated at an ITF 50K tournament in Joue-Les-Tours. She double-bageled Eirini Georgatou in the first round and she beat Karolína Plíšková
in the second round 4–6 6–3 6–3. In the Quarterfinal, Jelena beat Elitsa Kostova
6–3 6–4. Jelena was beaten in the semi-final by Vesna Manasieva
7–6 4–6 6–1
Jelena won her 1st round match in the 50K tournament in Saint-Raphael, France by beating Eva Birnerova
2–6 6–1 6–2. Jelena retired in her 2nd round match against Urszula Radwańska
leading 7–5 0–2, with a suspected thigh injury.
Jelena revealed that she had an elbow injury in the beginning of the year (possibly the reason she withdrew in tournaments such as Miami). Also, she explained that she did not take part in a lot of tournaments in the second half of the year to recover from injury and to deal with her coaching situations.
In December, Dokić participated in the Australian Open Wild Card playoff tournament. In her round robin, Dokić won all three of her matches and a spot in the semi final round where she defeated Alicia Molik
. However, Dokić lost to Olivia Rogowska in the final 6–1 6–7(3) 3–6. Despite missing out on a wild card spot, the organisers awarded her a wild card for the Australian Open main draw.
Dokić finished 2010 ranked World No.138.
, Sydney
, and Melbourne
. She comfortably won her first match in Brisbane 6–4, 6–3 against qualifier Anastasia Pivovarova
but then lost to in-form, eventual finalist, Andrea Petkovic
0–6, 1–6. After the match Dokić cited a stomach virus as the reason to the loss. In Sydney, she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova
by 2–6, 2–6 in the first round.
In the Australian Open, Dokić easily dispatched Czech Zuzana Ondrášková
6–3, 6–2 in the first round, but fell to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–7(3), 1–6 in the second round. She also received wildcard to participate in doubles, partnering with Sally Peers
where they faced sixteenth seed, Timea Bacsinszky
and Tathiana Garbin
, in the first round. The pair lost 1–6, 4–6.
At the 2011 Open GDF Suez
in Paris, Dokić won all three qualifying matches for a spot in the main draw. Dokić then upset the 30th ranked Lucie Šafářová
, a 2010 finalist, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 for a spot in the second round. This victory was Dokić's first victory over a top 30 player since the 2009 Australian Open. She backed up her strong performance by defeating fifth seed, and former doubles partner, Nadia Petrova
in straight sets, 6–4, 7–6(4), in the second round to advance to her first WTA quarterfinals appearance since the 2009 Australian Open. However, her run ended after Kim Clijsters
beat her 3–6, 0–6, despite leading 3–0 in the first set, in a victory that brought Clijsters back to world no.1. Nevertheless, Dokić's strong performance in the Premier
event brought Dokić back to the top 100, at no. 91, and a main draw wildcard of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
.
In the first round of Dubai, Dokić, hindered by illness, committed 41 unforced errors and 11 double faults to give victory to an in-form Flavia Pennetta
losing 2–6, 2–6. Following the loss, Dokić traveled to Doha to participate at the qualifying draw of 2011 Qatar Ladies Open
. She comfortably won her first match but lost in the second match to fellow Australian, Jarmila Groth.
Dokić then traveled to Kuala Lumpur where she scored her biggest win of the year by upsetting World No. 5, 2010 French Open
Champion, and top seed Francesca Schiavone
2–6, 7–6(1), 6–4 in the first round, despite serving 15 double faults. This is her first win against a top 5 player since 2003, where she defeated then world number one player Kim Clijsters in Zurich. She then defeated Japan's Kurumi Nara
in the second round, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–2, to advance to her second WTA quarterfinal this year. She reinforced this win by upsetting an in-form Bojana Jovanovski
, the eighth seed, in straight sets 7–6(4),6–2. This victory saw Dokić advance to her first WTA semi-finals since Toray Pan Pacific Open
in Japan in February 2004. Dokić faced a resurgent Michaella Krajicek
of the Netherlands, who had defeated defending champion Alisa Kleybanova
in the second round and prevailed 6–2, 6–3 to advance to her first WTA singles final since the Zürich Open
in October 2003. She concluded the tournament by beating Lucie Šafářová
2–6, 7–6(9), 6–4 in the final after saving two championships points in the second set tiebreak and being down 1–3 in the final set. This was Dokić's first WTA title under Australian flag and first since June 2002 where she won the DFS Classic
, in Birmingham. Her strong performance rose her ranking to world no. 61.
Originally electing to strategically skip the qualifying stage of Indian Wells
to compete in an ITF $100,000 tournament in the Bahamas
, Dokić then withdrew from the ITF $100,000 tournament. Dokić's next tournament was Miami
where she had to play the qualifying round. Dokić won both of her matches against Tatjana Malek
and Christina McHale
to advance to the main draw. In the main draw, Dokić fell to a resurgent former World No. 1, Dinara Safina
in two close sets 4–6,4–6.
Dokić then started her clay season campaign by participating at Charleston
, where she was upset in the first round by qualifier Anna Tatishvili
, in three close sets, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6. She then participated at Fes
as the sixth seed but was forced to withdraw due to a viral illness. This also subsequently forced Dokić to withdraw from Estoril
and missed both Madrid
and Rome
. She finalized her preparation for the French Open
by playing at Strasbourg
. She defeated Fes finalist Simona Halep
in the first round 6–2, 6–1 in just 48 minutes, dropping only one point on serve in the second set. Dokić then fell to resurgent former child prodigy Mirjana Lučić
2–6, 2–6. Despite this, Dokić's victory over Halep will ensure that she will reach the Top 60 for the first time since 2009, with a year high ranking of #59. In Roland Garros
, Dokić lost to Vera Dushevina
in the first round 6–4, 3–6, 2–6. She also participated in doubles partnering with Melanie Oudin
but the pair lost in the first round to Alexandra Dulgheru
and Magdalena Rybáriková
. In spite of an early exit from the clay Grand Slam, Dokic's ranking rose to #57.
After Roland Garros, Dokić participated at Copenhagen
as the seventh seed but lost to a qualifier, Galina Voskoboeva
, in the first round 3–6, 1–6. Dokic then rebounded with a victory over Alla Kudryavtseva
at 's-Hertogenbosch in two sets 6–0, 6–4. She then upset fourth seed Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 6–4 in the second round to avenge her loss in Dubai, ensuring her third quarterfinal appearance of the year. In the quarterfinals, Dokic faced Swede Johanna Larsson whom she dispatched 7–6(2), 6–4, setting up a semi-final berth against Romina Oprandi
, who had upset World #2 Kim Clijsters
in the second round. She won the match 6–4, 2–0 (retire) to ensure her second final appearance of the year against Roberta Vinci
. Dokic was edged out in three close sets, 7–6(7), 3–6, 5–7. Despite the loss, Dokic's run to the final ensured that for the first time since October 2004, she will be ranked in the Top 50 – at world no. 45.
Dokić's next tournament was Wimbledon
where she lost to sixth seed Francesca Schiavone
in the first round 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 despite being a favourite to upset. She also participated in doubles, partnering with Bojana Jovanovski
but fell to third seed Liezel Huber
and Lisa Raymond
in the first round.
Dokic's next scheduled tournament was Budapest, but she decided to withdraw to recover from a hamstring injury. The same injury forced Jelena to withdraw from the tournament in Bad Gastein and Baku as well. Dokic then participated in Washington as the fourth seed, but her lack of match play saw her fall in the first round to China's Zhang Shuai
. She then took part in the Mercury Insurance Open 2011, but was defeated in three tight sets to Ayumi Morita
with her 15 double faults being highlighted as the main concern for the match.
Since then, Dokic has not played any further matches due to a shoulder injury. Despite this setback, Dokic will take part in the main draw of the US Open.
On 27th September Jelena Dokic at the press conference in Belgrade
, Serbia
announced that she has returned to Serbia
, she said that Belgrade
will be her new base where she will be preparing for tournaments. It also announced that she is planning to enter the top 20 by end of 2012.
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through 9 August 2010.
* As of September 12, 2011
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player.
During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
(Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties (mostly involving her father
Damir Dokić
Damir Dokić is the father and former coach of female tennis player Jelena Dokić, who gained some notoriety for causing various incidents.Dokić is a self-proclaimed veteran of the war in Croatia where he fought on the side of the Serb separatists...
), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She made a serious return to tennis in 2008, and after winning three ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
tournaments that year, rose to World No. 187 going into the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, due to a shoulder injury.Serena Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:# Jelena Janković ...
. She finished 2009 in the top 100, but declined in 2010. Her 2011 season has seen a resurgence in Dokić's form and abilities.
The highlights of Dokić's career include reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
and the Sydney Olympics
Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...
in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2002 and the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
in 2009. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
at the 2000 Italian Open and Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
at the 2003 Zürich Open
Zurich Open
The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at...
. Other high-calibre players whom Dokić has defeated include Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
, Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
, Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
, Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
, Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
, Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
, Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
and Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca...
.
Dokić is also one of the few women on the WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
tour who has won WTA-Tier Tournaments on all surfaces: hard, clay, grass and carpet.
Early life
Jelena was born in OsijekOsijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
to a Serbian
Serbians
Serbians may refer to people who are identified with the country of Serbia, or people of the Serb ethnic group.However it could also be used as the translation of Serbian word "Србијанци" , especially when distinction is made between the two...
father Damir Dokić
Damir Dokić
Damir Dokić is the father and former coach of female tennis player Jelena Dokić, who gained some notoriety for causing various incidents.Dokić is a self-proclaimed veteran of the war in Croatia where he fought on the side of the Serb separatists...
and a Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
mother Ljiljana. She has a younger brother, Savo, who is eight years her junior. Her family lived in Osijek till June 1991, when they decided to leave due to the civil war.
They settled in Sombor
Sombor
Sombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, for a short time and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in Fairfield
Fairfield, New South Wales
Fairfield is a western suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairfield is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is also partly in the local government...
, a suburb of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, where she attended Fairfield High School.
Junior career
Dokić was an accomplished junior player. In 1998, she won the US Open girls singles title and the French Open1998 French Open
List of the 1998 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Carlos Moyá def. Àlex Corretja, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3*It was Moyá's 2nd title of the year, and his 5th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles:...
doubles with Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
, ending the season ranked World No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
junior singles rankings and World No. 7 in doubles.
1999
Dokić started the year by teaming up with Mark PhilippoussisMark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....
to win the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
title
1999 Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup XI was played at the Burswood Entertainment Complex located in Perth...
. To date, it is Australia's lone victory at the event. She then received a wildcard into the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, winning two rounds before losing 6–1, 6–2 to world No. 1 Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
. At Wimbledon, Dokić made her professional breakthrough. As a qualifier, she caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
during the open era. She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks following graduation from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the...
in the quarterfinals. Dokić also reached her first WTA doubles final with Amanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004...
in Tokyo. During 1999, Dokić jumped 298 spots, finishing the year at World No. 43.
2000
Dokić was defeated in the first round of the Australian Open2000 Australian Open
The 2000 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from 17 through to 30 January.-Singles players:Men's SinglesWomen's Singles-Former champions:...
by Rita Kuti-Kis
Rita Kuti-Kis
Rita Kuti-Kis is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. In 1992 she was beaten by future international no 1 Martina Hingis in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has been renowned for the discovery of young tennis talent...
of Hungary, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. After the match, Dokić said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be." This assessment of her opponent resulted in many critical remarks about Dokić from the media and the tennis world.
During the spring clay court
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
season, Dokić reached the quarterfinals of the Tier I events in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Rome (upsetting Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
en route), as well as earning Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
victories over Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
, Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name...
, and Sandrine Testud
Sandrine Testud
Sandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings...
respectively. However, Dokić lost in the second round at the French Open.
Her successes at Wimbledon continued. She lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
6–4, 6–2. Jelena reached the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
7–6(7), 6–0 after holding two set points in the first set tiebreaker. At the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, representing Australia, she lost to Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she teamed with Rennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
, but they lost in the second round. Dokić finished the year at World No. 26.
2001
Beginning with the Australian Open2001 Australian Open
The 2001 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from 15 to 28 January.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def. Arnaud Clément, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2...
, she began playing for Yugoslavia. Her father, Damir, claimed irregularities in the draw after her first-round loss to Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
and he was banned from the tournament due to abusive behavior. Damir later said "I think the draw is fixed just for her" After the Australian Open, her family moved to the United States.
In May, she won her first singles title in the Rome Masters
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
, defeating Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
in the final, 7–6(3), 6–1. Later that year in doubles, she teamed with Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez
Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
to reach the final of the French Open
2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.-Men's Singles:...
, where they were defeated by Virginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
and Paola Suárez
Paola Suárez
Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the...
in straights sets.
Later in the year, she reached five finals, winning two titles, in Tokyo (defeating former World No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
), and the Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup
The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour...
(defeating Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
). She also won her second title in doubles in Linz
Generali Ladies Linz
The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...
, with Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
. She also qualified for the WTA Tour Championships
WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
in singles, reaching the quarterfinals. She finished the year at World No. 8.
Yugoslav Olympic Committee
Yugoslav Olympic Committee
The Yugoslav Olympic Committee was the non-profit organization representing Yugoslavian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The YOC organized Yugoslavia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games...
declared her their athlete of the year for 2001.
2002
Dokić reached the final of the Open Gaz de FranceOpen Gaz de France
Open GDF Suez, formerly Open Gaz de France, is a Premier level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris, France. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on indoor hardcourts....
, where she was forced to hand a walkover to Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
, after her first victory over Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
a day earlier, due to a right thigh strain suffered in her win. In April, she won her fourth singles title in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
defeating Tatiana Panova
Tatiana Panova
Tatiana Urayevna Panova is a Russian professional female tennis player. On 23 September 2002 Panova reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 20....
6–2, 6–2 in the final. At the Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
event, Dokić collected a 7–6(3), 7–6(3) win over Justine Henin, before having to retire in the semifinals. Dokić was unable to defend her Rome Masters
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
title, losing to eleventh-seeded Anastasia Myskina
Anastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
in the third round. In Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
, she reached her fifth final, losing to Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia
Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001...
, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. At the French Open
2002 French Open
The 2002 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2002 and the 101st edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002.-Men's singles:...
, she was defeated by top-seeded Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca...
in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Dokić then won her fifth career singles title in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, defeating Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3. She then lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon to Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–4, 7–5.
After Wimbledon, Dokić reached the final of the Acura Classic in San Diego, scoring her first win over Capriati in a three set match. In the final, however, she was defeated by Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
6–2, 6–2. She also reached the semifinals of Los Angeles, losing to Chanda Rubin
Chanda Rubin
Chanda Rubin is an American tennis player. Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World No...
, and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, grasping a 6–4, 6–3 victory over Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
before retiring hurt against Capriati. Despite a 6–4, 6–2 loss to Elena Bovina
Elena Bovina
Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14....
in the second round of the US Open, Dokić reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.
Dokić then reached the semifinals in Bahia
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
and Tokyo. Dokić again qualified for the WTA Tour Championships
WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972...
, losing in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
7–6(1), 6–0. She finished the year ranked World No. 9 in singles.
In doubles, Dokić won titles in Sarasota (with Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...
), Los Angeles (with Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
), and Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
(with Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
), as well as reaching the finals of Moscow and Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
(both with Petrova). This success resulted in Jelena reaching her career high doubles ranking of World No. 10.
2003
In 2003, she parted ways with her coach/father and hired Borna Bikić from Croatia to be her trainer. Her tennis suffered and her slide down the standings began.A string of first or second round losses commenced as she clearly suffered from a severe loss of confidence. No longer a part of her life physically, her father continued to be a presence as he publicly criticised her choices. At one stage, he termed her boyfriend Enrique Bernoldi
Enrique Bernoldi
Enrique Antônio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi is a Brazilian racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team...
, a former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
driver with whom she lived at the time, quoted: "an idiot".
She played matches at 30 events, reaching one final, one semifinal, and seven quarterfinals.
At Wimbledon she narrowly lost in the third round 6–4, 6–4 to a 16 year old Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
. However at Zürich, she beat the then World No. 1 player, Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
, later to lose to Justine Henin in the final. She also reached a final in doubles, in Rome with Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
.
2004–2005
She played in 2004 Fed Cup2004 Fed Cup
The 2004 Fed Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 77 nations participated in the tournament...
for Serbia and Montenegro Fed Cup team
Serbia Fed Cup team
The Serbian Fed Cup team represents Serbia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Serbia Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current team:-Before 1992:...
and achieved two wins.
In mid-2004, Dokić returned to her family in Serbia, trying to put her life back in order and regain confidence. However, the attempt was unsuccessful, and in November 2005, after a turbulent period of 4–5 months during which she canceled all her tennis commitments and not even her family knew her whereabouts, she returned to Australia proclaiming, "I am an Australian, I feel like an Australian and I want to play for Australia again."
2006
Representing Australia for the first time in 5 years, Dokić received a wild card into the ASB ClassicASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
in Auckland. However, she lost her first round match to Julia Schruff
Julia Schruff
Julia Schruff is a professional German tennis player.Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No...
, 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–1, hitting 51 unforced errors and 28 double faults. Dokić then earned a wildcard berth at the Australian Open
2006 Australian Open
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin....
after winning the wildcard playoff. She held a match point on her opponent Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked...
's serve and hit a forehand winner which did catch the line, only to have the umpire overrule the ball out. She went on to lose the match, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–1, hitting over 70 unforced errors. Later in the year, Dokić played in the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon
2006 Wimbledon Championships
The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4...
, where she received a wildcard. However, she suffered a 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 loss to Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks following graduation from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the...
. Under the guidance of new coach Nikola Pilić
Nikola Pilic
Nikola "Niki" Pilić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight.-Biography:...
, after over three months away from the tour due to injury, Dokić qualified for a $10,000 tournament and reached the semifinals of the main draw before losing to Astrid Besser
Astrid Besser
Astrid Besser is an Italian tennis player who plays professionally.Besser currently resides in Quarrata, Italy, and has many siblings....
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(5). In late November 2006, Dokić denied reports from her father, Damir
Damir Dokić
Damir Dokić is the father and former coach of female tennis player Jelena Dokić, who gained some notoriety for causing various incidents.Dokić is a self-proclaimed veteran of the war in Croatia where he fought on the side of the Serb separatists...
, that she had been kidnapped by her boyfriend, Tin Bikić. In her interview, she said she would not play in the 2007 Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
because she was not ready and her aim was to get back into the top 30. Shortly after, Dokić left the Nikola Pilić tennis academy. She was due to sign a contract to be in the academy for a year, but she instead returned to Borna Bikić, her coach. Dokić said she was not satisfied with the contract Pilić's Academy offered her.
2007
After withdrawing from several ITF events in the early months of 2007, Dokić lost in the early rounds of two $10,000 events in Rome. Dokić then continued to withdraw from events. Back in Australia on 17 October, Dokić released a statement through Tennis AustraliaTennis Australia
Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of Tennis in Australia. The organisation exists to promote tennis and conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team...
saying that she would be using their facilities in an attempt to make a successful comeback. She said that she had not felt "within herself" to play during 2007 season but was now ready to put in the hard work necessary to get back to the top. She cited Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
, Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca...
, and Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
as inspirational figures for her to follow towards her goal of reaching the highest echelons of tennis once more. Dokić's long awaited return to tennis came during the Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
wildcard playoff, where she was hoping to earn a wildcard into the first Grand Slam tournament
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
of 2008. Dokić emerged from the round robin stage with a 3–0 record before retiring in her quarterfinal match while trailing 6–3, 3–1 due to a thigh strain.
2008
Dokić received a wildcard for the qualifications of the Moorilla Hobart InternationalMoorilla Hobart International
The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
, where she won four matches to reach the second round of the main draw, where she retired in her match against Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
due to an ankle injury. Dokić received a qualifying wildcard into the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, where she lost in the second round.
After a three month layoff, Dokić finally returned to action at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Fes, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa....
tournament in Fes
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
where she qualified but lost in the first round against Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn
Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997....
.
She then entered the following week in a $25,000 International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
(ITF) tournament in Florence, Italy, where she successfully qualified and proceeded to win the tournament, saving two match points against Mirjana Lučić
Mirjana Lucic
Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina...
in the quarterfinals and defeating seventh-seeded Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
in the final 6–1, 6–3. A week later, Dokić continued her winning streak by capturing the $25,000 ITF tournament in Caserta, Italy.
She was then offered a wildcard to the Internationaux de Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
, where she lost in the first round to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour in 2004 and was ranked World No. 37 on 7 June 2010....
.
In July, she won her third $25,000 ITF in Darmstadt after winning the final 6–0, 6–0.
After a period with less successful results, Dokić took a temporary break and withdrew from all ITF tournaments during September and early October. She returned mid-October after being awarded a wildcard for qualifying into the Tier II Generali Ladies Linz
Generali Ladies Linz
The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...
tournament. There, she won her first round match against Petra Martić
Petra Martic
Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
before losing to World No. 63 Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
in the second round.
In December, Dokić again played the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff event, where she emerged from the round-robin stage with a 2–1 record, subsequently winning through to the final playoff. In this playoff, Jelena played a tough match against Monika Wejnert
Monika Wejnert
Monika Wejnert is an Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 324, which she reached on 30 November 2009. Her career high ranking in doubles is No...
, coming out a victor 6–7(3) 7–5 6–3 and earning a wildcard into the 2009 Australian Open http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/5226660/dokic-secures-australian-open-wildcard. After the match, Dokić said:
During the Playoffs, Dokić stated in a press-conference that she has ambitions to play Fed Cup for Australia in 2009. Subsequent to the Playoffs, Dokić was awarded a main draw wildcard entry into the inaugural, 2009 Brisbane International event.
2009
Brisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
by Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
in straight sets in the first round. Dokić was up 5–3 in the first set before Mauresmo came back to win the tiebreak 11–9. In the second set, Dokić was down 3–5 but rallied to lead 6–5 before Mauresmo won the set in a tiebreak, 7–5. Dokić then received a qualification wildcard
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
into the Moorilla Hobart International
Moorilla Hobart International
The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
tournament but withdrew before her first match because of an Achilles tendon injury.
Dokić won her first round match at the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
against Tamira Paszek of Austria, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4. It was her first Grand Slam match win since 2003. She then defeated World No. 17 Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
in the second round, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 and 11th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
of Denmark in the third round 3–6, 6–1, 6–2. This was the first time she had reached the fourth round of the Australian Open. Dokić then advanced to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2002 after defeating 29th-seeded Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
7–5, 5–7, 8–6. Dokić's run ended when she was defeated by Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
in the quarter-finals 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. Because of this tournament, her ranking improved to World No. 91.
In an interview after her first-round win at the Australian Open, Dokić said that she still has no contact with her father, but is building relationships again with her mother and younger brother, and that she has been dating her boyfriend, Tin Bikić, for five years.
In Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
, Australia was in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Dokić defeated all three of her opponents in straight sets, Lee Jin-A of Korea, Suchanun Viratprasert of Thailand, and Diane Hollands of New Zealand. Australia advanced into the World Group II Playoffs in April. At the Cellular South Cup
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the...
in Memphis, Tennessee, Dokić won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw, where she lost in the first round to top-seeded Wozniacki 6–1, 6–2 in 48 minutes.
Her next tournament was the BNP Paribas Open
2009 BNP Paribas Open
The 2009 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event, known that year as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
, a Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier tournaments
Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million....
event in Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
, where she lost to American Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
in the first round. Dokić received a wildcard for the main draw of another Premier Mandatory event, the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States on the island of Key Biscayne. The population was 10,507 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,324....
. She defeated Romanian Edina Gallovits
Edina Gallovits
Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008...
in the first round before losing to 13th-seeded Wozniacki in the second round 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 on Wozniacki's fourth match point. Dokić withdrew from the MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and the Family Circle Cup
Family Circle Cup
The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA...
in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, citing fatigue. Dokić then won the second singles rubber of Australia's World Group II Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
quarterfinal tie against Switzerland in Mildura, Australia.
2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event known that year as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of...
in early May, she instead appeared as the number 1 seed in the $100,000 ITF event at Bucharest but lost in the semifinals to Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
6–1, 3–6, 6–1. She then participated on the 2009 Warsaw Open
2009 Warsaw Open
The 2009 Warsaw Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 13th edition of the Warsaw Open, and is part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
, which was the last WTA Premier event before the French Open but lost in the first round to qualifier Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
. She then played the 2009 French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. In the first round, she beat Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem was a Croatian tennis player.She has won eight titles all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No...
by 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, her first win in the French Open since 2003. In the second round she played world no.4 Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
. She led by 6–2 4–3 before retiring due to a lower back injury. She also played doubles, partnering with Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
, they defeated Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská
Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:...
and Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suarez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...
in the first round. They were scheduled to play world no.1s in doubles, Cara Black
Cara Black
Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...
and Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
, in the second round but withdrew because of the injury.
Her injury forced her to miss Wimbledon warming up tournaments, but Dokić still appeared at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
. She lost against qualifier Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her highest singles ranking of World No. 64 on 14 September 2009. Her highest doubles ranking of World No. 73 came on 3 May 2010. Malek has won 8 ITF singles titles and 7 ITF doubles title but no WTA tour singles or doubles titles...
in the first round 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 after serving 16 double faults. Dokić was then diagnosed as suffering from glandular fever
Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis is an infectious, widespread viral...
and had to withdraw from Swedish Open in Båstad. She was ordered to rest for another fortnight and planned to get back on court on hard-court tournaments leading up to 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
. However, she did not make any appearance at the 2009 US Open Series
2009 US Open Series
The sixth edition of the US Open Series , included ten hard court tournaments started on July 20 in Indianapolis and endend in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament hosted both a...
.
She competed at the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
but lost to Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 . She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title....
in the first round. The week later, she played at the $100,000 ITF event at Biella where she is seeded fourth, but lost to Petra Martić
Petra Martic
Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
in the second round. She then played at another $100,000 ITF tournament at Sofia but again lost in the second round to Andrea Hlaváčková
Andrea Hlavácková
Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011...
6–1 6–4. Two weeks later she played at another $100,000+H ITF tournament at Athens, Greece. She won the tournament by beating Eleni Daniilidou
Eleni Daniilidou
Eleni Daniilidou is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.As of 2011, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th...
6–2, 6–1 in the final. This was her first title in 2009 and her most significant title since 2002.
Dokić then traveled to France to play ITF level tournaments, started with Joué-lès-Tours, a $50,000 event where she was the top seed. She advanced to her second final of the year but lost to Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
by 2–6, 6–7(7). She then played at Poitiers, a $100,000 ITF event, as the fourth seed. She made it to her third consecutive final and faced Sofia Arvidsson again. This time, she won the title 6–4, 6–4, clinching her second title in 2009.
Dokić finished 2009 ranked World No.56, her best since 2004.
2010
Prior to the first Grandslam Event, Dokić participated in two Australian Open warm-up tournaments. She opened the season at the 2010 Brisbane International2010 Brisbane International
The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero...
, where she lost to former world no.1 Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
by three sets, 5–7, 6–1, 3–6, in the first round. She then traveled to Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
to play the Hobart International where she defeated Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...
6–4, 6–2 in the first round but lost to second seed, Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
, in a disappointing second round match 2–6, 2–6 with Dokić making over 40 unforced errors. She was seen breaking down on court as well as crying after this match. As well as the singles, Dokić also participated in the doubles event at this tournament, trying to start a new combination with compatriot Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
. However, the pair lost in the first round to Chan Yung-Jan
Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
and Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
by 6–7(4), 7–6(5), [10–2].
She then traveled to Melbourne to compete at the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
. Dokić was defeated in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
by 27th seed Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
, 6–1, 7–5. The loss caused Dokić's rank to drop to world no. 96. She also played doubles, partnering with Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
, but the pair lost in the first round. In a recent article, Dokić decided to withdraw from Australia Fed Cup after dealing with emotions on and off court; however in the aftermath she said, "I have had a lot to deal with in my career but I am not done yet" and "I will be back."
Dokić withdrew from the 2010 PTT Pattaya Open
2010 PTT Pattaya Open
The 2010 PTT Pattaya Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the PTT Pattaya Open and was part of the International category on the 2010 WTA Tour...
in Thailand and 2010 Malaysian Open due to a mysterious illness. She lost in the qualifying rounds of 2010 Monterrey Open
2010 Monterrey Open
The 2010 Monterrey Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Monterrey Open and was categorized as an International tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club in Monterrey, Mexico, from March 1 through March 7,...
and the first round of 2010 BNP Paribas Open
2010 BNP Paribas Open
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
in Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
. She was then offered a WC into 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami but declined it due to another injury. Jelena then continued to withdraw from WTA events in Marbella
2010 Andalucia Tennis Experience
The 2010 Andalucia Tennis Experience was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Andalucia Tennis Experience, and an International-level tournament of the 2010 WTA Tour...
and Barcelona
2010 Barcelona Ladies Open
The 2010 Barcelona Ladies Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the Barcelona Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Spain, and Fes
2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The 2010 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was on the International category of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Morocco, still troubled by injuries.
Her clay season started in May, where she played at an ITF 50,000 tournament at Prague where she was seeded third. She lost in the quarterfinals to Corinna Dentoni
Corinna Dentoni
Corinna Dentoni is a professional Italian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 132, which she reached on June 22, 2009. Her career-high in doubles is 151, which she reached on May 25, 2009....
. Her next tournament was the French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, but she lost in the first round to 24th seed Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
. She then traveled to Rome to participate at an ITF 50,000 tournament but lost to Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
in the first round. The following week, she participated at an ITF 100,000 tournament at Marseille, France. She reached the quarterfinals but lost to eventual champion Klára Zakopalová by 6–1, 7–6(6).
She then played the qualification for Wimbledon
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
but lost in the second round to Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91...
in three sets, after committing 24 double faults, including five in the fifth game of the final set. Dokić then withdrew from an ITF 100,000 tournament in Cuneo, Italy, with a wrist injury. The following week she withdrew from another one in Biarritz, France. She then competed at an ITF 50,000 tournament in Contrexéville, France winning the singles 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 over Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez is a professional tennis player from France. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, to Shenay Perry in the first round. As of June 9, 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of World Number 90 on June 9, 2008, and is...
, thus claiming her first title in 2010. Partnering with Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman...
, she lost in the doubles finals. She then won her second straight title, in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, at the ITF 75,000 Ruxandra Dragomir Open
BCR Open Romania Ladies
The BCR Open Romania Ladies is a tennis tournament held in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. This ITF Circuit event is a $100,000+H tournament...
defeating Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(3) in the final. With this win, Dokić was back in the top 100, ranked 96. The next week, she participated at an ITF 75,000 tournament in Vancouver, where she won her third straight title after defeating Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked...
6–1, 6–4 in the final, capping a 15-match winning streak. Dokić has the most $50,000 or more ITF titles in the ITF Women's Circuit.
Though she returned to the top 100 after winning three tournaments and 15 matches in a row, Dokić lost in the first round qualifying draw of the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
to Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
6–1, 6–4. Jelena then traveled to Asia to participate at two ITF tournaments but had disappointing result as she both lost in the first round of the 100K+H tournament in Ningbo, China and 100K+H tournament in Tokyo, Japan. She then traveled back to Europe and participated at an ITF 50K tournament in Joue-Les-Tours. She double-bageled Eirini Georgatou in the first round and she beat Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková is a professional Czech tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 168, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 239, which she reached on 1 August 2011. Her twin sister Kristýna is also a tennis player...
in the second round 4–6 6–3 6–3. In the Quarterfinal, Jelena beat Elitsa Kostova
Elitsa Kostova
Elitsa Kostova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 143 whilst her best doubles ranking was 238 on October 10, 2011...
6–3 6–4. Jelena was beaten in the semi-final by Vesna Manasieva
Vesna Manasieva
Vesna Ratkovna Dolonts is a Russian professional tennis player, born to a Serbian father and Russian mother.-ITF Tournament career:Dolonts began competing on the ITF women's circuit in September 2005, soon after her sixteenth birthday, and had risen to World No...
7–6 4–6 6–1
Jelena won her 1st round match in the 50K tournament in Saint-Raphael, France by beating Eva Birnerova
Eva Birnerová
Eva Birnerová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Coached by Tim Sommer since October 2005, an all-court player who prefers playing on grass...
2–6 6–1 6–2. Jelena retired in her 2nd round match against Urszula Radwańska
Urszula Radwanska
Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:...
leading 7–5 0–2, with a suspected thigh injury.
Jelena revealed that she had an elbow injury in the beginning of the year (possibly the reason she withdrew in tournaments such as Miami). Also, she explained that she did not take part in a lot of tournaments in the second half of the year to recover from injury and to deal with her coaching situations.
In December, Dokić participated in the Australian Open Wild Card playoff tournament. In her round robin, Dokić won all three of her matches and a spot in the semi final round where she defeated Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
. However, Dokić lost to Olivia Rogowska in the final 6–1 6–7(3) 3–6. Despite missing out on a wild card spot, the organisers awarded her a wild card for the Australian Open main draw.
Dokić finished 2010 ranked World No.138.
2011
Dokić started her 2011 campaign by receiving three main draw wildcards during the Australian summer, in Brisbane2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
, Sydney
2011 Medibank International Sydney
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, and Melbourne
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
. She comfortably won her first match in Brisbane 6–4, 6–3 against qualifier Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova...
but then lost to in-form, eventual finalist, Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
0–6, 1–6. After the match Dokić cited a stomach virus as the reason to the loss. In Sydney, she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
by 2–6, 2–6 in the first round.
In the Australian Open, Dokić easily dispatched Czech Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...
6–3, 6–2 in the first round, but fell to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–7(3), 1–6 in the second round. She also received wildcard to participate in doubles, partnering with Sally Peers
Sally Peers
Sally Peers is an Australian professional tennis player. She plays right-handed, with a double-handed backhand. Her career high WTA singles ranking is world no. 153, which she reached on 20 September 2010 & her career high doubles ranking is world no. 89 which she reached on 8 November 2010, while...
where they faced sixteenth seed, Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour in 2004 and was ranked World No. 37 on 7 June 2010....
and Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
, in the first round. The pair lost 1–6, 4–6.
At the 2011 Open GDF Suez
2011 Open GDF Suez
The 2011 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Open GDF Suez and was a Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour...
in Paris, Dokić won all three qualifying matches for a spot in the main draw. Dokić then upset the 30th ranked Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
, a 2010 finalist, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 for a spot in the second round. This victory was Dokić's first victory over a top 30 player since the 2009 Australian Open. She backed up her strong performance by defeating fifth seed, and former doubles partner, Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
in straight sets, 6–4, 7–6(4), in the second round to advance to her first WTA quarterfinals appearance since the 2009 Australian Open. However, her run ended after Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
beat her 3–6, 0–6, despite leading 3–0 in the first set, in a victory that brought Clijsters back to world no.1. Nevertheless, Dokić's strong performance in the Premier
WTA Premier tournaments
Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million....
event brought Dokić back to the top 100, at no. 91, and a main draw wildcard of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons...
.
In the first round of Dubai, Dokić, hindered by illness, committed 41 unforced errors and 11 double faults to give victory to an in-form Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
losing 2–6, 2–6. Following the loss, Dokić traveled to Doha to participate at the qualifying draw of 2011 Qatar Ladies Open
2011 Qatar Ladies Open
The 2011 Qatar Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and the first since 2008 which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She comfortably won her first match but lost in the second match to fellow Australian, Jarmila Groth.
Dokić then traveled to Kuala Lumpur where she scored her biggest win of the year by upsetting World No. 5, 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
Champion, and top seed Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
2–6, 7–6(1), 6–4 in the first round, despite serving 15 double faults. This is her first win against a top 5 player since 2003, where she defeated then world number one player Kim Clijsters in Zurich. She then defeated Japan's Kurumi Nara
Kurumi Nara
Kurumi Nara is a tennis player. She reached the third round of the 2008 US Open Girls singles tournament, where she lost to Kristina Mladenovic 2–6, 6–4, 7–6. She advanced to the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the 2010 French Open with a 4–6, 7–6, 10–8 win over Monica...
in the second round, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–2, to advance to her second WTA quarterfinal this year. She reinforced this win by upsetting an in-form Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović...
, the eighth seed, in straight sets 7–6(4),6–2. This victory saw Dokić advance to her first WTA semi-finals since Toray Pan Pacific Open
Toray Pan Pacific Open
The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
in Japan in February 2004. Dokić faced a resurgent Michaella Krajicek
Michaëlla Krajicek
Michaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008. She currently is the second best ranked player from the Netherlands behind Arantxa Rus.-Personal life:...
of the Netherlands, who had defeated defending champion Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
in the second round and prevailed 6–2, 6–3 to advance to her first WTA singles final since the Zürich Open
Zurich Open
The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at...
in October 2003. She concluded the tournament by beating Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
2–6, 7–6(9), 6–4 in the final after saving two championships points in the second set tiebreak and being down 1–3 in the final set. This was Dokić's first WTA title under Australian flag and first since June 2002 where she won the DFS Classic
DFS Classic
The AEGON Classic, formerly known as the DFS Classic, is an International series tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts...
, in Birmingham. Her strong performance rose her ranking to world no. 61.
Originally electing to strategically skip the qualifying stage of Indian Wells
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
to compete in an ITF $100,000 tournament in the Bahamas
2011 The Bahamas Women's Open
The 2011 The Bahamas Women's Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Nassau, Bahamas between 14 and 20 March 2011.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of March 07, 2010....
, Dokić then withdrew from the ITF $100,000 tournament. Dokić's next tournament was Miami
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
where she had to play the qualifying round. Dokić won both of her matches against Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her highest singles ranking of World No. 64 on 14 September 2009. Her highest doubles ranking of World No. 73 came on 3 May 2010. Malek has won 8 ITF singles titles and 7 ITF doubles title but no WTA tour singles or doubles titles...
and Christina McHale
Christina McHale
Christina McHale is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 45, and in doubles it is No. 171. McHale has beaten numerous top WTA tour players, including current world no...
to advance to the main draw. In the main draw, Dokić fell to a resurgent former World No. 1, Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
in two close sets 4–6,4–6.
Dokić then started her clay season campaign by participating at Charleston
2011 Family Circle Cup
The 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina,...
, where she was upset in the first round by qualifier Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
, in three close sets, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6. She then participated at Fes
2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
as the sixth seed but was forced to withdraw due to a viral illness. This also subsequently forced Dokić to withdraw from Estoril
2011 Estoril Open
The 2011 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
and missed both Madrid
2011 Mutua Madrid Open
The 2011 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from April 30 – May 8. It was the 10th edition of the event on the ATP and 3rd on the WTA...
and Rome
2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She finalized her preparation for the French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
by playing at Strasbourg
2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. She defeated Fes finalist Simona Halep
Simona Halep
Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...
in the first round 6–2, 6–1 in just 48 minutes, dropping only one point on serve in the second set. Dokić then fell to resurgent former child prodigy Mirjana Lučić
Mirjana Lucic
Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina...
2–6, 2–6. Despite this, Dokić's victory over Halep will ensure that she will reach the Top 60 for the first time since 2009, with a year high ranking of #59. In Roland Garros
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, Dokić lost to Vera Dushevina
Vera Dushevina
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...
in the first round 6–4, 3–6, 2–6. She also participated in doubles partnering with Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
but the pair lost in the first round to Alexandra Dulgheru
Alexandra Dulgheru
Alexandra Dulgheru is a Romanian professional tennis player. She achieved a singles career high of World No. 26 on April 11, 2011. Her career high in doubles was World No. 47 on March 21, 2011.She is coached by Gabriel Urpi.-Biography:...
and Magdalena Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak professional tennis player. On June 22, 2009, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of 40th.-Biography:...
. In spite of an early exit from the clay Grand Slam, Dokic's ranking rose to #57.
After Roland Garros, Dokić participated at Copenhagen
2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open was the second edition of the tennis tournament e-Boks Danish Open, an International-level tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament...
as the seventh seed but lost to a qualifier, Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
, in the first round 3–6, 1–6. Dokic then rebounded with a victory over Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
at 's-Hertogenbosch in two sets 6–0, 6–4. She then upset fourth seed Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
6–3, 6–4 in the second round to avenge her loss in Dubai, ensuring her third quarterfinal appearance of the year. In the quarterfinals, Dokic faced Swede Johanna Larsson whom she dispatched 7–6(2), 6–4, setting up a semi-final berth against Romina Oprandi
Romina Oprandi
Romina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:...
, who had upset World #2 Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
in the second round. She won the match 6–4, 2–0 (retire) to ensure her second final appearance of the year against Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
. Dokic was edged out in three close sets, 7–6(7), 3–6, 5–7. Despite the loss, Dokic's run to the final ensured that for the first time since October 2004, she will be ranked in the Top 50 – at world no. 45.
Dokić's next tournament was Wimbledon
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
where she lost to sixth seed Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
in the first round 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 despite being a favourite to upset. She also participated in doubles, partnering with Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović...
but fell to third seed Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber
Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
and Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
in the first round.
Dokic's next scheduled tournament was Budapest, but she decided to withdraw to recover from a hamstring injury. The same injury forced Jelena to withdraw from the tournament in Bad Gastein and Baku as well. Dokic then participated in Washington as the fourth seed, but her lack of match play saw her fall in the first round to China's Zhang Shuai
Zhang Shuai (tennis)
Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. , she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.-Career Summary:...
. She then took part in the Mercury Insurance Open 2011, but was defeated in three tight sets to Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
with her 15 double faults being highlighted as the main concern for the match.
Since then, Dokic has not played any further matches due to a shoulder injury. Despite this setback, Dokic will take part in the main draw of the US Open.
On 27th September Jelena Dokic at the press conference in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
announced that she has returned to Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, she said that Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
will be her new base where she will be preparing for tournaments. It also announced that she is planning to enter the top 20 by end of 2012.
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score |
| Runner-up | 2001 2001 French Open The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.-Men's Singles:... |
French Open | Clay |  Conchita MartínezConchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...  Paola SuárezPaola Suárez Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the... |
6–2, 6–1 |
Singles: 14 (6–8)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 20 May 2001 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay |  Amélie MauresmoAmélie Mauresmo Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.... |
7–6(3), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 16 September 2001 | Salvador Brasil Open The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, it is currently the main event in the Brazilian tennis calendar. Since 2004, it has been a part of the South American clay court circuit but was held on hard... , Brazil |
Hard |  Monica SelesMonica Seles Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 September 2001 | Tokyo Toyota Princess Cup The Toyota Princess Cup was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held annually from 1997-2002. It was played in Tokyo, Japan and was categorized as a Tier II event.... , Japan |
Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 7 October 2001 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Carpet |  Elena DementievaElena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 2001 | Zürich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... , Switzerland |
Carpet | Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 22 October 2001 | Linz Generali Ladies Linz The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts... , Austria |
Hard | Lindsay Davenport |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 February 2002 | Paris Open Gaz de France Open GDF Suez, formerly Open Gaz de France, is a Premier level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris, France. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.... , France |
Carpet | Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... |
walkover |
| Winner | 4. | 7 April 2002 | Sarasota, Florida Sarasota Clay Court Classic The Sarasota Clay Court Classic was a tennis tournament held in Sarasota, Florida, United States. Held in 2002 and 2003, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , U.S. |
Clay | Tatiana Panova Tatiana Panova Tatiana Urayevna Panova is a Russian professional female tennis player. On 23 September 2002 Panova reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 20.... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 25 May 2002 | Strasbourg Internationaux de Strasbourg The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts.... , France |
Clay |  Silvia Farina EliaSilvia Farina Elia Silvia Farina Elia is a former female tennis player from Italy. She reached a career high of World No. 11 on 20 May 2002. She won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001... |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 June 2002 | Birmingham DFS Classic The AEGON Classic, formerly known as the DFS Classic, is an International series tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts... , United Kingdom |
Grass | Anastasia Myskina Anastasia Myskina Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 29 July 2002 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Venus Williams |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 13 October 2003 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet |  Justine Henin |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 6 March 2011 | Kuala Lumpur 2011 Malaysian Open ----The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. This was also be the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW... , Malaysia |
Hard |  Lucie ŠafářováLucie Šafárová Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route... |
2–6, 7–6(9), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 18 June 2011 | 's-Hertogenbosch 2011 UNICEF Open The 2011 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 22nd edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour... , the Netherlands |
Grass | Roberta Vinci Roberta Vinci Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles.... |
6–7(7), 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 10 (4–6)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 26 September 1999 | Tokyo Toyota Princess Cup The Toyota Princess Cup was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held annually from 1997-2002. It was played in Tokyo, Japan and was categorized as a Tier II event.... , Japan |
Hard |  Amanda CoetzerAmanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004... |
Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... Patricia TarabiniPatricia Tarabini Patricia Tarabini was an Argentine tennis player. Tarabini represented her country and won the Bronze Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold medalists from China, Sun Tiantian and Li Ting. On May 9, 1988, Tarabini reached... |
6–7(5), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 May 2001 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002... Paola SuárezPaola Suárez Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 August 2001 | New Haven, Connecticut Pilot Pen Tennis This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here.... , U.S. |
Hard | Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005... |
 Cara BlackCara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles... Elena LikhovtsevaElena Likhovtseva Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1... |
6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 October 2001 | Linz Generali Ladies Linz The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts... , Austria |
Hard | Nadia Petrova Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005... |
Els Callens Els Callens Els Callens was a professional female tennis player from Belgium. She became a pro in January 1990.Her biggest achievement came in 2000 during the Summer Olympics in Sydney where she won the bronze medal in doubles, partnering Dominique Van Roost-Monami.She retired on Wednesday 26 October 2005... Chanda RubinChanda Rubin Chanda Rubin is an American tennis player. Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World No... |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 April 2002 | Sarasota, Florida Sarasota Clay Court Classic The Sarasota Clay Court Classic was a tennis tournament held in Sarasota, Florida, United States. Held in 2002 and 2003, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , U.S. |
Clay | Elena Likhovtseva Elena Likhovtseva Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1... |
Els Callens Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998... |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 August 2002 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Hard | Kim Clijsters Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
 Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...  Ai SugiyamaAi Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 September 2002 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Carpet (i) | Nadia Petrova |
Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a... Janette HusárováJanette Husárová Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva... |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 October 2002 | Zürich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... , Switzerland |
Hard (i) | Nadia Petrova |
Elena Bovina Elena Bovina Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14.... Justine Henin |
6–2, 7–6(2) |
| Winner | 4. | 27 October 2002 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | Nadia Petrova |
Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13... Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 12 May 2003 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | Nadia Petrova |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles... Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Singles: 10 (8–2)
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| Runner-up | 1. | 11 October 1998 | Saga Saga, Saga is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province.... , Japan |
Grass |  Alicia MolikAlicia Molik Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 5 May 2008 | Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... , Italy |
Clay | Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:... |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 May 2008 | Caserta Caserta Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range... , Italy |
Clay |  Patricia MayrPatricia Mayr Patricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 14 July 2008 | Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat... , Germany |
Clay |  Michelle Gerards |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 4 October 2009 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece |
Hard |  Eleni DaniilidouEleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.As of 2011, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 18 October 2009 | Joué-lès-Tours Joué-lès-Tours Joué-lès-Tours is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.... , France |
Hard |  Sofia ArvidssonSofia Arvidsson Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:... |
6–2, 7–6(7) |
| Winner | 5. | 1 November 2009 | Poitiers Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque... , France |
Hard | Sofia Arvidsson |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 18 July 2010 | Contrexéville Contrexéville Contrexéville is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département. Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois.The reputation of Contrexéville as a health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.-Twin towns:Contrexéville is twinned... , France |
Clay | Olivia Sanchez Olivia Sanchez Olivia Sanchez is a professional tennis player from France. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, to Shenay Perry in the first round. As of June 9, 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of World Number 90 on June 9, 2008, and is... |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 1 August 2010 | Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania |
Clay | Zuzana Ondrášková Zuzana Ondrášková Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No... |
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 8. | 8 August 2010 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , Canada |
Hard | Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked... |
6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Runner-up | 1. | 18 July 2010 | Contrexéville Contrexéville Contrexéville is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département. Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois.The reputation of Contrexéville as a health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.-Twin towns:Contrexéville is twinned... , France |
Clay |  Sharon FichmanSharon Fichman Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman... |
Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010... Ekaterina IvanovaEkaterina Ivanova (tennis) Ekaterina Ivanova is a professional Russian tennis player.Ivanova's highest WTA singles ranking is No. 142, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles was at No. 145 set at May 21, 2007... |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Finals: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
| Winner | 1. | 2 January 1999 | Hopman Cup Hopman Cup The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis... , Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... , Australia |
Hard | Mark Philippoussis Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry.... |
Åsa Carlsson Åsa Svensson Åsa Svensson is a female tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1992. She won two singles and seven doubles titles in her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 1 April 1996, when she became the number 28 of the world.-Singles :-Won :-... Jonas BjörkmanJonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.... |
2–1 |
Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 6 January 2001 | Hong Kong Hong Kong Tennis Classic The Hong Kong Tennis Classic is a women's exhibition tennis tournament held in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, in the first week of January... , China |
Hard | Anna Kournikova Anna Kournikova Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name... |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
| NM5 | means an event that is neither a Premier Mandatory nor a Premier 5 tournament. | |||
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through 9 August 2010.
| Tournament | 1997 1997 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1998 1998 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 1999 1999 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events... | 2000 2000 WTA Tour The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S... | 2001 2001 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2002 2002 WTA Tour The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events.... | 2003 2003 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events... | 2004 2004 WTA Tour The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events.... | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | LQ | QF | 1R | 2R | 0/7 | 7–7 | |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0/9 | 9–9 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | QF | SF | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | 0/8 | 19–8 | |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | 0/8 | 9–8 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0/32 | 42–32 | |
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
Not Held | 4th | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0/1 | 4–2 | |||||||||
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
A | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0/2 | 2–2 | |
| Tournament of Champions Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions The Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is a tennis tournament and it debuted at the Bali International Convention Centre on November 4–8 and was a part of the 2009 WTA Tour... |
Not Held | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
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| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | LQ | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0/7 | 3–7 | |
| Key Biscayne | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 4R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 0/7 | 10–7 | |
| Madrid Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
Not Held | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Beijing China Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... |
Not Held | Not Tier I | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Dubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab... |
Not Held | Not Tier I | A | A | 1R | 0/1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | QF | W | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1/5 | 10–4 | |
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | A | A | 0/0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Toronto / Montreal | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0/6 | 7–6 | |
| Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0/3 | 4–3 | |
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Family Circle Cup The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA... |
A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | NM5 | 0/5 | 6–5 | |||
| Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... |
A | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1/4 | 5–3 | ||||
| San Diego | Not Tier I | A | A | A | A | Not Held | NM5 | 0/0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Doha Qatar Total Open The Qatar Ladies Open , known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. was the main tournament sponsor... |
Not Held | Not Tier I | A | Not Held | NM5 | 0/0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Berlin Qatar Telecom German Open The German Open, sponsored from 2006 through 2008 as the Qatar Telecom German Open, was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. Held since 1896, it was one of the oldest tournaments for women... |
A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Not Held |
0/4 | 3–4 | |||
| Zürich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... |
A | A | A | 2R | F | 2R | F | A | A | A | A | A | 0/4 | 9–4 | ||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 221 | ||
| Runner-up | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 8–3 | 3–1 | 4–6 | 15–13 | 26–11 | 19–10 | 15–14 | 2–6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 15–6 | 10–9 | 15–8 | 139–94 | ||
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 16–8 | 20–7 | 8–9 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–4 | 0–1 | 29–7 | 0–0 | 15–5 | 1–3 | 123–66 | ||
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–3 | 8–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 43–19 | ||
| Carpet Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 6–7 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 27–21 | |||
| Overall Win–Loss | 8–3 | 10–2 | 21–16 | 35–21 | 53–23 | 53–26 | 28–30 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 10–8 | 0–1 | 35–10 | 27–13 | 26–15 | 20–13 | 344–207 | ||
| Year End Ranking | None | 341 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 125 | 349 | 617 | None | 179 | 56 | 137 | ||||
WTA Tour career earnings
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,125 | 564 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160,424 | 54 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429,880 | 22 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1,169,716 | 7 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 918,633 | 10 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 824,798 | 13 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225,850 | 53 |
| 2005–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58,008 | n/a |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271,939 | 73 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101,126 | 139 |
| 2011* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 232,177 | 76 |
| Career* | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4,395,676 | 59 |