Bojana Jovanovski Petrović (

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Jovanovski; , ; born 31 December 1991) is a Serbian former

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player. In her career, Jovanovski won two singles titles on the

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and one

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singles title. On 4 August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 32. On 3 November 2014, she peaked at No. 203 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for

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, she has a win–loss record of 6–11.

Early life and junior years

Jovanovski began playing tennis aged seven at the Red Star Tennis Club.

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Budućnost srpskog tenisa – Bojana Jovanovski
(28 April 2009) Aged 12, she won the Serbian national U–14 championships and was the finalist of the U–16. She turned professional in 2006 and played her first junior event at the tournament in

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, Serbia, losing in straight sets to

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.Bojana Jovanovski
at coretennis.com That year, she also lost to

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in the finals of the Heiveld Indoor Junior Championships. In 2007, Jovanovski won junior events in Città di Santa Croce, defeating

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, and reached the finals in Prato and Milano, losing to

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and

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, respectively. Jovanovski would play at numerous junior Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result came at

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, where she was defeated by

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in the quarterfinals. In 2008 Jovanovski decided to pursue her professional career on the ITF Circuit, but would also play at the junior Grand Slam events. She would reach the quarterfinals at the

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and

, losing to

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and Laura Robson, respectively. Both Rus and Robson later won the tournaments.

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Australian Open Junior Championships 2008 Girls' Singles – Main Draw
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/ref> Jovanovski's highest junior ranking was world number 5, which she achieved on 7 April 2008.Bojana Jovanovski
at the

Junior Profile

Career

2006–2009: Professional debut

Jovanovski made her professional debut on the ITF Circuit in 2006 in Prokuplje, Serbia where she lost to

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in the second round. Two years later, she won her first ITF title at that same tournament, beating Karin Morgošová in the final.Bojana Jovanovski – Activity
at the

In 2008 Jovanovski reached an additional three finals, winning two of them. She continued playing on the ITF Circuit, reaching the semifinals of three events – Belek, Sarajevo and Toruń – being defeated by

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, and

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, respectively. Jovanovski played qualifications for the

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but lost, however, to American

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.Bojana Jovanovski
at the

''Blic''
Bojana Jovanovski ipak bez učešća na US Openu
(30 August 2008)''Vesti''
Bojana Jovanovski ostala bez glavnog žreba
(29 August 2009) On 20 November 2009, Jovanovski reached the final of an ITF event in Pune, India but lost to Fujiwara.Sportske.net

(20 November 2009) On 29 November 2009, she reached the final of an ITF event in Toyota, Aichi but lost to the former world No. 4

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2010: WTA Tour debut

At her first ITF tournament in 2010, in Quanzhou, Jovanovski reached the semifinals, losing in three sets to fellow Serb

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. She then played in the qualification tournament for the

, but lost to

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, despite having a match point in the third set.

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Jovanovski ispala u kvalifikacijama
(16 January 2010) Jovanovski was, once again, part of the Serbian Fed Cup team along with

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and Ana Jovanović in the 2–3 loss against

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in the World Group.

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World Group Tie: Serbia vs. Russia, 2–3
(7 February 2010) She was then awarded with a wildcard for the main draw of Malaysian Open.Sportske.net
Jovanovska u glavnom zrebu Malezije
(20 February 2010) On her

debut, she beat

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in straight sets. However, Jovanovski then lost to the first seed

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in round two.

Dementijeva bolja od Jovanovski
(24 February 2010) On 24 April, Jovanovski made her debut for the

, in the World Group Playoffs against

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Slovaks claim World Group spot
(25 April 2010) She lost her first singles match to

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, but then won her second rubber against

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. 2010 Fed Cup World Group Playoffs
World Group Playoffs Tie: Serbia vs. Slovakia, 2–3
(25 April 2010) Jovanovski and Janković lost their doubles match to Hantuchová and Rybáriková for the final 3–2 scoreline for Slovakia. At the Rabat Grand Prix, her second career WTA Tour event, she defeated

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in the first round, but then lost to the fifth seed

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in the second. Jovanovski qualified for her third WTA Tour tournament at the Internazionali d'Italia, beating

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and former world No. 8,

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Jovanovski u glavnom žrebu Rima
(1 May 2010) but then lost to

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in the first round. In May, Jovanovski took part in the

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, beating former world No. 5,

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, to reach the main draw where she subsequently lost to

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. Her next tournament was the

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, where she defeated

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in the first round of the qualifying stage, but then fell to

in the second. She then suffered losses in the semifinal of the ITF event in Maribor and the

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qualifications, but managed to enter into the

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Jovanovski direktno na Vimbldon
(15 June 2010) Jovanovski defeated

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in the first round, but lost to eighth seed

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in the second. Her result at Wimbledon helped her ranking rise to world No. 93. Jovanovski then played at the Slovenia Open but lost to compatriot and world No. 2, Jelena Janković, in the opening round. At the

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, she won three matches in straight sets to qualify for the main draw, but lost to

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in the first round. In August, Jovanovski qualified for the main draw of the first Premier 5 of the

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, the

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Bojana u glavnom žrebu Sinsinatija
(8 August 2010) She upset the 14th seed

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in the first round,

Bojana Jovanovski savladala Rezai
(9 August 2010) but lost to

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in the following round in straight sets. Jovanovski then attempted to qualify for the Rogers Cup and the Connecticut Open, but fell to

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and Elena Vesnina, respectively. Jovanovski played her second major event at the

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, but was defeated by

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in the first round. She also competed in women's doubles partnering with Janković, but they were defeated by Kimiko Date-Krumm and

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. Jovanovski then played at the Guangzhou International Open, but lost to

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in the first round. She also lost in the first round of the Korea Open to

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, after easily winning three qualification matches. Jovanovski was then defeated in the first round of the

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qualifying by

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. However, she managed to turn around the early losses by qualifying for the main draw of

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, her first ever Premier Mandatory tournament.

Srpkinje uspešne u Pekingu
(2 October 2010) In the opening round, she defeated a fellow qualifier, the

quarterfinalist

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. She then upset good friend Janković in the second round, marking her first victory over a former world No. 1 and a top-ten player.

One Giant Step For Jovanovski
(4 October 2010) However, she was beaten by

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in the third round.WTA Tour
Shahar First Into QFs
(6 October 2010) Jovanovski then participated at the ITF events in Torhout, Poitiers and Taipei, defeating players such as

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and

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, but without much further success. She finished the year as the youngest player in the top-100 of the WTA rankings.

Year–End Young Guns
(22 November 2010) In December, Jovanovski played at the ITF tournament in Dubai. She defeated

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in the first round,

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in the second, and world No. 45,

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, in the quarterfinals, then-former world No. 16,

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, in her semifinal, before losing to Sania Mirza in the final.International Tennis Federation
$75,000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Printable Drawsheet
(16 December 2010)

Jovanovski izgubila finale Dubaija
(18 December 2010) A week later, in Pune, Jovanovski won her fourth ITF title, and her first since 2008, defeating

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Jovanovski osvojila turnir u Puneu
(25 December 2010)

2011: Breakthrough year

Jovanovski opened the season in

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Počelo je, Viktor, Janko, Bojana...
(1 January 2011)

Brisbane International – Main Draw Singles
(31 December 2010) defeating Anastasia Rodionova in the first round.

Jovanovski uspešna na startu 2011.
(2 January 2011) She then lost to

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in the second.

Eliminisana Bojana Jovanovski
(4 January 2011) The week after, Jovanovski qualified for the

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.B92
Jovanovski u glavnom žrebu Sidneja
(9 January 2011) She defeated

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,B92
Sidnej: Jovanovski bolja od Kanepi
(10 January 2011) Aravane RezaïWTA Tour
Cibulková Upsets No. 1
(11 January 2011) and

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,WTA Tour
Li Edges Kuznetsova in QFs
(12 January 2011) but lost her first tour semifinal to eventual champion

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.WTA Tour
Clijsters One Step Away From No. 2
/ref> At the

, Jovanovski defeated

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in the first round but lost to the second seed

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in round two.WTA Tour
2011 Australian Open – Main Draw Singles
(14 January 2011) She also played doubles partnering with

Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Petrivna Lepchenko (born May 21, 1986) is an Uzbekistani-born American professional tennis player. She is of Ukrainian descent and played for Uzbekistan before relocating to the United States. Lepchenko won a singles title on the WT ...

; they lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm and

Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai ( zh , s = 张帅 , p = Zhāng Shuài ; ; born 21 January 1989) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 2, achieved in July 2022 and a singles ranking of No. 22 re ...

. Jovanovski was the highest ranked player in the

for the World Group II rubber against

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Fed kup: Srbija bez Jelene i Ane
(26 January 2011) She played alongside Ana Jovanović, Aleksandra Krunić and

Tamara Čurović Tamara Čurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Тамара Чуровић; born 31 October 1994) is a Serbian former professional tennis player.Rebecca Marino Rebecca Catherine Marino (born December 16, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. On 11 July 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 38. Marino was awarded ''Female Player of the Year'' by Tennis Canada two times ...

Aleksandra Wozniak Aleksandra Wozniak (; born September 7, 1987) is a Canadian former tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005, and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 in June 2009, making her the fifth highest-ranked Canadian singles player of ...

Marie-Ève Pelletier Marie-Ève Pelletier (; born May 18, 1982) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 106 in singles and 54 in doubles. Tennis career 1998–2013 Marie-Ève played ...

and

Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman ( ; born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian former tennis player. She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 77 in singles (May 2014) and 21 in doubles (January 2022). In 2005, Fichman won the gold medal in women's singles at the 200 ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

Tie Details: Serbia – Slovakia
(1 February 2011) She won both of her singles matches against Wozniak and Marino. In the doubles match, Jovanovski and Krunić defeated Fichman and Pelletier to guarantee Serbia a spot in the World Group Playoffs. Jovanovski lost the first round of the Dubai Championships to world No. 26,

Yanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open – Women's singles, 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of No. 12, on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she achieve ...

2011 Dubai Tennis Championships The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. Both of the events took pla ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(13 February 2011) She qualified for the

Qatar Ladies Open The Qatar Open, currently sponsored by TotalEnergies and called the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, is a professional tennis WTA 1000 tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played o ...

, but lost to Sania Mirza in the first round.

2010 Qatar Ladies Open The 2008 Qatar Ladies Open, known as the 2008 Qatar Total Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Qatar Total Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(22 February 2011) Jovanovski was the eighth seed at the Malaysian Open where she defeated

Tamarine Tanasugarn Tamarine Tanasugarn (, , ; born 24 May 1977) is a Thai former tennis player. Born in Los Angeles, she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles. Tanasugarn's career-high WTA ranking is No. 19, achiev ...

and

Urszula Radwańska Urszula Radwańska (; born 7 December 1990) is a Polish professional tennis player. Radwańska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 8 October 2012, she reac ...

, before losing to former world No. 4 and eventual champion,

Jelena Dokic Jelena Dokic (; ; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis commentator, sports analyst, former professional player and public speaker. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. She won WTA Tour events on all su ...

, in the quarterfinals. 2011 Malaysian Open
Women's Singles Main Draw
(4 March 2011) She then suffered two consecutive first–round losses, at the

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to Urszula Radwańska,

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(8 March 2011) and at the Miami Open to

Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA as high as No. 28 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She has won three singles and 10 dou ...

2011 Sony Ericsson Open The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2011 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 22 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis C ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(22 March 2011) On 25 March 2011, Jovanovski was awarded with the Heart Award, given by the Fed Cup for her performances in her national colours.

Jovanovski wins Heart Award
(25 March 2011) She then played for Serbia in a World Group Play–off rubber against

. Though she lost her singles match to

Dominika Cibulková Dominika Cibulková (; born 6 May 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. She is the 2016 WTA Finals champion, becoming the fourth player (after Serena Williams in 2001 WTA Tour Championships, 2001, Maria Sharapova in 2004 WTA Tour ...

in three sets, Serbia managed to qualify for the 2012 World Group.

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Dramatic win earns Serbia promotion to World Group
(17 April 2011) At the Madrid Open, Jovanovski defeated

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in the first round, but then lost to world No. 1,

Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is an inactive Danish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, hold ...

, in the second. 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Women's Singles Main Draw
(1 May 2011) She then lost to the tenth seed

in the first round of the Italian Open.

2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia The 2011 Italian Open (also known as the 2011 Rome Masters and sponsored title 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 ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(8 May 2011) Jovanovski defeated

in the first round of the

Internationaux de Strasbourg The Internationaux de Strasbourg (formally known as the Strasbourg Grand Prix) is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. The tournament has been organized in May since its inception in 1987 and serves as a warm-up eve ...

but was defeated by Medina Garrigues in round two.

2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg The 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Strasbourg, France between 16 and 22 May 2011. WTA e ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(15 May 2011) Jovanovski lost to 15th seed

Andrea Petkovic Andrea Petkovic (, ; born 9 September 1987) is a German former professional tennis player. Born in Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian father Zoran and Bosniak mother Amira, she moved to Germany at six months old and turned professional in 2006 ...

in the first round of the

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(20 May 2011) Partnering with Varvara Lepchenko, she lost to

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and

Laura Pous Tió Laura Pous Tió (born 1 October 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Career Pous Tió won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives in straight sets. She won a ...

in the first round of the women's doubles.

Women's Doubles Main Draw
(22 May 2011) Jovanovski played her first grass-court event of the year at the Birmingham Classic.

2011 Aegon Classic The 2011 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 30th edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, originally scheduled for 6–12 June 2011, but ...

Main Draw entry lists revealed for the AEGON Classic
(6 May 2011) Seeded tenth, she was defeated by qualifier

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in the first round.

Women's Singles Main Draw
(5 June 2011) Jovanovski then qualified for the

, and defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round. She lost to the seventh seed

Samantha Stosur Samantha Jane Stosur (born 30 March 1984) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and ...

in the second. 2011 Aegon International
Women's Singles Main Draw
(15 June 2011) At

, Jovanovski was eliminated by

in the first round.

2011 Wimbledon Championships The 2011 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 125th edition of the The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon C ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(21 June 2011) Partnering with Jelena Dokic, she lost to

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and

Lisa Raymond Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has eleven major titles to her name: six in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. On June 12, ...

in the first round of the doubles draw.

Women's Doubles Main Draw
(18 June 2011) Jovanovski was seeded fifth at the Washington Open and defeated qualifier

Petra Rampre Petra Rampre (born 20 January 1980) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. In her career, she won eight singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 30 April 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. On ...

in the first round and

Jill Craybas Jill N. Craybas (born July 4, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player. From the 2000 US Open to the 2011 US Open, Craybas competed in 45 consecutive Grand Slam tournament main draws; her best result coming in the 2005 Wimbledon C ...

in the second, before losing to former world No. 3 and eventual champion, Nadia Petrova, in the quarterfinals. 2011 Citi Open
Women's Singles Main Draw
(29 July 2011) At the

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, she was defeated by the ninth seed Roberta Vinci in the first round.

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(1 August 2011) Jovanovski would then beat

Melanie Oudin Melanie Jennings Oudin (born September 23, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player. The former world junior No. 2 was a member of the United States Fed Cup team, American Fed Cup team from 2009 to 2011 and the winner of the 2011 U ...

and

Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja (; born 9 November 1982) is a Spanish former tennis player. She turned professional in 2000 and retired in 2019. In her career, Parra Santonja won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour (also known as the ...

to qualify for the Rogers Cup.

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Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(7 August 2011) She was leading 2–0 when Dokic retired from their match in the first round. Jovanovski was then beaten by former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, in the second round.

Women's Singles Main Draw
(11 August 2011) After defeating

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and

to qualify for the event,

2011 Western & Southern Open The 2011 Western & Southern Open, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, with ...

Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(14 August 2011) Jovanovski was beaten by the 17th seed Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of the

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(16 August 2011) She then lost to

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in the first round of the Texas Tennis Open.

2011 Texas Tennis Open The 2011 Texas Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament . It was classified as one of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It was played in Dallas, United ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(23 August 2011) At the

, Jovanovski lost in the first round to the 28th seed and former world No. 1, Serena Williams. 2011 US Open
Women's Singles Main Draw
(29 August 2011) She and Varvara Lepchenko were beaten by eighth seeds

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and

Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká (; born 21 May 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 2012. She w ...

in the first round of women's doubles. 2011 US Open
Women's Doubles Main Draw
(30 August 2011) Jovanovski then lost her first-round matches in four consecutive tournaments, the

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, the Guangzhou International, the

and the

. Jovanovski won her first match after the streak of seven first–round losses at the

Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup () is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which was suspended in 2022. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and was a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It was held annually at the ...

, beating

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. She would then lose in the second round to Vera Zvonareva. 2011 Kremlin Cup
Women's Singles Main Draw
(25 October 2011)

2012: First WTA Tour title

Jovanovski began her 2012 season at the

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where she defeated

, a wildcard entrant, but then lost to the fourth seed Serena Williams. 2012 Brisbane International
Women's Singles Main Draw
(4 January 2012) She then played the qualification tournament for the

defeating

Tamira Paszek Tamira Shelah Paszek (born 6 December 1990) is an Austrian tennis player. On 11 February 2013, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. On 6 May 2013, she peaked at No. 93 in the doubles rankings. Paszek has won three single ...

and

Virginie Razzano Virginie Razzano (born 12 May 1983) is a French former professional tennis player. She won two WTA Tour singles titles, both in 2007. Razzano reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 14 September 2009. She represented France in ...

, before losing to

Stefanie Vögele Stefanie Vögele (born 10 March 1990) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 11 November 2013. Her highest WTA rankings, WTA ranking in doubles is 100, which she reached on 5 January ...

.2012 Apia International Sydney
Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(7 January 2012) At the

, Jovanovski lost in the first round to Casey Dellacqua.

2012 Australian Open The 2012 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 16 to 29 January 2012. It was the 100th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. The tournamen ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(18 January 2012) In doubles, she and

Michaëlla Krajicek Michaëlla Krajicek (; born 9 January 1989) is a Dutch former tennis player. She has won three singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 titles in singles and 24 in double ...

were defeated by

and

Ekaterina Makarova Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova (; ; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles. She is a four-time Gra ...

in the first round.2012 Australian Open
Women's Doubles Main Draw
(19 January 2012) Jovanovski then played for the Serbia Fed Cup team in the World Group first round against

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, scoring one loss in singles, but a win in both singles and doubles to help Serbia advance to the semifinals.

Tie Details: Belgium — Serbia
(5 February 2012) At the

, Jovanovski defeated

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in the first round of qualification, eventually losing to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second.2012 Qatar Total Open
Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(12 February 2012) She then lost in the second qualifying round at the Dubai Championships to

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, having previously beaten

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in straight sets.2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(24 February 2012) Jovanovski went on to suffer two consecutive first–round losses at the Malaysian Open and the

. She then played at the ITF event in the

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, where she lost in the semifinals to Aleksandra Wozniak. 2012 The Bahamas Women's Open
Women's Singles Main Draw
(17 March 2012) Jovanovski received a wildcard for the Miami Open, and was defeated by

in the first round.

2012 Sony Ericsson Open The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2012 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 19 to April 1, 2012. It was the 28th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis C ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(25 March 2012) Jovanovski then played at the

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where she defeated Stefanie Vögele and upset the fourth seed

, before losing in the quarterfinals to Petra Martić.

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(11 April 2012) Jovanovski then played in the Fed Cup semifinals against

. Although she and Aleksandra Krunić lost their doubles match to

Maria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko ( rus, Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко, p=mɐˈrʲijə kʲɪrʲɪˈlʲenkə, a=Ru-Maria_Kirilenko.ogg; born 25 January 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. A junior Grand Slam champio ...

and Elena Vesnina, Serbia progressed through to the final with a 3–2 win.Fed Cup
Serbia surge into first ever Final
(25 March 2012) After that, Jovanovski tried to qualify for the

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and the Madrid Open, but suffered two first–round losses to

, 2012 Budapest Grand Prix
Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(30 April 2012) and

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, respectively. 2012 Mutua Madrid Open
Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(5 May 2012) She then qualified for the

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, where she lost in the second round to the eighth seed Kaia Kanepi. 2012 Brussels Open
Women's Singles Main Draw
(21 May 2012) At the

, Jovanovski lost to world No. 3,

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(29 May 2012) Jovanovski played her first grass–court tournament of the year at the Birmingham Classic where she suffered a first–round loss to

, a qualifier.

2012 Aegon Classic The 2012 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 31st edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, scheduled between 11 and 17 June 2012. Quali ...

Women's Singles Main Draw
(13 June 2012) She then tried to qualify for the

, but lost to Laura Robson in the final qualification round. 2012 Aegon International
Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
(23 June 2012) At

, Jovanovski led in her first–round match against

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, when the Greek retired. She then lost to 15th seed Sabine Lisicki in three sets.

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(28 June 2012) Jovanovski entered the

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seeded fifth and defeated

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in the first round,

Valeria Solovyeva Valeriya Alexandrovna Solovyeva (; born 3 November 1992) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Solovyeva won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and in addition three singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 May ...

in the second, fellow Serb Aleksandra Krunić in the quarterfinals, and the second seed

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in the semifinals to advance in her first career final. She defeated another first–time finalist,

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, to win her first WTA Tour title. Jovanovski 13 US Open

Following the capture of her first title, Jovanovski went on to lose in the first rounds of the following three tournaments – the Washington Open, the Rogers Cup and the

. At the

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, she defeated Alexandra Panova, and Mirjana Lučić, and led against

Peng Shuai Peng Shuai (; ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA ...

, when Peng retired, to reach the semifinal where she lost to the eventual champion, Roberta Vinci. At the

, she beat Mona Barthel in the first round, but went on to lose to Dominika Cibulková in the second round. Jovanovski then reached the quarterfinals of the

by defeating

Dinah Pfizenmaier Dinah Pfizenmaier (born 13 January 1992) is a German former tennis player. Pfizenmaier won nine singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 17 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 79. On 2 Febru ...

and Eleni Daniilidou, before falling to

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. At her last four WTA tournaments of the season, Jovanovski reached the second round of the Guangzhou International Open, being defeated by Chanelle Scheepers; the third round of the

, losing to Caroline Wozniacki; the third round of the

, losing to

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; and the first round of the

, being defeated by

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.WTA Tour
Bojana Jovanovski Results – 2012
(29 December 2012) Jovanovski was a member of the Serbia Fed Cup team during the 2012 World Group Final, but did not play any matches. She and Aleksandra Krunić were scheduled to play doubles against Hlaváčková and Hradecká, but the dead rubber was cancelled as the

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had already won 3–1. As a result of their success in the 2012 Fed Cup, the team was honoured with the Award of Olympic Committee of Serbia as Women's Team of the Year.

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Trofej OKS za najuspešnije u olimpijskoj 2012-oj
(18 December 2012)

2013: Australian Open fourth round

Jovanovski played her first event of the

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at the Shenzhen Open, where she was seeded eighth. She defeated

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in the first round and

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in the second, but lost in the quarterfinals to Li Na, who went on to win the tournament. Jovanovski then played in

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where she defeated

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, before losing to Kirsten Flipkens in the second round.

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(10 January 2013) At the

, Jovanovski again defeated Torró Flor, the 17th seed

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, and Kimiko Date-Krumm, before losing to eventual semifinalist

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in the fourth round. This had been her best career

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performance.

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Women's Singles Main Draw
(16 January 2013) In doubles, Jovanovski partnered with

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to triumph over Simona Halep and

in the first round, but then fell to

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and

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Women's Doubles Main Draw
(16 January 2013) Australian Open 2013 - Bojana Jovanovski

She then lost seven matches in a row. Four of them were at

. First, Serbia played in World Group against Slovakia and lost 2–3. Jovanovski lost her two singles matches, first to

and then to

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in a tight match. Serbia then played

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to stay in the World Group, but lost to Germany 2–3. Ana Ivanovic won two singles matches, but Jovanovski lost her two, to Angelique Kerber in two sets, and then to Mona Barthel in three. Her first win after the Australian Open was at

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where she defeated former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. In the second round, she lost to Jelena Janković. At the

, she reached round three losing in two tight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova; in the second, she had defeated Wozniacki again. At

, she reached the second round. Later in the summer, she played in Baku and New Haven. There, she won just one match. At the

, she beat Andrea Petkovic in the first round but lost to

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in round two. At the

Jovanovski won her second WTA Tour title, coming through seven matches in eight days. She defeated

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in the final in three sets. In

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, Jovanovski defeated Sorana Cîrstea in round one. But she lost in the second round to

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, despite winning nine games in a row after the first set loss. She also won the title at the

event in Ningbo, beating Zhang Shuai in the final, again in three sets. In

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, Jovanovski once again defeated Cîrstea. But in the second round she was declassed by home favourite, Li Na, with Jovanovski winning just one game. She finished the season in a better way, reaching the quarterfinals of

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where she defeated 2011 Roland Garros champion, Francesca Schiavone, in round one, and

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. In the quarterfinals, she lost to the top seed and eventual champion Wozniacki, in three sets.

2014

Jovanovski started

playing in

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, suffering a first round loss to German qualifier

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. She then beat

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and

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, before losing to top seed

in the quarterfinals. At the

, Jovanovski wasn't seeded at first. But after the withdrawal of Jamie Hampton who was seeded, Bojana became the 33rd seed and she was moved to the other side of draw. She started well with a three-set win over Jana Čepelová, but lost in the second round to

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. After Melbourne, Jovanovski moved seven places down on rankings. But, worse still, suffered a wrist injury, and faced a spell on the sidelines. She tried to play at the Indoors in Paris, but lost to Andrea Petkovic. As a result, she was forced to withdraw from the tournaments in Doha, Dubai and also the Fed Cup. Consequences of injuries continued for the results. Jovanovski lost convincingly at next four events in

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, Indian Wells,

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, and also first clay tournament of season in

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, winning a total of just two matches. In Oeiras, Jovanovski defeated Monica Puig in round one to face Elena Vesnina in round two, serving for the match and holding a match point for her first quarterfinal since Hobart, but lost in three sets. In the first round of

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, she outclassed

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but lost in the second round to countrywoman Ana Ivanovic. With that loss in Madrid, Jovanovski lost then six times in a row, including Roland Garros. Jovanovski travelled to

with a 7–15 win–loss season record, but scored her first win since Madrid with victory over

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. After that she came up with her best performance of the year, stunning eighth seed Victoria Azarenka in three sets to reach the third round. It was her fourth top-10 win. She, however, missed a big chance to reach next round, falling to Czech qualifier and world No. 176,

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. Jovanovski had a match point in the second set, then served two times for the match in final set (incl. another match point), but couldn't cross the finishing line. She also played in doubles, partnering with

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, and

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too, with

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, losing in the second round in both competitions. Jovanovski then played in

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, losing in the second round. Jovanovski then played in Baku, and reached second final at that tournament after beating

. She lost in two sets to

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in final. This was the first final which she lost, after winning her previous two. She went on to North America where the first tournament she played was at Washington. Although being tired, she reached the quarterfinals, losing to

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for the second time in a year. She arrived in

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but soon found a downturn in form. All of her next series of matches in North America were lost in two sets: in Montreal,

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, New Haven and the

. Moving to Asia, Jovanovski reached the Tashkent final, but in China played three tournaments, winning not a single match.

2015

Jovanovski played two

warm-up events, and reached the second round of both. At the Australian Open itself, she lost in the first round to Roberta Vinci. Bad form continued, with losses in the first round of

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and

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. She, however, managed to win one match in both Indian Wells and

, with a notable scalp coming against Mona Barthel in Miami. The clay court season began for Jovanovski in

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where she lost to third seed

. In

, she played qualifying but lost there in the second round to

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. However, at the next tournament in

, Jovanovski finally won back-to-back matches. After winning two in qualifying, she then beat top players to reach third round,

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and top-20 player

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. She was finally stopped in round three by Maria Sharapova.

2016–2017: Surgery and rehabilitation

With the condition of her wrist and right shoulder that has been bothering her for the past three seasons worsening, Jovanovski played in only five matches in 2016, each time losing in the first round in straight sets. Following the

first-round loss to Agnieszka Radwańska, Jovanovski said that she was going to miss all tournaments on grass court, including Wimbledon, to prepare for the second half of the season. However, after unsuccessfully trying to rehabilitate with various non-surgery methods she notified the public in early July 2016 that on the advice of Spanish doctors, she has decided to undergo surgery in an attempt to continue with her tennis career. With expected recovery period of four to five months, Jovanovski said she expects to be back in time for the Australian series in January 2017. In an interview in September 2016, Jovanovski said she hopes to return to practice in November and that, although she could use protected ranking to play in the Australian Open, she doesn't want to use it for a tournament she isn't ready for, only wanting to return once she is fit, and deemed it unlikely to play in tournaments before February 2017. In July 2017, after having her first training after more than a year, it was speculated Jovanovski might return to court in autumn. Later in July, she said she doesn't want to squander wildcards for tournaments at the end of the season when it is unrealistic for her to be completely ready and said she will most likely be ready for the beginning of 2018. In September, Jovanovski confirmed that she will return to court in early 2018.

2018: Return from injury, comeback

After almost a two-year layoff due to injury, Jovanovski played her first tournament at

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in late January. She lost in the first round of qualifying to

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, in straight sets. She then resumed playing ITF tournaments in mid-April. On 28 November, she announced her retirement from pro tour.

2021: Failed second comeback

Jovanovski became eligible to play professional tournaments again from 28 November 2020 by submitting to be available for out-of-competition doping tests. However, it was later announced that she would retire on 20 November 2021 without having played a single comeback match.

Playing style and equipment

Jovanovski is an aggressive baseline player. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Getting To Know... Bojana Jovanovski
(5 October 2010) She cites forehand as her favourite shot and hard as her favourite court surface, and stated she would like to improve her court movement and become mentally stronger. Since the 2011 US Open she wears

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instead of

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sports gear and uses

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rackets.

Personal life

Jovanovski was born to father Zoran, a former football player, and mother Snežana, and also has a sister Viktorija. Her father and coach Zoran Jovanovski introduced her to tennis when she was aged 7.''Nedeljni Telegraf''
"I kad stignem na vrh sveta ostajem u Borči"
(10 May 2010) Jovanovski cites

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as her idol for being "an aggressive player and a strong personality".GoSerbia.com
Bojana Jovanovski: Biću najbolja na svetu
(30 April 2010) She is good friends with Serbian tennis player

. Jovanovski is fluent in

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and English. Besides

, Jovanovski is also sponsored by

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.Knjaz Miloš.com
Knjaz Miloš nastavlja da ulaže u talente
(15 October 2007) In November 2016 she married her boyfriend Miloš Petrović.(KURIR TV) UDALA SE BOJANA JOVANOVSKI: Srpska teniserka izgovorila sudbonosno DA!
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National identity

During an ITF tournament in Dubai in December 2010, it was rumoured Jovanovski would play for

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, reportedly for "being in the shadow of

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and Ana".Sportske.net
Jovanovski odlična u Dubaiju, neće igrati za Makedonce
(15 December 2010) Her father and coach Zoran Jovanovski denied the rumours at once, saying that "Bojana had never even been in Macedonia" and that the rumour was "made up because of her surname".Beli Orlovi.com
Bojana ne igra za Makedoniju
(15 December 2010)

Performance timelines

''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''

Singles

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ITF finals

Singles (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Team competition

Fed Cup

Singles (4–9)

Doubles (2–2)

Head-to-head records

Wins over top-10 players

Awards

* 2011 – Fed Cup Heart Award (World Group / World Group II first round) * 2012 – Award of Olympic Committee of Serbia for Women's Team of the Year ''(as part of

)''

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovski Petrović, Bojana 1991 births Living people Tennis players from Belgrade Serbian female tennis players