_(cropped).jpg) Jovanovski at the2013 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Serbia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Born | (1991-12-31)31 December 1991 (age 33) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 2021 (last match in 2018) |
| Plays | Right–handed (two–handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 2,195,549 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 268–211 |
| Career titles | 2WTA, 1WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (4 August 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2013) |
| French Open | 3R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2014) |
| US Open | 2R (2012,2013,2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–53 |
| Career titles | 4ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 203 (3 November 2014) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
| French Open | 1R (2011,2013,2014,2015) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2012), record 6–11 |
Bojana Jovanovski Petrović (néeJovanovski;Serbian Cyrillic:Бојана Јовановски Петровић,pronounced[bǒjanajoʋanǒʋskiːpětroʋitɕ]; born 31 December 1991) is a Serbian formertennis player.
In her career, Jovanovski won two singles titles on theWTA Tour and oneWTA 125 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 theWTA doubles rankings.
Playing forSerbia Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 6–11.
Jovanovski began playing tennis aged seven at theRed Star Tennis Club.[1] Aged 12, she won the Serbian national U–14 championships and was the finalist of the U–16.[1] She turned professional in 2006 and played her first junior event at the tournament inPančevo, Serbia, losing in straight sets toAna Veselinović.[2] That year, she also lost toSimona Halep in the finals of the Heiveld Indoor Junior Championships. In 2007, Jovanovski won junior events in Città di Santa Croce, defeatingMichelle Larcher de Brito, and reached the finals in Prato and Milano, losing toRomana Tabaková andAnastasia Pivovarova, respectively.[1][2]
Jovanovski would play at numerous junior Grand Slam tournaments. Her best result came atWimbledon, where she was defeated byMadison Brengle in the quarterfinals. In 2008 Jovanovski decided to pursue her professional career on theITF Circuit, but would also play at the junior Grand Slam events. She would reach the quarterfinals at theAustralian Open andWimbledon, losing toArantxa Rus andLaura Robson, respectively. Both Rus and Robson later won the tournaments.[3][4] Jovanovski's highest junior ranking was world number 5, which she achieved on 7 April 2008.[5]
Jovanovski made her professional debut on the ITF Circuit in 2006 in Prokuplje, Serbia where she lost toKarolina Jovanović in the second round. Two years later, she won her first ITF title at that same tournament, beating Karin Morgošová in the final.[2][6] In 2008 Jovanovski reached an additional three finals, winning two of them.
She continued playing on theITF Circuit, reaching the semifinals of three events – Belek, Sarajevo and Toruń – being defeated byTetyana Arefyeva,Ana Jovanović, andOksana Kalashnikova, respectively.[6] Jovanovski played qualifications for the2009 US Open but lost, however, to AmericanCarly Gullickson.[7][8][9] On 20 November 2009, Jovanovski reached the final of an ITF event in Pune, India but lost to Fujiwara.[10] On 29 November 2009, she reached the final of an ITF event in Toyota, Aichi but lost to the former world No. 4Kimiko Date-Krumm.
At her first ITF tournament in 2010, in Quanzhou, Jovanovski reached the semifinals, losing in three sets to fellow SerbAleksandra Krunić. She then played in the qualification tournament for theAustralian Open, but lost toKathrin Wörle, despite having a match point in the third set.[11] Jovanovski was, once again, part of theSerbian Fed Cup team along withJelena Janković,Ana Ivanovic and Ana Jovanović in the 2–3 loss againstRussia in theWorld Group.[12] She was then awarded with awildcard for the main draw ofMalaysian Open.[13] On herWTA Tour debut, she beatVitalia Diatchenko in straight sets. However, Jovanovski then lost to the first seedElena Dementieva in round two.[14]
On 24 April, Jovanovski made her debut for theSerbia Fed Cup team, in theWorld Group Playoffs againstSlovakia.[15] She lost her first singles match toDaniela Hantuchová, but then won her second rubber againstMagdaléna Rybáriková.[16] Jovanovski and Janković lost their doubles match to Hantuchová and Rybáriková for the final 3–2 scoreline for Slovakia.[15][16] At theRabat Grand Prix, her second career WTA Tour event, she defeatedBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the first round, but then lost to the fifth seedAngelique Kerber in the second. Jovanovski qualified for her third WTA Tour tournament at theInternazionali d'Italia, beatingNuria Llagostera Vives and former world No. 8,Alicia Molik,[17] but then lost toYaroslava Shvedova in the first round. In May, Jovanovski took part in theWarsaw Open, beating former world No. 5,Anna Chakvetadze, to reach the main draw where she subsequently lost toSara Errani.
Her next tournament was theFrench Open, where she defeatedMaría Irigoyen in the first round of the qualifying stage, but then fell toAnastasia Pivovarova in the second. She then suffered losses in the semifinal of the ITF event in Maribor and theEastbourne International qualifications, but managed to enter into themain draw atWimbledon.[18] Jovanovski defeatedCasey Dellacqua in the first round, but lost to eighth seedVictoria Azarenka in the second. Her result at Wimbledon helped her ranking rise to world No. 93. Jovanovski then played at theSlovenia Open but lost to compatriot and world No. 2, Jelena Janković, in the opening round. At theİstanbul Cup, she won three matches in straight sets to qualify for the main draw, but lost toElena Vesnina in the first round. In August, Jovanovski qualified for the main draw of the first Premier 5 of theUS Open Series, theCincinnati Open.[19] She upset the 14th seedAravane Rezaï in the first round,[20] but lost toAkgul Amanmuradova in the following round in straight sets. Jovanovski then attempted to qualify for theRogers Cup and theConnecticut Open, but fell toSorana Cîrstea and Elena Vesnina, respectively. Jovanovski played her second major event at theUS Open, but was defeated byAnastasia Rodionova in the first round. She also competed inwomen's doubles partnering with Janković, but they were defeated by Kimiko Date-Krumm andAyumi Morita.
Jovanovski then played at theGuangzhou International Open, but lost toAlla Kudryavtseva in the first round. She also lost in the first round of theKorea Open toKirsten Flipkens, after easily winning three qualification matches. Jovanovski was then defeated in the first round of thePan Pacific Open qualifying byPauline Parmentier. However, she managed to turn around the early losses by qualifying for the main draw ofChina Open, her first everPremier Mandatory tournament.[21] In the opening round, she defeated a fellow qualifier, the2009 US Open quarterfinalistKateryna Bondarenko. She then upset good friend Janković in the second round, marking her first victory over a formerworld No. 1 and a top-ten player.[22] However, she was beaten byShahar Pe'er in the third round.[23] Jovanovski then participated at the ITF events in Torhout, Poitiers and Taipei, defeating players such asSania Mirza,Rika Fujiwara andNoppawan Lertcheewakarn, but without much further success. She finished the year as the youngest player in the top-100 of the WTA rankings.[24]
In December, Jovanovski played at the ITF tournament in Dubai. She defeatedJulia Babilon in the first round,Petra Martić in the second, and world No. 45,Anastasija Sevastova, in the quarterfinals, then-former world No. 16,Anabel Medina Garrigues, in her semifinal, before losing to Sania Mirza in the final.[25][26] A week later, in Pune, Jovanovski won her fourth ITF title, and her first since 2008, defeatingNina Bratchikova.[27]
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Jovanovski opened the season inBrisbane,[28][29] defeating Anastasia Rodionova in the first round.[30] She then lost toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second.[31] The week after, Jovanovski qualified for theSydney International.[32] She defeatedKaia Kanepi,[33] Aravane Rezaï[34] andFlavia Pennetta,[35] but lost her first tour semifinal to eventual championLi Na.[36] At theAustralian Open, Jovanovski defeatedChang Kai-chen in the first round but lost to the second seedVera Zvonareva in round two.[37] She also played doubles partnering withVarvara Lepchenko; they lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm andZhang Shuai. Jovanovski was the highest ranked player in theSerbia Fed Cup team for theWorld Group II rubber againstCanada.[38] She played alongside Ana Jovanović, Aleksandra Krunić andTamara Čurović againstRebecca Marino,Aleksandra Wozniak,Marie-Ève Pelletier andSharon Fichman inNovi Sad.[39] 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 theWorld Group Playoffs.
Jovanovski lost the first round of theDubai Championships to world No. 26,Yanina Wickmayer.[40] She qualified for theQatar Ladies Open, but lost to Sania Mirza in the first round.[41] Jovanovski was the eighth seed at theMalaysian Open where she defeatedTamarine Tanasugarn andUrszula Radwańska, before losing to former world No. 4 and eventual champion,Jelena Dokic, in the quarterfinals.[42] She then suffered two consecutive first–round losses, at theIndian Wells Open to Urszula Radwańska,[43] and at theMiami Open toMonica Niculescu.[44] On 25 March 2011, Jovanovski was awarded with theHeart Award, given by the Fed Cup for her performances in her national colours.[45] She then played for Serbia in aWorld Group Play–off rubber againstSlovakia. Though she lost her singles match toDominika Cibulková in three sets, Serbia managed to qualify for the 2012 World Group.[46]
At theMadrid Open, Jovanovski defeatedGréta Arn in the first round, but then lost toworld No. 1,Caroline Wozniacki, in the second.[47] She then lost to the tenth seedShahar Pe'er in the first round of theItalian Open.[48] Jovanovski defeatedAlla Kudryavtseva in the first round of theInternationaux de Strasbourg but was defeated by Medina Garrigues in round two.[49] Jovanovski lost to 15th seedAndrea Petkovic in the first round of theFrench Open.[50] Partnering with Varvara Lepchenko, she lost toLourdes Domínguez Lino andLaura Pous Tió in the first round of thewomen's doubles.[51]
Jovanovski played her first grass-court event of the year at theBirmingham Classic.[52] Seeded tenth, she was defeated by qualifierSarah Gronert in the first round.[53] Jovanovski then qualified for theEastbourne International, and defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round. She lost to the seventh seedSamantha Stosur in the second.[54] AtWimbledon, Jovanovski was eliminated bySimona Halep in the first round.[55] Partnering with Jelena Dokic, she lost toLiezel Huber andLisa Raymond in the first round of thedoubles draw.[56]
Jovanovski was seeded fifth at theWashington Open and defeated qualifierPetra Rampre in the first round andJill Craybas in the second, before losing to former world No. 3 and eventual champion, Nadia Petrova, in the quarterfinals.[57] At theSouthern California Open, she was defeated by the ninth seed Roberta Vinci in the first round.[58] Jovanovski would then beatMelanie Oudin andArantxa Parra Santonja to qualify for theRogers Cup.[59] 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.[60] After defeatingAnna Tatishvili andAkgul Amanmuradova to qualify for the event,[61] Jovanovski was beaten by the 17th seed Yanina Wickmayer in the first round of theWestern & Southern Open.[62] She then lost toGisela Dulko in the first round of theTexas Tennis Open.[63] At theUS Open, Jovanovski lost in the first round to the 28th seed and former world No. 1, Serena Williams.[64] She and Varvara Lepchenko were beaten by eighth seedsAndrea Hlaváčková andLucie Hradecká in the first round ofwomen's doubles.[65]
Jovanovski then lost her first-round matches in four consecutive tournaments, theTashkent Open, theGuangzhou International, thePan Pacific Open and theChina Open. Jovanovski won her first match after the streak of seven first–round losses at theKremlin Cup, beatingAlona Bondarenko. She would then lose in the second round to Vera Zvonareva.[66]
Jovanovski began her2012 season at theBrisbane International where she defeatedCasey Dellacqua, a wildcard entrant, but then lost to the fourth seed Serena Williams.[67] She then played the qualification tournament for theSydney International defeatingTamira Paszek andVirginie Razzano, before losing toStefanie Vögele.[68] At theAustralian Open, Jovanovski lost in the first round to Casey Dellacqua.[69] In doubles, she andMichaëlla Krajicek were defeated byAlla Kudryavtseva andEkaterina Makarova in the first round.[70] Jovanovski then played for the Serbia Fed Cup team in theWorld Group first round againstBelgium, scoring one loss in singles, but a win in both singles and doubles to help Serbia advance to the semifinals.[71]
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At theQatar Ladies Open, Jovanovski defeatedRaquel Kops-Jones in the first round of qualification, eventually losing to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second.[72] She then lost in the second qualifying round at theDubai Championships toMona Barthel, having previously beatenKurumi Nara in straight sets.[73] Jovanovski went on to suffer two consecutive first–round losses at theMalaysian Open and theIndian Wells Open. She then played at the ITF event in theBahamas, where she lost in the semifinals to Aleksandra Wozniak.[74] Jovanovski received a wildcard for theMiami Open, and was defeated byLourdes Domínguez Lino in the first round.[75]
Jovanovski then played at theCopenhagen Open where she defeated Stefanie Vögele and upset the fourth seedMonica Niculescu, before losing in the quarterfinals to Petra Martić.[76] Jovanovski then played in the Fed Cup semifinals againstRussia. Although she and Aleksandra Krunić lost their doubles match toMaria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina, Serbia progressed through to the final with a 3–2 win.[77] After that, Jovanovski tried to qualify for theBudapest Grand Prix and theMadrid Open, but suffered two first–round losses toRomana Tabaková,[78] andMarta Domachowska, respectively.[79] She then qualified for theBrussels Open, where she lost in the second round to the eighth seed Kaia Kanepi.[80] At theFrench Open, Jovanovski lost to world No. 3,Agnieszka Radwańska.[81]
Jovanovski played her first grass–court tournament of the year at theBirmingham Classic where she suffered a first–round loss toMichelle Larcher de Brito, a qualifier.[82] She then tried to qualify for theEastbourne International, but lost toLaura Robson in the final qualification round.[83] AtWimbledon, Jovanovski led in her first–round match againstEleni Daniilidou, when the Greek retired. She then lost to 15th seed Sabine Lisicki in three sets.[84] Jovanovski entered theBaku Cup seeded fifth and defeatedLesia Tsurenko in the first round,Valeria Solovyeva in the second, fellow Serb Aleksandra Krunić in the quarterfinals, and the second seedAlexandra Panova in the semifinals to advance in her first career final. She defeated another first–time finalist,Julia Cohen, to win her first WTA Tour title.[85]
Following the capture of her first title, Jovanovski went on to lose in the first rounds of the following three tournaments – theWashington Open, theRogers Cup and theWestern & Southern Open. At theTexas Open, she defeated Alexandra Panova, and Mirjana Lučić, and led againstPeng Shuai, when Peng retired, to reach the semifinal where she lost to the eventual champion, Roberta Vinci. At theUS Open, she beat Mona Barthel in the first round, but went on to lose to Dominika Cibulková in the second round.[86] Jovanovski then reached the quarterfinals of theTashkent Open by defeatingDinah Pfizenmaier and Eleni Daniilidou, before falling toDonna Vekić. At her last four WTA tournaments of the season, Jovanovski reached the second round of theGuangzhou International Open, being defeated by Chanelle Scheepers; the third round of thePan Pacific Open, losing to Caroline Wozniacki; the third round of theChina Open, losing toMarion Bartoli; and the first round of theKremlin Cup, being defeated bySofia Arvidsson.[87]
Jovanovski was a member of the Serbia Fed Cup team during the2012 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 theCzech Republic had already won 3–1.[88] As a result of their success in the 2012 Fed Cup, the team was honoured with theAward of Olympic Committee of Serbia as Women's Team of the Year.[89]
Jovanovski played her first event of theseason at theShenzhen Open, where she was seeded eighth. She defeatedAlexandra Cadanțu in the first round andDuan Yingying in the second, but lost in the quarterfinals to Li Na, who went on to win the tournament.[90] Jovanovski then played inHobart where she defeatedMaría Teresa Torró Flor, before losing to Kirsten Flipkens in the second round.[91] At theAustralian Open, Jovanovski again defeated Torró Flor, the 17th seedLucie Šafářová, and Kimiko Date-Krumm, before losing to eventual semifinalistSloane Stephens in the fourth round. This had been her best careerGrand Slam performance.[92] In doubles, Jovanovski partnered withMelinda Czink to triumph over Simona Halep andArantxa Rus in the first round, but then fell toNatalie Grandin andVladimíra Uhlířová.[93]
She then lost seven matches in a row. Four of them were atFed Cup. First, Serbia played inWorld Group against Slovakia and lost 2–3. Jovanovski lost her two singles matches, first toDaniela Hantuchová and then toJana Čepelová in a tight match. Serbia then playedplay-offs 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 atRome where she defeated former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. In the second round, she lost to Jelena Janković. At theFrench Open, she reached round three losing in two tight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova; in the second, she had defeated Wozniacki again. AtWimbledon, she reached the second round. Later in the summer, she played in Baku and New Haven. There, she won just one match. At theUS Open, she beat Andrea Petkovic in the first round but lost toPetra Kvitová in round two.
At theTashkent Open Jovanovski won her second WTA Tour title, coming through seven matches in eight days. She defeatedOlga Govortsova in the final in three sets. InGuangzhou, Jovanovski defeated Sorana Cîrstea in round one. But she lost in the second round toVania King, despite winning nine games in a row after the first set loss. She also won the title at theWTA 125 event in Ningbo, beating Zhang Shuai in the final, again in three sets.
InBeijing, 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 ofLuxembourg where she defeated 2011 Roland Garros champion, Francesca Schiavone, in round one, andHsieh Su-wei. In the quarterfinals, she lost to the top seed and eventual champion Wozniacki, in three sets.
Jovanovski startedseason playing inShenzhen, suffering a first round loss to German qualifierAnna-Lena Friedsam. She then beatAnnika Beck andOlivia Rogowska inHobart, before losing to top seedSamantha Stosur in the quarterfinals. At theAustralian Open, 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 toYvonne Meusburger.[94]
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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 theIndoors in Paris, but lost to Andrea Petkovic.[95] 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 inAcapulco,Indian Wells,Miami, and also first clay tournament of season inMarrakech, winning a total of just two matches.
InOeiras, 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 ofMadrid, she outclassedKarin Knapp but lost in the second round to countrywoman Ana Ivanovic. With that loss in Madrid, Jovanovski lost then six times in a row, includingRoland Garros.
Jovanovski travelled toWimbledon with a 7–15 win–loss season record, but scored her first win since Madrid with victory overJohanna Larsson. 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.[96] 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,Tereza Smitková. 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 indoubles, partnering withEva Hrdinová, andmixed doubles too, withMate Pavić, losing in the second round in both competitions.
Jovanovski then played inIstanbul, losing in the second round. Jovanovski then played in Baku, and reached second final at that tournament after beatingStefanie Vögele. She lost in two sets toElina Svitolina 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 toMarina Erakovic for the second time in a year. She arrived inMontreal but soon found a downturn in form. All of her next series of matches in North America were lost in two sets: in Montreal,Cincinnati, New Haven and theUS Open. Moving to Asia, Jovanovski reached the Tashkent final, but in China played three tournaments, winning not a single match.
Jovanovski played twoAustralian Open 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 ofDoha andKuala Lumpur.[97] She, however, managed to win one match in bothIndian Wells andMiami, with a notable scalp coming against Mona Barthel in Miami.
The clay court season began for Jovanovski inMarrakesh where she lost to third seedFlavia Pennetta. InMadrid, she played qualifying but lost there in the second round toMariana Duque. However, at the next tournament inRome, Jovanovski finally won back-to-back matches. After winning two in qualifying, she then beat top players to reach third round,Caroline Garcia[98] and top-20 playerMadison Keys.[99] She was finally stopped in round three by Maria Sharapova.[100]
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 theFrench Open 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.[101] 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.[102] 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.[103] 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.[104]
In July 2017, after having her first training after more than a year, it was speculated Jovanovski might return to court in autumn.[105] 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.[106] In September, Jovanovski confirmed that she will return to court in early 2018.[107]
After almost a two-year layoff due to injury, Jovanovski played her first tournament atSt. Petersburg in late January. She lost in the first round of qualifying toOcéane Dodin, in straight sets. She then resumed playing ITF tournaments in mid-April.
On 28 November, she announced her retirement from pro tour.
Jovanovski became eligible to play professional tournaments again from 28 November 2020 by submitting to be available for out-of-competition doping tests.[108] However, it was later announced that she would retire on 20 November 2021[109] without having played a single comeback match.
Jovanovski is an aggressive baseline player.[110] She cites forehand as her favourite shot and hard as her favourite court surface,[111] and stated she would like to improve her court movement and become mentally stronger.[110] Since the 2011 US Open she wearsAdidas instead ofNike sports gear and usesHead rackets.[112]
Jovanovski was born to father Zoran, a former football player, and mother Snežana, and also has a sister Viktorija.[110] Her father and coach Zoran Jovanovski introduced her to tennis when she was aged 7.[112] Jovanovski citesMaria Sharapova as her idol for being "an aggressive player and a strong personality".[113] She is good friends with Serbian tennis playerJelena Janković.[22] Jovanovski is fluent inSerbian and English.[111] BesidesHead, Jovanovski is also sponsored byKnjaz Miloš.[114] In November 2016 she married her boyfriend Miloš Petrović.[115]
During an ITF tournament in Dubai in December 2010, it was rumoured Jovanovski would play forMacedonia, reportedly for "being in the shadow ofJelena andAna".[116] 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".[116][117]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| French Open | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| US Open | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 16–24 | 40% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | WG2 | PO | PO | F | QF | PO | A | WG2 | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–9 | 31% |
| Premier Mandatory & 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Italian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Canadian Open | A | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[b] | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| China Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 4 | – | 1 | 127 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 4–8 | 13–19 | 16–14 | 17–15 | 16–17 | 13–14 | 0–3 | – | 0–1 | 2 / 88 | 79–91 | 46% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–8 | 3–4 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 12–28 | 30% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 9–15 | 38% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 7–13 | 16–27 | 18–18 | 22–22 | 20–28 | 17–21 | 0–4 | – | 0–1 | 2 / 127 | 100–134 | |
| Win % | – | 35% | 37% | 50% | 50% | 42% | 45% | 0% | – | 0% | 43% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 189 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 36 | 58 | 76 | 604 | — | 550 | $2,195,549 | ||
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1–5 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1–4 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–19 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2012 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | International | Hard |  Julia Cohen | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2013 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard |  Olga Govortsova | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | International | Hard |  Elina Svitolina | 1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2014 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard |  Karin Knapp | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2013 | Ningbo International Open, China | Hard |  Zhang Shuai | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–1 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2008 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay |  Karin Morgošová | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2008 | ITF Vinkovci, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Zorica Petrov | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2008 | ITF Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,000 | Clay |  Gracia Radovanović | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Dec 2008 | Delhi Open, India | 50,000 | Hard |  Sandra Záhlavová | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Nov 2009 | Pune Championships, India | 50,000 | Hard |  Rika Fujiwara | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2009 | Toyota World Challenge, Japan | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Dec 2010 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Clay |  Sania Mirza | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Dec 2010 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard |  Nina Bratchikova | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Nov 2008 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard |  Elora Dabija |  Chang Kai-chenHwang I-hsuan | 7–5, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Result | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2012 | Fed Cup, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Ana IvanovicJelena JankovićAleksandra Krunić | Petra KvitováLucie ŠafářováLucie HradeckáAndrea Hlaváčková | 1–3 |
| Outcome | Edition | Round | Opponent team | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2010 | World Group Play-offs | Slovakia | Clay (i) | Daniela Hantuchová | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | ||||
| Win | 2011 | World Group II |  Canada | Hard (i) | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | Rebecca Marino | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||||
| Loss | 2011 | World Group Play-offs | Slovakia | Clay (i) | Dominika Cibulková | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2012 | World Group |  Belgium | Hard (i) | Yanina Wickmayer | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | Kirsten Flipkens | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| Lose | 2013 | World Group | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Daniela Hantuchová | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | Jana Čepelová | 7–5, 5–7, 9–11 | ||||
| Loss | 2013 | World Group Play-offs |  Germany | Hard (i) | Angelique Kerber | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | Mona Barthel | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||||
| Loss | 2014 | World Group II Play-offs | Romania | Clay | Simona Halep | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | Sorana Cîrstea | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6 |
| Outcome | Edition | Round | Opponent team | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2010 | World Group Play-offs | Slovakia | Clay (i) | Jelena Janković | Hantuchová Rybáriková | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2011 | World Group II | Canada | Hard (i) | Aleksandra Krunić | Fichman Pelletier | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 2012 | World Group | Belgium | Hard (i) | Aleksandra Krunić | Van Uytvanck Wickmayer | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2012 | World Group Semifinals | Russia | Clay (i) | Aleksandra Krunić | Kirilenko Vesnina | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Season | 2010 | ... | 2013 | 2014 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
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| 2010 | ||||||
| 1. | Jelena Janković | No. 6 | China Open | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 2. |  Caroline Wozniacki | No. 10 | Italian Open | Clay | 1R | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| 3. | Caroline Wozniacki | No. 10 | French Open | Clay | 2R | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| 2014 | ||||||
| 4. | Victoria Azarenka | No. 9 | Wimbledon | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
