American tennis player (born 2007)
Iva Jovic Country (sports) United States Residence Los Angeles , CaliforniaBorn (2007-12-06 ) December 6, 2007 (age 17) Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Coach Thomas Guttheridge Prize money US$ 1,125,748 Singles Career record 80–31 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 33 (20 October 2025) Current ranking No. 35 (17 November 2025) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 2R (2025 ) French Open 2R (2025 ) Wimbledon 1R (2025 ) US Open 2R (2024 ,2025 ) Doubles Career record 12–11 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 183 (13 October 2025) Current ranking No. 213 (17 November 2025) Grand Slam doubles results US Open 2R (2025 ) Grand Slam mixed doubles results US Open 2R (2024 ) Last updated on: 17 November 2025.
Iva Jovic (Serbian :Ива Јовић ,romanized : Iva Jović ; born December 6, 2007) is an American professionaltennis player.[ 1] She has a career-highWTA singles ranking of No. 33 achieved on October 20, 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 183 reached on October 13, 2025. She has won oneWTA Tour title, at the2025 Guadalajara Open .
Jovic reached a best combinedjunior ranking of No. 2 on September 9, 2024. She won two juniormajor titles in girls' doubles, at the2024 Australian Open and the2024 Wimbledon Championships .
Iva Jovic was born inTorrance, California to father Bojan and mother Jelena, both Serb immigrants fromLeskovac (Serbia) andSplit (Croatia), respectively.[ 2] [ 3] She has an older sister, Mia.[ 4] She resides inLos Angeles .[ 5] [ 6]
Jovic began playing tennis at the age of five.[ 7]
Jovic won the U14 singles event at theOrange Bowl in December 2021.[ 8]
She was runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of theIndian Wells Open in March 2023, being defeated byClervie Ngounoue in the final.[ 9]
Alongside compatriotTyra Caterina Grant she won the doubles at theOrange Bowl inPlantation, Florida in 2022 and again in 2023 when they defeated top-seeded Czech paring ofAlena Kovackova andLaura Samsonova .[ 10] Grant, Jovic and Alanis Hamilton played as part of the victorious American team at the2023 Junior Billie Jean Cup , winning the tournament without dropping a set. In her singles matches, Jovic only lost 26 games in total during her 12 sets played.[ 11]
With Grant she won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the2024 Australian Open . The pair did not drop a set in the tournament.[ 12] The pair also reached the final of the girls' doubles at the2024 French Open .[ 13] Jovic and Grant won the girls' doubles title at the2024 Wimbledon Championships .[ 14] She reached the semi finals of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open.[ 15]
2022–2023: Professional debut, first title[ edit ] In June 2022, Jovic made her professional debut as a wildcard at the 15k SoCal Pro Circuit Jack Kramer Club event inLos Angeles ,[ 16] where she reached the final.[ 17] In October 2023, she won her first title at the 25k Ascension Project Women's Open inRedding .[ 18]
2024: Major debut and first win [ edit ] She made her debut at theUS Open , after receiving a wildcard for the main-draw in singles and doubles, after a victory in the USTA's U18 National Championships, making her the youngest participant at the tournament.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21] Jovic recorded her first major and WTA Tour win overMagda Linette ,[ 22] becoming the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the US Open since 2000.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] She lost in the second round to 29th seedEkaterina Alexandrova in three sets.[ 26]
2025: First WTA Tour title, top 40[ edit ] Jovic at the2025 Guadalajara Open where she won her maiden WTA title Jovic entered the main draw at theAustralian Open for the first time after winning the USTA’s Wild Card Challenge, and defeatedNuria Parrizas Diaz in the first round.[ 27] [ 28] She lost her next match to sixth seedElena Rybakina .[ 29]
AtIndian Wells , Jovic reached the second round on her WTA 1000 debut as a wildcard entrant, defeatingJulia Grabher in three sets.[ 30] [ 31] In the second round, she lost to sixth seedJasmine Paolini , in three sets.[ 32]
Jovic gained a wildcard entry into theFrench Open by winning theUSTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.[ 33] She defeatedRenata Zarazúa in the first round,[ 34] before losing to 12th seed Elena Rybakina for the second successive major.[ 35]
In June, she won her firstWTA 125 title at theIlkley Open , defeatingRebecca Marino in the final.[ 36] [ 37] Following this success, Jovic achieved another milestone by making her top 100 debut on June 16, 2025.[ 38] Later that month she qualified to make her main-draw debut atWimbledon ,[ 39] where she lost toSuzan Lamens in the first round.[ 40]
In August, Jovic entered the main-draw at theCincinnati Open and defeated fellow lucky loserSolana Sierra and 20th seedLinda Nosková to reach the third round at a WTA Tour event for the first time in her career.[ 41] Her run was ended byBarbora Krejčíková .[ 42] Later that month atTennis in the Land , she overcame fourth seedAnastasia Potapova ,[ 43] before losing toAnn Li in the second round.[ 44] At theUS Open , Jovic defeatedAliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round,[ 45] but lost her next match to Jasmine Paolini.[ 46]
The following month at theWTA 500 Guadalajara Open , Jovic won her firstWTA Tour title, saving a match point in the quarterfinal match against Andorran playerVictoria Jiménez Kasintseva , and defeating Colombian playerEmiliana Arango in the final.[ 47] As a result, she entered the top 40 at world No. 36 on 15 September 2025.[ 48]
Finals by surface Hard (1–0)
Finals by setting Outdoor (1–0)
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend W100 tournaments (1–1) W75 tournaments (1–1) W25/35 tournaments (2–2) W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jun 2022 ITF Los Angeles, US W15 Hard Eryn Cayetano 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 Win 1–1 Oct 2023 ITF Redding, US W25 Hard Sayaka Ishii 6–4, 6–2 Loss 1–2 Feb 2024 ITF Spring, US W35 Hard Ena Shibahara 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 Loss 1–3 May 2024 Florida's Sports Coast Open , USW75 Clay Akasha Urhobo 3–6, 1–6 Win 2–3 Sep 2024 ITF Berkeley, US W35 Hard Victoria Mboko 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 Win 3–3 Sep 2024 Rancho Santa Fe Open , USW75 Hard Ena Shibahara 6–3, 6–3 Loss 3–4 Oct 2024 Tyler Pro Challenge , USW100 Hard Renata Zarazúa 4–6, 2–6 Loss 3–5 Feb 2025 Arcadia Women's Pro Open , USW35 Hard Kayla Cross 2–6, 6–7(6) Win 4–5 Apr 2025 Charlottesville Open , USW100 Clay Irina Bara 6–0, 6–1
Grand Slam tournaments [ edit ] Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ] Best Grand Slam results details [ edit ] ^ "Iva Jovic" .WTA . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 .^ "Who is Iva Jovic? 16-year-old US Open star +104 in WTA Rankings after Round 1 win" . August 27, 2024.^ Majdak, Matija (August 27, 2024)."Ona je 16‑godišnja senzacija čija je majka iz Splita: 'Imam dobru vezu sa Srbijom' " .Net.hr (in Croatian). RetrievedJune 20, 2025 . ^ Drucker, Joel (January 15, 2024)."Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Tennis: What Makes a Tennis Champion" .Tennis Recruiting . RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 . ^ "Iva Jovic of Torrance has been representing SoCal on a global scale" .USTA Southern California . November 29, 2022. RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 .^ McLean, Ross (July 9, 2024)."Twelve months ago I was on crutches; I'm making up for lost time' " .International Tennis Federation . RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 . ^ Sanchez, Julissa (July 15, 2022)."Behind the Game with Iva Jovic - 14 Year Old Junior Sensation" .Solinco Sports . RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 . ^ Fialkov, Harvey (December 21, 2021)."Top-seeded Iva Jovic of Torrance, California wins over fourth-seeded Shannon Lam of East Brunswick, N.J. in the Girls' 14s" .Junior Orange Bowl . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 . ^ Chiesa, Victoria (March 19, 2023)."Clervie Ngounoue, Cooper Woestendick sweep inaugural Indian Wells junior titles" .USTA . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 . ^ Chiesa, Victoria (December 10, 2023)."Tyra Grant & Iva Jovic win Orange Bowl again, first team in 30 years to repeat" .USTA . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 . ^ Chiesa, Victoria (November 12, 2023)."U.S. defends junior Billie Jean King Cup title with win over Czech Republic" .USTA . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 . ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (January 26, 2024)."Americans Sweep Junior Doubles Titles at Aussie Open" .Tennis Recruiting . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2024 . ^ Walsh, Courtney (June 8, 2024)."Valentova wins all-Czech final to claim Roland Garros girls' title" .International Tennis Federation . RetrievedJune 13, 2024 . ^ "Mimi Xu & Mika Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' doubles final" .BBC Sport . July 14, 2024. RetrievedJuly 14, 2024 .^ "British teen Stojsavljevic reaches US Open junior final" .BBC Sport . September 6, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2024 .^ Pratt, Steve (June 29, 2022)."South Bay's Brandon Holt & Zachary Svajda Open With First-Round Wins at Kramer Club SoCal Pro Circuit Event" .USTA Southern California . RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 . ^ Pratt, Steve (July 4, 2022)."Cayetano Wins Wild-Card Battle Over Jovic At SoCal Pro Circuit" .Tennis TourTalk . RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 . ^ "Stoiana and Spizzirri Claim ITA All-American Titles; Svajda, Kessler, Jovic and Papoe Earn USTA Pro Circuit Titles" .ZooTennis . October 8, 2023. RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 .^ Chiesa, Victoria (August 12, 2024)."Matthew Forbes and Iva Jovic earn 2024 US Open wild cards with wins at USTA nationals" .US Open . RetrievedAugust 27, 2024 . ^ Macpherson, Alex (August 24, 2024)."US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more" .Women's Tennis Association . RetrievedAugust 27, 2024 . ^ Drucker, Joel (August 20, 2024)."America's best junior, Iva Jovic, excited about US Open wild cards" .Tennis.com . RetrievedAugust 27, 2024 . ^ "From the rooftop to the big stage, Iva Jovic, 16, shines on US Open debut" .WTATennis . August 27, 2024.^ "US Open: 16-year-old Californian Iva Jovic beats Magda Linette in the first round" . AP news. August 26, 2024.^ "American Iva Jovic, 16, wins opening US Open match" .ESPN.com . August 26, 2024.^ Murciego, Fernando (August 27, 2024)."Iva Jovic makes history at the US Open 2024 at the age of 16" .Puntodebreak.com . RetrievedAugust 27, 2024 . ^ "Iva Jokic loses US Open thriller after medical scare" .The Independent . August 28, 2024. RetrievedAugust 29, 2024 .^ "Elena Rybakina blitzes 16-year-old Emerson Jones, 17-year-old Iva Jovic awaits at Australian Open" . tennis.com. RetrievedJanuary 14, 2025 .^ "Australian Open: Iva Jovic, 17, wins, arranges Elena Rybakina clash" .TennisWorldUSA . January 14, 2025.^ "Rybakina knocks out American teen Jovic to head into Australian Open third round" .Reuters . January 15, 2025.^ "Meet Iva Jovic: The 17-Year-Old Making Noise In Her Home Tournament" . March 7, 2025.^ "2025 INDIAN WELLS: Wild card Jovic, 17, roars back to defeat Grabher after overnight delay" . March 7, 2025.^ "Paolini's best points in three-set win over teenager Jovic in Indian Wells" . March 8, 2025.^ "Iva Jovic, Emilio Nava Earn French Open Main Draw Wild Cards" . tennistourtalk.com. May 5, 2025. RetrievedMay 7, 2025 .^ "Introducing Iva Jovic (17): The future superstar of American tennis winning again at a Grand Slam" . tennisuptodate.com. RetrievedMay 25, 2025 .^ "Roland-Garros: Rybakina moves into third round" . Tennis Majors. RetrievedMay 28, 2025 .^ "Iva Jovic Wins First WTA 125 in Ilkley, Breaks Into the Top 100" . lastwordonsports.com. RetrievedJune 15, 2025 .^ "Lexus Ilkley Open 2025: Iva Jovic crowned women's singles champion after dominant final" . Lawn Tennis Association. RetrievedJune 15, 2025 .^ "Rankings Watch: Maria returns to Top 50, Zheng hits No. 4" .WTATennis . June 16, 2025.^ "Iva Jovic Qualifies for Wimbledon 2025 Main Draw — Everything to Know About the Rising American Star" . profootballnetwork.com. RetrievedJune 29, 2025 .^ "Former junior world number two crashes out of Wimbledon in the first round" . Tennis Head. RetrievedJuly 1, 2025 .^ "Jovic upsets Noskova for first WTA 1000 third round" . Women's Tennis Association. RetrievedAugust 11, 2025 .^ "Krejcikova praises Jovic after Cincinnati win; Gauff advances via walkover" . Women's Tennis Association. RetrievedAugust 12, 2025 .^ "Jovic upsets Potapova in Cleveland opener for third career Top 50 win" . Women's Tennis Association. RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 .^ "WTA roundup: No. 1 seed Liudmila Samsonova upset in Cleveland" . Reuters. RetrievedAugust 22, 2025 .^ "Iva Jovic talks meeting idol Novak Djokovic after US Open first round win" . tennis.com. RetrievedAugust 28, 2025 .^ "Sabalenka fends off Kudermetova to advance; Paolini joins her in US Open third round" . Women's Tennis Association. RetrievedAugust 28, 2025 .^ "Jovic becomes youngest champion this season with Guadalajara title" . Women's Tennis Association. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 .^ "Golden week in Guadalajara: 17-year-old Iva Jovic claims first WTA 500 title after toppling Emiliana Arango" . tennisuptodate.com. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025 .