About Ana

Australia in review Jan 24th 2012

I leave Melbourne with mixed emotions, but overall I'm happy. I played some good tennis and only lost to a great player who is maybe the very best on the Tour at the moment.

It's been an exhausting month of tournaments. I played three tournaments in a row and it took a lot out of me. I've decided not to go back to Europe for the Fed Cup. I've only just recovered from the virus I picked up during the Australian Open, and I'm going to be very careful with my schedule and traveling this year, considering the Olympics and the packed summer months.

Ivanovic is a really super nice girlNov 17th 2009

"Ivanovic is a really super nice girl. I know her a little bit more, and I’m a big fan of hers."

Lindsay Davenport, former world No.1

thetennisspace.com interview Feb 1st 2012

Ana recently gave a "60-second" interview to The Tennis Space, the new website created by former Daily Telegraph (London) tennis correspondent Mark Hodgkinson.

It is reproduced here:

Actress I would like to play me in a film about my life:
Angelina Jolie.

If I wasn’t a tennis player, I would be:
Maybe a psychologist.

Most famous person in my phone-book:

Did you know?

  • Ana has never lost to an Italian player. She is 14-0 in matches on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
  • As a child, Ana trained in an empty swimming pool in Belgrade. The April 11 sports center housed an Olympic-sized pool but could not afford to keep it heated during the winter, so installed carpet courts
  • Ana still has her first ever racquet, which her father gave her for her fifth birthday. It's in the cupboard of her bedroom
  • Ana is a superstitious person. Among her luck-related rituals are avoiding stepping on the lines of the court and wearing certain outfits. If she finds a coin during a tournament, she always keeps it for good luck