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'''Jelena Dokić''' (]: Јелена Докић, ''Jelena Dokić'', pronounced roughly YELL-e-nuh DOK-itch, born ] ]) is a female professional ] player from ]. '''Jelena Dokić''' (]: Јелена Докић, ''Jelena Dokić'', pronounced roughly YELL-e-nuh DOK-itch, born 12 April 1983) is a female professional ] player from Australia.


During the height of her career, she played for ] (] prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on ] ]. However, after several family issues (particularly from her father's side), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She is now slowly returning to tennis, and after wining three ] tournaments in 2008, she has reached World No. 175 as of ] ]. During the height of her career, she played for ] (] prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. However, after several family issues (particularly from her father's side), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She is now slowly returning to tennis, and after wining three ] tournaments in 2008, she has reached World No. 175 as of 27 October 2008.


The highlights of Dokić's career include reaching the semifinals at ] and the ] in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the ] in 2001. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: ] in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, ] at the 2003 ], and ] at the 2000 ]. Other high-calibre players who Dokić has defeated include ], ], ], ], and ]. The highlights of Dokić's career include reaching the semifinals at ] and the ] in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the ] in 2001. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: ] in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, ] at the 2003 ], and ] at the 2000 ]. Other high-calibre players who Dokić has defeated include ], ], ], ], and ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
Jelena was born to a ] family in ], ]<ref></ref> (now ]) as an eldest child of ] and Ljiljana Dokić. She has a younger brother, Savo. At the start of the war in Croatia in June 1991, where they lived in ], her family moved away to ], ], and later, in 1994, emigrated to ]. From 1994, they lived in ], a suburb of ], where she attended ].<ref></ref> Jelena was born to a ] family in ], ]<ref></ref> (now Croatia) as an eldest child of ] and Ljiljana Dokić. She has a younger brother, Savo. At the start of the war in Croatia in June 1991, where they lived in ], her family moved away to ], ], and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in ], a suburb of ], where she attended ].<ref></ref>


==Tennis career== ==Tennis career==
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===1999=== ===1999===
Dokić started the year by teaming up with ] to win the ] title. To date, it is Australia's lone victory at the event. She then received a wildcard into the ], winning two rounds before losing 6–1, 6–2 to world No. 1 ]. At ], Dokić made her professional breakthrough. As a qualifier, she caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a ] during the ]. She also defeated ninth-seeded ] in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to ] in the quarterfinals. Dokić also reached her first WTA doubles final with ] in ]. During 1999, Dokić jumped 298 spots, finishing the year at World No. 43. Dokić started the year by teaming up with ] to win the ] title. To date, it is Australia's lone victory at the event. She then received a wildcard into the ], winning two rounds before losing 6–1, 6–2 to world No. 1 ]. At ], Dokić made her professional breakthrough. As a qualifier, she caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a ] during the ]. She also defeated ninth-seeded ] in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to ] in the quarterfinals. Dokić also reached her first WTA doubles final with ] in Tokyo. During 1999, Dokić jumped 298 spots, finishing the year at World No. 43.


===2000=== ===2000===
Dokić was defeated in the first round of the ] by ] of Hungary, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. After the match, Dokić said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be." This assessment of her opponent resulted in many critical remarks about Dokić from the media and the tennis world. Dokić was defeated in the first round of the ] by ] of Hungary, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. After the match, Dokić said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be." This assessment of her opponent resulted in many critical remarks about Dokić from the media and the tennis world.


During the spring ] season, Dokić reached the quarterfinals of the ] events in ] and ] (upsetting ] en route), as well as earning ] victories over ], ], and ] respectively. However, Dokić lost in the second round at the ]. During the spring ] season, Dokić reached the quarterfinals of the ] events in ] and Rome (upsetting ] en route), as well as earning ] victories over ], ], and ] respectively. However, Dokić lost in the second round at the ].


Her successes at ] continued. She lost in the semifinals to ] 6–4, 6–2. Jelena reached the fourth round of the ], where she lost to ] 7–6(7), 6–0. At the ], representing ], she lost to ] in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she teamed with ], but they lost in the second round. Dokić finished the year at World No. 26. Her successes at ] continued. She lost in the semifinals to ] 6–4, 6–2. Jelena reached the fourth round of the ], where she lost to ] 7–6(7), 6–0. At the ], representing Australia, she lost to ] in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she teamed with ], but they lost in the second round. Dokić finished the year at World No. 26.


===2001=== ===2001===
Beginning with the ], she began playing for ]. Her father, ], claimed irregularities in the draw after her first-round loss to ] and his ban from the tennis tournament due to abusive behavior. Damir later said "I think the draw is fixed just for her"<ref>, article from ] (] ])</ref> After the Australian Open, her family moved to the ]. Beginning with the ], she began playing for ]. Her father, ], claimed irregularities in the draw after her first-round loss to ] and his ban from the tennis tournament due to abusive behavior. Damir later said "I think the draw is fixed just for her"<ref>, article from ] (14 January 2001)</ref> After the Australian Open, her family moved to the United States.


In May, she won her first singles title in the ], defeating ] in the final, 7–6(3), 6–1. Later that year in doubles, she teamed with ] to reach the final of the ], where they werer defeated by ] and ] in straights sets. In May, she won her first singles title in the ], defeating ] in the final, 7–6(3), 6–1. Later that year in doubles, she teamed with ] to reach the final of the ], where they werer defeated by ] and ] in straights sets.


Later in the year, she reached five finals, winning two titles, in ] (defeating former World No. 1 ]), and the ] (defeating ]). She also won her second title in doubles in ], with ]. She also qualified for the ] in singles, reaching the quarterfinals. She finished the year at World No. 8. Later in the year, she reached five finals, winning two titles, in Tokyo (defeating former World No. 1 ]), and the ] (defeating ]). She also won her second title in doubles in ], with ]. She also qualified for the ] in singles, reaching the quarterfinals. She finished the year at World No. 8.


===2002=== ===2002===
Dokić reached the final of the ], where she was forced to hand a walkover to ], after her first victory over ] a day earlier, due to a right thigh strain suffered in her win. In April, she won her fourth singles title in ] defeating ] 6–2, 6–2 in the final. At the ] event, Dokić collected a 7–6(3), 7–6(3) win over ], before having to retire in the semifinals. Dokić was unable to defend her ] title, losing to eleventh-seeded ] in the third round. In ], she reached her fifth final, losing to ], 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. At the ], she was defeated by top-seeded ] in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Dokić then won her fifth career singles title in ], defeating Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3. Dokić then lost in fourth round at Wimbledon to ] 6–4, 7–5. Dokić reached the final of the ], where she was forced to hand a walkover to ], after her first victory over ] a day earlier, due to a right thigh strain suffered in her win. In April, she won her fourth singles title in ] defeating ] 6–2, 6–2 in the final. At the ] event, Dokić collected a 7–6(3), 7–6(3) win over ], before having to retire in the semifinals. Dokić was unable to defend her ] title, losing to eleventh-seeded ] in the third round. In ], she reached her fifth final, losing to ], 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. At the ], she was defeated by top-seeded ] in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Dokić then won her fifth career singles title in ], defeating Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3. Dokić then lost in fourth round at Wimbledon to ] 6–4, 7–5.


After Wimbledon, Dokić reached the final of the ] in ], scoring her first win over Capriati in a three set match. In the final, however, she was defeated by ] 6-2, 6-2. She also reached the semifinals of ], losing to ], and ], grasping a 6–4, 6–3 victory over ] before retiring hurt against Capriati. Despite a 6–4, 6–2 loss to ] in the second round of the ], Dokić reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 4. After Wimbledon, Dokić reached the final of the ] in ], scoring her first win over Capriati in a three set match. In the final, however, she was defeated by ] 6-2, 6-2. She also reached the semifinals of Los Angeles, losing to ], and ], grasping a 6–4, 6–3 victory over ] before retiring hurt against Capriati. Despite a 6–4, 6–2 loss to ] in the second round of the ], Dokić reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.


Dokić then reached the semifinals in ] and ]. Dokić again qualified for the ], losing in the quarterfinals to ] 7–6(1), 6–0. She finished the year ranked World No. 9 in singles. Dokić then reached the semifinals in ] and Tokyo. Dokić again qualified for the ], losing in the quarterfinals to ] 7–6(1), 6–0. She finished the year ranked World No. 9 in singles.


In doubles, Dokić won titles in ] (with ]), ] (with ]), and ] (with ]), as well as reaching the finals of ] and ] (both with Petrova). This success resulted in Jelena reaching her career high doubles ranking of World No. 10. In doubles, Dokić won titles in ] (with ]), Los Angeles (with ]), and ] (with ]), as well as reaching the finals of Moscow and ] (both with Petrova). This success resulted in Jelena reaching her career high doubles ranking of World No. 10.


===2003=== ===2003===
After parting ways with her erratic father ], who was also her coach, her career problems began. In 2003, she hired Borna Bikić from ] to be her trainer (while simultaneously dating his brother Tin), contrary to the wishes of her father Damir on both counts. Her tennis suffered and her slide down the standings continued. After parting ways with her erratic father ], who was also her coach, her career problems began. In 2003, she hired Borna Bikić from Croatia to be her trainer (while simultaneously dating his brother Tin), contrary to the wishes of her father Damir on both counts. Her tennis suffered and her slide down the standings continued.


A string of first or second round losses commenced as she clearly suffered from a severe loss of confidence. No longer a part of her life physically, her father continued to be a presence as he publicly criticised her choices. At one stage, he termed her boyfriend ], a former ] driver with whom she lived at the time, "an idiot." A string of first or second round losses commenced as she clearly suffered from a severe loss of confidence. No longer a part of her life physically, her father continued to be a presence as he publicly criticised her choices. At one stage, he termed her boyfriend ], a former ] driver with whom she lived at the time, "an idiot."
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In July, she won her third $25,000 ITF in Darmstadt after winning the final 6–0, 6–0. In July, she won her third $25,000 ITF in Darmstadt after winning the final 6–0, 6–0.


After a period with less successful results, Dokić took a temporary break and withdrew from all ITF tournaments during September and early October. She returned mid-October after being awarded a wildcard for qualifying into the Tier II ] tournament. There, she won her first round match against ] before losing to World No. 63 ] in the second round. After a period with less successful results, Dokić took a temporary break and withdrew from all ITF tournaments during September and early October. She returned mid-October after being awarded a wildcard for qualifying into the Tier II ] tournament. There, she won her first round match against ] before losing to World No. 63 ] in the second round.


==Career titles (12)== ==Career titles (12)==
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==Singles performance timeline== ==Singles performance timeline==
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Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić
Country (sports) Australia (1998–2000, 2006- )
 Serbia and Montenegro (2001–2005)
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight; Two-handed backhand
Prize moneyUS$3,773,276
Singles
Career record244–159
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 4 (19 August 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1999)
French OpenQF (2002)
WimbledonSF (2000)
US Open4R (2000, 2001)
Doubles
Career record111–89
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 10 (4 February 2002)
Last updated on: 12 May 2008.

Jelena Dokić (Serbian: Јелена Докић, Jelena Dokić, pronounced roughly YELL-e-nuh DOK-itch, born 12 April 1983) is a female professional tennis player from Australia.

During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. However, after several family issues (particularly from her father's side), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She is now slowly returning to tennis, and after wining three ITF tournaments in 2008, she has reached World No. 175 as of 27 October 2008.

The highlights of Dokić's career include reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2001. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Kim Clijsters at the 2003 Zürich Open, and Venus Williams at the 2000 Italian Open. Other high-calibre players who Dokić has defeated include Monica Seles, Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce, and Jennifer Capriati.

Early life

Jelena was born to a Serbian family in Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) as an eldest child of Damir and Ljiljana Dokić. She has a younger brother, Savo. At the start of the war in Croatia in June 1991, where they lived in Osijek, her family moved away to Sombor, Serbia, and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in Fairfield, a suburb of Sydney, where she attended Fairfield High School.

Tennis career

Junior career

Dokić was an accomplished junior player. In 1998, she won the US Open girls singles title and the French Open doubles with Kim Clijsters, ending the season ranked World No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation junior singles rankings and World No. 7 in doubles.

1999

Dokić started the year by teaming up with Mark Philippoussis to win the Hopman Cup title. To date, it is Australia's lone victory at the event. She then received a wildcard into the Australian Open, winning two rounds before losing 6–1, 6–2 to world No. 1 Martina Hingis. At Wimbledon, Dokić made her professional breakthrough. As a qualifier, she caused one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, defeating World No. 1 Hingis 6–2, 6–0, in the first round. Ranked World No. 129 at the time, she was the lowest-ranked player to have defeated the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament during the open era. She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce in straight sets before losing 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 to Alexandra Stevenson in the quarterfinals. Dokić also reached her first WTA doubles final with Amanda Coetzer in Tokyo. During 1999, Dokić jumped 298 spots, finishing the year at World No. 43.

2000

Dokić was defeated in the first round of the Australian Open by Rita Kuti-Kis of Hungary, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. After the match, Dokić said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be." This assessment of her opponent resulted in many critical remarks about Dokić from the media and the tennis world.

During the spring clay court season, Dokić reached the quarterfinals of the Tier I events in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Rome (upsetting Venus Williams en route), as well as earning Fed Cup victories over Kim Clijsters, Anna Kournikova, and Sandrine Testud respectively. However, Dokić lost in the second round at the French Open.

Her successes at Wimbledon continued. She lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–2. Jelena reached the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to Serena Williams 7–6(7), 6–0. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, representing Australia, she lost to Monica Seles in the bronze medal match 6–1, 6–4. In doubles, she teamed with Rennae Stubbs, but they lost in the second round. Dokić finished the year at World No. 26.

2001

Beginning with the Australian Open, she began playing for Yugoslavia. Her father, Damir, claimed irregularities in the draw after her first-round loss to Lindsay Davenport and his ban from the tennis tournament due to abusive behavior. Damir later said "I think the draw is fixed just for her" After the Australian Open, her family moved to the United States.

In May, she won her first singles title in the Rome Masters, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 7–6(3), 6–1. Later that year in doubles, she teamed with Conchita Martínez to reach the final of the French Open, where they werer defeated by Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in straights sets.

Later in the year, she reached five finals, winning two titles, in Tokyo (defeating former World No. 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario), and the Kremlin Cup (defeating Elena Dementieva). She also won her second title in doubles in Linz, with Nadia Petrova. She also qualified for the WTA Tour Championships in singles, reaching the quarterfinals. She finished the year at World No. 8.

2002

Dokić reached the final of the Open Gaz de France, where she was forced to hand a walkover to Venus Williams, after her first victory over Monica Seles a day earlier, due to a right thigh strain suffered in her win. In April, she won her fourth singles title in Sarasota, Florida defeating Tatiana Panova 6–2, 6–2 in the final. At the Hamburg event, Dokić collected a 7–6(3), 7–6(3) win over Justine Henin, before having to retire in the semifinals. Dokić was unable to defend her Rome Masters title, losing to eleventh-seeded Anastasia Myskina in the third round. In Strasbourg, she reached her fifth final, losing to Silvia Farina Elia, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. At the French Open, she was defeated by top-seeded Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. Dokić then won her fifth career singles title in Birmingham, defeating Myskina in the final 6–2, 6–3. Dokić then lost in fourth round at Wimbledon to Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 7–5.

After Wimbledon, Dokić reached the final of the Acura Classic in San Diego, scoring her first win over Capriati in a three set match. In the final, however, she was defeated by Venus Williams 6-2, 6-2. She also reached the semifinals of Los Angeles, losing to Chanda Rubin, and Montreal, grasping a 6–4, 6–3 victory over Martina Hingis before retiring hurt against Capriati. Despite a 6–4, 6–2 loss to Elena Bovina in the second round of the US Open, Dokić reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.

Dokić then reached the semifinals in Bahia and Tokyo. Dokić again qualified for the WTA Tour Championships, losing in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams 7–6(1), 6–0. She finished the year ranked World No. 9 in singles.

In doubles, Dokić won titles in Sarasota (with Elena Likhovtseva), Los Angeles (with Kim Clijsters), and Linz (with Nadia Petrova), as well as reaching the finals of Moscow and Zürich (both with Petrova). This success resulted in Jelena reaching her career high doubles ranking of World No. 10.

2003

After parting ways with her erratic father Damir, who was also her coach, her career problems began. In 2003, she hired Borna Bikić from Croatia to be her trainer (while simultaneously dating his brother Tin), contrary to the wishes of her father Damir on both counts. Her tennis suffered and her slide down the standings continued.

A string of first or second round losses commenced as she clearly suffered from a severe loss of confidence. No longer a part of her life physically, her father continued to be a presence as he publicly criticised her choices. At one stage, he termed her boyfriend Enrique Bernoldi, a former Formula One driver with whom she lived at the time, "an idiot."

She played matches at 30 events, reaching one final, one semifinal, and seven quarterfinals. At Zürich, she beat the then World No. 1 player, Kim Clijsters, later to lose to Justine Henin in the final. She also reached a final in doubles, in Rome with Nadia Petrova.

2004–2005

In mid-2004, Dokić returned to her family in Serbia, trying to put her life back in order and regain confidence. However, the attempt was unsuccessful, and in November 2005, after a turbulent period of 4–5 months during which she canceled all her tennis commitments and not even her family knew her whereabouts, she returned to Australia proclaiming, "I want to play for Australia again."

2006

Representing Australia for the first time in 5 years, Dokić received a wild card into the ASB Classic in Auckland. However, she lost her first round match to Julia Schruff, 5–7, 7–6(3), 6–1, hitting 51 unforced errors and 28 double faults. Dokić then earned a wildcard berth at the Australian Open after winning the wildcard playoff. She held a match point on her opponent Virginie Razzano's serve and hit what she thought was a forehand winner, only to have the umpire overrule the ball out. She went on to lose the match, 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–1, hitting over 70 unforced errors. Later in the year, Dokić played in the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon, where she received a wildcard. However, she suffered a 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 loss to Alexandra Stevenson. Under the guidance of new coach Nikola Pilić, after over three months away from the tour due to injury, Dokić qualified for a $10,000 tournament and reached the semifinals of the main draw before losing to Astrid Besser 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(5). In late November 2006, Dokić denied reports from her father, Damir, that she had been kidnapped by her boyfriend, Tin Bikić. In her interview, she said she would not play in the 2007 Australian Open because she was not ready and her aim was to get back into the top 30. Shortly after, Dokić left the Nikola Pilić tennis academy. She was due to sign a contract to be in the academy for a year, but she instead returned to Borna Bikić, her coach. Dokić said she was not satisfied with the contract Pilić's Academy offered her.

2007

After withdrawing from several ITF events in the early months of 2007, Dokić lost in the early rounds of two $10,000 events in Rome. Dokić then continued to withdraw from events, allegedly due to a wrist injury which had been troubling her for some time. Back in Australia on October 17, Dokić released a statement through Tennis Australia saying that she would be using their facilities in an attempt to make a successful comeback. She said that she had not felt "within herself" to play during 2007 season but was now ready to put in the hard work necessary to get back to the top. She cited Mary Pierce, Jennifer Capriati, and Andre Agassi as inspirational figures for her to follow towards her goal of reaching the highest echelons of tennis once more. Dokić's long awaited return to tennis came during the Australian Open wildcard playoff, where she was hoping to earn a wildcard into the first Grand Slam tournament of 2008. Dokić emerged from the round robin stage with a 3–0 record before retiring in her quarterfinal match while trailing 6–3, 3–1 due to a thigh strain.

2008

Dokić received a wildcard for the qualifications of the Moorilla Hobart International, where she won four matches to reach the second round of the main draw, where she retired in her match against Flavia Pennetta due to an ankle injury. Dokić received a qualifying wildcard into the Australian Open, where she lost in the second round.

After a three month layoff, Dokić finally returned to action at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem tournament in Fes where she qualified but lost in the first round against Greta Arn.

She then entered the following week in a $25,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Florence, Italy, where she successfully qualified and proceeded to win the tournament, saving two match points against Mirjana Lučić in the quarterfinals and defeating seventh-seeded Lucie Hradecká in the final 6–1, 6–3. A week later, Dokić continued her winning streak by capturing the $25,000 ITF tournament in Caserta, Italy.

She was then offered a wildcard to the Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she lost in the first round to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky.

In July, she won her third $25,000 ITF in Darmstadt after winning the final 6–0, 6–0.

After a period with less successful results, Dokić took a temporary break and withdrew from all ITF tournaments during September and early October. She returned mid-October after being awarded a wildcard for qualifying into the Tier II Generali Ladies Linz tournament. There, she won her first round match against Petra Martić before losing to World No. 63 Jill Craybas in the second round.

Career titles (12)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I (2)
Tier II (1)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV & V (1)
ITF Tour (3)

Singles (8)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 20 May 2001 Rome, Italy Clay France Amélie Mauresmo 7–6(3), 6–1
2. 23 September 2001 Tokyo Hard Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2
3. 7 October 2001 Moscow, Russia Carpet Russia Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–3
4. 7 April 2002 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. Clay Russia Tatiana Panova 6–2, 6–2
5. 16 June 2002 Birmingham, United Kingdom Grass Russia Anastasia Myskina 6–2, 6–3
6. 5 May 2008 International Tennis Federation (ITF), Florence, Italy Clay Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–3
7. 12 May 2008 ITF, Caserta, Italy Clay Austria Patricia Mayr 6–3, 6–1
8. 14 July 2008 ITF, Darmstadt, Germany Clay Netherlands Michelle Gerards 6–0, 6–0

Doubles (4)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. 28 October 2001 Linz, Austria Hard (I) Russia Nadia Petrova Belgium Els Callens
United States Chanda Rubin 		6–1, 6–4
2. 7 April 2002 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. Clay Russia Elena Likhovtseva Belgium Els Callens
Spain Conchita Martínez 		6–7(5), 6–3, 6–3
3. 11 August 2002 Los Angeles Hard Belgium Kim Clijsters Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama 		6–3, 6–3
4. 27 October 2002 Linz, Austria Carpet (I) Russia Nadia Petrova Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama 		6–3, 6–2

Career runner-ups (14)

Singles (8)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Championships
Tier I (2)
Tier II (4)
Tier III (1)
Tiger IV & V
ITF Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 11 October 1998 International Tennis Federation, Saga, Japan Grass Australia Alicia Molik 6–4, 6–3
2. 16 September 2001 Bahia, Brazil Hard United States Monica Seles 6–3, 6–3
3. 15 October 2001 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–1
4. 22 October 2001 Linz, Austria Hard United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1
5. 4 February 2002 Paris, France Carpet United States Venus Williams walkover
6. 25 May 2002 Strasbourg, France Clay Italy Silvia Farina Elia 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
7. 29 July 2002 San Diego, U.S. Hard United States Venus Williams 6–2, 6–2
8. 13 October 2003 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Belgium Justine Henin 6–0, 6–4

Doubles (6)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. 26 September 1999 Tokyo Hard South Africa Amanda Coetzer Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini 		6–7(5), 6–4, 6–2
2. 28 May 2001 French Open, Paris Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez 		6–2, 6–1
3. 20 August 2001 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Hard Russia Nadia Petrova Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva 		6–0, 3–6, 6–2
4. 30 September 2002 Moscow, Russia Carpet (I) Russia Nadia Petrova Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová 		2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7)
5. 14 October 2002 Zürich, Switzerland Hard (I) Russia Nadia Petrova Russia Elena Bovina
Belgium Justine Henin 		6–2, 7–6(2)
6. 12 May 2003 Rome, Italy Clay Russia Nadia Petrova Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
United States Martina Navratilova 		6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria, which ended on 26 October 2008.

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR Career W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 3R 1R 1R A A A A 1R A LQ 0 / 5 3–5
French Open A A 1R 2R 3R QF 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 6 8–6
Wimbledon A A QF SF 4R 4R 3R 1R A LQ A A 0 / 7 20–7
US Open A A 1R 4R 4R 2R 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 6 8–6
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 9–4 9–4 8–4 8–3 4–3 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0 / 24 39–24
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held SF Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 1 4–2
Year-End Championship
WTA Tour Championships A A A A QF QF A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2
WTA Tier I tournaments
Doha Not Held Not Tier I A 0 / 1 1–1
Indian Wells A A A 3R A 3R 2R 2R LQ A A A 0 / 5 3–5
Miami A A A 2R QF 3R QF 4R A A A A 0 / 5 9–5
Charleston A A A QF 1R 2R QF 2R A A A A 0 / 5 6–5
Berlin A A A A 2R 3R 3R 1R A A A A 0 / 4 3–4
Rome A A A QF W 3R 1R 1R A A A A 1 / 5 10-4
Toronto / Montreal A A 2R 1R 3R SF 3R A A A A A 0 / 5 7–5
Tokyo A A A A A 2R QF SF A A A A 0 / 3 4–3
Moscow A A A 1R W 2R 1R A A A A A 1 / 4 5–3
Zürich A A A 2R F 2R F A A A A Not
Tier I 		0 / 4 9–4
San Diego Not Tier I A A A A Not
Held 		0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments played 3 2 15 20 26 29 30 16 10 8 1 13 N/A 173
Runner-up 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 8
Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 N/A 8
Hardcourt Win-Loss 8–3 3–1 4–6 15-13 26-11 19-10 15-14 2–6 2–3 0–2 0–0 5–2 N/A 99–71
Clay Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 7–6 9–4 16-8 20-7 8–9 1–5 10–7 7–4 0–1 29–7 N/A 107–58
Grass Win-Loss 0–0 7–1 9–2 6–2 6–3 8–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 N/A 38–16
Carpet Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 5–2 5–1 6–7 3–5 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 N/A 27–21
Overall Win-Loss 8–3 10–2 21–16 35–21 53–23 53–26 28–30 6–16 12–10 10–8 0–1 35–10 N/A 271–166
Year End Ranking None 341 43 26 8 9 15 125 349 617 None N/A N/A

References

  1. WTA Profile Jelena Dokić
  2. Jelena Dokic Encyclopedia 1
  3. Dokic to be recognized as Yugoslav at Open, article from Sports Illustrated (14 January 2001)
  4. BBC SPORT | Tennis | Dokic slams father's kidnap claim
  5. Tennis Australia - News - Articles - Exclusive: Jelena's first interview

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