Tennis career Jelena Janković

1 tennis career

1.1 2004–2006: rising success
1.2 2007: world no.3
1.3 2008: world no. 1 , first grand slam final
1.4 2009–2010: continued success top 10 player
1.5 2011–2012: struggles form
1.6 2013: first title in 3 years, top 10
1.7 2014: results , final injury
1.8 2015: 600th win , new titles
1.9 2016: injuries , loss of form
1.10 2017: recovery , continued struggles form

tennis career

she ranked world no. 1 seventeen consecutive weeks until overtaken serena williams on 2 february 2009. year-end world no. 1 in 2008, first player in history of wta tour without winning grand slam title.

janković has reached singles final of open , singles semifinals of australian open , french open. in 2007, became first serbian player win grand slam title when won wimbledon mixed doubles title british partner jamie murray.

2004–2006: rising success

in october 2003, janković entered top 100 @ no. 90 first time, after winning first itf title in dubai. 3 months later, janković garnered first top-10 win against elena dementieva in first round of 2004 australian open. in may, janković won first wta title, tier v event, in budapest, defeating martina suchá in final. following win in budapest, reached no. 51 in world. elsewhere in 2004 season, defeated top-20 players nadia petrova (twice), vera zvonareva, patty schnyder, elena dementieva , paola suárez. janković finished 2004 ranked no. 28 in world.

in march, @ dubai, advanced final following serena williams s retirement in semifinal. janković lost in final lindsay davenport in 3 sets. made first tier semifinal in berlin, losing nadia petrova. in june, reached first grass-court final @ birmingham, lost maria sharapova. in october, janković reached third final of year in seoul, ranked no. 17 in world, highest ranking @ time, losing 16-year-old nicole vaidišová in straight sets. ranking @ end of season eclipsed 2004 record @ no. 22.

janković lost in second round of australian open world no. 188 olga savchuk. first of ten straight losses, not winning match late january may. later said run caused consider quitting tennis. janković ended losing streak beating world no. 17 elena likhovtseva in first round of internazionali bnl d italia in rome, before losing venus williams in 3 sets in quarterfinals. @ french open, janković reached third round first time, lost world no. 1 amélie mauresmo.

at wimbledon, janković defeated sixth-seeded , defending champion venus williams in third round in 3 sets. competing in fourth round of grand slam event first time, lost ninth-seeded anastasia myskina. in august, janković reached fifth career final , first of year @ jpmorgan chase open in los angeles, defeating serena williams (ranked world no. 108 @ time after lengthy injury lay-off) in semifinals, before losing third-seeded elena dementieva in final. open saw janković defeat world no. 10 vaidišová in third round, world no. 7 , former champion svetlana kuznetsova in fourth round, , world no. 5 dementieva in first grand slam quarterfinal. in semifinals, janković lost world no. 2 justine henin in 3 sets, after janković had led 6–4, 4–2. janković argued chair umpire, when umpire refused offer opinion whether service call had been correct, suggesting janković use 1 of electronic challenges. janković lost ten consecutive games.

janković continued strong form in aftermath of open. of 6 tournaments played during remainder of year, reached quarterfinals @ five. included run semifinals @ china open in beijing, defeating world no. 7 nadia petrova in quarterfinals, before losing world no. 1 mauresmo in third set tiebreak. janković finished year @ career-high ranking of world no. 12.

2007: world no.3

janković @ 2007 dubai tennis championships.



jelena jankovic @ 2006 wimbledon championships

to begin year, janković won second title of career @ asb classic in auckland, new zealand, defeating vera zvonareva in final. following week, @ medibank international in sydney, janković defeated world no. 7 , former no. 1 martina hingis , top-seeded amélie mauresmo on way final, lost kim clijsters after serving match. janković s strong start year meant considered title threat @ australian open; however, eliminated in fourth round eventual champion serena williams, ranked 81st in world @ time. because of results @ these tournaments, ranking rose world no. 10, first time had been included in top 10.

janković reached 2 semifinals in middle east in spring, retiring against mauresmo due ankle injury @ dubai tennis championships, , losing in 3 sets justine henin @ qatar total open in doha, qatar. janković rebounded in clay-court season, defeating venus williams on third set tiebreak in semifinals of family circle cup in charleston, south carolina. went on defeat dinara safina in final win first tier title of career. on european red clay, after losing world no. 1 henin in 3 sets both in semifinals of j&s cup in warsaw , quarterfinals of qatar telecom german open (failing hold 4–0 lead in third set in latter), janković won second career tier title @ internazionali bnl d italia in rome, defeating second-seeded svetlana kuznetsova in final. results meant entered top 5 in world rankings first time. janković fourth seed @ french open , 1 of favorites title. after registering third consecutive victory on venus williams in third round, went on reach semifinals of grand slam second time in career, lost there eventual champion henin. improved ranking new career-high of world no 3.

janković practicing @ 2007 open.

on grass, janković captured dfs classic title in birmingham, beating top-seeded maria sharapova in final. sharapova led 3–0 in third set, before janković rallied win match. next week, janković reached final of ordina open in netherlands , became first player since chris evert in 1974 win 50 matches in first half of year. janković, suffering hamstring injury, lost final anna chakvetadze. @ wimbledon, janković third seed, lost in fourth round surprise eventual finalist marion bartoli. in mixed doubles competition @ wimbledon, janković teamed doubles specialist jamie murray win title in 3 sets beating fifth-seeded team, jonas björkman , alicia molik.

during north american summer hard-court season, janković reached semifinals of east west bank classic in carson, california, lost there fellow serb ana ivanovic, having held 2 match points in final set. following week, janković reached final of tier rogers cup in toronto, lost henin on henin s sixth match point. janković had leads in first , second sets, unable maintain lead. @ open, janković lost venus williams in quarterfinals.

janković s form tailed off following open. @ commonwealth bank tennis classic in bali, janković upset in quarterfinals former world no. 1 lindsay davenport, in davenport s first singles tournament since giving birth. following week @ china open in beijing, janković defeated davenport, lost in final hungarian teenager Ágnes szávay, after janković had match point in second set. janković finished year on six-match losing streak, losing 3 of round-robin matches on debut @ year-end wta tour championships in madrid. finished year ranked world no. 3. @ end of year had won 72 matches in solar year, true record of wta.

janković had successful nose surgery after madrid correct breathing problem. surgery prevented practicing 3 weeks.

olympic committee of serbia declared sportswoman of year.

2008: world no. 1 , first grand slam final

janković in 2008 australian open.

janković lost in semifinals of australian open eventual champion maria sharapova in straight sets, having defeated defending champion serena williams en route. in march @ tier pacific life open in indian wells, california, janković lost in semifinals ana ivanovic. following fortnight, janković reached first final of year @ miami masters, losing serena williams in 3 sets.

janković started clay-court season losing in quarterfinals of both family circle cup in charleston, south carolina , qatar telecom german open in berlin. janković defended tier internazionali bnl d italia title in rome, after defeating venus williams in 3 sets in quarterfinals, receiving walkover injured sharapova in semifinals, , defeating french teenager alizé cornet in final. janković s first singles title of year. went french open among favorites, following sudden retirement of four-time champion justine henin. however, lost compatriot , eventual champion ivanovic after leading break in third set. janković player win set against ivanovic during entire tournament. marked janković s fourth defeat in 4 career grand slam semifinals. have become world no. 1 had reached final. however, did reach new career-high of world no. 2 in week following tournament.

janković on court @ 2008 wta tour championships.

at wimbledon, janković injured knee during third-round match against caroline wozniacki. although won match, visibly hindered during fourth-round loss tamarine tanasugarn. janković have become world no. 1 had reached semifinals of tournament. however, lost tamarine tanasugarn in fourth round. janković squandered 2 further opportunities take world no. 1 position losses in semifinals of east west bank classic in los angeles dinara safina , quarterfinals of rogers cup in montreal, dominika cibulková. janković did replace ivanovic world no. 1 on 11 august 2008. 18th woman have been ranked world no. 1 women s tennis association, first woman have done without ever having reached grand slam final , third woman (the others being amélie mauresmo , kim clijsters) have become world no. 1 without first winning grand slam title.

janković s reign world no. 1 lasted 1 week, after lost in quarterfinals of beijing olympics eventual silver-medalist safina. meant ivanovic reclaimed world no. 1 position. janković second seed @ open, defeated olympic gold-medalist elena dementieva in semifinals reach first grand slam final. there, lost fourth-seeded serena williams. janković have reclaimed world no. 1 position if had won event.

janković became world no. 1 again during fall in midst of winning 3 consecutive tournaments. @ china open, janković defeated svetlana kuznetsova in 2 sets win title. following week, janković played in porsche tennis grand prix in stuttgart, germany, defeated venus williams in semifinals , nadia petrova in final. in kremlin cup in moscow, janković defeated defending champion dementieva in semifinals before triumphing against vera zvonareva in final third title in 3 weeks, first time player on wta tour since 2005. top seed @ year-end 2008 wta tour championships held in doha, qatar, janković won 2 of 3 round-robin matches, including second win of career on ivanovic. however, lost in semifinals, eventual champion venus williams , ended year world no. 1. in all, janković lost eventual champions @ 6 tournaments (including 3 grand slam tournaments) during season. janković later named itf world champion performance in 2008. won 4 titles during season, of on tour along serena williams , safina.

the olympic committee of serbia declared best sportswoman second year in row.

2009–2010: continued success top 10 player

janković seeded first @ australian open in melbourne. lost 16th-seeded marion bartoli in fourth round. bartoli hit 34 winners, compared janković s 17 , won 81 percent of first serve points, compared janković s 56 percent. janković lost world no. 1 ranking serena williams result. next women s tennis association event open gdf suez tournament in paris. janković beat francesca schiavone, li na , fifth-seeded alizé cornet lost amélie mauresmo in semifinals.

janković upset kaia kanepi in third round of doha in straight sets, in called worst match of career. second-seeded player @ bnp paribas open in indian wells, california, losing in second round anastasia pavlyuchenkova. after match, conceded has been struggling confidence, saying need lot of work. janković lost in second round of sony ericsson open in key biscayne, florida, gisela dulko after janković failed hold leads of 5–2 in second set , 5–2 in tiebreaker.

janković @ 2009 open.

beginning spring clay-court season @ andalucia tennis experience in marbella, spain, janković defeated fifth-seeded spaniard carla suárez navarro in 3 sets first title of 2009. janković beat anabel medina garrigues in fed cup play-offs against spain bring serbian team world group first time. previous day, janković , ana ivanovic had won single matches.

janković defending champion @ porsche tennis grand prix in stuttgart , internazionali bnl d italia in rome, lost in quarterfinals. seeded fourth @ inaugural mutua madrileña madrid open, advanced quarterfinals once again, defeated patty schnyder.

seeded fifth @ french open, lost sorana cîrstea of romania in fourth round despite serving match in third set @ 5–4.

janković seeded sixth @ wimbledon. lost qualifier melanie oudin in third round.

at western & southern financial group women s open in cincinnati, janković defeated victoria azarenka , elena dementieva (saving 4 match points). in final, janković won second title of year, defeating world no. 1 dinara safina. win, ranking went world no. 4. despite form leading 2009 open, janković s inconsistency continued, suffered shock second-round defeat yaroslava shvedova despite having match points in third-set tie-break. ranking went down world no. 8.

at 2009 toray pan pacific open seeded seventh, janković defeated marion bartoli in quarterfinals , li na in semifinals. faced maria sharapova in final , retired while behind 5–2 because of arm injury. janković received first-round bye in beijing. lost opening match home favorite peng shuai.

at wta tour championships janković lost first match azarenka bounced defeating safina , wozniacki clinch first berth in group. in second year-end championship semifinal lost venus williams in 3 sets. ended year ranked no. 8 , 46–19 record.

janković @ 2010 porsche tennis grand prix.

at australian open, janković, seeded eighth, lost 31st seed alona bondarenko in third round. next, janković represented serbia in 2010 fed cup. in first match, rallied 4–6, 1–4 down defeat alisa kleybanova, defeated reigning french open champion svetlana kuznetsova. in deciding doubles match, partnered ana ivanovic fell kuznetsova , kleybanova. next scheduled tournament 2010 dubai tennis championships lost vera zvonareva in third round. traveled indian wells, california 2010 bnp paribas open. @ tournament, seeded sixth , defeated caroline wozniacki take 12th title. janković s next tournament 2010 sony ericsson open, seeded seventh. in fourth round, lost samantha stosur, ending eight-match winning streak.

at fed cup qualifying, janković defeated slovakia s magdaléna rybáriková in first singles match, fell hantuchová in second. janković , bojana jovanovski fell rybáriková , hantuchová in deciding doubles match. janković fourth seed @ 2010 porsche tennis grand prix. lost against justine henin in quarterfinals tenth time in row. janković seventh seed @ 2010 internazionali bnl d italia. in quarterfinals handed venus williams heaviest loss in career, surrendering 1 game. beat reigning world no. 1 serena williams in semifinals, after saving match point. became 1 of few women defeat both williams sisters in same tournament , first player beat both sisters in less 24 hours in 1 tournament. however, lost unseeded maría josé martínez sánchez in final. nevertheless, ranking increased world no. 4. janković lost in quarterfinals of 2010 mutua madrileña madrid open eventual champion aravane rezaï. janković s next tournament 2010 french open, seeded fourth. lost in semifinals samantha stosur. 2 weeks later, ranking increased world no. 3.

janković, struggling injuries, played in 2010 wimbledon championships , retired against eventual finalist vera zvonareva in fourth round. regardless, ranking increased world no. 2. janković lost in rounds @ both 2010 western & southern financial group women s open , 2010 rogers cup, despite being top seed in each (and defending champion in cincinnati). janković traveled new york play in 2010 open, seeded fourth. defeated kaia kanepi in third round. in 2010 china open fell in third round against fellow serbian player bojana jovanovski. janković s final event of year 2010 wta tour championships, qualified fourth consecutive year, sixth seed. after losing opening match zvonareva, janković reportedly collapsed in locker room, yet still came out play clijsters next day , lost. lost third , final group match azerenka, bringing end 2010 season.

on 30 november janković played humanitarian match in pionir hall. revenue tickets intended elementary school in kraljevo damaged earthquake.

2011–2012: struggles form

at start of year, janković announced decision work andrei pavel on trial basis. began 2011 falling in first round france s aravane rezaï in 3 sets @ medibank international sydney. poor form continued @ australian open, losing in second round against peng shuai. janković reached semifinals of dubai tennis championships, beating fourth seed samantha stosur losing caroline wozniacki in semifinal, wozniacki s first win in 5 attempts against janković. next janković qatar ladies open. reached semifinals again, losing vera zvonareva in 3 sets. russian had beaten serb in last 5 meetings. reached final of monterrey open, defeated anastasia pavlyuchenkova despite being set. indian wells masters next janković, defending champion. defeated ana ivanovic in fourth round. janković s next tournament sony ericsson open lost andrea petkovic in quarterfinals.

jelena janković @ 2011 rogers cup.

janković s next tournament family circle cup in charleston lost in semifinals world no. 1 caroline wozniacki. played in fed cup against slovakia, beating daniela hantuchová , winning epic doubles match aleksandra krunić against hantuchová , magdaléna rybáriková, saving 3 match points. this, serbia placed in world group again. @ 2011 internazionali bnl d italia, janković lost world no. 1 caroline wozniacki in quarterfinals third time in row. ranking dropped no. 10, lowest had been since beginning of 2007. janković tenth seed @ 2011 french open. in fourth round, janković fell fifth seed , defending champion francesca schiavone. result, dropped out of top 10 first time since 2007.

janković 15th seed @ 2011 wimbledon championships, lost maría josé martínez sánchez in first round, first opening-round exit in grand slam since 2005 french open.

janković seeded 13th @ 2011 western & southern open, lost in final maria sharapova in 3 sets. reached third round @ open, losing anastasia pavlyuchenkova. reached semifinals of 2011 generali ladies linz tournament, falling petra kvitová.

janković began 2012 @ brisbane international, losing francesca schiavone in quarterfinals. lost in second round of apia international 3rd seed victoria azarenka. @ 2012 australian open janković defeated caroline wozniacki in fourth round.

she played dubai duty free open , advanced semifinals without dropping set, beaten in form agnieszka radwańska. reached semis in kuala lumpur, malaysia, before losing 5th seed petra martić in 3 sets. janković lost next 3 matches in indian wells, miami, , in charleston venus williams.

janković reached e-boks sony ericsson open in copenhagen simifinals before losing 2nd seed angelique kerber. in fed cup semifinals against russia in moscow, janković defeated anastasia pavlyuchenkova , svetlana kuznetsova. lost 4 of next 5 matches, being defeated in opening rounds of mutua madrid open, internazionali bnl d italia , in brussels before second round loss @ french open young american varvara lepchenko.

janković turned fortunes around reaching finals of aegon classic 2012, losing melanie oudin. however, lost in opening round of wimbledon unseeded former world no. 1 kim clijsters. second year in row janković lost in opening round of wimbledon. janković lost in opening round of olympic tennis tournament eventual gold medallist serena williams.

janković reached final of dallas , third round of 2012 open, defeated second seed agnieszka radwańska.

2013: first title in 3 years, top 10

jelena janković @ 2013 wimbledon championships.

at australian open, janković lost in third round compatriot , former world no. 1 ana ivanovic. in february, janković won first title in 3 years @ bogotá, defeating paula ormaechea in straight sets. janković made exit indian wells following week, losing svetlana kuznetsova in second round. however, managed reach semi-finals @ miami, losing maria sharapova in straight sets. run in miami returned janković world s top 20 first time in 1 year.

janković reached final of family circle cup, losing there defending champion , world no. 1 serena williams. @ stuttgart, janković upset samantha stosur in first round, before losing sabine lisicki in second. janković lost in first round of mutua madrid open chanelle scheepers. made quarter-final @ internazionali bnl d italia defeated simona halep after missed 2 matchpoints. @ french open janković made quarter finals lost sharapova in 3 sets. played @ nürnberger versicherungscup defeated andrea petkovic in semifinals.

at wimbledon championships lost in second round of singles vesna dolonc made quarter-final of doubles (in pair mirjana lučić-baroni) lost eventual champions hsieh su-wei , peng shuai. janković kicked off hard court season in carlsbad, upset in 2nd round urszula radwańska in 3 sets. competed in doubles tournament katarina srebotnik , lost in semifinals. propelled career high in doubles, no. 38, 7 years after last career high. competed @ toronto, , lost eventual finalist sorana cîrstea in 3rd round. janković again partnered srebotnik in doubles. unseeded pair won tournament. marks janković s second career doubles title, 1st title in birmingham in 2006. result further increase doubles ranking career high, no. 25. @ western & southern open, janković defeated 4 top 25 players en route semifinals: sabine lisicki, ekaterina makarova, sloane stephens, , roberta vinci. lost world #2 victoria azarenka in 3 tough sets. result means janković clinches 9th seed @ open, after retirement of marion bartoli , withdrawal of maria sharapova. , top 10 seed @ grand slam first time since 2011 french open, janković made round of 16 first time @ open since run final in 2008 after beating madison keys, alisa kleybanova, , kurumi nara, in straight sets. defeated in 4th round peak form li na. result, janković top 10 singles rankings first time since june 2011.

during asian hard court season janković performed well. reached 1/16 round @ toray pan pacific open in tokyo, defeated later declared newcomer of year eugenie bouchard. @ 2013 china open in beijing reached final first time since 2008, defeating tokyo champion petra kvitová en route. furthermore, first time since 2009, janković won more 40 matches in year. after result world no. 8. strong asian run meant janković 7th qualifier year-end championships @ istanbul. made semifinals @ year-end championships, defeating world number 2 victoria azarenka in straight sets along way, finishing 2013 3 set loss eventual champion , year-end number 1 serena williams. janković finished season in top 10 first time since 2010 @ no. 8.

2014: results , final injury

janković @ 2014 bnp paribas open.

janković kicked off 2014 @ premier-level event brisbane international number 4 seed. beat former roland garros champion francesca schiavone, elina svitolina, , world number 9 angelique kerber reach semifinals lost world number 2 victoria azarenka in 3 sets. first time made semifinals of australian open warm tournament since 2007. seeded fourth @ sydney international, janković upset in first round ekaterina makarova in straight sets. next stop australian open. defeated 3 japanese players consecutively, misaki doi, ayumi morita, , kurumi nara, reach fourth round set rematch against , coming romanian simona halep, janković lost in 3 sets. next set of tournaments during middle-eastern hard court swing @ doha , dubai. made semifinals in doha, beating karin knapp, alisa kleybanova, , petra kvitová, dropping less 4 games in each match. lost angelique kerber in second set tiebreak. in dubai, janković defeated maryna zanevska , lucie Šafářová, both in straight sets, before falling serena williams in quarterfinals.

janković played 2 premier mandatory events during north american hard court swing @ indian wells , miami. @ indian wells, defeated yvonne meusburger, magdaléna rybáriková, , caroline wozniacki in straight sets reach quarterfinals against agnieszka radwańska. in 3rd , deciding set, janković came 0–4 deficit, leveling match @ 4–4. despite having game points in following 2 games, lost match, 5–7 6–2 4–6. suffered shocking opening round exit in miami against varvara lepchenko, serving match @ 5–1 in 3rd set. lost match 3–6 6–2 6–7.

her clay court season started in charleston, 2nd seed , defending finalist. made quarterfinals, defeating lauren davis , ajla tomljanović. lost eugenie bouchard in 3 sets, continuing 3-set misery 2014. on red clay @ bogotá, janković made finals, failed defend title against caroline garcia. lost in straight sets. @ 2014 porsche tennis grand prix, reached semifinals after recording wins on mona barthel, flavia pennetta , alisa kleybanova. lost compatriot ana ivanovic. janković lost in 2nd round @ madrid anastasia pavlyuchenkova. did @ 2014 internazionali bnl d italia in rome reached semifinals, losing errani. defeated pennetta , 3rd seed agnieszka radwańska en route. @ roland garros, janković seeded 6th , reached 4th round lost errani again.

janković had dismal grass court season. lost opening matches @ eastbourne , wimbledon madison keys , kaia kanepi respectively. in august, participated in montreal 7th seed. had first round bye , faced sloane stephens in opener. won in 3 tight sets. in 3rd round, lost rising american coco vandeweghe in tight 3-set match. @ 2014 western & southern open, 8th seed , received first round bye. defeated annika beck in second round , defeated sloane stephens spot in quarterfinals. in last eight, lost serena again. janković reached 4th round @ open lost belinda bencic in straight sets. janković fell out of top 10 after open concluded.

janković travelled tokyo pan pacific open. 4th seed , received first round bye. lost spaniard garbiñe muguruza in opening match. @ inaugural wuhan open, janković 10th seed defeated christina mchale in first round. in following match, faced vandeweghe retired in first set while trailing 1–4 problem. in beijing, janković defending finalist fell in 3 sets alizé cornet in opening round. last tournament of season inaugural tianjin open top seed. overcame alla kudryavtseva in first round. lost zheng saisai.

2015: 600th win , new titles

janković began 2015 @ brisbane international, losing in first round world number 63 ajla tomljanovic in straight sets. admitted had thought end career because of injury. also, added lost lot of muscle mass, had not done activity in past 2 months , needs time in normal form. bad results continued in january, including first round loss @ australian open resurging timea bacsinszky, had never lost opener in melbourne prior this. won first match of 2015 in dubai, defeating tímea babos in 3 sets. in second round lost garbiñe muguruza , dropped out of top 20 result. following week in doha, janković reached second round after beating zheng saisai. faced top seed petra kvitová place in quarterfinals retired midway due right hip injury.

despite coming north america 2–4 season record, janković made final @ bnp paribas open, beating reigning australian open semifinalist madison keys, belinda bencic , sabine lisicki en route. in final faced simona halep, managed take first set , serve match, came short. result, janković returned top 20. in miami, janković fell in opening match second straight year when defeated victoria azarenka.

in april @ family circle cup, janković made third round, conceding walkover danka kovinic due injury. following month @ rome masters, janković overcame camila giorgi , magdaléna rybáriková set third round clash kvitová place in last 8 defeated 4th seeded czech in straight sets. janković played in strasbourg reached quarterfinals forced retire against sloane stephens. janković suffered second consecutive opening round @ grand slam when fell qualifier sesil karatantcheva in straight sets @ french open.

jelena janković competing in first round of 2015 wimbledon championships

janković s grass court season began in s-hertogenbosch second seed. routinely advanced semifinals faced bencic lost in straight sets. @ aegon classic, janković defeated tereza smitková , casey dellacqua advance third round. lost eventual champion angelique kerber. janković won first 2 matches in three-setters @ wimbledon championships , made biggest upset during tournament taking out defending champion , world number 2 kvitová in third round, having lost 2 previous matches year. fought set , break down prevail. win granted place in fourth round, lost agnieszka radwańska. first time since 2010 janković made second week , won consecutive matches @ wimbledon; performance made 2015 first year since 2007 janković won more 5 grass court matches.

after losing in first round of istanbul open urszula radwańska, janković won wta 125k title in nanchang defeating chang kai-chen. did not without drop set throughout tournament. tournament revitalized career , open path successful chinese hard court season, right after second round of rogers cup , excellent semifinal in cincinnati after beating madison keys , eight-seeded karolína plíšková en route. janković suffered shocking loss wildcard oceane dodin in first round of open.

janković completed great asian swing , confirmed excellent results in china winning 14th career title in guangzhou, first since 2013. saved match point in semifinals against yanina wickmayer, before losing 2 games in final against denisa allertová. @ wuhan open, janković defeated heather watson in first round in 3 sets. faced 6th seed angelique kerber in second round lost in 3 sets. janković won third title of season (and milestone 15th career wta title) @ hong kong battling past venus williams in semi-finals in tight 2 sets win, 6–4,7–5. janković hung tough against world number 9 , top-seeded angelique kerber (janković s third top-ten win of year), coming set down capture title 3–6,7–6(4),6–1 victory.

2016: injuries , loss of form

janković started 2016 season in brisbane, lost in first round against recent open finalist , 8th seed roberta vinci in 3 sets despite being set. traveled sydney , won 1st round match against coco vandeweghe in straight sets. however, fell sara errani in 2 tie-break sets in second round despite being 5–1 in second set. seeded 22nd @ australian open, won 1st round match against polona hercog upset laura siegemund despite having 1 set lead.

at fed cup, janković lost both of matches against higher ranked players, carla suárez navarro , garbiñe muguruza.

at dubai tennis championships, jankovic upset 5th seed belinda bencic in 1st round 1st top 10 win of season. however, lost in second round andrea petkovic. @ qatar total open, jankovic tested qualifier jana Čepelová in 1st round, managed win in 3 sets. exited tournament after losing monica niculescu in 2nd round.

she went bnp paribas open having defend finalist points previous year. being seeded 19th, received bye second round , won carina witthöft in straight sets set meeting american coco vandeweghe. janković dominated whole matching conceding 1 game. lost agnieszka radwańska in fourth round. janković forced retire during second round of miami open because of right shoulder injury.

janković s clay court season didn t open forced withdraw charleston open because of right shoulder injury sustained in miami. injury affect @ mutua madrid open, italian open, , french open lose in first round of three.

janković opened grass court season @ ricoh open, reached last 16 before losing evgeniya rodina. next tournament inaugural 1 in mallorca, reached semi-finals before losing anastasija sevastova.

janković once again reached final @ guangzhou lost 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 lesia tsurenko. got far semi-finals in hong kong, defending champion, before losing 6-3, 6-4 eventual champion caroline wozniacki.

2017: recovery , continued struggles form

janković started season @ shenzhen open lost no. 2 seed simona halep in 3 sets. in doubles, paired singles champion katerina siniaková. pair defeated timea bacsinszky , johanna konta before being defeated no. 2 seeds , eventual champions andrea hlaváčková , shuai peng. janković progressed hobart suffered tough loss eventual finalist , no. 3 seed monica niculescu. conveniently, janković gave, arguably, best performance of year @ australian open. defeated 26th seed germany s laura siegemund in first round in tough 3-setter. handed german, julia görges, defeat, time in straight sets. set highly anticipated third round encounter longtime rival, svetlana kuznetsova. eventually, kuznetsova outlast janković in third set 9–7 in third longest main draw match in australian open history. , doubles partner yanina wickmayer dismissed in first round 5th seeds martina hingis , coco vandeweghe.

as eighth seed @ taiwan open, janković stunned always-dangerous kurumi nara in first round, despite having taken first set. janković found herself needing qualify main draw @ qatar total open, , did so, albeit in not straight forward of manners. defeated tsvetana pironkova in final round advance, lost in-form anastasia pavlyuchenkova. , doubles partner, chuang chia-jung defeated in match tiebreak 4th seeds , eventual champions abigail spears , katarina srebotnik. in dubai next week, janković handed lop-sided defeat in first round resurgent german wildcard , recent australian open fourth-rounder mona barthel, against whom janković had struggled in past. janković , doubles partner anastasia pavlyuchenkova exited first round way of defeat @ hands of andreja klepač , maría josé martínez sánchez.

her next tournament indian wells, janković defending fourth round points year prior , former champion. defeated american wildcard irina falconi in 3 sets, before meeting rival venus williams. janković raced 1 set lead in second round encounter , appeared on trajectory third round when williams began finding range. janković had squandered match points before losing second set tiebreak and, eventually, match. result, janković s singles ranking dropped 54. loss tie rivalry between janković , 7-time grand slam champion @ 7 wins apiece. janković started second leg of sunshine swing in miami first round loss in third set tiebreak 2016 wimbledon quarterfinalist kazakh yaroslava shvedova. , doubles partner american upstart taylor townsend lose doubles world no. 1 , 2 bethanie mattek-sands , lucie Šafářová. janković next compete in charleston face ekaterina alexandrova in first round of singles , team andrea petkovic wildcard in doubles face 4th seeds lucie hradecká , katerina siniaková.