2009–2010: Continued success as Top 10 player Jelena Janković

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.