2013: First title in 3 years, back into the Top 10 Jelena Janković
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.
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