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1 Early life  





2 Junior career  





3 Professional career  





4 ITF Circuit finals  



4.1  Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)  







5 Junior Grand Slam finals  



5.1  Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)  







6 References  





7 External links  














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Iva Jovic
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Born (2007-12-06) December 6, 2007 (age 16)
Prize money$24,224
Singles
Career record24–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 392 (June 24, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 394 (July 1, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2024)
French Open JuniorQF (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2024)
US Open Junior3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record4–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1220 (March 18, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1261 (July 1, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2024)
French Open JuniorF (2024)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2024)
US Open Junior1R (2022, 2023)
Last updated on: 14 July 2024.

Iva Jovic (born 6 December 2007) is an American professional tennis player.[1] She has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 7, achieved on 10 June 2024. She won the junior Grand Slam Girls' doubles titles at the 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Early life[edit]

Iva Jovic was born to father Bojan and mother Jelena, both immigrants from Serbia. She has an older sister, Mia.[2] She is from Torrance, California, and resides in Los Angeles.[3][4]

Jovic began playing tennis at the age of five.[5]

Junior career[edit]

Jovic won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl in December 2021.[6]

She was runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of the famed BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in March 2023, being defeated by Clervie Ngounoue in the final.[7]

Alongside compatriot Tyra Caterina Grant she won the doubles at the Orange BowlinPlantation, Florida in 2022 and again in 2023 when they defeated No. 1-seeded Czech paring of Alena Kovackova and Laura Samsonova.[8] Grant, Jovic and Alanis Hamilton played as part of the victorious American team at the 2023 Junior Billie Jean Cup, winning the tournament without dropping a set. In her singles matches, Jovic only lost 26 games in total during her 12 sets played.[9]

With Grant she won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the 2024 Australian Open. The pair did not drop a set in the tournament.[10] The pair also reached the final of the Girls' doubles at the 2024 French Open.[11] Jovic and Grant won the Girls' doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[12]

Professional career[edit]

In June 2022, Jovic made her professional debut as a wildcard at the $15k SoCal Pro Circuit Jack Kramer Club event in Los Angeles,[13] where she reached the final.[14] In October 2023, won her first title at the $25k Ascension Project Women's Open in Redding.[15]

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
$60/75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25/35,000 tournaments (1–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2022 ITF Los Angeles, U.S. 15,000 Hard United States Eryn Cayetano 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2023 ITF Redding, U.S. 25,000 Hard Japan Sayaka Ishii 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Feb 2024 ITF Spring, U.S. 35,000 Hard Japan Ena Shibahara 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 1–3 May 2024 Florida's Sports Coast Open, U.S. W75 Clay United States Akasha Urhobo 3–6, 1–6

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2024 Australian Open Hard United States Tyra Caterina Grant Czech Republic Julie Paštiková
Germany Julia Stusek
6–4, 6–1
Loss 2024 French Open Clay United States Tyra Caterina Grant Slovakia Renáta Jamrichová
Czech Republic Tereza Valentová
4–6, 4–6
Win 2024 Wimbledon Grass United States Tyra Caterina Grant United Kingdom Mika Stojsavljevic
United Kingdom Mingge Xu
7–6, 4-6, [10–8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iva Jovic". WTA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • ^ Drucker, Joel (January 15, 2024). "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Tennis: What Makes a Tennis Champion". Tennis Recruiting. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • ^ "Iva Jovic of Torrance has been representing SoCal on a global scale". USTA Southern California. November 29, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • ^ McLean, Ross (July 9, 2024). "Twelve months ago I was on crutches; I'm making up for lost time'". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • ^ Sanchez, Julissa (July 15, 2022). "Behind the Game with Iva Jovic - 14 Year Old Junior Sensation". Solinco Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • ^ Fialkov, Harvey (December 21, 2021). "Top-seeded Iva Jovic of Torrance, California wins over fourth-seeded Shannon Lam of East Brunswick, N.J. in the Girls' 14s". Junior Orange Bowl. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • ^ Chiesa, Victoria (March 19, 2023). "Clervie Ngounoue, Cooper Woestendick sweep inaugural Indian Wells junior titles". USTA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • ^ Chiesa, Victoria (December 10, 2023). "Tyra Grant & Iva Jovic win Orange Bowl again, first team in 30 years to repeat". USTA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • ^ Chiesa, Victoria (November 12, 2023). "U.S. defends junior Billie Jean King Cup title with win over Czech Republic". USTA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (January 26, 2024). "Americans Sweep Junior Doubles Titles at Aussie Open". Tennis Recruiting. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  • ^ Walsh, Courtney (June 8, 2024). "Valentova wins all-Czech final to claim Roland Garros girls' title". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  • ^ "Mimi Xu & Mika Stojsavljevic lose Wimbledon girls' doubles final". BBC Sport. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  • ^ Pratt, Steve (June 29, 2022). "South Bay's Brandon Holt & Zachary Svajda Open With First-Round Wins at Kramer Club SoCal Pro Circuit Event". USTA Southern California. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • ^ Pratt, Steve (July 4, 2022). "Cayetano Wins Wild-Card Battle Over Jovic At SoCal Pro Circuit". Tennis TourTalk. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  • ^ "Stoiana and Spizzirri Claim ITA All-American Titles; Svajda, Kessler, Jovic and Papoe Earn USTA Pro Circuit Titles". ZooTennis. October 8, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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