Began working with Scott Byrnes (strength and conditioning coach) in July 2006 ... Started playing tennis at age 5 after watching it on TV (in particular Monica Seles), remembering the phone number to a local tennis school and begging her parents to take her; was given a racquet for her fifth birthday and immediately fell in love with the game ... Mother, Dragana, is a lawyer; father, Miroslav, is a businessman; brother, Milos, is four years Ana's junior, and likes playing basketball; all the family likes sports, but none played tennis before Ana ... Trained in a disused swimming pool at the Jedanaesti April 11 sports center in Belgrade ... Best shot is forehand; likes all surfaces ... Likes watching movies (especially thrillers) either at the cinema or on DVD at home; also likes to read (especially about history) and to listen to music (pop and R&B) ... Loves the TV shows 24, Lost and Prison Break ... Enjoys shopping, fashion ... Favorite food is sushi ... Favorite drink is water, fresh orange juice ... In September 2007 began studying finance at a private university that allows her to take exams online ... Admires Federer for his professionalism on and off the court ... Superstitions are to not walk on lines of the court, and at some tournaments to eat at the same restaurant each night ... Sometimes prepares for matches by playing Sudoku or backgammon in locker room ... Favorite places to visit are Melbourne, where she has some family, London and Paris ... Self-described as strong-willed, sensitive, determined and extremely competitive ... Most admires her family for all the support they give her ... Speaks fluent English, Serbian and some Spanish ... One of her off-court goals is to learn how to surf ... Most memorable experiences to date are reaching 2007 Roland Garros final and playing a charity match against Agassi.
Trivia - Most embarrassing moment in tennis is when she took another player's racket bag onto court after mistaking it for her own
- The President of Serbia, Boris Tadic, attended her 20th birthday party
- Was featured on a Serbian postage stamp during the run-up to the 2008 Olympics
- One of her proudest achievements was winning 16 matches in 15 days as she captured back-to-back titles on the ITF Women's Circuit when she was 16
- Has won the tennisreporters.net Sexiest Female Player award for the last four straight years (2005-2008)
- Finished 23rd on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2008 list
- Named the best-looking tennis player of all-time by The Age newspaper
- In October 2008 won Die Bild newspaper's reader poll for "most beautiful body" in sport
- In December 2008 was named "best looking" female tennis player by The Globe & Mail newspaper
- Has the most-visited website of any sportswoman (according to www.alexa.com, on 14 June 2008)
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 | | Nickname(s) | Anči (pronounced Anchy) | | Country | Serbia | | Residence | Basel, Switzerland | | Date of birth | November 6, 1987 (1987-11-06) (age 21) | | Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia | | Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | | Weight | 69 kg (150 lb) | | Turned pro | August 17, 2003 | | Plays | Right; Double-handed backhand | | Career prize money | $6,715,164 | | Singles | | Career record: | 228-79 | | Career titles: | 8 WTA, 5 ITF | | Highest ranking: | No. 1 (June 9, 2008) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | F (2008) | | French Open | W (2008) | | Wimbledon | SF (2007) | | US Open | 4R (2007) | | Major tournaments | | WTA Championships | SF (2007) | | Doubles | | Career record: | 20–23 | | Career titles: | 0 | | Highest ranking: | No. 50 (September 25, 2006) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | – | | French Open | 1R (2005, 2007) | | Wimbledon | 3R (2005) | | US Open | 3R (2006) | | Some Links | | Ana Ivanovic at Sports Girls Bikini | | |
