Iva Jovic

Iva Jovic
Country (sports) United States
Born (2007-12-06) 6 December 2007 (age 16)
Prize money$6,678
Singles
Career record11–4 (73.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 646 (23 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 657 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2024)
US Open Junior3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record2–2 (50.0%)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2024)
US Open Junior1R (2022, 2023)
Last updated on: 24 January 2024.

Iva Jovic (born 6 December 2007) is an American tennis player.[1] She won the girls' doubles event at the 2024 Australian Open.

Career

From Torrance, California,[2] she won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl in December 2021.[3]

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.[4]

Alongside compatriot Tyra Caterina Grant she won the doubles at the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Florida in 2022 and again in 2023 when they defeated No. 1-seeded Czech paring of Alena Kovackova and Laura Samsonova.[5] 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.[6]

With Grant she won the final of the 2024 Australian Open – Girls' doubles in January 2024. The pair did not drop a set in the tournament.[7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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

References

  1. ^ "Iva Jovic". WTA. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Iva Jovic of Torrance has been representing SoCal on a global scale". ustasocal. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ 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". Juniororangebowl. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (March 19, 2023). "Clervie Ngounoue, Cooper Woestendick sweep inaugural Indian Wells junior titles". usta.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (December 10, 2023). "Tyra Grant & Iva Jovic win Orange Bowl again, first team in 30 years to repeat". usta. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (November 12, 2023). "U.S. defends junior Billie Jean King Cup title with win over Czech Republic". USTA. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (26 January 2024). "Americans Sweep Junior Doubles Titles at Aussie Open". Tennisrecruiting.net. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

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