Jovana Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Јакшић; born 30 September 1993 in Belgrade) is a Serbian tennis player.
Jakšić has won 15 singles and one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 12 May 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 102. On 9 May 2016, she peaked at world number 358 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Serbia at the Fed Cup, Jakšić has a win–loss record of 2–3. She made her debut in February 2014, losing to Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets in their World Group II tie, but winning the dead doubles rubber the following day.[1]
Career
2013
In 2013, Jakšić made her debut on the WTA tour, qualifying for the main draw of the Monterrey Open and defeating Vera Dushevina in the first round. She lost in the second round to the third seed Maria Kirilenko in three sets.
2014
Jakšić reached her first career WTA final at the 2014 Monterrey Open, losing to compatriot Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[2] In May, she made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open, losing in the first round to 31st seed Daniela Hantuchová in three sets.[3] At the French Open, she gained direct acceptance into her first Grand Slam main draw, losing again in three sets to the 30th seed Hantuchová in round one. At Wimbledon, she lost to Petra Cetkovská in the first round in three sets as well.
WTA finals
Singles (0–1)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Runner-up |
1. |
7 April 2014 |
Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico |
Hard |
 Ana Ivanovic |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals (16–9)
Singles (15–8)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (6–3) |
| Clay (9–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
4 July 2011 |
Prokuplje, Serbia |
Clay |
 Zsófia Susányi |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
22 August 2011 |
Vinkovci, Croatia |
Clay |
 Indire Akiki |
6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
26 September 2011 |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Clay |
 Dinah Pfizenmaier |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
3 October 2011 |
Pirot, Serbia |
Clay |
Natalija Kostić |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
31 October 2011 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
 Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner |
3. |
12 March 2012 |
Mumbai, India |
Hard |
 Keren Shlomo |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner |
4. |
24 September 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
 Zuzana Zálabská |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner |
5. |
8 October 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Lena-Marie Hofmann |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner |
6. |
29 October 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner |
7. |
5 November 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Ana Konjuh |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
8. |
19 November 2012 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
 Laura-Ioana Andrei |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner |
9. |
11 February 2013 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
 Jasmina Tinjić |
5–2, ret. |
| Winner |
10. |
18 February 2013 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Ioana Ducu |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
25 February 2013 |
Antalya, Turkey |
Clay |
Raluca Olaru |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner |
11. |
8 April 2013 |
Poza Rica, Mexico |
Hard |
 Julia Cohen |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner |
12. |
13 May 2013 |
Balikpapan, Indonesia |
Hard |
 Yang Zi |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
13. |
20 May 2013 |
Tarakan, Indonesia |
Hard (i) |
Li Ting |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
22 July 2013 |
Wrexham, United Kingdom |
Hard |
 Diāna Marcinkēviča |
7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner |
14. |
17 February 2014 |
Surprise, United States |
Hard |
 Tamira Paszek |
4–6, 7–6(15–13), 7–5 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
28 April 2014 |
Anning, China |
Clay |
Zheng Saisai |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
20 October 2014 |
Saguenay, Canada |
Hard (i) |
 Julie Coin |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner |
15. |
19 October 2015 |
Saguenay, Canada |
Hard (i) |
 Amra Sadiković |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
26 October 2015 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard (i) |
Tatjana Maria |
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (1–1)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Runner-up |
1. |
18 October 2010 |
Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard |
 Sasha Khabibulina |
 Irina Glimakova
Polina Monova |
2–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
| Winner |
1. |
24 August 2015 |
Winnipeg, Canada |
Hard |
 Sharon Fichman |
Kristie Ahn
Lorraine Guillermo |
6–2, 6–1 |
References
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External links
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