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| Name: | ANA IVANOVIC |
| Nationality: | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birthdate: | 11/6/1987 |
| Birthplace: | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Residence: | Belgrade, Serbia |
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| Play Style: | Right Handed |
| Raquet: | Wilson |
| Clothes by: | Nike |
| Shoes by: | Nike |
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About:
Began working with Zoltan Kuharsky in October; formerly coached by Eric Van Harpen...Started playing tennis at 5 after watching it on television (in particular Monica Seles) and asking her parents to take her to a local tennis school...Mother, Dragana, is a lawyer; Father, Miroslav, is an economist; Brother, Miros, is three years Ana's junior, and likes playing basketball...Likes all surfaces, but prefers hardcourts...Likes watching movies, either at the cinema or on DVD at home; also likes to read and to listen to music (pop and R&B)...Enjoys playing basketball...Most admires tennis player Roger Federer for his professionalism on and off the court...Superstitions are to bounce the ball before serving the same number of times and to not walk on lines of the court...Favorite places to visit are Melbourne, where she has some family, and Switzerland, where she trains sometimes...Self-described as sensitive, detemined and a fighter...Most admires her family for all the support they give her...Speaks English and Serbian...Most memorable experience was playing an exhibition in Basel in 2003 with Yannick Noah and Mansour Bahrami...Pet peeves are mean, envious and two-faced people.
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Highest Rank:
Career-High Singles No. 21 (June 6, 2005)
Career-High Doubles No. 198 (June 13, 2005)
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