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Ana Ivanovic (Serbian: ??? ????????, Ana Ivanovi?, pronounced [?anå i?va?n?vi?], listen (help·info) born November 6, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is the current World No. 1 on the WTA Tour.

She won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 French Open.[1] She was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open.

Ivanovi? was born in an ethnic Serbian family. Her mother, Dragana, a lawyer, attends all of her daughter’s matches. Ana’s father, Miroslav, who is a self-employed businessman, attends as many events as he possibly can. Ana has a younger brother, Miloš, with whom she loves to play basketball.[2] Other hobbies include shopping, watching movies and playing Sudoku. She chooses not to have a permanent coach.[3] Aside from her tennis career, Ivanovi? also studies finance at a university in Belgrade, and Spanish in her spare time.[3] Her inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles, and she also admires Roger Federer.[4]

On September 8, 2007, Ivanovi? became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar ?or?evi? and Emir Kusturica. She takes a special interest in the fields of education and child protection. Ivanovi? visited a primary school in Serbia during her inauguration and said: “I’m also looking forward to going into the classroom and meeting many kids.”[5]

Ivanovi? is a fan of all sport clubs competing under the name of Partizan Belgrade.[6]

Ivanovi? is friends with former doubles partner Maria Kirilenko, as well as other professional tennis players Daniela Hantuchova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sanja Ancic, Rafael Nadal, Tatiana Golovin and fellow Serbians Novak Djokovic (whom she has known since the age of 5) and Janko Tipsarevi?.

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