Jelena Dokić

Who is Jelena Dokić?

Jelena Dokic is an Australian female professional tennis player.

During the height of her career, she played for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties, she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She made a serious return to tennis in 2008, and after winning three ITF tournaments that year, rose to World No. 187 going into the 2009 Australian Open. She finished 2009 in the top 100, but declined in 2010. After a short resurgence in 2011, she has struggled with her form and injuries.

The highlights of Dokic's career include reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2002 and the Australian Open in 2009. Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Venus Williams at the 2000 Italian Open and Kim Clijsters at the 2003 Zürich Open.