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She was later forced to withdraw from the Serbian Fed Cup and the US Open due to a knee injury she sustained at Wimbledon. Ana ended 2006 placing at World Number14 in rankings herself and at World Number 51 in doubles. In 2004, she finished in the Top 100, making the largestTN Requin, ranking jump of any player that year. Her training years were less than ideal due to NATO bombings in 1999. Shortly after the losses, Ana fired her coach David Taylor. She went on to win the United States Open series ahead of Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijisters. As the year progress,Puma Homme she went into the French Open with a 6 match winning streak, ultimately being defeated. Upon her return she played and won the East West Bank Classic in California and increased her ranking to a career high World Number 4. She also progressed to the third round of the French Open and the fourth at 2006 Wimbledon. Born in Basel, Switzerland in 1987, Ana Ivanovic is a 6′1 star of tennis. Moving on, Ivanovic reached the semifinals of the 2005 Zurich Open and Generali Ladies Linz, both tournaments she lost to Patty Schnyder. Ultimately, she was defeated by Sharapova but her ranking rose to World Number 2 during the tournament performance.In recent months, Ana has been once again plagued by an injury, this time a tear in her thigh, which isn't thought to keep her out of the next series of tournaments. It was in 2008 that Ana finally defeated Venus Williams for the first time in her career. She lost the US Open to Serena Williams.Shortly after playing the US Open, she had to recuperate from a recurring injury affecting her right shoulder. Her first break through performance occurred when she took Venus Williams to two tie breaks, until eventually losing in the Zurich Open in Switzerland.Brief Tournament HistoryAna won her first career singles title in 2005, playing in Canberra Australia. Ivanovic started 2007 with three tournaments in Australia, being defeated in all three. She continue her wins after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva, and Nadia Petrova who were all considered top 10 players. She pleaded with her parents to allow her to take tennis lessons, to which they agreed and bought her a tennis racquet for her birthday. Ana is fluent in Serbian, English, and Nike Air Max 90 Hommesome Spanish.Ivanovic's Additional AwardsJunior Wimbledon runner-up 2004 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved Player 2005 US Open Series champion 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved Player 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Karen Krantzcke Sportmanship Award 2007 UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia Nominated for U.S. When she was just 5 years old, Ana fell in love with tennis after watching Monica Seles on television. She reached the quarter finals of the French open in that same year, losing to Petrova. Personally, she admires Federer for his professionalism both in and out of the game. As a player, Ana likes to play on all surfaces and her best shot is considered to be her forehand. She also reached the final of the Junior Wimbledon tournament in that same year. She is also superstitious in that she will not walk on the lines of the court and she will dine at the same restaurants during her tournament stays. In 2006, Ivanovic played tournaments in Australia, Warsaw, and Berlin. Ana turned pro in August of 2003, debuting on the ITF Circuit. Her return happened in Linz and she made it to the quarterfinals before she lost to Sharapova.Ana also played nine additional tournaments in doubles, teaming up with Maria Kirileno and Sania Mirza. She starting having practices in the morning to help avoid the chaos and even started training in an abandoned swimming pool during the winter months due to a lack of facilities. After suffering several defeats in 2006, Ivanovic made a breakthrough win when she defeated Martina Hingis, a former World Number 1, in the final of the Montreal Rogers Cup. Secretary of State's 2007 International Women of Courage Award AIPS Women's Tennis Player of the Year 2008 German Tennis Magazine Michael Westphal Award 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Humanitarian Award 2009Tisha Kulak Tolar is a writer for Fit4EverYoung.com, where she writes about bodybuilding, exercise, general health and fitness, nutrition and supplements..




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