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	== References ==		== References ==

			* "[https://www.wtatennis.com/players/332285/iva-jovic#overview Iva Jovic]". <nowiki>''WTA''</nowiki>. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* "[https://tennisuptodate.com/atp/she-definitely-has-all-the-tools-to-be-a-future-no-1-novak-djokovic-praises-serbian-american-teenager-iva-jovic She definitely has all the tools to be a future No. 1": Novak Djokovic praises Serbian-American teenager Iva Jovic]". <nowiki>''TennisUpToDate''</nowiki>. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* "[https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/cy7m1kdg08jo The 'future number one' facing Sabalenka – who is teenager Jovic?]". <nowiki>''BBC''</nowiki>. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* "[https://cincinnatiopen.com/news/iva-jovic-17-shares-parents-emigration-story-and-menace-memories/ IVA JOVIC, 17, SHARES PARENTS' EMIGRATION STORY AND 'MENACE' MEMORIES]". <nowiki>''Cincinnati Open''</nowiki>. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* Majdak, Matija (27 August 2024). "[https://net.hr/sport/tenis/ona-je-16-godisnja-senzacija-cija-je-majka-iz-splita-imam-dobru-vezu-sa-srbijom-d50bd184-6446-11ef-a282-225a3ed1b99c Ona je 16-godišnja senzacija čija je majka iz Splita: 'Imam dobru vezu sa Srbijom]<nowiki>'". ''Net.hr''</nowiki> (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* "[https://www.ustasocal.com/iva-jovic-representing-socal-on-a-global-scale/ Iva Jovic of Torrance has been representing SoCal on a global scale]". <nowiki>''USTA Southern California''</nowiki>. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* "[https://www.tennis365.com/us-open/iva-jovic-16-year-old-huge-rankings-jump-stunning-us-open-win Who is Iva Jovic? 16-year-old US Open star +104 in WTA Rankings after Round 1 win]". <nowiki>''Tennis365''</nowiki>. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
			* "[https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/tyra-grant---iva-jovic-repeat-as-orange-bowl-doubles-champions--.html Tyra Grant & Iva Jovic win Orange Bowl again, first team in 30 years to repeat]". <nowiki>''USTA''</nowiki>. Retrieved 6 September 2026.

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	* Career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 14		* Career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 14
	* Career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 64		* Career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 64

			== References ==

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	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==

	2022 Orange Bowl doubles champion		* 2022 Orange Bowl doubles champion
	2023 Orange Bowl doubles champion		* 2023 Orange Bowl doubles champion
	2023 Junior Billie Jean King Cup champion with United States		* 2023 Junior Billie Jean King Cup champion with United States
	2024 Australian Open girls' doubles champion		* 2024 Australian Open girls' doubles champion
	2024 Wimbledon girls' doubles champion		* 2024 Wimbledon girls' doubles champion
	2025 Ilkley Open WTA 125 champion		* 2025 Ilkley Open WTA 125 champion
	2025 Guadalajara Open WTA Tour champion		* 2025 Guadalajara Open WTA Tour champion
	2026 Australian Open quarterfinalist		* 2026 Australian Open quarterfinalist
	Career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 14		* Career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 14
	Career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 64		* Career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 64

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	Jovic is a professional tennis player who progressed rapidly from the junior circuit into the WTA Tour. Her development has included success in both singles and doubles, with her junior doubles partnership with Tyra Caterina Grant producing two major championships in 2024.		Jovic is a professional tennis player who progressed rapidly from the junior circuit into the WTA Tour. Her development has included success in both singles and doubles, with her junior doubles partnership with Tyra Caterina Grant producing two major championships in 2024.

	~~== Career statistics ==~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	\|-
	~~! Competition~~

	~~! Achievement~~
	~~WTA Tour singles titles~~
	1
	-
	~~WTA 125 singles titles~~
	1
	-
	~~Grand Slam singles best~~
	~~Quarterfinal, 2026 Australian Open~~
	-
	~~Junior Grand Slam doubles titles~~
	2
	-
	~~Career-high WTA singles ranking~~
	~~No. 14, 24 August 2026~~
	-
	~~Career-high WTA doubles ranking~~
	~~No. 64, 24 August 2026~~
	-
	~~Career-high junior ranking~~
	~~No. 2, 9 September 2024~~
	}

	== Achievements ==		== Achievements ==

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'''Iva Jovic''' (born 6 December 2007) is an American professional [[tennis]] player. She has won one [[WTA Tour]] singles title, at the [[2025 Guadalajara Open Akron – Singles|2025 Guadalajara Open]], and reached a career-high [[WTA]] singles ranking of No. 14 on 24 August 2026. She also achieved a career-best doubles ranking of No. 64 on the same date.

Jovic enjoyed a successful junior career, reaching a best combined junior ranking of No. 2 in September 2024. She won girls' doubles titles at the [[2024 Australian Open – Girls' doubles|2024 Australian Open]] and the [[2024 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles|2024 Wimbledon Championships]], partnering with [[Tyra Caterina Grant]].

She began her professional career as a teenager and quickly progressed through the [[ITF Women's World Tennis Tour|ITF Women's Circuit]] and [[WTA 125 tournaments|WTA 125]] level. Her breakthrough at the major level came at the [[2024 US Open]], where she recorded her first WTA Tour and Grand Slam main-draw victory. In 2025, she won her first WTA 125 title at Ilkley and subsequently captured her maiden WTA Tour title in Guadalajara.

In 2026, Jovic made further progress at Grand Slam level, reaching her first major quarterfinal at the [[2026 Australian Open]] and recording her first victory over a top-10 opponent. She subsequently reached the top 20 in the WTA rankings.

== Early life ==

Iva Jovic was born on 6 December 2007 in [[Torrance, California]], to Serbian immigrant parents. Her father, Bojan, is from [[Leskovac]], Serbia, while her mother, Jelena, was born in [[Split, Croatia]].

She has an older sister, Mia, who plays tennis at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. Jovic resides in [[Los Angeles]] and began playing tennis at the age of five.

== Junior career ==

Jovic won the U14 singles event at the [[Orange Bowl (tennis)|Orange Bowl]] in December 2021.

In March 2023, she was runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of the [[Indian Wells Open]], losing to [[Clervie Ngounoue]] in the final.

Jovic developed a successful doubles partnership with [[Tyra Caterina Grant]]. The pair won the doubles event at the Orange Bowl in 2022 and again in 2023, defeating the top-seeded Czech pairing of [[Alena Kovačková]] and [[Laura Samson]] in the 2023 final.

Jovic, Grant and Alanis Hamilton represented the United States at the [[2023 Junior Billie Jean King Cup]]. The American team won the tournament without dropping a set. In her singles matches, Jovic lost only 26 games across 12 sets.

In 2024, Jovic and Grant won the girls' doubles title at the [[2024 Australian Open]]. They did not drop a set during the tournament. The pair subsequently reached the girls' doubles final at the [[2024 French Open]] before winning the girls' doubles championship at the [[2024 Wimbledon Championships]].

Jovic also reached the semifinals of the girls' singles competition at the [[2024 US Open]]. She reached a best combined junior ranking of No. 2 on 9 September 2024.

=== Professional career ===

==== 2022–2023: Professional debut and first ITF title ====

Jovic made her professional debut in June 2022 as a wildcard at the $15K SoCal Pro Circuit event at the Jack Kramer Club in Los Angeles. She reached the final.

In October 2023, she won her first professional title at the $25K Ascension Project Women's Open in [[Redding, California]].

==== 2024: Grand Slam debut ====

Jovic received a wildcard into the main draw of the [[2024 US Open]] in both singles and doubles after winning the [[USTA Girls 18s National Championships]]. At the tournament, she was the youngest player in the field.

She defeated [[Magda Linette]] in the first round to record her first Grand Slam and WTA Tour main-draw victory. The result made her the youngest American to win a women's singles main-draw match at the US Open since 2000.

Jovic advanced to the second round, where she lost to 29th seed [[Ekaterina Alexandrova]] in three sets.

==== 2025: WTA 125 and WTA Tour titles ====

Jovic entered the main draw of the [[2025 Australian Open]] after winning the USTA Wild Card Challenge. She defeated [[Nuria Párrizas Díaz]] in the first round before losing to sixth seed [[Elena Rybakina]].

At the [[2025 BNP Paribas Open]], Jovic made her WTA 1000 debut as a wildcard and defeated [[Julia Grabher]] to record her first victory at WTA 1000 level. She subsequently lost to sixth seed [[Jasmine Paolini]] in the second round.

Jovic received a wildcard into the [[2025 French Open]] after winning the USTA Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. She defeated [[Renata Zarazúa]] in the opening round before losing to Rybakina in the second round.

In June 2025, Jovic won her first [[WTA 125]] title at the [[2025 Ilkley Open]], defeating [[Rebecca Marino]] in the final. The victory helped her make her top-100 debut on 16 June 2025.

Later that month, she qualified for the main draw of the [[2025 Wimbledon Championships]] for the first time. She lost to [[Suzan Lamens]] in the opening round.

At the [[2025 Cincinnati Open]], Jovic defeated fellow lucky loser [[Solana Sierra]] and 20th seed [[Linda Nosková]] to reach the third round of a WTA Tour tournament for the first time. Her run ended against [[Barbora Krejčíková]].

At the [[2025 Tennis in the Land]], she defeated fourth seed [[Anastasia Potapova]] before losing to [[Ann Li]] in the second round.

At the [[2025 US Open]], Jovic defeated [[Aliaksandra Sasnovich]] in the first round before losing to Jasmine Paolini.

In September 2025, Jovic won her maiden WTA Tour title at the [[2025 Guadalajara Open Akron]]. During her run, she saved a match point against [[Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva]] in the quarterfinals before defeating [[Emiliana Arango]] in the final.

Following her Guadalajara victory, Jovic entered the world's top 40, reaching No. 36 on 15 September 2025.

==== 2026: Grand Slam breakthrough and top 20 ====

Jovic reached the final of the [[2026 Hobart International]], where she lost to Italian qualifier [[Elisabetta Cocciaretto]].

At the [[2026 Australian Open]], Jovic reached the third round for the first time at a Grand Slam. At 18 years old, she defeated [[Katie Volynets]] and [[Priscilla Hon]] before recording her first top-10 victory against world No. 8 [[Jasmine Paolini]].

In the fourth round, Jovic defeated [[Yulia Putintseva]] in straight sets, losing only one game, to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. She became the youngest American woman to reach the Australian Open singles quarterfinals since [[Venus Williams]] in 1998.

Jovic lost to world No. 1 [[Aryna Sabalenka]] in the quarterfinals but moved into the world's top 20 on 2 February 2026.

At the [[2026 French Open]], Jovic was seeded 17th. She defeated [[Alexandra Eala]] and [[Emma Navarro]] in straight sets before losing to [[Naomi Osaka]] in three sets.

On 24 August 2026, Jovic reached career-high rankings of No. 14 in singles and No. 64 in doubles.

== Playing style ==

Jovic is a professional tennis player who progressed rapidly from the junior circuit into the WTA Tour. Her development has included success in both singles and doubles, with her junior doubles partnership with Tyra Caterina Grant producing two major championships in 2024.

== Career statistics ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition

! Achievement
WTA Tour singles titles
1
-
WTA 125 singles titles
1
-
Grand Slam singles best
Quarterfinal, 2026 Australian Open
-
Junior Grand Slam doubles titles
2
-
Career-high WTA singles ranking
No. 14, 24 August 2026
-
Career-high WTA doubles ranking
No. 64, 24 August 2026
-
Career-high junior ranking
No. 2, 9 September 2024
}

== Achievements ==

2022 Orange Bowl doubles champion
2023 Orange Bowl doubles champion
2023 Junior Billie Jean King Cup champion with United States
2024 Australian Open girls' doubles champion
2024 Wimbledon girls' doubles champion
2025 Ilkley Open WTA 125 champion
2025 Guadalajara Open WTA Tour champion
2026 Australian Open quarterfinalist
Career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 14
Career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 64