Iva Jovic

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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, 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 and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, partnering with Tyra Caterina Grant.

She began her professional career as a teenager and quickly progressed through the ITF Women's Circuit and 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 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.

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

References

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