Jelena Dokic - Australia 
| Birth Date:
| 4/12/1983 |
Age:
| 29 |
| Birth Place:
| Osijek, Croatia |
Residence:
| Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Height:
| 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
Weight:
| 132 lbs. (60 kg) |
| Year Turned Pro:
| 1998 (14 years on tour) |
Plays:
| Right-Handed |
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Ranked 138th to start the 2010 season, Austria's Jelena Dokic is a former Top 10 singles player with five career singles titles.
Dokic debuted in 1998 at the age of 15, and was in the Top 50 by the following season. She peaked at No. 4 in August of 2002, and ended the 2001 season ranked 8th and the 2002 season ranked 9th. After finishing 15th in 2003, she tumbled out of the Top 100 citing exhaustion and a right elbow injury. Her play and success were extremely limited over the next several years, and she did not regain a spot in the Top 100 until 2009.
Dokic burst onto the secene in 1999 by reaching the third round of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, an event that saw her shock world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the first round of the main draw, then upset No. 7 Mary Pierce in the fourth round. She elevated 90 positions from 129th to 39th after the tournament.
In 2000, she compiled a 35-21 record again taking Wimbledon by storm. As a wildcard, she reached the semifinals before losing to Lindsay Davenport. She also reached the semifinals at the Summer Olympics, held in Sydney.
She rose to new prominence in 2001, notching a 53-23 record. Dokic secured her first tour title at Rome, defeating No. 6 Amelie Mauresmo to move into the Top 20 at No. 19. Although she lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon, she made the fourth round at the US Open, reached the finals at Bahia and won at Tokyo, defeating No. 5 Kim Clijsters in the semifinals. She won again at Moscow in October to enter the Top 10 for the first time in her career, then reached two more finals to move up to eighth in the world, qualifying for the Sainex Championships in Munich.
Dokic began and ended the 2002 season ranked No. 9 in the world. She reached four finals, winning two of them, and had her best showing ever at the French Open, reaching the quarterfinals. She missed the first month of the 2003 season and fell out of the Top 10 after a first-round loss at Sarasota. She fought back to No. 10 for a few weeks, but dropped out for good after a second-round upset loss at the US Open. She reached only one final, losing at Zurich to Justine Henin.
From 2004-2008, Dokic was ranked no higher than 125th to end a season. In 2009, she started the campaign ranked 177th but returned to the Top 100 by reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, upsetting two Top 20 players including No. 12 Caroline Wozniacki. She wrapped up the year by reaching three straight ITF finals, winning two of them.
Year-End Singles Rankings: 1998 - 341st; 1999 - 43rd; 2000 - 26th; 2001 - 8th; 2002 - 9th; 2003 - 15th; 2004 - 125th; 2005 - 351st; 2006 - 621st; 2008 - 178th; 2009 - 57th; 2010 - 135th.
Personal
Coached by Glenn Schaap. Emigrated to Austria from Serbia with her family in 1994. Her favorite cities to play in are Rome and Paris. Her favorite moment of her career was playing in the 2000 Olympics.
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