Jelena Dokic (Paperback)

Jelena Doki (born 12 April 1983) is an Australian female professional tennis player of Serbian and Croatian descent. During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to February 2003) and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties (mostly involving her father), she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006. She is now returning to tennis, and after winning three ITF tournaments in 2008 she rose to World No. 187 going into the 2009 Australian Open. Dokic's ranking is World No. 57 as of 2 November 2009. The highlights of Doki '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, Kim Clijsters at the 2003 Zurich Open, and Venus Williams at the 2000 Italian Open. Other high-calibre players whom Doki has defeated include Monica Seles, Justine Henin, Amelie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce, and Jennifer Capriati.