Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanovic; born 6 November 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who as of February 22, 2016 is ranked No. 25 in the world by the Women's Tennis Association. Ranked No. 1 in the world in 2008, she beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open, was the runner-up at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open. She also qualified for the annual WTA Tour Championships three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2014 and won the...
NationalitySerbian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth6 November 1987
CityBelgrade, Serbia
CountrySerbia
I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.
I like men who have goals, something that they are passionate about and work hard to achieve. A good sense of humor is important too. And I like tall guys!
I'm quite an emotional person. I cry a lot. I do not like conflict, so if I have an argument with my parents, I'll often cry. I become too emotional.
I'm very honored that fans voted for me for this award. Although very flattering, I know that all these awards are ultimately based upon my tennis results, and therefore I am very pleased to be receiving them.
It's important to understand that you have to dedicate time to your sponsors, to have relationships with the people and the media, but it is also hard when you are first coming up and your primary focus is on tennis.
Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought it very important to be happy inside. There's a lot of bad things happening in the world, but it's important to try to stay happy and appreciate what you've got, and don't look externally for the happiness.
Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.
As a people, Serbians are very tall, and we have olive skin and dark hair, which can look very nice. You have to be very beautiful to stand out.
She's a good a player, she's in good form, but I think it was a little bit mentally tough for her after her win over Mauresmo. I think I'm playing good tennis at the moment, so I'm hopeful I can carry on winning.
I have a terrible record against Patty, but I can only learn from playing her.
My coach is, 'Look at Novak. Look at him. They're so ripped.' I'm like, 'Yeah, well, I can't look like that.'
I am pretty happy. But there are so many things I have to still improve.
Sport doesn't build character, it shows it.
A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of problems.