Have a look at the bio, age, height and parents of Iva Jovic
Iva Jovic is a young and upcoming teenage tennis star who recently made headlines after becoming the first American to win a US Open main-draw match in 24 years, find out more below.
Jovic set the record after a win against Poland’s Magda Linette in the US Open 2024 women’s singles preliminary round.
Who is Iva Jovic, bio, age, height, family, parents, tennis ranking, net worth and Instagram
The young starlet beat her Polish opponent on Monday, August 26, with a score of 6-4, 6-3, on Court 15, with a time of one hour and twenty-eight minutes.
Iva Jovic bio and family
She has a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 5, achieved on 15 July 2024. Iva notably won two junior Grand Slam titles in the girls’ doubles events, including at the 2024 Australian Open as well as the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. She was born to immigrant doctor parents from Serbia, Bojan and Jelena, and she has an older sister named Mia. She hails from Torrance, California, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
What a victory from Iva Jovic.
16 years old.
R2 of US Open 👏🏻👀 pic.twitter.com/RDD3cusKnr
— Tennis Dreamer (@TennisDreamer_) August 27, 2024
Nationality
Iva Jovic is an American national born on December 6, 2007. The height of the 16 year old isn’t known.
Prize money earnings
Iva Jovic has so far won a career total earnings of $24,224.
Career
Iva Jovic, who is currently ranked No. 389 in the world, started out playing a variety of sports in her early years, including swimming, gymnastics, and soccer. She started out playing tennis at the young age of five alongside her older sister on the courts on top of their Torrance, California apartment building. She eventually developed a deep passion for the sport and soon joined the Jack Kramer Club to improve her skills.
Jovic mainly gained prominence after winning the U14 singles event during the Orange Bowl in December 2021. She then finished as a runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships after losing to Clervie Ngounoue in the final. She then won the doubles at the Orange Bowl in 2022 and again in 2023 alongside compatriot Tyra Caterina Grant.
Jovic also played as part of the American team that won the 2023 Junior Billie Jean Cup alongside Grant and Alanis Hamilton. Jovic lost just 26 games in total throughout her 12 singles sets. Grant then went on to win the girls’ doubles draw final at the 2024 Australian Open. And reached the final at the 2024 French Open as well. The pair also won the girls’ doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships earlier this year.
Jovic eventually made her Grand Slam debut at the ongoing 2024 US Open after receiving wildcards for the main draw in both the singles and doubles events. She won a wildcard after winning in the USTA’s U18 National Championships. After her record first Grand Slam and WTA Tour win over Magda Linette, she will now face off against 29-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Iva Jovic has an Instagram account with the handle @iva_jovic07, where he has over 11k followers and about 11 posts.