Ana Ivanovic

**Ana Schweinsteiger** (born November 6, 1987), professionally known by her birth name **Ana Ivanovic**, is a Serbian former world No. 1 tennis player. She gained the top ranking in 2008 after she won the 2008 French Open, and held it for a total of 12 weeks.

## Career

Ivanovic won 15 WTA Tour singles titles, and one Grand Slam singles title, the French Open in 2008. Additionally during this time, she earned over $15.5 million in prize money, which is the 25th highest in the all-time rankings. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by *Time* and was also included on the list of "Top 100 Greatest Players Ever" (male and female combined) by reporter Matthew Cronin.

Her breakthrough came at the 2004 Zurich Open, where she qualified and was narrowly beaten by Venus Williams in the second round in two tiebreak sets. By the age of 18, Ivanovic had already defeated established players such as Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva and Amélie Mauresmo. Ivanovic was known for her aggressive style of play and impressive forehand, described by Petrova as "the best out there."

Ivanovic's struggles after winning the 2008 French Open were well documented. After that victory, she was overwhelmed by attention and endured an ongoing period of reduced success, failing to make a Grand Slam quarterfinal in her subsequent 17 Grand Slam tournaments, and dropping as low as No. 65 in the rankings during July 2010. In 2012, Ivanovic reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since her French Open victory at the 2012 US Open, thereby achieving the feat of reaching the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments, and finished with a year-end top 15 ranking for the first time since 2008. In 2014, Ivanovic enjoyed a resurgence, beginning with her victory in the Auckland Open, her first singles title in over two years, before going on to win the Monterrey Open, Aegon Classic and the Pan Pacific Open. She qualified for competition in the WTA Tour Championships and secured a year-end ranking of No. 5, signifying her return to the world's elite. In 2015, Ivanovic made it to the semifinals of a major for the first time in seven years at the French Open. In late December 2016, she announced her retirement, citing being no longer able to perform to a high standard as a major factor.

## Other ventures

Ivanovic appeared in a number of international magazines like *FHM* (Germany, United Kingdom, Australia), *Vanity Fair* (Spain), *Cosmopolitan* (Serbia), *Vanidades* (Mexico), *Grazia* (Serbia), *The Best Shop* (Serbia), *Sports Illustrated* (South Africa) and *Harper's Bazaar* (Serbia).Template:Original research inline
In early 2017, Ivanovic announced she was joining tennis technology company PlaySight Interactive as a brand ambassador.

## Personal life

Ivanovic's inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles, who at that time played for Yugoslavia. In 2010, Ivanovic adopted Basel as her home away-from-home. She spent her spare time training and relaxing there and was quoted as saying she "appreciates Swiss solitude" and "I enjoy training here, especially in the summer."

Aside from her tennis career, she also studies finance at a university in Belgrade, and Spanish in her spare time. On 8 September 2007, Ivanovic became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar Đorđević, Jelena Janković, Emir Kusturica and Novak Djokovic. She takes a special interest in the fields of education and child protection. Ivanovic visited a primary school in Serbia during her inauguration and said that she is "also looking forward to going into the classroom and meeting many kids".

In September 2014, Ivanovic began a relationship with German professional footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger. They married on 12 July 2016, in Venice. In 2018 she announced the birth of a baby boy in Chicago. In 2019, she gave birth to their second son.

## References

1. ↑ William Lee Adams. "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future – Ana Ivanovic", *Time*, 9 May 2013.
2. ↑ Matt Cronin's Top 100 Greatest Players Ever.
3. ↑ "LA win takes Ivanovic to new high", *BBC*, 13 August 2007.
4. ↑ Ana Ivanovic is not back to her best yet Template:Webarchive *The Roar*
5. ↑ Rothenberg, Ben. "Off-Court Comfort Is Helping to Revive Ivanovic's Game", 25 May 2014.
6. ↑ Ana Ivanovic – Heading Back to the Top? Template:Webarchive DW on Sport
7. ↑ Where Did It All Go Wrong: The Sad Demise of Ana Ivanovic Template:Webarchive DW on Sport
8. ↑ Vintage Ivanovic Back in Top 5 (27 October 2014).
9. ↑ "Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis at 29", 29 December 2016. (in en-AU)
10. ↑ Maj 2015 - Harper's Bazaar Srbija.
11. ↑ WTA Grand Slam Singles Champion and Former World #1 Ana Ivanovic Joins the PlaySight Team.
12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `ANAabout`
13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `basel`
14. ↑ Newman, Paul. "Ivanovic grows into role of Australia's adopted daughter", *The Independent*, 25 January 2008.
15. ↑ "Ivanovic Becomes UNICEF Ambassador", WTA Tour, 8 September 2007.
16. ↑ Corpuz, Rachelle (12 September 2014). Bastian Schweinsteiger Spotted Holding Hands With Ana Ivanovic During A Stroll in NYC. *International Business Times*.
17. ↑ "Schweinsteiger und Ivanovic jetzt offiziell ein Paar", 3 February 2015. (in de)
18. ↑ "The Perfect Match! Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ana Ivanovic marry", *CNN*, 14 July 2016.
19. ↑ Former Manchester United star celebrates birth of first child (19 March 2018).
20. ↑ Chiesa, Victoria (19 March 2018). Ivanovic welcomes son with husband Schweinsteiger.
21. ↑ Kane, David (30 August 2019). Former No.1 Ivanovic announces birth of second son with husband Schweinsteiger (en).

## External links

* Ana Ivanovic links at FreeOnes
* Ana Ivanovic at Babepedia
* Ana Ivanovic Player Rankings and History at WTATennis.com
* Ana Ivanovic article at *Wikipedia*