History of Iva Jovic in Timeline

Iva Jovic is an American tennis player with a career-high junior ranking of No. 2, achieved in September 2024. She excelled in junior girls' doubles, winning titles at the 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. As of June 2025, her best singles ranking was No. 89 by the WTA.

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2000: Youngest American to Win a Women’s Main-Draw Match at the US Open

In 2024, Iva Jovic became the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the US Open since 2000.

December 2007: Iva Jovic Born

On December 6, 2007, Iva Jovic was born. She is an American tennis player.

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December 2021: Won U14 Singles Event at Orange Bowl

In December 2021, Jovic won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl.

June 2022: Professional Debut at SoCal Pro Circuit

In June 2022, Iva Jovic made her professional debut as a wild card at the 15k SoCal Pro Circuit Jack Kramer Club event in Los Angeles, reaching the final.

2022: Won Doubles at the Orange Bowl

In 2022, alongside Tyra Caterina Grant, Iva Jovic won the doubles at the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Florida.

March 2023: Runner-Up at International Junior Championships

In March 2023, Iva Jovic was the runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of the Indian Wells Open, losing to Clervie Ngounoue in the final.

October 2023: Won First Title at Ascension Project Women's Open

In October 2023, Iva Jovic won her first title at the $25k Ascension Project Women's Open in Redding.

2023: Won Doubles at the Orange Bowl

In 2023, Iva Jovic and Tyra Caterina Grant won the doubles at the Orange Bowl, defeating Alena Kovackova and Laura Samsonova. Also in 2023, Grant, Jovic, and Alanis Hamilton won the Junior Billie Jean Cup for the American team, without dropping a set. Jovic only lost 26 games in her singles matches during 12 sets played.

September 2024: Achieved Junior Ranking No. 2

In September 2024, Iva Jovic achieved a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 2.

2024: Girls' Doubles Draw at the 2024 Australian Open

In 2024, Iva Jovic and Tyra Caterina Grant won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the Australian Open without dropping a set. They also reached the final of the girls' doubles at the French Open. Additionally, Jovic and Grant won the girls' doubles title at the Wimbledon Championships and Iva reached the semi finals of the girls' singles at the US Open.

2024: Debut and Win at the US Open

In 2024, Iva Jovic made her debut at the US Open after receiving a wildcard for the main draw in singles and doubles, following a victory in the USTA's U18 National Championships. She became the youngest participant at the tournament and recorded her first major and WTA Tour win over Magda Linette, becoming the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the US Open since 2000. She lost in the second round to Ekaterina Alexandrova.

June 2025: First WTA 125 Title and Top 100 Debut

In June 2025, Iva Jovic won her first WTA 125 title at the Ilkley Open, defeating Rebecca Marino. Following this, she made her top 100 debut on June 16, 2025. Later that month she qualified to make her main-draw debut at Wimbledon, where she lost to Suzan Lamens in the first round.