Iva Jovic (born December 6, 2007) is an American professional tennis player. She is currently ranked a career-best world No.13 in women's singles by the WTA, achieved on September 21, 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 64, reached on August 24, 2026. She has won two WTA Tour titles in singles.
Jovic reached a best combined junior ranking of No. 2 on September 9, 2024. She won two junior major titles in girls' doubles, at the 2024 Australian Open and at Wimbledon.
Early life Iva Jovic was born in Torrance, California, to parents who emigrated to the United States before Iva was born: father Bojan is Serbian, from Leskovac, Serbia, and mother Jelena is Croatian, born in Split, Croatia. She has an older sister, Mia, who plays tennis at UCLA. She resides in Los Angeles. Jovic began playing tennis at the age of five.
Career
Juniors Jovic won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl in December 2021.
She was runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of the Indian Wells Open in March 2023, being defeated by Clervie Ngounoue in the final.
Alongside Tyra Caterina Grant, she won the doubles at the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Florida, in 2022 and again in 2023 when they defeated top-seeded Czech paring of Alena Kovačková and Laura Samsonova. Grant, Jovic and Alanis Hamilton played as part of the victorious American team at the 2023 Junior Billie Jean Cup, winning the tournament without dropping a set. In her singles matches, Jovic only lost 26 games in total during her 12 sets played.
Partnering again with Grant, Jovic won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the 2024 Australian Open. The pair did not drop a set in the tournament. The pair also reached the final of the girls' doubles at the 2024 French Open. Jovic and Grant won the girls' doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. She reached the semi finals of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open.
2022–23: Professional debut, first ITF Circuit title In June 2022, Jovic made her professional debut as a wildcard at the 15k SoCal Pro Circuit Jack Kramer Club event in Los Angeles, where she reached the final. In October 2023, she won her first title at the 25k Ascension Project Women's Open in Redding.
2024: Major debut and first win
She made her debut at the 2024 US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the main-draw in singles and doubles, after a victory in the USTA Girls 18s National Championships. She was the youngest player in the tournament. Jovic 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 29th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.
2025: WTA Tour title, top 50 Jovic entered the main draw at the Australian Open for the first time, after winning the USTA's Wild Card Challenge, and defeated Nuria Párrizas Díaz in the first round. She lost her next match to sixth seed Elena Rybakina.
At Indian Wells, Jovic reached the second round on her WTA 1000 debut as a wildcard entrant, defeating Julia Grabher in three sets and recording her first WTA 1000-level win. In the second round, she lost to sixth seed Jasmine Paolini, in three sets.
Jovic gained a wildcard entry into the French Open by winning the USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. She defeated Renata Zarazúa in the first round, before losing to 12th seed Elena Rybakina for the second successive major.
In June, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Ilkley Open defeating Rebecca Marino in the final. Following this success, Jovic achieved another milestone by making 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.
In August, Jovic entered the main draw at the Cincinnati Open and defeated fellow lucky loser Solana Sierra and 20th seed Linda Nosková to reach the third round at a WTA Tour event for the first time in her career. Her run was ended by Barbora Krejčíková. Later that month at the Tennis in Cleveland, she overcame fourth seed Anastasia Potapova, before losing to Ann Li. At the US Open, Jovic defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round, but lost her next match to Jasmine Paolini.
The following month at the Guadalajara Open, Jovic won her first WTA Tour title, saving a match point in the quarterfinal match against Andorran player Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, and defeating Colombian player Emiliana Arango in the final. As a result, she climbed in the rankings to world No. 36 on September 15, 2025.
2026: Major quarterfinal, top-10 win, top 20, second title
Jovic reached the final in Hobart, where she lost to qualifier Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
At the age of 18 years and a month old, Jovic reached a major third round for the first time at the 2026 Australian Open defeating Katie Volynets and Priscilla Hon. Next, she defeated world No. 8, Jasmine Paolini, to earn her first top-10 win. In the fourth round, she defeated Yulia Putintseva in 53 minutes, losing only one game to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. She became the youngest American to reach the Australian Open women's singles quarterfinals since Venus Williams in 1998. Despite her loss in the quarterfinals to world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, Jovic reached the top 20 on February 2, 2026.
At the 2026 French Open, Jovic was the 17th seed and defeated Alexandra Eala and Emma Navarro in straight sets, before falling to Naomi Osaka in three sets. At the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, she reached the fourth round, losing to compatriot Jessica Pegula in three sets. At the 2026 US Open, she defeated Magdalena Fręch, Francesca Jones, and Alexandra Eala to reach the fourth round, where she was beaten by compatriot Coco Gauff in straight sets. She became the youngest American woman since Venus Williams in 1998 to reach the fourth round in three different majors in the same season. Later that month, she retained her title at the 2026 Guadalajara Open with a straight sets win over compatriot Peyton Stearns in the final, and moved to a career-high world ranking of number 13.
Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2026 Guadalajara Open.
Tournament202420252026Win %Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A2RQF0 / 25–2 French Open A2R3R0 / 23–2 Wimbledon A1R4R0 / 23–2 US Open2R2R4R0 / 35–3Win–Loss 1–1 3–4 12–40 / 916–9WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenAAA0 / 00–0Dubai ChampionshipsAA3R0 / 11–1Indian Wells OpenQ12R2R0 / 21–2Miami OpenAA3R0 / 11–1Madrid OpenAA3R0 / 11–1Italian OpenAA4R0 / 12–1Canadian OpenAA3R0 / 11–1Cincinnati OpenA3R3R0 / 23–2China OpenA2R4R0 / 22–2Wuhan OpenA3R0 / 11–1Win–Loss 0–0 4–4 9–8 0 / 12 13–12 Career statisticsTournaments 1 11 13Career total: 25Titles 0 1 0Career total: 1Overall win–loss 1–1 14–10 23–13 1 / 25 38–24
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Legend WTA 500 (2–0)WTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Guadalajara Open, MexicoWTA 500Hard Emiliana Arango6–4, 6–1Loss1–1Hobart International, AustraliaWTA 250Hard Elisabetta Cocciaretto4–6, 4–6Win2–1Guadalajara Open, Mexico (2)WTA 500Hard Peyton Stearns6–4, 6–2
WTA 125 finals
Singles: 1 (title) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Ilkley Open, UKGrass Rebecca Marino6–1, 6–3
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (1–1)W75 tournaments (1–1)W25/35 tournaments (2–2)W15 tournaments (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 2022ITF Los Angeles, USW15 Hard Eryn Cayetano 7–5, 4–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Oct 2023ITF Redding, USW35 Hard Sayaka Ishii 6–4, 6–2Loss 1–2 Feb 2024ITF Spring, USW35 Hard Ena Shibahara 2–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss 1–3 May 2024Florida's Sports Coast Open, USW75 Clay Akasha Urhobo 3–6, 1–6Win 2–3 Sep 2024Berkeley Challenge, USW35 Hard Victoria Mboko 6–3, 2–6, 6–3Win 3–3 Sep 2024Rancho Santa Fe Open, USW75 Hard Ena Shibahara 6–3, 6–3Loss 3–4 Oct 2024Tyler Pro Challenge, USW100 Hard Renata Zarazúa 4–6, 2–6Loss 3–5 Feb 2025Arcadia Pro Open, USW35 Hard Kayla Cross 2–6, 6–7(6)Win 4–5 Apr 2025Charlottesville Open, USW100 Clay Irina Bara 6–0, 6–1
Junior Grand Slam tournaments finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2024 Australian OpenHard Tyra Caterina Grant Julie Paštiková Julia Stusek6–3, 6–1Loss2024 French OpenClay Tyra Caterina Grant Renáta Jamrichová Tereza Valentová4–6, 4–6Win2024 WimbledonGrass Tyra Caterina Grant Mika Stojsavljevic Mimi Xu7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Best Grand Slam results details
Singles Australian Open2026 Australian Open (29th seed)RoundOpponentRankScore1R Katie VolynetsNo. 966–2, 6–3No. 272R Priscilla Hon (WC)No. 1216–1, 6–23R Jasmine Paolini (7)No. 86–2, 7–6(7–3)4R Yulia PutintsevaNo. 946–0, 6–1QF Aryna Sabalenka (1)No. 13–6, 0–6French Open2026 French Open (17th seed)RoundOpponentRankScore1R Alexandra EalaNo. 376–4, 6–2No. 172R Emma Navarro No. 256–0, 6–33R Naomi Osaka (16)No. 166–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 4–6Wimbledon Championships2026 Wimbledon (16th seed)RoundOpponentRankScore1R Jaqueline CristianNo. 377–6(7–1), 6–0No. 162R Tatjana MariaNo. 966–1, 6–23R Ekaterina Alexandrova (18)No. 196–3, 3–6, 6–44R Jessica Pegula (4)No. 46–4, 3–6, 1–6US Open2026 US Open (14th seed)RoundOpponentRankScore1R Magdalena FręchNo. 417–5, 6–3No. 142R Francesca Jones (Q)No. 1046–4, 6–43R Alexandra Eala (17)No. 187–5, 3–6, 7–54R Coco Gauff (4)No. 41–6, 4–6
Wins against top 10 players Jovic has a () record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2026TotalWins22
#PlayerRkEventSurfaceRdScore2026 1. Jasmine Paolini7Australian Open, AustraliaHard3R 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 2. Amanda Anisimova5Queen's Club, United KingdomGrassQF 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
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