Ana Ivanovic: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

Ana Ivanovic is a Serbian Tennis player who was born in the year of 1987. She has been reported to reach the top ranking in 2008, on winning the 2008 French Open, and holding it for around 12 weeks. She was also declared the runner-up at the 2007 French Open, as well at the 2008 Australian Open. Later on, she qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships three times (2007, 2008 and 2014) also, and won the year-end WTA Tournament of Champions twice, in 2010 and 2011.

However, the Serbian former World No.1 and French Open 2008 winner Ana Ivanovic announced her retirement in the year of 2016. On being absent for a long time because of injuries, Ivanovic talks about the end of her professional career, stating that she was no longer able to play to her high standards. 

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 Biography of Ana Ivanovic

1. Real Name: Ana Ivanović Schweinsteiger
2. Other/Nickname: Ana, Anci
3. Profession: Serbian Tennis player
4. Plays: Right-handed (Two-handed backhand) 
5. Other Hobbies: Playing Football

Physical features of Ana Ivanovic

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1. Height:  6 ft 1 in (184 cm)
2. Weight: 69 kilograms (approx.)
3. Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 34″ (86 cm), Waist: 26″ (66 cm)
4. Eye Colour: Green
5. Hair Colour: Black

Personal Life of Ana Ivanovic

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1. Date of Birth: November 6, 1987
2. Age: 34 (as in 2021)
3. Nationality: Serbian
4. Birthplace: Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
5. Hometown: Westendorf, Tyrol, Austria
6. Inspiration: Monica Seles

Ana Ivanovic’s Achievements:

1. Achieved the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved player for two times (2005 and 2007)
2. Bagged the first WTA title in 2005
3. Achieved US Open Series Champion (2006)
4. Received Serbian Sport Association “May Award” in 2007
5. Received the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 2007
6. Was nominated for U.S. Secretary of State’s 2007 International Women of Courage Award in 2007
7. Registered Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award in 2008
8. Felicitated with German Tennis Magazine Michael Westphal Award in 2008
9. Was declared as the International Tennis Writer’s Association Ambassador of the Year 2008
10. Achieved the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Humanitarian Award (2009)
11. Was listed as one of the “30 Legends of Women’s Tennis: Past, Present and Future” by Time magazine in June 2011
12. Conferred with Serbian Women’s Team of The Year (2012, as part of Serbia Fed Cup team)
13. Was recognised as Best Female Tennis Player in Serbia in 2012
14. Felicitated with Award Pride of the Nation by Serbia Tennis Federation
15. In September 2007, Ivanovic was announced as a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF
16. Serbia honoured the tennis player by featuring her on a postage stamp in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics. 

Family Details of Ana Ivanovic

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1. Marital Status: Married
2. Spouse Name: Bastian Schweinsteiger
3. Spouse Profession: German former Professional footballer
4. Parents Names: Father- Miroslav Ivanovic, Mother- Dragana Ivanovic
5. Siblings: Milos Ivanovic (Younger Brother)
6. Children: Sons- Luka Schweinsteiger Ivanović and Leon Schweinsteiger Ivanović
7. Religion: Christianity
8. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lesser-Known Facts about Ana Ivanovic:

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1. Ana’s mother is a lawyer, while her father is an economist.
2. She first held her tennis racket at the age of five after watching her idol Monica Seles on television.
3. The player is said to begin her career after memorizing the telephone number of a local tennis clinic from an advertisement. But, her preparations had some difficulties during the NATO bombings in 1999, as it abruptly affected her concentration and training routine.
4. She moved to Basel along with her mother, when she was 13 years old for better training facilities and coaching. Ana and her mother stayed with manager Dan Holzmann who was from Basel until they could afford an apartment.
5. At the age of 15, Ana spent four hours in a locker room crying after a defeat.
6. She is said to have interests in child education, protection of minors. And often used to visit schools in order to promote study and sports practice among the youth.
7. Ana Ivanovic is a massive football fan. As per reports, football has been her second passion in sports
8. She speaks three languages- Serbian, English and a little bit of Spanish.
9. Ana has been portrayed as a character in numerous video games like Smash Court Tennis 3, (2007), Virtua Tennis 2009, Grand Slam Tennis for Wii (2009) Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4. She is featured in Grand Slam Tennis 2 (2012).
10. Furthermore, the tennis player has appeared in a song called “Hurricane Ana”, which was produced by Serbian rapper Filip Filipi and Collie Buddz. She is further said to make appearances in a number of international magazines.

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