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Jelena Janković
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Person

Jelena Janković

b. 1985

Serbian tennis player

Born
28 Feb 1985 · Belgrade
Part ofSerbia201 CE – todaySerbia and Montenegro1929 – 2006

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 47 years
  1. 28 Feb 1985BornBorn in Belgrade
  2. 2001 – 2003TeamYugoslavia Fed Cup team
  3. 2004 – 2005TeamSerbia and Montenegro Fed Cup team
  4. 2007RoleUNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  5. 2007TeamSerbia Billie Jean King Cup team

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1985 – today).

  1. 1985Schengen Agreement
  2. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  3. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  4. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  6. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  8. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  9. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  10. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  11. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  12. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  13. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  14. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  15. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  16. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  17. 20112011 Norway attacks
  18. 2011Libyan civil war
  19. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  20. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  21. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  22. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  23. 2015Paris Agreement
  24. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  25. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  26. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  27. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2023Gaza war
  29. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  30. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Jelena Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Јанковић, Serbian pronunciation: [jělena jǎːŋkoʋitɕ]; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 18 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2008. Janković won 15 WTA Tour-level singles titles and two doubles titles, including the 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title partnering Jamie Murray. Her career-best major performance in singles was a runner-up finish at the 2008 US Open.

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