Iva Jovic

Junior years

Jovic won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl in December 2021.^[12]

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.^[13]

Alongside compatriot 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 Kovackova and Laura Samsonova.^[14] 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.^[15]

With Grant she won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the 2024 Australian Open. The pair did not drop a set in the tournament.^[16] The pair also reached the final of the girls' doubles at the 2024 French Open.^[17] Jovic and Grant won the girls' doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.^[18] She reached the semi finals of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open.^[19]

2022–2023: Professional debut, first ITF 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,^[20] where she reached the final.^[21] In October 2023, she won her first title at the 25k Ascension Project Women's Open in Redding.^[22]

2024: Major debut and first win

She made her debut at the US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the main-draw in singles and doubles, after a victory in the USTA's U18 National Championships, making her the youngest participant at the tournament.^[23][24][25] Jovic recorded her first major and WTA Tour win over Magda Linette,^[26] becoming the youngest American to win a women's main-draw match at the US Open since 2000.^[27][28][29] She lost in the second round to 29th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.^[30]

2025: WTA Tour title, WTA 1000 debut and win, 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 Parrizas Diaz in the first round.^[31][32] She lost her next match to sixth seed Elena Rybakina.^[33]

At Indian Wells, Jovic reached the second round on her WTA 1000 debut as a wildcard entrant, defeating Julia Grabher in three sets, recording her first WTA 1000-level win.^[34][35] In the second round, she lost to sixth seed Jasmine Paolini, in three sets.^[36]

Jovic gained a wildcard entry into the French Open by winning the USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.^[37] She defeated Renata Zarazúa in the first round,^[38] before losing to 12th seed Elena Rybakina for the second successive major.^[39]

In June, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Ilkley Open, defeating Rebecca Marino in the final.^[40][41] Following this success, Jovic achieved another milestone by making her top 100 debut on June 16, 2025.^[42] Later that month she qualified to make her main-draw debut at Wimbledon,^[43] where she lost to Suzan Lamens in the first round.^[44]

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.^[45] Her run was ended by Barbora Krejčíková.^[46] Later that month at Tennis in the Land, she overcame fourth seed Anastasia Potapova,^[47] before losing to Ann Li in the second round.^[48] At the US Open, Jovic defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round,^[49] but lost her next match to Jasmine Paolini.^[50]

The following month at the WTA 500 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.^[51] As a result, she entered the top 40 at world No. 36 on September 15, 2025.^[52]

2026: Major quarterfinal, top 10 win, top 20

Jovic reached the final in Hobart, where she lost to the Italian qualifier Elisabetta Cocciaretto.^[53]

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.^[54][55] Next Jovic defeated world No. 8 Jasmine Paolini, to earn her first top-10 win.^[56] In the fourth round she defeated Yulia Putintseva in 53 minutes in straight sets, 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.^[57] Despite her loss to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals, Jovic reached the top 20 on February 2, 2026.^[58]

Singles

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2025	Guadalajara Open, Mexico	WTA 500	Hard	Emiliana Arango	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Jan 2026	Hobart International, Australia	WTA 250	Hard	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	4–6, 4–6

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2025	Ilkley Open, UK	Grass	Rebecca Marino	6–1, 6–3

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Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2022	ITF Los Angeles, US	W15	Hard	Eryn Cayetano	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2023	ITF Redding, US	W25	Hard	Sayaka Ishii	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–2	Feb 2024	ITF Spring, US	W35	Hard	Ena Shibahara	2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	1–3	May 2024	Florida's Sports Coast Open, US	W75	Clay	Akasha Urhobo	3–6, 1–6
Win	2–3	Sep 2024	ITF Berkeley, US	W35	Hard	Victoria Mboko	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win	3–3	Sep 2024	Rancho Santa Fe Open, US	W75	Hard	Ena Shibahara	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–4	Oct 2024	Tyler Pro Challenge, US	W100	Hard	Renata Zarazúa	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3–5	Feb 2025	Arcadia Women's Pro Open, US	W35	Hard	Kayla Cross	2–6, 6–7(6)
Win	4–5	Apr 2025	Charlottesville Open, US	W100	Clay	Irina Bara	6–0, 6–1

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Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2024	Australian Open	Hard	Tyra Caterina Grant	Julie Paštiková Julia Stusek	6–3, 6–1
Loss	2024	French Open	Clay	Tyra Caterina Grant	Renáta Jamrichová Tereza Valentová	4–6, 4–6
Win	2024	Wimbledon	Grass	Tyra Caterina Grant	Mika Stojsavljevic Mingge Xu	7–5, 4–6, [10–8]

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Singles

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Australian Open 2026 Australian Open (29th seed) Round Opponent Rank Score IJR 1R Katie Volynets No. 96 6–2, 6–3 No. 27 2R Priscilla Hon (WC) No. 121 6–1, 6–2 3R Jasmine Paolini (7) No. 8 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 4R Yulia Putintseva No. 94 6–0, 6–1 QF Aryna Sabalenka (1) No. 1 3–6, 0–6		French Open 2025 French Open (Wild card) Round Opponent Rank Score IJR 1R Renata Zarazúa No. 74 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 No. 129 2R Elena Rybakina (12) No. 11 3–6, 3–6
Wimbledon Championships 2025 Wimbledon (Qualifier) Round Opponent Rank Score IJR Q1 Linda Klimovičová No. 186 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 No. 89 Q2 Julia Riera No. 192 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 Q3 Katarzyna Kawa (32) No. 134 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 1R Suzan Lamens No. 69 1–6, 1–6		US Open 2024 US Open (Wild card) Round Opponent Rank Score IJR 1R Magda Linette No. 42 6–4, 6–3 No. 389 2R Ekaterina Alexandrova (29) No. 31 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 2025 US Open Round Opponent Rank Score IJR 1R Aliaksandra Sasnovich No. 119 7–6(8–6), 6–3 No. 73 2R Jasmine Paolini (7) No. 8 3–6, 3–6

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