Séléna Janicijevic
French tennis player (born 2002)
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Janicijevic at the 2021 Open de Biarritz | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 2002 Nogent-sur-Marne, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $783,262 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 212–170 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (16 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 240 (27 July 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2019, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024, 2025) |
| US Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–31 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 372 (10 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 504 (27 July 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
| Last updated on: 29 July 2026). | |
Séléna Janicijevic (Serbian Cyrillic: Селена Јанићијевић, romanized: Selena Janićijević, born 23 July 2002) is a French tennis player of Serbian origin.[1][2]
On 16 September 2024, she reached her career-high of world No. 153 in singles. Janicijevic has won eleven singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.
Career
2019: Major debut
Janicijevic made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2019 French Open,[3] losing to Iga Świątek in the first round.[4]
2022: ITF Tour success
Janicijevic started the year in Egypt where she reached two semifinals showing in the first two $15k in Giza and Cairo, stopped only by Sapfo Sakellaridi in both tournaments, and a championship win in the $25k in Cairo. This title was followed by another in February, at a $15k in Antalya over Angelica Moratelli. However, she would lose the two consequent tournaments on the Turkish clay, one ending in retirement. She did not play for a few weeks after this, before returning to the European ITFs where she found minimum success. Upon her return to Egypt, she found herself in a much better position, immediately going to the final of a $25k, losing to Anastasia Zolotareva.
She received a wildcard entry into the Paris WTA 125 event, losing to Magda Linette in the first round in three sets. In June, Janicijevic won a $25k in Périgueux, defeating top seed Katharina Hobgarski in the final.
2023: Australian Open debut and first WTA Tour win
Janicijevic made her debut at the Australian Open, where she defeated Jodie Burrage in the final qualifying round,[5][6] before losing to Kaja Juvan in the main draw first round.[7] However, she entered a period of drought following that feat as she went on a five-match losing streak, before winning a $25k title in Colombia, her first of the year.[citation needed]
In May, Janicijevic recorded her first career WTA Tour singles main-draw win in Strasbourg by defeating fellow Frenchwoman Océane Dodin in the first round,[8] before losing to sixth seed Varvara Gracheva in the second round.[9]
2024: First WTA Tour quarterfinal, top 160
In July, Janicijevic made it through to the semifinals at the Contrexéville Open, with wins over wildcard entrant Amandine Hesse,[10] seventh seed Suzan Lamens[11] and Dalila Jakupović,[12] before her run was ended by third seed Mayar Sherif.[13] Later that month she reached her first WTA Tour singles quarterfinal at the Iași Open after winning two qualifying matches and defeating fellow qualifier Gergana Topalova[14] and wildcard entrant Miriam Bulgaru[15] in the main draw first and second rounds respectively. Janicijevic lost her quarterfinal match to fellow French Chloé Paquet, in three sets.[16] As a result, she reached the top 160 in the rankings on 29 July.[citation needed]
Partnering Erika Andreeva, Janicijevic reached the doubles final at the WTA 125 Open de Limoges, losing to Elsa Jacquemot and Margaux Rouvroy.[17]
Grand Slam performance
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2024 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | 4–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(0) | |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2021 | ITF Giza, Egypt | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W25 | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W25 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6-7(4) | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Périgueux, France | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Getxo, Spain | W25 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Perugia, Italy | W25 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W25 | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 8–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sopo, Colombia | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Win | 9–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Luján, Argentina | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(0) | |
| Win | 10–2 | Dec 2023 | Vacaria Open, Brazil | W60 | Clay (i) | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Apr 2024 | ITF Florianópolis, Brazil | W75 | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 10–4 | May 2024 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | W75+H | Clay | 1–6, 7–6(3), 0–6 | |
| Loss | 10–5 | Sep 2025 | Pazardzhik Cup, Bulgaria | W50+H | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 10–6 | Oct 2025 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W50 | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 11–6 | Jun 2026 | ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria | W50 | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Reims, France | W25 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2026 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay | 6–7(8), 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | US Open | Hard | 5–7, 6–7(6–8) | ||