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'''Ana Ivanović''' ({{lang-sr|Ана Ивановић}} {{Audio|Sr Ana Ivanovic.ogg|listen}}) born 6 November 1987) is a Serbian former profesional [[tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings|title=WTA Singles Rankings|access-date=26 April 2016|work=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref> She was the number 1 player for 12 weeks from June to September 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/8291081/espnw-women-no-1-ranking-devalued|title=ESPN|first=Kamakshi|last=Tandon|date=22 August 2012|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> She won the [[French Open]] in 2008 and came second there in 2007. She also came second at the [[Australian Open]] in 2008. She has also played tennis for [[Serbia]] in the international tournament called the [[Fed Cup]].
Ivanović is tall, and is [[celebrity|famous]] for the way she plays. She is best known for her powerful [[Serve (tennis)|serve]]. Although she is Serbian, Ivanović currently lives in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. As of January 2015, she has earned over [[United States dollar|$]]13 million during her tennis [[career]]. Outside tennis, she is interested in clothes and [[fashion]], and is an [[ambassador]] for the worldwide charity for children, [[UNICEF]].
In December 2016, Ivanović announced her retirement from pro tennis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/28/ana-ivanovic-announces-retirement-from-tennis|title=Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from tennis at age of 29|last=Reuters|date=28 December 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=18 September 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/28/tennis/ana-ivanovic-retires-from-tennis/index.html|title=Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from pro tennis|last=CNN|first=Matthew Knight|newspaper=CNN|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref>
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