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Iva Jovic: Who is American teen tennis sensation?

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At just 17 years old, American rising star Iva Jovic has already won a WTA title – the youngest player this year to do so.

The Guadalajara Open champion hails from Torrance in the US state of California, but her mother is from Croatia and her father is from Serbia.

She made her ITF tournament debut as a 14-year-old at the 2022 W15 Los Angeles, reaching the final.

She also progressed to the third round at the 2022 Junior US Open, before winning her first ITF title in 2023 at the W25 Redding.

Jovic made her Grand Slam debut when she was given a wildcard entry to the 2024 US Open – reaching the second round after beating Poland’s Magda Linette.

She was also given wildcard entry to the 2025 Australian Open, again winning her opening match against Spain’s Nuria Parrizas-Diaz.

The American teen qualified for her first Wimbledon in 2025, but exited in the first round after losing to Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands.

Her new WTA title has brought her from a world ranking of 73 to 36. At the start of 2025, she was ranked 206.

Her triumph also means she is the youngest American to win a tour-level title since Coco Gauff’s Parma Open victory in 2021.


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