About Ana Ivanovic
Ana Schweinsteiger (née Ivanovic; born 6 November 1987), is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She became the world No. 1 in 2008 after she won the 2008 French Open, and held the top ranking for a total of 12 weeks. She was also the runner-up at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open, losing to Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova respectively.She qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2014 and won the year-end WTA Tournament of Champions twice, in 2010 and 2011.
Ivanovic won 15 WTA Tour singles titles, and one Grand Slam singles title, the French Open in 2008. Additionally during this time, she earned over $15.5 million in prize money, which is the 25th highest in the all-time rankings. In June 2011, she was named one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future" by Time and was also included on the list of "Top 100 Greatest Players Ever" (male and female combined) by reporter Matthew Cronin.
Her breakthrough came at the 2004 Zurich Open, where she qualified and was narrowly beaten by Venus Williams in the second round in two tiebreak sets. By the age of 18, Ivanovic had already defeated established players such as Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva and Amélie Mauresmo. Ivanovic was known for her aggressive style of play and impressive forehand, described by Petrova as "the best out there."
Ivanovic's struggles after winning the 2008 French Open were well documented.After that victory, she was overwhelmed by attention and endured an ongoing period of reduced success, failing to make a Grand Slam quarterfinal in her subsequent 17 Grand Slam tournaments, and dropping as low as No. 65 in the rankings during July 2010.In 2012, Ivanovic reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since her French Open victory at the 2012 US Open, thereby achieving the feat of reaching the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments, and finished with a year-end top 15 ranking for the first time since 2008. In 2014, Ivanovic enjoyed a resurgence, beginning with her victory in the Auckland Open, her first singles title in over two years, before going on to win the Monterrey Open, Aegon Classic and the Pan Pacific Open. She qualified for competition in the WTA Tour Championships and secured a year-end ranking of No. 5, signifying her return to the world's elite.In 2015, Ivanovic made it to the semifinals of a major for the first time in seven years at the French Open. In late December 2016, she announced her retirement, citing being no longer able to perform to a high standard as a major factor.
Personal Life
Ivanovic's inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles, who at that time played for Yugoslavia.In 2010, Ivanovic adopted Basel as her home away-from-home. She spent her spare time training and relaxing there and was quoted as saying she "appreciates Swiss solitude" and "I enjoy training here, especially in the summer."
Aside from her tennis career, she also studies finance at a university in Belgrade, and Spanish in her spare time.On 8 September 2007, Ivanovic became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar Đorđević, Jelena Janković, Emir Kusturica and Novak Djokovic. She takes a special interest in the fields of education and child protection. Ivanovic visited a primary school in Serbia during her inauguration and said that she is "also looking forward to going into the classroom and meeting many kids".
In September 2014, Ivanovic began a relationship with German professional footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger.They married on 12 July 2016, in Venice (Serbian: Ана Швајнштајгер / Ana Švajnštajger).In 2018 she announced the birth of a baby boy in Chicago.In 2019, she gave birth to their second son,On February 10, 2023, Ivanovic announced on her Instagram she was expecting her 3rd child.
Trivia
Former world Number 1 tennis player.
Works with UNICEF. She became the ambassador for UNICEF Serbia in 2007.
Is of Serbian ethnicity and nationality. Both her parents are Serbian and she was born in Serbia's capital city - Belgrade.
Her first language is Serbian, and she is also fluent in English and some Spanish.
Ranked #59 in the 2009 Maxim 'Hot 100 Women' list.
Ranked #55 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
Ranked #99 in "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World" in 2008.
Ranked #96 in Askmen's list of the Top 99 most desirable famous women for 2013.
Basel, Switzerland (1800)
Ranked #79 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
Has two children: sons Luka Schweinsteiger Ivanovic (born 18 March 2018) and Leon Schweinsteiger Ivanovic (born 30 August 2019) with husband Bastian Schweinsteiger.
