Ana Ivanovic - Bank of the West Classic, Stanford University

Ana Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Ивановић) Serbian pronunciation: [ˈana iˈvaːnɔvitɕ] ( listen) (born November 6, 1987, in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. As of July 19, 2010, she is ranked World No. 63 on the WTA rankings. She won the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open[3] and the 2008 Australian Open

Ivanović's mother Dragana, who is a lawyer, attends all of her daughter's matches. Her father, Miroslav, a self-employed businessman, attends as many events as he possibly can. Ana has a younger brother, Miloš, with whom she loves to play basketball.[5]. Aside from her tennis career, Ivanović also studies finance at a university in Belgrade and Spanish in her spare time.[6] Her inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles.[7]

On September 8, 2007, Ivanović became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar Đorđević, Jelena Janković and Emir Kusturica. She takes a special interest in the fields of education and child protection. Ivanović visited a primary school in Serbia during her inauguration and said: "I'm also looking forward to going into the classroom and meeting many kids."[8]

Ivanović confirmed in November 2008 that she was romantically involved with Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco;[9] however, it was reported that the relationship ended in January 2009. Ivanovic is currently associated with Australia's Adam Scott - a golf player. Some of her best friends include close childhood family friend Novak Djokovic, whom she has known since she was 5 years old, and current world number 1 Rafael Nadal. She admires former No.1 tennis player Roger Federer.