• Residence; Basel, Switzerland
•  Date of Birth: November 6, 1987
•  Birthplace; Belgrade, Serbia 
• Height; 6' (1.84 m) 
• Weight: 152 lbs. (69 kg) 
• Plays Right-handed: (two-handed backhand)
•  Status Pro: (August 2003) 

Early life :
 Started playing tennis at the age of five after watching it on TV (a match of Monica Seles), remembering the phone number to a local tennis school and begging her parents to take her; was given a racket for fifth birthday and immediately fell in love with the game Mother, Dragana, is a lawyer; father, Miroslav, is a businessman; brother, Milos, is four years Ana's junior; the whole family likes sports, but none played tennis before Ana Best shot is the forehand; likes all surfaces Has been part of the adidas Player Development Program since 2006 and has consequently worked on and off with coach Sven Groeneveld hobbies watching movies (especially thrillers), reading and listening to music (pop and R&B); also enjoys shopping, fashion; favorite TV shows are 24, Lost, Revenge and Prison Break Favorite food is sushi; favorite drinks are water, fresh pineapple juice and mango smoothies Speaks fluent English, Serbian and some Spanish favorite places to visit are Melbourne, where she has some family, Mallorca, Paris and Rome Self-described as strong-willed, sensitive, determined and extremely competitive Most admires her family for all the support they give her Admires Roger Federer for his professionalism on and off the court.
 
Awards and achievements 
Junior Wimbledon runner-up 2004 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved Player 2005 US Open Series champion 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Most Improved Player 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Karen Krantzcke Sportmanship Award 2007 UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia Nominated for U.S. Secretary of State's 2007 International Women of Courage Award AIPS Women's Tennis Player of the Year 2008 German Tennis Magazine Michael Westphal Award 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award 2008 International Tennis Writer's Association Ambassador of the Year 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Humanitarian Award 2009 Won the tennisreporters.net Sexiest Female Player award for five straight years (2005-2009). In 2010 it was renamed the "Ana Ivanovic Sexiest Female Player" award and she was struck off the ballot list Finished 11th on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2009 list Named the best-looking tennis player of all-time by The Age newspaper In October 2008 won Die Bild newspaper's reader poll for "most beautiful body" in sport In December 2008 was named "best looking" female tennis player by The Globe & Mail newspaper Voted Hottest Female Athlete on the planet by readers of sportsnet.ca in 2009