Jelena Dokic is a former professional tennis player who competed on the WTA Tour. Jelena Dokic was unable to win a Grand Slam despite her successful career.
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Jelena Dokic achieved her best Grand Slam results by reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2000 and the US Open in 2001.
At Wimbledon in 2000, she reached the quarterfinals after defeating then-world number one Martina Hingis in the first round in one of the sport’s biggest upsets.
Jelena Dokic began her professional tennis career in 1998 and quickly made a name for herself by reaching the quarterfinals of her first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open.
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Jelena Dokic followed this up with a semifinal appearance at the French Open, making her the youngest player in history to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at the age of 16.
Personal issues, injuries, and inconsistencies plagued Dokic’s career, and she retired from professional tennis in 2014.
While she never won a Grand Slam, Dokic’s early success and ability to upset top players in Grand Slams established her as one of the most promising young players of her generation. She has four singles titles and one doubles title and one doubles title.


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