Jelena Dokic is a former professional tennis player-coach, commentator, and writer from Australia. She holds different nationalities.
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She was born on April 12, 1983, in Osijek, Croatia. However, due to the political situation at the time, her family was forced to flee the country and they moved to Serbia when she was a child.
Jelena Dokic’s family was very involved in the sport of tennis and her father Damir was her coach throughout her career.
Despite having her family fled from Croatia, Dokic represented Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia in international competitions.
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Throughout her career, she achieved significant success on the international tennis scene, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world in 2002 and competing in several Grand Slam tournaments.
In recent years, Dokic has settled in Australia. After she retired from professional tennis, she has been living in Sydney with her family and has been involved in coaching and mentoring young tennis players.
She continues to be a prominent figure in the world of tennis and her legacy as one of the greatest female tennis players to come out of Serbia continues to be celebrated.


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