Year 2005 (start)

     Ana Ivanovic  won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title Saturday after beating Melinda Czink in a history-making final of the Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic.   First time in Tour history a qualifier and a lucky loser have met in a singles final. 
   More about Ana`s play.    

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

     As Australian Open contender Amelie Mauresmo acknowledged, the tennis world will see a lot more of Ana Ivanovic.
Mauresmo had to recover from a service break down in the second set to overcome the rich talents of the Serbian teenager to move into the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the fifth time in seven years.
It was Ivanovic's first defeat from 11 matches in 2005 after the 17-year-old served notice to her more experience rivals with the biggest rankings leap in history last season.                More about Ana`s play.  

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

    Having forced through friendly rows of german tennis girls in qualifications Ана unexpectedly stumble in first match of the main draw of tournament. Than this possible explain? Can be came short power on decisive third set. All the same fourth match for 4 lasts of day, but Virginie play its first match.

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

      In brilliant style Ana Ivanovic started game against the top seed. She drove her on all court, extracting points with the help of sharp backhands and mad speed. 6-2 - the excellent beginning of a match. But in the second set Mauresmo "has woken up", and Аnа, apparently, has too calmed down, early having believed, that the Amelie is broken.
      In deciding set Mauresmo at once has got down to attack and has led with score 4-0, but Аnа has not combined the racqets. She reduces break in a match - 3-4, also it seemed, crisis in-here will come, but the experience Mauresmo takes top. She holds the own service and leads up a match to a victory.

  More about Ana`s play.  

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

     Ana had a terrific two-week stay in Miami that included victories against No.10 seed Nadia Petrova and No.6 Svetlana Kuznetsova, which was her first career Top 10 victory.  Ana was playing through a pair of injuries this week in order to reach her first Tier I quarterfinal. She came to Miami nursing a sore hamstring and wound up twisting her ankle in her first practice session at the event. Despite the aches and pains, Ana was pleased with her performances during the fortnight.
     "Definitely this was my great effort," Ana said. "I beat a Top 10 player for the first time. I got a lot of experience, so many things to learn, even from this match. And there are still so many things I have to improve in my game, so I'm really looking forward to that."      More about Ana`s play.  

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.
     

   In Warsaw Ivanovic making her first career Tier II semifinal appearance. After upsetting No.3 seed Vera Zvonareva in the second round, Ivanovic proceeded to defeat No.6 seed Nathalie Dechy. On reaching this career milestone, Ivanovic said, "You work hard for this and I’m very happy to be in the semifinals."  

  More about Ana`s play.         All matches of tournament (pdf) here.     

      In difference from the previous tournament, this has appeared twice unsuccessful for Ana. She has lost in first round to Safina practically without struggle, having admitted set of mistakes. In doubles with Anastasia Myskina, the result is no good, it is obvious, that they not too fighting after defeats in the first round of single.    More about Ana`s play.

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

  More about Ana`s play.

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.