Jovic won the U14 singles event at the Orange Bowl in December 2021.[7]
She was runner-up at the inaugural International Junior Championships held at the site of the Indian Wells Open in March 2023, being defeated by Clervie Ngounoue in the final.[8]
Alongside compatriot Tyra Caterina Grant she won the doubles at the Orange Bowl in Plantation, Florida in 2022 and again in 2023 when they defeated top-seeded Czech paring of Alena Kovackova and Laura Samsonova.[9] Grant, Jovic and Alanis Hamilton played as part of the victorious American team at the 2023 Junior Billie Jean Cup, winning the tournament without dropping a set. In her singles matches, Jovic only lost 26 games in total during her 12 sets played.[10]
With Grant she won the final of the girls' doubles draw at the 2024 Australian Open. The pair did not drop a set in the tournament.[11] The pair also reached the final of the girls' doubles at the 2024 French Open.[12] Jovic and Grant won the girls' doubles title at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[13] She reached the semi finals of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open.[14]
Professional career
In June 2022, Jovic made her professional debut as a wildcard at the $15k SoCal Pro Circuit Jack Kramer Club event in Los Angeles,[15] where she reached the final.[16] In October 2023, she won her first title at the $25k Ascension Project Women's Open in Redding.[17]
2024: Grand Slam debut and first win
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 US Open after receiving a wildcard for the main draw in singles and doubles, because of a victory in the USTA's U18 National Championships, making her the youngest participant at the tournament.[18][19][20] Jovic recorded her first Grand Slam and WTA Tour win over Magda Linette,[21] becoming the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the US Open since 2000.[22][23] She lost in the second round to 29th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.[24]
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