Séléna Janicijevic

Séléna Janicijevic (Serbian Cyrillic: Селена Јанићијевић, romanized: Selena Janićijević, born 23 July 2002) is a French tennis player of Serbian origin.^[1][2]

Séléna Janicijevic

Janicijevic at the 2021 Open de Biarritz
Country (sports)	France
Born	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22) Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 542,042
Singles
Career record	162–112
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 153 (16 September 2024)
Current ranking	No. 194 (16 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2023)
French Open	1R (2019, 2023)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2024)
US Open	Q2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	15–25
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 525 (1 August 2022)
Current ranking	No. 535 (16 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Last updated on: 16 December 2024.

On 16 September 2024, she reached her career-high of world No. 153 in singles. Janicijevic has won 10 singles and one doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

2019: Major debut

Janicijevic made her Grand Slam tournament main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2019 French Open,^[3] losing to Iga Świątek in the first round.^[4]

2022: ITF Tour success

Janicijevic started the year in Egypt where she reached two semifinals showing in the first two $15k in Giza and Cairo, stopped only by Sapfo Sakellaridi in both tournaments, and a championship win in the $25k in Cairo. This title was followed by another in February, at a $15k in Antalya over Angelica Moratelli. However, she would lose the two consequent tournaments on the Turkish clay, one ending in retirement. She did not play for a few weeks after this before returning to the European ITFs where she found minimum success. Upon her return to Egypt, she found herself in a much better position, immediately going to the final of a $25k, losing to Anastasia Zolotareva.

She received a wildcard entry into the Paris WTA 125 event, losing to Magda Linette in the first round in three sets. In June, Janicijevic won a $25k in Périgueux, defeating top seed Katharina Hobgarski in the final.

2023: Australian Open debut and first WTA Tour win

Janicijevic made her debut at the Australian Open, where she defeated Jodie Burrage in the final qualifying round,^[5][6] before losing to Kaja Juvan in the main draw first round.^[7] However, she entered a period of drought following that feat as she went on a five-match losing streak, before winning a $25k title in Colombia, her first of the year.^{[citation needed]}

In May, Janicijevic recorded her first career WTA Tour singles main-draw win in Strasbourg by defeating fellow Frenchwoman Océane Dodin in the first round,^[8] before losing to sixth seed Varvara Gracheva in the second round.^[9]

2024: First WTA Tour quarterfinal, top 160

In July, Janicijevic made it through to the semifinals at the Grand Est Open 88, with wins over wildcard entrant Amandine Hesse,^[10] seventh seed Suzan Lamens^[11] and Dalila Jakupović,^[12] before her run was ended by third seed Mayar Sherif.^[13] Later that month she reached her first WTA Tour singles quarterfinal at the Iași Open after winning two qualifying matches and defeating fellow qualifier Gergana Topalova^[14] and wildcard Miriam Bulgaru^[15] in the main draw first and second rounds respectively. Janicijevic lost her quarterfinal match to her compatriot Chloé Paquet in three sets.^[16] As a result she reached the top 160 in the rankings on 29 July.^{[citation needed]}

Partnering Erika Andreeva, Janicijevic reached the doubles final at the WTA 125 Open de Limoges, losing to Elsa Jacquemot and Margaux Rouvroy.^[17]

Grand Slam performance

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	0–1
French Open	1R	Q1	Q1	Q2	1R	Q1	0–2
Wimbledon	A	NH	A	A	Q1	Q2	0–0
US Open	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q2	0–0
Win–loss	0–1	0-0	0-0	0–0	0–2	0–0	0–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (10 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend W60/75 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Clay (10–4) Hard (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2021	ITF Knokke, Belgium	W15	Clay	Lucie Nguyen Tan	6–3, 7–6(0)
Win	2–0	Dec 2021	ITF Giza, Egypt	W15	Clay	Sapfo Sakellaridi	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win	3–0	Jan 2022	ITF Cairo, Egypt	W25	Clay	Sinja Kraus	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win	4–0	Feb 2022	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Angelica Moratelli	6–3, 6–2
Loss	4–1	May 2022	ITF Cairo, Egypt	W25	Clay	Anastasia Zolotareva	6–7(5), 6-7(4)
Win	5–1	Jun 2022	ITF Périgueux, France	W25	Clay	Katharina Hobgarski	6–3, 6–2
Win	6–1	Jul 2022	ITF Getxo, Spain	W25	Clay	Sapfo Sakellaridi	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	7–1	Jul 2022	ITF Perugia, Italy	W25	Clay	Anna Turati	6–2, 6–2
Loss	7–2	Sep 2022	ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France	W25	Clay	Jessika Ponchet	1–6, 4–6
Win	8–2	Apr 2023	ITF Sopo, Colombia	W25	Clay	Suzan Lamens	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win	9–2	Oct 2023	ITF Luján, Argentina	W25	Clay	Julieta Lara Estable	6–4, 7–6(0)
Win	10–2	Dec 2023	Vacaria Open, Brazil	W60	Clay (i)	Francisca Jorge	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	10–3	Apr 2024	ITF Florianópolis, Brazil	W75	Clay	Raluca Șerban	5–7, 2–6
Loss	10–4	May 2024	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	W75+H	Clay	Claire Liu	1–6, 7–6(3), 0–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend W25 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2020	ITF Reims, France	W25	Hard	Robin Montgomery	Harriet Dart Sarah Beth Grey	w/o

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2019	US Open	Hard	Aubane Droguet	Oksana Selekhmeteva Kamilla Bartone	5–7, 6–7(6–8)