Serbian Female Sportspersons

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Monica Seles
(One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time)
Monica Seles
23
Birthdate: December 2, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia
Former world number 1 tennis player Monica Seles has nine Grand Slam singles titles to her credit, eight of them for Yugoslavia and one for the U.S. At 16, she was the youngest French Open champion. Her career was affected after being stabbed on court by a Steffi Graf fan.
 2 
Ana Ivanović
(Retired Serbian Number One Tennis Player in Singles)
Ana Ivanović
17
Birthdate: November 6, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Retired Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanović is a former world number 1 in singles. By 20, she had already won the French Open. Named one of 30 Legends of Women's Tennis by Time in 2011, she later married German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger and is now a mother of two.

 3 
Jelena Janković
(Retired Serbian Tennis Star and Former World Number One Singles Player)
Jelena Janković
6
Birthdate: February 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Retired Serbian tennis player Jelena Janković is a former world number 1 in singles. Apart from Serbian, she has also represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. A 4-time Olympian, she was also a runner-up at the 2008 US Open. She also won the 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles with Jamie Murray.

 4 
Tijana Boskovic
(Serbian Volleyball Player Who Is a 2-Time Olympic Medalist and a Former World Champion)
Tijana Boskovic
6
Birthdate: March 8, 1997
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbian volleyball player Tijana Boskovic was 15 when she joined the Serbian junior team. Apart from an Olympic silver and bronze, she has also won both the World Championship and the European Championship twice. She has also played for the Turkish club Eczacıbaşı VitrA and the Serbian club ŽOK Partizan Vizura.

 5 
Milena Rašić
(Retired Serbian Professional Volleyball Player and Olympic Medalist)
Milena Rašić
2
Birthdate: October 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pristina, Serbia
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 6 
Milica Mandić
(Taekwondo athlete)
Milica Mandić
2
Birthdate: December 6, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
Ivana Spanovic
(Serbian Long Jumper & Olympic Bronze Medalist)
Ivana Spanovic
3
Birthdate: May 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zrenjanin, Serbia

Olympic bronze-winning Serbian long jumper Ivana Spanovic has also been a 2-time European Champion, a 3-time European Indoor Champion, and a 2-time World Indoor Champion. She has also won 4 Diamond League titles. She is also known for her love for long nails and neon nail paint on field.

 8 
Andrea Lekic
(Serbian Handball Player)
Andrea Lekic
2
Birthdate: September 6, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Olivera Ćirković
(Writer)
Olivera Ćirković
2
Birthdate: September 3, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 10 
Olga Danilović
(Serbian Tennis Player and Daughter of Former Basketball Player Predrag Danilović)
Olga Danilović
2
Birthdate: January 23, 2001
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

The daughter of renowned Serbian basketball executive and former player Predrag Danilović, Olga Danilovic is a talented tennis player in her own right. She has been coached by the likes of Àlex Corretja, Petar Popović, and Robert Cokan and achieved her career-best singles ranking of 96 in 2018.

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Aleksandra Krunić
(Serbian Tennis Player)
Aleksandra Krunić
2
Birthdate: March 15, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Serbian tennis player Aleksandra Krunic has been a world number 35 in doubles and 39 in singles and is now the top Serbian female tennis player. The Moscow-born sportsperson has wins over major players such as Petra Kvitová, Caroline Garcia, and Ekaterina Makarova.

 12 
Tijana Bogdanović
(Serbian Taekwondo Athlete)
Tijana Bogdanović
0
Birthdate: May 4, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kruševac, Serbia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Maja Ognjenović
(Serbian Volleyball Player and Olympic Medalist)
Maja Ognjenović
3
Birthdate: August 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Zrenjanin, Serbia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 14 
Jovana Prekovic
(Serbian Karateka and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Jovana Prekovic
0
Birthdate: January 20, 1996
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aranđelovac, Serbia
 15 
Brankica Mihajlović
(Serbian Professional Volleyball Player and Olympic Medalist)
Brankica Mihajlović
2
Birthdate: April 13, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Jelena Genčić
(Legendary Serbian Tennis and Handball Player Who Was Novak Djokovic's First Coach)
Jelena Genčić
3
Birthdate: October 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Died: June 1, 2013

Known as tennis legend Novak Djokovic's first coach, Jelena Gencic was a talented sportswoman in her own right and represented Yugoslavia in both tennis and handball. She was part of the Yugoslav team that won a bronze at the 1957 handball World Championships. She had also been a director at TV Belgrade.

 17 
Bojana Radulović
(Retired Serbian-Hungarian Handball Player)
Bojana Radulović
1
Birthdate: March 23, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Subotica, Serbia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 18 
Milica Dabovic
(Basketball player)
Milica Dabovic
2
Birthdate: February 16, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cetinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 19 
Nina Stojanović
(Serbian Tennis Player Who Has Been World Number 37 in Doubles)
Nina Stojanović
2
Birthdate: July 30, 1996
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Apart from being an Olympian, Serbian tennis player Nina Stojanovic has been a junior world number 17. She has also been a world number 37 in doubles and 81 in singles. Known for her aggressive style of play, she is fond of playing on hardcourt.

 20 
Olivera Jevtić
(Serbian Long-Distance Runner)
Olivera Jevtić
0
Birthdate: July 24, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Užice, Serbia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 21 
Svetlana Kitić
(Serbian Retired Handball Player and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Svetlana Kitić
0
Birthdate: June 19, 1960
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tuzla, Yugoslavia
 22 
Natasa Dusev-Janics
(Canoeist)
Natasa Dusev-Janics
0
Birthdate: June 24, 1982
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Backa Palanka, Serbia
 23 
Stefana Veljković
(Serbian Volleyball Player and Olympic Medalist)
Stefana Veljković
2
Birthdate: January 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jagodina, Serbia
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 24 
Jovana Brakočević
(Serbian Volleyball Player)
Jovana Brakočević
2
Birthdate: March 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zrenjanin, Serbia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 25 
Jovana Rapport
(Serbian-Romanian Chess Grandmaster)
Jovana Rapport
1
Birthdate: February 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trstenik, FR Yugoslavia
 26 
Yvonne Anderson
(Basketball player)
Yvonne Anderson
2
Birthdate: March 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Springdale, Arkansas, US
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 27 
Jasna Šekarić
(One of the Most Successful Female Shooters in ISSF History)
Jasna Šekarić
1
Birthdate: December 17, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 28 
Bobana Veličković
(Serbian Sport Shooter)
Bobana Veličković
1
Birthdate: January 25, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bor, SFR Yugoslavia
Died: June 21, 2020
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 29 
Danielle Page
(Basketball player at the small forward position)
Danielle Page
0
Birthdate: November 14, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Silvija Popović
(Serbian Professional Volleyball Player and Olympic Medalist)
Silvija Popović
0
Birthdate: March 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nikšić, Serbia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Ivana Maksimovic
(Serbian Sport Shooter)
Ivana Maksimovic
1
Birthdate: May 2, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Duda Yankovich
(Serbian Professional Boxer)
Duda Yankovich
1
Birthdate: September 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jagodina, Serbia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 33 
Danina Jeftić
(Serbian Actress and Former Handball Player)
Danina Jeftić
1
Birthdate: November 9, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Danina Jeftić is a Serbian actress who achieved popularity in 2010, when she played Rosa in the successful and popular film Montevideo, God Bless You! Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the MTV Adria Movie Awards. A former handball player, Danina Jeftić represented the Australian junior female team before focusing solely on acting.

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Dragana Cvijić
(Serbian Handball Player)
Dragana Cvijić
1
Birthdate: March 15, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 35 
Nađa Higl
(First Serbian woman to become a world champion in swimming)
Nađa Higl
0
Birthdate: January 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pancevo, Serbia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 36 
Katarina Krpež Šlezak
(Serbian Handball Player)
Katarina Krpež Šlezak
1
Birthdate: May 2, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sombor, Serbia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 37 
Jovana Kovačević
(Serbian Handball Player)
Jovana Kovačević
1
Birthdate: April 9, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 38 
Tamara Boros
(Table tennis player)
Tamara Boros
1
Birthdate: December 19, 1977
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Senta, SR Serbia
 39 
Jelena Popović
(Serbian Handball Player)
Jelena Popović
1
Birthdate: April 9, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Karlovac, Croatia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 40 
Mimoza Hamidi
(Albanian Footballer Who Plays as a Forward)
Mimoza Hamidi
0
Birthdate: April 28, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Presevo, Serbia
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 41 
Slađana Pop-Lazić
(Serbian Handball Player)
Slađana Pop-Lazić
1
Birthdate: July 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
Anna Stein
(Gymnast)
Anna Stein
1
Birthdate: January 12, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia