Jana Fett (Croatian pronunciation: [jâna fêt, jǎː-];[1][2][3] born 2 November 1996) is a Croatian tennis player. On 30 October 2017, Fett reached her best singles ranking of world No. 97, and on 21 May 2018, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 348. Fett has won nine singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Jana Fett
Fett at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceZagreb, Croatia
Born (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 27)
Zagreb
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAna Vrljić
Prize money$1,029,766
Singles
Career record346–243
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 97 (30 October 2017)
Current rankingNo. 105 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2018)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2018, 2022)
US OpenQ3 (2017, 2018)
Doubles
Career record59–49
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 348 (21 May 2018)
Current rankingNo. 564 (28 October 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–6
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Career

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2014–2015

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On the ITF Junior Circuit, Fett had a career-high ranking of No. 12, which she achieved on 24 February 2014. She was the runner-up at the 2014 Australian Open girls' singles event, wherein she fell to Elizaveta Kulichkova in the final.

Fett's biggest title to date was at the 2015 Dunlop World Challenge, where she won the singles title, defeating Luksika Kumkhum in the final.

2017: WTA Tour debut, two semifinals, and top 100

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At the 2017 Hobart International, she qualified for her first main draw of a WTA tournament.[citation needed] She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal but lost to eventual champion and fellow qualifier, Elise Mertens.

Later in the year, she reached her second semifinal at the Japan Women's Open, again coming through qualifying, while also scoring her first victory over a top-20 player, the top seed Kristina Mladenovic. She lost to fellow qualifier Miyu Kato, after failing to convert a match point.[citation needed] As a result, she made her top 100 debut on 18 September 2017.

2018: Grand Slam debut and first win

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At the 2018 Australian Open, she appeared in the Grand Slam main draw for the first time as a direct entry[4] and recorded her first major win over Misa Eguchi. In the second round, she played against second seed Caroline Wozniacki and had two match points, leading 40/15 at 5–1 in the third set. However, she lost that game and the successive five games to yield the match.[citation needed]

2022-2024: WTA 125 final, Roland Garros and China WTA 1000 debuts

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She qualified for the main draw of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after three years of absence at the All England Club where she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek.[5]

She reached the final at the WTA 125 2023 Midland Tennis Classic but lost to first-time WTA Challenger titlist Anna Kalinskaya.[6]

In April 2024, Fett won the biggest title in her career at the W100 Oeiras Open.[7] On her debut at the French Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser and recorded a first round win over Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro,[8] then losing her next match to Marie Bouzková.[9]

At the Jasmin Open, Fett reached the second round defeating Mayar Sherif[10] before losing to Sara Sorribes Tormo in three sets.[11] The following week at the 2024 Thailand Open 2, she reached the quarterfinals after defeating Zheng Saisai[12] and eighth seed Varvara Gracheva by retirement,[13] before going out to eventual champion Rebecca Šramková.[14]

She entered the main draw of the WTA 1000 China Open as a lucky loser making her debut at this level and recorded her first WTA 1000 win over wildcard Wang Meiling.[15] Fett lost in the second round to ninth seed Daria Kasatkina.[16]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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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.
Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 W–L
Australian Open Q2 A 2R Q1 A Q2 Q2 A Q1 1–1
French Open A Q2 Q1 A Q1 Q2 Q1 A 2R 1–1
Wimbledon A Q3 1R A NH Q2 1R A Q1 0–2
US Open A Q3 Q3 A A Q1 A A Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–4

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2023 Midland Tennis Classic,
United States
Hard (i)   Anna Kalinskaya 5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–1)
W25 tournaments (2–3)
W10/15 tournaments (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (3–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2014 ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic 10,000 Clay   Lenka Kunčíková 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Iva Mekovec 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Dec 2014 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard (i)   Olga Ianchuk 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–1 Apr 2015 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard (i)   Marianna Zakarlyuk 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Oct 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i)   Ivana Jorović 3–6, 5–7
Win 4–2 Nov 2015 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK 15,000 Hard (i)   Cristiana Ferrando 6–2, 6–1
Win 5–2 Nov 2015 Toyota World Challenge, Japan 75,000 Carpet (i)   Luksika Kumkhum 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Nov 2019 ITF Solarino, Italy W25 Carpet   Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 5–4 Apr 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK W25 Hard   Eudice Chong 2–6, 0–0 ret.
Win 6–4 Oct 2022 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W25 Hard (i)   Natália Szabanin 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–4 Aug 2023 ITF Vigo, Spain W25 Hard   Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–1
Loss 7–5 Oct 2023 Toronto Challenger, Canada W60 Hard (i)   Marina Stakusic 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Win 8–5 Apr 2024 Split Open, Croatia W75 Clay   İpek Öz 6–0, 6–4
Win 9–5 Apr 2024 Oerias Open, Portugal W100 Clay   Panna Udvardy 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments
W25 tournaments (2–3)
W10 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2013 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Bernarda Pera   Barbora Krejčíková
  Polina Leykina
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Oleksandra Korashvili   Ola Abou Zekry
  Mayar Sherif
6–4, 7–5
Win 2–1 Aug 2014 ITF Vinkovci, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Adrijana Lekaj   Lilla Barzó
  Ágnes Bukta
6–3, 7–5
Win 3–1 Dec 2014 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard (i)   Adrijana Lekaj   Ayla Aksu
  İpek Soylu
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Mar 2015 ITF Oslo, Norway 10,000 Hard (i)   Adrijana Lekaj   Justyna Jegiołka
  Eva Wacanno
1–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i)   Cristina Dinu   Başak Eraydın
  Polina Leykina
5–7, 7–6(2), [5–10]
Win 4–3 Oct 2016 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Carpet   Ayaka Okuno   Hsu Chieh-yu
  Justyna Jegiołka
4–6, 7–6(5), [12–10]
Loss 4–4 Feb 2019 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i)   Freya Christie   Lesley Kerkhove
  Anna Zaja
4–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 5–4 May 2019 Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain 25,000 Hard   Dalma Gálfi   Despina Papamichail
  Nina Stojanović
7–6(2), 6–2
Loss 5–5 Oct 2020 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Hard   Erin Routliffe   Jamie Loeb
  Ana Sofía Sánchez
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

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Singles (0–6)

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2019 Z1 R/R Feb 2019 Bath (GBR)   Georgia Hard (i) Ekaterine Gorgodze L 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
  Serbia Olga Danilović L 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Z1 P/O   Hungary Réka Luca Jani L 6–3, 2–5 ret.
2020 Z1 R/R Feb 2020 Tallinn (EST)   Bulgaria Hard (i) Viktoriya Tomova L 2–6, 4–6
  Ukraine Elina Svitolina L 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Z1 P/O   Italy Camila Giorgi L 6–7(4–7), 4–6

Doubles (2–0)

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2019 Z1 R/R 6 February 2019 Bath (GBR)   Turkey Hard (i) Darija Jurak Çağla Büyükakçay
Pemra Özgen
W 6–4, 6–4
2020 Z1 R/R 5 February 2020 Tallinn (EST)   Bulgaria Hard (i) Darija Jurak Isabella Shinikova
Viktoriya Tomova
W 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Head-to-head records

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Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)

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Result W–L Year Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd
Loss 0–1 2023 Hong Kong Open WTA 250 Hard   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova No. 61 1R

Junior career

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Grand Slam finals

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Girls' singles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2014 Australian Open Hard   Elizaveta Kulichkova 2–6, 1–6

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Ȁna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Jána (Jȁna)
  2. ^ "Jȁna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Jȁna (Jána)
  3. ^ "fȅt (I)". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Fȅtt
  4. ^ "Getting to know you: Introducing Melbourne's Grand Slam debutantes". 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Swiatek claims 36th straight win; Gauff outlasts Ruse at Wimbledon".
  6. ^ Seavey, Andrew (6 November 2023). "Kalinskaya wins 35th annual Dow Tennis Classic". Midland Daily News. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Jana's feat of clay: Fett wins April clay double - ITF". 29 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Roland-Garros: Fett beats Maneiro to book spot in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Roland-Garros: Bouzkova reaches third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Jasmin Open: Fett advances to second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Jasmin Open: Sorribes Tormo comes from behind to make quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Thailand Open: Fett advances to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Thailand Open 2: Fett reaches quarter-finals as Gracheva withdraws". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Sramkova bests Fett in Hua Hin, makes back-to-back WTA semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ^ "China Open: Fett moves into second round, faces Kasatkina next". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Kasatkina storms past lucky loser Fett into Beijing third round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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