News Archives 30/06/01 - 05/10/01
Fourth Career Final Saturday 6th October 2001
Jelena Dokic reached her fourth final of the year, beating Silvia Farina-Elia of Italy 6-4 6-3 in the semifinals of the $2.2 million Kremlin Cup. The 18-year-old Yugoslav will play Elena Dementieva for the title on Sunday. Dokic, seeded fifth, broke Farina-Elia in the 10th game to win the first set in 36 minutes. In the second set, Dokic saved two break points before hitting a winning forehand. She closed the set against the sixth-seeded Italian in 34 minutes. "I played not at all badly today and consider myself ready for the final,'' Dokic said. Go Jelena!
Top seed into the Semis Friday 5th October 2001
5th seeded Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia will clash with 7th seed Silvia Farina Elia of Italy in the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Jelena is gunning for her third WTA title of the year. She routed an Italian, Francesca Schiavone, 6-2 6-0 in the quarters and moves into the semis as the top seed after the 4 players above her including Martina Hingis were knocked out. Go Jelena!
Dokic into second round Saturday 3rd October 2001
Fifth-seeded Jelena Dokic of Yugoslavia defeated Lina Krasnoroutskaya of Russia 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. "Lina was returning pretty well tonight, putting constant pressure on me,'' Dokic said. Dokic, going for her third title this year, made 12 double faults. "Usually I serve much better, but today I felt slightly tired as the match went on,'' she said. She now meets Galina Folina who defeated Anna Kournikova in the previous round. Go Jelena!
Jelena wins second title! Saturday 24th September 2001
Jelena Dokic beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-4, 6-2 Sunday in the final of the $565,000 Toyota Princess Cup. Tied 2-2 in the first set, the third-seeded Dokic broke serve and never looked back against the fifth-seeded Sanchez-Vicario. The 18-year-old Yugoslavian, currently 11th in the WTA rankings, relied on a solid serve and took advantage of unforced errors by Sanchez-Vicario to win her second career title. "It's great to win here. I've had a good week, and the Japanese fans were very supportive,'' Dokic said. "I'm really happy to get my second win of the year.'' Dokic jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the second set and broke serve again in the seventh game before finishing off the 29-year-old Sanchez-Vicario, ranked 29th. Dokic, the runner-up to Monica Seles at last week's Brazil Open, earned the $90,000 winner's prize.Go Jelena!
Dokic upsets Clijsters to reach Final Saturday 23rd September 2001
Jelena Dokic upset top-seeded Kim Clijsters 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the final of the $565,000 Toyota Princess Cup. The third-seeded Dokic will play Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario for the title on Sunday. Jelena, who lost to Monica Seles in the final of the Brazil Open last Sunday, broke Clijsters to lead 6-5 and went on to take the first set. In the second set, Jelena jumped to a 4-0 lead against the Belgian. "Winning the first game of the second set was key" said Jelena. "I held my serve and she made a few errors, so I just tried to be as aggressive as possible". Go Jelena! Match Action Picture
Semi Final Berth Friday 22nd September 2001
Jelena Dokic relied on a solid serve in her 6-2 6-2 victory over American Meilen Tu in the quarter finals of the Princess Cup tennis tournament in Tokyo and will now verse World Number 5 Kim Clijsters in the semis. Kim Clijsters leads the head-to-head 2-0 so lets hope Jelena can beat her for the first time in a WTA event. Results will be in as soon as possible so stay tuned. Go Jelena! Match Action Picture
Jelena into Quarters Thursday 21st September 2001
Yugoslavia's Jelena Dokic posted a straight-sets victory to reach the quarterfinals of the $565,000 Princess Cup tennis event in Tokyo. She defeated young Russian Lina Krasnoroustakaya in straight sets 6-4 6-4 and will now meet American Meilen Tu, who rallied to defeat South African Liezel Huber, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 7-5. Results will be in as soon as possible so stay tuned. Go Jelena!
Jelena Falls in Final Saturday 15th September 2001
Jelena Dokic was beaten this afternoon by Monica Seles in the 2nd WTA final of her career. The game was a tight encounter with Seles over powering Jelena 6-3 6-3 to deny the Yugoslavian her second career title. Prior to the final Jelena had only lost 10 games and the loss gives Monica Seles a 5-0 lead on head to heads. However Jelena will move up the ranks yet again to Number 11 thanks to the Finals showing. Go Jelena!
Second Career WTA Final Friday 13th September 2001
Jelena Dokic cruised into the final of the Brasil Open tournament when she defeated Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay only losing 2 games in the process. The scoreline was 6-0 6-2 as Jelena continued her easy run through the draw where she has only lost 10 games. This sets up a encounter with World Number 9 Monica Seles in the 2nd WTA final of her career. This match should be a tough match but lets hope Jelena plays well and adds to her Italian Open title earlier this year. Go Jelena!
Through to the Semis Thursday 13th September 2001
Jelena Dokic is through to the Semi Finals of the Big Island Tennis tournament in Honolulu Hawaii. She defeated Samantha Reeves 6-3 6-2 and will now verse Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay. Jelena defeated De Los Rios in a tight 3 set match at last years Sydney Olympic Games and will be looking to repeat that win. Go Jelena!
Latin America Open Tuesday 11th September 2001
Jelena Dokic announced that she would have a break from tennis after the US Open. However it looks like she will be back on the court sooner than expected at the Latin America Open in San Paulo, Brazil. She is the second seed at the new WTA event which runs from September 10-16. Jelena's singles rank has also jumped to 12th and that is a career high as well as the 8th consecutive rise in the tennis ranks. Results will be in as soon as possible so stay tuned.
Site Re-Launched Saturday 8th September 2001
After a few months of being closed i just could not fight off the urge to start the page up again. I thought that it was well and trully the end of the website but a lot of things persuaded me to relaunch it. Firstly i was bored and i havent stopped following Jelena ever since and secondly look how good she is going? Im pretty sure that she will break into the top 10 real soon. So good luck Jelena and keep improving. Does anyone think she needs a real coach? Because she admits that she has no idea how to vary the spin and power of her groundstrokes. Thats why i think she has to get a proffesional coach. Anyways welcome back everyone, i hope you enjoy this new adventure cause i sure will!
Davenport to strong July 2nd 2001
Lindsay Davenport was too strong for Jelena in the 4th round of the Wimbledon Championships. The World Number 3 defeated Jelena 7-5 6-4 and ended the teenagers campaign for 2001. Next tournament for Jelena is at the Uniqa Grand Prix in Austria where she is the second seed. Lets Go Jelena!!!
Jelena defeats Schett June 30th 2001
Jelena Dokic beat Barbara Schett of Austria 6-3 7-5 in the third round to set up a huge clash with Lindsay Davenport in the 4th round. Davenport leads head-to-head matches 2-0 with the last time they played at the Australian Open. Lets hope Jelena can reverse that result when they play on Monday. Lets Go Jelena!!!
Transport Problems for Jelena June 30th 2001
Jelena had trouble getting to her match today and she nearly even missed it. She had to ring up for a taxi because the tournament director was inadequate. Another distraction for Jelena was the huge article in a British paper on her controversial father Damir. However Jelena focused and won her match. Lets Go Jelena!!!
Dokicpage Re-Opens June 30th 2001
During the short interval between the French Open and Wimbledon when this page wasnt being updated I was thinking of closing it down due to lack of enthusiasm. However i have decided to keep it going. Lets Go Jelena!!!
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