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JELENA CORNER
July 2004
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THE
(long-awaited) JELENA QUIZ, PT.I
[compiled by Todd Spiker]
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1.Jelena played in a handful of challenger events in
Australia before officially turning pro after winning
the US Open junior girls title in September 1998. In
October 1998, she made her professional debut in an ITF
event in Japan. What was her result?
a.she lost in qualifying
b.she lost in the 1st Round
c.she lost in the Final
d.she won the title
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2."She (Jelena) was in 'semi-tank mode.'" Who said it?
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3.Jelena has claimed five WTA singles titles in her
career, but how many ITF singles titles has she won?
a.0
b.1
c.2
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4.What's the highest singles ranking that Jelena has
held in her career?
a.#5
b.#4
c.#3
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5.Jelena held that high ranking for five weeks that
covered two different months. Can you guess the
months/year?
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6.True/False. From the list of players below, determine
whether it's true or false that Jelena defeated the
player in a WTA singles final in her career.
Silvia Farina Elia
Anna Kournikova
Amelie Mauresmo
Tatiana Panova
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Monica Seles
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7.Name the Aussie male that Jelena teamed with to win
the 1999 Hopman Cup title in Perth.
a.Patrick Rafter
b.Mark Philippoussis
c.Lleyton Hewitt
d.Todd Woodbridge
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8.How many victories over world #1's has Jelena pulled
off in her career?
a.2
b.3
c.4
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9.Name the then-#1 ranked players that Jelena defeated,
the years in which the victories occurred, and where.
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10."When I defeated Jelena in the 1st Round of the 2000
Australian Open, she didn't handle the loss very well.
I wasn't very highly-ranked at the time -- #92 -- and
Jelena was expected to win easily. I guess she was just
a frustrated teenager when she spouted off in her
post-match press conference that she'd lost to someone
who'd 'never been a (good) player, and never will be.'
Who am I?"
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BONUS: Jelena won't be representing Serbia & Montenegro
in the Athens Olympics in a few weeks, so she won't be
able to improve on her result from Sydney. What was
Jelena's Olympic finish in 2000?
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THE ANSWERS
(2 points unless otherwise noted)
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1.C...Jelena won three matches in qualifying, then won
four more to advance to the final of the $25k challenger
in Saga, Japan. There, she lost to her then-fellow
Australian countrywoman Alicia Molik.
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2.Chanda Rubin, after easily defeating a distracted
Jelena in the SF of Los Angeles in 2002.
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3.A...Jelena has never won an ITF singles title, and has
only played in a handful of ITF events during her career
as she's generally focused on WTA tour events. As noted
in Question #1, though, she was RU in Saga in October
1998.
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4.B...Jelena's career high in singles is #4.
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5.(3 points) She held the #4 ranking for five weeks in
2002, from August 19 until September 22.
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6.(2 points for each of the six correct answers) Farina
Elia/False (Strasbourg 2002), Mauresmo/True (Rome 2001),
Panova/True (Sarasota 2002), Sanchez Vicario/True (Tokyo
Princess Cup 2001), Seles/False (Bahia 2001). As for
Kournikova, Jelena did defeat her in a singles final in
Hong Kong in 2001, but it was an exhibition event, so
the answer for her is False. But since it was a trick
question, give yourself 1 point if you said True.
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7.B...the Australian team of Jelena and Mark
Philippoussis defeated Sweden (Asa Carlsson & Jonas
Bjorkman) 2-1 in the Hopman final.
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8.A...Jelena has twice defeated world #1's.
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9.(2 points for each of the six correct answers) The
wins were over Martina Hingis at Wimbledon in 1999, and
Kim Clijsters in 2003 at Zurich. Jelena's other matches
against world #1's included two more with Hingis (0-2),
two versus Serena Williams (0-2) and one against
Jennifer Capriati (0-1).
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10.She's Rita Kuti Kis.
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BONUS (3 points): Jelena finished in 4th place in
Sydney. She lost a tight three-setter to eventual
Silver Medalist Elena Dementieva in the SF, then lost
the Bronze Medal Match to Monica Seles.
44-31...Jelena in 2001
30-22...Jelena in 2002
21-11...Jelena in 2003
10-1....Jelena in 2004
(look for Part II of the Jelena Quiz later this season)
All for now.
