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Jelena Dokic, ranked 16, was born in Yugoslavia but now lives in Tampa,
Florida, with her parents and brother Savo, ten. She made international
headlines when she toppled Martina Hingis 6-2,6-0 in the first
round at Wimbledon in 1999, becoming the lowest-ranked player
(at 129) in professional tennis history ever to beat the world's
number one. She reached the quarter-finals and last year reached
the semi-finals before losing to Lindsay Davenport. Straight
after this HELLO! shoot, she won the Italian Open, beating Amelie
Mauresmo.
Jelena, 18, loves shopping but tennis leaves little time so
she has it down to a fine art. "I ask around for the best shopping
street which has brands such as Prada and Gucci - I buy what
I like at that moment, Armani, Chanel or an unknown name." Her
beauty attracts much attention, though she isn't a slave to
her image, saying, "I'm bored of my long hair so I'm thinking
of cutting it off." Jelena, who is sponsored by Fila, enjoys
modelling but says: "Acting would be more fun. If the offer
was right I'd love to be in a movie one day."
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