Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. She won WTA Tour events on all surfaces during her career. In the Wimbledon Championships the year-old Dokic achieved one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, beating Martina Hingis 6โ2, 6โ0 in the first round. This remains the only time the women's world No. Dokic went on to reach the quarterfinals of that competition, only her second Grand Slam championship. Dokic rapidly ascended through the rankings after her Wimbledon breakthrough, but her time in the world elite was beset by off-court struggles.
She switched back to Australia in Dokic made a serious return to tennis in and finished back in the WTA top , but thereafter struggled badly with form and injuries, and ceased playing professionally in She wrote of physical and mental abuse by her father in her autobiography Unbreakable. In November , a feature-length documentary film based on the book, titled Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story , was released in Australian cinemas.
From the time she first picked up a tennis racquet as a young child, through becoming a tennis champion as a teenager, and then through most of her career, her father was violent and abusive towards her, taking all of her winnings, and beating her frequently.
She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Dokic started the year by teaming up with Mark Philippoussis to win the Hopman Cup title. At Wimbledon , Dokic had her breakthrough: As a qualifier, she caused an upset, defeating world No.
She also defeated ninth-seeded Mary Pierce in straight sets, before losing in three to Alexandra Stevenson in the quarterfinals. During , she jumped spots, finishing the year at world No. After the match, Dokic said, "I lost to a player who has never been a player and, I guess, probably never will be. However, Dokic lost in the second round at the French Open. Her successes at Wimbledon continued; she advanced to the semifinals where she lost to Lindsay Davenport.
