Novak Djokovic’s wife: who is Jelena Ristic?
7 june 2025 в 01:13
Novak Djokovic has been one of the most exciting tennis players of the last 20 years. The athlete has won numerous titles and has repeatedly held the top spot in the world rankings. He has won over 20 Grand Slam titles in the men’s singles category and is always one of the leaders in every match he participates in. Throughout most of his career, his wife, Jelena, has been by his side. The tennis player’s wife has supported him in many of the most exciting moments of his career, and they have been together for almost as long as Novak has been a professional tennis player. Find out everything you need to know about Jelena here!
Before marrying Novak, Jelena’s maiden name was Ristic. The tennis player met the woman he would later marry when they were teenagers in high school in their native country of Serbia, according to Newsweek. They played tennis together and started dating in 2005. Since Novak was already a tennis player at that time, she said they had to work hard to maintain their relationship, in an interview for Hello Magazine. «Planes were completely out of reach for us back then. We came up with and developed plans on how to meet, how to maintain our relationship», - she said.
Shortly after the newlyweds met, Jelena enrolled in the luxury brand management program at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. «It required me to be the best student in elementary and high school to win scholarships», - she told Hello. «My parents couldn’t financially support my education abroad».
Shortly after the beginning of their relationship, Novak and Jelena founded the Novak Djokovic Foundation together in 2007. The organization is dedicated to the development of children at an early age, helps support parents, teachers, and schools, and in turn, helps countless children in their native country of Serbia.
In addition to co-founding the organization with Novak, Jelena also serves as the global CEO. Her biography on the website emphasizes how her values help in her charitable work. «A mother of two with an incredible passion for helping, she is a person who lives and breathes early childhood education», - the website says. «She lives by the values of gratitude, honesty, respect, kindness, forgiveness, and love and strives to practice them in everything she does».
After eight years of dating, Novak proposed to Jelena in 2013, and the couple got married the following year on July 10, 2014. When they got married, Novak was still at the peak of his second Wimbledon victory! The couple said their «I do’s» in front of about 100 guests at an intimate ceremony at the Aman St. Stefan resort in Montenegro, according to People.
As mentioned above, Jelena and Novak are proud parents of two children! A few months after the wedding, Jelena gave birth to the couple’s first child: son Stefan. Three years later, the couple welcomed their second child, daughter Tara, in 2017.
In addition to her humanitarian work, Jelena hosts the Original Voice podcast from Original Magazine. The Serbian podcast invites various guests for interviews with Jelena. The podcast description says, «We continue the original voice with a series of interviews with people who are changing themselves, their environment, region, or the world, all with the aim of uniting those who are not afraid to be themselves, to discover their calling and showcase the talents they may have been born with»
Before marrying Novak, Jelena’s maiden name was Ristic. The tennis player met the woman he would later marry when they were teenagers in high school in their native country of Serbia, according to Newsweek. They played tennis together and started dating in 2005. Since Novak was already a tennis player at that time, she said they had to work hard to maintain their relationship, in an interview for Hello Magazine. «Planes were completely out of reach for us back then. We came up with and developed plans on how to meet, how to maintain our relationship», - she said.
Shortly after the newlyweds met, Jelena enrolled in the luxury brand management program at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. «It required me to be the best student in elementary and high school to win scholarships», - she told Hello. «My parents couldn’t financially support my education abroad».
Shortly after the beginning of their relationship, Novak and Jelena founded the Novak Djokovic Foundation together in 2007. The organization is dedicated to the development of children at an early age, helps support parents, teachers, and schools, and in turn, helps countless children in their native country of Serbia.
In addition to co-founding the organization with Novak, Jelena also serves as the global CEO. Her biography on the website emphasizes how her values help in her charitable work. «A mother of two with an incredible passion for helping, she is a person who lives and breathes early childhood education», - the website says. «She lives by the values of gratitude, honesty, respect, kindness, forgiveness, and love and strives to practice them in everything she does».
After eight years of dating, Novak proposed to Jelena in 2013, and the couple got married the following year on July 10, 2014. When they got married, Novak was still at the peak of his second Wimbledon victory! The couple said their «I do’s» in front of about 100 guests at an intimate ceremony at the Aman St. Stefan resort in Montenegro, according to People.
As mentioned above, Jelena and Novak are proud parents of two children! A few months after the wedding, Jelena gave birth to the couple’s first child: son Stefan. Three years later, the couple welcomed their second child, daughter Tara, in 2017.
In addition to her humanitarian work, Jelena hosts the Original Voice podcast from Original Magazine. The Serbian podcast invites various guests for interviews with Jelena. The podcast description says, «We continue the original voice with a series of interviews with people who are changing themselves, their environment, region, or the world, all with the aim of uniting those who are not afraid to be themselves, to discover their calling and showcase the talents they may have been born with»
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