The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Ana Ivanovic

The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Ana Ivanovic
The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Ana Ivanovic /

The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Ana Ivanovic

2005

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Braces! Nike! Separates! 17-year-old Ivanovic starts her climb.

2006

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Ivanovic makes her move to Adidas, where she'd end up signing a lifetime deal in 2010.

2006

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Wimbledon whites. Also note the Wilson racket.

2006

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Adidas opts for the string tank-top. Ah, the mid-aughts.

2007

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Ivanovic's first signature dress, which she wore to en route to her first Slam final at Roland Garros. She lost to Justine Henin in straight sets.

2007

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Ivanovic at the U.S. Open. One of Ivanovic's freshest looks.

2008

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Adidas never did better than the bubble dress, which appeared in two Slam finals in 2008.

2008

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Ivanovic lost to Maria Sharapova in the 2008 Australian Open in the blue version of the Adidas bubble dress.

2008

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The iconic coral bubble dress launched a champion. Ivanovic won her maiden title at the French Open and took over the No. 1 ranking.

2008

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Let's forget the petal dress ever happened. An early example of Adidas trying too hard.

2008

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You're forgiven if you forget this look. Ivanovic was seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open and lost to a qualifier in the second round.

2009

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Ivanovic was stuck with Adidas' attempt to "Go Greek" for over six months.

2009

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Swapping the colorways didn't save Adidas' "Greek Goddess" look.

2009

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Things get meshy at Wimbeldon.

2009

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The mesh continued in Tokyo. As Adidas would eventually learn, less is more.

2010

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Well at least they got the simple part right. This marked a turn towards a more modern look from Adidas.

2010

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The first great dress since her iconic 2008 dress.

2011

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The heavy zipper on the front was a distracting design choice.

2011

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A callback to the bright blue of her 2008 bubble dress.

2012

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Seemingly a simple design, but the dress never fit well on Ivanovic and the "X" pattern across the chest was unfortunate.

2012

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Ivanovic actually pulled off this neon-yellow look better than others did at the 2012 U.S. Open.

2013

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One dress, two colorways. Not feeling the faux-strapless look.

2013

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Ivanovic went all UCLA by the time spring came.

2014

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Still obsessed with greek draping and mesh, Adidas actually finally got it right at the Australian Open.

2014

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For Paris, Adidas kept the same silhouette and got rid of the draped neckline. Voila!

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She wore this simple dress in both black and pink at the U.S. Open and it was easily her best look since 2008.


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