The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Ana Ivanovic
The Evolution of Tennis Fashion: Ana Ivanovic
2005
Braces! Nike! Separates! 17-year-old Ivanovic starts her climb.
2006
Ivanovic makes her move to Adidas, where she'd end up signing a lifetime deal in 2010.
2006
Wimbledon whites. Also note the Wilson racket.
2006
Adidas opts for the string tank-top. Ah, the mid-aughts.
2007
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
Ivanovic at the U.S. Open. One of Ivanovic's freshest looks.
2008
Adidas never did better than the bubble dress, which appeared in two Slam finals in 2008.
2008
Ivanovic lost to Maria Sharapova in the 2008 Australian Open in the blue version of the Adidas bubble dress.
2008
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
Let's forget the petal dress ever happened. An early example of Adidas trying too hard.
2008
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
Ivanovic was stuck with Adidas' attempt to "Go Greek" for over six months.
2009
Swapping the colorways didn't save Adidas' "Greek Goddess" look.
2009
Things get meshy at Wimbeldon.
2009
The mesh continued in Tokyo. As Adidas would eventually learn, less is more.
2010
Well at least they got the simple part right. This marked a turn towards a more modern look from Adidas.
2010
The first great dress since her iconic 2008 dress.
2011
The heavy zipper on the front was a distracting design choice.
2011
A callback to the bright blue of her 2008 bubble dress.
2012
Seemingly a simple design, but the dress never fit well on Ivanovic and the "X" pattern across the chest was unfortunate.
2012
Ivanovic actually pulled off this neon-yellow look better than others did at the 2012 U.S. Open.
2013
One dress, two colorways. Not feeling the faux-strapless look.
2013
Ivanovic went all UCLA by the time spring came.
2014
Still obsessed with greek draping and mesh, Adidas actually finally got it right at the Australian Open.
2014
For Paris, Adidas kept the same silhouette and got rid of the draped neckline. Voila!
2104
She wore this simple dress in both black and pink at the U.S. Open and it was easily her best look since 2008.