Jelena Damira Dokic was born on April 12, 1983, in Osijek, Croatia. She was the first of two children, with her brother Savo coming eight years later. She started playing tennis at the age of 7. Her father Damir coached her at the outset, although Jelena also received instruction from coaches at the Osijek Tennis Club.
The outbreak of war forced the Dokic family to move to Belgrade in 1991. Three years later, the clan left Europe entirely to settle in Australia. Upon her arrival, Jelena persisted with her tennis training, and it wasn't long before she was causing quite a buzz on the Aussie tennis scene. Recognizing her budding talent, government sports officials began investing thousands of dollars in the young prodigy, placing her in a series of training programs. Their investments paid dividends in 1998, when Jelena won the Jr. U.S. Open.
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