Who Is Novak Djokovic’s Wife? All About Jelena Djokovic

Novak and Jelena Djokovic were high school sweethearts before tying the knot in 2014 Novak Djokovic is one of the biggest tennis stars in the world and has been married to his wife, Jelena Djokovic (formerly Ristic), since 2014.

As a humanitarian working to better the lives of disadvantaged kids in Serbia and a mom of two kids, Jelena keeps herself busy. However, she still finds time to cheer her husband on at many of his tennis matches.

In August 2024, the world watched Novak win his first-ever gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Following the major victory, the tennis player made a beeline for Jelena in the stands, where they hugged and kissed with tears in their eyes

I don’t know what to say, I’m still in shock. I put my heart, my soul, my body, my family, my everything on the line to win Olympic gold,” Novak said during a post-match interview. “At age 37, I finally did it.”

So, who is Novak’s longtime love? Here’s everything to know about Jelena Djokovic.

She and Novak met in high schoolJelena and Novak were together for several years before getting married in 2014. In fact, the two have known each other since they were young — they attended the same high school together in their home country of Serbia

The pair first got together while attending and playing tennis at school, and dated for eight years before getting engaged in 2013 in Monte Carlo, where Novak was living at the time.

She went to college in MilanJelena and Novak were together as Novak’s tennis career was taking off, but Jelena had her own studies to focus on. She once told Hello!that she had always wanted to go to university abroad, adding that since her parents weren’t able to fund that kind of education, it “entailed me being the very best student in elementary and high school, in order to win scholarships.”

Despite the long distance and their busy schedules, the pair found a way to make their romance work.

“Us getting together was like science fiction almost,” Jelena told Hello!. “I was a student barely getting by, and he was a very young tennis player who also had no money to spare on expensive trips.”

“Airplanes were, at the time, something utterly out of our reach,” she continued. “We contrived and devised these plans how to meet, how to make our relationship work.” When Jelena was done with college, the two moved in together in Monte Carlo, where she got a temporary job at an oil company.