Meet Novak Djokovic Girlfriend Turned Wife- His Married Life With Jelena Đoković Explored
Emily Carr
Updated on January 07, 2026
Novak Djokovic is married to his high school girlfriend and current wife Jelena Djokovic. Here are the details about Novak Djokovic’s girlfriend turned wife.
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player.
The Association of Tennis Professionals has him ranked No. 1 in the world (ATP).
He has held the world No. 1 ranking for a record 369 weeks and has concluded the year as the No. 1 seven times.
But for now, people are much more interested in his love life, rather than his professional one.
Novak Djokovic Girlfriend Turned Wife- Who Is Jelena Đoković?
Novak Djokovic is married to Jelena Đoković.
She, like Novak, is also a Serbian national.
The pair married in Sveti Stefan in Montenegro on July 10, 2014, followed by a church ceremony on July 12, 2014, in the Church of Saint Stephen.
Jelena attended Monaco International University and Bocconi University.
Novak Djokovic’s wife is the current director of the Novak Djokovic Charity Foundation.
The charity aspires to strengthen Serbia’s educational system to better the lives of the country’s youngsters.
Jelena has been to many countries and continents as a tennis player’s wife and a multimillionaire entrepreneur while supporting her husband’s events.
She was, however, no stranger to exotic cities even before that.
Jelena relocated to Milan and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bocconi University in Milan.
The International University of Monaco awarded her a master’s degree in luxury goods and services.
She is also a blogger and a skilled writer who provides personal experiences, advice, and suggestions on her website.
Novak Djokovic & Jelena Đoković Married Life Explored
Novak Djokovic and Jelena Ristic met in high school and started dating in 2005, before getting engaged in 2013.
Meanwhile, after a protracted romance, the pair married in 2014.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Novak and Jelena met while playing tennis at their high school’s sports academy in Serbia.
We can assume that they started dating in 2005 based on Novak’s 12th-anniversary post from September 2017.
After eight years of dating, the pair married in a private ceremony in Montenegro on July 10, 2014.
According to Hello Magazine, Jelena Ristic described her early friendship with Novak Djokovic as “science fiction.”
They moved in together in Monte Carlo after Jelena finished her studies. The job, according to Jelena, made their relationship “difficult.”
Jelena had to leave her job, to focus on her relationship, otherwise, according to Jelena, it would not have lasted long enough.
And until now, the pair are happier than ever.
Do Novak & Jelena Djokovic Have Any Children?
Yes, Noval and Jelan Djokovic have two children.
Stefan, Djokovic’s son, was born in October 2014, and Tara, Djokovic’s daughter, was born in September 2017.
Jelena and the kids are frequently spotted cheering on Djokovic on social media and at his matches.
Jelena is a dedicated mother to two children as well as caring for her two fur kids, Pierre, 12, and Tesla, 6.