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Galina Voskoboeva

Galina Voskoboeva
Галина Воскобоева
Voskoboeva at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Russia (until 2008)
 Kazakhstan (2008–present)
ResidenceAstana, Kazakhstan
Born (1984-12-18) 18 December 1984 (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,525,168
Singles
Career record373–313
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 42 (7 May 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2009, 2012)
French Open2R (2008, 2009, 2013)
Wimbledon2R (2012)
US Open2R (2012, 2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record338–268
Career titles5 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 26 (20 August 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2007, 2012)
French OpenQF (2008, 2013)
Wimbledon3R (2012)
US Open3R (2006, 2011, 2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open2R (2012, 2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup28–14

Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (Russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева; born 18 December 1984) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani former tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 7 May 2012. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 26, achieved on 20 August 2012.

Professional career

Born in Moscow, Voskoboeva turned pro in 2002. During her career, she has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles titles (in Mont-de-Marsan in 2003, Cuneo in 2006, and Casablanca in 2011) and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

2008–2010

In 2008, Voskoboeva managed to qualify for the Qatar Open in Doha. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou before taking a set off world No. 5, Maria Sharapova, but losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. That same year, she reached the quarterfinals in Quebec City. In 2009, she reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.

2011

Voskoboeva returns a shot in the 2011 US Open qualifying

Ranked 560 in the world, Galina reached the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open. Due to her ranking, she had to qualify, and did so by defeating top seed Sania Mirza, and No. 7 seed Lindsay Lee-Waters in the qualifying tournament. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated Romina Oprandi before defeating No. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko in a close match 1–6, 7–5, 6–4.

She qualified for the Miami Open and upset the No. 7 seed, Jelena Dokic, in the first round.

At the Baku Cup Voskoboeva lost to Ksenia Pervak in the semifinals. In doubles, Voskoboeva and Niculescu were the first seeds. They advanced to the finals by defeating Daniela Dominikovic and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, but lost to second seeds Mariya Koryttseva and Tatiana Poutchek.

After qualifying for the Premier-level Canadian Open in Toronto, Voskoboeva recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating French Open-semifinalist and world No. 9, Marion Bartoli in the first round. She followed this up with a win against world No. 25, Flavia Pennetta to reach the third round. She followed by beating former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, in two sets. She lost to fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.

Voskoboeva qualified for the US Open, but lost to seventh seed Francesca Schiavone in the first round.

2012

As of 2012, Voskoboeva has paired with fellow Kazakh player Yaroslava Shvedova in doubles, in an effort to represent their nation at the Summer Olympics in London, a feat they achieved, reaching the second round.[1]

2013

Voskoboeva at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

Voskoboeva began her 2013 season at the Auckland Open. She lost in the first round to Kirsten Flipkens. Coming through the qualifying rounds at the Sydney International, Voskoboeva defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the first round.[2] She was defeated in the second round by second seed Angelique Kerber.[3] At the Australian Open, Voskoboeva lost in the first round to 25th seed Venus Williams.[4]

In Memphis at the National Indoor Championships, Voskoboeva was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Heather Watson.[5]

Personal life

In 2008, Galina changed her nationality from Russian to Kazakhstani. She attended University RUPF in Moscow, where she graduated from in 2005. On 15 April 2021, she married Jonathan Gully, a physician, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open A A Q2 Q3 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R A 3R 1R 2R A A 1R 6–8
French Open A A Q1 Q3 1R Q2 2R 2R Q1 A 1R 2R A A 1R A 3–6
Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q3 Q1 1R 1R A Q3 2R 1R A A A A 1–4
US Open A A Q2 Q2 1R Q2 1R 1R A 1R 2R 2R A A A A 2–6
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–4 3–4 0–1 0–1 4–4 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 12–24

Doubles

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R QF 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R A A 2R A 1R NH A 12–11
French Open 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R QF A A 2R A A 1R NH A 10–11
Wimbledon 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R A A A A Q1 2R NH 1R 7–10
US Open 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 3R A A A A 1R 1R A 1R 10–12
Win–loss 1–1 1–4 3–4 4–4 6–4 4–3 1–2 3–4 5–4 7–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–2 39–44

Significant finals

WTA 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2006 Kremlin Cup Carpet (i) Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Italy Francesca Schiavone
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2011 Korea Open, South Korea International[a] Hard Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 6–7(0), 6–7(2)

Doubles: 18 (5 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (1–2)
WTA 250 (4–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–4)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2005 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Tier IV[a] Hard Australia Anastasia Rodionova Italy Maria Elena Camerin
France Émilie Loit
3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2006 Kremlin Cup, Russia Tier I[b] Carpet (i) Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Italy Francesca Schiavone
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2007 Australian Hardcourts, Australia Tier III[a] Hard Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Russia Dinara Safina
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2011 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Russia Dinara Safina Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Australia Jessica Moore
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 2–3 Apr 2011 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay Russia Alisa Kleybanova Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–3 May 2011 Brussels Open, Belgium Premier[a] Clay Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Loss 3–4 Jul 2011 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International Hard Romania Monica Niculescu Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 3–5 Sep 2011 Korea Open, Seoul International Hard Russia Vera Dushevina South Africa Natalie Grandin
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 3–6 Oct 2011 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i) Australia Anastasia Rodionova United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 3–7 May 2012 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
China Zhang Shuai
6–4, 1–6, [9–11]
Win 4–7 Feb 2013 National Indoors, U.S. International Hard (i) France Kristina Mladenovic Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
Sweden Johanna Larsson
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 4–8 Sep 2013 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard United States Vania King Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
3–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Loss 4–9 Jan 2014 Brisbane International, Australia Premier Hard France Kristina Mladenovic Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
3–6, 1–6
Win 5–9 Mar 2014 Mexican Open International Hard France Kristina Mladenovic Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Iveta Melzer
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 5–10 Feb 2017 Hungarian Ladies Open International Hard (i) Australia Arina Rodionova Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 5–11 Jul 2018 Moscow River Cup, Russia International Clay Russia Alexandra Panova Russia Anastasia Potapova
Russia Vera Zvonareva
0–6, 3–6
Loss 5–12 Apr 2019 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay Russia Veronika Kudermetova Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Romania Andreea Mitu
6–1, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–13 Jul 2019 Baltic Open, Latvia International Clay Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko Canada Sharon Fichman
Serbia Nina Stojanović
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [6–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2018 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i) Russia Veronika Kudermetova Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Russia Vera Zvonareva
7–5, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Feb 2003 ITF Tipton, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i) Croatia Matea Mezak 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. Jul 2003 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France 25,000 Clay Ukraine Oleksandra Kravets 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Oct 2003 ITF Latina, Italy 50,000 Clay Italy Roberta Vinci 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Nov 2005 ITF Pittsburgh, United States 75,000 Hard (i) United States Lilia Osterloh 6–7(5), 4–6
Win 2. Jul 2006 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay Italy Alice Canepa 6–1, 6–2
Win 3. Apr 2011 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 25,000 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4. May 2016 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Russia Victoria Kan 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Jun 2016 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Anastasiya Komardina 6–7(3), 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Aug 2001 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Israel Yevgenia Savranska Ukraine Olena Antypina
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1. Sep 2001 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Ukraine Yuliana Fedak Romania Adriana Burz
Serbia Sanja Todorović
6–4, 6–0
Win 2. Sep 2002 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Russia Vera Dushevina Italy Laura Dell'Angelo
Italy Nathalie Viérin
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Oct 2002 ITF Mansoura, Egypt 10,000 Clay Russia Gulnara Fattakhetdinova Ukraine Olena Antypina
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
2–6, 2–6
Win 3. Jan 2003 ITF Hull, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i) Russia Irina Bulykina Belgium Elke Clijsters
Serbia Borka Majstorović
4–6, 7–6(0), 6–3
Loss 2. Mar 2003 ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic 25,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Magdalena Zděnovcová Italy Roberta Vinci
Serbia Dragana Zarić
2–6, 4–6
Win 4. May 2003 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 75,000 Clay Russia Vera Dushevina Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. Sep 2003 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 25,000 Clay Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya Belarus Darya Kustova
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
6–2, 2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 5. Apr 2004 ITF Dinan, France 50,000 Clay (i) Croatia Darija Jurak Russia Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
Russia Anastasia Rodionova
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. Oct 2004 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France 50,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Tunisia Selima Sfar
6–7(3), 6–2, 4–6
Win 6. Apr 2005 Dothan Classic, United States 75,000 Clay United States Carly Gullickson United States Julie Ditty
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 7. Jul 2005 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva Italy Sara Errani
Italy Giulia Gabba
6–3, 7–5
Win 8. Oct 2006 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France 50,000 Carpet (i) Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva France Alizé Cornet
France Youlia Fedossova
6–2, 6–4
Loss 6. Nov 2006 ITF Pittsburgh, United States 75,000 Hard (i) United States Ashley Harkleroad Canada Stéphanie Dubois
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win 9. Sep 2008 ITF Athens, Greece 100,000 Clay Romania Sorana Cîrstea Germany Kristina Barrois
Germany Julia Schruff
6–2, 6–4
Loss 7. Oct 2008 ITF Ortisei, Italy 100,000 Carpet (i) Estonia Maret Ani Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
2–6, 1–6
Loss 8. Oct 2009 ITF Ortisei, Italy 100,000 Carpet (i) Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Italy Tathiana Garbin
2–6, 2–6
Win 10. Jul 2011 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 100,000 Hard Russia Vitalia Diatchenko Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Russia Alexandra Panova
6–3, 6–4
Win 11. May 2016 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Russia Vitalia Diatchenko Russia Victoria Kan
Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova
6–3, 1–6, [12–10]
Win 12. Nov 2016 Open de Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska Spain Alicia Herrero Liñana
Russia Ksenija Sharifova
6–0, 6–0
Loss 9. May 2018 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay Belarus Vera Lapko United States Kaitlyn Christian
United States Sabrina Santamaria
6–2, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 13. May 2018 Empire Slovak Open 100,000 Clay Australia Jessica Moore Switzerland Xenia Knoll
United Kingdom Anna Smith
0–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 10. Jun 2018 Ilkley Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass Russia Natela Dzalamidze United States Asia Muhammad
United States Maria Sanchez
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]

Head-to-head records

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Galina Voskoboyeva Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ DAR, TALAL (7 January 2013). "Nadia Petrova and Daniela Hantuchova fall in the first round of Sydney International". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Galina Voskoboeva looses to tennis champ Kerber in Sydney". 8 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ LANGFORD, RICHARD (13 January 2013). "Venus Williams Defeats Galina Voskoboeva at 2013 Australian Open". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Heather Watson beats Galina Voskoboeva in Memphis". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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