Olga_Govortsova

Olga Govortsova

Olga Govortsova

Belarusian tennis player


Olga Alekseyevna Govortsova (Belarusian: Вольга Аляксееўна Гаварцова (Volha Alyakseyeuna Havartsova); Ольга Алексеевна Говорцова; born 23 August 1988) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. On 23 June 2008, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 29 August 2011, she peaked at No. 24 in the doubles rankings.

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Tennis career

She reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2008 Memphis Championships but lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport.

Govortsova is sponsored by Wilson[1] and Chinese clothing company Peak.[2] She is represented by French-based sports agency Lagardère Unlimited.[3]

2009

She began her season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated eighth seed Francesca Schiavone en route to the quarterfinals. However, she fell against world No. 41, Sara Errani. At the Australian Open, she received main-draw entry but lost in straight sets against 20th seed Amélie Mauresmo in the first round.

She then played in Indian Wells, a Premier-Mandatory event where she defeated British Anne Keothavong in the first round before falling to Peng Shuai. In Miami, at the second Premier-Mandatory event, she lost in the first round to Belarusian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova.

In October, she reached the final of the Kremlin Cup, losing to Francesca Schiavone.

2010

Govortsova started the new year at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. At the Sydney International she lost in the first qualifying round to Chanelle Scheepers.

At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Angelique Kerber.

At Amelia Island, she beat second seed Alona Bondarenko in the first round, and in the second round Anna Tatishvili, and in the quarterfinals Varvara Lepchenko, and in the semifinals third seed Dominika Cibulková, before losing her third WTA Tour singles final to Caroline Wozniacki.

2015

At the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Govortsova retired in the first round when she played against Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.[4] She failed to qualify for the French Open, losing in three sets to Alexa Glatch.

At Wimbledon, Govortsova advanced to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, by defeating opponents such as Alizé Cornet (who had beaten Serena Williams the previous year) and Magdaléna Rybáriková in the early rounds. She eventually lost to Madison Keys.[5]

At the Rogers Cup, Govortsova qualified for the main draw and defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in her opening match, before losing to fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[6]

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.

Only main-draw results of WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

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Doubles

Current after the season of 2021.

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Govortsova at the 2010 US Open

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

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Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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Head-to-head record

Govortsova's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or better is as follows:

World TeamTennis

Govortsova has played three seasons with World TeamTennis, making her debut in 2013 with the Sacramento Capitals. She has since played for the Springfield Lasers in 2014 and 2019 was announced to be joining the Lasers again during the 2020 WTT season set to begin 12 July.[8]

Notes

  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. Olga Govortsova. Wilson Tennis
  2. "Olga Govortsova – PEAK Sport". peaksporteu.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
  3. "RADWANSKA SETS UP KEYS CLASH". WTA official website. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. "IVANOVIC ADVANCES IN TORONTO". WTA official website. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

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