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2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Julia Görges was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Luxembourg instead. Daria Kasatkina won the title, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4. Jabeur became the first player representing Tunisia to reach a WTA final. With her win over Jabeur, Kasatkina broke inside the top 10 world ranking for the first time in her career, and qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals as the first alternate, replacing Aryna Sabalenka. Seeds The top four seeds A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiosperm pl ... received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier References External links Main DrawQualifying Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Kasatkina
Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina (born 7 May 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. She is currently the Russian No. 1 player in singles. She made her top-ten debut in the WTA rankings towards the end of the 2018 season and has been ranked as high as world No. 8 achieved on 24 October 2022. Kasatkina has won six WTA Tour titles in singles as well as one title in doubles. Born to athletic parents who were nationally ranked in athletics and ice hockey, Kasatkina began playing tennis at age six at the insistence of her older brother. She excelled as a junior, winning the European 16s championship and one junior Grand Slam singles title at the 2014 French Open. Kasatkina quickly ascended up the professional rankings, reaching No. 32 in the world while still 18 years old and winning her first WTA title in 2017 as a teenager at the Charleston Open. She rose to prominence in 2018 by finishing runner-up to fellow up-and-coming player Naomi Osaka at the Premier Mandatory Indian Wells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajla Tomljanović
Ajla Tomljanović ( ; ; born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 October 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. Tomljanović was an accomplished junior player, having won the 2009 Australian Open girls' doubles title with Christina McHale. She reached a combined career-high junior ranking of world No. 4, on 30 March 2009. Before 2014, Tomljanović played for her country of birth, Croatia. She began competing for Australia at the 2014 US Open after obtaining permanent residency in Australia. For the next four years she was required to represent Croatia at all non-Grand Slam events, until she was granted Australian citizenship in January 2018, allowing her to represent the country at all events on the WTA Tour. Early life Tomljanović was born in Zagreb to Croatian father Ratko Tomljanović w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Magdaléna Rybáriková (; born 4 October 1988) is a retired Slovak tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. Rybáriková reached the semifinals of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and broke into the top 30 for the first time in September 2017, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 17, in March 2018. Early life Rybáriková started tennis at the age of eight. She was born in Piešťany to father Anton, a business manager, and mother Maria. She has two older siblings, Filip and Nada. She moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at the national tennis centre. Her favourite surfaces were grass and hardcourts. Career summary 2006–2009 In 2006, Rybáriková reached the girls' singles final at Wimbledon. On her way there, she defeated the future top-30 ranked players Tamira Paszek and Alisa Kleybanova. In the final, she lost to the long time world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki. The same year, she won two matches at the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova ( rus, Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; ; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open and 2017 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles, all alongside compatriot Elena Vesnina, as well as the 2012 US Open in mixed doubles with Bruno Soares. Makarova and Vesnina also finished runners-up at the 2014 and 2018 Australian Opens, 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 French Open. She and Jaroslav Levinský reached the mixed doubles final at the 2010 Australian Open. In singles, Makarova achieved her best Grand Slam results at the 2014 US Open and 2015 Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals. She became world No. 1 in doubles on 11 June 2018, and won 15 titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2016 WTA Finals and seven at Premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kalinskaya
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya ( rus, Анна Николаевна Калинская, , ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə, Ru-Anna_Kalinskaya.ogg; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. Ranked by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), she reached a career-high of No. 51 as a singles player in September 2022, and No. 53 as a doubles player in August 2022 . On the WTA Tour she won three doubles and seven singles titles; on the ITF Women's Circuit she won nine doubles titles . Her promising career started at age 17 when she won the Grand Slam girls' doubles title at the 2016 Australian Open alongside Tereza Mihalíková. She had previously reached the finals in the 2015 French Open in the girls' singles event as well as the 2015 US Open final in the doubles event, alongside her compatriot Anastasia Potapova. In 2017, she defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the first round of the tournament, achieving her firsGrand Slam victory In 2022, she won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (; sr, Кристина "Кики" Младеновић, Kristina "Kiki" Mladenović, ; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a nine-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2016 and 2022 French Open women's doubles titles partnering Caroline Garcia, and the 2018 Australian Open, 2019 and 2020 French Opens and 2020 Australian Open with Tímea Babos. In mixed doubles, Mladenovic won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2014 Australian Open alongside Daniel Nestor, and the 2022 Australian Open with Ivan Dodig. She has also reached a further six Grand Slam finals across women's and mixed doubles. Mladenovic became world No. 1 in doubles for the first time in June 2019, and has held the top ranking for a total of 12 weeks. She has won 28 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2018 and 2019 WTA Finals and four at WTA 1000 level. Mladenovic has also enjoyed success in singles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Potapova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova (born 30 March 2001) is a Russian tennis player. Potapova has a career-high ranking of No. 44 achieved on 17 October 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 44 achieved on 3 October 2022. Potapova is a former junior No. 1, as well as the 2016 Wimbledon Championships girls' singles champion. Career Juniors On the junior tour, Potapova has a career-high junior ranking of 1, achieved in July 2016. Potapova has had large success on the junior tour including a semifinal at the 2016 French Open, quarterfinals at the 2016 Australian Open and the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and doubles finals at the 2015 US Open and the 2016 French Open. Potapova won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships girls' title, defeating Dayana Yastremska in the final. Two of the seven match points in the final set were overturned by challenges. This title made her the No. 1 junior in the world. Potapova's other junior highlights include semifinal appearances at the Trofeo Bonfiglio and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Valentini Grammatikopoulou ( el, Βαλεντίνη Γραμματικοπούλου; born 9 February 1997) is a Greek tennis player. On 22 August 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 143. On 28 February 2022, she peaked at No. 118 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has one a singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and in addition, 12 singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for Greece Fed Cup team, Grammatikopoulou has a win–loss record of 15–9 in Fed Cup competitions. Professional career She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open as a qualifier, after attempting to qualify 12 times for a major. It marked the first time ever that three Greek players were in the US Open main draw. On her major debut, she reached the second round after defeating Anna Blinkova, 6-3, 6-2. It was just her third career win at the WTA Tour-level. As a result, she moved close to 50 spots up the rankings reentering the top 200. She qualified for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitalia Diatchenko
Vitalia Anatolyevna Diatchenko ( rus, Виталия Анатольевна Дьяченко, , vʲɪˈtalʲɪjə dʲjɪˈtɕenkə, Ru-Vitalia_Diatchenko.ogg; born 2 August 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 71, achieved on 17 November 2014. On 21 February 2011, she peaked at No. 60 in the doubles rankings. Career 2009: Grand Slam debut Diatchenko's first Grand Slam tournament was Roland Garros, where she 2009 qualified for the main draw. In the tournament, she upset world No. 75 player, Mathilde Johansson, before she lost to then-world No. 1, Dinara Safina. In 2009, she lost the finals of Pattaya Open along with Yulia Beygelzimer to opponents Tamarine Tanasugarn and Yaroslava Shvedova, in straight sets, and of Tashkent Open with Ekaterina Dzehalevich to Tatiana Poutchek and Olga Govortsova, in three sets. 2010 In 2010, she lost the final of the Portugal Open with Aurélie Védy to opponents Anabel Medina Garrigues an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Gavrilova
Daria Saville (née Gavrilova, born 5 March 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. She represented Russia until 2015, before emigrating to Australia. She competed under her maiden name until her marriage to Luke Saville in 2021. On 28 August 2017, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20. Nicknamed Dasha, Saville has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and has additionally won four singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 28 August 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 20. On 25 September 2017, she peaked at No. 45 in the doubles rankings. Saville was an accomplished junior player, having won the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and 2010 US Open, also reaching a combined career-high junior ranking of world No. 1 in August 2010. In her career, Saville has achieved victories against former Grand Slam champions Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Angelique Kerber (her first victory over a reigni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihaela Buzărnescu
Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour. Buzărnescu has a Ph.D. in sports science from the National University of Physical Education and Sport. Career highlights Junior success Buzărnescu played her first professional match in 2004. She then won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open with Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated the top-seeded pair of Sharon Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final. Injuries and hiatus Shoulder and knee injuries (the latter prompting two surgeries) forced her off the pro tour for years, long enough that she went back to school, graduating a doctorate at the National University of Physical Education and Sport in December 2016. 2017–2018: Grand Slam & top 100 deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Aliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich ( be, Аляксандра Аляксандраўна Сасновіч; born 22 March 1994) is a Belarusian tennis player. She has won eleven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has reached a Grand-Slam semifinal in doubles, at the 2019 US Open, together with Viktoria Kuzmova. Sasnovich achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 30 on 10 September 2018, and peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings, on 23 August 2021. Personal life and background She has a mother named Natalia and a younger sister named Polina. She came from a sporty family. Her mother played basketball while her father played hockey and tennis for 20 years on the senior circuit. Sasnovich started playing tennis at the age of nine, and her father introduced her to sport. She stated that her favorite shot is backhand down the line, while her favorite surface is indoor hardcourt. Her favorite tournaments are the US Open and the Stuttgart Open. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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