Maria Sergeevna Zharkova (born 7 May 1988) is a Russian former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Born in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, Zharkova played on tour from 2006 to 2012, reaching a career-high singles ranking of 490 in the world. At the

2011 Baku Cup The 2011 Baku Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the Baku Cup which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 18 and 24 July 2011. WTA entrants Seeds *Ra ...

, she won through to the second qualifying round and made her

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main-draw debut in the doubles. She won seven doubles titles while competing on the

ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. History It serves as a developmental ...

ITF finals

Doubles: 14 (7–7)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zharkova, Maria 1988 births Living people Russian female tennis players Tennis players from Moscow 21st-century Russian women 20th-century Russian women