Akgul Amanmuradova (born June 23, 1984 in
TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
) is a professional female
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player from
UzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
.
In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in
TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old
Michaëlla KrajicekMichaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008. She currently is the second best ranked player from the Netherlands behind Arantxa Rus.-Personal life:...
of the Netherlands. Her first WTA Tour doubles win was
2009 AEGON InternationalThe 2009 AEGON International is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament to be played on outdoor grass courts. It will be the 34th edition of the event for the women and the 1st edition for the men. It is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250...
at Eastbourne, where she and partner
Ai Sugiyamais a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
defeated
Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
and
Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
in the final.
2000
Akgul played her first ever match on the WTA Circuit in her home town of
TashkentThe Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
. She lost in the first round of qualifying.
2001
She received a wildcard into her home town tournament the
Tashkent OpenThe Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
. However she lost to eventual finalst
Seda Noorlander Seda Noorlander is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands who turned professional in 1993. She reached the final of the 2001 Tashkent Open in singles, losing to Bianka Lamade. She has also won one doubles titles with Christina Papadáki. Her career high ranking is No. 80 in the...
of the Netherlands 6–4, 6–2. She received a cheque for $1,000 after this match, the biggest of her tennis career.
2002
Akgul played her first ITF Tournaments in 2002, she managed to reach the semi finals in
Mysore and finals in
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and Hyderabad, both times losing to
Sania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
. She played for Uzbekistan in the Fed Cup for the first time at the age of 18, she beat three of her four group opponents. Beating
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, The Philippines and
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but losing to
Akiko Morigami Akiko Morigami is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41....
of Japan. She ended 2002 with a Singles record of 18–7 and a ranking of 665.
2003
This was a successful year for Amanmuradova, winning four singles titles including a $25,000 ITF Tournament in
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. She also secured victories in
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,
PunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
and another in Mumbai.
She ended the year with a singles record of 36–8 and a singles ranking of 405.
2004
Akgul played in the 2004
Fed CupFed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
but lost all three of her matches including a defeat by India's
Sania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
. Electing to play in more $25,000 tournaments Akgul experienced less success than the previous year.
In August 2004 Akgul decided to play in another $10,000 tournament in
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, Portugal, She battled through the first few rounds, experiencing a tricky three set match against
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before reaching the final. Here she faced world no. 679 Irina Kotkina a player ranked almost three hundred places below Akgul. Akgul breezed through the match 6–2, 6–3 for her fifth title.
The year kept getting better for Akgul as she reached two $25,000 semi finals in
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and
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and two more titles in
PunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
and
BangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
.
She ended the year with a singles record of 25–13 and a ranking of 334.
2005
In 2005 Akgul qualified for her first ever WTA Tour tournament in Pattaya City,
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. She made it to the second round before falling to
Shahar Pe'er Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
6–4, 6–2. Continuing her WTA success she headed to Hyderabad in India and qualified there, before falling to world no. 65
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
. With this success she broke into the top 300 for the first time.
In the
Fed CupFed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
Akgul won all her matches easily, without dropping more than two games per match, including a double bagel over Syria. This moved Uzbekistan into Asia/Oceania group 1 for 2006
She reached semi finals in
PhuketPhuket is a city located in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand. It is the capital of the Phuket Province, covering all of the island. As of 2007 the city has a population of 75,573 people...
and
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but her real success story came when she returned to her home town of
TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
for the
Tashkent OpenThe Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
. Receiving a wild card into the main draw, Amanmuradova dispatched no. 2 seed Alona Bondarenko in straight sets. She then proceeded to knock out
Galina VoskoboevaGalina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
,
Elena VesninaElena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
and
Maria Elena Camerin Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
all of whom were ranked much higher than her. This brought Akgul to her first WTA Final against
Michaëlla KrajicekMichaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008. She currently is the second best ranked player from the Netherlands behind Arantxa Rus.-Personal life:...
. Akgul fought hard for her homecrowd but ultimately wasn't skilled enough to win losing: 6–0, 4–6, 6–3. This run pushed Akgul into the top 200 for the first time.
She ended 2005 with a singles record of 23–15 and a ranking of 193.
2006
Akgul received a wild card entry into the
Australian OpenThe 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin....
where she defeated
Dally Randriantefy Dally Randriantefy is a former professional female tennis player.Her highest rank on the WTA tour is No.44 and her best results have been a semi-final appearance at the WTA Strasbourg tournament in 2005 and winning seven ITF singles titles...
in three sets in the first round. In the second round she faced 17th seed
Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
and was defeated 6–4, 6–1.
Akgul then tried to qualify for Pattaya City and
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but lost in the qualifying tournaments. Akgul represented Uzbekistan in the Fed Cup again this time playing in the Asia/Oceania Group 1. Akgul lost to
Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
of Australia and Mi Yoo of South Korea. Uzbekistan was made to play New Zealand in the relegation play-off and Akgul was matched up against
Marina ErakovicMarina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...
. She lost 7–5, 6–1 and Uzbekistan was relegated.
Akgul tried to qualify for
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, the French open and the US Open but lost in the qualifying tournaments. Akgul returned to
TashkentThe Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
but failed to replicate her run from last year, falling to
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
in the first round, this meant she would fall out of the top 200 for the first time in 2006.
In November 2006 Akgul headed to
ShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
to play the Shanghai $50,000 tournament. She played very well here and defeated the first, third and fifth seeds to reach the final. Here she faced
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
once again, and once again she was unable to defeat her, losing 6–3, 6–3. At the very end of 2006 Akgul reached the final at
PunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
a tournament she had won two times before. However she was forced to retire with a knee strain whilst trailing 7–6
(5) 4–2.
She ended the year with a 21–21 record and a ranking of 227.
2007
She began the year by losing in the qualifying tournament at the
Australian OpenThe 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
, this meant a significant drop in rankings as she had reached the second round in the previous year.
In March 2007 Akgul headed to the $25,000 ITF
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
Tournament, which she won for the third time in her career, dispatching Stefanie Vögele in the final.
At the
French OpenThe 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Followed two weeks later, as usual, by Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run...
she managed to qualify by defeating María José Argeri,
Evgeniya RodinaEvgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of #74 on February 28, 2011.-Career summary:Rodina has made strong progress up through the world rankings to reach a career high of World No...
and
Gréta ArnGréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997....
. In the first round she faced world no. 74
Vania KingVania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
who she defeated in a tight match 7–6
(5) 4–6, 6–3. In the second round Akgul came up against world no. 10
Nicole VaidišováNicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...
who she lost to 6–2, 6–4. This success boosted her ranking back into the top 200, reaching a career high of 141.
In July 2007 Akgul headed to Cincinnati. Here she managed to qualify and make it to the semi finals defeating
Bethanie MattekBethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida, but trains in Phoenix, Arizona...
along the way. However she lost to
Akiko Morigami Akiko Morigami is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41....
in the semi final 6–7
(8) 6–4, 6–3, the same girl she had lost to in the fed cup five years prior. This success pushed her ranking up to 108, she was knocking on the door of the top 100.
After another good performance in
TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
Amanmuradova moved into the top 100 for the first time. She ended the year with a record of 32–20 and a ranking of 97.
2008
She began the year with a direct acceptance into the
Australian OpenThe 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, the first time she had ever been accepted straight into a grand slam. She lost in the first round to 26th seed
Victoria AzarenkaVictoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
6–2, 7–5.
Playing in the fed cup Amanmuradova defeated Yung-Jun Chan of Chinese Taipei and
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
of Thailand for a chance of promotion. However she lost to
Marina ErakovicMarina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...
of New Zealand in the promotion play off.
At Pattaya City Amanmuradova managed to make it to the semi finals, losing to American
Jill Craybas- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
6–4, 6–0. After this she rose to a career high of 85.
In
BerlinThe 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from May 5 to May 11, 2008. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German...
Amanmuradova managed to qualify for the premier event. After knocking out
Aravane RezaïAravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
of France, Akgul faced world no. 2
Ana IvanovićAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
, the first time she had played a top five player. She held her own, pushing the first set to a tie-break before losing the match: 7–6
(0) 6–2.
Akgul was filled with confidence and playing some of her best tennis, at the
2008 İstanbul CupThe 2008 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in İstanbul, Turkey, from May 19 through May 24, 2008.-Singles:...
she made it to the semi finals defeating
Nadia PetrovaNadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
en route. Here she fell to world no. 7
Elena DementievaElena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
. After this she reached her highest ever ranking of 50. For the rest of the year she didn't excel as much as previously. She made it to the second round of the
French OpenThe 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
for the second year running. She represented
UzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
at the
Beijing OlympicsTennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
losing to
Francesca SchiavoneFrancesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
in the first round.
She ended the year with a 22–29 singles record and a ranking of 80.
2009
Akgul began the year by reaching the second round at the
Australian OpenThe 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
, defeating
Melanie OudinMelanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
in the first round before falling to
María José Martínez SánchezMaría José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
.
Her ranking slipped throughout the year as she had little success on the
WTA TourThe 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events....
. She went to play at the $100,000
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event and reached the semi-finals, defeating world no. 86
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in the process, before falling to
Julia GörgesJulia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
. The next week she reached another semi-final at a $50,000 tournament in
ContrexévilleContrexéville is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département. Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois.The reputation of Contrexéville as a health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.-Twin towns:Contrexéville is twinned...
.
She returned to the WTA Tour, but had little success until her home tournament, the
Tashkent OpenThe 2009 Tashkent Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Tashkent Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
where she reached her second WTA Tour final. She defeated Stefanie Vögele and
Yaroslava ShvedovaYaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
in straight sets en route to the final. In the final she was defeated by
Shahar Pe'er Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
6–3, 6–4.
Akgul and partner
Ai Sugiyamais a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
won the
2009 AEGON InternationalThe 2009 AEGON International is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament to be played on outdoor grass courts. It will be the 34th edition of the event for the women and the 1st edition for the men. It is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250...
at Eastbourne. This is the only WTA Premier event played on grass. She also won the $100,000 ITF doubles tournament in Cueno alongside
Darya KustovaDarya Kustova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 117, which she reached on January 18, 2010. Her career high in doubles was 66, set at July 7, 2008.-External links:...
.
She ended the 2009 season ranked 85 with a win-loss record of 25–27.
2010
Amanmuradova began the year with three consecutive losses in qualifying at the
2010 Brisbane InternationalThe 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero...
and the
2010 Medibank International SydneyThe 2010 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of...
. She then followed this up with a first round loss at the
2010 Australian OpenThe 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
to Croatian
Karolina ŠpremKarolina Šprem was a Croatian tennis player.She has won eight titles all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No...
6–0, 7–6
6.
At the first round of the
2010 PTT Pattaya OpenThe 2010 PTT Pattaya Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the PTT Pattaya Open and was part of the International category on the 2010 WTA Tour...
Amanmuradova was forced to retire with an abdominal strain whilst trailing
Sabine LisickiSabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
6–0.
In doubles Amanmuradova had a successful start to the year, reaching the semi finals of the
2010 Brisbane InternationalThe 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero...
alongside Yung-Jan Chan. After this Amanmuradova rose to her career high in doubles: 36.
Ammanmuradova then had some recent success in singles as she has qualified for the
2010 BNP Paribas OpenThe 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
after defeating
Chanelle ScheepersChanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
6–3, 5–7, 6–1 and
Patricia MayrPatricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009...
6–2, 6–0. In the first round she was defeated by
Tsvetana PironkovaTsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....
6–3, 6–2.
Amanmuradova then lost to
Tsvetana PironkovaTsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....
again the following week, this time in the first round of the qualifying draw of the
2010 Sony Ericsson OpenThe 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
6–2, 6–2.
Amanmuradova then qualified for the main draw of the
2010 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaThe 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour...
by defeating Guilia Gatto Monticone 6–2, 6–1 and
Chanelle ScheepersChanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
6–0, 7–6(1). She then lost to 12th seed
Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
in the first round 6–2, 6–3.
Akgul then qualified for a Premier Mandatory event in Madrid, the
2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid OpenThe 2010 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from May 7 – May 16. It was the 9th edition of the event on the ATP and 2nd on the WTA...
by defeating
Roberta VinciRoberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
7–6(4), 6–3 and
Ayumi Moritais a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
6–3, 6–2. She again lost in the first round, this time to
Alisa KleybanovaAlisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
6–3, 6–2.
At the
2010 Polsat Warsaw OpenThe 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Akgul Amanmuradova was upset by World No.537
Natalie GrandinNatalie Grandin is a professional tennis player from South Africa. Grandin has yet to compete outside of the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam singles event. She is known for her variety of play, and volleying ability....
in the first round of the qualifying draw 6–2, 3–6, 6–1.
Amanmuradova then flew to Paris to compete at the
2010 French OpenThe 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, where her ranking enabled her to be directly entered into the main draw. In the first round, Amanmuradova caused one of the biggest upsets of the day by defeating 20th seed and well established clay court player
María José Martínez SánchezMaría José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
6–2, 6–4. She then defeated Johanna Larsson 7–6(2), 6–2 to move into the third round for the first time in her career. She then lost to
Chanelle ScheepersChanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
6–3, 6–3.
Akgul was unable to shift her good form onto the grass and suffered a first round loss at the
2010 AEGON InternationalThe 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
at Eastbourne to
Jill Craybas- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
6–1, 6–4 and a first round loss at the
2010 Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
to
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
6–2, 6–7(5), 6–4.
At the
2010 Swedish OpenThe 2010 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour and 2010 WTA Tour. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from July 5 through July 11, 2010 for Women's and from July 12 through July 18, 2010 for Men's...
, Akgul defeated
Mariana Duque MarinoMariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010....
in the first round 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–0 before falling to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second 3–6, 6–4, 6–0.
Amanmuradova then suffered two more first round losses. At the
2010 Internazionali Femminili di PalermoThe 2010 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 23rd edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
she was defeated again by Jill Craybas. This time it was much closer with a score of 7–6(10), 7–5. She then lost in the first round of the
2010 İstanbul CupThe 2010 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
to
Sorana CîrsteaSorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
7–6(4), 6–3.
Amanmuradova then flew to the USA to begin preparations for the US Open and entered the first tournament in the US Open Series, the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego. Akgul's ranking was too low for her to gain direct entry into the main draw so she had to qualify. She won her first qualifying match against
Yurika Semais a Japanese female tennis player. Her father is French, and mother is Japanese. She is the older sister of Erika Sema.Sema's highest Women's Tennis Association ranking was 142 on November 30, 2009.- Singles 13 :- Doubles 13 :...
6–2, 6–1 but lost her second to
Chanelle ScheepersChanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–4.
Then next tournament Akgul entered was the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati. Again, Akgul had to qualify to enter the main draw, and this time she successfully qualified by defeating
Anna TatishviliAnna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
6–4, 6–2 and
Varvara LepchenkoVarvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:...
7–6(2), 6–4. In the first round of the main draw she upset Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm, crushing her 6–1, 6–2. In the second round she defeated
Bojana JovanovskiBojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović...
6–2, 6–0 to book a third round encounter with top seed and World No.2
Jelena JankovićJelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
. Despite being 112 places below Janković in the rankings, Amanmuradova won with an impressive 7–6(4), 6–4 score to record her first ever top 5 win. She ran out of steam in the quarterfinals, losing to resurgent
Ana IvanovićAna Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
6–1, 6–3.
At the US Open, Amanmuradova successfully qualified by winning all 3 matches in the qualifying tournament. She defeated
Dia EvtimovaDia Evtimova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 146 whilst her best doubles ranking was 275 on June 15, 2009. In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the...
6–1, 6–4, Fuda Ryoko 6–3, 6–3 and
Valérie TétreaultValérie Tétreault is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 112 on February 22, 2010 and of No...
6–4, 6–3. In the first round of the main draw she defeated
Chanelle ScheepersChanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
for the third time this year 6–3, 6–4. Her run was ended by No.31 seed
Kaia KanepiKaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
, losing in straight sets to the Estonian 6–2 and 6–4.
Akgul gained direct entry into the
2010 Guangzhou International Women's OpenThe 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
and defeated
Olga SavchukOlga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....
in the first round 7–5, 6–2. She was defeated in straight sets by
Sania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
in the second round 6–4 and 6–3.
Seeded No.2 at her home tournament in
TashkentThe 2010 Tashkent Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the Tashkent Open, and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
,
UzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, where made the final in 2005 and 2009, Akgul defeated Eirini Georgatou 6–4, 6–3 in the first round. In the second round she defeated American veteran
Jill Craybas- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
for the first time in her career 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–2. In the quarterfinals she was defeated in straight sets by No.7 seed
Alla KudryavtsevaAlla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
7–6(5), 6–3.
She ended the year in the 100 for the 4th year in a row with a ranking of 70.
2011
Amanmuradova failed to win a single match in Australia, losing in the first round of the
2011 Brisbane InternationalThe 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
, the
2011 Moorilla Hobart InternationalThe 2011 Moorilla Hobart International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
and the
2011 Australian OpenThe 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
.
She won her first match of the season in Pattaya, Thailand, competing at the
2011 PTT Pattaya OpenThe 2011 PTT Pattaya Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the PTT Pattaya Open and was part of the International category on the 2011 WTA Tour...
where she defeated 7th seed
Zheng JieZheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
in the first round 6–4, 7–6(6). She then defeated
Chanelle ScheepersChanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
6–2, 6–4 to book a quarterfinal place against No.4 seed
Daniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
. Her run ended her however after a drubbing by Hantuchova 6–2, 6–0.
She then competed at the
2011 Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsThe 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons...
, but lost in the first round to Wildcard receiver
Sania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
.
WTA Tour singles finals (2)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) |
Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) |
Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/1) |
International (0/1) |
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Titles by Surface |
Hard (0/2) |
Grass (0/0) |
Clay (0/0) |
Carpet (0/0) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
October 9, 2005 |
Tashkent Open The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
|
 TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, UzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
|
Hard |
 Michaëlla KrajicekMichaëlla Krajicek is a Dutch professional tennis player. Her highest WTA ranking was number 30 on 11 February 2008. She currently is the second best ranked player from the Netherlands behind Arantxa Rus.-Personal life:...
|
6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
September 27, 2009 |
Tashkent Open The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
|
TashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, UzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
|
Hard |
 Shahar Pe'er Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
|
6–3, 6–4 |
WTA Tour women's doubles finals (2)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) |
Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) |
Premier (1/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/0) |
International (1/0) |
|
Titles by Surface |
Hard (0/0) |
Grass (1/0) |
Clay (1/0) |
Carpet (0/0) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| Winner |
1. |
June 20, 2009 |
AEGON International |
 EastbourneEastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|
Grass |
 Ai Sugiyamais a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
|
 Samantha StosurSamantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner |
2. |
May 21, 2011 |
Internationaux de Strasbourg The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
|
 StrasbourgStrasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, FranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
|
Clay |
 Chuang Chia-jungChuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she reached the final of the women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber...
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 Natalie GrandinNatalie Grandin is a professional tennis player from South Africa. Grandin has yet to compete outside of the qualifying rounds of a Grand Slam singles event. She is known for her variety of play, and volleying ability....
 Vladimíra UhlířováVladimíra Uhlířová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Uhlířová reached her highest doubles ranking of World number 18 on October 1, 2007. Uhlířová has won 17 ITF doubles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles, but no singles titles of either type.-Doubles: 17 :-External links:...
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6–4, 5–7 [10–2] |
Singles (8)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
April 6, 2003 |
 ITF $10 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Hard |
Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi is an Indian tennis player. She competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she progressed to the third round by beating Katie O'Brien, and won the doubles bronze medal with Sania Mirza....
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6–4 3–6 7–5 |
| Winner |
2. |
June 22, 2003 |
 ITF $10 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
IncheonThe Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, South KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Hard |
 Chin Bee Koo |
7–5 6–1 |
| Winner |
3. |
November 9, 2003 |
ITF $25 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Hard |
Isha Lakhani Isha Lakhani is an Indian tennis player. She has been a member of the India Fed Cup team.Lakhani was born in Mumbai, India. Her career high in Singles is 291, achieved on 19 May 2008. In Doubles she has reached 371 on 1 December 2008....
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6–2 6–3 |
| Winner |
4. |
November 16, 2003 |
ITF $10 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
PunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
|
Hard |
Megha Vakharia |
7–5 6–3 |
| Winner |
5. |
August 22, 2004 |
 ITF $10 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
CoimbraCoimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
, PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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Hard |
 Irina Kotkina |
6–2 6–3 |
| Winner |
6. |
October 31, 2004 |
ITF $10 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
PunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi is an Indian tennis player. She competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she progressed to the third round by beating Katie O'Brien, and won the doubles bronze medal with Sania Mirza....
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December 5, 2004 |
 ITF $10 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
BangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, ThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Napaporn Tongsalee Napaporn Tongsalee was a Thai tennis player who retired in 2008. She won five International Tennis Federation doubles titles, including the 2006 Incheon Women's Challenger, 2006 Ho Chi Minh City and the 2005 Phuket doubles titles. She also won the 2005 Our Lady Of Bellefonte Hospital Tennis...
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March 25, 2007 |
ITF $25 000The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
MumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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 Stefanie Vögele |
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Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2011 The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
| 2010 The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
| 2009 The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events....
| 2008 The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...
| 2007 The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also...
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 The 2004 WTA Tour was the 32nd season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2004, and concluded on November 13, 2004, after 60 events....
| 2003 The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events...
| 2002 The 2002 Sanex WTA Tour was the 30th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2001, and concluded on November 11, 2002, after 64 events....
| Career |
Australian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
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1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 |
| Roland Garros |
1R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 |
| Wimbledon |
1R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 |
| US Open |
3R |
2R |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 |
| WTA Finals reached |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| WTA Tournaments Won |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Year End Ranking |
|
69 |
85 |
81 |
95 |
227 |
192 |
359 |
405 |
816 |
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