Olga Govortsova

Olga Govortsova Вольга Гаварцова
Govortsova at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1988-08-23) 23 August 1988
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$3,658,300
Singles
Career record440–353
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (23 June 2008)
Current rankingNo. 1276 (24 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2012, 2013, 2014)
French Open3R (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon4R (2015)
US Open3R (2012)
Doubles
Career record188–183
Career titles8 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 24 (29 August 2011)
Current rankingNo. 575 (24 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2011)
French Open3R (2010)
Wimbledon3R (2012)
US Open3R (2009)
Team competitions
Fed Cup26–13
Last updated on: 24 September 2023.

Olga Alekseyevna Govortsova (Belarusian: Вольга Аляксееўна Гаварцова (Volha Alyakseyeuna Havartsova); Ольга Алексеевна Говорцова; born 23 August 1988) is a Belarusian inactive 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.

Tennis career

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

Govortsova has been 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 Williamsthe 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 RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO GS 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.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA A 1R1R1R1R2R2R2RQ31RQ1A Q3Q2Q1Q3A 0 / 8 3–8 27%
French OpenA A 3R3R2R2R2R1R1RQ11RQ1A A A 1RQ1Q10 / 9 7–9 44%
WimbledonA 2R1R2R1R1R2R1R1R4R1RQ1A A NH 1RA A 0 / 11 6–11 35%
US OpenA 2R2R1R1R1R3R1R1R2RQ1A Q3Q22RQ1A Q10 / 10 6–10 38%
Win–loss 0–0 2–2 3–4 3–4 1–4 1–4 5–4 1–4 1–4 4–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 38 22–38 37%
National representation
Summer OlympicsNH 1RNH A NH A NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a]NMS 2R1R3RA A 1RA A A A A A A A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Indian Wells OpenA A 2R2R2R1R1R2RQ1A 1RA A A NH Q2Q10 / 7 3–7 30%
Miami OpenA A 1R1R1R1RQ12R2RA 1RA A A NH Q2Q10 / 7 2–7 22%
Madrid OpenNH Q12R1RA Q1Q11RA A A A NH A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Italian OpenA A 2RA 1RQ11RQ1A A A A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Canadian OpenA A 1RA 1RQ1A Q1A 2RQ2A A A NH A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Cincinnati OpenNMS 2R1RQ2Q2Q2A Q2A A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[b]A A A A 2RA A A A Q1A A A A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China OpenNMS 1R2RQ11RA Q1A A A A A NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Tournaments 1 12 26 24 27 19 19 14 12 11 11 0 1 1 3 5 0 Career total: 186
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 4
Hard Win–loss 0–1 12–9 12–17 17–15 7–17 4–11 8–10 10–9 5–8 2–5 2–8 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 0 / 113 83–115 42%
Clay Win–loss 0–0 0–1 8–6 5–6 6–7 1–6 3–8 2–3 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0 / 50 26–50 34%
Grass Win–loss 0–0 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 4–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 23 13–23 36%
Overall win–loss 0–1 14–12 21–26 26–24 13–27 6–19 12–20 12–14 5–12 7–11 2–13 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–5 0–0 0 / 186 122–189 39%
Win % 0% 54% 45% 52% 33% 24% 38% 46% 29% 39% 13% 50% 0% 50% 0% Career total: 39%
Year-end ranking 334 49 49 52 74 114 57 95 145 69 199 271 427 194 133 134 607 $3,544,459

Doubles

Current after the season of 2021.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA A 2R1R1R3R1R2R1RA 1RA A A A A A 0 / 8 4–8 33%
French OpenA A 1R1R3R1R2R2R1RA A A A A A A A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
WimbledonA A 1RA 2R2R3R1RA A A A A A NH A A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
US OpenA 1R1R3R2R1R1R1RA 2RA A A A A A A 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–3 4–4 3–4 3–4 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 28 16–28 36%
National representation
Summer OlympicsNH 2RNH A NH A NH A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a]NMS A A A A A 1RA A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells MastersA A A A 1R1R1R1RA A A A A A NH A A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Miami OpenA A A A 2R1R1R1RA A A A A A NH A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Madrid OpenNH A 1R1RA 2RA A A A A A NH A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Italian OpenA A A A 2R1R1R2RA A A A A A A A 0 / 4 2–3 40%
Canadian OpenA A A A 1R2RA 2RA A A A A A NH A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Cincinnati MastersNMS A 1R1R1RA A A A A A A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
China OpenNMS 1RW1R1R1R2RA A A A A NH 1 / 5 6–5 55%
Career statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Tournaments 1 3 18 15 26 21 18 19 9 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 Career total: 137
Titles 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 8
Finals 0 0 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 14
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–3 15–17 13–13 26–25 20–17 16–16 13–19 6–9 1–2 4–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 8 / 137 118–129 48%
Win % 0% 25% 47% 50% 51% 54% 50% 41% 40% 33% 57% 50% 50% 33% Career total: 48%
Year-end ranking 467 404 58 72 29 44 61 60 137 364 247 493 753 199 251 507
Govortsova at the 2010 US Open

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments

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

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2008Charleston OpenHard RomaniaEdina GallovitsSloveniaKatarina SrebotnikJapanAi Sugiyama2–6, 2–6
Win 2010China OpenHard Chinese TaipeiChuang Chia-jungArgentinaGisela DulkoItalyFlavia Pennetta7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7]

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
Tier III / International / WTA 250 (0–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1Mar 2008 National Indoor Championships, U.S. Tier III Hard (i) United StatesLindsay Davenport2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2Oct 2009Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i) ItalyFrancesca Schiavone3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3Apr 2010Amelia Island Championships, U.S. International Clay DenmarkCaroline Wozniacki2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–4Sep 2013Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard SerbiaBojana Jovanovski6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

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

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I / Premier 5 & M / WTA 1000 (1–1)
Premier / WTA 500 (1–0)
Tier III / International / WTA 250 (6–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1Apr 2008Charleston Open, U.S. Tier I Clay RomaniaEdina GallovitsSloveniaKatarina SrebotnikJapanAi Sugiyama2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1May 2008İstanbul Cup, Turkey Tier III Clay United StatesJill CraybasNew ZealandMarina ErakovicSloveniaPolona Hercog6–1, 6–2
Win 2–1Sep 2009Guangzhou Open, China International Hard BelarusTatiana PoutchekJapanKimiko Date-KrummChinaSun Tiantian3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 3–1Sep 2009Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Belarus Tatiana Poutchek RussiaVitalia DiatchenkoBelarusEkaterina Dzehalevich6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
Win 4–1Oct 2010China OpenPremier M Hard Chinese TaipeiChuang Chia-jungArgentinaGisela DulkoItalyFlavia Pennetta7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7]
Win 5–1Feb 2011National Indoor Championships, U.S. International Hard (i) RussiaAlla KudryavtsevaCzech RepublicAndrea HlaváčkováCzech RepublicLucie Hradecká6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 6–1Jun 2011Birmingham Classic, UK International Grass Russia Alla Kudryavtseva ItalySara ErraniItalyRoberta Vinci1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss 6–2Jul 2011Washington Open, U.S. International Hard Russia Alla Kudryavtseva IndiaSania MirzaKazakhstanYaroslava Shvedova3–6, 3–6
Win 7–2Aug 2011New Haven Open, U.S. Premier Hard Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Italy Sara Errani Italy Roberta Vinci 7–5, 6–2
Loss 7–3Feb 2012National Indoor Championships, U.S. International Hard (i) RussiaVera DushevinaCzech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–3May 2012Internationaux de Strasbourg, France International Clay PolandKlaudia Jans-IgnacikSouth AfricaNatalie GrandinCzech RepublicVladimíra Uhlířová6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 8–4Sep 2013Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard LuxembourgMandy MinellaHungaryTímea BabosKazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8–5Apr 2014Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Hungary Tímea Babos CroatiaDarija JurakUnited StatesMegan Moulton-Levy6–7(5–7), 6–3, [9–11]
Loss 8–6Sep 2016Guangzhou Open, China International Hard BelarusVera LapkoUnited StatesAsia MuhammadChinaPeng Shuai2–6, 6–7(3–7)

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1Jul 2021Swedish Open, Sweden Clay SpainNuria Párrizas Díaz2–6, 2–6

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

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1Nov 2012Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Carpet (i) Chinese TaipeiChang Kai-chenChinese TaipeiChan Hao-chingFranceKristina Mladenovic7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 1–1Jul 2021Serbia Challenger Open, Serbia Clay BelarusLidziya MarozavaRussiaAlena Fomina-KlotzRussiaEkaterina Yashina6–2, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1Nov 2003 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard IsraelShahar Pe'er1–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2Nov 2003 ITF Haifa, Israel 10,000 Hard Israel Shahar Pe'er 1–6, 7–6(4), 3–6
Loss 0–3Feb 2007 ITF St. Paul, United States 50,000 Hard (i) SwedenSofia Arvidsson6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–3Mar 2007 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Carpet (i) Czech RepublicEva Hrdinová6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–3Apr 2007 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay MexicoMelissa Torres Sandoval6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–4May 2007 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States 50,000 Clay United StatesBethanie Mattek-Sands5–7, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 2–5May 2011Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom 75,000 Grass GreeceEleni Daniilidou6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–5Feb 2012Midland Tennis Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) SlovakiaMagdaléna Rybáriková6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(5)
Win 4–5Feb 2015ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland 50,000 Carpet (i) SlovakiaRebecca Šramková6–2, 6–1
Win 5–5Mar 2015 ITF Seville, Spain 25,000 Clay BelgiumMaryna Zanevska7–5, 6–2
Loss 5–6Aug 2016Challenger de Granby, Canada 50,000 Hard United StatesJennifer Brady5–7, 2–6
Win 6–6Sep 2016Zhuhai Open, China 50,000 Hard Turkeyİpek Soylu6–1, 6–2
Win 7–6Apr 2017ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States 80,000 Clay United StatesAmanda Anisimova6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 8–6Jun 2019 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay DenmarkClara Tauson6–1, 7–6(3)
Loss 8–7Jul 2019 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay RomaniaGeorgia Crăciun2–6, 3–6
Win 9–7Feb 2020Kentucky Open, United States 100,000 Hard (i) United StatesClaire Liu6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0Nov 2003 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard BelarusVictoria AzarenkaUnited KingdomNatalie NeriIsraelDanielle Steinberg6–0, 6–3
Loss 1–1Apr 2004 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Belarus Victoria Azarenka RussiaAnna BastrikovaRussiaAlla Kudryavtseva4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2Apr 2005 ITF Minsk, Belarus 10,000 Carpet (i) Ukraine Kateryna Polunina RussiaAlexandra PanovaRussiaOlga Panova5–7, 3–6
Loss 1–3Aug 2016Challenger de Granby, Canada 50,000 Hard IsraelJulia GlushkoUnited StatesJamie LoebBelgiumAn-Sophie Mestach4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4Jan 2019 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay United StatesJada RobinsonChinese TaipeiHsieh Yu-chiehChinese TaipeiLee Pei-chi1–6, 4–6
Win 2–4Feb 2019Midland Tennis Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) RussiaValeria SavinykhUnited StatesCoco GauffUnited StatesAnn Li6–4, 6–0
Win 3–4Nov 2019Las Vegas Open, United States 60,000 Hard LuxembourgMandy MinellaUnited StatesSophie ChangUnited StatesAlexandra Mueller6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–5Jan 2021Georgia's Rome Open, United States 60,000 Hard SerbiaJovana JovićUnited StatesEmina BektasUnited KingdomTara Moore7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 3–6May 2022 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay PolandKatarzyna KawaHungaryTímea BabosJapanNao Hibino4–6, 6–3, [7–10]

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. ^ abThe 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

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  3. ^"Press Kit"(PDF). Lagardére Unlimited. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^"Mirjana Lucic-Baroni vs. Olga Govortsova". TennisLive.com. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^"RADWANSKA SETS UP KEYS CLASH". WTA official website. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ^"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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  8. ^"World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2024.