Aliona Bolsova Explained

Aliona Bolsova
Fullname:Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova
Country: (2012–Jan 2013)
(Apr 2013–)
Birth Date:6 November 1997
Birth Place:Chișinău, Moldova
Residence:Palafrugell, Girona, Spain
Height:1.72 m
Turnedpro:2018
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Careerprizemoney:US$ 1,556,548
Singlestitles:9 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 88 (31 July 2019)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 486 (16 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2021)
Frenchopenresult:4R (2019)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2021)
Usopenresult:2R (2019, 2020)
Doublestitles:5 WTA Challengers
Highestdoublesranking:No. 54 (5 December 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 202 (15 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2021, 2022)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2020, 2021, 2023)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2022)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2022, 2023)
Team:yes
Updated:16 July 2024

Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Aliona Bolșova; Russian: Алёна Вадимовна Большова|Alyona Vadimovna Bolshova; born 6 November 1997) is a Spanish-Moldovan tennis player.

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Bolsova had a combined career-high ranking of No. 4, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open.

Bolsova has career-high WTA rankings of 88 in singles and 54 in doubles. She has won five doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1]

Playing for Spain, Bolsova has a win–loss record of 4–3 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of July 2024).

Personal life

Bolsova moved from Moldova to Spain at a young age. Her father, Vadim Zadoinov, and her mother, Olga Bolșova, were both Olympic athletes, and so were her maternal grandparents, athletes Viktor Bolshov and Valentyna Maslovska.[2]

She represented Moldova from 2012 to 2013, until she gained Spanish citizenship in 2013.

College career

Bolsova played for Oklahoma State University's tennis team as a freshman in the 2016–17 season in NCAA play. There, her record was 31–7 in singles and 25–7 in doubles.[3] Her tenure included helping OSU's team reach the final of the 2017 Big 12 Conference championship[4] and the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament.[5]

In 2018, Bolsova played for Florida Atlantic University, going undefeated in singles with a record of 19–0. In doubles, she went 15–3. Bolsova turned professional following the Conference USA championship of 2018.[6]

Professional career

At the 2019 French Open, she qualified for the main draw[7] and reached the fourth round on her Grand Slam debut in which she lost to Amanda Anisimova.[8] [9] [10]

She entered the 2023 French Open as a lucky loser, after an absence in the main draw at this major since 2020, and won her first-round match against Kristína Kučová.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[11] [12]

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ2Q21RQ3Q20 / 10–1
French OpenA4R1RQ1Q12R0 / 34–3
WimbledonAQ1style=color:#767676NH1RQ1Q10 / 10–1
US OpenQ32R2RQ1Q1Q20 / 22–2
Win–loss0–04–21–20–20–01–10 / 76–7
WTA 1000
Miami OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NH1RAA0 / 10–1
Madrid OpenAQ2style=color:#767676NHQ1AQ20 / 00–0
Italian OpenAA2RQ1AQ20 / 11–1
Cincinnati OpenAAQ1AA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments064801Career total: 19
Overall win–loss0–06–62–43–80–00–10 / 1911–19
Year-end ranking163114103157193$1,247,111

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament20192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA3R3R1R0 / 34–3
French OpenA1R1RA1R0 / 30–3
WimbledonAstyle=color:#767676NHA2RA0 / 11–1
US OpenAAA2R0 / 11–1
Win–loss0–00–12–24–30–20 / 86–8
WTA 1000
Madrid Open1RNHAAA0 / 10–1
Career statistics
Tournaments32542Career total: 16
Overall win–loss2–20–27–67–50–20 / 1616–17
Year-end ranking30129085

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Bol Ladies Open, CroatiaClay Katarzyna Kawa Ekaterine Gorgodze
Tereza Mihalíková
6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Win2–0Internacional de Valencia, SpainClay Rebeka Masarova Alexandra Panova
Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–3
Win3–0Romanian Open, RomaniaClay Andrea Gámiz Réka Luca Jani
Panna Udvardy
7–5, 6–3
Win4–0San Luis Open, MexicoClay Andrea Gámiz Oksana Kalashnikova
Katarzyna Piter
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss4–1Solgironès Open, SpainClay Rebeka Masarova Caroline Dolehide
Diana Shnaider
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win5–1Internacional de Valencia (2)Clay Andrea Gámiz Angelina Gabueva
Irina Khromacheva
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (2–3)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$10,000 tournaments (4–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2012ITF Coimbra, Portugal10,000Hard Kathinka von Deichmann1–6, 3–6
Win1–1Sep 2013ITF Lleida, Spain10,000Clay Mayar Sherif0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–1Jul 2014ITF Les Contamines, France10,000Hard Tayisiya Morderger3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss2–2May 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000Clay Bianca Turati6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win3–2Jun 2015ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Clay (i) Lucía Cervera Vázquez7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win4–2Jul 2015ITF Getxo, Spain10,000Clay Corinna Dentoni6–0, 6–2
Loss4–3May 2018ITF Monzón, Spain25,000Hard Katie Swan2–6, 3–6
Loss4–4Jun 2018Internacional de Barcelona, Spain25,000Clay Estrella Cabeza Candela2–6, 3–6
Win5–4Jul 2018ITF Getxo, Spain25,000Clay Olga Sáez Larra6–0, 6–1
Win6–4Jul 2018ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Katharina Gerlach6–2, 6–1
Loss6–5Sep 2018Open de Valencia, Spain60,000+HClay Paula Badosa1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss6–6Oct 2018ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain25,000Clay Marie Benoît0–6, 6–7(2)
Loss6–7Feb 2020Cairo Open, Egypt60,000Hard Marta Kostyuk1–6, 0–6
Loss6–8Jun 2022ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Leyre Romero Gormaz4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win7–8Sep 2022Vrnjačka Banja Open, Serbia 60,000Clay Nina Potočnik7–5, 6–1
Loss7–9Oct 2022Open de San Sebastián, Spain60,000Clay Julia Grabher3–6, 6–7(3)
Win8–9Nov 2022Open Villa de Madrid, Spain80,000Clay Tamara Korpatsch6–4, 6–2
Win9–9Apr 2023Koper Open, Slovenia60,000Clay Irina Bara3–6, 6–2, 4–1 ret.

Doubles: 19 (13 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$80,000 tournaments (2–0)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2012ITF Coimbra, Portugal10,000Hard Ulyana Ayzatulina Nadezda Gorbachkova
Ekaterina Pushkareva
2–6, 3–6
Win1–1Jul 2014ITF Knokke, Belgium10,000Clay Cecilia Costa Melgar Justine De Sutter
Sofie Oyen
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win2–1Jul 2014ITF Les Contamines, France10,000Hard Carla Touly Sara Castellano
Chiara Quattrone
6–1, 6–1
Win3–1Sep 2014ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Hard Olga Sáez Larra Marta Huqi González Encinas
Estela Pérez Somarriba
6–1, 6–4
Win4–1Oct 2014ITF Benicarló, Spain10,000Clay Andrea Gámiz Alexandra Nancarrow
Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–2, 6–3
Win5–1Nov 2014ITF Castellón, Spain10,000Clay Andrea Gámiz Federica Arcidiacono
Martina Spigarelli
6–1, 6–2
Win6–1May 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000Clay Priscilla Hon Cristina Bucșa
Eva Guerrero Álvarez
6–0, 6–3
Loss6–2Jun 2015ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Clay (i) Lucía Cervera Vázquez Elyne Boeykens
Steffi Distelmans
3–6, 6–7(4)
Win7–2Sep 2015ITF Barcelona, Spain15,000Clay Gaia Sanesi Estrella Cabeza Candela
Oleksandra Korashvili
6–3, 6–4
Win8–2Oct 2018ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain25,000Clay Despina Papamichail Marina Bassols Ribera
Ángela Fita Boluda
6−2, 6−2
Loss8–3Sep 2019Open de Saint-Malo, France60,000+HClay Tereza Mrdeža Ekaterine Gorgodze
Maryna Zanevska
7–6(8), 5–7, [8–10]
Loss8–4Dec 2020Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAEW100Hard Kaja Juvan Ekaterine Gorgodze
Ankita Raina
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win9–4Sep 2021Open de Valencia, SpainW80Clay Andrea Gámiz Ekaterine Gorgodze
Laura Pigossi
6–3, 6–4
Loss9–5Apr 2022Chiasso Open, SwitzerlandW60Clay Oksana Selekhmeteva Anastasia Dețiuc
Miriam Kolodziejová
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win10–5Jul 2022Amstelveen Open, NetherlandsW60Clay Guiomar Maristany Michaela Bayerlová
Aneta Laboutková
6–2, 6–2
Win11–5Oct 2022Open de San Sebastián, SpainW60Clay Katarina Zavatska Ángela Fita Boluda
Guiomar Maristany
1–2 ret.
Win12–5Oct 2022ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, SpainW100Hard Rebeka Masarova Misaki Doi
Beatrice Gumulya
7–5, 1–6, [10–3]
Win13–5Nov 2022Open Villa de Madrid, SpainW80Clay Rebeka Masarova Lea Bošković
Daniela Vismane
6–3, 6–3
Loss13–6Nov 2023Open de Valencia, SpainW100Clay Natela Dzalamidze Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Andreea Mitu
5–7, 4–6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolsova One of Six Collegiate All-Stars to Make the French Open Main Draw .
  2. Web site: Biografía. alionabolsova.com. 2015-04-20. https://archive.today/20150420042726/http://alionabolsova.com/index.php/sobre-mi/nacimiento. 2015-04-20. dead.
  3. Web site: Aliona Bolsova - 2016-17 Women's Tennis . Oklahoma State University . https://web.archive.org/web/20170420100847/http://www.okstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3653 . 2017-04-20 . 2020-05-02.
  4. Web site: Tennis Match Results. Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech. Apr 30, 2017 at Norman, Okla (Headington Family Tennis Center) . Big 12 Women's Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628224519/http://www.big12sports.com/pdf9/5381618.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 . 2017-06-28 . 2020-05-02.
  5. Web site: 2019 DI Women's Tennis Championship. Official Bracket . NCAA . 2020-05-02.
  6. Web site: Aliona Bolsova Turning Pro After One Season with the Owls - Florida Atlantic University Athletics . 2019-09-02 . 2021-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208023534/https://fausports.com/news/2018/7/26/womens-tennis-aliona-bolsova-turning-pro-after-one-season-with-the-owls.aspx . dead .
  7. Web site: Getting to know you: Introducing Roland Garros 2019's Grand Slam debutantes .
  8. Web site: French Open 2019: Little-known players make a splash . 30 May 2019 .
  9. Web site: French Open 2019, Day 2 roundup: Konta moves past Lottner, Kanepi stuns Goerges .
  10. Web site: Madison Keys reaches quarterfinals of French Open. .
  11. Web site: Aliona Bolsova. December 28, 2020. Australian Open.
  12. Web site: Aliona Bolsova WTA. 4 January 2021. WTA Tennis.