Ekaterina Kosminskaya Explained

Ekaterina Kosminskaya
Екатерина Косминская
Birth Date:24 June 1988
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Australianopenjuniorresult:2R (2005
Frenchopenjuniorresult:2R (2004)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:3R (2005)
Usopenjuniorresult:3R (2004, 2005)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:SF (2004)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2004)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:1R (2004, 2005)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2004, 2005)
College:Penn Quakers

Ekaterina Kosminskaya (Russian: Екатерина Косминская; born 24 June 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.[1]

Early life

Ekaterina was born to Petr and Irina Kosminskaya on 24 June 1988 in Moscow, Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin received a scholarship for tennis from her foundation. Ekaterina Kosminskaya At age five or six she was sent by her parents to the Luzhniki per the attending the sports club there, coached by her Irina Granaturova.[2]

Career

Kosminskaya had a successful junior career, Her career-high world doubles ranking as a junior was world No. 10. In 2003 Kosminskaya won a prestigious tournament for juniors Orange Bowl partnering Marina Erakovic (Grade A).[3] [4] She has won 1 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She decided to follow the college route and was part of the Penn Quakers tennis team from 2006 to 2009.[5]

ITF junior results

Singles (2–0)

Legend (Win/Loss)
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5
ResultNo.width=100Datewidth=200LocationGradeSurfacewidth=200Opponentwidth=125Score
Win1.March 2003Haslevangen, NorwayG4Carpet6–2, 6–2
Win2.October 2003Bangkok, ThailandG2Hard7–6, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles (7–4)

ResultNo.DateLocationGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.May 2002Alicante, SpainG5Hard Susan Delport
Mandy Septoe
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2.January 2003Västerås, SwedenG4Carpet Georgia Smith
Melanie South
6–4, 6–0
Win3.March 2003Udmurtia, RussiaG4Hard Alexandra Panova
Olga Panova
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Win4.May 2003Prato, ItalyG2Clay Ekaterina Kirianova
Irina Kotkina
6–1, 6–4
Loss1.July 2003Essen, GermanyG1Clay Kelly de Beer
Nikola Fraňková
3–6, 6–7
Loss2.August 2003Domžale, SloveniaG3Clay Anja Poglajen Tina Obrez
Romina Raonic
6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss3.December 2003Key Biscayne, Florida, USAG1Hard Andrea Hlaváčková
Emma Laine
6–7, 4–6
Win5.December 2003Orange Bowl, Miami, USAGAHard Victoria Azarenka
Olga Govortsova
6–0, 4–6, 7–6
Win6.May 2004Salsomaggiore Terme, ItalyG2Clay Giulia Gabba
Verdiana Verardi
1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss4.May 2004Charleroi, BelgiumG1Clay Stéphanie Dubois
Yasmin Schnack
5–7, 3–6
Win7.Sep 2005Lexington, USAG1Hard Julia Cohen
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
7–5, 7–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Ekaterina Kosminskaya ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis. 2021-04-08. www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. Web site: Они начинают... Екатерина Косминская и Андрей Кузнецов . https://web.archive.org/web/20160206163800/http://korch.com.ru/oni-nachinajut-ekaterina-kosminskaja-i-andrej-kuznetsov . dead . 6 February 2016 . They begin... Ekaterina Kosminskaya and Andrey Kuznetsov. Inna Varyukhina . 27 May 2014 . korch.com.ru . 8 April 2021 . ru .
  3. Web site: 2003 BURGER KING ORANGE BOWL INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. 2021-04-08. www.collegeandjuniortennis.com.
  4. News: 2003 Orange Bowl Draws. www.itftennis.com.
  5. News: Ekaterina Kosminskaya. www.pennathletics.com.