Margarita Betova Explained

Margarita Betova
Fullname:Margarita Melikovna Betova
Residence:Moscow
Birth Date:1994 9, df=y
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:1.83 m
Turnedpro:2010
Plays:Right (one-handed backhand)
Coach:Carlos Martinez
Careerprizemoney:US$ 2,111,429
Singlestitles:2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 41 (15 February 2016)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 916 (1 April 2024)
Australianopenresult:4R (2016)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2019)
Usopenresult:2R (2019, 2020)
Doublestitles:4
Highestdoublesranking:No. 25 (6 June 2016)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2016)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2016)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2015)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2015, 2018)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:F (2013), record
Updated:7 April 2024

Margarita Melikovna Betova (née Gasparyan; Russian: Маргари́та Ме́ликовна Гаспаря́н||mərɡɐˈrʲitə ɡəspɐˈrʲan|Ru-Margarita Gasparyan.ogg, Armenian: Մարգարիտա Մելիքի Գասպարյան; born 1 September 1994) is an inactive Russian tennis player.

Betova has won two singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 February 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 41, and on 6 June 2016, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 25.

In 2015, she won both her first singles and doubles titles during the same week, a feat she achieved at the Baku Cup. She was formerly coached by Elena Makarova,[1] and she is currently coached by Carlos Martinez.[2]

Personal life

Born to an Armenian father, Melik, and a Russian mother, Lyudmila, Gasparyan began playing tennis at age 5. Her father was a weightlifter for some time, and her mother was a biathlonist. Margarita's home club is CSKA Moscow.[3]

The 27-year-old Margarita married Belarusian tennis player Sergey Betov in July 2021. On 23 December 2021, she gave birth to a son, Daniil Betov.[4]

Career

2010–14: Early years

Gasparyan started her pro career at the $10k tournament in St. Petersburg in mid-March 2010, losing in the first qualification round. Her first successful appearance was in another $10k tournament in Minsk, reaching the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles, respectively. Her first final was in Tyumen in doubles with Natela Dzalamidze in the very end of 2011, losing 0–6, 2–6 to Darya Kustova and Olga Savchuk.

In 2012, Gasparyan won four singles titles on the ITF Circuit, all under the category $25k. All of her singles titles came from Russia. She was awarded a wildcard into the Kremlin Cup but lost to Lucie Šafářová, in three sets.

At the end of the 2013 season, Gasparyan was called by Shamil Tarpischev to be part of the Russian team for the Fed Cup Final against Italy, in early November. Afterward, she won her fifth ITF title in Minsk.

The 2014 WTA Tour was for Gasparyan more productive especially by season's end in singles, and in doubles, she improved as she won two major ITF tournaments out of four, one being a top-levelled tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Gasparyan qualified for the Tashkent Open, but lost in the first round. She debuted at a Grand Slam tournament when she was in the qualifying draw at the US Open. At the end of the season, Gasparyan saw good results in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, winning one tournament.

2015: First WTA Tour titles, Grand Slam main-draw debut

Gasparyan won three ITF singles tournaments and one ITF doubles tournament, former being a top-level one. She achieved her first loss in an ITF final, also a $100k tournament, in Trnava, Slovakia, where she lost to Danka Kovinić. She then played on the WTA Tour.

In May, Gasparyan made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at French Open, where she lost in two sets to Ana Konjuh as a qualifier. On June 29, she made her second Grand Slam main-draw entry as a qualifier at Wimbledon, where she lost to No. 1 seed Serena Williams in the first round.

At the İstanbul Cup, Gasparyan played Tsvetana Pironkova after getting past the qualifying rounds. Despite winning the first set 6–0 and having two match points, she lost the match 6–0, 6–7, 6–7. Gasparyan won her first WTA Tour title in Baku, defeating Patricia Maria Țig in the final. She became the first one-handed backhand player to win in the 2015 WTA season.[5] As a result, her singles ranking rose to a career-high No. 71. Gasparyan, also with her win in the doubles event alongside title defender Alexandra Panova, rose to No. 84 in the doubles rankings. She lost in the qualifying rounds at the US Open, losing to American wildcard Jessica Pegula in straight sets.

Gasparyan then lost in the second round of the Tashkent Open to German Anna-Lena Friedsam, in straight sets. However, she won her second WTA doubles title of the year there with Alexandra Panova. At the Ladies Linz, Gasparyan upset sixth seed Camila Giorgi in the second round, before losing to Friedsam again. At the Kremlin Cup, Gasparyan upset ninth seed Kristina Mladenovic in the second round but lost to eventual finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals. In her last tournament of the year, Gasparyan reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Challenger Open de Seine-et-Marne, retiring in the match against Francesca Schiavone.

Gasparyan ended the season as world No. 62, her first season ending in the top 100 and winning her first WTA Tour singles title.

2016: Top 50, French Open doubles semifinal

Gasparyan played in Brisbane, but lost in the first round to compatriot Ekaterina Makarova. In Hobart, Gasparyan lost in the second round to Johanna Larsson.

In the Australian Open, she managed to reach the fourth round, her best to date Grand Slam performance, after upsetting 17th seed Sara Errani in the first round. She then lost to world No. 1 Serena Williams in straight sets.[6]

At the inaugural St. Petersburg Trophy, Gasparyan reached the second round, then lost to Ana Ivanovic. In Doha, she caused a big upset by defeating Karolína Plíšková in just 49 minutes. At Indian Wells, Gasparyan lost to ninth seed Roberta Vinci in the second round despite having two match points.

She debuted for Team Russia at the 2016 Fed Cup against Belarus in the World Group play-offs.

After Wimbledon, Gasparyan underwent surgery due to an injury, and she was not able to participate over a specific time period. Among the tournaments she skipped were the Summer Olympics, where she planned to partner with Kuznetsova in doubles.[7]

2017–2018: Recovery from injury, second WTA title and return to top 100

Gasparyan came back to tennis in late 2017, participating in the qualifying rounds of the Kremlin Cup, after experiencing three knee surgeries.[8] [9]

In 2018, she reached the final of a $25k event in Spain, losing to Paula Badosa. She then entered her first WTA tournament since coming back from injury, the Jiangxi International Open in Nanchang, China, reaching the second round where she lost to Zhang Shuai.[10]

She was granted a protected ranking and entered the main draw of the US Open. In the first round, she was defeated by world No. 4 Angelique Kerber in straight sets.[11] Gasparyan became the second lowest-ranked player to win a WTA title when she won the Tashkent Open with a ranking of No. 299, defeating Anastasia Potapova in the final.[12] She also claimed top 100 wins over Tatjana Maria[13] and Mona Barthel[14] in the process, making her return to the top 200.

Gasparyan extended her winning streak at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz by reaching the quarterfinals, where she earned the first top-10 win of her career over Kiki Bertens in the second round.[15] Another WTA Tour quarterfinal followed at the Luxembourg Open when she upset Maria Sakkari in straight sets.

She ended her first full comeback season with back-to-back WTA 125 semifinals at the Mumbai Open[16] and the Open de Limoges,[17] returning to the top 100 for the first time since 2016.

2019: Return to top 60, first WTA Premier doubles title

Gasparyan started her season at the Australian Open where she reached the second round, losing to Elise Mertens in straight sets.[18] She then qualified for the main draw at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy,[19] but lost to former Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka in the first round.[20] Despite her early exit in singles, she managed to win the biggest doubles title of her career alongside Ekaterina Makarova in St. Petersburg as an unseeded pair.[21]

She reached her first quarterfinal of the year at the İstanbul Cup, where she upset second seed Mihaela Buzărnescu in three sets.[22] She defeated compatriot Veronika Kudermetova but retired in her semifinal match against eventual champion Petra Martić.[23]

Gasparyan returned stronger during the grass-court season, upsetting seventh seed Viktória Kužmová in the first round of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships.[24] She then stunned Elina Svitolina for her first top-10 win of the year at the Birmingham Classic.[25] At Wimbledon, she was close to repeating her victory over Svitolina in the second round but was forced to retire in the second set.[26]

The Russian went on a winless run until the US Open, where she won her first match since July against Priscilla Hon in the first round.[27] However, she won just one game in the second round against Johanna Konta.[28] Gasparyan failed to defend her title at the Tashkent Open, losing to Danka Kovinić in the second round.[29] She made another WTA quarterfinal at the BGL Luxembourg Open but was forced to retire against Blinkova to end her season.[30] As a result of not defending her WTA 125 tournament points, she ended the year outside the top 100.[31]

2020: More injury struggles

Gasparyan began 2020 by qualifying for the main draw at the Shenzhen Open, but lost to second seed Aryna Sabalenka in convincing fashion.[32] She then suffered her first opening-round exit at the Australian Open in her career, losing to Maria Sakkari.[33]

She returned to action at the Rosmalen Open but lost in the first qualifying round. She ended a six-match losing streak at the US Open, defeating former Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig in three sets, which was her second top 100 victory of the season.[34] However, she lost to Serena Williams in a tight match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.[35]

Held during the second week of the US Open, Gasparyan made the second round of the İstanbul Cup but was forced to retire against Rebecca Peterson due to an injury.[36] She lost in the opening round of the French Open to Elise Mertens, in straight sets.[37]

2021: Resurgence, return to top 100 followed by a lengthy injury layoff

Gasparyan started 2021 at the Australian Open, where she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round.[38]

Handed a wildcard at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Gasparyan beat Kateřina Siniaková to reach her first WTA 500 quarterfinal since 2015.[39] Continuing her good form, Gasparyan defeated top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets[40] and Vera Zvonareva to reach the biggest final of her career.[41] However, she was forced to retire in the final against Daria Kasatkina.[42] With her run, she managed to return to the top 100 for the first time in over a year.[43]

She endured through a five-match losing streak on clay, with her last match of the season being a comprehensive loss against Ann Li in the first round of the French Open, winning just one game.[44] She was inactive for the rest of the year, falling out of the top 150 at the end of the season.[31] Meanwhile, she got married in the summer of 2021.[45]

2023: Comeback

She lost her rankings, before she came back in February and played her first qualifying matches at the Abu Dhabi Open and the Dubai Open.

She used protected ranking to enter the qualifyings at Birmingham and Eastbourne and the main draw at Wimbledon.

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[46]

Singles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA4RAA2R1R1RAA0 / 44–4
French OpenAAA1R1RAA1R1R1RAA0 / 50–5
WimbledonAAA1R1RAA2Rstyle=color:#767676NHAA1R0 / 41–4
US OpenAAQ1Q2AA1R2R2RAA1R0 / 42–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–23–30–00–13–41–30–20–00–20 / 177–17
National representation
Billie Jean King CupAbgcolor=thistleFAA1RAAPO2AA0 / 20–2
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAA2RAAAQ1AAQ10 / 11–1
Indian Wells OpenAAAA2RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 11–1
Miami OpenAAAA2RAA1Rstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 21–2
Madrid OpenAAAA1RAA1Rstyle=color:#767676NHQ1AA0 / 20–2
Italian OpenAAAA1RAAQ1AQ1AA0 / 10–1
Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAQ1Q1AAA0 / 00–0
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAAAAANHA0 / 00–0
China OpenAAAAAAAANH0 / 00–0
Guadalajara OpenNHA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–03–50–00–00–20–00–00–00–00 / 73–7
Career statistics
201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
style=text-align:leftTournaments10171206195502Career total: 58
style=text-align:leftTitles000100100000Career total: 2
style=text-align:leftFinals000100100100Career total: 3
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–00–110–68–140–011–514–192–55–50–00–22 / 5850–58
Year-end ranking2313182176211510587125164$2,029,929

Doubles

Current through the 2021 St. Petersburg Trophy.

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA2RAA2RAA0 / 22–250%
French OpenAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFAAAAA0 / 14–180%
WimbledonAAAA2R1RAA1Rstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 31–333%
US OpenAAAA2RAA2R1RAA0 / 32–350%
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–02–25–30–01–11–30–00–00 / 99–957%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAA2RAAAAA0 / 11–150%
Indian Wells OpenAAAAA2RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 11–150%
Miami OpenAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 13–175%
Madrid OpenAAAAA2RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 11–150%
Career statistics
style=text-align:leftTournaments11137903812Career total: 36
style=text-align:leftTitles00002100100Career total: 4
style=text-align:leftFinals00012100200Career total: 6
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–10–25–39–515–80–04–310–70–10–24 / 3643–33
Year-end ranking747280243997541218942551604

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
International (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Patricia Maria Țig6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Win2–0Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Anastasia Potapova6–2, 6–1
Loss2–1St. Petersburg Trophy, RussiaWTA 500Hard (i) Daria Kasatkina3–6, 1–2 ret.

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier (1–0)
International (3–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Alexandra Panova Aleksandra Krunić
Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 1–6
Win1–1Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Alexandra Panova Vitalia Diatchenko
Olga Savchuk
6–3, 7–5
Win2–1Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Alexandra Panova Vera Dushevina
Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Win3–1Prague Open, Czech RepublicInternationalClay Andrea Hlaváčková María Irigoyen
Paula Kania
6–4, 6–2
Win4–1St. Petersburg Trophy, RussiaPremierHard (i) Ekaterina Makarova Anna Kalinskaya
Viktória Kužmová
7–5, 7–5
Loss4–2Bronx Open, United StatesInternationalHard Monica Niculescu Darija Jurak
María José Martínez Sánchez
5–7, 6–2, [7–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (8–1)
$10,000 tournaments (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Carpet (i) Lyudmyla Kichenok6–0, ret.
Win2–0May 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Çağla Büyükakçay6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Win3–0May 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Daria Gavrilova4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win4–0Sep 2012ITF Yoshkar-Ola, Russia25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok7–5, 7–6
Win5–0Nov 2013ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard (i) Anastasiya Vasylyeva6–4, 6–4
Win6–0Nov 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt25,000Hard Elitsa Kostova6–3, 6–0
Win7–0Feb 2015Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France25,000Hard (i) Elitsa Kostova6–4, 6–4
Win8–0Feb 2015ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Karine Sarkisova6–0, 6–4
Win9–0Open de Seine-et-Marne, France50,000Hard (i) Mathilde Johansson6–3, 6–4
Loss9–1Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia<-- different from Slovak Open! -->100,000Clay Danka Kovinić5–7, 3–6
Loss9–2May 2018ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain25,000Hard Paula Badosa4–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Siberia Cup, Russia50,000Hard (i) Natela Dzalamidze Darya Kustova
Olga Savchuk
0–6, 2–6
Win1–1Jan 2012ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000Carpet (i) Anna Smolina Alexandra Artamonova
Marina Melnikova
6–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win2–1Mar 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Carpet (i) Anna Arina Marenko Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova
3–6, 7–6, [10–6]
Win3–1Sep 2012ITF Yoshkar-Ola, Russia25,000Hard (i) Veronika Kapshay Irina Buryachok
Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Loss3–2Jan 2013Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France25,000Hard (i) Olga Savchuk Amra Sadiković
Ana Vrljić
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Win4–2Feb 2013ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Polina Monova Maryna Zanevska
Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win5–2Jun 2013ITF Karshi, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Polina Pekhova Veronika Kapshay
Teodora Mirčić
6–2, 6–1
Loss5–3Sep 2013ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000Hard (i) Alyona Sotnikova Michaëlla Krajicek
Marta Domachowska
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss5–4Feb 2014Open de l'Isère, France25,000Hard (i) Kateryna Kozlova Sofia Shapatava
Anastasiya Vasylyeva
1–6, 4–6
Win6–4Open de Seine-et-Marne, France50,000Hard (i) Lyudmyla Kichenok Kristina Barrois
Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–4
Loss6–5Empire Slovak Open <-- different from Slovak Open! -->75,000Clay Evgeniya Rodina Stephanie Vogt
Zheng Saisai
4–6, 2–6
Win7–5President's Cup, Kazakhstan100,000Hard Vitalia Diatchenko Michaela Boev
Anna-Lena Friedsam
6–4, 6–1
Win8–5Empire Slovak Open100,000Clay Yuliya Beygelzimer Aleksandra Krunić
Petra Martić
6–3, 6–2

National representation

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup

Legend
bgcolor=#ccfWorld Group (0–1)
World Group Play-off (0–2)
Zone Group (1–1)

Singles (0–2)

EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LResult
2016bgcolor=#ebc2af rowspan=2WG PO16 Apr 2016Moscow BelarusClay (i)Victoria Azarenkaalign=center bgcolor=FFA07AL2–6, 3–6
17 Apr 2016Aliaksandra Sasnovichalign=center bgcolor=FFA07AL6–4, 1–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–2)

EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LResult
2013bgcolor=#ccfWG F3 Nov 2013Cagliari ItalyClayIrina KhromachevaKarin Knapp
Flavia Pennetta
align=center bgcolor=FFA07AL6–4, 2–6, [4–10]
2019bgcolor=#ccf rowspan=2Z1 RR6 Feb 2019Zielona Góra PolandHard (i)Daria KasatkinaAlicja Rosolska
Iga Świątek
align=center bgcolor=FFA07AL0–6, 6–3, 3–6
7 Feb 2019 DenmarkAnastasia PotapovaKaren Barritza
Maria Jespersen
align=center bgcolor=98FB98W6–2, 6–2

Top 10 wins

PlayerRankEventSurfaceScore
2018
1. Kiki BertensNo. 10Linz Open, AustriaHard (i)2R7–5, 2–6, 7–6(3)No. 137
2019
2. Elina SvitolinaNo. 7Birmingham Classic, UKGrass1R6–3, 3–6, 6–4No. 62

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Маргарита Гаспарян: Мне очень комфортно работать с Еленой Макаровой. Margarita Gasparyan: I really like the comfortable training with Elena Makarova. GoTennis.ru. 21 February 2014. 22 July 2015. ru.
  2. Web site: Карлос Мартинес: Нужно развеять убеждение, что Гаспарян больше не заиграет. GoTennis.ru. 2 May 2018. 28 August 2018. ru.
  3. Web site: "Она как «Феррари". Кто такая Маргарита Гаспарян . "She is Like a 'Ferrari'". Who is Margarita Gasparyan. Aleksandr Kharlamov. 4 August 2015 . sports.ru . 25 May 2016 . ru.
  4. Web site: Бабуров . Григорий . Российская теннисистка Маргарита Гаспарян впервые рассказала о своём 6-месячном сыне . www.championat.com . 2022-02-16 . 2023-04-16 . 2022-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625004805/https://www.championat.com/tennis/news-4736043-rossijskaya-tennisistka-margarita-gasparyan-vpervye-rasskazala-o-svoyom-6-mesyachnom-syne.html . ru.
  5. Web site: Margarita Gasparyan: Baku Champion. WTA. 2 August 2015. 3 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Sharapova Looks to End 17-Match Losing Streak Against Serena Williams . Clarey . Christopher . 24 January 2016 . New York Times . 24 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Мыскина: хотели, чтобы на Играх сыграл дуэт Кузнецова/Гаспарян, но у Риты травма. 14 July 2016. www.championat.com. ru. Myskina: we wanted Kuznetsova and Gasparyan to play doubles at the Olympics, but Rita has been injured. 18 July 2016.
  8. Web site: VAVEL.com. 2021-07-04. Margarita Gasparyan happy to be back playing tennis again. 2021-12-16. VAVEL.
  9. Web site: Addicott. Adam. 2017-10-16. 16 Months And Three Knee Surgeries Later, Margarita Gasparyan Returns. 2021-12-16. UBITENNIS.
  10. Web site: Top seed Zhang zooms past Gasparyan in Nanchang. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  11. Web site: Kerber edges past inspired Gasparyan at US Open. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  12. Web site: Gasparyan caps comeback with Tashkent title, routs Potapova. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  13. Web site: Gasparyan, Potapova win big to reach Tashkent quarterfinals. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  14. Web site: Potapova, Gasparyan set up all-Russian final in Tashkent. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  15. Web site: Resurgent Gasparyan stuns Bertens in Linz epic. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  16. Web site: Kumkhum upsets Zheng, leading field into Mumbai semis. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  17. Web site: Alexandrova gets past Zvonareva to set up Limoges final against Rodina. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  18. Web site: Mertens beats Gasparyan, advances to Australian Open 3rd round. 2021-12-16. www.efe.com.
  19. Web site: 2019-01-28. GASPARYAN MAKES IT TO THE MAIN DRAW. 2021-12-16. ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY 2022.
  20. Web site: 2019-01-29. AZARENKA DEFEATS GASPARYAN TO FACE KVITOVA. 2021-12-16. ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY 2022.
  21. Web site: 2019-02-03. GASPARYAN AND MAKAROVA WON ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY IN DOUBLES. 2021-12-16. ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY 2022.
  22. Web site: Gasparyan outlasts Buzarnescu, slides into Istanbul QF. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  23. Web site: Martić through to Istanbul final after Gasparyan retirement. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  24. Web site: Gasparyan comes back from the brink to upset Kuzmova in Den Bosch. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  25. Web site: Gasparyan grasps grass mettle to stun Svitolina in Birmingham. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  26. Web site: Svitolina escapes injured Gasparyan at Wimbledon: 'It's never nice to get this'. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  27. Web site: Tennis.com. Day 1 US Open looks: Priscilla Hon fights hard in Fila. 2021-12-16. Tennis.com.
  28. Web site: 2019-08-29. Johanna Konta happy at finally overcoming Margarita Gasparyan at US Open. 2021-12-16. the Guardian.
  29. Web site: 2019-09-25. Kovinic halts Gasparyan's back-to-back bid in Tashkent. 2021-12-16. Tennis Majors.
  30. Web site: Ostapenko ousts Lottner to reach Luxembourg semifinals. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
  31. Web site: Margarita Gasparyan Ranking History Weekly & Yearly Rankings – WTA Official. 2021-12-16. Women's Tennis Association.
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