Nadia Podoroska Explained

Nadia Podoroska
Birth Date:10 February 1997
Birth Place:Rosario, Argentina
Residence:Alicante, Spain
Height:1.70 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Emiliano Redondi
Careerprizemoney:$2,574,042
Singlestitles:3 WTA Challengers
Highestsinglesranking:No. 36 (12 July 2021)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 71 (15 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:2R (2021, 2023, 2024)
Frenchopenresult:SF (2020)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2021, 2023)
Usopenresult:1R (2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:3R (2021)
Doublestitles:1 WTA
Highestdoublesranking:No. 62 (18 October 2021)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 294 (15 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2021, 2023)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2021, 2023, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2022)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:2R (2024)
Mixed:yes
Mixedrecord:1–1
Usopenmixedresult:2R (2021)
Othertournamentsmixeddoubles:yes
Olympicmixeddoublesresult:1R (2024)
Team:yes
Updated:15 July 2024

Nadia Natacha Podoroska (pronounced as /es/; born 10 February 1997)[1] [2] is an Argentine professional tennis player. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36, and on 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Podoroska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and three singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with 14 singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She competed for her country at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Early life

Podoroska was born on 10 February 1997, in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, and grew up in a middle-class family in Fisherton, a neighborhood founded in the late 1880s by railroad workers. She is one of three children born to father Marcelo and mother Irene; she is of Ukrainian descent as her grandparents were Ukrainian, but she does not speak the language at all.[4] Her father was a watchmaker by profession who over the years became a pharmacist, and her mother is also a pharmacist. Nadia was the first in her family to play tennis, a sport that she began practicing at the Fisherton Athletic Club at age five. As a child, she followed the performances of the Argentine male tennis players, especially Guillermo Cañas, although not so much of the national female representatives because they were broadcast infrequently on television. Among the female tennis players, she admired the Williams sisters.[5]

Her first years on the circuit were complicated due to financial difficulties competing internationally. In late 2017, she suffered several injuries that jeopardized her career. Upon her return, she decided to live in Alicante, Spain to settle in Europe and have greater chances of competing weekly. In addition, she began to be trained by Juan Pablo Guzmán and Emiliano Redondi. She added Pedro Merani to her team, with whom she performs mental training based on bompu zen and neuroscience, an aspect that she considered important to change her attitude towards tennis and its matches.

Professional career

2020: French Open singles semifinal, top 50 & Newcomer of the Year

In October, Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals of the French Open when she beat third seed Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.[6] Podoroska was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year for her rankings achievement and her solid performance throughout the season.[7]

2021–22: Major doubles semifinal, top 40 & Olympics debuts, hiatus

She continued her good form when she reached the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic by defeating fourth-seeded Petra Kvitová.

In May, at the Italian Open, she defeated 23 times Grand Slam champion and eighth-seeded Serena Williams in the second round. This was her third top-ten win in the last eight months.[8] Williams was playing her 1000th match of her career.[9]

At the French Open, Podoroska lost in the first round to tenth seed Belinda Bencic but reached the semifinals in doubles, partnering with Irina-Camelia Begu for the first time. As a result, she reached the top 40 in singles and No. 69 in doubles for the first time in her career on 14 June 2021.

At the end of the year, following the US Open, Podoroska announced she was withdrawing from the 2022 Australian Open due to struggles with pain that hit her through the whole season, opting to rest and recover until March 2022.[10]

She returned to competition in June 2022 after ten months of inactivity to participate in the Wimbledon qualifying, and reached the second round.[11] In August, she entered the US Open using protected ranking.

2023: Back to WTA 1000 and top 100

She reached the second round in three of the four majors except for the US Open where she lost to Zheng Qinwen in the first round.In September, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal since July in Budapest, in the first edition of the 2023 Ningbo Open.[12]

National representation

Playing for the Argentina Fed Cup team, Podoroska has a win–loss record of 12–11 (as of July 2024).[13]

She qualified to represent Argentina at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won against Yulia Putintseva, who played for Kazakhstan, by retirement[14] to reach the second round, and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the third round. Podoroska became the first Argentine woman to reach the round of 16 in Olympic tennis in the 21st century in singles. Only two Argentine female players reached it 25 years ago, Gabriella Sabatini and Inés Gorrochategui in 1996 at Atlanta.

Personal life

Podoroska lives and trains in Alicante, Spain.[15]

In 2022, Podoroska came out as a lesbian, posting her pictures on Instagram with her girlfriend, fellow Argentine tennis player, Guillermina Naya. She confirmed their relationship in an interview with ClayTenis.com.[16]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[17]

Singles

Current through the 2024 National Bank Open.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1Astyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2Astyle=background:#afeeee2RAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 33–3
style=text-align:leftFrench OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1AAstyle=background:yellowSFstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 46–4
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1AAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 40–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–05–12–40–13–40 / 1311–14
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer OlympicsNHAstyle=color:#767676 colspan=4NHstyle=background:#afeeee3RNHstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 22–2
style=text-align:leftBillie Jean King Cupstyle=background:#ecf2ffWG2style=background:#ecf2ffWG2style=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffZ1AAPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPOstyle=background:#ecf2ffPO0 / 011–6
WTA 1000
style=text-align:left Qatar OpenAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Dubaistyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAstyle=color:#767676 NMSAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Indian Wells OpenAAAAAANHAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 3R0 / 12–1
style=text-align:left Miami OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee 2RAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 22–2
style=text-align:left Madrid OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676 NHAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:left Italian OpenAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 3RAstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:left Canadian OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#afeeee 2RAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:left Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 1RAA0 / 10–1
style=text-align:left Guadalajara OpenNHAAstyle=color:#767676 NMS0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Wuhan OpenAAAAAANH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left China OpenAAAAAANHA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–04–40–00–24-40 / 64–6
Career statistics
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
style=text-align:left Tournaments003410417418Career total: 51
style=text-align:left Titles0000000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:left Finals0000000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:left Hard win–loss0–00–00–35–10–00–02–210–123–36–110 / 2926–32
style=text-align:left Clay win–loss0–00–04–11–31–10–08–24–51–25–60 / 1724–20
style=text-align:left Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–03–20–02–30 / 55–5
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss0–00–04–46–41–10–010–417–194–513–200 / 5155–57
style=text-align:left Win (%)Career total:
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking371336191314320255478320478$2,094,509

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAA1RA1R0 / 20–2
French OpenAAAAAAASFAA0 / 14–1
WimbledonAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NH1RA1R0 / 20–2
US OpenAAAAAAA1R2R0 / 21–2
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–04–41–10–20 / 75–7
National representation
Billie Jean King CupWG2WG2POZ1AAPOPO0 / 01–5
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHQFAA0 / 12–1
Madrid OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1
Canadian OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Wuhan OpenAAAAAANH0 / 00–0
China OpenAAAAAANH0 / 00–0
Guadalajara OpenNHA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–20–00–00 / 22–2
Career statistics
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Tournaments00233011124Career total: 26
Titles0001000000Career total: 1
Finals0001100000Career total: 2
Overall win-loss0–10–10–27–33–30–02–112–111–20–61 / 2525–30
Year-end ranking63758431211720248828768461

WTA Tour finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0Apr 2017Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Beatriz Haddad Maia Verónica Cepede Royg
Magda Linette
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss1–1Apr 2018Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Mariana Duque Mariño Dalila Jakupović
Irina Khromacheva
3–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0bgcolor=silverCopa Bionaire, ColombiaClay Paula Ormaechea6–4, 6–2
Win2–0bgcolor=silverSan Luis Open, MexicoClay Francesca Jones6–1, 6–2
Win3–0bgcolor=silverBarranquilla Open, ColombiaHard Tatjana Maria6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Loss0–1bgcolor=silverSparta Prague Open, Czech RepublicClay Giulia Gatto-Monticone Lidziya Marozava
Andreea Mitu
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (14 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (6–0)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (11–3)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0Nov 2013ITF Santiago, Chile10,000Clay Cecilia Costa Melgar6–2, 5–7, 3–5 ret.
Win2–0Mar 2014ITF Lima, Peru10,000Clay Carla Lucero6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Mar 2014ITF Lima, Peru10,000Clay Csilla Argyelán6–2, 6–4
Win4–0May 2014ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Bianca Botto6–1, 6–7(6), 6–1
Win5–0Jun 2014ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Olga Ianchuk6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win6–0Mar 2015ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil10,000Clay Victoria Bosio6–7(6), 7–6(2), 6–3
Loss6–1Mar 2015ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil10,000Clay Katarzyna Kawa5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss6–2Apr 2015ITF Santiago, Chile15,000Clay Fernanda Brito1–6, 0–6
Win7–2Apr 2016ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil10,000Clay Gabriela Cé7–6(2), 6–1
Win8–2Jul 2016ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Irina Ramialison6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win9–2Jun 2018ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay Myrtille Georges6–2, 6–0
Win10–2May 2019ITF Monzón, Spain25,000Hard Cristina Bucșa6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win11–2Oct 2019bgcolor=lightblueITF Pula, Italybgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Martina Trevisan7–6(5), 6–1
Win12–2Jan 2020bgcolor=lightblueITF Malibu, United Statesbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Claire Liu4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win13–2Jan 2020bgcolor=lightblueITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupebgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Harmony Tan7–5, 7–5
Win14–2Sep 2020Open de Saint-Malo, France60,000+HClay Cristina Bucșa4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss14–3Aug 2022ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain60,000Clay Julia Grabher4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (5–5)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0Dec 2013ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil10,000Clay Eduarda Piai Fernanda Brito
Stephanie Petit
7–6(4), 7–5
Loss1–1Mar 2014ITF Santiago, Chile10,000Clay Sofía Blanco Fernanda Brito
Camila Silva
6–1, 6–7(5), [7–10]
Loss1–2Mar 2015ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil10,000Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau
Constanza Vega
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win2–2Apr 2015ITF Santiago, Chile15,000Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Fernanda Brito
Eduarda Piai
6–4, 6–4
Loss2–3Mar 2016bgcolor=lightblueITF Campinas, Brazilbgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Gabriela Cé
Florencia Molinero
6–1, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss2–4Apr 2016ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil10,000Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Camila Giangreco Campiz
Constanza Vega
7–6(5), 6–7(5), [8–10]
Win3–4Jun 2016bgcolor=lightblueHódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungarybgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Laura Pigossi Irina Bara
Lina Gjorcheska
6–3, 6–0
Win4–4Feb 2017bgcolor=lightblueITF Surprise, United Statesbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Mariana Duque Mariño Usue Maitane Arconada
Sofia Kenin
4–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Win5–4Jul 2017Internazionale di Roma, Italy60,000Clay Anastasiya Komardina Quirine Lemoine
Eva Wacanno
7–6(3), 6–3
Win6–4Jun 2018Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary (2)60,000Clay Réka Luca Jani Danka Kovinić
Nina Stojanović
6–4, 6–4
Win7–4Sep 2018bgcolor=lightblueITF Lubbock, United Statesbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Naomi Broady Vladica Babić
Hayley Carter
3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss7–5Apr 2023Chiasso Open, Switzerland60,000Clay Andreea Mitu Emily Appleton
Julia Lohoff
1–6, 2–6

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

Resultclass=unsortableW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceclass=unsortableScore
2020
Win1–0 Elina SvitolinaNo. 5French Open, FranceClayQF6–2, 6–4No. 131
2021
Win2–0 Petra KvitováNo. 9Yarra Valley Classic, AustraliaHard3R5–7, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)No. 47
Win3–0 Serena WilliamsNo. 8Italian Open, ItalyClay2R7–6(8–6), 7–5No. 44
2023
Loss3–1 Caroline GarciaNo. 4United Cup, Australiabgcolor=#ccfHardRR2–6, 0–6No. 196
Loss3–2 Petra KvitováNo. 9German Open, Germanybgcolor=#cfcGrass2R1–6, 1–6No. 86

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Nadia Podoroska tuvo su día soñado: campeona a los 16 años . . 30 November 2013 . 27 November 2014 . es . 4 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204152831/http://www.clarin.com/deportes/tenis/Nadia-Podoroska-tarde-sonada_0_1039096473.html . live.
  3. Web site: Tennis - PODOROSKA Nadia . 28 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828203317/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/tennis/athlete-profile-n1362817-podoroska-nadia.htm . dead.
  4. Web site: 10 questions about Nadia Podoroska - Roland-Garros, Sabatini . 6 October 2020 . Tennis Majors . 11 June 2021 . 11 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210611215647/https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-nadia-podoroska-296194.html . live.
  5. News: Nadia Podoroska, el sueño del tenis femenino, de Rosario al mundo . La Nación . 14 May 2015 . 7 October 2020 . es . 8 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008202503/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/tenis/podoroska-el-sueno-del-tenis-femenino-de-rosario-al-mundo-nid1792701/ . live.
  6. News: French Open 2020: Elina Svitolina suffers shock defeat by qualifier Nadia Podoroska . BBC . 6 October 2020 . 6 October 2020 . 7 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201007033207/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/54434136 . live.
  7. News: 2020 WTA Player and Coach Awards revealed . WTA Tennis . 8 December 2020 . 8 December 2020 . 5 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210105131732/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1930120/2020-wta-player-and-coach-awards-revealed . live.
  8. Web site: Podoroska authors Serena stunner in Rome; Halep injured, Swiatek wins . Women's Tennis Association . 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512154044/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2139473/podoroska-pulls-off-serena-stunner-in-rome . live.
  9. Web site: Serena Williams brings up landmark 1,000th career match at Rome Open . uk.sports.yahoo.com . 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021 . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512165749/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/serena-williams-brings-landmark-1-154400224.html . live.
  10. News: McGowan . Marc . 28 December 2021 . Australian Open 2022: Argentina's 2020 French Open semi-finalist Nadia Podoroska out of Melbourne Park event . . . 9 January 2022 . 10 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220110004602/https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2022-argentinas-2020-french-open-semifinalist-nadia-podoroska-out-of-melbourne-park-event/news-story/956ffcc6b4fab2ba29842903d03c7566 . live.
  11. Web site: Snigur, Jimenez Kasintseva victorious in Wimbledon qualifying . 25 June 2022 . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625224445/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2651906/snigur-jimenez-kasintseva-victorious-in-wimbledon-qualifying . live.
  12. Web site: Tennis, WTA – Ningbo Open 2023: Podoroska eliminates Siniakova . 28 September 2023 .
  13. Web site: Billie Jean King Cup- Players . billiejeankingcup.com . 11 June 2021 . 9 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200709210811/https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800292858 . live.
  14. Web site: Tennis Player Retires Due to Scorching Heat at Tokyo Olympics 2020 . 25 July 2021 . 9 August 2021 . 9 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210809190336/https://www.essentiallysports.com/tokyo-olympics-tennis-news-tennis-player-retires-due-to-scorching-heat-at-tokyo-olympics-2020-yulia-putintseva/ . live.
  15. Web site: 'I have lived through a revolution in my life after Roland Garros' – an in-depth conversation with Nadia Podoroska . claytenis.com . 30 September 2022 . 6 October 2022 . 30 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930174043/https://www.claytenis.com/en/interview/nadia-podoroska-revolution-after-roland-garros/.
  16. Web site: Nadia Podoroska comes out, dating fellow WTA player Guillermina Naya . OutSports . 6 October 2022 . 3 January 2023.
  17. Web site: Nadia Podoroska [ARG] | Australian Open ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210207161310/https://ausopen.com/players/argentina/nadia-podoroska . 7 February 2021 . 2 February 2021 . ausopen.com.