Valeria Savinykh Explained

Valeria Savinykh
Residence:Vienna, Austria
Birth Date:20 February 1991
Birth Place:Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Yekaterinburg, Russia)
Height:1.67 m
Coach:Tomasz Iwanski
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 900,830
Singlestitles:10 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 99 (9 April 2012)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 194 (1 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2013)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2012)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2012)
Doublestitles:1 WTA Challenger
Highestdoublesranking:No. 98 (20 November 2017)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 866 (1 July 2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2012)
Updated:9 July 2024

Valeria Dmitrievna Savinykh (Russian: Валерия Дмитриевна Савиных; born 20 February 1991) is a Russian tennis player.

In April 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99. On 20 November 2017, she peaked at No. 98 in the WTA doubles rankings. Savinykh has won ten singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, along with one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour.

Personal life

Her father, Dmitry, introduced her into tennis at age five, and her mother, Elena, often travels with her. She trains at the SotoTennis Academy in Spain. Since November 2012, she has been coached by Tomasz Iwański.[1]

Performance timeline

Singles

Current through the 2023 Hong Kong Open.

Tournament2010201120122013...201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1R3RAAQ21RQ2A0 / 32–3
French OpenAQ1Q1Q1AAQ1Q1Q1A0 / 00–0
WimbledonAQ2Q3AAQ1NHQ1AA0 / 00–0
US OpenQ2Q2Q3AAQ2AQ1AQ20 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–12–10–00–00–00–10–00–00 / 32–3
WTA 1000
Miami OpenAA2RQ2AANHAAA0 / 11–1
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAQ1A0 / 00–0
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAQ1AAANH0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments0263113004Career total: 20
Overall win-loss0–02–23–62–30–10–10–30–00–02–40 / 209–20

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Brasil Tennis Cup, BrazilInternationalHard Anne Keothavong Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
0–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Japan Women's Open, JapanInternationalHard Christina McHale Misaki Doi
Nao Hibino
6–3, 4–6, [4–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 27 (10 titles, 17 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–4)
$40,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (5–6)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–5)
Legend
Hard (10–14)
Clay (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2008ITF Rabat, Morocco10,000Clay Lisa Sabino1–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Sep 2008ITF Limoges, France10,000Hard (i) Marina Melnikova1–0 ret.
Loss0–3Jun 2010ITF Båstad, Sweden25,000Clay Sofia Arvidsson3–6, 1–6
Loss0–4Nov 2010Open Nantes Atlantique, France50,000Hard (i) Lucie Hradecká3–6, 1–6
Win1–4Apr 2011Soweto Open, South Africa100,000Hard Petra Cetkovská6–1, 6–3
Loss1–5Dec 2011Ankara Cup, Turkey50,000Hard (i) Kristina Mladenovic5–7, 7–5, 1–6
Loss1–6May 2014Nana Trophy, Tunisia25,000Clay Ons Jabeur3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss1–7Jun 2016ITF Puszczykowo, Poland10,000Hard Marie Bouzková2–6, 0–6
Loss1–8Jul 2016ITF Astana, Kazakhstan10,000Hard Vera Lapko6–7(3), 6–3, 4–6
Win2–8Oct 2016ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Gabriella Taylor6–2, 4–1 ret.
Loss2–9May 2017ITF Santarém, Portugal15,000Hard Cristina Bucșa4–6, 4–6
Win3–9Jun 2017ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal15,000Hard Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic6–2, 6–0
Win4–9Aug 2017Mençuna Cup, Turkey60,000Hard Ayla Aksu3–6, 7–6(10), 7–6(5)
Loss4–10Nov 2018GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK25,000Hard (i) Maia Lumsden1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win5–10Dec 2018ITF Pune Open, India25,000Hard Lu Jiajing3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7)
Win6–10May 2019ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Eudice Chong6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Loss6–11May 2019ITF Singapore25,000Hard Abigail Tere-Apisah3–6, 2–6
Win7–11Aug 2019ITF Taipei, Taiwan25,000Hard Risa Ushijima7–5, 6–2
Win8–11Apr 2021ITF Calvi, FranceW25+HHard Susan Bandecchi6–1, 6–4
Loss8–12Jul 2021President's Cup, KazakhstanW60Hard Mariam Bolkvadze6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss8–13Jun 2022ITF Ra'anana, IsraelW25Hard Maria Timofeeva1–6, 2–6
Win9–13Dec 2022ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW25Hard Priska Madelyn Nugroho6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss9–14Jan 2023ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW40Hard Kateryna Volodko2–6, 3–6
Loss9–15May 2023ITF Kachreti, GeorgiaW25Hard Bai Zhuoxuan4–6, 5–7
Win10–15Jul 2023ITF Palma del Rio, SpainW40Hard Harmony Tan7–5, 6–3
Loss10–16Aug 2023ITF Barcelona, SpainW60Hard Arina Rodionova4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss10–17Mar 2024ITF Murska Sobota, SloveniaW50Hard (i) Viktória Hrunčáková0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 49 (23 titles, 26 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–3)
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–6)
$25,000 tournaments (14–13)
$10/15,000 tournaments (6–3)
Legend
Hard (15–20)
Clay (7–5)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2007ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy10,000Clay Anastasia Grymalska Alice Balducci
Kildine Chevalier
6–3, 6–7(5), 3–6
Win1–1Jul 2008ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Ljubica Avramović Zorica Petrov
Anja Prislan
w/o
Loss1–2Jul 2008ITF Rabat, Morocco10,000Clay Yuliana Umanets Lisa Sabino
Benedetta Davato
2–6, 1–6
Win2–2Oct 2008Lagos Open, Nigeria25,000Hard Elena Chalova Rushmi Chakravarthi
Isha Lakhani
6–7(6), 6–3, [10–7]
Loss2–3Dec 2008Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE75,000Hard Elena Chalova Maša Zec Peškirič
Irena Pavlovic
6–7(6), 6–3, [3–10]
Loss2–4Apr 2009Yugra Cup, Russia50,000Carpet (i) Oksana Kalashnikova Ksenia Milevskaya
Lesia Tsurenko
2–6, 3–6
Win3–4May 2009ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt10,000Clay Anna Brazhnikova Galina Fokina
Anna Morgina
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss3–5Aug 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Marina Shamayko Ekaterina Lopes
Arina Rodionova
3–6, 3–6
Loss3–6Oct 2009ITF Granada, Spain25,000Hard Betina Jozami Nina Bratchikova
Arina Rodionova
1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win4–6Feb 2010ITF Sutton, United Kingdom25,000Hard (i) Eirini Georgatou Naomi Cavaday
Anna Smith
7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss4–7May 2010ITF Brescia, Italy25,000Clay Iryna Brémond Naomi Cavaday
Anastasia Pivovarova
3–6, 7–6(5), [8–10]
Win5–7Jul 2010ITF Zwevegem, Belgium25,000Clay Richèl Hogenkamp Irina Khromacheva
Maryna Zanevska
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss5–8Oct 2010GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK25,000Hard (i) Eirini Georgatou Karen Barbat
Julia Mayr
w/o
Loss5–9Nov 2010ITF Bratislava, Slovakia25,000Hard (i) Claire Feuerstein Irena Pavlovic
Emma Laine
4–6, 4–6
Win6–9Jan 2011Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France25,000Hard (i) Darija Jurak Kiki Bertens
Richèl Hogenkamp
6–3, 7–6(0)
Win7–9Apr 2011Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain50,000Hard Elena Bovina Margalita Chakhnashvili
Ivana Lisjak
6–1, 2–6, [10–4]
Win8–9Oct 2011Classic of Troy, United States50,000Hard Elena Bovina Varvara Lepchenko
Mashona Washington
7–6(6), 6–3
Win9–9May 2014Nana Trophy, Tunisia25,000Clay Andrea Gámiz Marina Melnikova
Beatriz García Vidagany
6–4, 6–1
Win10–9Jun 2014ITF La Marsa, Tunisia25,000Clay Andrea Gámiz Xenia Knoll
Pemra Özgen
1–6, 7–6(6), [11–9]
Loss10–10Oct 2014Abierto Tampico, Mexico50,000Hard Kateryna Bondarenko Petra Martić
Maria Sanchez
6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Loss10–11Dec 2014ITF Mérida, Mexico25,000Hard Andrea Gámiz Tatjana Maria
Renata Zarazúa
4–6, 1–6
Win11–11Feb 2016ITF Palma Nova, Spain10,000Clay Alyona Sotnikova Amanda Carreras
Alice Savoretti
2–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss11–12Apr 2016ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Alyona Sotnikova Freya Christie
Chanel Simmonds
4–6, 0–6
Win12–12Apr 2016ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000Hard Alyona Sotnikova Kseniia Bekker
Alina Silich
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win13–12Jun 2016ITF Puszczykowo, Poland10,000Hard Weronika Foryś Olga Brózda
Katarzyna Kawa
7–6(4), 6–4
Win14–12Jul 2016Bella Cup, Poland25,000Clay Irina Bara Akgul Amanmuradova
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss14–13Sep 2016ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan25,000Clay Polina Monova Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Anastasiya Komardina
5–7, 4–6
Loss14–14Dec 2016Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE100,000Hard Hsieh Su-wei Mandy Minella
Nina Stojanović
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss14–15Mar 2017Pingshan Open, China60,000Hard Eri Hozumi Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
4–6, 4–6
Win15–15Apr 2017ITF Nanning, China25,000Hard Lu Jingjing Gai Ao
Guo Hanyu
6–4, 6–4
Win16–15May 2017ITF Santarém, Portugal15,000Hard Valeriya Strakhova Cristina Bucșa
Ksenia Kuznetsova
6–3, 6–2
Win17–15Jul 2017ITF Winnipeg, Canada25,000Hard Hiroko Kuwata Kimberly Birrell
Caroline Dolehide
6–4, 7–6(4)
Win18–15Jul 2017ITF Gatineau, Canada25,000Hard Hiroko Kuwata Kimberly Birrell
Emily Webley-Smith
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss18–16Aug 2017Lexington Challenger, United States60,000Hard Hiroko Kuwata Priscilla Hon
Vera Lapko
3–6, 4–6
Loss18–17Feb 2018Launceston International, Australia25,000Hard Laura Robson Jessica Moore
Ellen Perez
6–7(5), 4–6
Win19–17Sep 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Katarzyna Piter Mariam Bolkvadze
Ines Murta
6–3, 6–2
Win20–17Nov 2018ITF Wirral, UK25,000Hard (i) Freya Christie Sarah Beth Grey
Olivia Nicholls
6–4, 7–5
Loss20–18Dec 2018Pune Open, India25,000Hard Sharon Fichman Beatrice Gumulya
Ana Veselinović
6–7(4), 6–1, [9–11]
Win21–18Feb 2019Midland Classic, US100,000Hard (i) Olga Govortsova Coco Gauff
Ann Li
6–4, 6–0
Loss21–19Feb 2019GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK60,000Hard (i) Freya Christie Arina Rodionova
Yanina Wickmayer
2–6, 5–7
Loss21–20Mar 2019ITF Kazan, Russia25,000Hard (i) Freya Christie Olga Doroshina
Polina Monova
4–6, 7–6(4), [9–11]
Loss21–21Feb 2020Midland Classic, US100,000Hard (i) Yanina Wickmayer Maria Sanchez
Caroline Dolehide
3–6, 4–6
Win22–21Jul 2021ITF Palma del Río, Spain25,000Hard Eri Hozumi Himari Sato
Lulu Sun
7–6(6), 6–3
Loss22–22Aug 2021Landisville Challenge, US100,000Hard Samantha Murray Sharan Hanna Chang
Alexa Glatch
6–7(3), 6–3, [9–11]
Loss22–23Feb 2022bgcolor=lightblueGB Pro-Series Glasgow, UKbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard (i) Justina Mikulskytė Quinn Gleason
Catherine Harrison
4–6, 1–6
Loss22–24Apr 2022ITF Pretoria, South Africa60,000Hard Tímea Babos Eudice Chong
Cody Wong
5–7, 7–5, [11–13]
Loss22–25Apr 2022bgcolor=lightblueITF Monastir, Tunisiabgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Paige Hourigan Nigina Abduraimova
Hiroko Kuwata
1–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss22–26Jun 2022bgcolor=lightblueITF Madrid, Spainbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Guiomar Maristany
4–6, 4–6
Win23–26Jul 2022bgcolor=lightblueITF Palma del Río, Spainbgcolor=lightblue25,000+HHard Fanny Stollár Celia Cerviño Ruiz
Justina Mikulskytė
7–6(3), 6–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Валерия Савиных: "Спасибо Кафельникову за поздравления!". Valeria Saninykh: "Thanks Kafelnikov for his greetings!". Sport-Express. ru. Vladas Lasitskas. 17 January 2013. 23 July 2016.