Olga Govortsova Explained

Olga Govortsova
Вольга Гаварцова
Residence:Minsk, Belarus
Birth Date:23 August 1988
Birth Place:Pinsk, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Height:1.82 m
Turnedpro:2002
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$3,658,300
Singlestitles:9 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 35 (23 June 2008)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 1276 (24 April 2023)
Australianopenresult:2R (2012, 2013, 2014)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2008, 2009)
Wimbledonresult:4R (2015)
Usopenresult:3R (2012)
Doublestitles:8 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highestdoublesranking:No. 24 (29 August 2011)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 575 (24 April 2023)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2011)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2010)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2012)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2009)
Team:yes
Updated:24 September 2023

Olga Alekseyevna Govortsova (be|Вольга Аляксееўна Гаварцова (Volha Alyakseyeuna Havartsova); Russian: Ольга Алексеевна Говорцова; born 23 August 1988) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. On 23 June 2008, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 29 August 2011, she peaked at No. 24 in the doubles rankings.

Tennis career

She reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2008 Memphis Championships but lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport.

Govortsova has been sponsored by Wilson[1] and Chinese clothing company Peak.[2] She is represented by French-based sports agency Lagardère Unlimited.[3]

2009

She began her season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated eighth seed Francesca Schiavone en route to the quarterfinals. However, she fell against world No. 41, Sara Errani.At the Australian Open, she received main-draw entry but lost in straight sets against 20th seed Amélie Mauresmo in the first round.

She then played in Indian Wells, a Premier-Mandatory event where she defeated British Anne Keothavong in the first round before falling to Peng Shuai.In Miami, at the second Premier-Mandatory event, she lost in the first round to Belarusian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova.

In October, she reached the final of the Kremlin Cup, losing to Francesca Schiavone.

2010

Govortsova started the new year at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová. At the Sydney International she lost in the first qualifying round to Chanelle Scheepers.

At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Angelique Kerber.

At Amelia Island, she beat second seed Alona Bondarenko in the first round, and in the second round Anna Tatishvili, and in the quarterfinals Varvara Lepchenko, and in the semifinals third seed Dominika Cibulková, before losing her third WTA Tour singles final to Caroline Wozniacki.

2015

At the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Govortsova retired in the first round when she played against Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.[4] She failed to qualify for the French Open, losing in three sets to Alexa Glatch.

At Wimbledon, Govortsova advanced to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, by defeating opponents such as Alizé Cornet (who had beaten Serena Williams the previous year) and Magdaléna Rybáriková in the early rounds. She eventually lost to Madison Keys.[5]

At the Rogers Cup, Govortsova qualified for the main draw and defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in her opening match, before losing to fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[6]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results of WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1R1R1R1R2R2R2RQ31RQ1AQ3Q2Q1Q3A0 / 83–8
French OpenAA3R3R2R2R2R1R1RQ11RQ1AAA1RQ1Q10 / 97–9
WimbledonA2R1R2R1R1R2R1R1R4R1RQ1AAstyle=color:#767676NH1RAA0 / 116–11
US OpenA2R2R1R1R1R3R1R1R2RQ1AQ3Q22RQ1AQ10 / 106–10
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–02–23–43–41–41–45–41–41–44–20–30–00–00–01–10–20–00–00 / 3822–38
National representation
Summer OlympicsNH1RNHANHANHA0 / 10–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenNMS2R1R3RAA1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 43–4
Indian Wells OpenAA2R2R2R1R1R2RQ1A1RAAANHQ2Q10 / 73–7
Miami OpenAA1R1R1R1RQ12R2RA1RAAAstyle=color:#767676NHQ2Q10 / 72–7
Madrid OpenNHQ12R1RAQ1Q11RAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 31–3
Italian OpenAA2RA1RQ11RQ1AAAAAAAA0 / 31–3
Canadian OpenAA1RA1RQ1AQ1A2RQ2AAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 31–3
Cincinnati OpenNMS2R1RQ2Q2Q2AQ2AAAAAA0 / 21–2
Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAA2RAAAAQ1AAAANH0 / 11–1
China OpenNMS1R2RQ11RAQ1AAAAANH0 / 31–3
Career statistics
20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
Tournaments112262427191914121111011350Career total: 186
style=text-align:leftTitles00000000000000000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals00111001000000000Career total: 4
Hard Win–loss0–112–912–1717–157–174–118–1010–95–82–52–80–01–10–13–30–10–00 / 11383–115
Clay Win–loss0–00–18–65–66–71–63–82–30–21–40–40–00–00–00–00–30–00 / 5026–50
Grass Win–loss0–02–21–34–30–31–21–20–20–24–20–10–00–00–00–00–10–00 / 2313–23
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–114–1221–2626–2413–276–1912–2012–145–127–112–130–01–10–13–30–50–00 / 186122–189
style=text-align:leftWin %0%54%45%52%33%24%46%29%39%–50%0%50%Career total:
Year-end ranking33449495274114579514569199271427194133134607$3,544,459

Doubles

Current after the season of 2021.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2R1R1R3R1R2R1RA1RAAAAAA0 / 84–8
French OpenAA1R1R3R1R2R2R1RAAAAAAAA0 / 74–7
WimbledonAA1RA2R2R3R1RAAAAAANHAA0 / 54–5
US OpenA1R1R3R2R1R1R1RA2RAAAAAAA0 / 84–8
Win–loss0–00–11–42–34–43–43–42–40–21–10–10–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 2816–28
National representation
Summer OlympicsNH2RNHANHANHANH0 / 11–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenNMSAAAAA1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1
Indian Wells MastersAAAA1R1R1R1RAAAAAANHAA0 / 40–4
Miami OpenAAAA2R1R1R1RAAAAAANHA0 / 41–4
Madrid OpenNHA1R1RA2RAAAAAANHA0 / 31–3
Italian OpenAAAA2R1R1R2RAAAAAAAA0 / 42–3
Canadian OpenAAAA1R2RA2RAAAAAANHA0 / 32–3
Cincinnati MastersNMSA1R1R1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 30–3
China OpenNMS1RW1R1R1R2RAAAAANH1 / 56–5
Career statistics
20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
Tournaments 13181526211819922001020Career total: 137
Titles00121310000000000Career total: 8
Finals00221421101000000Career total: 14
Overall win–loss0–11–315–1713–1326–2520–1716–1613–196–91–24–31–10–01–10–01–20–08 / 137118–129
Win %0%25%47%50%51%54%50%41%40%33%57%50%–50%–33%Career total:
Year-end ranking467404587229446160137364247493753199251507

Significant finals

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments

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

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2008Charleston OpenHard Edina Gallovits Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama		2–6, 2–6
Win2010China OpenHard Chuang Chia-jung Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta		7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7]

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
Tier III / International / WTA 250 (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2008National Indoor Championships, U.S.Tier IIIHard (i) Lindsay Davenport2–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Kremlin Cup, RussiaPremierHard (i) Francesca Schiavone3–6, 0–6
Loss0–3Amelia Island Championships, U.S.InternationalClay Caroline Wozniacki2–6, 5–7
Loss0–4Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Bojana Jovanovski6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I / Premier 5 & M / WTA 1000 (1–1)
Premier / WTA 500 (1–0)
Tier III / International / WTA 250 (6–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2008Charleston Open, U.S.Tier IClay Edina Gallovits Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama		2–6, 2–6
Win1–1May 2008İstanbul Cup, TurkeyTier IIIClay Jill Craybas Marina Erakovic
Polona Hercog		6–1, 6–2
Win2–1Sep 2009Guangzhou Open, ChinaInternationalHard Tatiana Poutchek Kimiko Date-Krumm
Sun Tiantian		3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win3–1Sep 2009Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Tatiana Poutchek Vitalia Diatchenko
Ekaterina Dzehalevich		6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
Win4–1Oct 2010China OpenPremier MHard Chuang Chia-jung Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta		7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7]
Win5–1Feb 2011National Indoor Championships, U.S.InternationalHard (i) Alla Kudryavtseva Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká		6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win6–1Jun 2011Birmingham Classic, UKInternationalGrass Alla Kudryavtseva Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci		1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss6–2Jul 2011Washington Open, U.S.InternationalHard Alla Kudryavtseva Sania Mirza
Yaroslava Shvedova		3–6, 3–6
Win7–2Aug 2011New Haven Open, U.S.PremierHard Chuang Chia-jung Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci		7–5, 6–2
Loss7–3Feb 2012National Indoor Championships, U.S.InternationalHard (i) Vera Dushevina Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká		3–6, 4–6
Win8–3May 2012Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceInternationalClay Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová		6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]
Loss8–4Sep 2013Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Mandy Minella Tímea Babos
Yaroslava Shvedova		3–6, 3–6
Loss8–5Apr 2014Monterrey Open, MexicoInternationalHard Tímea Babos Darija Jurak
Megan Moulton-Levy		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [9–11]
Loss8–6Sep 2016Guangzhou Open, ChinaInternationalHard Vera Lapko Asia Muhammad
Peng Shuai		2–6, 6–7(3–7)

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2003ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel10,000Hard Shahar Pe'er1–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Nov 2003ITF Haifa, Israel10,000Hard Shahar Pe'er1–6, 7–6(4), 3–6
Loss0–3Feb 2007ITF St. Paul, United States50,000Hard (i) Sofia Arvidsson6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win1–3Mar 2007ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Carpet (i) Eva Hrdinová6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3
Win2–3Apr 2007ITF Jackson, United States25,000Clay Melissa Torres Sandoval6–1, 6–1
Loss2–4May 2007ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States50,000Clay Bethanie Mattek-Sands5–7, 6–1, 1–6
Loss2–5May 2011Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom75,000Grass Eleni Daniilidou6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Win3–5Feb 2012Midland Tennis Classic, United States100,000Hard (i) Magdaléna Rybáriková6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(5)
Win4–5Feb 2015ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland50,000Carpet (i) Rebecca Šramková6–2, 6–1
Win5–5Mar 2015ITF Seville, Spain25,000Clay Maryna Zanevska7–5, 6–2
Loss5–6Aug 2016Challenger de Granby, Canada50,000Hard Jennifer Brady5–7, 2–6
Win6–6Sep 2016Zhuhai Open, China50,000Hard İpek Soylu6–1, 6–2
Win7–6Apr 2017ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States80,000Clay Amanda Anisimova6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win8–6Jun 2019ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000Clay Clara Tauson6–1, 7–6(3)
Loss8–7Jul 2019ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000Clay Georgia Crăciun2–6, 3–6
Win9–7Feb 2020Kentucky Open, United States100,000Hard (i) Claire Liu6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 2003ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel10,000Hard Victoria Azarenka Natalie Neri
Danielle Steinberg		6–0, 6–3
Loss1–1Apr 2004ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Victoria Azarenka Anna Bastrikova
Alla Kudryavtseva		4–6, 1–6
Loss1–2Apr 2005ITF Minsk, Belarus10,000Carpet (i) Kateryna Polunina Alexandra Panova
Olga Panova		5–7, 3–6
Loss1–3Aug 2016Challenger de Granby, Canada50,000Hard Julia Glushko Jamie Loeb
An-Sophie Mestach		4–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Jan 2019bgcolor=lightblueITF Plantation, United Statesbgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Hsieh Yu-chieh
Lee Pei-chi		1–6, 4–6
Win2–4Feb 2019Midland Tennis Classic, United States100,000Hard (i) Valeria Savinykh Coco Gauff
Ann Li		6–4, 6–0
Win3–4Nov 2019Las Vegas Open, United States60,000Hard Mandy Minella Sophie Chang
Alexandra Mueller		6–3, 6–4
Loss3–5Jan 2021Georgia's Rome Open, United States60,000Hard Jovana Jović Emina Bektas
Tara Moore		7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss3–6May 2022ITF Bonita Springs, United States100,000Clay Katarzyna Kawa Tímea Babos
Nao Hibino		4–6, 6–3, [7–10]

Head-to-head record

Govortsova's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or better is as follows:

World TeamTennis

Govortsova has played three seasons with World TeamTennis, making her debut in 2013 with the Sacramento Capitals. She has since played for the Springfield Lasers in 2014 and 2019 was announced to be joining the Lasers again during the 2020 WTT season set to begin 12 July.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olga Govortsova. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526025017/http://www.wilson.com/en-au/tennis/players/olga-govortsova/ . 26 May 2015 . Wilson Tennis.
  2. Web site: Olga Govortsova – PEAK Sport . peaksporteu.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161937/http://www.peaksporteu.com/olga_govortsova . 2013-10-22.
  3. Web site: Press Kit . Lagardére Unlimited . 13 . 13 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni vs. Olga Govortsova . 18 May 2015 . TennisLive.com . 13 May 2024.
  5. Web site: RADWANSKA SETS UP KEYS CLASH. WTA official website. 6 July 2015. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150707203850/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4845592/title/radwanska-sets-up-keys-clash. dead.
  6. Web site: IVANOVIC ADVANCES IN TORONTO. WTA official website. 12 August 2015. 13 August 2015. 15 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815023019/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4928874/title/ivanovic-advances-in-toronto. dead.
  7. Web site: Olga Govortsova [BLR] ]. Australian Open. ausopen.com . 13 May 2024.
  8. News: World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020 . WTT.com . 16 June 2020 . 13 May 2024.

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