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 (Belarusian: 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.
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]
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.
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.
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]
Only main-draw results of WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]
Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | ||
French Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | ||
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | |
US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | ||
style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 22–38 | |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | NMS | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | |||
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | ||
Madrid Open | NH | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||
Italian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||||
Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||
Cincinnati Open | NMS | 2R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||
China Open | NMS | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||||
Tournaments | 1 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Career total: 186 | ||||
style=text-align:left | Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
style=text-align:left | Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | |||
Hard Win–loss | 0–1 | 12–9 | 12–17 | 17–15 | 7–17 | 4–11 | 8–10 | 10–9 | 5–8 | 2–5 | 2–8 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 113 | 83–115 | |||
Clay Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 8–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 1–6 | 3–8 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 50 | 26–50 | |||
Grass Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 13–23 | |||
style=text-align:left | Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 14–12 | 21–26 | 26–24 | 13–27 | 6–19 | 12–20 | 12–14 | 5–12 | 7–11 | 2–13 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0 / 186 | 122–189 | ||
style=text-align:left | Win % | 0% | 54% | 45% | 52% | 33% | 24% | 46% | 29% | 39% | – | 50% | 0% | 50% | Career total: | |||||||
Year-end ranking | 334 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 74 | 114 | 57 | 95 | 145 | 69 | 199 | 271 | 427 | 194 | 133 | 134 | 607 | $3,544,459 |
Current after the season of 2021.
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | ||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 28 | 16–28 | ||
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |||
Madrid Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–3 | |||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |||
Cincinnati Masters | NMS | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||||
China Open | NMS | 1R | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1 / 5 | 6–5 | ||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | ||||
Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 137 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 8 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 14 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 15–17 | 13–13 | 26–25 | 20–17 | 16–16 | 13–19 | 6–9 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 8 / 137 | 118–129 | ||
Win % | 0% | 25% | 47% | 50% | 51% | 54% | 50% | 41% | 40% | 33% | 57% | 50% | – | 50% | – | 33% | Career total: | ||||
Year-end ranking | 467 | 404 | 58 | 72 | 29 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 137 | 364 | 247 | 493 | 753 | 199 | 251 | 507 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 2008 | Charleston Open | Hard | Edina Gallovits | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 2010 | China Open | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7] |
Legend (pre/post 2009) | |
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Grand Slam | |
WTA 1000 | |
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1) | |
Tier III / International / WTA 250 (0–3) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2008 | National Indoor Championships, U.S. | Tier III | Hard (i) | Lindsay Davenport | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Francesca Schiavone | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
Loss | 0–3 | Amelia Island Championships, U.S. | International | Clay | Caroline Wozniacki | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 0–4 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Bojana Jovanovski | 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Legend (pre/post 2009) | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |
Tier I / Premier 5 & M / WTA 1000 (1–1) | |
Premier / WTA 500 (1–0) | |
Tier III / International / WTA 250 (6–5) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2008 | Charleston Open, U.S. | Tier I | Clay | Edina Gallovits | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | May 2008 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | Tier III | Clay | Jill Craybas | Marina Erakovic Polona Hercog | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2009 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Tatiana Poutchek | Kimiko Date-Krumm Sun Tiantian | 3–6, 6–2, [10–8] | |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2009 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Tatiana Poutchek | Vitalia Diatchenko Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8] | |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2010 | China Open | Premier M | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(7–2), 1–6, [10–7] | |
Win | 5–1 | Feb 2011 | National Indoor Championships, U.S. | International | Hard (i) | Alla Kudryavtseva | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] | |
Win | 6–1 | Jun 2011 | Birmingham Classic, UK | International | Grass | Alla Kudryavtseva | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 1–6, 6–1, [10–5] | |
Loss | 6–2 | Jul 2011 | Washington Open, U.S. | International | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | Sania Mirza Yaroslava Shvedova | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 7–2 | Aug 2011 | New Haven Open, U.S. | Premier | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Loss | 7–3 | Feb 2012 | National Indoor Championships, U.S. | International | Hard (i) | Vera Dushevina | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 8–3 | May 2012 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3] | |
Loss | 8–4 | Sep 2013 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Mandy Minella | Tímea Babos Yaroslava Shvedova | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 8–5 | Apr 2014 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Tímea Babos | Darija Jurak Megan Moulton-Levy | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [9–11] | |
Loss | 8–6 | Sep 2016 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Vera Lapko | Asia Muhammad Peng Shuai | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Legend | |
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$100,000 tournaments | |
$75/80,000 tournaments | |
$50/60,000 tournaments | |
$25,000 tournaments | |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2003 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | 1–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2003 | ITF Haifa, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | 1–6, 7–6(4), 3–6 | |
Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2007 | ITF St. Paul, United States | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Sofia Arvidsson | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 1–3 | Mar 2007 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Eva Hrdinová | 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 2–3 | Apr 2007 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Melissa Torres Sandoval | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Loss | 2–4 | May 2007 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5–7, 6–1, 1–6 | |
Loss | 2–5 | May 2011 | Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom | 75,000 | Grass | Eleni Daniilidou | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 3–5 | Feb 2012 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–6(5) | |
Win | 4–5 | Feb 2015 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Rebecca Šramková | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 5–5 | Mar 2015 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Maryna Zanevska | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–6 | Aug 2016 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 50,000 | Hard | Jennifer Brady | 5–7, 2–6 | |
Win | 6–6 | Sep 2016 | Zhuhai Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 7–6 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Amanda Anisimova | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 8–6 | Jun 2019 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Clara Tauson | 6–1, 7–6(3) | |
Loss | 8–7 | Jul 2019 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Georgia Crăciun | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 9–7 | Feb 2020 | Kentucky Open, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Claire Liu | 6–4, 6–4 |
Legend | |
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$100,000 tournaments | |
$80,000 tournaments | |
$50/60,000 tournaments | |
$25,000 tournaments | |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | ||
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2003 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Victoria Azarenka | Natalie Neri Danielle Steinberg | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2004 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Victoria Azarenka | Anna Bastrikova Alla Kudryavtseva | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2005 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Kateryna Polunina | Alexandra Panova Olga Panova | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2016 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 50,000 | Hard | Julia Glushko | Jamie Loeb An-Sophie Mestach | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2019 | bgcolor=lightblue | ITF Plantation, United States | bgcolor=lightblue | 25,000 | Clay | Hsieh Yu-chieh Lee Pei-chi | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 2–4 | Feb 2019 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Valeria Savinykh | Coco Gauff Ann Li | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2019 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Mandy Minella | Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2021 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Jovana Jović | Emina Bektas Tara Moore | 7–5, 2–6, [8–10] | ||
Loss | 3–6 | May 2022 | ITF Bonita Springs, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Kawa | Tímea Babos Nao Hibino | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Govortsova's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or better is as follows:
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]