Olga Poutchkova

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Olga Poutchkova
Country Flag of Russia Russia
Residence Washington, D.C., USA
Date of birth September 27th, 1987
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 5'10"
Weight 135 lbs.
Turned Pro 2002
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career Prize Money $113,643
Singles
Career record: 117-64
Career titles: 4 ITF, 0 WTA
Highest ranking: No. 40 (November 6, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open Qualification
French Open Qualification
Wimbledon Qualification
U.S. Open 1r (2006)
Doubles
Career record: 11-14
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 482 (October 11, 2004)

Infobox last updated on: September 27, 2006.

Olga Poutchkova (born September 27, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and model.[1]

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[edit] Early years

Poutchkova, coached by her father Alex Poutchkov made her international tennis debut on August 13, 2000 at the USTA Junior International Grass Court Championships where she was defeated in the first round.[2] Just a week later, at the USTA Junior International Hard Court Championships she secured her first win in a doubles match playing alongside Brazilian Caroline Neves.[3] Alongside American Nicole Pitts she won her first Junior tournament (out of 2 in doubles) in Ecuador, January 2001.[4] She won her only Junior title in singles at the US Junior International Hard Court Championships in 2003, beating Jessi Robinson 6-2, 6-2 in the final.[5]

[edit] ITF Circuit

Poutchkova started her ITF career in 2004 and won her first tournament on July 11 in College Park, Maryland.[6] She defeated first seeded Maureen Drake in the second round and Rosana de los Rios in the final: 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.[7] In Pelham, Alabama she reached another final, but was defeated 4-6, 6-4 6-0 by Slovak Zuzana Zemenova.[8] She reached her third ITF final in August 2005, beating Stephanie Dubois en route. In the final, Ashley Harkleroad was too strong as she beat Poutchkova 6-2, 6-1 to claim the Washington DC title.[9]

[edit] Breakthrough year 2006

In 2006 she made her WTA Tour main draw debut in Hobart, Australia as a qualifier; however she lost in the first round to Mara Santangelo.[10] Afterwards she tried to qualify for the 2006 Australian Open, but failed. She returned to the ITF tour and reached another final in Hammond, Louisiana at the end of March. She comfortably won the final, beating Andrea Hlavackova 6-3, 6-4 to win her second ITF Title.[11]

Her first WTA Tour main draw win in Birmingham followed in June, beating fellow qualifier Viktoria Kutuzova. She then lost her second round match against 4th seed fellow Russian Elena Likhovtseva.[10] Back in the IFF Tour she cruised to the final in Felixstowe's grass tournament, where she turned out to be way too strong for Australian Trudi Musgrave who was beaten by 6-2, 6-1.[12] As being second seed in Bronx, New York she won yet another ITF title. First seed Melinda Czink was already beaten in the first round by Dutch Elise Tamaëla. Poutchkova herself won all her matches and faced Belarussian Tatiana Poutchek final, which was easily won by Poutchkova 6-3, 6-1.[13]

After failing to qualify for the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon earlier in 2006, she successfully qualified for the 2006 US Open, beating Virginie Pichet, Stephanie Cohen-Aloro and Ryoko Fuda.[14] She then faced Marion Bartoli in the first round and was not able to excell against the 26th seed (6-4, 6-0).[15]

Poutchkova reached her first WTA Tour final in Kolkata, India, in September 2006, losing to Martina Hingis (6-0, 6-4), but beating seventh seed Nicole Pratt en route.[16] A week previously she had reached her first Tour singles quarter-final at the Tier III Bali, Indonesia notching up her first top 20 victory along the way when beating Ana Ivanovic.[17]

At the end of the season, Olga reached her second WTA Tour final in Quebec City, Canada. She lost to Marion Bartoli 6-0 6-0, becoming the first woman since 1993 to lose by that scoreline in a Tour final, although she was injured during the final.[18]

During 2006, she made her Top 100 debut and is currently at a high of No. 40 (Nov. 6, 2006).[10]

[edit] Professional titles (4)

Legend (Singles) Legend (Doubles)
Tier I (0) Tier I (0)
Tier II (0) Tier II (0)
Tier III (0) Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0) Tier IV (0)
Grand Slam Title (0) Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Tour Championship (0) WTA Tour Championship (0)
ITF Circuit (4) ITF Circuit (0)

[edit] Singles (4)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. July 11, 2004 Pelham, Alabama, United States Clay ParaguayRossana de los Rios (Paraguay) 7-5 4-6 6-2
2. April 2, 2006 Hammond, Louisiana, United States Hardcourt Czech RepublicAndrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-4
3. July 16, 2006 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass AustraliaTrudi Musgrave (Australia) 6-2 6-1
4. August 20, 2006 Bronx, New York, United States Hardcourt BelarusTatiana Poutchek (Belarus) 6-3 6-1

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Olga Poutchkova: Model and Professional Tennis Player, poutchkova.com
  2. ^ USTA Junior International Grass Court Championships 2000, itftennis.com
  3. ^ USTA Junior International Hard Court Championships 2000, itftennis.com
  4. ^ Nicolas Macchiavello Almeida Cup 2001, itftennis.com
  5. ^ US Junior International Hard Court Championships 2003, itftennis.com
  6. ^ $25,000 College Park, MD 2004, itftennis.com
  7. ^ $25,000 College Park, MD 2004 Results, itftennis.com
  8. ^ $25,000 Pelham, AL 2004, itftennis.com
  9. ^ $75,000 Washington, DC 2005, itftennis.com
  10. ^ a b c OLGA POUTCHKOVA (RUS) 2006 in detail
  11. ^ $25,000 Hammond, LA 2006, itftennis.com
  12. ^ $25,000 Felixstowe 2006, itftennis.com
  13. ^ $50,000 Bronx, NY 2006, itftennis.com
  14. ^ U.S. Open 2006 qualification, itftennis.com
  15. ^ U.S. Open 2006 main, itftennis.com
  16. ^ Kolkata 2006, itftennis.com
  17. ^ Bali 2006, itftennis.com
  18. ^ Challengebell Open results, challengebell.com
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