Anastasiya Yakimova at the 2011 US Open |
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| Country | Belarus |
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| Residence | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Born | November 1, 1986 Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$701,682 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 235–140 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (July 31, 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 61 (October 17, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2006, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 87–65 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (June 19, 2006) |
| Last updated on: June 14, 2010. | |
Anastasiya Yakimova (Belarusian: Настасься Якімава, born November 1, 1986 in Minsk, Soviet Union) is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.
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Yakimova began the year by qualifying for the Medibank International. She defeated Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, Sophie Ferguson and Klára Zakopalová en route to qualifying. She faced Annabel Medina Garrigues in the first round and lost 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.
She then headed to the Australian Open. She was accepted straight into the main draw and drawn against Gisela Dulko, she lost this match 6–3, 5–7, 6–3.
She then played her first ITF tournament of the year at the $50,000 Cali event in Colombia. As the no 4 Seed Yakimova battled through to the final where she defeated Rossana de los Ríos 6–3, 6–0 to take her seventh ITF title.
She then qualified for both Indian Wells and Miami, two premier mandatory events. In Indian Wells she defeated American Varvara Lepchenko before falling to reigning champion Ana Ivanović. In Miami she defeated fellow Belarussian Olga Govortsova and then 13th seed Marion Bartoli to reach the third round. Here she lost to Alisa Kleybanova 6–3, 3–6, 6–4.
At the 2009 Barcelona Ladies Open Yakimova qualified and managed to make it to her first WTA quarter final of the year. She defeated Sorana Cîrstea and Magdaléna Rybáriková before falling to eventual champion Roberta Vinci 6–3, 6–3.
She then played in the $50,000 Saint-Gaudens event as the no 1 seed. She made it to the final where she defeated Yanina Wickmayer for her second title of the year.
In Strasbourg she received main draw entry without qualifying. She defeated Maret Ani in the first round before falling to eventual finalist Aravane Rezaï.
At the 2009 French Open she has been drawn against Maria Sharapova.
In 2011 she won a $100,000 ITF event in The Bahamas.
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) |
| ITF Circuit (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 9, 2003 | Vale Do Lobo | Hard | Caroline Ann Basu | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2. | March 28, 2004 | St. Petersburg | Hard Indoors | Emma Laine | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 3. | November 28, 2004 | Poitiers | Hard Indoors | Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 4. | October 2, 2005 | Batumi | Hard | Ana Timotić | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. | July 6, 2008 | Mont-de-Marsan | Clay | Anna Gerasimou | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 6. | November 17, 2008 | Phoenix | Hard | Patricia Mayr | 3–6, 6–2, 1–0 ret. |
| 7. | February 15, 2009 | Cali | Clay | Rossana de los Ríos | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 8. | May 24, 2009 | Saint-Gaudens | Clay | Yanina Wickmayer | 7–5, 7–6(7–0) |
| 9. | August 8, 2009 | Astana | Hard | Nikola Hofmanova | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 10. | April 3, 2010 | Monzón | Hard | Zuzana Kučová | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 11. | March 19, 2011 | Nassau | Hard | Angelique Kerber | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV & V (1) |
| ITF Circuit (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Finalists | Score |
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| 1. | October 31, 2004 | Minsk | Carpet | Darya Kustova | Irina Bulykina Katarina Kachlikova |
6–4, 6–0 |
| 2. | September 25, 2005 | Jounieh | Clay | Mariya Koryttseva | Olena Antypina Hana Šromová |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 3. | October 2, 2005 | Batumi | Hard | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | Anna Bastrikova Nina Bratchikova |
2–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 4. | May 14, 2006 | Jounieh | Clay | Tatiana Poutchek | María José Argeri Leticia Sobral |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 5. | May 27, 2006 | Istanbul | Clay | Alyona Bondarenko | Sania Mirza Alicia Molik |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 6. | May 13, 2007 | Jounieh | Clay | Tatiana Poutchek | Mădălina Gojnea Monica Niculescu |
7–5, 6–0 |
| 7. | July 29, 2007 | Pétange | Clay | Carla Suárez Navarro | Martina Müller Claudine Schaul |
6–7, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 8. | October 1, 2007 | Tashkent | Hard | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Tatiana Poutchek Anastassia Rodionova |
2–6, 6–4, 10–7 |
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | ||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 3R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | |||||
| French Open | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 7–8 | ||||
| US Open | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |||||
| Win–Loss | 0–2 | 9–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 30 | 30–30 | ||||