| Country | Canada |
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| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | December 3, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$196,279 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 156–101 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 114 (March 8, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 166 (November 28, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 109–72 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 83 (May 3, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 99 (November 28, 2011) |
| Last updated on: November 28, 2011. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
| Women's tennis | ||
| Gold | 2005 Israel | Women's Singles |
| Silver | 2005 Israel | Mixed Doubles |
| Bronze | 2005 Israel | Women's Doubles |
Sharon Fichman (born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.
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Fichman started playing tennis at the age of 5. She won her first tournament at six.[1]
By age 13 she was the world's # 2 player under 14.[2] In 2004 at the age of 13 she was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls champ, and also won the doubles title with partner Melanie Gloria.
In 2006 Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dominated doubles at the 2006 Grand Slam Juniors by winning the Australian Open and French Open. At the 2006 U.S. Open Juniors, Fichman quartered in singles and came close to capturing her third Grand Slam in doubles with a finalist showing. She lost in the finals of the Canadian Open Junior Championship in both singles and doubles.
She attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, a public high school, which she graduated in July 2008.[1]
In October 2006, while still 15, she beat world # 114 Hana Šromová 2–6, 7–6 (5), 6–1. In August 2007, at the age of 16, Fichman beat world # 90 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro of France in Toronto, 6–3, 7–6 (4). She finished 2007 with a singles record for the year of 16–8. In October 2008, 17 years of age, Fichman beat world # 137 Jelena Pandžić 5–7, 6–4, 6–4. She finished 2008 with a singles record for the year of 25–16.
In January 2009 she won the singles in the Ace Sports Group Tennis Classic Lutz, Florida tournament, dropping only one set, and also won the doubles with Kimberly Couts. In April 2009 she won the Osprey, Florida tournament. In 2009, through mid-May her singles record was 25–7, and her doubles record was 15–8, for the year.[3]
Sharon won her first tournament of the year, the $25,000 ITF in Plantation, by defeating Alexandra Cadanţu 6–3 7–6 in the final. In Lutz, Sharon reached the quarter-finals but lost to Laura Siegemund. At the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas she reached the second round but lost to Catalina Castaño, despite having two match points in the second set. She won her second tournament of the year at the $50,000 ITF in Waterloo, where she defeated Julia Boserup 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.
Through October 2009 she was 7–1 in Federation Cup matches.[4]
In 2005 Fichman, who is Jewish, won the gold medal at the 17th Maccabiah Games in Israel at the age of 14. Fichman also won a bronze medal in the women's doubles, and wrapped up the event with silver medal in mixed doubles. She was also Canada's flag-bearer in the Games.
"I represented my religion and my country", she said, minutes after beating highly-touted 23-year-old Nicole Ptak of the United States 6–2, 6–2, for the gold medal. "These Games are not just all about sports but meeting people, learning about culture and building friendship. Being the No. 1 Jewish female tennis player in the world is also not too shabby."[5]
Fichman's style is a counter-punching baseliner, but she prides herself on being able to play any style. She employs a variety of spins and pace, and a wide array of shots. She is an explosive player capable of reeling off an improbable winner in a defense-to-offense situation.
Her parents, Julia and Bobby, emigrated from Romania to Israel and then, in 1989, to Canada. Bobby was a semi-pro tennis player. Now he's a nuclear engineer.
Her idol is Belgian Justine Henin. "I've been a fan since she won the U.S. Open last year", Fichman said. "There is just something special about her that is inexplicable. Her will, her mental abilities are what set her apart."[6]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner–up | 1. | May 9, 2009 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
2–6, 6–3, 10–5 |
| Runner–up | 2. | February 19, 2011 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Edina Gallovits-Hall Anabel Medina Garrigues |
2–6, 7–6(6), 11–9 |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | November 26, 2005 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | Pemra Özgen | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner–up | 1. | December 3, 2005 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Runner–up | 2. | July 22, 2007 | Hamilton, Canada | Clay | Stéphanie Dubois | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 3. | July 28, 2007 | Calgary, Canada | Hard | Ana Veselinović | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner–up | 4. | July 6, 2008 | Waterloo, Canada | Clay | Alexandra Mueller | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 5. | January 18, 2009 | Boca Raton, United States | Clay | Gabriela Paz-Franco | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 2. | January 25, 2009 | Lutz, United States | Clay | Lauren Albanese | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Winner | 3. | April 19, 2009 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Yuliana Fedak | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner–up | 6. | September 13, 2009 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Petra Martić | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | January 16, 2011 | Plantation, United States | Clay | Alexandra Cadanţu | 6–3, 7–6(2) |
| Winner | 5. | July 10, 2011 | Waterloo, Canada | Clay | Julia Boserup | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | November 11, 2007 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Maria Fernanda Alves Christina Wheeler |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 1. | October 25, 2008 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares |
2–6, 6–4, 10–4 |
| Runner–up | 2. | January 18, 2009 | Boca Raton, United States | Clay | Kimberly Couts | Alina Jidkova Darya Kustova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | January 24, 2007 | Lutz, United States | Clay | Kimberly Couts | Story Tweedie-Yates Mashona Washington |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | November 8, 2009 | Rock Hill, United States | Hard | Anna Tatishvili | Lauren Albanese Jamie Hampton |
7–6(5), 4–6, 10–3 |
| Winner | 4. | November 15, 2009 | Phoenix, United States | Hard | Mashona Washington | Marie-Ève Pelletier Anna Tatishvili |
4–6, 6–4, 10–8 |
| Runner–up | 3. | November 21, 2009 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Mashona Washington | Maureen Drake Marianne Jodoin |
3–2, ret |
| Winner | 5. | July 10, 2010 | Biarritz, France | Clay | Julia Görges | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Monica Niculescu |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 4. | July 18, 2010 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | Jelena Dokić | Nina Bratchikova Ekaterina Ivanova |
6–4, 4–6, 3–10 |
| Winner | 6. | July 24, 2010 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Monica Niculescu | Sophie Lefèvre Laura Thorpe |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | November 6, 2010 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Brittany Augustine Alexandra Mueller |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 5. | January 22, 2011 | Lutz, United States | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Ahsha Rolle Mashona Washington |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | April 9, 2011 | Jackson, United States | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Eva Hrdinová Natalie Piquion |
7–6(1), 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 9. | May 1, 2011 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | May 15, 2011 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Beatrice Capra Asia Muhammed |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 6. | June 26, 2011 | Boston, United States | Hard | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Tetiana Luzhanskan Alexandra Mueller |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | July 16, 2011 | Granby, Canada | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Vyktoria Kisialeva Nathalia Rossi |
6–4, 6–2 |
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