Alexandra Panova

Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (Russian: Александра Александровна Панова; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player.

Alexandra Panova
Panova at the 2022 French Open
Native nameАлександра Панова
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)
Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,630,879
Singles
Career record391–295 (57.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 71 (30 July 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
French Open1R (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2012)
US Open1R (2011, 2012, 2015)
Doubles
Career record314–256 (55.1%)
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 38 (18 January 2016)
Current rankingNo. 47 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2024)
French Open3R (2014, 2024)
Wimbledon2R (2015, 2016, 2023)
US Open2R (2012, 2015, 2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–1
Last updated on: 6 April 2024.

On 30 July 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 71. On 18 January 2016, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings.

She has won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won two of her 16 doubles titles with her older sister Olga Panova.

Career edit

2009 edit

In January, Panova obtained an invitation from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play JB Group Classic with her compatriot Anna Chakvetadze (she replaced Maria Sharapova for injury) and Vera Zvonareva, and then she entered the Australian Open women's qualifying singles unseeded and made it to the qualifying third round before losing to unseeded Julia Schruff of Germany, in two sets.

2010–2013: Major debut, three WTA 250 doubles titles edit

In August, Panova made her Grand Slam debut at the 2011 US Open by coming through qualifying. In the first round, she faced the eighth seed Marion Bartoli, a match that she ended up losing in straight sets.[1]

In February 2012, Panova made it to her first WTA Tour final at the Copa Colsanitas, upsetting the fifth seed Gisela Dulko along the way. She lost to Lara Arruabarrena in the singles final, but won her first WTA title in doubles. She then won her second doubles title of the year at the Morocco Open.

At the US Open, Panova faced then-world No. 1 and eventual runner-up, Victoria Azarenka, in the first round and was heavily defeated, losing in straight sets and winning just one game.

Panova participated in the 2013 Fed Cup final against Italy. She lost a marathon match against Roberta Vinci in the first rubber. Panova squandered a 7–5, 5–2, 40–15 lead. Italy went on to win the Fed Cup tie 3–0.

2014 edit

Panova started her 2014 season at the Brisbane International. Getting past qualifying, she lost in her first-round match to 2012 champion Kaia Kanepi.[2] At the Australian Open, Panova was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Stéphanie Dubois.

Panova won her fourth WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering with British Heather Watson. In the final they crushed Raluca Olaru and Shahar Pe'er.[3]

Now with Margarita Gasparyan as her doubles partner, Panova reached the finals of the Tashkent Open, losing to Krunić/Siniaková. This was Gasparyan's first WTA Tour final in her career.

2015–2018: First major win, three more WTA doubles titles edit

Panova entered the main draw at the 2015 Australian Open through qualifying. She won her first ever match at a major tournament by beating Sorana Cîrstea in the first round. She then came up against fellow countrywoman Maria Sharapova in the second round and lost in three sets after having two match points on her serve.[4]

Panova started the 2016 season losing in the qualifyings of Brisbane, Australian Open and St. Petersburg. She recorded her first main-draw entry at the Malaysian Open, losing there in the first round. She renewed herself in Bogotá, where she had been traditionally playing well. There, Panova defeated the top-seeded Elina Svitolina, saving five match points in the third set after being 3–6 behind.[5]

2024: First Grand Slam quarterfinal edit

As an unseeded pair partnering Cristina Bucsa, she reached her first major quarterfinal at the 2024 Australian Open defeating eight seeds Beatriz Haddad Maia and Taylor Townsend.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles edit

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ3Q1Q1Q31RQ22RQ2A0 / 21–233%
French OpenAQ2Q1Q11RQ2Q2Q1AQ20 / 10–10%
WimbledonAAQ1Q11RQ1Q1Q2Q2A0 / 10–10%
US OpenQ1Q1Q31R1RQ3Q31RQ2Q10 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–30–10–01–20–00–00 / 71–714%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a]AAAAAAQ1Q1AA0 / 00–0 – 
Indian Wells OpenAAAA1RQ1AQ1AA0 / 10–10%
Miami OpenAAAAQ1AAQ1AA0 / 00–0 – 
Madrid OpenAAAQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Career statistics
Tournaments23531766720Career total: 51
Titles0000000000Career total: 0
Finals0000100000Career total: 1
Overall win-loss1–24–33–50–312–171–74–65–72–20–00 / 5132–5238%
Year-end ranking1911401271177193122119133233$1,402,780

Doubles edit

Current through the 2023 Linz Open.

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA1R2R1R2R2RAA1RAAA1RQF0 / 86–843%
French OpenAAA1R2R1R3R2R1R2RAAA1R1R1R0 / 105–1033%
WimbledonAAA1R1R1RQ12R2R1RA1RNHAA[b]2R0 / 83–827%
US OpenAAA2R2R1R1R2R1RAAAAA1R2R0 / 84–833%
Win–loss0–00–00–01–32–41–42–34–42–41–20–00–20–00–10–22–43–10 / 3418–3435%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a]AAAAAA1RQFAAAAA1R2R0 / 43–443%
Indian Wells OpenAAAAAQFA2RAAAANH1RA0 / 33–350%
Miami OpenAAAA1RAAQFAAA2RNHA1R0 / 43–443%
Madrid OpenAAAAAAA2RAAA1RNHA2R0 / 32–340%
Italian OpenAAAAAAA2RAAA1RAA1R0 / 31–325%
Career statistics
Tournaments1051111131517123514017175Career total: 146
Titles0010201200100000Career total: 7
Finals0010222210200011Career total: 14
Overall win-loss1–10–16–45–1114–913–1316–1420–1510–121–39–45–130–013–1714–174–57 / 146131–13948%
Year-end ranking22620110688646653408931291162n/a1165961

WTA Tour finals edit

Singles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2012Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternational[c]Clay Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (7–7)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2010Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Tatiana Poutchek Alexandra Dulgheru
Magdaléna Rybáriková
6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Feb 2012Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Eva Birnerová Mandy Minella
Stefanie Vögele
6–2, 6–2
Win3–0Apr 2012Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoInternationalClay Petra Cetkovská Irina-Camelia Begu
Alexandra Cadanțu
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Loss3–1Feb 2013Pattaya Open, ThailandInternationalHard Akgul Amanmuradova Kimiko Date-Krumm
Casey Dellacqua
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–2Feb 2013Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Eva Birnerová Tímea Babos
Mandy Minella
4–6, 3–6
Win4–2Jul 2014Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Heather Watson Raluca Olaru
Shahar Pe'er
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss4–3Sep 2014Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan Aleksandra Krunić
Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 1–6
Win5–3Aug 2015Baku Cup, Azerbaijan (2)InternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan Vitalia Diatchenko
Olga Savchuk
6–3, 7–5
Win6–3Oct 2015Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (2)InternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan Vera Dushevina
Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss6–4Sep 2016Tournoi de Québec, CanadaInternationalCarpet (i) Alla Kudryavtseva Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss6–5Jul 2018Moscow River Cup, RussiaInternationalClay Galina Voskoboeva Anastasia Potapova
Vera Zvonareva
0–6, 3–6
Win7–5Oct 2018Kremlin Cup, RussiaPremier[d]Hard (i) Laura Siegemund Darija Jurak
Raluca Olaru
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss7–6May 2022Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoWTA 250Clay Monica Niculescu Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss7–7Feb 2023Lyon Open, FranceWTA 250Hard (i) Olga Danilović Cristina Bucșa
Bibiane Schoofs
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win8–7Jul 2023Hamburg European Open, GermanyWTA 250Clay Anna Danilina Miriam Kolodziejová
Angela Kulikov
6–4, 6–2

WTA Challenger finals edit

Doubles: 4 (runner-ups) edit

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2022Open Internacional de Valencia, SpainClay Arantxa Rus Aliona Bolsova
Rebeka Masarova
0–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 2022Contrexéville Open, FranceClay Han Xinyun Ulrikke Eikeri
Tereza Mihalíková
6–7(8–10), 2–6
Loss0–3Aug 2023Chicago Challenger, United StatesHard Cristina Bucșa Ulrikke Eikeri
Ingrid Neel
w/o
Loss0–4Dec 2023Open Angers, FranceHard (i) Anna Danilina Cristina Bucșa
Monica Niculescu
1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner–ups) edit

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2005ITF Kiev, Ukraine10,000Clay Oxana Lyubtsova3–6, 7–6(4), 2–0 ret.
Loss1–1Sep 2006ITF Mytilini, Greece10,000Hard Anna Gerasimou4–6, 4–6
Win2–1Oct 2006ITF Thessaloniki, Greece10,000Clay Madlen Kadur6–7(7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2May 2008ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard Xie Yanze4–6, 4–6
Loss2–3May 2008Kurume Cup, Japan50,000Carpet Chang Kai-chen5–7, 3–6
Win3–3Mar 2010ITF St. Petersburg, Russia10,000Hard (i) Neuza Silva6–1, 7–5
Loss3–4Jul 2011ITF La Coruña, Spain25,000Clay Gail Brodsky3–6, 4–6
Win4–4Sep 2011Saransk Cup, Russia50,000Clay Marina Melnikova6–0, 6–2
Win5–4Oct 2011Telavi Open, Georgia50,000Clay Alexandra Cadanțu4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win6–4Sep 2013Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia25,000Hard Kateryna Kozlova6–4, 0–6, 7–5
Win7–4Sep 2013Telavi Open, Georgia (2)50,000Clay Victoria Kan7–5, 6–1
Loss7–5Mar 2014ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay Irina-Camelia Begu2–6, 4–6
Loss7–6Mar 2014ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000Clay Irina-Camelia Begu5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss7–7May 2017ITF La Marsa, Tunisia25,000Clay Myrtille Georges1–6, 1–6
Win8–7Apr 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Clay Anastasia Pribylova6–2, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runner–ups) edit

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2005ITF Minsk, Belarus10,000Carpet (i) Olga Panova Olga Govortsova
Kateryna Polunina
7–5, 6–3
Win2–0May 2005ITF Kiev, Ukraine10,000Clay Olga Panova Vasilisa Davydova
Kristina Movsesyan
6–2, 6–0
Win3–0Sep 2006ITF Mytilini, Greece10,000Hard Maja Kambič Anna Koumantou
İpek Şenoğlu
6–2, 6–1
Win4–0Sep 2006ITF Thessaloniki, Greece10,000Clay Nicole Clerico Amra Sadiković
Stefanie Vögele
6–4, 7–6(8)
Win5–0Sep 2008ITF Rousse, Bulgaria25,000Clay Ksenia Pervak Vitalia Diatchenko
Eugeniya Pashkova
6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5]
Win6–0Mar 2009ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States25,000Hard Tatiana Poutchek Ekaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
6–2, 6–2
Loss6–1Mar 2009ITF Redding, United States25,000Hard Tomoko Yonemura Anna Orlik
Maša Zec Peškirič
2–6, 2–6
Loss6–2Apr 2009Dothan Pro Classic, United States75,000Clay Ekaterina Bychkova Julie Ditty
Carly Gullickson
6–2, 1–6, [6–10]
Loss6–3Mar 2010ITF St. Petersburg, Russia10,000Hard (i) Eugeniya Pashkova Alyona Sotnikova
Maryna Zanevska
5–7, 3–6
Win7–3Apr 2010ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia50,000Carpet (i) Ksenia Pervak Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
7–6(7), 2–6, [10–7]
Loss7–4May 2010Fukuoka International, Japan50,000Carpet Marina Erakovic Misaki Doi
Kotomi Takahata
4–6, 4–6
Loss7–5Jun 2010Maribor Open, Slovenia50,000Clay Ksenia Pervak Andreja Klepač
Tadeja Majerič
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win8–5Dec 2010Pune Championships, India25,000Hard Nina Bratchikova Anna Shkudun
Sachie Ishizu
6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss8–6Mar 2011ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard Olga Panova Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
3–6, 3–6
Win9–6Jul 2011Open de Biarritz, France100,000Clay Urszula Radwańska Erika Sema
Roxane Vaisemberg
6–2, 6–1
Loss9–7Jul 2011President's Cup, Kazakhstan100,000Hard Akgul Amanmuradova Vitalia Diatchenko
Galina Voskoboeva
3–6, 4–6
Loss9–8Aug 2011Tatarstan Open, Russia50,000Hard Vitalia Diatchenko Andreja Klepač
Ekaterina Lopes
w/o
Loss9–9Mar 2012Osprey Challenger, United States50,000Clay Lesia Tsurenko Lindsay Lee-Waters
Megan Moulton-Levy
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win10–9May 2012Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Urszula Radwańska Katalin Marosi
Renata Voráčová
7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss10–10Jul 2013Donetsk Cup, Ukraine75,000Hard Vesna Dolonc Yuliya Beygelzimer
Renata Voráčová
1–6, 4–6
Win11–10Mar 2014ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay Lyudmyla Kichenok Laura Thorpe
Stephanie Vogt
6–1, 6–3
Win12–10Mar 2014ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000Clay Irina-Camelia Begu María Irigoyen
María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Win13–10Jun 2014Contrexéville Open, France100,000Clay Laura Thorpe Irina-Camelia Begu
María Irigoyen
6–3, 4–0 ret.
Win14–10Nov 2014Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE75,000Hard Vitalia Diatchenko Lyudmyla Kichenok
Olga Savchuk
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss14–11May 2016Charlottesville Open, United States60,000Clay Shelby Rogers Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend
6–7(4), 0–6
Win15–11May 2016ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States75,000Clay Julia Glushko Jessica Pegula
Maria Sanchez
7–5, 6–4
Loss15–12Jun 2018Internazionali di Brescia, Italy60,000Clay Anastasia Pribylova Cristina Dinu
Ganna Poznikhirenko
3–6, 6–7(6)
Win16–12Oct 2018Internationaux de Poitiers, France80,000Hard (i) Anna Blinkova Viktorija Golubic
Arantxa Rus
6–1, 6–1

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  2. ^ Suspended due to politics.
  3. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ "Wimbledon Champion Kvitova beaten in round one". BBC. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Kanepi, Cibulkova through to second round". www.brisbaneinternational.com.au. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Heather Watson and Alexandra Panova win WTA Baku Cup". BBC Sport. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "MARIA SHARAPOVA FIGHTS OFF MATCH POINTS TO BEAT QUALIFIER ALEXANDRA PANOVA".
  5. ^ WTA Staff (13 April 2016). "Svitolina Stunned In Bogota". wtatennis.com. WTA Tennis. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

External links edit