2014 Tashkent Open
The 2014 Tashkent Open was a WTA International tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Tashkent Open, on the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, between September 8–13, 2014. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team Singles main-draw entrants * 1 Rankings as of August 25, 2014 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Nigina Abduraimova * Akgul Amanmuradova * Jeļena Ostapenko The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Margarita Gasparyan * Lyudmyla Kichenok * Lesia Tsurenko * Maryna Zanevska The following player received entry by a protected ranking: * Kateryna Bondarenko Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Stefanie Vögele → replaced by Kateryna Kozlova Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of Augu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these surfaces are rare now. Tennis Tennis hard courts are made of synthetic/acrylic layers on top of a concrete or asphalt foundation and can vary in color. These courts tend to play medium-fast to fast because there is little energy absorption by the court, as with grass courts but unlike clay courts. The ball tends to bounce high and players are able to apply many types of spin during play. Flat balls are favored on hard courts because of the extremely quick play style. Speed of rebound after tennis balls bounce on hard courts is determined by how much sand is in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danka Kovinić
Danka Kovinić ( cnr, Данка Ковинић; born 18 November 1994) is a Montenegrin professional tennis player. On 22 February 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46, and on 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 67 in the WTA doubles rankings. Tennis career 2010–2013: Historic WTA debut and quarterfinal Kovinić started playing as a professional in 2010. Her first WTA Tour tournament in singles was the 2013 Budapest Grand Prix, where she became the first Montenegrin to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA event. 2015: First Grand Slam match wins, first WTA singles final and doubles title Her first major match wins in singles came at the 2015 French Open and the 2015 US Open. In October 2015, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Tianjin Open. Her first match in doubles on the WTA Tour was at Bogotá, in April 2014. She won her first WTA Tour doubles title with Stephanie Vogt, in July 2015 at Bad Gastein. 2016: Top 50 debut Kovinić sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Kalashnikova ( ka, ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, tr, ; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player. Kalashnikova has won five WTA Tour doubles titles, three WTA Challenger doubles titles as well as five singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 5 July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 156. On 13 June 2016, she peaked at No. 43 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team since 2007, Kalashnikova has a win–loss record of 20–16 (as of December 2022). Tennis career 2012 In 2012, Kalashnikova entered the ITF tournament in Astana, where she won the doubles event with Marta Sirotkina against twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok. In November, she and Nina Bratchikova won the doubles title at the Royal Indian Open. 2013 Kalashnikova won her first WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering Irina Buryachok against Eleni Daniilidou and Ale ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Megan Moulton-Levy
Megan Moulton-Levy (born March 11, 1985) is a Jamaican-American former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 237, which she reached on 6 July 2009. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 50, achieved on 22 July 2013. Early life Her mother is Dr. Paulette Moulton, a dermatologist, and her father is Dr. George Levy, a record-setting sprinter at Nebraska who competed in the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 100m and 4x100m, and who is now an ear, nose and throat doctor. She was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and has three sisters. College Moulton-Levy went to Aiglon College, an international boarding school in Switzerland. She played at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 2004 to 2008. She was a four-time Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak Schreiber ( née Jurak; ; born 5 April 1984) is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 9, achieved on 15 November 2021. Her best WTA ranking in singles of 188 she reached in April 2004. World TeamTennis Jurak has played six seasons with World TeamTennis and was part of the 2016 San Diego Aviators team which hoisted the King Cup after winning the WTT Championships. She debuted in 2013 with the Texas Wild returning in 2014. She played her next three seasons with the Aviators from 2015 to 2017. In 2019, Jurak joined the expansion Orlando Storm for their inaugural season. It was announced that she will rejoining the Storm during the 2020 season set to begin July 12. Jurak paired with Jessica Pegula throughout the season in women's doubles, helping the Storm earn a No. 3 seed in the WTT Playoffs. The Storm ultimately fell to the Chicago Smash The Chicago Smash is a World TeamTennis (WTT) franchise founded in 2020, own ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kateryna Kozlova
Kateryna Baindl ( uk, Катерина Ігорівна Баіндль, née Kozlova; born 20 February 1994) is a Ukrainian tennis player. On 19 February 2018, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 22 October 2012, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings. Up to date, Kozlova has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Career 2015: Top 100 debut, suspension due to doping On 6 April 2015 she made her top 100 debut in the singles rankings. On 27 May 2015, the International Tennis Federation announced that Kozlova has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation. She was found positive to a doping substance after taking a stimulant, dimethylbutylamine. Kozlova's suspension was reduced to six months starting from 15 February to 15 August 2015. 2018 At the French Open, Kozlova became the second player to defeat a defending champion in the first round of Roland ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stefanie Vögele
Stefanie Vögele (born 10 March 1990) is a former professional Swiss tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 11 November 2013. Her highest WTA ranking in doubles is 100, which she reached on 5 January 2015. Over her career, she has defeated top ten players Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki. Vögele announced her retirement from tennis in November 2022. Biography Vögele who has three sisters is coached by Ivo Werner. She was introduced to tennis at the age of four by her parents. Professional career 2009 For the first five months of the year, Vögele participated in several WTA Tour events, needing to play through the qualifying rounds of most tournaments. During this period, she never won a main-draw match in such an event. In June, Vögele played in Birmingham, defeating seeded Ekaterina Makarova en-route to a quarterfinal showing. Playing at Wimbledon for the first time, she lost to defending champion Venus Williams in the first ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Volodko (née Bondarenko; uk, Катерина Володимирівна Бондаренко; born 8 August 1986) is a tennis player from Ukraine. She was the doubles champion in 2008 at the Australian Open, partnering her sister Alona Bondarenko. Kateryna is the younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona. She plays right-handed and turned pro in 2000. Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 29 and No. 9, respectively. Her best Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 US Open. Over her career, Bondarenko has defeated top ten players Elena Dementieva, Sara Errani, Ana Ivanovic, Garbiñe Muguruza, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Roberta Vinci, and Venus Williams. In 2022, she changed her name to Kateryna Volodko after marrying Denis Volodko. Biography Bondarenko was born on 8 August 1986 in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR (nowadays Ukraine) to father, Vladimir, and mother, Natal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maryna Zanevska
Maryna Volodymyrivna Zanevska ( uk, Марина Володимирівна Заневська; born 24 August 1993) is a Ukrainian-born Belgian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62, achieved on 23 May 2022, and a WTA doubles ranking of No. 86, reached on 16 June 2014. Personal life Zanevska has been training in Belgium since 2008, and resides in Namur. Born in Ukraine, she received Belgian citizenship in October 2016. She has been coached by the "6th Sense Academy" of Justine Henin and Carlos Rodríguez. Junior career Junior Grand Slam results - Singles: * Australian Open: 3R (2010) * French Open: 3R (2011) * Wimbledon: 1R (2009) * US Open: 2R (2009) Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles: * Australian Open: 1R (2009, 2010) * French Open: W (2011) * Wimbledon: 2R (2009) * US Open: W (2009) Career Zanevska is a winner of the 2009 US Open junior title with her Russian doubles partner Valeria Solovyeva, and of the 2011 French Open junior title w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lesia Tsurenko
Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko ( uk, Леся Вікторівна Цуренко; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles and eight doubles tournaments on the ITF Circuit. On 18 February 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 28 May 2018, she peaked at No. 115 in WTA the doubles rankings. Career 2013: Australian Open third round, top 60 debut In 2013, Tsurenko reached the semifinals of the WTA Premier Brisbane International tournament, after entering the draw as a lucky loser replacing Maria Sharapova; she defeated Jarmila Gajdošová and Daniela Hantuchová before losing in three sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Having qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open, she again faced Pavlyuchenkova, the 24th seed. This time Tsurenko won in three sets. She then beat fellow qualifier Daria Gavrilova in the second round, but lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the third. Tsu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok ( uk, Людмила Вікторівна Кіченок; born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 21 July 2014, Lyudmyla reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 156. On 12 September 2022, she peaked at No. 9 in the doubles rankings. Kichenok has won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four with her twin sister Nadiia. Career 2015: First WTA doubles title and singles top-10 win In 2015, she won her first WTA doubles title together with her sister. They escaped a 5–0 deficit in the second set tie-break of their 6–4, 7–6 defeat of Liang Chen and Wang Yafan in the Shenzhen Open final. That made the Kichenoks the second pair of twins, after Karolína Plíšková and Kristýna Plíšková, to win a WTA doubles title. They previously had been runners-up at Tashkent in 2011 and Shenzhen in 2014. She won the second WTA doubles title at Brasil Tennis Cup. During the Tianjin Open, Lyudmyla caused the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Margarita Gasparyan
Margarita Melikovna Betova (née Gasparyan; rus, Маргари́та Ме́ликовна Гаспаря́н, , mərɡɐˈrʲitə ɡəspɐˈrʲan, Ru-Margarita Gasparyan.ogg, hy, Մարգարիտա Մելիքի Գասպարյան; born 1 September 1994) is an inactive Russian tennis player. Betova has won two singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 February 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 41, while on 6 June 2016, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 25. In 2015, she won both her first singles and doubles titles during the same week, a feat she achieved at the Baku Cup. She was formerly coached by Elena Makarova, and is currently coached by Carlos Martinez. Personal life Born to an Armenian father, Melik, and a Russian mother, Lyudmila, Gasparyan began playing tennis at age five. Her father was for a time a weightlifter, while her mother a biathlonist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |