Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova (; ; born 6 November 1997) is a Spanish-Moldovan

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player. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Bolsova had a combined career-high ranking of No. 4, and reached the quarterfinals of the

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. Bolsova has career-high WTA rankings of 88 in singles and 54 in doubles. She has won five doubles titles on the

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along with nine singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Playing for

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

, Bolsova has a win–loss record of 4–3 in

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competition (as of May 2025).

Personal life

Bolsova moved from Moldova to Spain at a young age. Her father,

Vadim Zadoinov Vadim Zadoynov (, born 24 May 1969) is a Moldovan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Zadoynov was born in Chişinău. He won the bronze medal for the Soviet Union at the 1988 World Junior Championships. At the 1990 European Champ ...

, and her mother,

Olga Bolșova Olga Bolșova (also written Olga Bolshova; born 16 June 1968) is a retired Moldovan athlete who specialized in the high jump and triple jump. Her personal best high jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in September 1993 in Rieti. Her personal best triple ...

, were both Olympic athletes, and so were her maternal grandparents, athletes

Viktor Bolshov Viktor Bolshov (; born 23 May 1939) is a retired Soviet high jumper. He competed in the 1960 Olympics finishing fourth behind his teammates Robert Shavlakadze, world record holder Valery Brumel and American John Thomas. During the course o ...

and

Valentyna Maslovska Valentyna Anatoliyivna Bolshova (; ; née Maslovskaya; 30 January 1937 – 21 May 2023) was a Ukrainian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics representing the Soviet Union. Maslovskaya was the wife o ...

. She represented Moldova from 2012 to 2013, until she gained Spanish citizenship in 2013.

College

Bolsova played for

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's tennis team as a freshman in the 2016–17 season in

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play. There, her record was 31–7 in singles and 25–7 in doubles. Her tenure included helping OSU's team reach the final of the 2017

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championship and the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament. In 2018, Bolsova played for

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, going undefeated in singles with a record of 19–0. In doubles, she went 15–3. Bolsova turned professional following the

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championship of 2018.

Professional

At the

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, she qualified for the main draw and reached the fourth round on her Grand Slam debut in which she lost to

Amanda Anisimova Amanda Kay Victoria Anisimova ( ; ; born August 31, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA rankings, WTA ranking of world No. 13, achieved on 16 June 2025. Anisimova has won three WTA Tour titles, inc ...

. Partnering with

Rebeka Masarova Rebeka Masarova (, ; born 6 August 1999) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 62 in singles and No. 125 in doubles achieved in 2023. She is the current No. 4 Swiss player. Masarova won the juniors' 2016 ...

, Bolsova won the doubles at the 2022 Open Internacional de Valencia, defeating

Alexandra Panova Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 30 achieved on 28 October 2024. She peaked at No. 71 in singles on 3 ...

and

Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2023 Hamburg European Open – Women's singles, 2023 Hamburg Open and four in doubles. Her biggest singles successes to date ...

in the final. She also won the doubles title at the 2022 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, teaming with

Andrea Gámiz Andrea Gámiz Pérez (; born 31 October 1992) is a Venezuelan professional tennis player. Gámiz has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 244 in singles (reached 30 April 2018) and No. 77 in doubles (26 June 2023). Gámiz has won three doubl ...

to overcome

Réka Luca Jani Réka Luca Jani (born 31 July 1991) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. She has won 25 singles titles and 34 doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. As on 19 September 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of wo ...

and

Panna Udvardy Panna Udvardy (; born 28 September 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 76 in singles and 65 in doubles. Udvardy has won one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has a ...

in the final. Bolsova entered the main draw at the

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as a lucky loser and won her first round match against

Kristína Kučová Kristína Kučová (; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles title on ...

, before losing to

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (; born 13 September 1994) is a Slovak inactive professional tennis player. On 12 October 2015, she reached her best WTA singles ranking of world No. 26. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, two singles t ...

. Partnering

Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Kawa (; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 64 in doubles, set on 10 October 2022, and No. 112 in singles, achieved on 9 November 2020. She has won five WTA Challenger d ...

, she was runner-up in the doubles at the

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, losing to

Carole Monnet Carole Monnet (born 1 December 2001) is a Ukrainian-born French tennis player. Monnet has career-high WTA rankings of No. 162 in singles, achieved on 11 September 2023, and No. 129 in doubles, reached on 28 October 2024. Early life Monnet was b ...

and

Darja Semeņistaja Darja Semeņistaja (born 16 September 2002) is a Latvian tennis player. Semeņistaja has career-high WTA rankings of No. 106 in singles, achieved on 1 April 2024, and No. 127 in doubles, reached on 21 October 2024. In her career, she has won tw ...

in the final. Bolsova was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Bolivia Open, partnering with

Valeriya Strakhova Valeriya Mykhaylivna Strakhova (; born 9 June 1995) is a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 97, achieved on 23 September 2024. On 1 February 2016, she peaked at No. 231 in the singles rankings. Strakh ...

, and losing the final to

Nuria Brancaccio Nuria Brancaccio (born 24 June 2000) is an Italian tennis player. Brancaccio has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 167, achieved on 14 August 2023. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 128, reached on 21 April 2025. ...

and

Leyre Romero Gormaz Leyre Romero Gormaz (born 6 April 2002) is a Spanish tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 142 by the WTA, achieved on 31 March 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 130, reached on 25 November 2024. Career 2024: T ...

Performance timelines

''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

''Current through the

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Doubles

''Current through the

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.''

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Doubles: 23 (15 titles, 8 runner-ups)

References

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