Julia Vakulenko
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| Country (sports) |  Ukraine Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona,Spain |
| Born | 10 July 1983 Yalta,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $869,480 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 282–191 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (19 November 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2007) |
| French Open | 3R (2003, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005) |
| US Open | 4R (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–37 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 136 (9 February 2004) |
Julia Olehivna Vakulenko(Ukrainian:Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко;born 10 July 1983) is a Ukraine-born formertennisplayer. She achieved her career-highrankingof No. 32 in November 2007.
In April 2008, VakulenkorenouncedherUkrainian citizenship,and then announced her decision to acquire thecitizenship of Spainwhere she's lived for the last ten years.[1][2]
Career
[edit]At the2006 French Open,Vakulenko reached thethird round. At the2006 Wimbledon Championships,she withdrew during the first round due to injury.
Julia becameKim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career (before Clijsters' return in 2009). Vakulenko won 7–6(3),6–3 in the second round ofJ&S Cupin Warsaw, Poland on 3 May 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".
A week later, Julia defeated world No. 3,Amélie Mauresmo,at theGerman Openin Berlin, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 (her career best), and then defeatedDinara Safina,6–3, 5–7, 6–3, before retiring in the first set in the semifinals to eventual championAna Ivanovicdue to an injury.
On 28 August 2007, in the first round of theUS Open,Julia defeated ninth seedDaniela Hantuchová,6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major, before falling toÁgnes Szávay.
At the final event of the season, theBell Challengeheld in Quebec City, Vakulenko reached the firstWTA Tourfinal of her career. En route, she beatRossana de los Ríos,home favouriteStéphanie Dubois,Olga GovortsovaandJulie Ditty.In the final, she lost 4–6, 1–6 to three-time Grand Slam championLindsay Davenport,who was playing in only her third event since giving birth.
After changing of her citizenship from Ukraine to Spain in April 2008, she planned to play forSpainin theFed Cup,but wasn't able to compete in the2008 Olympicsdue to lack of time to be included in Spain's application.[1]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]| Winner – Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III, IV & V (0–1) |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 4 November 2007 | Bell Challenge,Canada | Tier III | Carpet (i) |  Lindsay Davenport
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4–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (7–6)
[edit]| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 28 September 1998 | Lerida,Spain | Clay | Mariam Ramón Climent
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 6 December 1998 | Mallorca,Spain | Clay | Laura Pena
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 3 April 2000 | Dinan,France | Clay |  Melanie Schnell
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6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 18 June 2000 | Lenzerheide,Switzerland | Clay |  Kira Nagy
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2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 10 July 2000 | Getxo,Spain | Clay | María José Martínez Sánchez
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4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 5 August 2001 | Saint-Gaudens,France | Clay |  Céline Beigbeder
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7. | 17 November 2002 | Deauville,France | Clay (i) | Virginie Pichet
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 3 December 2002 | Daytona Beach,United States | Hard | Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | 29 September 2003 | Girona,Spain | Clay |  Barbora Strýcová
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7–5, 2–0 ret. |
| Win | 10. | 8 February 2009 | Rancho Mirage,United States | Hard | Lauren Albanese
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11. | 16 February 2009 | Surprise, United States | Hard |  Yanina Wickmayer
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7–6(0),3–6, 3–4 ret. |
| Win | 12. | 27 June 2009 | Périgueux,France | Clay |  Sophie Ferguson
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 13. | 10 August 2009 | Koksijde,Belgium | Clay | Iryna Brémond
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7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles (0–1)
[edit]| Result | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 23 November 2003 | Barcelona,Spain | Clay | Núria Roig
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Marta FragaAdriana González-Peñas
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3–6, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | Q3 | 2R | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | 2–3 |
| French Open | A | Q2 | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 4–5 |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 1–6 |
| US Open | Q3 | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 4R | 1R | Q1 | A | 5–4 |
| GS Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 12–18 |
| Tier I tournaments | |||||||||||
| Doha1 | Not Tier I or Was Not Held | A | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0–2 | |||
| Miami | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | 2–2 | |||
| Charleston | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 2–3 | |||
| Berlin | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | SF | A | 5–3 | |||
| Rome | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1–2 | |||
| Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||||
| Tokyo | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–1 | ||||
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||||
| San Diego1 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | - | 0–1 | |||
| Zurich1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | - | 0–0 | |||
| Tier II tournaments | |||||||||||
| Amelia Island1 | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | - | 1–1 | |||
| Warsaw1 | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | - | 4–3 | |||
| Stanford1 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | - | 0–1 | |||
| Los Angeles1 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | - | 0–1 | |||
| Luxembourg1 | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | - | 0–1 | |||
| Stuttgart1 | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | - | 1–1 | |||
| Linz1 | A | A | A | A | A | QF | - | 3–1 | |||
| Tier III tournaments | |||||||||||
| Birmingham1 | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | - | 2–1 | |||
| Tier IV tournaments | |||||||||||
| Hyderabad1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | - | 0–1 | |||
| Tier V tournaments | |||||||||||
| Casablanca1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | - | 0–1 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 209 | 73 | 129 | 185 | 120 | 32 | N/A | ||||
Head-to-head record
[edit]Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
- Dinara Safina1–1
- Jelena Kostanić1–0
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Flavia Pennetta2–1
- Daniela Hantuchová1–1
- Elena Dementieva0–1
- Patty Schnyder
- Francesca Schiavone
- Anna Chakvetadze1–0
- Maria Sharapova0–1
- Ai Sugiyama1–0
- Jelena Janković1–1
- Amélie Mauresmo1–1
- Kim Clijsters1–1
- Caroline Wozniacki0–1
- Anna Kournikova0–1
- Lindsay Davenport0–1
- Ana Ivanovic0–1
- Justine Henin0–1
- Serena Williams0–1
- Petra Kvitová0–1
- Mary Pierce0–1
- Kimiko Date-Krumm
- Paola Suárez
- Alicia Molik
- Marion Bartoli0–1
Top 10 wins
[edit]| Season | 2007 | Total |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | JVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |||||||
| 1. | Kim Clijsters
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No. 4 | Warsaw Open | Clay | 2nd round | 7–6(7–3),6–3 | No. 61 |
| 2. | Amélie Mauresmo
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No. 3 | German Open | Clay | 3rd round | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | No. 53 |
| 3. |  Dinara Safina
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No. 10 | German Open | Clay | Quarterfinals | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | No. 53 |
References
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