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Elena Bovina
Елена Бовина
Bovina in 2002
|
| Country (sports) |
 Russia |
| Residence |
Quebec City, Canada |
| Born |
(1983-03-10) 10 March 1983 (age 42)
Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height |
1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro |
1998 |
| Plays |
Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach |
Ini Ghidirmic |
| Prize money |
$1,997,443 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
397–237 (62.62%) |
| Career titles |
3 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 14 (4 April 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results |
| Australian Open |
4R (2003) |
| French Open |
4R (2005) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
| US Open |
QF (2002) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
171–105 (61.96%) |
| Career titles |
5 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 14 (3 February 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results |
| Australian Open |
3R (2003) |
| French Open |
QF (2003) |
| Wimbledon |
1R (2002) |
| US Open |
QF (2003) |
Elena Olegovna Bovina (Russian: Елена Олеговна Бовина, IPA: [ɪ̯ɪˈlʲenə ˈbovʲɪnə]; born 10 March 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 in April 2005. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 2002 US Open, defeating Clarisa Fernández, Jelena Dokic, Stéphanie Foretz, and Francesca Schiavone, before losing to Lindsay Davenport.
In June 2005, Bovina sustained a right shoulder injury, which forced her to withdraw from all tournaments through the end of the year. She pulled out of all events she had entered in early 2006, and for some time, she was unranked in both singles and doubles. She returned to the WTA Tour at the Kremlin Cup in October 2006.
She won three career singles titles, including the Tier II Pilot Pen Tennis Open. She was a finalist in three singles tournaments, and won five career doubles titles, including the Pan Pacific Open (with Rennae Stubbs), and the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich with Justine Henin-Hardenne. In addition, she won the 2004 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Nenad Zimonjić, and was the runner-up in the 2002 French Open mixed doubles tournament. She also was on the victorious 2005 Russian Fed Cup squad and was also on the team from 2001 to 2003.
In 2017, Bovina returned to tennis after a four-year hiatus. She competed in some ITF events during 2017 and the following year.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Loss |
2002 |
French Open |
Clay |
 Mark Knowles |
 Cara Black- Wayne Black
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win |
2004 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
 Nenad Zimonjić |
|
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (1–1) |
| Tier III, IV & V (2–2) |
| Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Loss |
1. |
Apr 2001 |
Estoril Open, Portugal |
Clay |
 Ángeles Montolio |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win |
2. |
May 2002 |
Warsaw Open, Poland |
Clay |
 Henrieta Nagyová |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win |
3. |
Sep 2002 |
Bell Challenge, Canada |
Carpet (i) |
 Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win |
4. |
Aug 2004 |
New Haven Open, United States |
Hard |
 Nathalie Dechy |
6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Loss |
5. |
Oct 2004 |
Hasselt, Belgium |
Carpet (i) |
 Elena Dementieva |
0–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Loss |
6. |
Oct 2004 |
Linz Open, Austria |
Hard (i) |
Amélie Mauresmo |
2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
| Tier I (2–0) |
| Tier II (0–1) |
| Tier III, IV & V (3–2) |
| Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Win |
1. |
Oct 2001 |
Bratislava Open, Slovakia |
Hard (i) |
 Dája Bedáňová |
Nathalie Dechy
 Meilen Tu |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win |
2. |
Oct 2001 |
Luxembourg Open |
Hard (i) |
Daniela Hantuchová |
 Bianka Lamade
Patty Schnyder |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win |
3. |
Apr 2002 |
Estoril Open, Portugal |
Clay |
 Zsófia Gubacsi |
Barbara Rittner
 María Vento-Kabchi |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss |
4. |
Apr 2002 |
Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary |
Clay |
Zsófia Gubacsi |
 Catherine Barclay
Émilie Loit |
6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
5. |
May 2002 |
Bol Open, Croatia |
Clay |
Henrieta Nagyová |
 Tathiana Garbin
 Angelique Widjaja |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win |
6. |
Oct 2002 |
Zurich Open, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
 Justine Henin |
 Jelena Dokic
Nadia Petrova |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win |
7. |
Feb 2003 |
Pan Pacific Open, Japan |
Carpet (i) |
Rennae Stubbs |
Lisa Raymond
Lindsay Davenport |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss |
8. |
Aug 2003 |
LA Championships, US |
Hard |
Els Callens |
Mary Pierce
Rennae Stubbs |
3–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 11 (8–3)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (7–2) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
|
| Result |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Win |
1. |
31 May 1998 |
ITF El Paso, United States |
Hard |
Diana Ospina |
3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win |
2. |
6 February 2000 |
ITF Jersey, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
 Helen Reesby |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win |
3. |
13 February 2000 |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
 Anna Zaporozhanova |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win |
4. |
20 February 2000 |
Redbridge, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Julie Pullin |
2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss |
1. |
5 March 2000 |
Chengdu, China |
Hard |
 Yi Jingqian |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win |
5. |
17 August 2008 |
Bronx Open, United States |
Hard |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win |
6. |
16 March 2009 |
Tenerife, Spain |
Hard |
 Rebecca Marino |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win |
7. |
7 February 2010 |
Belfort, France |
Carpet (i) |
Romina Oprandi |
7–6(3), 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win |
8. |
9 August 2010 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Hard |
Anne Keothavong |
6–4, 4–1 ret. |
| Loss |
2. |
19 February 2012 |
Portimão, Portugal |
Hard |
Justine Ozga |
6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss |
3. |
8 April 2012 |
ITF Jackson, United States |
Clay |
Heidi El Tabakh |
0–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (11–6)
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
6 February 2000 |
ITF Jersey, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Anna Zaporozhanova |
 Selima Sfar
Jo Ward |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
2. |
13 February 2000 |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Anna Zaporozhanova |
Natalia Egorova
Ekaterina Sysoeva |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
4 September 2000 |
Denain, France |
Clay |
 Mariana Díaz Oliva |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
María José Martínez Sánchez |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner |
4. |
6 June 2009 |
Galatina, Italy |
Clay |
Regina Kulikova |
- Beatriz Garcia-Vidagany
- María Emilia Salerni
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
12 June 2009 |
Open de Marseille, France |
Clay |
Timea Bacsinszky |
Tathiana Garbin
María Emilia Salerni |
7–6(4), 3–6, [7–10] |
| Winner |
6. |
7 February 2010 |
Belfort, France |
Carpet (i) |
Irena Pavlovic |
 Nikola Hofmanova
Karina Pimkina |
6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Winner |
7. |
6 March 2010 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard (i) |
Irena Pavlovic |
 Maret Ani
Vitalia Diatchenko |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner |
8. |
8 November 2010 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard (i) |
Ekaterina Bychkova |
 Paula Kania
Katarzyna Piter |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner |
9. |
3 April 2011 |
Monzón, Spain |
Hard |
Valeria Savinykh |
 Margalita Chakhnashvili
 Ivana Lisjak |
6–1, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Winner |
10. |
16 October 2011 |
Troy, United States |
Hard |
Valeria Savinykh |
Varvara Lepchenko
Mashona Washington |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
11. |
6 March 2012 |
Fort Walton Beach, United States |
Hard |
Alizé Lim |
Madison Brengle
Paula Kania |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
12. |
8 April 2012 |
Jackson, United States |
Clay |
Tereza Mrdeža |
Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
13. |
14 April 2012 |
Pelham, United States |
Clay |
Ekaterina Bychkova |
Julie Coin
Marie-Ève Pelletier |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
14. |
29 April 2012 |
Charlottesville Open, United States |
Clay |
 Julia Glushko |
Maria Sanchez
Yasmin Schnack |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner |
15. |
18 June 2012 |
ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden |
Clay |
Valeria Solovyeva |
 Viktoryia Kisialeva
Ilona Kremen |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
16. |
30 September 2012 |
Las Vegas Open, United States |
Hard |
 Edina Gallovits-Hall |
Anastasia Rodionova
Arina Rodionova |
2–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Winner |
17. |
18 June 2012 |
ITF New Braunfels, United States |
Hard |
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
Mariana Duque Mariño
 Adriana Pérez |
6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
A |
NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles
| Tournament |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Career W-L |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
4R |
2R |
A |
A |
1R |
A |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q1 |
A |
4–5 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
1R |
2R |
3R |
4R |
A |
A |
A |
Q1 |
Q2 |
A |
A |
8–6 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
Q1 |
2R |
2R |
2R |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
Q2 |
A |
A |
4–4 |
| US Open |
A |
A |
Q2 |
1R |
QF |
1R |
3R |
A |
A |
A |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
A |
A |
6–4 |
| GS Win–loss |
0–1 |
3–4 |
5–4 |
5–4 |
6–4 |
3–1 |
N/A |
0–1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
22–19 |
| Year-end ranking |
382 |
398 |
135 |
49 |
26 |
21 |
15 |
62 |
— |
324 |
186 |
225 |
154 |
301 |
214 |
Doubles
| Tournament |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Career |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
1R |
3R |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
| French Open |
A |
A |
3R |
QF |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
| Wimbledon |
Q1 |
A |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
| US Open |
A |
1R |
1R |
QF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments |
| Indian Wells |
A |
A |
QF |
QF |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
| Miami |
A |
A |
2R |
1R |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
| Premier 5 tournaments |
| Rome |
A |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
| Montréal / Toronto |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 2 |
| Tokyo |
A |
A |
A |
W |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1 / 1 |
| Former Tier I tournaments |
| Charleston |
A |
A |
A |
QF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 1 |
| Berlin |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
2R |
A |
not
held |
0 / 2 |
| Zurich |
A |
A |
W |
A |
A |
A |
A |
1 / 1 |
| Moscow |
1R |
A |
SF |
A |
SF |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
| Finals |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Titles |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Overall win–loss |
14–6 |
11–10 |
23–18 |
21–9 |
9–7 |
5–4 |
2–2 |
9–3 |
20–10 |
21–14 |
15–11 |
134–83 |
| Year-end ranking |
377 |
88 |
27 |
22 |
68 |
142 |
278 |
255 |
185 |
105 |
116 |
N/A |
Mixed doubles
See also
In Spanish: Yelena Bóvina para niños
