Elena Bovina
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.
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Residence | Quebec City, Canada |
Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | 10 March 1983
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 (62.6%) |
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 (62.0%) |
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) |
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 has won three career singles titles, including the Tier II Pilot Pen Tennis Open. She has been a finalist in three singles tournaments, and has five career doubles titles, including the Pan Pacific Open, which she won 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.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2002 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
WTA career finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend |
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Grand Slam |
Tier I |
Tier II (1–1) |
Tier III, IV & V (2–2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 2001 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | May 2002 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | Sep 2002 | Bell Challenge, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | Aug 2004 | New Haven Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 2004 | Hasselt, Belgium | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
0–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | Oct 2004 | Linz Open, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
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Grand Slam |
Tier I (2–0) |
Tier II (0–1) |
Tier III, IV & V (3–2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Oct 2001 | Bratislava Open, Slovakia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | Oct 2001 | Luxembourg Open | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Apr 2002 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 4. | Apr 2002 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | May 2002 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | Oct 2002 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 7. | Feb 2003 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | Aug 2003 | LA Championships, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 11 (8–3)
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Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 31 May 1998 | ITF El Paso, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 2. | 6 February 2000 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 13 February 2000 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 20 Feb 2000 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 5 March 2000 | Chengdu, China | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 17 August 2008 | Bronx Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 16 March 2009 | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 7 February 2010 | Belfort, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6(3), 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 9 August 2010 | Tallinn, Estonia | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 February 2012 | Portimão, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 April 2012 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (11–6)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 6 February 2000 | ITF Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 13 February 2000 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 September 2000 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 4. | 6 June 2009 | Galatina, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 June 2009 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 3–6, [7–10] |
Winner | 6. | 7 February 2010 | Belfort, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
Winner | 7. | 6 March 2010 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 8 November 2010 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 9. | 3 April 2011 | Monzón, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, [10–4] |
Winner | 10. | 16 October 2011 | Troy, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(6), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 6 Mar 2012 | Fort Walton Beach, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 12. | 8 April 2012 | Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 13. | 14 April 2012 | Pelham, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 29 April 2012 | Charlottesville Classic, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 15. | 18 June 2012 | ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 16. | 30 September 2012 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
Winner | 17. | 18 June 2012 | ITF New Braunfels, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Career W-L |
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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 | ||||||||
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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 |
References
- Myles, Stephanie (23 July 2017). "30-somethings still chasing the dream". Granby, Québec: Tennis Life. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links
- Elena Bovina at the Women's Tennis Association
- Elena Bovina at the International Tennis Federation
- Elena Bovina at the Billie Jean King Cup
