Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (Russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева; born 18 December 1984) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani former tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 7 May 2012. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 26, achieved on 20 August 2012.

Galina Voskoboeva
Галина Воскобоева
Voskoboeva at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Russia (until 2008)
 Kazakhstan (2008–present)
ResidenceAstana, Kazakhstan
Born (1984-12-18) 18 December 1984 (age 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,525,168
Singles
Career record373–313
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 42 (7 May 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2009, 2012)
French Open2R (2008, 2009, 2013)
Wimbledon2R (2012)
US Open2R (2012, 2013)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record338–268
Career titles5 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 26 (20 August 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2007, 2012)
French OpenQF (2008, 2013)
Wimbledon3R (2012)
US Open3R (2006, 2011, 2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open2R (2012, 2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup28–14

Professional career

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Born in Moscow, Voskoboeva turned pro in 2002. During her career, she has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles titles (in Mont-de-Marsan in 2003, Cuneo in 2006, and Casablanca in 2011) and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

2008–2010

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In 2008, Voskoboeva managed to qualify for the Qatar Open in Doha. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou before taking a set off world No. 5, Maria Sharapova, but losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. That same year, she reached the quarterfinals in Quebec City. In 2009, she reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.

2011

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Voskoboeva returns a shot in the 2011 US Open qualifying

Ranked 560 in the world, Galina reached the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open. Due to her ranking, she had to qualify, and did so by defeating top seed Sania Mirza, and No. 7 seed Lindsay Lee-Waters in the qualifying tournament. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated Romina Oprandi before defeating No. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko in a close match 1–6, 7–5, 6–4.

She qualified for the Miami Open and upset the No. 7 seed, Jelena Dokic, in the first round.

At the Baku Cup Voskoboeva lost to Ksenia Pervak in the semifinals. In doubles, Voskoboeva and Niculescu were the first seeds. They advanced to the finals by defeating Daniela Dominikovic and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, but lost to second seeds Mariya Koryttseva and Tatiana Poutchek.

After qualifying for the Premier-level Canadian Open in Toronto, Voskoboeva recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating French Open-semifinalist and world No. 9, Marion Bartoli in the first round. She followed this up with a win against world No. 25, Flavia Pennetta to reach the third round. She followed by beating former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, in two sets. She lost to fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.

Voskoboeva qualified for the US Open, but lost to seventh seed Francesca Schiavone in the first round.

2012

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As of 2012, Voskoboeva has paired with fellow Kazakh player Yaroslava Shvedova in doubles, in an effort to represent their nation at the Summer Olympics in London, a feat they achieved, reaching the second round.[1]

2013

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Voskoboeva at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

Voskoboeva began her 2013 season at the Auckland Open. She lost in the first round to Kirsten Flipkens. Coming through the qualifying rounds at the Sydney International, Voskoboeva defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the first round.[2] She was defeated in the second round by second seed Angelique Kerber.[3] At the Australian Open, Voskoboeva lost in the first round to 25th seed Venus Williams.[4]

In Memphis at the National Indoor Championships, Voskoboeva was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Heather Watson.[5]

Personal life

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In 2008, Galina changed her nationality from Russian to Kazakhstani. She attended University RUPF in Moscow, where she graduated from in 2005. On 15 April 2021, she married Jonathan Gully, a physician, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open A A Q2 Q3 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R A 3R 1R 2R A A 1R 6–8
French Open A A Q1 Q3 1R Q2 2R 2R Q1 A 1R 2R A A 1R A 3–6
Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q3 Q1 1R 1R A Q3 2R 1R A A A A 1–4
US Open A A Q2 Q2 1R Q2 1R 1R A 1R 2R 2R A A A A 2–6
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–4 3–4 0–1 0–1 4–4 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 12–24

Doubles

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R QF 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R A A 2R A 1R NH A 12–11
French Open 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R QF A A 2R A A 1R NH A 10–11
Wimbledon 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R A A A A Q1 2R NH 1R 7–10
US Open 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 3R A A A A 1R 1R A 1R 10–12
Win–loss 1–1 1–4 3–4 4–4 6–4 4–3 1–2 3–4 5–4 7–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–2 39–44

Significant finals

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WTA 1000 finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2006 Kremlin Cup Carpet (i)   Iveta Benešová   Francesca Schiavone
  Květa Peschke
4–6, 7–6(4), 1–6

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2011 Korea Open, South Korea International[a] Hard   María José Martínez Sánchez 6–7(0), 6–7(2)

Doubles: 18 (5 titles, 13 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (1–2)
WTA 250 (4–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–4)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2005 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan Tier IV[a] Hard   Anastasia Rodionova   Maria Elena Camerin
  Émilie Loit
3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2006 Kremlin Cup, Russia Tier I[b] Carpet (i)   Iveta Benešová   Francesca Schiavone
  Květa Peschke
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2007 Australian Hardcourts, Australia Tier III[a] Hard   Iveta Benešová   Dinara Safina
  Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2011 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard   Dinara Safina   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
  Jessica Moore
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 2–3 Apr 2011 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay   Alisa Kleybanova   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Eleni Daniilidou
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–3 May 2011 Brussels Open, Belgium Premier[a] Clay   Andrea Hlaváčková   Klaudia Jans
  Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Loss 3–4 Jul 2011 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International Hard   Monica Niculescu   Mariya Koryttseva
  Tatiana Poutchek
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 3–5 Sep 2011 Korea Open, Seoul International Hard   Vera Dushevina   Natalie Grandin
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 3–6 Oct 2011 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i)   Anastasia Rodionova   Vania King
  Yaroslava Shvedova
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 3–7 May 2012 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay   Yaroslava Shvedova   Chuang Chia-jung
  Zhang Shuai
6–4, 1–6, [9–11]
Win 4–7 Feb 2013 National Indoors, U.S. International Hard (i)   Kristina Mladenovic   Sofia Arvidsson
  Johanna Larsson
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 4–8 Sep 2013 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard   Vania King   Hsieh Su-wei
  Peng Shuai
3–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Loss 4–9 Jan 2014 Brisbane International, Australia Premier Hard   Kristina Mladenovic   Alla Kudryavtseva
  Anastasia Rodionova
3–6, 1–6
Win 5–9 Mar 2014 Mexican Open International Hard   Kristina Mladenovic   Petra Cetkovská
  Iveta Melzer
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 5–10 Feb 2017 Hungarian Ladies Open International Hard (i)   Arina Rodionova   Hsieh Su-wei
  Oksana Kalashnikova
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 5–11 Jul 2018 Moscow River Cup, Russia International Clay   Alexandra Panova   Anastasia Potapova
  Vera Zvonareva
0–6, 3–6
Loss 5–12 Apr 2019 Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland International Clay   Veronika Kudermetova   Sorana Cîrstea
  Andreea Mitu
6–1, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–13 Jul 2019 Baltic Open, Latvia International Clay   Jeļena Ostapenko   Sharon Fichman
  Nina Stojanović
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [6–10]

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2018 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Veronika Kudermetova   Timea Bacsinszky
  Vera Zvonareva
7–5, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Feb 2003 ITF Tipton, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i)   Matea Mezak 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. Jul 2003 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France 25,000 Clay   Oleksandra Kravets 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Oct 2003 ITF Latina, Italy 50,000 Clay   Roberta Vinci 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Nov 2005 ITF Pittsburgh, United States 75,000 Hard (i)   Lilia Osterloh 6–7(5), 4–6
Win 2. Jul 2006 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay   Alice Canepa 6–1, 6–2
Win 3. Apr 2011 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 25,000 Clay   Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4. May 2016 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay   Victoria Kan 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Jun 2016 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay   Anastasiya Komardina 6–7(3), 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Aug 2001 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Yevgenia Savranska   Olena Antypina
  Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1. Sep 2001 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay   Yuliana Fedak   Adriana Burz
  Sanja Todorović
6–4, 6–0
Win 2. Sep 2002 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Vera Dushevina   Laura Dell'Angelo
  Nathalie Viérin
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Oct 2002 ITF Mansoura, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Gulnara Fattakhetdinova   Olena Antypina
  Hana Šromová
2–6, 2–6
Win 3. Jan 2003 ITF Hull, United Kingdom 10,000 Hard (i)   Irina Bulykina   Elke Clijsters
  Borka Majstorović
4–6, 7–6(0), 6–3
Loss 2. Mar 2003 ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic 25,000 Hard (i)   Magdalena Zděnovcová   Roberta Vinci
  Dragana Zarić
2–6, 4–6
Win 4. May 2003 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 75,000 Clay   Vera Dushevina   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. Sep 2003 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 25,000 Clay   Nadejda Ostrovskaya   Darya Kustova
  Elena Tatarkova
6–2, 2–6, 6–7(5)
Win 5. Apr 2004 ITF Dinan, France 50,000 Clay (i)   Darija Jurak   Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
  Anastasia Rodionova
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. Oct 2004 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Barbora Strýcová   Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
  Selima Sfar
6–7(3), 6–2, 4–6
Win 6. Apr 2005 Dothan Classic, United States 75,000 Clay   Carly Gullickson   Julie Ditty
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 7. Jul 2005 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay   Mariya Koryttseva   Sara Errani
  Giulia Gabba
6–3, 7–5
Win 8. Oct 2006 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France 50,000 Carpet (i)   Mariya Koryttseva   Alizé Cornet
  Youlia Fedossova
6–2, 6–4
Loss 6. Nov 2006 ITF Pittsburgh, United States 75,000 Hard (i)   Ashley Harkleroad   Stéphanie Dubois
  Alisa Kleybanova
4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win 9. Sep 2008 ITF Athens, Greece 100,000 Clay   Sorana Cîrstea   Kristina Barrois
  Julia Schruff
6–2, 6–4
Loss 7. Oct 2008 ITF Ortisei, Italy 100,000 Carpet (i)   Maret Ani   Mariya Koryttseva
  Yaroslava Shvedova
2–6, 1–6
Loss 8. Oct 2009 ITF Ortisei, Italy 100,000 Carpet (i)   Barbora Strýcová   Timea Bacsinszky
  Tathiana Garbin
2–6, 2–6
Win 10. Jul 2011 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 100,000 Hard   Vitalia Diatchenko   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Alexandra Panova
6–3, 6–4
Win 11. May 2016 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay   Vitalia Diatchenko   Victoria Kan
  Sabina Sharipova
6–3, 1–6, [12–10]
Win 12. Nov 2016 Open de Valencia, Spain 25,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Alicia Herrero Liñana
  Ksenija Sharifova
6–0, 6–0
Loss 9. May 2018 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay   Vera Lapko   Kaitlyn Christian
  Sabrina Santamaria
6–2, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 13. May 2018 Empire Slovak Open 100,000 Clay   Jessica Moore   Xenia Knoll
  Anna Smith
0–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 10. Jun 2018 Ilkley Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass   Natela Dzalamidze   Asia Muhammad
  Maria Sanchez
6–4, 3–6, [1–10]

Head-to-head records

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Galina Voskoboyeva Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ DAR, TALAL (7 January 2013). "Nadia Petrova and Daniela Hantuchova fall in the first round of Sydney International". tennisworldusa.org. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Galina Voskoboeva looses to tennis champ Kerber in Sydney". 8 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ LANGFORD, RICHARD (13 January 2013). "Venus Williams Defeats Galina Voskoboeva at 2013 Australian Open". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Heather Watson beats Galina Voskoboeva in Memphis". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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