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Mariya Koryttseva

Ukr
Residence: Kharkov, Ukraine
DOB: May 25, 1985
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Height: 5' 8" (1.72 m)
Weight: 134 lbs. (61 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2000)
JANUARY - Withdrew from Auckland w/right ankle injury; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.15 seed Cornet).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Bammer); fell 1r at Acapulco (l. to No.2 seed Pennetta).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Monterrey (l. to No.7 seed Dulko); fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to WC Mirza in 3s); reached 2r at Miami (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Ivanovic).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Ponte Vedra Beach (as qualifier, l. to Lisicki); fell 1r at Charleston (l. to Kutuzova); went 2-0 in Ukraine's 5-0 Fed Cup World Group Play-off win over Argentina.

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (as qualifier, l. to Safarova); fell 1r at Warsaw (l. to U.Radwanska in 3s); reached 2r at Roland Garros (l. to No.12 seed A.Radwanska).

JUNE - Reached 2r at Birmingham (l. to No.7 seed Schiavone); fell 1r at Eastbourne (l. to Voskoboeva in 3s); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to King).

JULY - Reached 2r at Budapest (l. to qualifier Martic); fell 1r at Palermo (l. to No.5 seed Errani); fell 1r at Bad Gastein (l. to No.6 seed Rybarikova); reached 2r at Istanbul (d. top seed Zvonareva in 1r, ret. vs. Bacsinszky w/right arm pain; win over world No.7 Zvonareva was first Top 10 win).

AUGUST - Fell in Toronto qualifying.
2000 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Won one singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first Tour qualifying at Tashkent and Luxembourg; won one singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first Tour main draw at Tashkent (l. 1r); fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won one Tour doubles title; won three singles titles and seven doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Reached first Tour singles final at Kolkata (l. to Kirilenko); reached 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season highlighted by second Tour singles final at Palermo (as No.7 seed, d. No.2 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to No.5 seed Errani); SF twice, at Viña del Mar (l. to No.8 seed Zakopalova) and Bad Gastein (d. No.3 seed Wozniacki en route; l. to qualifier Hradecka); QF at Acapulco (l. to No.2 seed Cornet); reached 2r nine times, incl. Australian Open (l. to qualifier Lisicki) and Olympics (l. to Safarova 75 third set); fell 1r five times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.14 seed A.Radwanska), Wimbledon (l. to Wozniak) and US Open (l. to Perebiynis); fell in Tour qualifying three times; made Top 100 debut on January 28 (after Australian Open; rose from No.104 to No.86) and Top 50 debut on August 18 (after Olympics; rose from No.53 to No.50); won third and fourth Tour doubles titles at Auckland (w/Osterloh) and Guangzhou (w/Poutchek); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit; member of Ukrainian Fed Cup team that l. to Italy 3-2 in World Group Play-off (went 1-1); withdrew prior to Bogotá 2r w/viral illness, Amelia Island and Charleston w/respiratory illness and Bali w/illness.
SINGLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Jounieh 2-LIB; 2005 - ITF/Campobasso-ITA, ITF/Galatina-ITA, ITF/Jounieh-LIB; 2003 - ITF/Garching-GER; 2002 - ITF/Torun-POL.
Finalist (2): 2008 - Palermo; 2007 - Kolkata.
Semifinalist (2): 2008 - Viña del Mar, Bad Gastein.
Quarterfinalist (1): 2008 - Acapulco.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2008 - Auckland (w/Osterloh), Guangzhou (w/Poutchek), ITF/Ortisei-ITA (w/Shvedova); 2007 - Palermo, ITF/Kharkov-UKR (w/Kustava), ITF/Ortisei-ITA (w/Blahotova), ITF/Civitavecchia-ITA (w/Dzehalevich), ITF/Bari-ITA (w/Kapshay); 2006 - ITF/Saint Raphael-FRA (w/Voskoboeva); 2005 - Palermo, ITF/Rimini-ITA (both w/Casoni), ITF/Martina Franca-ITA, ITF/Istanbul 2-TUR (both w/Gubacsi), ITF/Capriolo-ITA (w/Laine), ITF/Coatzacoalcos-MEX (w/Kuti Kis), ITF/Cuneo-ITA (w/Voskoboeva), ITF/Jounieh-LIB (w/Yakimova); 2004 - ITF/Biarritz-FRA (w/Tatarkova), ITF/Rimini-ITA (w/Fedak); 2003 - ITF/Lenzerheide-SUI (w/Krastevitch); 2002 - ITF/Kedzierzyn-Kozle-POL (w/V.Bondarenko).
Finalist (4): 2009 - Palermo (w/Kustova); 2008 - Viña del Mar (w/Schruff), Luxembourg (w/Dushevina); 2007 - Kolkata (w/Brianti).

ADDITIONAL
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2008-09; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Elena Chelnokova ... Favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is forehand ... Introduced to tennis at age 6 by parents at local tennis school ... Father's name is Sergey Koryttsev (manager); mother and coach is Elena Chelnokova (also a photographer); sister's name is Anastasia Koryttseva (psychologist) ... Speaks Russian, English, Ukrainian ... Relaxes by listening to music, reading, visiting friends and spending time in nature; other interests include skiing, soccer, hiking and swimming ... Favorite place to visit is New Zealand (for its beautiful nature and because she has good friends there); favorite tournament is Palermo ... Most memorable experience was competing at 2008 Olympics ... Goal is to reach Top 10 in singles and doubles.