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Olga Govortsova

Blr
Residence: Minsk, Belarus
DOB: August 23, 1988
Birthplace: Pinsk, Belarus
Height: 6' (1.82 m)
Weight: 148 lbs. (67 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2002)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Zahlavova Strycova); fell in Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Kerber).
2002 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Belarus.

2003 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first Tour qualifying at Tashkent; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first Tour main draw at Tashkent, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in Tour qualifying once; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 50 finish after first full season on Tour; SF at Tashkent (l. to Parmentier); QF three times, at Cincinnati, Stanford and Québec City; reached 2r five times (incl. Grand Slam main draw debuts at Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying twice; made Top 100 debut on July 23 (after Cincinnati; rose from No.107 to No.100) and Top 50 debut on October 15 (shortly after Tashkent; rose from No.51 to No.50); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Second straight Top 50 season; reached first Tour singles final at Memphis (l. to Davenport); QF at Istanbul; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r 11 times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon, Olympics); and in Tour qualifying once; made Top 40 debut on May 12 (rose from No.41 to No.40); won first Tour title in doubles at Istanbul (w/Craybas); withdrew from Gold Coast w/right finger injury and ret. in Montréal 1r w/right hip injury.

2009 - Near-third Top 50 season (finishing at No.52; was No.49 in 2007 and 2008); runner-up once, at Moscow (l. to No.8 seed Schiavone in final); SF once, at Tashkent (as No.4 seed, l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Peer); QF four times, at Brisbane (d. No.8 seed Schiavone en route; l. to Errani), 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Schiavone), Palermo (d. No.6 seed Makarova en route; l. to Garbin) and Istanbul (as No.7 seed, l. to Petkovic); reached 3r once, at Roland Garros (l. to No.25 seed Li); reached 2r nine times, incl. Wimbledon (l. to No.19 seed Li); fell 1r eight times, incl. Australian Open (l. to No.20 seed Mauresmo) and US Open (l. to Mirza in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying three times; won second and third Tour doubles titles at Guangzhou and Tashkent (both w/Poutchek); withdrew from Bastad w/illness.
SINGLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Minsk-BLR, ITF/Jackson, MS-USA.
Finalist (2): 2009 - Moscow; 2008 - Memphis.
Semifinalist (2): 2009 - Tashkent; 2007 - Tashkent.
Quarterfinalist (8): 2009 - Brisbane, 's-Hertogenbosch, Palermo, Istanbul; 2008 - Istanbul; 2007 - Cincinnati, Stanford, Québec City.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2009 - Guangzhou, Tashkent (both w/Poutchek); 2008 - Istanbul (w/Craybas); 2003 - ITF/Ramat Hasharon-ISR (w/Azarenka).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Charleston (w/Gallovits).

ADDITIONAL
Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2008-09; Belarusian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by brother, Ilya Govortsov ... Mother's name is Tatiana; father's name is Alexei; brothers are Ilya, Alexander ... Has two chihuahuas (Lucky, Chip) and one cat (Masha) ... Baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is clay ... Started playing at age 6 when mother and brother introduced her to the sport ... Speaks Belarusian, Russian, English ... Likes rap, rock, pop and Russian music ... Other interests include hockey, shopping ... Favorite places to visit are Hawaii, Belarus; favorite tournament is Dubai ... Tennis players most admired growing up were Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati ... Goal is to reach Top 10.
- Junior highlights include winning 2004 Wimbledon doubles title (w/Azarenka).