Country (sports) Russia Name Alina Jidkova Turned pro 1993 Prize money $1,128,467 Role Tennis player Retired 2010 | Career record 458-410 Height 1.68 m Handed two-handed backhand Career titles 0 WTA, 9 ITF Weight 53 kg | |
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Residence Boca Raton, Florida, United States Born January 18, 1977 (age 47)
Moscow, Soviet Union
now Russia ( 1977-01-18 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Profiles | ||
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Alina Vladimirovna Zhidkova (Russian: Алина Владимировна Жидкова; born January 18, 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
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Biography
Born in Moscow, then part of Soviet Union, she was one of many players that have been training at Nick Bollettieri's academy in Florida. She beat Serena Williams in straight sets in 2004 Linz tournament. Aside from Williams, she has career victories against many notable players, including Jelena Janković, Mary Pierce, Chanda Rubin, Samantha Stosur, Daniela Hantuchová, Amanda Coetzer, Meghann Shaughnessy, Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, and Amy Frazier.
In 2005, she won WTA Mexican Open doubles title in Acapulco with Tatiana Perebiynis.
Jidkova underwent knee surgery on 3 April 2001 for torn meniscus suffered during practice after Miami, returning to action in late April.
Jidkova resides in Boca Raton, Florida, and she is married to entrepreneur Sascha Ghods. The two married on December 18, 2010 in a ceremony in Vienna, Austria.
She retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2010 season, and later worked as a coach of Galina Voskoboeva and Ksenia Pervak.