Career titles 0 WTA, 7 ITF Weight 69 kg Name Julia Vakulenko Turned pro 1998 | Prize money $869,480 Role Tennis player Retired 2011 Career record 282–191 Height 1.83 m | |
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Julia vakulenko in match in poitiers 2007
Julia Olegovna Vakulenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко) (born July 10, 1983 in Yalta) is a retired Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No. 32 on November 19, 2007.
Contents
- Julia vakulenko in match in poitiers 2007
- Julia vakulenko liga dekmeijere in interclubs 2007
- Career
- Singles performance timeline
- Head to head record against other players
- References
In April, 2008, Vakulenko renounced her Ukrainian citizenship announcing her decision to acquire the citizenship of Spain where she's lived for the last ten years.
Julia vakulenko liga dekmeijere in interclubs 2007
Career
At the 2006 French Open, Vakulenko reached the third round.
At Wimbledon 2006, she had to pull out during the first round due to injury.
Julia became Kim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career (before Clijsters' return in 2009). Julia won 7–6(3), 6–3 in the second round of J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on May 3, 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".
A week later, Julia defeated World No. 3 Amélie Mauresmo at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 (her career best) and then defeated Dinara Safina 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, before retiring in the first set in the semi-finals to eventual champion Ana Ivanovic due to an injury.
On August 28, 2007, in the first round of the US Open, Julia defeated number nine seed Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major ever, before falling to Ágnes Szávay.
At the final event of the season, the Bell Challenge held in Quebec City, Canada, Julia reached the first WTA final of her career. En route she beat Rossana de los Ríos, home favourite Stéphanie Dubois, Olga Govortsova and surprise package Julie Ditty. In the final, she lost to three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1, who was playing in only her third event since giving birth.
After changing of her citizenship from Ukrainian to Spanish in April, 2008, she plans to play for the Spain in the Fed Cup but she wasn't able to compete in 2008 Olympics due to lack of time to be included in Spain's application.
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament when the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 French Open, which ended on June 8, 2008.
Head-to-head record against other players
Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.