Valeria Savinykh

Valeria Savinykh

File:Valeria SAVINYKH, Cagnes (cropped).JPG Valeria Savinykh at the 2011 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Born	(1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 Sverdlovsk, USSR (now Yekaterinburg, Russia)
Height
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$323,833
Singles
Career record	201–153
Career titles	1 ITF, 0 WTA
Highest ranking	99 (9 April 2012)
Current ranking	1064 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2013)
French Open	Q1 (2011, 2012, 2013)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2012)
US Open	Q3 (2012)
Doubles
Career record	119 – 94
Career titles	10 ITF, 0 WTA
Highest ranking	109 (17 October 2011)
Current ranking	709 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2012)
Last updated on: 15 December 2014.

Valeria Savinykh (born 20 February 1991 in Yekaterinburg) is a Russian tennis player.

Her highest WTA singles ranking is 99, which she reached on 9 April 2012. Her career high in doubles is 109, achieved on 17 October 2011.

Savinykh has won one singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF tour during her career.

Valeria trains at SotoTennis Academy in Spain.

Biography

Coached by Tomasz Iwanski. Father is Dmitry (introduced her to tennis at age 5); mother is Elena (travels with her); also has a dog. Enjoys cooking, reading, meeting friends and singing karaoke. Favorite foods are steak, fish. Favorite music is pop, latin. Speaks Russian, English, learning Spanish.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1.	2 March 2013	Florianópolis, Brasil	Hard	Anne Keothavong	Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova	0–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 7 (1–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1.	21 July 2008	Rabat, Morocco	Clay	Lisa Sabino	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	15 September 2008	Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Marina Melnikova	1–0, ret.
Runner-up	3.	28 June 2010	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Sofia Arvidsson	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	7 November 2010	Nantes, France	Hard (i)	Lucie Hradecká	3–6, 1–6
Winner	5.	16 April 2011	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Petra Cetkovská	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	24 December 2011	Ankara, Turkey	Hard (i)	Kristina Mladenovic	5–7, 7–5, 1–6
Runner-up	7.	10 May 2014	Tunis, Tunisia	Clay	Ons Jabeur	3–6, 6–7

Doubles finals: 22 (11–11)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Runners-up	1.	3 August 2007	Gardone Val Trompia, Italy	Clay	Anastasia Grymalska	Alice Balducci Kildine Chevalier	6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	2.	7 July 2008	Prokuplje, Serbia	Clay	Ljubica Avramović	Zorica Petrov Anja Prislan	w/o
Runner-up	3.	21 July 2008	Rabat, Morocco	Clay	Yuliana Umanets	Lisa Sabino Benedetta Davato	2–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	20 October 2008	Lagos, Nigeria	Hard	Elena Chalova	Rushmi Chakravarthi Isha Lakhani	6–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Runner–up	5.	19 December 2008	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Elena Chalova	Maša Zec Peškirič Irena Pavlovic	6–7(6–8), 6–3, [3–10]
Runner–up	6.	30 March 2009	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Carpet (i)	Oksana Kalashnikova	Ksenia Milevskaya Lesia Tsurenko	2–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	18 May 2009	Ain Sukhna, Egypt	Clay	Anna Brazhnikova	Galina Fokina Anna Morgina	3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Runner-up	8.	10 August 2009	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Marina Shamayko	Ekaterina Lopes Arina Rodionova	3–6, 3–6
Runner–up	9.	28 September 2009	Granada, Spain	Hard	Betina Jozami	Nina Bratchikova Arina Rodionova	1–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Winner	10.	February 7, 2010	Sutton, United Kingdom	Hard	Eirini Georgatou	Naomi Cavaday Anna Smith	7–5, 2–6, 10–8
Runner–up	11	2 May 2010	Brescia, Italy	Clay	Iryna Brémond	Naomi Cavaday Anastasia Pivovarova	3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Winner	12.	12 July 2010	Zwevegem, Belgium	Clay	Richèl Hogenkamp	Irina Khromacheva Maryna Zanevska	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Runner–up	13.	24 October 2010	Glasgow, United Kingdom	Hard	Eirini Georgatou	Karen Barbat Julia Mayr	Walkover
Runner–up	14.	15 November 2010	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Claire Feuerstein	Irena Pavlovic Emma Laine	4–6, 4–6
Winner	15.	17 January 2011	Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	Hard	Darija Jurak	Kiki Bertens Richèl Hogenkamp	6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Winner	16.	3 April 2011	Monzón, Spain	Hard	Elena Bovina	Margalita Chakhnashvili Ivana Lisjak	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	17.	16 October 2011	Troy, United States	Hard	Elena Bovina	Varvara Lepchenko Mashona Washington	7–6, 6–3
Winner	18.	5 May 2014	Tunis, Tunisia	Clay	Andrea Gámiz	Marina Melnikova Beatriz García Vidagany	6–4, 6–1
Winner	19.	2 June 2014	La Marsa, Tunisia	Clay	Andrea Gámiz	Xenia Knoll Pemra Özgen	1–6, 7–6(8–6), [11–9]
Runner-up	20.	19 October 2014	Tampico, Mexico	Hard	Kateryna Bondarenko	Petra Martić Maria Sanchez	6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Runner-up	21.	8 December 2014	Mérida, Mexico	Hard	Andrea Gámiz	Tatjana Maria Renata Zarazúa	4–6, 1–6
Winner	22.	21 February 2016	Palma Nova, Spain	Clay	Alyona Sotnikova	Amanda Carreras Alice Savoretti	2–6, 6–4, [10–6]

External links

• Valeria Savinykh at the Women's Tennis Association
• Valeria Savinykh at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile