Elena Sergeevna Baltacha ( Ukrainian: Olena Baltacha , English; Elena Baltacha ; August 14, 1983, Kiev , USSR - May 4, 2014, Ipswich , UK ) - British tennis player of Ukrainian origin. Winner of 14 ITF tournaments (10 in singles). Semifinalist of one junior Grand Slam tournament in singles ( Wimbledon -2001).
| Elena Baltacha | |
|---|---|
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| Player gender | |
| Date of Birth | August 14, 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Kiev , USSR |
| Date of death | May 4, 2014 (30 years old) |
| Place of death | Ipswich , UK |
| Citizenship | Great Britain |
| Place of residence | |
| Growth | 175 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Carier start | 1997 |
| Career end | 2013 |
| Working hand | right |
| Backhand | two handed |
| Prize money | 1,190,893 |
| Singles | |
| Matches | 324 - 243 |
| Titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest position | 49 ( September 13, 2010 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 3rd round (2005, 2010) |
| France | 2nd round (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3rd round (2002) |
| USA | 2nd round (2010-11) |
| Double discharge | |
| Matches | 59 - 59 |
| Titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest position | 211 ( January 17, 2011 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 2nd round (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 2nd round (2005, 2010) |
Content
General Information
Born on August 14, 1983 in Kiev. Elena is the daughter of two formerly famous Soviet athletes. Her father, Sergei Baltacha , played very successfully for Dynamo Kiev , Metalist Kharkiv and the USSR national football team , and her mother Olga represented the USSR at the Pentathlon Olympics .
The elder brother Sergey continued the work of his father and played football professionally, speaking for Scottish clubs.
Baltacha first came to tennis at age 6. With 10 engaged in this sport more actively. Elena considered hard and grass as her favorite coatings.
In December 2013, some time after completing her career, Elena married her former coach Nino Severino [1] .
In March 2014, Baltache was diagnosed with liver cancer [2] . May 4 of the same year she died [3] .
Sports career
Year-end rating
| Year | Single rating | Doubles rating |
| 2013 | 220 | |
| 2012 | 172 | |
| 2011 | 50 | |
| 2010 | 55 | |
| 2009 | 89 | 648 |
| 2008 | 136 | 961 |
| 2007 | 187 | 365 |
| 2006 | 347 | 508 |
| 2005 | 122 | 246 |
| 2004 | 202 | 355 |
| 2003 | 373 | 490 |
| 2002 | 157 | 262 |
| 2001 | 248 | 401 |
| 2000 | 397 | |
| 1999 | 880 |
Tournament appearances
Performance in single tournaments
ITF Singles Tournament Finals (14)
Victory (11)
| Legend: |
|---|
| 100,000 USD (2) |
| 75,000 USD (2) |
| 50,000 USD (2) |
| 25.000 USD (5 + 4) |
| 10.000 USD (0) |
| Titles by coatings | Titles by location holding tournament matches |
|---|---|
| Hard (7 + 4) | Hall (6 + 3) |
| Ground (0) | |
| Grass (4) | Open air (5 + 1) |
| Carpet (0) |
| No | date | Tournament | Coating | Rival in the final | Score |
| one. | July 8, 2002 | Filikstow , United Kingdom | Grass | Kelly liggan | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2 | July 22, 2002 | Pamplona , Spain | Hard (i) | Virginie Pisce | 6-2 6-1 |
| 3 | October 12, 2005 | Jersey , UK | Hard (i) | Daniela Kicks | 6-4 6-4 |
| four. | March 24, 2008 | Jersey , UK | Hard (i) | Ana Vrlich | 6-1 6-3 |
| five. | March 31, 2008 | Torhout, Belgium | Hard (i) | Iveta BeneΕ‘ova | 6-7 (5) 6-1 6-4 |
| 6 | April 20, 2009 | Changwon , South Korea | Hard | Junry Namigata | 6-3 6-1 |
| 7 | September 21, 2009 | Shrewsbury, UK | Hard (i) | Katie O`Brien | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| eight. | February 8, 2010 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Lucia Gradetskaya | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 9. | May 31, 2010 | Nottingham UK | Grass | Carly Gallixon | 6-2 6-2 |
| ten. | June 6, 2011 | Nottingham UK | Grass | Petra Tsetkovskaya | 7-5 6-3 |
| eleven. | June 16, 2013 | Nottingham UK | Grass | Tadeya Maerich | 7-5 7-6 (7) |
Defeats (3)
| No | date | Tournament | Coating | Rival in the final | Score |
| one. | September 22, 2004 | Jersey , UK | Hard (i) | Emma Line | 6-3 2-6 1-6 |
| 2 | February 9, 2005 | Redbridge , UK | Hard (i) | Nika Ozhegovich | 0-6 3-6 |
| 3 | October 24, 2011 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6-7 (3) 4-6 |
Performance in doubles
ITF Doubles Tournament Finals (8)
Victory (4)
| No | date | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Rivals in the final | Score |
| one. | July 15, 2002 | Valladolid , Spain | Hard | Natasha Randrianti | Lianne Baker Manisha Malhotra | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2 | July 22, 2002 | Pamplona , Spain | Hard (i) | Kelly liggan | Yvonne Doyle Susanna Trick | 6-7 (6) 7-6 (1) 6-3 |
| 3 | October 12, 2004 | Sunderland , UK | Hard (i) | Jane O`Donoghue | Eva Fislova Stanislav Grozensk | 6-1 4-6 6-2 |
| four. | September 21, 2005 | Glasgow , UK | Hard (i) | Margit Ruutel | Ann Keotawong Karen Paterson | 6-3 6-7 (2) 6-2 |
Defeats (4)
| No | date | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Rivals in the final | Score |
| one. | April 30, 2001 | Hatfield , UK | Priming | Nikola Trinder | Natalya Egorova Ekaterina Sysoeva | 3-6 6-4 1-6 |
| 2 | March 21, 2006 | Redding , United States | Hard | Evgeniya Savranskaya | Vasilisa Bardina Asha rolle | 7-5 5-7 4-6 |
| 3 | June 3, 2007 | Serbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Naomi Kawadei | Karen Paterson Melanie South | 1-6 4-6 |
| four. | April 20, 2009 | Changwon , South Korea | Hard | Amanda Elliott | Zhang Kaizhen Chen Yi | 4-6 1-6 |
Tournament Performance History
Notes
- β Elena Baltacha married trainer Nino Severino . // Gotennis.ru (December 9, 2013). Date of treatment March 11, 2014.
- β Elena Baltache was diagnosed with liver cancer . // Gotennis.ru (March 7, 2014). Date of treatment March 11, 2014.
- β Elena Baltacha: Former British number one dies of liver cancer . // BBC (May 5, 2014). Date of treatment May 5, 2014.