Anastasija Sevastova
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Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvia
n tennis
player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA
singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195. Her biggest match to date was in the 1st Round of the 2010 China Open, where she defeated world number 7 Samantha Stosur
.
where she won her first career WTA match against Anastasiya Yakimova
in the 1st round 6–1, 6–3. She then lost to #5 seed Alona Bondarenko 4–6, 6–3, 6(5)–7.
In 2009 she qualified for the French Open but lost to Melinda Czink
, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 in the first round.
She entered the main draw of the 2009 AEGON Classic
where she was defeated in the 1st round by Yanina Wickmayer
, 4–6, 3–6. She then qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championship, losing to Kateryna Bondarenko
in the first round, 3–6, 6(5)–7.
In August she qualified into the main draw of the 2009 U.S. Open
and won her first career Grand Slam match by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn
, 6–3, 7–5.
in the first round of the 2010 Monterrey Open
. She reached the semifinals, falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
in three sets.
Sevastova played at the 2010 Estoril Open and in her first match defeated top seed Ágnes Szávay
3–6, 6–3, 6–3. She then beat veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the second round (Date Krumm retired), Anastasia Rodionova in the quarterfinals 7–6(6), 6–2 and Shuai Peng of China 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 in the semifinal. In the final of the 2010 Estoril Open she beat Arantxa Parra Santonja
in straight sets 6–2, 7–5. It was her first WTA Final and her first WTA Title.
Sevastova upset the 21st seed Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–2 en route to a fourth round matchup with World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
, which she lost in straight sets 3–6, 4–6.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195. Her biggest match to date was in the 1st Round of the 2010 China Open, where she defeated world number 7 Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
.
Career
In 2007 she qualified for the 2007 Istanbul Cup2007 Istanbul Cup
The 2007 Istanbul Cup is a WTA Tour tennis tournament played on May 19–26, 2007. Aravane Rezaï had a run of wins over Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova before going down in the final to Elena Dementieva.-Singles:# Maria Sharapova ...
where she won her first career WTA match against Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:...
in the 1st round 6–1, 6–3. She then lost to #5 seed Alona Bondarenko 4–6, 6–3, 6(5)–7.
In 2009 she qualified for the French Open but lost to Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink is a Hungarian professional female tennis player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37....
, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 in the first round.
She entered the main draw of the 2009 AEGON Classic
2009 AEGON Classic
The 2009 AEGON Classic is a tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 28th edition of the event, known that year as the AEGON Classic, It is taking place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, from June 8 through June 14, 2009.-Seeds:*...
where she was defeated in the 1st round by Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
, 4–6, 3–6. She then qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championship, losing to Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
in the first round, 3–6, 6(5)–7.
In August she qualified into the main draw of the 2009 U.S. Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
and won her first career Grand Slam match by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
, 6–3, 7–5.
2010
In March 2010, Sevastova got the biggest win of her career by defeating World No. 9 Jelena JankovićJelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
in the first round of the 2010 Monterrey Open
2010 Monterrey Open
The 2010 Monterrey Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Monterrey Open and was categorized as an International tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club in Monterrey, Mexico, from March 1 through March 7,...
. She reached the semifinals, falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France...
in three sets.
Sevastova played at the 2010 Estoril Open and in her first match defeated top seed Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
3–6, 6–3, 6–3. She then beat veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the second round (Date Krumm retired), Anastasia Rodionova in the quarterfinals 7–6(6), 6–2 and Shuai Peng of China 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 in the semifinal. In the final of the 2010 Estoril Open she beat Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
in straight sets 6–2, 7–5. It was her first WTA Final and her first WTA Title.
2011
In the 2011 Australian Open2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
Sevastova upset the 21st seed Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
6–4, 6–2 en route to a fourth round matchup with World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
, which she lost in straight sets 3–6, 4–6.
Singles: 1 (1–0)
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| No. | Date | Official Tournament Name | Tournament Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 8 May 2010 | Estoril Open Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... |
Estoril Estoril Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or... , Portugal |
Clay |  Arantxa Parra SantonjaArantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No... |
6–2, 7–5 |
Singles (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | August 6, 2006 |  Bad SaulgauBad Saulgau Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance.... , Germany |
Clay |  Josipa Bek |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 2. | August 20, 2006 |  BratislavaBratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... , Slovakia |
Clay | Klaudia Malenovska |
4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 3. | March 22, 2008 |  NoidaNoida Noida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Area, is an area in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanization... , India |
Hard |  Sunitha RaoSunitha Rao Sunitha Manohar Rao is a former American professional tennis player of Indian background. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Rao has 8 career titles on the ITF Women's Circuit and has reached many finals in singles.-Early life:... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 4. | June 1, 2008 |  GalatinaGalatina Galatina , known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in Apulia.Among the most important cities in Salento, it is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce.... , Italy |
Clay | Estrella Cabeza–Candela |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 5. | July 27, 2008 |  Les Contamines, France |
Hard |  Agustina Lepore |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 6. | March 29, 2009 | La Palma La Palma La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands... , Spain |
Hard | Kristína Kučová Kristína Kucová Kristína Kučová is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand , and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her... |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 7. | May 3, 2009 |  JohannesburgJohannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa |
Hard |  Eva HrdinováEva Hrdinová Eva Hrdinová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 1.91m. This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova, who stands just one centimetre shorter.Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
| 1. | August 31, 2008 |  KatowiceKatowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2... , Poland |
Clay | Lenka Wienerová Lenka Wienerová Lenka Wienerová is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 128, which she reached on August 10, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 196, which she reached on May 2, 2011.... |
Karolina Kosińska Karolina Kosińska Karolina Kosińska is a Polish professional tennis player who is, as of 1 March 2010, ranked No. 271. As a professional, her highest career singles ranking is World No. 253, achieved on 4 July 2005, in doubles 144.-Personal life:... Aleksandra Rosolska |
5–7 6–3 [10–3] |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | LQ | A | 2R | 4R |
| French Open | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R |
| Wimbledon | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R |
| US Open | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | |