Marta Sirotkina
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Marta Sirotkina is a professional Russian 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. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 218, which she reached on November 14, 2011. Her career high in doubles is No.223, which she reached on May 17, 2010.

Career highlights

Apart from ITF professional successes, Marta has won Bronze medals in the Moscow Winter
Championships (Singles and Doubles) in 2009, later winning a Gold medal in the Russian
Championships. Marta has won Silver medals in the Moscow Championships and Gold in
the “Cup of Russia” Doubles tournament.

2011

So far in 2011, Marta has won 3 ITF titles in singles. She won two ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...

 $10,000 tournaments in Bath, Great Britain
Great Britain
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 and Antalya
Antalya
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, Turkey
Turkey
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 and a ITF
International Tennis Federation
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 $25,000 tournament in Bangkok
Bangkok
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, Thailand
Thailand
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.

Marta began 2011 with a bang in Bath, beating the top
seed on way to capturing the AEGON Pro Series $10k title, while in the $25k event
2011 AEGON GB Pro–Series Bath – Women's Singles
Stefanie Vögele won the first edition of the tournament, defeating Marta Domachowska 6–7, 7–5, 6–2 in the final.-Seeds:# Michaëlla Krajicek # Petra Cetkovská # Anne Kremer # Anna Floris ...

 the following week she beat 2 higher ranked players to make the main draw where she destroyed
former World top-20 star Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...

 before falling in the quarterfinals to Claire Feuerstein
Claire Feuerstein
Claire Feuerstein is an professional tennis player from France. She made her debut in professional competition in 2002, aged 16, at an ITF tournament in Les Contamines, France....

.

Marta competed in the ITF $25K AEGON GB Pro-Series Foxhills
2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Foxhills – Singles
Tímea Babos was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. Johanna Konta defeated Laura Robson in the final 6–4, 1–1, Retired-Seeds:# Vitalia Diatchenko # Laura Robson ...

 on the 11th July 2011. Marta was seeded 5th. Marta defeated Daneika Borthwick in the first round and Samantha Murray in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Marta was defeated by the 1st seed, Vitalia Diatchenko
Vitalia Diatchenko
Vitalia Diatchenko is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 105, which she reached on July 27, 2009. Her career high in doubles is No. 60, which she reached on February 21, 2011.-Career highlights:...

 6–2, 6–2.

Marta participated in the 2011 Tatarstan Open
2011 Tatarstan Open
The 2011 Tatarstan Open will be a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It will be the 2nd edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...

 in singles and in doubles. Ksenia Lykina
Ksenia Lykina
Ksenia Lykina is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171, which she reached on April 19, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 217, which she reached on February 22, 2010....

 is her doubles partner. In the first round of the singles, Marta defeated Valeria Solovieva
Valeria Solovieva
Valeria Alexandrovna Solovieva is a professional Russian tennis player. On May 23, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 252, whilst her best doubles ranking was 261 on June 6, 2011.- Junior Grand Slam tournament womens' doubles final :...

, 6–2, 6–2. In the second round, she lost to the 3rd seed, 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:...

, 6–4 5–7 6–7(3). In the doubles, Sirotkina and Lykina lost to the second seeds, Ekaterina Ivanova
Ekaterina Ivanova (tennis)
Ekaterina Ivanova is a professional Russian tennis player.Ivanova's highest WTA singles ranking is No. 142, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles was at No. 145 set at May 21, 2007...

 and Andreja Klepač
Andreja Klepac
Andreja Klepač is a professional Slovenian tennis player. While she has not won a WTA title of any kind, she has won 3 ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles, and made one WTA Tour singles final and two WTA Tour doubles final. Klepač reached her career-high singles ranking on July 14, 2008,...

, 3–6, 1–6 in the semifinals, after defeating the 4th seeds, Tetyana Arefyeva
Tetyana Arefyeva
Tetyana Arefyeva is a Ukrainian tennis player. She began tennis at the age of 6 and is coached by Igor Dernovskyy. She mainly plays on the ITF Women's Circuit.-2005:...

 and Eugeniya Pashkova
Eugeniya Pashkova
Eugeniya Pashkova is a professional Russian tennis player. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 402 whilst her best doubles ranking was 201 on August 3, 2009.-External links:...

 in the first round and Natela Dzalamidze and Mandy Minella
Mandy Minella
Mandy Minella is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 125 on July 25, 2011, and World Number 250 for doubles on July 17, 2006...

 in the quarterfinals.

Marta competed in the 2011 Summer Universiade
2011 Summer Universiade
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 in both singles and doubles. In the singles, Marta lost in the third round to eventual bronze-medalist Yoo Mi. Marta partenered Ksenia Lykina
Ksenia Lykina
Ksenia Lykina is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171, which she reached on April 19, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 217, which she reached on February 22, 2010....

 in the doubles and they won a bronze medal.

Marta cometed in the Singles Qualifying
2011 Tashkent Open – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Tashkent Open.-Seeds:# Mădălina Gojnea # Yurika Sema # Eirini Georgatou # Marta Sirotkina ...

 of the 2011 Tashkent Open
2011 Tashkent Open
The 2011 Tashkent Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Tashkent Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...

. She was seeded 4th. In the first round, Marta defeated Viktoriya Karmenova 6–2, 6–0. In the next round, Marta defeated Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Nadiya Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :- Singles 5 :- Doubles 18 ...

 7–5, 7–5. In the final round, she lost to Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić is a Serbian professional tennis player, who is, as of October 03 2011, ranked No. 213. Krunić has won six ITF events — five in singles and one in doubles....

.

Personal life

Marta is completing her studies at the Moscow Institute for Sports and Fitness Studies, she is
funded by a sports-academic scholarship from the Yeltsin Fund. As well as her native Russian
she speaks English and Spanish, having attended the Spanish Immersion High School in
Moscow. She has one older brother. She likes playing on hardcourt
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...

 surfaces but her favourite
and most comfortable surface is grass
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...

.

In October 2010, Hiberno International and Marta signed a long term management agreement that will bring Marta to the heights she has the ability to reach. Marta has begun the upward curve needed by undergoing an intensive training camp in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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 at the Tennis Ireland
Tennis Ireland
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 BNP-Paribas National Academy in Dublin under the guidance of the Internationally respected Garry Cahill (former Ireland Fed Cup team
Ireland Fed Cup team
The Ireland Fed Cup team represents Ireland in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.-History:...

 captain and current Ireland Davis Cup team
Ireland Davis Cup team
The Ireland Davis Cup team represents the whole of Ireland in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Ireland. Ireland competed in its first Davis Cup in 1923.Ireland currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...

 captain).

ITF Circuit singles finals(7–2)

$100,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1 November 2009   Stockholm
Stockholm
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, Sweden
Hard  Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Nadiya Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :- Singles 5 :- Doubles 18 ...

3–6 3–6
Winner 2. 11 April 2010   Ain Elsokhna-Suiz, Egypt Clay  Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–3 6–1
Winner 3. 12 September 2010   Madrid
Madrid
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, Spain
Hard  Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady is an English tennis player who is coached by Suzi Riley. She began playing tennis at the age of 7 and was the 2007 British under 18 girls' champion. She is currently the British no. 5 with a career-high world ranking of no. 194 . So far in her career she has won four ITF titles in...

4–6 6–4 6–4
Winner 4. 7 November 2010   Antalya
Antalya
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, Turkey
Hard  Martina Balogova 6–2 6–0
Winner 5. 11 December 2010   Dubai
Dubai
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, United Arab Emirates
Hard  Mihaela Buzarnescu
Mihaela Buzărnescu
Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No...

6–0 6–0
Winner 6. 19 March 2011   Bath, Great Britain Hard  Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Giulia Gatto-Monticone is a professional Italian tennis player. On July 25, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 231 whilst her best doubles ranking was 262 on August 2, 2010.-External links:...

W/O
Winner 7. 24 April 2011   Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

, Turkey
Hard  Yana Buchina
Yana Buchina
Yana Alexandrovna Buchina is a junior Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 337, which she reached on October 17, 2011.-Personal life:...

6–1 6–0
Runner-up 8. 7 May 2011   Bukhara
Bukhara
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, Uzbekistan
Hard  Nikola Hofmanova
Nikola Hofmanova
Nikola Hofmanova is a female tennis player originally from Chomutov, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic, and now residing in Hornstein, Austria....

4–6 5–7
Winner 9. 4 June 2011   Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand
Hard  Luksika Kumkhum
Luksika Kumkhum
Luksika Kumkhum is a junior Thai tennis player. Her highest junior ranking is 50, which she reached on January 25, 2010. In 2010, at the Australian Open, she teamed up with Eugénie Bouchard of Canada, and reached semi-finals of girls' doubles....

6–4 6–3

ITF Circuit doubles finals (6–4)

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$75,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 1. 17 May 2009   St. Petersburgh, Russia Hard   Yuliya Kalabina   Avgusta Tsybysheva
  Maria Zharkova
6–1 6–2
Runner-up 2. 23 May 2009   Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
Clay   Yuliya Kalabina   Maria Kondratieva
Maria Kondratieva
Maria Kondratieva is a Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 48, set on 18 October 2010. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 210, which she reached on 23 June 2008.-Doubles: 4 :-External links:...


  Arina Rodionova
Arina Rodionova
Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010...

5–7 1–6
Winner 3. 5 June 2009   Bukhara
Bukhara
Bukhara , from the Soghdian βuxārak , is the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The nation's fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263,400 . The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time...

, Uzbekistan
Hard   Anna Brazhnikova
Anna Brazhnikova
Anna Brazhnikova is a Swedish tennis player. She achieved the #1 rankings position for girls under 18 years in Sweden according to the January 2009 tennis rankings list published by the Swedish Tennis Federation....

  Ksenia Palkina
Ksenia Palkina
Ksenia Palkina is a Kyrgyz female tennis player. She has primarily played in ITF tournaments and lower-level WTA tournaments.- Personal life :...


  Arina Rodionova
Arina Rodionova
Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010...

3–6 6–4 [11–9]
Winner 4. 11 April 2010   Ain Elsokhna-Suiz, Egypt Clay   Anna Brazhnikova
Anna Brazhnikova
Anna Brazhnikova is a Swedish tennis player. She achieved the #1 rankings position for girls under 18 years in Sweden according to the January 2009 tennis rankings list published by the Swedish Tennis Federation....

  Audrey Bergot
Audrey Bergot
Audrey Bergot is a professional French tennis player. On October 18, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 236 whilst her highest doubles ranking was 331 on October 25, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:...


  Chanel Simmonds
Chanel Simmonds
Chanel Simmonds , is a South African professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 230, which she reached on July 25, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 300, which she reached on August 22, 2011....

6–3 6–3
Runner-up 5. 29 May 2010   Grado
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, Italy
Clay   Karina Pimkina   Xinyun Han
  Jing-Jing Lu
6–1 4–6 [8–10]
Runner-up 6. 11 September 2010   Madrid
Madrid
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, Spain
Hard   Jennifer Ren   Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady is an English tennis player who is coached by Suzi Riley. She began playing tennis at the age of 7 and was the 2007 British under 18 girls' champion. She is currently the British no. 5 with a career-high world ranking of no. 194 . So far in her career she has won four ITF titles in...


  Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith is an English professional tennis player. She is coached by Jeremy Bates. She is currently the British no. 6 and ranked 242 in the world...

2–6 3–6
Winner 7. 30 October 2010   Istanbul
Istanbul
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, Turkey
Hard   Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Kalashnikova
Oksana Vyacheslavovna Kalashnikova Russian : Оксана Вячеславовна Калашникова is a professional Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 156. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 110.She is...

  Ekaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova is a professional tennis player. She is most famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. She defeated her by a score of 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time a defending US Open Champion had lost in the first round...


  Iryna Bremond
6–3 6–1
Winner 8. 6 November 2010   Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

, Turkey
Hard   Nigina Abduraimova
Nigina Abduraimova
Nigina Abduraimova is a junior Uzbekistani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 369, which she reached on August 9, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 426, which she reached on September 21, 2009.-External links:...

  Julia Samuseva
  Ekaterina Yakovleva
3–6 6–1 [10–7]
Winner 8. 13 November 2010   Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

, Turkey
Hard   Nikola Frankova   Daria Salnikova
  Nicola Slater
3–6 7–5 [10–5]
Runner-up 9. 24 April 2011   Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

, Turkey
Hard   Maria Zharkova   Laura-Ioana Andrei
  Sylwia Zagorska
1–6 6–7(0)

External links

  • Marta Sirotkina Official Website
  • Marta Sirotkina at the Women's Tennis Association
    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...

  • Marta Sirotkina at the International Tennis Federation
    International Tennis Federation
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