other three majors) and in qualifying twice set career-high No.36 on January 31 (after Australian Open) struggled throughout season w/illness (withdrew from nine events) and right foot and left ankle injuries (withdrew from several more events).Ģ010 - Breakthrough first Top 50 season (finishing No.45) won one WTA title at Oeiras (d. US Open) won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.Ģ011 - Third straight Top 100 season (finishing No.94) QF three times at Monterrey, Dallas and Luxembourg reached 4r once (Australian Open) and 2r three times fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open) fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open) announced retirement in May.Ģ012 - Injury-marred season (finishing No.181) missed first four months of season w/right elbow injury (withdrew from all events incl. US Open) also won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.Ģ013 - Played seven events in first three months of season, best result being one QF at Pattaya City fell 1r once and in qualifying five times (incl. to Pereira) QF at Moscow fell 1r once and in qualifying twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times returned to Top 50 debut on July 18 (after Bucharest rose from No.66 to No.49).Ģ015 - Impressive comeback season (starting unranked but finishing No.110) SF at Florianopolis (l. Australian Open and Roland Garros) fell 1r 10 times (incl. to Pavlyuchenkova) QF three times at Kaohsiung, Istanbul and US Open reached 2r five times (incl. last major) fell in 1r on six occasions.Ģ016 - Second Top 50 season (finishing No.34) runner-up twice at Mallorca (l. eventual champion Stephens) – matched best result at Grand Slam (also 2016 US Open) made three 3r appearances, including Australian Open (l. Goerges) compiled five QF finishes at Charleston (l. Goerges) advanced to three SFs at Dubai (l. other two majors) and made RR exit at WTA Elite Trophy (1-1 record.Ģ017 - First Top 20 season (finishing at No.16), including a career-high singles ranking of No.15 on Octocaptured second career singles title and first in seven years at Mallorca (d. Australian Open) fell 1r six times (incl. to Jabeur) QF twice reached 4r once, 3r four times and 2r twice (incl. to Wozniacki) advanced to four SFs at Brisbane (l. Martic in final) runner-up at Mallorca (l. Wimbledon) fell 1r 10 times.Ģ018 - Second Top 20 season (finishing at No.12), including a career-high singles ranking of No.11 on Octocaptured third career singles title at Bucharest (d. to Kvitova) reached 4r twice (Australian Open and Roland Garros), 3r twice (incl. Career in ReviewĢ019 - Fourth consecutive Top 50 season (finishing No.27) won one WTA title at Jurmala (d. Body started feeling better by end of 2014 so decided to give it another shot Career Highlights Went into retirement in May 2013 but returned in 2015, studied leisure management in Austria while on break. Idols growing up were Steffi Graf and Andre Agassiįavorite place to visit is New York favorite tournaments are Roland Garros and US Open Favorite artists are Beyoncé, Jay-Z and James Blunt favorite book is Katherine by Anya Seton Other sports interests are soccer and jet skiingįavorite movie is Lord of the Rings favorite actor is Tom Hanks. Speaks Latvian, English, Russian and German Born and raised in Liepaja, Latvia and started playing at age 6 (introduced to tennis by grandmother) played for fun until she was 15Īggressive baseliner favorite surfaces are hard and clay favorite shot is backhand Mother is Diana Golovanova (English teacher).
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