Gail Brodsky
Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
|---|---|
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $179,263 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 188–136 (58.0%) |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (March 19, 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2012) |
| US Open | 1R (2008, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 47–73 (39.2%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 348 (May 2, 2011) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2008, 2009) |
Gail Brodsky (born June 5, 1991) is an American former professional tennis player.
Her career-high
ITF Circuit, she has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.[1] She won the 2008 USTA Girls’ 18s national title.[2]
Career
Brodsky was born in
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, when she was six, and is Jewish.[3][2][4][1] As a youth, she trained on public courts in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn.[5] She and her husband and two children live in Kirkland, Washington.[4]
She won the 2008 USTA Girls’ 18s national title, defeating
Agnes Szavay.[4][5] She was also given a wildcard into the 2009 US Open,[6] where she lost in the first round 4–6, 4–6 to Anabel Medina Garrigues.[7]
She said: “I grew up with a lot of pressure and not a lot of passion for the sport.” Her parents were strict about her diet and other aspects of her life; it was only after she broke all contact with them (she says: “it wasn’t a healthy situation”), at age 17, that she tasted her first French fry.[8]
In 2007 and 2010, she won the Ojai Tennis Tournament in women's singles.[9] She also won the 2010 $10k Porto, 2011 $10k Gosier and $25k La Coruna, 2015 $10k Victoria, and 2018 $15k Victoria and $60k Ashland singles titles.[1]
She has also won the 2010 Landisville (w/A. Mueller) and the 2018 Victoria (w/B. Boren) doubles titles.[1]
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | 10,000 | Hard |  Victoria Larrière
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay |  Karolina Nowak
|
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Gosier, France | 10,000 | Hard |  Sachia Vickery
|
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Alexandra Panova
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2012 | Clay Court Championships, U.S. | 25,000 | Hard | Grace Min
|
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2012 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Lauren Davis
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2015 | ITF Victoria, Canada | 10,000 | Hard (i) |  Naomi Totka
|
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2018 | ITF Victoria, Canada | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Maegan Manasse
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2018 | Ashland Classic, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Maegan Manasse
|
4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | 23 May 2010 | ITF Landisville, United States |
10,000 | Hard | Alexandra Mueller
|
 Dianne Hollands  Tiffany Welford
|
4–6, 7–5, [10–2] |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2 October 2010 | ITF Porto, Portugal |
10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Riley
|
 Ulrikke Eikeri Lena-Marie Hofmann
|
7–6(4), 6–7(5), [5–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | 24 June 2018 | ITF Victoria, Canada |
15,000 | Hard (i) | Brynn Boren
|
Safiya Carrington Alana Smith
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | 23 June 2019 | ITF Denver, United States |
25,000 | Hard | Brynn Boren
|
 Vladica Babić Hayley Carter
|
2–6, 3–6 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e ""Gail BRODSKY"". Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Former Jewish phenom Brodsky back in the swing of things". The Jerusalem Post. September 3, 2018.
- ^ x, csjl.org.
- ^ a b c d "Gail Brodsky trying to put herself back on the tennis map". ESPN. August 1, 2018.
- ^ a b GRACE, MELISSA (August 26, 2008). "Despite loss, Brooklyn tennis phenom takes heart in U.S. Open debut". nydailynews.com.
- ^ "Glatch, King, and McHale receive 2009 US Open Wild Cards - Tennis Industry news". www.tennisindustrymag.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Tennis.com. "The Coney Island Kid". Tennis.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ Lewak, Doree (August 22, 2018). "Former tennis phenom launches improbable comeback at US Open". New York Post.
- ^ Past Championsjaitourney.org December 2012 Archived March 1, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Gail Brodsky at the Women's Tennis Association
- Gail Brodsky at the International Tennis Federation
- Gail Brodsky at ESPN.com
- Gail Brodsky on Instagram
