Tatiana Golovin
Country (sports) | France |
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Residence | New York, U.S.[1] |
Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | 25 January 1988
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2008 (first retire), 2019 (second retire) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,923,053 |
Singles | |
Career record | 165–93 (64.0%) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (4 February 2008) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2004) |
French Open | 3R (2005) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2004) |
US Open | QF (2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 21–32 (39.6%) |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (13 August 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2006) |
French Open | 1R (2002, 2003, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2004) |
US Open | 2R (2006) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (2004) |
Tatiana Golovin (Russian: Татья́на Григóрьевна Головина́, tr. Tatyana Grigoryevna Golovina; born 25 January 1988) is a French professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open mixed-doubles event, partnering with Richard Gasquet, and reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2006 US Open, losing to the eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 12. In 2008, she was diagnosed with lower back inflammation and was forced to stop playing competitive tennis.[2]
Training
Born in Moscow, Golovin spent six years at Nick Bollettieri's tennis camp in Bradenton, Florida. In her career, she was coached by former world No. 1 Mats Wilander as well as Brad Gilbert and Dean Goldfine.
Career
2002–03: tour debut
Golovin made her
2004–05
At the Australian Open, Golovin (ranked No. 354) upset No. 14 seed Anna Smashnova in the second round and No. 23 seed Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the third round, then lost to No. 25 seed Lisa Raymond in the fourth round. It was her second Grand Slam tournament.
At
Golovin reached the semifinals at the
Golovin was a member of the
Golovin reached the final in Tokyo at the
2006–07
At her first tournament of the year in
Golovin reached her second career Tier I semifinal at Miami, where she defeated world No. 8 Elena Dementieva in the fourth round for her fifth career top 10 victory and 100th career singles match win. In the semifinal, Golovin overcame a 5–1 deficit and four match points while down 5–3 in second set versus Maria Sharapova, pushing the match to a third set before she sprained her left ankle and retired at 3–6, 7–6, 3–4.[3]
Golovin's third semifinal of the season was at
Golovin reached her first final since the
At the Australian Open Golovin fell in the third round to 16th seed Shahar Pe'er in a three-hour match. At the Proximus Diamond Games held in Antwerp, she beat Katarina Srebotnik, fifth seed Patty Schnyder and Elena Likhovtseva en route to the semifinals, where she lost to Belgian Kim Clijsters.
On April 8, 2007, Golovin won her first WTA title at the
Later in the year, Golovin won her second career title in
2008: retirement
Golovin entered the Australian Open as the No. 13 seed, her highest seeding in a grand slam. She lost in the second round to Aravane Rezaï, another French player.
At the
She appeared in the 2009
During this time Golovin forged a career in broadcasting, working for French television.[7]
2019–20: return to professional tennis
On September 13, 2019, Golovin announced on BeIn Sports that she had been working hard to come back to the WTA Tour next season. But that things had been progressing so well, she was considering moving her return date up to mid-October.[8]
Personal life
Golovin was born in Moscow but moved to Paris with her parents when she was eight months old, and attained French citizenship.[citation needed] She speaks fluent French, English and Russian. She has two sisters, Olga and Oxana.
Tatiana Golovin is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[9]
She also works for French television, as a tennis commentator.[7]
On March 22, 2015, she announced that she was expecting a child with her partner, French rugby player Hugo Bonneval.[10] Daughter Anastasia was born July 10, 2015. Golovin and Bonneval added a son to the family in November 2017.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
French Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Wimbledon
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A | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
US Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | 67% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 17 | 22–17 | 56% |
WTA Tier I | ||||||||||
Indian Wells Open
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A | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | QF | A | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% |
Miami Open | A | 1R | 4R | 4R | SF | 3R | A | 0 / 5 | 10–5 | 67% |
Charleston Open | A | A | A | SF | A | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% |
German Open | A | A | 1R
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A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
San Diego Open
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NMS | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | A | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | 67% |
Pan Pacific Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Zurich Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 8–6 | 9–7 | 6–6 | 17–6 | 0–1 | 0 / 28 | 41–28 | 59% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 4 | Career total: 82 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Career total: 7 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–4 | 29–16 | 33–22 | 26–19 | 46–18 | 2–4 | 2 / 82 | 137–83 | 62% |
Year-end ranking | 375 | 345 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 251 | $1,924,323 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
French Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Wimbledon
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A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
WTA Tier I | |||||||||
Indian Wells Open
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A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Charleston Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
San Diego Open
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A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
Canadian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Zurich Open | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0 / 13 | 8–13 | 38% |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Career total: 28 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 7–6 | 5–5 | 0 / 28 | 18–28 | 39% |
Year-end ranking | 392 | 788 | 120 | 278 | 124 | 126 |
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 title
Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2004 | French Open | Richard Gasquet | Cara Black Wayne Black |
6–3, 6–4 |
WTA Tier I finals
Singles: 1 runner-up
Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2007 | Zurich Open | Justine Henin | 4–6, 4–6 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0–0) |
WTA Tier I (0–1) |
WTA Tier II (1–2) |
WTA Tier III, IV, V (1–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2004 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Tier III | Grass | Maria Sharapova | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2005 | Japan Open | Tier III | Hard (i) | Nicole Vaidišová | 6–74, 2–3 ret. |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2006 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Tier II | Hard (i) | Nadia Petrova | 3–6, 6–74 |
Win | 1–3 | Apr 2007 | Amelia Island Championships, U.S. | Tier II | Clay | Nadia Petrova | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 2–3 | Sep 2007 | Slovenia Open | Tier IV | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2007 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Tier II | Hard (i) | Justine Henin | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2007 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Tier I | Hard (i) | Justine Henin | 4–6, 4–6 |
Top 10 wins
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TGR |
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2004 | |||||||
1. | Elena Dementieva | No. 10 | Open GDF Suez, France | Carpet | QF | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 135 |
2. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | No. 5 | Fed Cup | Carpet | RR | 6–4, 6–1 | No. 27 |
2005 | |||||||
3. | Venus Williams | No. 8 | Charleston Open, United States | Clay | 3R | 7–5, 6–4 | No. 25 |
2006 | |||||||
4. | Nadia Petrova | No. 7 | Open GDF Suez, France | Carpet | QF | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 | No. 24 |
5. | Elena Dementieva | No. 8 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–2, 6–1 | No. 24 |
6. | Nadia Petrova | No. 6 | US Open | Hard | 3R | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | No. 26 |
7. | Patty Schnyder | No. 9 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Hard | SF | 6–1, 5–7, 7–5 | No. 25 |
2007 | |||||||
8. | Nadia Petrova | No. 7 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–2, 1–0 ret. | No. 19 |
9. | Nadia Petrova | No. 7 | Amelia Island Championships, United States | Clay | F | 6–2, 6–1 | No. 20 |
10. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | No. 5 | Canadian Open | Hard | QF | 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 | No. 19 |
11. | Anna Chakvetadze | No. 6 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | No. 19 |
12. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | No. 2 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Hard | SF | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | No. 19 |
13. | Ana Ivanovic | No. 4 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–1 | No. 18 |
Notes
References
- ^ Twitter: Tatiana Golovin
- ^ a b Sporever, Groupe. "17e Open GDF SUEZ - 2009 - Tennis Féminin - Paris/Boulogne - Stade Coubertin". www.opengdfsuez.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009.
- ^ "Sharapova survives after Golovin injury; Roddick ousted at Nasdaq". USA Today. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Golovin wins first WTA title at Bausch & Lomb". ESPN. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Golovin out of Olympics". Skysports.com. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Golovin, Hantuchova, Kirilenko in SI swimsuit issue Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Tennis.com, February 11, 2009
- ^ a b Bishop, Greg (June 5, 2012). "Retired at 24, Tatiana Golovin Has Press Box View of French Open". The New York Times.
- ^ "It's comeback week on the WTA Tour as Golovin joins up". Tennis.life. 2019-09-13. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ "Peace and Sport". Peace-sport.org. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ @Matryochka (March 22, 2015). "❗️Announce Bebe❗️Baby Announcement ❗️ 1+1= 3 #BonnevalJr #ComingSoon @hugobonneval" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
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