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Anastasija Sevastova
Latvian tennis player

Anastasija Sevastova

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Latvian tennis player
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Liepāja, Latvia
Age
34 years
Residence
Vienna
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Biography

Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990) is a professional tennis player from Latvia. Having retired in 2013 due to recurring injuries, Sevastova returned to competition in 2015 and became known for her campaign at the 2016 US Open, where she defeated third-seeded Garbiñe Muguruza as well as Johanna Konta en route to her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Career

In 2007, she qualified for the 2007 İstanbul Cup where she won her first career WTA match against Anastasiya Yakimova in the first round. She then lost to fifth-seeded Alona Bondarenko.

In August, she qualified for the main draw of the 2009 U.S. Open and won her first match in a Grand Slam by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn.

2010

In March 2010, Sevastova got one of the biggest wins of her early career by defeating World No. 9 Jelena Janković in the first round of the 2010 Monterrey Open and then reached the semifinals.

Sevastova played at the 2010 Estoril Open and in her first match defeated top seed Ágnes Szávay in three sets. In the final of this tournament, she beat Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets. It was her first WTA final and her first WTA title.

2011

At the 2011 Australian Open, Sevastova upset the 21st seed Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets, before losing in the fourth round to World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.

2013

Due to ongoing injuries and illness, Sevastova announced her retirement from the sport in May 2013.

2015 – Return to professional tennis

In 2015 January, Sevastova returned to professional tennis, receiving a wild card into the $10K tournament in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt.

In the first half of the year, Sevastova won four ITF tournaments.

In the Brasil Tennis Cup, Sevastova reached her first WTA semifinal since 2013 in Pattaya.

At the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Sevastova upset Karolína Plíšková in the second round and eventually lost to eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets.

2016: First Grand Slam quarterfinal

During the summer, Sevastova reached two finals: in Mallorca and Bucharest, losing to Caroline Garcia and Simona Halep respectively.

At the US Open, Sevastova stunned Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round in straight sets, then followed with wins over Kateryna Bondarenko and No. 13 Johanna Konta, reaching her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. She was defeated in the quarterfinals by Caroline Wozniacki. She gained with the new ranking of No. 32, eclipsing the previous high ranking of No. 36 on 31 January 2011.

2017: Second WTA title

Sevastova began her season at the Shenzhen Open and at the Hobart International, where she lost in the first round to Kristyna Pliskova and Shelby Rogers. She also reached the doubles semifinals at the latter, partnering Mandy Minella. She then reached the third round of the Australian Open, beating Nao Hibino and Kristina Kucova before losing to Garbiñe Muguruza.

Sevastova reached semifinals at two Premier 5 events - Dubai Tennis Championships and Mutua Madrid Open. In Madrid she had her second Top 10 win in 2017, beating world No. 3 Karolina Pliskova in straight sets. At the French Open Sevastova won against Annika Beck and Eugenie Bouchard, before losing to Petra Martic in the third round. Two weeks later Sevastova claimed her first WTA title since 2010, winning Mallorca Open, where she had reached final the previous year.

At Wimbledon Sevastova won her first round match against Yulia Putintseva. In the second round she lost to Heather Watson. Following Wimbledon, Sevastova reached to No. 17 WTA ranking in the singles, which was a new career-high for her.

Playing style

Sevastova is known as a tactical all-round player who uses varied shots to win points. She possesses consistent and accurate groundstrokes, with both wings capable of producing winners. She possesses an accurate serve that can reach 110mph (177km/h), but her second serve isn't as strong. She also moves around the court well and her footwork is good as well. She personally states that her backhand is her favourite shot. Possibly her biggest asset is her variety and resilience on court. She approaches the net a lot to finish points, and some of her best shots are her drop shots and slices, which are very difficult to retrieve. She is also known to fight for every point and can endure lots of longer rallies. This was obvious in her win over Garbine Muguruza at the 2016 US Open.

Endorsements

She is sponsored by Yonex for her racquets and clothing. She uses the Yonex Ezone DR 98 racquet.

WTA career finals

Singles: 4 (2 title, 2 runner-ups)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.8 May 2010Portugal Open, Estoril, PortugalClaySpain Arantxa Parra Santonja6–2, 7–5
Runner-up1.19 June 2016Mallorca Open, Mallorca, SpainGrassFrance Caroline Garcia3–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.17 July 2016Bucharest Open, Bucharest, RomaniaClayRomania Simona Halep0–6, 0–6
Winner2.25 June 2017Mallorca Open, Mallorca, SpainGrassGermany Julia Görges6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.25 June 2017Mallorca Open, Mallorca, SpainGrassSerbia Jelena JankovićChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis
w/o

ITF Finals

Singles: 23 (13–10)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.11 July 2006Garching, GermanyClayBosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
Winner1.6 August 2006Bad Saulgau, GermanyClayCroatia Josipa Bek6–1, 6–0
Winner2.20 August 2006Bratislava, SlovakiaClaySlovakia Klaudia Malenovská4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up2.13 May 2007Antalya, TurkeyHardSerbia Vojislava Lukić3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up3.24 June 2007Fontanafredda, ItalyClayPoland Anna Korzeniak5–7, 0–6
Winner3.22 March 2008Noida, IndiaHardIndia Sunitha Rao6–2, 6–1
Winner4.1 June 2008Galatina, ItalyClaySpain Estrella Cabeza Candela6–4, 6–4
Winner5.27 July 2008Les Contamines, FranceHardArgentina Agustina Lepore6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up4.25 August 2008Katowice, PolandClaySlovakia Lenka Wienerová3–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.7 September 2008Brno, Czech RepublicClayCzech Republic Zuzana Ondrášková4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner6.29 March 2009La Palma, SpainHardSlovakia Kristína Kučová4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner7.3 May 2009Johannesburg, South AfricaHardCzech Republic Eva Hrdinová6–2, 6–2
Runner-up6.12 July 2009Zagreb, CroatiaClayCzech Republic Sandra Záhlavová1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up7.2 July 2012Versmold, GermanyClayGermany Annika Beck3–6, 1–6
Winner8.15 July 2012Zwevegem, BelgiumHard (i)Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay6–0, 6–3
Winner9.30 July 2012Trnava, SlovakiaClayCroatia Ana Savićw/o
Winner10.1 February 2015Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptHardJapan Yuuki Tanaka7–5, 6–3
Winner11.15 February 2015Trnava, SlovakiaHard (i)Hungary Réka-Luca Jani6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Winner12.11 April 2015Ahmedabad, IndiaHardIndia Ankita Raina6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Winner13.3 May 2015Wiesbaden, GermanyClayCzech Republic Tereza Martincová6–1, 6–3
Runner-up8.17 May 2015La Marsa, TunisiaClaySwitzerland Romina Oprandi3-6 3-6
Runner-up9.12 July 2015Bursa, TurkeyClayTurkey İpek Soylu5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up10.15 May 2016Trnava, SlovakiaClayCzech Republic Kateřina Siniaková6–7(4–7), 7–5, 0–6

Doubles: 5 (4-1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentsScore
Winner1.31 August 2008Katowice, PolandClaySlovakia Lenka WienerováPoland Karolina Kosińska
Poland Aleksandra Rosolska
5–7, 6–3, [10–3]
Runner-up2.3 May 2009Johannesburg, South AfricaHardSlovakia Kristína KučováUnited Kingdom Naomi Cavaday
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
2–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Winner3.31 January 2015Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptHardAustria Melanie KlaffnerNorway Caroline Rohde-Moe
Japan Midori Yamamoto
6–4, 6–4
Winner4.13 February 2015Trnava, SlovakiaHard (i)Austria Anna Maria HeilSlovakia Michaela Hončová
Slovakia Lenka Juríková
6–4, 6–3
Winner5.20 September 2015Saint-Malo, FranceClaySlovakia Kristína KučováRussia Maria Marfutina
Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva
6–7(1–7), 6–3, [10–5]

Performance Timeline

Current through 2017 Western & Southern Open.

Singles

Grand Slam tournaments
Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017W–L
Australian OpenAAQ11R4RAQ1RTA2R3R6–4
French OpenAA1R1R1RARetiredA2R3R3–5
WimbledonAQ11R1R1RARetiredA1R2R1–5
US OpenAA2R2R1RQ3RetiredQ1QF6–4
Win–Loss0–00–01–31–43–40–00–00–00–06–45–316–18
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian WellsAAA3R2RAQ1RTAQ22R3–3
MiamiAAAAAAQ1RTAQ12R0–1
MadridNot HeldAAAARetiredAASF4–1
BeijingNot Tier 1AQFAARetiredA1R3–2
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
DohaNT1ANot Held/NP5AARTNP51RNP50–1
DubaiNP5A2R2RNP5RetiredANP5SF6–3
RomeAAAAAARetiredAA2R1–1
CanadaAAAAAARetiredAA2R1–1
CincinnatiNP5AAAARetiredAQ13R2–1
TokyoAAAA1RARetiredNot Premier 50–1
WuhanNot HeldRetiredA1R0–1
Career statistics
Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017Career
Tournaments10916181304202090
Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 01 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 21 / 12 / 4
Overall W–L  1–1    0–0    5–9  24–1612–18  0–1    2–3    0–0    5–4  21–2031–18101–90
Win %50%0%36%60%40%0%40%56%51%
Year-end Rank26719483459418111035

Record against other players

Record against Top 10 players

Sevastova match record against players who have been ranked in the Top 10, with those who are active in boldface.

OpponentHighest rankingMatchesWonLostWin %Last match
Serbia Jelena Janković01 !132167%Won (4–6, 6–1, 6–2) at 2016 Mallorca Open SF
Serbia Ana Ivanovic01 !121150%Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2016 Australian Open R64
Russia Maria Sharapova01 !1110100%Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–2) at 2017 US Open R16
Belgium Justine Henin01 !11010%Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2010 Wimbledon Championships R128
United States Venus Williams01 !11010%Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2016 Taiwan Open QF
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki01 !13030%Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships SF
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková01 !132167%Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2017 Mutua Madrid Open R32
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová02 !232167%Lost (7–5, 1–6, 3–6) at 2011 Aegon International R32
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza02 !231233%Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2017 Australian Open R32
Russia Vera Zvonareva02 !21010%Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2010 Indian Wells Masters R32
China Li Na02 !22020%Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix R32
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska02 !22020%Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships R32
Romania Simona Halep02 !283538%Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2017 Western & Southern Open R16
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova02 !23030%Lost (7–5, 1–6, 3–6) at 2015 Kremlin Cup QF
Australia Samantha Stosur04 !442250%Won (6–1, 4–6, 6–3) at 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix R32
United Kingdom Johanna Konta04 !442250%Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix R16
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková04 !4110100%Won (2–6, 6–1, 6–2) at 2010 China Open R32
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm04 !421150%Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2015 75 000 Dubai ITF R32
Italy Francesca Schiavone04 !41010%Lost (6–77, 4–6) at 2016 Wimbledon Championships R128
Canada Eugenie Bouchard05 !532167%Won (6–3, 6–0) at 2017 French Open R64
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová05 !521150%Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2016 Qatar Total Open SF
Russia Anna Chakvetadze05 !51010%Lost (3–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2010 100 000 Bronx ITF QF
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová05 !52020%Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2017 Taiwan Open R16
Italy Sara Errani05 !5110100%Won (7–64, 6–3) at 2016 Bucharest Open QF
Ukraine Elina Svitolina05 !51010%Lost (3–6, 6–77) at 2013 125 000 Cali ITF R32
Italy Flavia Pennetta06 !6110100%Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2011 BGL Luxembourg Open R32
France Marion Bartoli07 !71010%Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2009 Family Circle Cup R32
Italy Roberta Vinci07 !7110100%Won (6–2, 7–5) at 2017 Western & Southern Open R32
Russia Ekaterina Makarova08 !81010%Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2016 Connecticut Open R16
Germany Andrea Petkovic09 !9110100%Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2017 Volvo Car Open R32
Total62243838.71%* Statistics correct as of 30 August 2017

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRoundScoreRank
2010
1.Serbia Jelena JankovićNo. 9Monterrey, MexicoHard1R5–7, 6–4, 6–472
2.Australia Samantha StosurNo. 8Beijing, ChinaHard1R2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–555
2016
3.Spain Garbiñe MuguruzaNo. 3US Open, New York City, United StatesHard2R7–5, 6–448
2017
4.United Kingdom Johanna KontaNo. 7Stuttgart, GermanyClay2R6–3, 7–526
5.Czech Republic Karolina PliskovaNo. 3Madrid, SpainClay2R6–3, 6–322
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