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Margarita Gasparyan
Russian tennis player

Margarita Gasparyan

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Russian tennis player
A.K.A.
Margarita Melikovna Gasparyan
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Place of birth
Moscow
Age
30 years
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Biography

Margarita Melikovna Gasparyan (Russian: Маргари́та Ме́ликовна Гаспаря́н; born 1 September 1994) is a Russian tennis player.
Gasparyan has won one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 21 March 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 41, and on 6 June she reached her best doubles ranking of world number 25.
She is considered to possess one of the strongest one-handed backhands among young Russian players. In 2015, she won both her first singles and doubles titles during the same week, a feat she achieved at the Baku Cup. She is currently coached by Elena Makarova.

Playing Style

Gasparyan is noted for her extremely powerful backhand. Her forehand is stable yet is more prone to break down under pressure and cause erratic errors. Gasparyan's movement is also targeted because of her height which is often associated with poor movement in tennis.

Career

Born to an Armenian father, Melik, and a Russian mother, Lyudmyla, Gasparyan began playing tennis at age five. Her father was for a time weightlifter, her mother a biathlonist. Margarita's home club is CSKA Moscow.

2010–14: Early career

Gasparyan started her pro career at the $10,000 ITF tournament in St. Petersburg in mid-March 2010, losing in the first qualification round. Her first successful appearance was in another $10,000 tournament in Minsk, reaching the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles, respectively. Her first final was in Tyumen in doubles with Natela Dzalamidze in the very end of 2011, losing 0–6, 2–6 to Darya Kustova and Olga Savchuk.

In 2012, Gasparyan won four singles ITF titles, all under the category 25K. All of her singles titles came from Russia. She was awarded a wildcard into the 2012 Kremlin Cup but lost to Lucie Šafářová in three sets.

At the end of the 2013 season, Gasparyan was called by captain, Shamil Tarpischev, to be part of the Russian team for the 2013 Fed Cup Final against Italy, on November 2 and 3. Afterwards, she won her fifth ITF title in Minsk.

The 2014 WTA Tour was for Gasparyan more productive especially by season's end in singles, while in doubles she improved as she won two major ITF tournaments out of four, one being a top-levelled tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Gasparyan qualified for the 2014 Tashkent Open, but lost in the first round. She debuted at a Grand Slam when she was in the qualifying draw at the US Open. At the end of the 2014 season, Gasparyan saw good results in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, winning one tournament.

2015: First WTA titles, Grand Slam main draw debut

Gasparyan won three ITF singles tournaments and one ITF doubles tournament, former being a top-level one. She achieved her first loss in an ITF final, also a $100,000 tournament, in Trnava, Slovakia, where she lost to Danka Kovinić, 5–7, 3–6. She then decided to play on the WTA Tour.

In May, Gasparyan made her Grand Slam main draw debut at French Open, where she lost in two sets to Ana Konjuh as a qualifier. On June 29, she made her second Grand Slam main draw entry as a qualifier at Wimbledon, where she faced No. 1 seed, Serena Williams, in the first round. She broke Williams' serve early in the first set, but lost the match after yielding 11 of the final 13 games of the match.

At the İstanbul Cup, Gasparyan was drawn to face 8th seed Tsvetana Pironkova after getting past the qualifying rounds. Despite winning the first set 6–0 and having 2 match points, she lost the match 6–0, 6–7, 6–7.

Gasparyan won her first WTA title in Baku, defeating Patricia Maria Țig in the final. She became the first one-handed backhand player to win in the 2015 WTA season. As a result, Gasparyan's singles ranking rose to a career-high No. 71. Gasparyan, also with her win in the doubles event alongside title defender Alexandra Panova, climbed to No. 84 in the doubles rankings.

At the Connecticut Open, she fell in the first round of qualifying to Christina McHale. She also fell in the qualifying rounds at the US Open, losing to American wildcard Jessica Pegula in straight sets.

Gasparyan then lost in the second round of the Tashkent Open to German Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets. However, she won her second WTA doubles title of the year there with Alexandra Panova.

At the Generali Ladies Linz, Gasparyan upset 6th seed Camila Giorgi in the second round, before losing to Anna-Lena Friedsam again.

At the Kremlin Cup, Gasparyan upset 9th seed Kristina Mladenovic in the second round but fell to eventual finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter finals.

In her last tournament of the year, Gasparyan reached the quarter finals of the WTA 125K Open GDF Suez Seine-et-Marne, before retiring in the match against former Grand Slam champion Francesca Schiavone after losing the first set in a tie-break.

Gasparyan ended the season as World No. 62, her first top 100 season and winning her first WTA Singles title.

2016: Top 50, French Open doubles semifinal

Gasparyan played in Brisbane, but fell in the final qualifying round. However, due to Maria Sharapova's withdrawal, Gasparyan was awarded a lucky-loser spot. However, she lost in the first round to compatriot Ekaterina Makarova. In Hobart, Gasparyan lost in the second round to Johanna Larsson.

In the Australian Open, she managed to reach the fourth round, her best to date Grand Slam performance, after upsetting 17th seed Sara Errani in the first round. She then fell to World No. 1 Serena Williams in straight sets.

At the inaugural St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Gasparyan reached the second round, before losing to 4th seed Ana Ivanovic.

In Doha, Gasparyan caused a big upset by outclassing 10th seed Karolína Plíšková in just 49 minutes. However, she failed to keep up the good momentum as she lost to Andrea Petkovic.

At the BNP Paribas Open, Gasparyan defeated Olga Govortsova in the first round but lost to 9th seed Roberta Vinci in the second round despite having 2 match points.

She debuted for Team Russia at the 2016 Fed Cup against Belarus in the World Group play-offs.

After Wimbledon, Gasparyan will undergo surgery due to an injury, after which she won't be able to participate over a specific time period. Among the tournaments she will skip are the Summer Olympics, where she planned to partner with Kuznetsova in doubles.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.2 August 2015Baku Cup, Baku, AzerbaijanHardRomania Patricia Maria Țig6–3, 5–7, 6–0

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (3–1)
WTA 125 series tournaments (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.13 September 2014Tashkent Open, Tashkent, UzbekistanHardRussia Alexandra PanovaSerbia Aleksandra Krunić
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 1–6
Winner1.2 August 2015Baku Cup, Baku, AzerbaijanHardRussia Alexandra PanovaRussia Vitalia Diatchenko
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
6–3, 7–5
Winner2.3 October 2015Tashkent Open, Tashkent, UzbekistanHardRussia Alexandra PanovaRussia Vera Dushevina
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Runner-up2.15 November 2015Open de Limoges, Limoges, FranceHardGeorgia (country) Oksana KalashnikovaCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]
Winner3.29 April 2016J&T Banka Prague Open, Prague, Czech RepublicClayCzech Republic Andrea HlaváčkováArgentina María Irigoyen
Poland Paula Kania
6–4, 6–2

ITF circuit finals

Singles: 10 (9–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentsScore
Winner1.25 March 2012Moscow, RussiaCarpetUkraine Lyudmyla Kichenok6–0, retired
Winner2.5 May 2012Moscow, RussiaHard (i)Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Winner3.14 May 2012Moscow, RussiaClayRussia Daria Gavrilova4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Winner4.21 September 2012Yoshkar-Ola, RussiaHardUkraine Nadiia Kichenok7–5, 7–6
Winner5.11 November 2013Minsk, BelarusHard (i)Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva6–4, 6–4
Winner6.2 November 2014Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptHardBulgaria Elitsa Kostova6–3, 6–0
Winner7.1 February 2015Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceHard (i)Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova6–4, 6–4
Winner8.22 February 2015Moscow, RussiaHard (i)Russia Karine Sarkisova6–0, 6–4
Winner9.5 April 2015Croissy-Beaubourg, FranceHard (i)France Mathilde Johansson6–3, 6–4
Runner-up1.10 May 2015Trnava, SlovakiaClayMontenegro Danka Kovinić7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 13 (8–5)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.30 December 2011Tyumen, RussiaHard (i)Russia Natela DzalamidzeBelarus Darya Kustova
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
0–6, 2–6
Winner1.28 January 2012Karst, GermanyCarpet (i)Russia Anna SmolinaRussia Alexandra Artamonova
Russia Marina Melnikova
6–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Winner2.19 March 2012Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i)Russia Anna Arina MarenkoUkraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
3–6, 7–6, [10–6]
Winner3.17 September 2012Yoshkar-Ola, RussiaHard (i)Ukraine Veronika KapshayUkraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Runner-up2.21 January 2013Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceHard (i)Ukraine Olga SavchukSwitzerland Amra Sadiković
Croatia Ana Vrljić
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Winner4.18 February 2013Moscow, RussiaHard (i)Russia Polina MonovaUkraine Maryna Zanevska
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Winner5.3 June 2013Karshi, UzbekistanHardBelarus Polina PekhovaUkraine Veronika Kapshay
Serbia Teodora Mirčić
6–2, 6–1
Runner–up3.23 September 2013Clermont-Ferrand, FranceHardUkraine Alyona SotnikovaNetherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Poland Marta Domachowska
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Runner–up4.8 February 2014Grenoble, FranceHard (i)Ukraine Kateryna KozlovaGeorgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
1–6, 4–6
Winner6.29 March 2014Croissy-Beaubourg, FranceHard (i)Ukraine Lyudmyla KichenokGermany Kristina Barrois
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–4
Runners-up5.5 May 2014Trnava, SlovakiaHardRussia Evgeniya RodinaLiechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
China Zheng Saisai
4–6, 2–6
Winner7.26 July 2014Astana, KazakhstanHardRussia Vitalia DiatchenkoBelgium Michaela Boev
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
6–4, 6–1
Winner8.9 May 2015Trnava, SlovakiaClayUkraine Yuliya BeygelzimerSerbia Aleksandra Krunić
Croatia Petra Martić
6–3, 6–2

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#APZ#POGF-SSF-BNMSNH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.

This table is current through the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament201220132014201520162017SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA4RA0 / 13–175%
French OpenAAA1R1R0 / 10–10%
WimbledonAAA1R1R0 / 20–20%
US OpenAAQ1Q2A0 / 10–10%
Win–Loss0–00–00–00–23–30 / 53–538%
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsANot HeldANH0 / 00–00%
Year-End Championships
Tour ChampionshipsDid Not Qualify0 / 00–00%
Elite Trophy1Did Not Qualify0 / 00–00%
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian WellsAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
MiamiAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
MadridAAAA1R0 / 10–10%
BeijingAAAAA0 / 00–00%
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
DubaiNP5AANP50 / 00–00%
DohaAAANP52RNP50 / 11–150%
RomeAAAA1R0 / 10–10%
Montreal / TorontoAAAAA0 / 00–00%
CincinnatiAAAAA0 / 00–00%
TokyoAANP50 / 00–00%
WuhanNHAAA0 / 00–00%
201220132014201520162017SRW–LWin %
Tournaments10181121
Titles000101
Finals reached000101
Hard Win–Loss0–10–00–112–58–70 / 1420–1462%
Clay Win–Loss0–00–00–00–10–40 / 50–50%
Grass Win–Loss0–00–00–00–10–10 / 20–20%
Overall Win–Loss0–10–00–112–78–110 / 2120–2149%
Year-end ranking2313182176211541

1 Before 2015 known as WTA Tournament of Champions.

Doubles

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.

This table is current through the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
French OpenAAAAASF0 / 14–180%
WimbledonAAAA2R1R0 / 21–233%
US OpenAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
Win–Loss0–00–00–00–00–27–30 / 57–558%
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsNHANot HeldA0 / 00–00%
Year-End Championships
Tour ChampionshipsDid Not Qualify0 / 00–00%
Elite Trophy1Did Not Qualify0 / 00–00%
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian WellsAAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
MiamiAAAAASF0 / 13–175%
MadridAAAAA2R0 / 11–150%
BeijingAAAAA0 / 00–00%
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
DubaiANP5AANP50 / 00–00%
DohaNP5AAANP52R0 / 11–150%
RomeAAAAAA0 / 00–00%
Montreal / TorontoAAAAA0 / 00–00%
CincinnatiAAAAA0 / 00–00%
TokyoAAANP50 / 00–00%
WuhanNHAA0 / 00–00%
201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Tournaments11138822
Titles0000213
Finals reached0001315
Hard Win–Loss0–10–10–15–211–56–52 / 1522–1559%
Clay Win–Loss0–00–00–00–10–09–21 / 49–375%
Grass Win–Loss0–00–00–00–01–10–10 / 21–233%
Overall Win–Loss0–10–10–15–212–615–83 / 2032–1963%
Year-end ranking747280243997552

1 Before 2015 known as WTA Tournament of Champions.

Fed Cup participation

This Table is current through the 2016 Fed Cup

Legend
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group

Singles (0–2)

EditionRoundDateAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LResultTeam Result
2016 Fed CupWG PO16 April 2016
Moscow, Russia
Belarus BelarusClay (i)Victoria Azarenka2–6, 3–6LossLoss 1–3
17 April 2016
Moscow, Russia
Aliaksandra Sasnovich6–4, 1–6, 5–7Loss

Doubles (0–1)

EditionRoundDateAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LResultTeam Result
2013 Fed CupWG F3 November 2013
Cagliari, Italy
Italy ItalyClayIrina KhromachevaKarin Knapp/Flavia PennettaLoss4–6, 6–3, 6–1Loss 0–4

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