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Viktorija Golubic (Serbian: Викторија Голубић / Viktorija Golubić, [ʋǐktoːrija ɡolǔbitɕ]; born 16 October 1992, in Zürich) is a Swiss tennis player.
Golubic has won one singles title on the WTA tour, as well as eight singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit so far. On 3 April 2017, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 51. On 15 January 2018, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Switzerland at the Fed Cup, Golubic has a win–loss record of 6–6.
Career
2008–2015: ITF circuit
Golubic started playing on the ITF circuit in 2008 in Hungary and played her first two WTA qualifying tournaments in Budapest and Bad Gastein in 2010. She played her first match in the main draw of a WTA event in Bad Gastein in 2013, reaching the second round. However, all of her attempts to qualify for a Grand Slam failed.
2016: Fed Cup campaign; breakthrough
After winning her eighth ITF title, Golubic reached her first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open through qualifying and lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the first round of the tournament. She then reached the quarterfinals of another ITF event before failing to reach the main draw of her next three tournaments. At the Katowice Open, Golubic entered the main draw as a qualifier and beat Paula Kania in the first round before losing to Tímea Babos.
At the Fed Cup semifinals, Golubic earned surprising wins over Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Strýcová, defeating both in three sets. Although it was not enough for Switzerland to beat the Czech Republic, Golubic was praised for her performance.
Prior to the French Open, Golubic played in the qualifying of the WTA Prague Open, where she lost to Viktória Kužmová in the first round. After a quarterfinal appearance in Saint-Gaudens, she entered Roland Garros through qualifying and earned her first Grand Slam main-draw win with a three-set victory over Alison Riske. She lost to Lucie Šafářová in round two.
Golubic started her grass-court season at the Ricoh Open, entering the main draw as a qualifier and defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam and Risa Ozaki en route to her first WTA quarterfinal, losing to Belinda Bencic. Her next two tournaments (the Mallorca Open and Wimbledon) ended in qualifying. She also lost in the first round of her next ITF tournament in Budapest.
At the inaugural Ladies Championship Gstaad, Golubic beat No. 7 seed Mona Barthel, Evgeniya Rodina, Carina Witthöft and Rebeka Masarova en route to her first WTA final. She then defeated third seed Kiki Bertens to lift her first WTA trophy. With the title, Golubic entered the top 100 for the first time. Golubic reached another final at the Linz Open, in which she was defeated by Dominika Cibulková. She ended the season as No. 57 in the WTA Rankings.
2017: Setback
In 2017, Golubic could not emulate her results of the previous year. She won only four matches in the first half of the season and subsequently dropped out of the top 100 again.
2019: First WTA 125k title
Golubic won her biggest title since 2016 at the Indian Wells Challenger, saving a championship point against Jennifer Brady in the finals. On her way to the title round, she knocked out top seed Wang Qiang to mark her first Top 20 win since October 2016.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
Singles
This table is current through the 2020 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 3R | NH | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| US Open | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 15 | 4–15 | 21% |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Year-End championships | |||||||||||
| WTA Finals | Did not qualify | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | Did not qualify | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | P | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | P | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 2 | Career total: 57 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 19–11 | 9–19 | 3–12 | 3–15 | 0–2 | 1 / 57 | 36–61 | 37% |
| Win % | 50% | 50% | – | 63% | 32% | 20% | 17% | 0% | Career total: 37% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 193 | 227 | 178 | 57 | 128 | 92 | 81 | $1,578,541 | |||
Notes
- WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–1) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 2016 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | Kiki Bertens | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Oct 2016 | Linz Open, Austria | International | Hard (i) | Dominika Cibulková | 3–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Winner — Legend |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2017 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | Nina Stojanović | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 6–7, 6–4, [7–10] |
WTA 125K series finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Mar 2019 | WTA Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Jennifer Brady | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (6–6) |
| Clay (3–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (6–6) |
| Clay (3–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | May 2011 | ITF Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Inés Ferrer Suárez | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | Sep 2011 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Lucía Cervera Vázquez | 6–1, 7–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ellen Allgurin | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | Apr 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Katharina Lehnert | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jun 2013 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 2013 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Jan 2014 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | An-Sophie Mestach | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2014 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Mitu | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2014 | ITF Barnstaple, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Carina Witthöft | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2014 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Barbora Krejčíková | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2015 | ITF Essen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | ITF Woking, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Katy Dunne | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Oct 2015 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Polina Leykina | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2015 | ITF Waco, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Nicole Gibbs | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Nov 2015 | ITF Scottsdale, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Samantha Crawford | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 | |
| Win | Jan 2016 | ITF Victoria Park, Hong Kong | 25,000 | Hard | Risa Ozaki | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Feb 2018 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Marta Kostyuk | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2018 | ITF Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 29 (14 titles, 15 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (6–9) |
| Clay (7–5) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (6–9) |
| Clay (7–5) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May 2011 | ITF Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Nina Zander | Eva Fernández Brugués Inés Ferrer Suárez | 3–6, 7–6, [4–10] | |
| Loss | Sep 2011 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Arabela Fernández Rabener | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Isabel Rapisarda Calvo | 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Nov 2011 | ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Magdalena Kiszczyńska | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Arabela Fernández Rabener | 7–5, 3–6, [10–8] | |
| Loss | May 2012 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Aleksandra Krunić | Katarzyna Piter Romana Tabak | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Jan 2013 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Julia Kimmelmann | Olga Doroshina Julia Valetova | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | Jan 2013 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Julia Kimmelmann | Anja Prislan Jasmin Steinherr | 6–3, 4–6, [10–5] | |
| Loss | Mar 2013 | ITF Bath, United Kingdom | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Julia Kimmelmann | Nicola Geuer Lisa Whybourn | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Katharina Lehnert | Martina Borecká Petra Krejsová | 5–7, 6–3, [10–7] | |
| Loss | May 2013 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Yurika Sema Zhou Yimiao | 6–1, 5–7, [7–10] | |
| Win | Oct 2013 | ITF Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Magda Linette | Nicole Clerico Nikola Fraňková | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | May 2014 | ITF Wiesbaden, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Julia Glushko Mandy Minella | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jun 2014 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund | Lesley Kerkhove Arantxa Rus | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jul 2014 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Nicola Geuer | Carolin Daniels Laura Schaeder | 5–7, 6–2, [10–3] | |
| Loss | Sep 2014 | ITF Barnstaple, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Alizé Lim Carina Witthöft | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2014 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Nicola Geuer | Richèl Hogenkamp Lesley Kerkhove | 6–2, 5–7, [8–10] | |
| Win | Feb 2015 | ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Stéphanie Foretz Ana Vrljić | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | May 2015 | ITF Wiesbaden, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Carolin Daniels | Cindy Burger Veronika Kapshay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] | |
| Win | May 2015 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Sharon Fichman Katarzyna Piter | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Jun 2015 | ITF Essen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Nicola Geuer | Carolin Daniels Antonia Lottner | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Oct 2015 | ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Alice Matteucci | Alexandra Cadanțu Cristina Dinu | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2015 | ITF Macon, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Jan Abaza | Paula Cristina Gonçalves Sanaz Marand | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Nov 2015 | ITF Scottsdale, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Stephanie Vogt | Julia Glushko Rebecca Peterson | 6–4, 5–7, [6–10] | |
| Win | Jan 2016 | ITF Victoria Park, Hong Kong | 25,000 | Hard | Stephanie Vogt | Hsu Ching-wen Emma Laine | 6–2, 1–6, [10–4] | |
| Loss | Jan 2016 | ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Xenia Knoll | Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] | |
| Loss | May 2016 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | Nicola Geuer | Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2017 | ITF Southsea, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Lyudmyla Kichenok | Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan | 7–6, 3–6, [8–10] | |
| Loss | Sep 2017 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Amra Sadiković | Conny Perrin Tara Moore | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2017 | ITF Templeton, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Amra Sadiković | Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2018 | ITF Poitiers, France | 80.000 | Hard (i) | Arantxa Rus | Anna Blinkova Alexandra Panova | 1–6, 1–6 |
Top 10 wins
| Season | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ||||||
| 1. | Garbiñe Muguruza | No. 6 | Linz Open, Austria | Hard (i) | Quarterfinal | 5–7, 6–3, 4–4 ret. |