Margarita Gasparyan

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Margarita Gasparyan
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Gasparyan at the 2016 French Open
Full nameMargarita Melikovna Gasparyan
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 26)
Moscow
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachCarlos Martinez
Prize moneyUS$ 1,877,240
Singles
Career record219–143 (60.5%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 41 (15 February 2016)
Current rankingNo. 100 (24 May 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2016)
French Open1R (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open2R (2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record116–65 (64.1%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 25 (6 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 298 (24 May 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2016)
French OpenSF (2016)
Wimbledon2R (2015)
US Open2R (2015, 2018)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2013), 1–4 (20.0%)
Last updated on: 28 May 2021.

Margarita Melikovna Gasparyan (Russian: Маргари́та Ме́ликовна Гаспаря́н, IPA: [mərɡɐˈrʲitə ɡəspɐˈrʲan] (About this soundlisten); born 1 September 1994) is a Russian tennis player.

Gasparyan has won two singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 February 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 41, while on 6 June 2016, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 25.

In 2015, she won both her first singles and doubles titles during the same week, a feat she achieved at the Baku Cup. She was formerly coached by Elena Makarova,[1] and is currently coached by Carlos Martinez.[2]

Career[]

Born to an Armenian father, Melik, and a Russian mother, Lyudmila, Gasparyan began playing tennis at age five. Her father was for a time a weightlifter, while her mother a biathlonist. Margarita's home club is CSKA Moscow.[3]

2010–14: Early career[]

Gasparyan started her pro career at the $10k tournament in St. Petersburg in mid-March 2010, losing in the first qualification round. Her first successful appearance was in another $10k 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 titles on the ITF Circuit, all under the category $25k. All of her singles titles came from Russia. She was awarded a wildcard into the 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 Fed Cup Final against Italy, in early November. 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 Tashkent Open, but lost in the first round. She debuted at a Grand Slam tournament when she was in the qualifying draw at the US Open. At the end of the season, Gasparyan saw good results in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, winning one tournament.

2015: First WTA Tour 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 $100k tournament, in Trnava, Slovakia, where she lost to Danka Kovinić. 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 eighth seed Tsvetana Pironkova after getting past the qualifying rounds. Despite winning the first set 6–0 and having two 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.[4] As a result, her 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 sixth seed Camila Giorgi in the second round, before losing to Friedsam again. At the Kremlin Cup, Gasparyan upset ninth seed Kristina Mladenovic in the second round but fell to eventual finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals. In her last tournament of the year, Gasparyan reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Challenger Open de Seine-et-Marne, before retiring in the match against former Grand Slam champion Francesca Schiavone after losing the first set in a tiebreak.

Gasparyan ended the season as world No. 62, her first season ending in the top 100 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.[5] 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.[6]

At the inaugural St. Petersburg Trophy, Gasparyan reached the second round, before losing to fourth seed Ana Ivanovic. In Doha, she 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 Indian Wells Open, Gasparyan defeated Olga Govortsova in the first round but lost to ninth seed Roberta Vinci in the second round despite having two match points.

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

After Wimbledon, Gasparyan underwent surgery due to an injury, after which she was not able to participate over a specific time period. Among the tournaments she skipped were the Summer Olympics, where she planned to partner with Kuznetsova in doubles.[7]

2017–18: Recovery from injury[]

Gasparyan came back to tennis in late 2017, participating in the qualifying rounds of the Kremlin Cup. In 2018, she reached the final of a $25k event in Spain, losing to Paula Badosa Gibert. She then entered her first WTA tournament since coming back from injury, the Jiangxi International Open in Nanchang, China, reaching the second round where she eventually lost to Zhang Shuai.

She was granted a protected ranking and entered the main draw of the US Open without having to qualify. In the first round, she was defeated by world No. 4, Angelique Kerber, in straight sets.

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.[8]

Singles[]

Current through the 2021 French Open.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 4R A A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
French Open A A A 1R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Wimbledon A A A 1R 1R A A 2R NH A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open A A Q1 Q2 A A 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–3 0–0 0–1 3–4 1–3 0–2 0 / 15 7–15 32%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[n 1] A A A A 2R A A A Q1 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A 2R A A A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A A 2R A A 1R NH A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid Open A A A A 1R A A 1R NH Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A A A 1R A A Q1 A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[n 2] A A A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 0 1 7 12 0 6 19 5 5 Career total: 56
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Career total: 3
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 10–6 8–14 0–0 11–5 14–19 2–5 5–5 2 / 56 50–56 47%
Year-end ranking 231 318 217 62 115 105 87 125 $1,811,124

Doubles[]

Current after the 2021 St. Petersburg Trophy.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 2R A A 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
French Open A A A A A SF A A A A A 0 / 1 4–1 80%
Wimbledon A A A A 2R 1R A A 1R NH A 0 / 3 1–3 33%
US Open A A A A 2R A A 2R 1R A 0 / 3 2–3 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 5–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 9–9 57%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[n 1] A A A A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 2R A A A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A A A SF A A A NH A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Madrid Open A A A A A 2R A A A NH A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 1 3 7 9 0 3 8 1 2 Career total: 36
Titles 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 4
Finals 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Career total: 6
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–2 5–3 9–5 15–8 0–0 4–3 10–7 0–1 0–2 4 / 36 43–33 57%
Year-end ranking 747 280 243 99 75 41 218 94 255

Notes

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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.
  2. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.

WTA career finals[]

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (0–0)
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
International / WTA 250 (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2015 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International Hard Romania Patricia Maria Țig 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Win 2–0 Sep 2018 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Russia Anastasia Potapova 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia WTA 500 Hard (i) Russia Daria Kasatkina 3–6, 1–2 ret.

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2014 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Russia Alexandra Panova Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2015 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International Hard Russia Alexandra Panova Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
6–3, 7–5
Win 2–1 Oct 2015 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Russia Alexandra Panova Russia Vera Dushevina
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Win 3–1 Apr 2016 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Argentina María Irigoyen
Poland Paula Kania
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–1 Feb 2019 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia Premier Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Makarova Russia Anna Kalinskaya
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová
7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–2 Aug 2019 Bronx Open, United States International Hard Romania Monica Niculescu Croatia Darija Jurak
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
5–7, 6–2, [7–10]

WTA 125K series finals[]

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Open de Limoges, France Hard Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner–ups)[]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2012 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Carpet (i) Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok 6–0, ret.
Win 2–0 May 2012 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2012 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Daria Gavrilova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 4–0 Sep 2012 ITF Yoshkar-Ola, Russia 25,000 Hard Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok 7–5, 7–6
Win 5–0 Nov 2013 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–0 Nov 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 6–3, 6–0
Win 7–0 Feb 2015 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 25,000 Hard (i) Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 6–4, 6–4
Win 8–0 Feb 2015 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Karine Sarkisova 6–0, 6–4
Win 9–0 Apr 2015 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 50,000 Hard (i) France Mathilde Johansson 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–1 May 2015 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 100,000 Clay Montenegro Danka Kovinić 5–7, 3–6
Loss 9–2 May 2018 Els Gorchs Internacional, Spain 25,000 Hard Spain Paula Badosa Gibert 4–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2011 Siberia Cup, Russia 50,000 Hard (i) Russia Natela Dzalamidze Belarus Darya Kustova
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
0–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2012 ITF Karst, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i) Russia Anna Smolina Russia Alexandra Artamonova
Russia Marina Melnikova
6–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 2–1 Mar 2012 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Carpet (i) Russia Anna Arina Marenko Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
3–6, 7–6, [10–6]
Win 3–1 Sep 2012 ITF Yoshkar-Ola, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Veronika Kapshay Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 2–6, [11–9]
Loss 3–2 Jan 2013 ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Olga Savchuk Switzerland Amra Sadiković
Croatia Ana Vrljić
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Win 4–2 Feb 2013 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Polina Monova Ukraine Maryna Zanevska
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 5–2 Jun 2013 ITF Karshi, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Belarus Polina Pekhova Ukraine Veronika Kapshay
Serbia Teodora Mirčić
6–2, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Sep 2013 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Alyona Sotnikova Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Poland Marta Domachowska
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 5–4 Feb 2014 ITF Grenoble, France 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
1–6, 4–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2014 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 50,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok Germany Kristina Barrois
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–5 May 2014 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 100,000 Clay Russia Evgeniya Rodina Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
China Zheng Saisai
4–6, 2–6
Win 7–5 Jul 2014 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 100,000 Hard Russia Vitalia Diatchenko Belgium Michaela Boev
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
6–4, 6–1
Win 8–5 May 2015 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 100,000 Clay Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
Croatia Petra Martić
6–3, 6–2

National representation[]

Team competition: 1 (runner-up)[]

Result W–L Date Team competition Surface Partner/Team Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2013 Fed Cup, Italy Clay Russia Alexandra Panova
Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Russia Irina Khromacheva
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Karin Knapp
0–4

Fed Cup participation[]

This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup[9]

Legend
World Group / World Group II / Zone Group
Play-offs

Singles: 2 (0–2)[]

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2016 Fed Cup WG PO 16 Apr 2016 Moscow, Russia Belarus Belarus Clay (i) Victoria Azarenka L 2–6, 3–6
17 Apr 2016 Aliaksandra Sasnovich L 6–4, 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 3 (1–2)[]

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Result
2013 Fed Cup WG F 3 Nov 2013 Cagliari, Italy Italy Italy Clay Irina Khromacheva Karin Knapp
Flavia Pennetta
L 6–4, 2–6, [4–10]
2019 Fed Cup Z1 RR 6 Feb 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland Poland Poland Hard (i) Daria Kasatkina Alicja Rosolska
Iga Świątek
L 0–6, 6–3, 3–6
7 Feb 2019 Denmark Denmark Anastasia Potapova Karen Barritza
Maria Jespersen
W 6–2, 6–2

Top 10 wins[]

Season 2018 2019 Total
Wins 1 1 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score MGR
2018
1. Netherlands Kiki Bertens No. 10 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) 2R 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(3) No. 137
2019
2. Ukraine Elina Svitolina No. 7 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass 1R 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 No. 62

References[]

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  2. ^ "Карлос Мартинес: Нужно развеять убеждение, что Гаспарян больше не заиграет" (in Russian). GoTennis.ru. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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  4. ^ "Margarita Gasparyan: Baku Champion". WTA. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Halep & Sharapova Out Of Brisbane". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  6. ^ Clarey, Christopher (24 January 2016). "Sharapova Looks to End 17-Match Losing Streak Against Serena Williams". New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Мыскина: хотели, чтобы на Играх сыграл дуэт Кузнецова/Гаспарян, но у Риты травма" [Myskina: we wanted Kuznetsova and Gasparyan to play doubles at the Olympics, but Rita has been injured]. www.championat.com (in Russian). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Player & Career overview". Australian Open. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Margarita Gasparyan at the Billie Jean King Cup Edit this at Wikidata

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