Vasilisa Alekseyevna Bardina (Russian: Василиса Алексеевна Бардина, born 30 November 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player.
Native name | Василиса Бардина |
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Country (sports) | |
Residence | Denver, Colorado |
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 30 November 1987
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Retired | 2012 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $236,661 |
Singles | |
Career record | 149–83 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 48 (15 January 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2007) |
French Open | 1R (2007) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2006) |
US Open | 1R (2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–29 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (25 June 2007) |
Over her career, Bardina won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, but not any WTA Tour titles in singles or doubles. On 15 January 2007, she achieved her highest ranking of world No. 48.
Biography
editVasilisa was born to Alexey Bardin and mother Svetlana.[citation needed] Her goal is to reach the top 10.[1]
Tennis career
editBardina made the final of the Hobart International in 2007, before losing to Anna Chakvetadze.[2]
She was forced off the tour after Wimbledon in 2007 due to injury, she had suffered a stress fracture in her right shin.[3] She tried to come back at the Australian Open in 2008, but it was too soon after her injury and she had only been practicing for two weeks before the event. She lost in straight sets to Sandra Kloesel in qualifying.[3] It was around this time that Bardina split from her coach, her father Alexey Bardin, whom she has described as a "pushy Dad".[4] Bardina made a few tentative appearances at ITF events in North America in 2009 with limited success.
Bardina moved to Denver and worked as a coach at the Evergreen Sports Center, which is where she met former pro Jeff Salzenstein in 2011, who has starting coaching her.[4] Under Salzenstein's guidance, Bardina won the US Open National Playoffs Intermountain Sectional Qualifying Tournament held at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver without dropping a set, which meant she could then play the US Open National Playoffs for a Wildcard into the qualifying draw of the main event.[5]
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
editWinner — Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Premier M & Premier 5 |
Premier |
International (0–1) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | Jan 2007 | Hobart International, Australia |
Hard | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
editLegend |
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$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (3–5)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 27 June 2004 | Protvino, Russia | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 2. | 30 October 2004 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Loss | 3. | 28 August 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 4. | 4 September 2005 | Balashikha, Russia | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 5. | 15 January 2006 | Tampa, United States | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | |
Loss | 6. | 12 February 2006 | Midland, United States | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |
Win | 7. | 9 April 2006 | Pelham, United States | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 8. | 16 April 2006 | Jackson, United States | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles (3–2)
editResult | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 21 September 2003 | Sidi Fredj, Algeria |
Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Win | 2. | 27 June 2004 | Protvino, Russia |
Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 3. | 4 July 2004 | Krasnoarmeisk, Russia |
Hard | 6–7(4–7), 0–6 | ||
Loss | 4. | 10 July 2005 | Darmstadt, Germany |
Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 5. | 25 March 2006 | Redding, United States |
Hard | 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] |
References
edit- ^ Vasilisa Bardina sonyericssonwtatour.com [dead link]
- ^ Chakvetadze wins first title of year sonyericssonwtatour.com [dead link]
- ^ a b "On the Baseline Tennis News".
- ^ a b "Former pro Bardina takes next step at Denver City Open". 26 June 2011.
- ^ US Open [dead link]