Vlada Katic
Vlada Katic (née Ekshibarova; Hebrew: ולדה אקשיברובה; born 14 March 1989) is an Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player.
Country (sports) | |
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Born | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR | 14 March 1989
Plays | Right-handed (double handed) |
Coach | Dejan Katic |
Prize money | $121,527 |
Singles | |
Career record | 371–231 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | 352 (14 July 2008) |
Current ranking | 671 (16 March 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 179–155 |
Career titles | 15 ITF |
Highest ranking | 319 (20 June 2016) |
Current ranking | 758 (16 March 2020) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 1–14 |
Last updated on: 22 October 2019. |
She has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[1] On 14 July 2008, Katic reached her best singles ranking of world No. 352.[2] On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 319 in the doubles rankings.[2]
Career
Ekshibarova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2004 Tashkent Open, having received a wild card into the doubles tournament with Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva, but they lost to Ekaterina Bychkova and Maria Goloviznina in the first round.[3] Playing for Uzbekistan at the Fed Cup, Ekshibarova had a win-loss record of 1–9.[4]
In 2016, she became an Israeli citizen.[5] In June 2016, Ekshibarova decided to play for Israel instead of Uzbekistan.[5]
In December 2017, Ekshibarova won the Israel Tennis Women's Singles Championship, beating Israeli Deniz Khazaniuk 7–6, 5–4 (ret.) in the final, and won the Doubles Championship partnering with Maya Tahan.[5]
Katic has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[1] Her coach is Dejan Katic.[6]
In 2018 she played Fed Cup for Israel, going 0–3 in singles.
ITF finals
Singles (8–11)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 July 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(9–7) | |
Winner | 2. | 13 July 2007 | Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 25 November 2007 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 3. | 14 November 2010 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Winner | 4. | 19 February 2011 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 February 2011 | Mumbai, India | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 April 2011 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 5. | 28 June 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Winner | 6. | 5 July 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 22 May 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 7. | 12 June 2016 | Akko, Israel | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 September 2016 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard | 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 2 October 2016 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 8 October 2016 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 4 June 2017 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 8. | 13 August 2017 | İstanbul, Turkey | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 9. | 26 November 2017 | Heraklion, Greece | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 10. | 24 June 2018 | Kaltenkirchen, Germany | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | |
Runner-up | 11. | 17 December 2018 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Doubles (15–17)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 24 October 2010 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 6–1, 2–6, [7–10] | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 1 May 2015 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 11 May 2015 | Acre, Israel | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 18 May 2015 | Netanya, Israel | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 21 June 2015 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 17 October 2015 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] | ||
Winner | 2. | 7 November 2015 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–1] | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 14 November 2015 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 28 November 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 4 December 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 9 April 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 20 May 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 3 June 2016 | Kiryat Shmona, Israel | Hard | 1–6, 6–1, [6–10] | ||
Winner | 5. | 10 June 2016 | Akko, Israel | Hard | 6–0, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 27 June 2016 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 4 July 2016 | Buca, Turkey | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 7. | 18 September 2016 | Askelon, Israel | Hard | 6–0, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 19 September 2016 | Kiryat Gat, Israel | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | 2 October 2016 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 5 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 13 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 9. | 26 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Winner | 10. | 4 December 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Winner | 11. | 9 December 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 1 April 2017 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 12. | 6 May 2017 | Acre, Israel | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 13. | 8 June 2018 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 23 June 2018 | Kaltenkirchen, Germany | Clay | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 14. | 14 September 2018 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 19 January 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 10 February 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 15. | 30 March 2019 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 |
References
- "Vlada Katic Women's Doubles Titles"
- "Vlada Katic; Overview"
- "Vlada Ekshibarova". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Vlada Ekshibarova". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Sports short: Ekshibarova, Sela capture national tennis titles". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
- "Katic, Vlada"
External links
- Vlada Katic at the Women's Tennis Association
- Vlada Katic at the International Tennis Federation
- Vlada Katic at the Fed Cup