Vlada Ekshibarova
Vlada Ekshibarova (Hebrew: ולדה אקשיברובה; born 14 March 1989; formerly known as Vlada Katic) is an Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player. She competed for her native Uzbekistan (born in Soviet Uzbekistan), and since 2016 has competed for Israel.
| Country (sports) |  Israel (2016–present)  Uzbekistan (2003–2016) |
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| Born | 14 March 1989 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Arne Thoms |
| Prize money | US$ 130,114 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 407–269 (60.2%) |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 352 (14 July 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 841 (24 April 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 186–171 (52.1%) |
| Career titles | 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 319 (20 June 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 1393 (24 April 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 1–14 |
| Last updated on: 5 May 2023. | |
She has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1] On 14 July 2008, Ekshibarova 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 wildcard into the doubles draw with Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva, but they lost to Ekaterina Bychkova and Maria Goloviznina in the first round.[3] Playing for Uzbekistan in 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 Deniz Khazaniuk 7–6, 5–4 (ret.) in the final, and also won the Doubles Championship, partnering with Maya Tahan.[5]
In 2018, she played for the Israel Fed Cup team, going 0–3 in singles. In Fed Cup, she has an overall win–loss record of 1–14.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1. | 30 July 2006 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | Hard |  Nungnadda Wannasuk |
6–4, 7–6(7) |
| Win | 2. | 13 July 2007 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | Hard |  Isha Lakhani |
2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 25 November 2007 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nicole Riner |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 14 November 2010 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Andreea Mitu |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 19 February 2011 | Aurangabad, India | Clay | Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 February 2011 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 9 April 2011 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) |  Nadezda Gorbachkova |
6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 28 June 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) |  Sofia Kvatsabaia |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 5 July 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Mariam Bolkvadze |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 22 May 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Polina Monova |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 12 June 2016 | Akko, Israel | Hard | Marta Paigina |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 18 September 2016 | Ashkelon, Israel | Hard |  Jennifer Zerbone |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2 October 2016 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard |  Melis Sezer |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 8 October 2016 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Marta Paigina |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 4 June 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Emiliana Arango |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 13 August 2017 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Clay |  Dana Kremer |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 26 November 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Clay | Lisa Sabino |
6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 24 June 2018 | ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany | Clay | Jule Niemeier |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 17 December 2018 | ITF Antalya | Hard | Evgeniya Burdina |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Doubles: 32 (15–17)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 24 October 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Barbara Sobaszkiewicz |
Cristina Dinu Ionela-Andreea Iova |
6–1, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 May 2015 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Daria Lodikova |
Albina Khabibulina Polina Merenkova |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 May 2015 | ITF Acre, Israel | Hard | Daria Lodikova |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hélène Scholsen  Sadafmoh Tolibova |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 May 2015 | ITF Netanya, Israel | Hard | Deniz Khazaniuk |
Ofri Lankri Alona Pushkarevsky |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 21 June 2015 | ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Natasha Palha |
Sharmada Balu  Tadeja Majerič |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 17 October 2015 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Olga Doroshina |
 Lucy Brown Amandine Cazeaux |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Winner | 2. | 7 November 2015 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard |  Eleni Christofi |
Karin Kennel  Viktoriya Tomova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
| Runner-up | 6. | 14 November 2015 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Helen De Cesare |
Karin Kennel Viktoriya Tomova |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 November 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Olga Doroshina |
 Alexandra Morozova  Barbora Štefková |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 4 December 2015 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Daria Lodikova |
Alexandra Morozova Barbora Štefková |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 9 April 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard |  Janina Toljan |
Victoria Kan  Alyona Sotnikova |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 May 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard |  Naomi Totka |
Yuliya Kalabina Polina Monova |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 3 June 2016 | Kiryat Shmona, Israel | Hard | Keren Shlomo |
Naomi Totka  Ana Veselinović |
1–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
| Winner | 5. | 10 June 2016 | Akko, Israel | Hard | Naomi Totka |
Christina Shakovets Veronika Stotyka |
6–0, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Runner-up | 10. | 27 June 2016 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Alyona Sotnikova |
Melis Sezer Ana Veselinović |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 4 July 2016 | Buca, Turkey | Hard | Ana Veselinović |
Daria Lodikova  Anette Munozova |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 18 September 2016 | Askelon, Israel | Hard | Madeleine Kobelt |
Alona Pushkarevsky Keren Shlomo |
6–0, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 11. | 19 September 2016 | Kiryat Gat, Israel | Hard | Melis Sezer |
Ekaterina Kazionova Madeleine Kobelt |
6–7(5), 3–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 2 October 2016 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | Melis Sezer |
Ekaterina Kazionova Madeleine Kobelt |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 5 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Steffi Distelmans |
 Nina Kruijer Suzan Lamens |
2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 12. | 13 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Steffi Distelmans |
Michaela Boev  Andrea Ka |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 26 November 2016 | Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Raluca Georgiana Șerban |
Michaela Boev  Cristiana Ferrando |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 10. | 4 December 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina |
Daiana Negreanu Keren Shlomo |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 11. | 9 December 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina |
Sofia Dmitrieva Anna Pribylova |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 1 April 2017 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Eleni Daniilidou |
Ekaterina Kazionova Elena Rybakina |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 6 May 2017 | Acre, Israel | Hard | Despina Papamichail |
Shelly Krolitzky Maya Tahan |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 13. | 8 June 2018 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Elena-Teodora Cadar |
Shahar Biran Laetitia Pulchartová |
6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Runner-up | 15. | 23 June 2018 | Kaltenkirchen, Germany | Clay | Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
Anna Gabric Katharina Gerlach |
2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Winner | 14. | 14 September 2018 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova |
Albina Khabibulina  Ksenia Palkina |
7–6(3), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 19 January 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Julia Stamatova |
 Kanako Morisaki Ayaka Okuno |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 10 February 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova |
Cemre Anil Oana Georgeta Simion |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15. | 30 March 2019 | ITF Tel Aviv | Hard | Daria Kruzhkova |
Merel Hoedt Anna Sisková |
6–3, 6–2 |
References
- "Vlada Ekshibarova Women's Doubles Titles"
- "Vlada Ekshibarova ; 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.
External links
- Vlada Ekshibarova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Vlada Ekshibarova at the International Tennis Federation
- Vlada Ekshibarova at the Billie Jean King Cup
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