Varvara Gracheva

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Varvara Gracheva
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Gracheva at the 2021 French Open
Native name Варвара Андреевна Грачева
Country (sports)  Russia
Born (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 23)
Moscow, Russia
Height 1.78m
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US $1,373,292
Singles
Career record 167–100 (62.55%)
Career titles 7 ITF
Highest ranking No. 69 (6 June 2022)
Current ranking No. 69 (6 June 2022)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2021)
French Open 3R (2021, 2022)
Wimbledon 1R (2021)
US Open 3R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record 11–17 (39.29%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 135 (21 March 2022)
Current ranking No. 135 (21 March 2022)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2022)
French Open 2R (2020, 2021)
Wimbledon 3R (2021)
US Open 2R (2021)
Last updated on: 21 March 2022.

Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva (Russian: Варвара Андреевна Грачёва; IPA: [vɐrˈvarə ɡrɐˈtɕɵvə] ( listen); born 2 August 2000) is a Russian tennis player.

Gracheva has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 69, achieved on 6 June 2022. She has won seven singles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

Gracheva made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2019 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she qualified by defeating Julia Grabher in the final round.[1]

In July 2019, she qualified for the Washington Open and won her first WTA Tour singles main-round match, defeating Anna Blinkova in three sets.

Career

Juniors: Decent success

Gracheva reached a career-high ranking of 19 in her junior career, winning four Grade-2 events.[2]

2017: First professional tournaments

Gracheva played her first professional events in 2017, starting off unranked but managed to reach a ranking of No. 647 by the end of the year, after reaching three consecutive $15k tournaments in Hammamet, Tunisia, defeating the likes of Fiona Ferro in the process.[3]

2018: Last junior year, top 500 debut

After defeating Sofia Shapatava to win a $15k tournament in Antalya, Turkey to begin her 2018 season, Gracheva returned to playing her final junior tournaments and did not compete on the ITF Circuit for six months. Nonetheless, she was able to reach her first $25k quarterfinal in Périgueux and made her top 500 debut in July as a result.[4] Gracheva had three top 300 wins, including one over Maryna Zanevska in the qualifying rounds of the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge.[citation needed]

She ended the year with a 28-13 winning record on the professional tour, ending the year as the world No. 447.[5]

2019: Rapid rise in the rankings, ITF success and WTA debut

Despite a sluggish start to the year which saw Gracheva reach just one quarterfinal on hard courts, she achieved good results on clay. Coming through the qualifying rounds at a $25k event in Chiasso, she won the biggest title of her career and entered the top 400 for the first time in her career.[6] She followed it up with an upset over 118th-ranked Nao Hibino at the ITF80k Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer.[citation needed]

Gracheva went on to win two $25k titles, the first in Caserta, Italy,[7] and second at the Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault.[8]

With her ranking qualifying her for some WTA tournaments, she made her debut on the WTA Tour at the Ladies Open Lausanne, where she qualified for the main draw by defeating Julia Grabher in the final round, losing just two games.[1] She lost to Han Xinyun in the first round, in straight sets. Gracheva then competed on hardcourts for the first time since April at the Washington Open, where she qualified for the main draw once again. This time, she earned her first main draw win over Anna Blinkova for her first top 100 win,[9] and then fell to world No. 31, Hsieh Su-wei, in a final-set tiebreak.[10] Nonetheless, she secured herself a top 200 debut.[citation needed]

Competing in a Grand Slam championship for the first time in her career, she advanced to the final qualifying round of the US Open after defeating Martina Trevisan and Danka Kovinić, in straight sets.[11] She was defeated in the final round by Richèl Hogenkamp, in two tight sets.

Gracheva then returned onto clay, starting a 14-match winning streak with two consecutive titles at $60k events, the Open de Saint-Malo and the Open de Valencia. In Saint-Malo, she earned top 100 wins over Aliona Bolsova (who reached the fourth round at Roland Garros) and Natalia Vikhlyantseva before defeating Marta Kostyuk in the final.[12] In Valencia, she dropped just 22 games all week and beat Tamara Korpatsch to win her second consecutive title.[13] She reached a career-high ranking of 121 after the tournament.[citation needed]

Playing at her home tournament, the Kremlin Cup, for the first time in her career, she qualified for the main draw and beat Ajla Tomljanović to reach the second round.[14] She led Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova by a set and a break, but could not hold onto her lead as she fell in three sets.[15]

She ended the year with a 70-26 record, ending the year as the world No. 105 despite starting the year as No. 447, and was labelled as one of the biggest rising stars.[16][17]

2020: Consistency on the WTA Tour, US Open third round, top 100 debut

Gracheva reached the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open with wins over Chloé Paquet and Olga Danilović,[18] but fell at the final hurdle to former world No. 45, Johanna Larsson.[19] It was the beginning of a five-match losing streak for the Russian before the COVID-19 pandemic halted the 2020 WTA Tour. Nonetheless, she was able to make her top 100 debut on March 2, 2020, just in time before the suspension of the tournaments.[20]

She was part of the first WTA tournament of the tour's resumption, the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, as the top seed in qualifying.[21] She ended her losing streak with a win over local wildcard Matilde Paoletti,[22] but was stunned by Martina Trevisan in the final qualifying round.[23]

Gracheva finally made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open, and upset the higher-ranked Paula Badosa in straight sets to triumph on her main draw debut.[24] In the second round, she pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in history by overturning a 1-6, 1-5 deficit against 30th seed Kristina Mladenovic, saving multiple match points to reach the third round for the first time in her career.[25][26] Although she eventually lost to eighth seed Petra Martić in a tight contest in the third round,[27] her performance made her receive the limelight.[28]

Gracheva also made her French Open main-draw debut, but lost to eventual quarterfinalist and third seed Elina Svitolina in a straight-setter in the first round.[29] Her year ended with a second-round appearance at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, where she defeated Katarina Zavatska in the first round.[30]

She ended the year inside the top 100 for the first time in her career, with a 10–14 win–loss record, but three of those wins coming at WTA main-draw level.[citation needed]

2021: First full WTA Tour season, first WTA semifinal

Gracheva was part of the contingent that travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, starting her season with a tough three-set win over Lizette Cabrera in the first round of the Yarra Valley Classic.[31] She triumphed on her Australian Open main-draw debut, defeating compatriot Anna Blinkova before losing to another compatriot, Veronika Kudermetova, in the second round.[32] Gracheva ended her journey in Australia with a second-round appearance at the Phillip Island Trophy, stunning former Grand Slam champion, Sloane Stephens, in straight sets.[33] She lost to eventual champion Daria Kasatkina.[34]

After a poor run of results, Gracheva reached the semifinals of the WTA 125 Open de Saint-Malo, upsetting second seed Rebecca Peterson in straight sets.[35] She reached the third round of the French Open for the first time in her career, upsetting Camila Giorgi in the second round.[36]

Her first grass-court tournaments ended in defeat at the Bad Homburg Open and Wimbledon Championships, where she made her debut having not participated in the qualifying rounds previously.[37]

Gracheva reached her first career WTA semifinal when she defeated second seed Tamara Zidanšek and upset Marta Kostyuk in three sets, avenging her Roland Garros defeat.[38] She was a set away from her maiden WTA final, but could not hold onto her lead as she lost to Alizé Cornet, winning just one game after taking the opening set having played two matches a day.[39]

She defended her points at the US Open, where she stunned Paula Badosa (who would reach the top 10 two months later) in straight sets to reach the third round for the second consecutive year.[40] Gracheva's run ended in the hands of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in straight sets.[41]

The Russian reached her third quarterfinal of the year at the Astana Open as the seventh seed, defeating Kristýna Plíšková[42] and Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets.[43] At the Tenerife Ladies Open, she pulled off yet another big comeback, this time coming over the higher-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo in the first round after overturning a 1-5 final set deficit to prevail after more than 3.5 hours of action.[44]

Gracheva ended the year with a semifinal appearance at the Open de Limoges, finishing the year inside the world's Top 80 for the first time in her career.[45]

2022: Top 70 debut, Second French Open third round

Gracheva started her year at the Melbourne Summer Set 2, but was soundly beaten by Sorana Cîrstea without winning a game.[46] Her poor run extended with a first-round exit at the Australian Open, falling to qualifier Lucia Bronzetti in three sets.[47]

At the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy she qualified for the main draw with three consecutive wins.[48] At the Dubai Tennis Championships, she defeated Ajla Tomljanović in the first round after winning three qualifying rounds.[49] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No.72 after the tournament.[50]

She reached the third round at the 2022 French Open for the second time in her career.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament 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.[51]

Singles

Current through the 2022 French Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A 1R 3R 3R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Wimbledon A NH 1R A[lower-alpha 1] 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q3 3R 3R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Win–loss 0–0 2–2 5–4 2–2 0 / 8 9–8 53%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 2] A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A NH Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A NH Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 4 21 9 Career total: 37
Overall W-L 2–3 3–4 14–21 6–9 0 / 37 25–37 40%
Year-end ranking 105 93 79 $1,040,503

Doubles

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 2R 2R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon NH 3R A[lower-alpha 1] 0 / 1 2–1 67%
US Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 1–1 4–3 0–2 0 / 6 5–6 45%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–0)
$15,000 tournaments (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Algeria Inès Ibbou 6–3, 6–7(4), 0–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Italy Gaia Sanesi 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay France Fiona Ferro 6–4, 7–6(1)
Win 2–2 Jan 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 7–5, 6–0
Win 3–2 Apr 2019 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–2 May 2019 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Kazakhstan Anna Danilina 6–3, 7–5
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 ITF Montpellier, France 25,000+H Clay United States Elizabeth Halbauer 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–2 Sep 2019 ITF Saint-Malo, France 60,000+H Clay Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–2 Sep 2019 ITF Valencia, Spain 60,000+H Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 3–6, 6–2, 6–0

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Suspended due to politics.
  2. ↑ 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

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