Ekaterina Makarova

At 35 years old, Ekaterina Makarova has this physical status:

Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova (Russian: Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian professional tennis player.

She achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 8 on 6 April 2015.

Her best Grand Slam singles results have come at the 2014 US Open and the 2015 Australian Open where she reached the semifinals on both occasions.

Makarova is a four-time Grand Slam champion in doubles competition, having won the 2012 US Open mixed doubles tournament with Bruno Soares, and the 2013 French Open, the 2014 US Open and 2017 Wimbledon Championships with Elena Vesnina.

Early life

Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova was born to Valery and Olga in Moscow, Soviet Union. Her father is a banker and her mother a housewife. At age five or six she was sent by her parents to the Luzhniki per the recommendation of friends.

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Career

She reached the quarterfinals losing to Olga Savchuk in her first professional tournament in Elektrostal as a wildcard. She lost in the first round of her last tournament of 2003 in Zhukovsky, Russia. She then competed in Cairo, Egypt, making the second round as a qualifier. She won her first title over Kateryna Avdiyenko in Antalya, Turkey. She failed in the first round while appearing at Felixstowe, Great Britain. Makarova claimed her second $10,000 title without losing a single set at Târgu Mureş, Romania, defeating Simona Matei in the finals. She won her first top 100 over Tatiana Perebiynis and Marta Domachowska, but she lost to compatriot Anna Chakvetadze in Moscow, in a wildcard in the qualifier.

Makarova lost in the semifinals at Redbridge to Baltacha. She qualified in the next tournament in St. Petersburg, where she lost to compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova. In the semifinals of the tournament in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, Bychkova defeated her. She lost to Indian Shikha Uberoi in the second round of qualifying for the US Open. She was either in first rounds or in qualifying for her next tournaments.

Ortesei was her first tournament in 2006, when she lost to Eva Birnerová in the first round as a qualifier. She reached the finals in Torrent, Valencia, Spain, before losing to Romina Oprandi. She reached the finals of an ITF tournament in Moscow, defeating Vesna Manasieva and Anna Lapushchenkova in the quarterfinals and Anna Lapushchenkova, before losing to Evgeniya Rodina.

Makarova started her 2007 season with a loss to Olga Blahotová in Tampa, Florida. With victories over Evgenyuk and Evgeniya Rodina in the final, she claimed the title in Moscow. Makarova qualified for the French Open over Erika Takao, but Ioana Raluca Olaru defeated him again. Then, who was in Zagreb, reached the semifinals before losing to Kyra Nagy. After defeating Lilia Osterloh, Makarova then lost in qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships to Barbora Záhlavá-Strcová. Makarova qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the US Open; in the main draw, she defeated Julia Schruff and Ai Sugiyama, but not to reigning world No. Justine Henin, the eventual champion and alumnus, defeats him in straight sets. She made the second round of the year's tournament in Minsk, defeating Ekaterina Dzehalevich.

Makarova started the year off by losing in Medibank International's qualifying round. She won her first match over a top-20 at the Australian Open, where she defied No. 67. Szávay, 19 years old. Nadia Petrova, the 14th seed, was blocked from qualifying for the fourth round. Makarova had a number of second round appearances, including at the French Open in the opening season. Makarova's first-round defeats at Wimbledon, the Slovenia Open, Nordic Light Open, and Cincinnati Open were among the first round losses. She won her first top-ten appearance at the US Open over world No. 1. Anna Chakvetadze was 9, before she was compared to Li Na.

Makarova's season at the Medibank International began in 2009. Elena Dementieva, the third seed and eventual champion of the first round, was disqualified in the first round. She was disqualified in the second round by third seed, compatriot, and eventual finalist Dinara Safina.

Makarova lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová at the Open GDF Suez Invitational. Sania Mirza defeated her in the first round in Dubai. Anna Chakvetadze, the second seed of the Indian Wells Masters, lost in the second round to 19th seed Anna Chakvetadze. She was eliminated by Li Na in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

Makarova qualified sixth in the Morocco Open finals for her first WTA singles final, defeating top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in a one-sided final. She and Alisa Kleybanova advanced to the final, beating Sorana Cîrstea/Maria Kirilenko in doubles. She came in sixth at the Estoril Open, placing her second in her second WTA singles final, defeating Yanina Wickmayer. She was disqualified in the first round by Anabel Medina Garrigues, the 18th seed at the French Open, and she was eliminated in the first round.

Makarova, seeded sixth in Birmingham, failed in the first round to Stefanie Vögele. She advanced to the quarterfinals of the Aegon International, where she was defeated by sixth seed and eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki. Carla Suárez Navarro lost in the second round of Wimbledon to her in the second round.

In the second round by Olga Govortsova, seeded sixth in Palermo, Makarova, was defeated by him. Makarova lost in the second round to 17th seed Sabine Lisicki, who was starting her US Open series at the Los Angeles Women's Championships. In Cincinnati, she lost in the first round to qualifier Olga Govortsova. She was disqualified in the first round by Virginie Razzano in the Rogers Cup. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, a fellow participant in Connecticut at the Pilot Pen Open, lost in the first round to compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Gisela Dulko defeated her in the first round of the US Open at the US Open.

Makarova defeated eighth seed Sybille Bammer in the first round at the Korea Open. Agnieszka Radwa, the 11th seed in Tokyo, was defeated in the first round by her adversary Agnieszka Radwaska. She made it to the second round of the China Open, defeating second seed Serena Williams. She and Alla Kudryavtseva were defeated in doubles by Hsieh Su-wei/Peng Shuai in the final. In Moscow, the season's last tournament of the season took place. Lucie afává was disqualified in the first round by her.

Makarova finished the year with a 60 in singles and 20 in doubles.

Makarova debuted in Brisbane, Australia, in 2010. She lost in the first round to Alicia Molik. She was disqualified in the first round by qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva without winning a single game in Hobart. She lost in the second round to Sara Errani in the Australian Open.

Makarova, a qualifier at the Eastbourne International Football Association, advanced to the final without losing a single set. She won her first WTA Tour title over Victoria Azarenka in the final. Makarova defeated five top-20 players in the tournament, resulting in victory over No. 123. No. 11 Flavia Pennetta, No. No. 13 In Nadia Petrova, No. 13, No. No. 20 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 1, No. 1 in the Czech Republic. 7 Samantha Stosur and No. No. Victoria Azarenka was 15 years old at the time. Makarova made it to the second round at Wimbledon, but second seed Venus Williams defeated them both. She was defeated by Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the US Open.

When Makarova defeated 19th seed Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the Australian Open, she caused an upset. It took three sets and 2 hours and 47 minutes. She then went on to defeat qualifier Lesia Tsurenko and spark another upset by defeating 13th seed Nadia Petrova. Kim Clijsters, third seed and champion, ended Makarova's career-best run at a Grand Slam tournament in the fourth round. Makarova shocked defending champion Mara José Martnez Sánchez in the first round of the Italian Open but lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Makarova would progress to the fourth round of the French Open before losing to fourth seed Victoria Azarenka. Christina McHale and Maria Kirilenko respectively lost her openers at Wimbledon and the US Open to Christina McHale and Maria Kirilenko.

Makarova began her year at the Sydney International Centre, where she gained acclaim. In the first round, she met Li Na and lost. In the second round of the Australian Open, she defeated 25th seed Kaia Kanepi. She defeated seventh seed Vera Zvonareva in the third round of the tournament. Serena Williams, the 13-time Grand Slam champion, advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance of her career in the round of 16. Maria Sharapova, the fourth seed and former champion of the Philippines, was disqualified by the eventual champion. After defeating American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round, Makarova lost in the second round at Indian Wells to Caroline Wozniacki. She did well at Miami by reaching the fourth round, where she lost to Sharapova once more.

In the second round, Makarova defeated 16th seed Maria Kirilenko before losing to Lucie Hradecká in the third round. She stunned Francesca Schiavone in Rome before losing to Venus Williams in the second round. She lost in the first round of the French Open to Sloane Stephens.

She reached the semifinals of the Birmingham Classic this week, losing to Melanie Oudin. She reached the quarterfinals at Eastbourne, but lost to Angelique Kerber. She defeated Alberta Brianti in the first round at Wimbledon. In the second round, she lost to Kerber.

Makarova advanced to the third round of the Cincinnati Open after winning over Nadia Petrova and Anna Tatishvili before losing to Samantha Stosur. Makarova lost in the third round of the US Open to Serena Williams. She defeated Kvta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski in three sets in the final, teaming with Brazilian Bruno Soares to win the mixed-doubles tournament. It was her first Grand Slam title of any sort. She then advanced to the semifinals at Seoul, where she lost to eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki.

Makarova defeated Kirilenko again in the first round of the China Open, but lost to Polona Hercog next. Elena Vesnina competed with Elena Vesnina to win over Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sania Mirza in the final of the doubles tournament. In the first round of the Kremlin Cup, she lost to Dominika Cibulková.

She stunned Varvara Lepchenko in the first round of the Sydney World Cup before succumbing to Dominika Cibulková. Marion Bartoli and Angelique Kerber defeated her in their second straight quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open, winning by a convincing margin. Maria Sharapova was then unable to reach Maria Sharapova again. Makarova retired against Petra Kvitová in the second round at Doha after they met in the second round.

Makarova lost her openers in Indian Wells and Miami after being sent byes to Garbi Muguruza and Svetlana Kuznetsova respectively in the first round. Elena Vesnina competed with Elena Vesnina in the Indian Wells doubles competition and won over Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik in the final. In the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, she lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Makarova caused an upset in the second round when she defeated world number three Victoria Azarenka (after winning only one game in the first round), snapping the Belarusian's 18-match winning streak to start the season. She advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Marion Bartoli, where she lost in straight sets to seventh seed Sara Errani. She lost her first match to fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova at the French Open. In doubles, she competed with Vesnina in doubles, winning the French Open doubles title.

Makarova lost her opener to Marina Erakovic after being on a first round bye, but she eventually advanced to the quarterfinals at the Aegon International, where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki. Makarova reached the third round of Wimbledon, defeating Petra Kvitová in three sets.

She reached the semifinals at the Citi Open in the United States Open Series, defeating eventual champion Magdaléna Rybáriková. She reached the second round of Toronto and Cincinnati, losing to Roberta Vinci and Jelena Jankovi respectively. She qualified in the quarterfinals at New Haven this week, losing to eventual champion Simona Halep. She defeated third seed Agnieszka Radwa in the fourth round of the US Open for her third grand Slam quarterfinal appearance and first at the US Open. Li Na defeated her in three sets to fifth seed Li Na.

Makarova began 2014 at the Sydney International Centre, where she caused an upset by defeating fourth seed Jelena Jankovi in the first round. In the next round, she lost to Carla Suárez Navarro. For the third time in a row, then reached the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third time, but she lost to eventual champion Li Na. Elena Vesnina and Elena Vesnina qualified to the final of the doubles competition, where they lost to Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. Makarova claimed her second title at the Pattaya Open by defeating Czech Karolna Plková. She defeated Alisa Kleybanova in the first round in Dubai. She then fell to world No. 138. Serena Williams, 1, Serena Williams.

She advanced to the third round of the Indian Wells Open, losing to Dominika Cibulková. She beat Sara Errani in the third round in Miami, but she lost in three sets to Angelique Kerber in the fourth round. Makarova lost her openers at Stuttgart and Madrid to Suarez Navarro and Caroline Wozniacki respectively, in Stuttgart and Madrid. She beat Roberta Vinci in the first round in Rome, but she lost to Errani in the second round. Makarova reached the third round at Roland Garros, where she lost to Sloane Stephens.

Makarova defeated Francesca Schiavone and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to advance to the quarterfinals at the Eastbourne International on the grass court swing. She then lost to Angelique Kerber. Makarova's good form continued at Wimbledon, where she advanced to her fourth Grand Slam quarterfinal by defeating Agnieszka Radwa in the fourth round. In straight sets, she beat Lucie afová in straight sets.

For the first time at a Premier 5 tournament, the Rogers Cup, Makarova advanced to the semifinals in singles for the first time. Petra Kvitová, a second-round and second seed, was defeated on the way. Agnieszka Radwa was disqualified in a close match, losing two tiebreaks. In the quarterfinals, Hsieh and Peng's doubles team was defeated with a challenge.

Makarova reached her first Grand Slam singles semifinal appearance at the US Open on Saturday. She defeated Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals after beating Eugenie Bouchard in the fourth round, but Serena Williams claimed the tournament's first match in which she lost at least one set. Despite this, Elena Vesnina and her partner won the doubles championship, her third Grand Slam doubles title.

Makarova reached the second and third rounds in Wuhan and Beijing, respectively, in the Asian season. As a result, she secured a new high ranking of 13.

Her stellar season in doubles qualified her for the WTA Championships. She was also a substitute in singles but did not participate in the round-robin stages.

Makarova became the first singles in the Pacific season. Her first appearance at the Sydney International Centre was in the second round, where she lost in the second round. She won a Grand Slam semifinal second time in a row, defeating third-ranked Simona Halep in two sets in the quarterfinals. Maria Sharapova, her safe streak without a lost set, was snapped after meeting her compatriot Maria Sharapova. Makarova and Vesnina advanced to the quarterfinals, where they met Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie afává, who defeated future champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie ová in three sets. Makarova achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 1 as a result of her singles' triumph. 9.

Makarova, the sixth seed in the Dubai Championships, was defeated by Simona Halep. She and Vesnina also reached the quarterfinals in doubles. At the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open, the two teams reached two finals in a row, but they lost to Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. She repeated her previous appearance in singles and fourth rounds of these tournaments, respectively.

Makarova posted her best result at the tournament in 2015 when she advanced to the fourth round, as she did in 2011. She lost in three sets to former champion Ana Ivanovic in the first French Open quarterfinals, missing out on her first French Open quarterfinals with a chance to complete her set of being in at least the quarterfinals at all four Majors.

After leading 5–3 in the last set, Makarova and Vesnina finished runners-up at Wimbledon, losing in three sets to Hingis and Mirza. In the second round, Makarova defeated Magdaléna Rybáriková in singles.

Makarova took a break in doubles in January and kicked off the 2016 season in Brisbane and Sydney, reaching the second round and quarterfinals respectively. She reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, but she lost to Johanna Konta there.

At the Miami Open, Makarova qualified in both singles and doubles. She partnered Barbora Strécová in doubles. She reunited with Vesnina in doubles in Madrid, reaching the semifinals. In the next two tournaments, the pair defeated Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza in Rome and Sania Mirza, respectively, while in the French Open, they lost to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. The two sisters were disqualified in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon against the Williams sisters. Makarova also excelled in singles, winning six out of eight matches, only to lose to doubles partner Elena Vesnina in the fourth round.

The pair finally won their first tournament title at the Rogers Cup and received the gold medal at the Summer Olympics for Russia.

Makarova made it to the third round of the Connecticut Open, but she lost to Petra Kvitová in the third round. Ekaterina had the worst chance at the US Open by selecting Serena Williams in singles, who lost in straight sets in straight sets. In doubles, Makarova and Vesnina put on a good showing. They made it to the semifinals, but they lost to the eventual champions, Mattek-Sands, and afá.

In the first round of the China Open, Makarova defeated her doubles partner Elena Vesnina. However, she lost in the second round to Agnieszka Radwa. Peng Shuai and Christina McHale stunned Makarova and Vesnina in the second round of doubles. In her home country, Russia, she would be playing in the Kremlin Cup. Nicole Gibbs in the first round of the first round, but she lost to Daria Kasatkina in the second round. Elena Vesnina was also seeded as the top seed in tandem with her doubles partner Elena Vesnina, but Daria Gavrilova and the same woman she lost to in singles, Daria Kasatkina, were disqualified in the first round.

Makarova and Vesnina qualified for their third joint WTA Finals, defeating Hlavackova/Hradecka, Hingis/Mirza, and Mattek-Safarova en route to win their first WTA Finals title.

Makarova began her career at the Brisbane International Cricket Association. Misaki Doi 6–7, 4–6 defeated her in the first round. Elena Vesnina, however, reached the final in doubles, losing in straight sets to Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Sania Mirza. The Russians reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne. She lost in the first round to doubles partner Vesnina at the St. Petersburg Open. She reached the third round in Dubai before losing to Lauren Davis. The doubles team, on the other hand, won the trophy by defeating Hlavá/Peng in three sets. After qualifying for the Indian Wells Open semifinals, the pair had a chance to become the top-one ranked doubles players if they had won the competition, but they didn't make it to the quarterfinals, suffering Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan, the eventual champions.

Makarova defeated top-ranked Kerber in the first round of the French Open for the first time in Open Open tennis history since 2001, and the first time a number-one ranked player failed to qualify in the second round of the French Open in 2001. Makarova defeated Kerber in the fourth spot among active players by number of top-ten victories at Grand Slam tournaments, with 10.

Hao-Ching Chan/Monica Niculescu won their third joint and individual Grand Slam doubles title in Wimbledon, defeating runners-up Hao-Ching Chan/Monica Niculescu 6–0, 6–0. This was the first "double bagel" in the women's doubles tournament final since 1953. The Russians maintained their dominance of the Citi Open in singles, defeating opponents as Olympic champion Puig and world No. 1. Simona Halep. She defeated Julia Görges in the finals, winning her third WTA singles title.

Makarova advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup after defeating seventh-seeded Johanna Konta en route but losing to Lucie Safarova. She progressed to the third round of the Cincinnati Open at the Cincinnati Open, defeating Sloane Stephens in the third round. For the first time in her career, Makarova defeated a top-10 in the second round of the US Open, fifth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki defeated her for the first time in her career after seven losses in a row.

Makarova began her 2018 season in January at the Sydney International Centre. In the first round, she defeated third seed Jeena Ostapenko. In the second round, she lost to Barbora Strcová. She was seeded 31st at the Australian Open in the first round and was disqualified by Irina-Camelia Begu. She and Vesnina qualified in doubles and then reached the final, where they lost to Tme Babos/Kristina Mladenovic.

Makarova also competed at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy after the Australian Open. In the second round, she lost to Kateina Siniaková. Simona Halep, the second seed and 2014 champion, was defeated in the second round in Qatar by second seed and 2014 champion Simona Halep. In her second-round match against fifth seed Caroline Garcia, she lost to her in the Dubai Championships. Angelique Kerber, the tenth seed, was disqualified in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters. She and Vesnina made it to the final, where they lost to Hsieh Su-Wei/Barbora Strccová. She was eliminated in the second round by fifth seed Karolna Plková, who was based in Miami.

Makarova, the seeded fifth at the stanbul Cup, lost in the first round to Aleksandra Kruni. Simona Halep, the top seed and two-time defending champion, was disqualified in the first round at the Madrid Open. However, she and Vesnina won the championship in doubles over Tmea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic in the final. Barbora Strocová, a 26th seed, fell in the second round of the French Open to 26th seed Barbora Strcová. Following the French Open, she and Vesnina became the current world No. 1st. Even though both players did not progress to the first round (both played with other people).

Alizé Cornet defeated Makarova in the first round in Birmingham. She lost in the first round to 2016 champion Dominika Cibulková at the Eastbourne International Cricket Festival. She stunned second seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round at Wimbledon. Camila Giorgi defeated her in the fourth round.

Makarova, the fourth seeded fourth and last year champion of the Citi Open, lost in the first round to Ana Bogdan. Anett Kontaveit had defeated her in the first round of the Montreal lottery. She and Latisha Chan advanced to the finals of doubles, defeating Ashleigh Barty/Demi Schuurs. Lesia Tsurenko defeated her in the third round of the Cincinnati Open, making it to the third round. She and Lucie Hradecká won the title in doubles over Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs in the final, beating Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs in the final. She reached the quarterfinals of the Connecticut Open and lost to fifth seed Julia Görges in one more tournament before the final Grand Slam of the year. She was disqualified in the third round by 19th seed Anastasija Sevastova of the United States Open.

In the first round of qualifying to Lizette Cabrera, who was living in Wuhan, Makarova lost in the first round of qualifying to Lizette Cabrera. Garbie Muguruza, the first seed and 2015 champion at the China Open, was disqualified in the first round by 14th seed and 2015 champion Garbi Muguruza. At the Kremlin Cup, she appeared in her last tournament of the season. Ons Jabeur, a qualifier and eventual finalist, lost in the first round to qualifier and eventual finalist.

Makarova finished the year ranked 59 in singles and 6 in doubles.

Makarova debuted at the Australian Open in 2019 for the first time. Katie Boulter was disqualified in the first round. At the Australian Open, this was the first match decided by a 10-point final set tie-break.

Makarova was disqualified in the first round by Vera Zvonareva in the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy. She and Margarita Gasparyan gained the title in doubles over Anna Kalinskaya/Viktoria Kumová in the final, beating Anna Kalinskaya/Vitigamia Kumová in the final. She lost in the first round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in Dubai. Lucie Hradecká and Lucie Hradecká also advanced to the final, where they were defeated by Hsieh Su-wei/Barbora Strocová in doubles.

Makarova announced her retirement from competitive tennis on January 28th.

Career statistics

In win-loss records, only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup, and Olympic Games are included.

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