Elena Baltacha

At 30 years old, Elena Baltacha has this physical status:

Elena Sergeevna Baltacha (born British professional tennis player.

Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Awards, she was also a long-term British No. 1, a position she held intermittently from 2002 to 2012.

However, as a result of her absence from competition due to knee surgery, she dropped down the world rankings and at the time of her retirement on 18 November 2013, she was ranked as the world No. 221 and British No. 6.

Her career-high ranking of world No. 49 was achieved in September 2010.Over the course of her career, she won eleven ITF singles titles (five $25k, two $50k, two $75k, and two $100k) and four ITF doubles titles (all $25k).

She was also a runner-up in three ITF events in singles and four in doubles.

In 2010, Baltacha had victories over top 10-players, including two victories over Li Na (the second of which came via retirement) and one against Francesca Schiavone, who at the time was the reigning French Open champion.

In 2011, Baltacha won her highest ranked tournament on the ITF circuit, the 2011 Aegon Nottingham Challenge. Baltacha was diagnosed with liver cancer in January 2014, just a few weeks after her marriage to tennis coach Nino Severino.

She died on 4 May 2014, aged 30.

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Career

Baltacha played her first match on the ITF Junior Circuit in February 1997 and her last at the 2001 US Open junior tournament. She never won a title, but she reached the final of two junior tournaments at the 14th Bahia Junior Cup and the LTA International Junior Tournament, Bisham Abbey. Baltacha has also reached the semifinals of three tournaments and six others' quarterfinals. In 2001, she reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon juniors championships, where she was defeated by eventual champion Angelique Widjaja. She gained accolades over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Gisela Dulko (twice), and Anne Keothavong throughout her junior career. Her career-high singles ranked No. 1 in the world No. 2. Winning in 77 and her final singles was 40-40. Baltacha also competed in the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2000, representing Scotland, and received a silver medal alongside Karen Paterson and Mhairi Brown in the women's team event, in addition to junior ITF events.

Baltacha, a doubles competitor, has won four tournaments and lost in the final of four more. She has also failed in the semifinal stages of tournaments four times and eight times, as well as in the quarterfinals. Her final doubles victory–loss record was 37–30, with her career-best doubles ranking as world No. 2. 60.

Baltacha made her ITF Circuit debut in Edinburgh in November 1997, defeating Danica Kovakova in the first round of the qualifying stages in three sets. She did not progress to the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament, however. She participated in only three adult ITF tournaments in 1998 (Birmingham, Southsea, and Glasgow, all $10k events) and lost in the qualifying stages for each of them. She made her first two ITF main draw appearances in 1999. She participated in four tournaments in total, as well as the quarterfinals of the $10k tournament in Glasgow.

She qualified as a qualifier in the $10k tournament in Bournemouth in April 2000. Baltacha was dealt a wild card in her home Grand Slam qualifier, Wimbledon, where Flavia Pennetta defeated her in three sets. She received yet another wild card in October, this one into the Swisscom Challenge, a Tier-I event held in Zürich. She was a quarterfinalist at the $50k tournament in Cardiff last week. Her season came to an end, with her number ranked No. 68 in the world No. 78. 397.

In January, a $10k tournament in Jersey, Baltacha reached the quarterfinals of her first tournament of the year, when she was forced to leave early in the second round. She was out of action until late April when she reached the quarterfinals of the $10k tournament in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She qualified in the quarterfinals of the $25k tournament in Edinburgh two weeks later as a qualifier. She continued her run to the semifinals of the $25k event in Surbiton. She was then given a wildcard into the Tier-III Eastbourne International qualifying draw, where she defeated Virginie Razzano in the final round of qualifying to advance to the main draw. Conchita Martnez was defeated in the first round by Conchita Martnez. She was given a wildcard into Wimbledon's main draw for the first time in the Grand Slam championship main draw just a week later. In round one, Nathalie Dechy defeated her. She reached yet another ITF quarterfinal after Wimbledon; this one in a $25k tournament in Felixstowe. In round one of the US Open qualifying tournament in August, she lost in round one of the qualifying tournament for the US Open in August and participated in four other ITF tournaments, two of which reached the quarterfinals (both $25k). She came to a world No. 1 in singles rankings last year. 248 people attended the 248th Annual London Marathon.

Baltacha reached the quarterfinals of the $25k tournament in Sutton, London, in February 2002. In April, she competed for the United Kingdom in the Fed Cup and defeated Norway's Annette Aksdal in the singles rubber. Lina Stanni t from Lithuania was then defeated in three sets in the relegation play-offs. She then attempted to qualify for the Tier III Croatian Bol Ladies Open, where she was disqualified in round one of the qualifying draw. This was the first in a series of five consecutive losses, the last of which occurred in the first round of the Birmingham Classic, a Tier-III event. With a victory over Alina Jidkova in round one of the Tier-III Eastbourne International's qualifying draw, she snapped a string of losses. In the second round of qualifying, Elena Likhovtseva was defeated by her. She was then given a wildcard in Wimbledon's main draw, where she defeated Marguettseva in the first round and Amanda Coetzer in the second round for the second time in two consecutive tournaments) before losing to Likhovtseva in the third round.

Her next tournament was in Felixstowe, which she won by defeating Irishwoman Kelly Liggan in the final to win her first ITF singles title of her career. She took her second title in Pamplona, earning her second title in the process, earning $25k over Virginie Pichet in the final two weeks. She tried to qualify for the US Open after this but fell in the first round of qualifying for the second year in a row. She appeared in two more $25K tournaments after the US Open, Glasgow, and Southampton, where she reached the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively. Her season came to an end in 2002, and she ranked No. 1 in the world No. 2. 157.

Baltacha's 2003 season began slowly, she lost in round one of the Australian Open qualifying tournament for the first Grand Slam of the year. She was back in April as part of the Great Britain Fed Cup squad, but she lost her only match against Hungary's Petra Mandula. She failed to qualify for the Tier-III tournament, the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and the French Open in May. She was given a wildcard into the Birmingham Classic's main draw in June, but she was forced to pull out early in her first round match against fellow Brit Jane O'Donoghue in the first game of the final set. She was given another wild card, this time into the Tier II Aegon International qualifier, where she was defeated by Virginie Razzano. She had a wildcard into Wimbledon's main draw, where she stunned the former world No. 2 for the third year in a row. Jelena Doki, a 5-year-old girl from Ukraine, will fight for her eventual three-set victory. This was Baltacha's last game of the year as she underwent invasive surgery after Wimbledon (to find the cause of her persistent liver problems) that had barred her from playing until 2004. As a result, her year-end singles ranking dropped to number 373.

Baltacha's first two ITF tournaments of the year, in January 2004, returned to action in the semifinals. These were the $10k and the $25k event in Sunderland, Kingston-Upon-Hull. She competed in the Fed Cup for the United Kingdom Fed Cup team, winning two singles rubbers against Turkey and Romania, as well as Monica Niculescu, respectively, defeating Cigdem Duru and Nico Niculescu. In the Europa/Africa Group II Play-offs, she defeated Irishwoman Yvonne Doyle. Samantha Stosur beat her in the first round of the Birmingham International Cricket Championship in June, and Cara Black defeated her in the final round of the qualifying tournament for the Eastbourne International one week later. Baltacha received a main draw in Wimbledon as a result of another wildcard. The world No. 1 was demolished. Marta Marrero, 60, was in round one of round one before losing to Jennifer Capriati, a three-time Grand Slam champion.

She suffered three consecutive first-round losses in $50k tournaments in the United States between Wimbledon and the US Open qualifying tournament (where she reached the second round before being defeated by Angelique Widjaja). She reached the final of a $25k tournament in Jersey, where Emma Laine was defeated by Emma Laine in the US Open. She spent the remainder of her year on the ITF Circuit, and her year-end singles ranking climbed to world No. 1. 202.

She won three matches in straight sets to qualify in the 2005 Australian Open qualifying tournament; she defeated Els Callens, Jaslyn Hewitt, and Teryn Ashley in rounds one, two, and three, respectively. She defeated Katarina Srebotnik in the first round of the main draw and later said that "If [Elena] plays like today, she will defeat anyone." Some of the shots she was hitting were beyond belief." In round two, she continued her winning streak with another three-set victory, this one over Frenchwoman Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro. Baltachia's luck ended in the third round, losing to No. 2 in the third round. Silvia Farina Elia, a 15-year-old seed. She used her energy from her good showing in the first Grand Slam event of the year to advance to the semifinals of her upcoming tournament in Sunderland, where she lost to Sofia Arvidsson. She then progressed to the final of another $25k tournament (this one in Redbridge, London) before being defeated by Nika O'egovi. In the Fed Cup, she played for Great Britain once more. She lost her singles rubber against Ana Timoti from Serbia, won her singles rubber against Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard, and was disqualified in her third singles rubber against Katarina Srebotnik in retaliation for her first round Australian Open defeat. Baltacha was defeated by Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko in the Europa/Africa Group I Play-off.

Baltacha later failed to qualify for two straight Tier-I events before losing in the first round of qualifying for the French Open to Elise Tamala. In June, three wildcards were given her admission into the main draws of the DFS Classic, Aegon International and Wimbledon, where she was defeated by Milagros Sequera in the second round (having defeated Alona Bondarenko in the first round) Conchita Martnez and Sabine Klaschka in the first round, respectively. Baltacha left Wimbledon for the ITF Circuit in the United States with no triumph; she won only one of five matches in the run-up to the US Open qualifying draw, where she also lost in the first round of qualifying. She then returned to the ITF Circuit in Glasgow, where she reached the quarterfinals of the $25k tournament in Bolton and claimed the $25k tournament in Jersey. Her year-end singles rankings for the 2005 season were ranked No. 1 in the world No. 2. 122.

Baltacha's year was significantly reduced due to injuries. This was her first tournament of the year, where she lost to Yuan Meng in second stage qualifying. She competed in one $25k ITF tournament in February (where she lost to Melanie South in the first round) and attempted to qualify for three separate Tier-III tournaments: Antwerp, Dubai (beaten by Kateryna Bondarenko) and Qatar. Two first round losses in $25k tournaments were followed by two first round losses and a bid to the semifinals of another. She represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup in May and then took all three of her singles matches. She defeated Ukrainian Kyra Nagy, Bulgaria's Dimana Krastevitch, and Ukrainian Valeria Bondarenko. She lost to Slovakia's Magdaléna Rybáriková in the Europa/Africa Play-off, but not in the Europe/Africa Play-off. Elena played just one more tournament after the Fed Cup in 2006. She lost in round one of qualifying to Yevgenia Savransky in this tournament. She underwent keyhole surgery on a prolapsed disc on June 7th and spent the remainder of the season out-of-action, and as a result, her season-ending ranking stood at world No. 59. 347 people were killed, according to the article.

Baltacha's singles ranking had dropped to 660th in the world by the time she returned to action in March 2007, and as a result, she had to qualify for her first $25K ITF tournament of the year in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She qualified before losing in the first round to Sorana Cristorstea. She then competed in two more $25k events in March (reaching the quarterfinals of one) before heading to Bulgaria to compete in the Fed Cup for Britain. She appeared in two singles matches (winning one) and four doubles matches (winning two). Following this, she reached two straight $25k semifinals in Incheon and Gimcheon, one as a qualifier and the other as a lucky loser. She consolidated her victories with a push for another $25k in Changwon to the quarterfinals. In her first round loss to Milagros Sequera, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the Birmingham Classic in June. She displayed "fighting spirit" throughout her first round loss to Milagros Sequera. She then went on a wildcard into the Hastings Direct International qualifying draw and showed she deserved it by dropping only nine games in the three matches she won to qualify. In round one of the main draw, she and Britain's Anne Keothavong competed against Anne Keothavong, a strong three set match, and she and Mayo O'Brien met in the second round for the first time since 1991. She could not quite match up to world No. 1 in the competition. Nicole Vaidiová, 14, was defeated in straight sets in the second round, but not in straight sets. She then earned another wildcard into Wimbledon's main draw, but she wasn't able to beat Katarina Srebotnik, the 19th seed.

Baltacha left Wimbledon for the United States to compete on the ITF Circuit, where she advanced to the quarterfinals of the $50k event in Lexington, Kentucky. Baltacha is heading to Japan after being disqualified in the first round of qualifying for the US Open by Evgeniya Rodina, who hopes to qualify for the Japan Open. She qualified to qualify, beating Yan Zi in the first round over Marta Emilia Salerni, gnes Szatmári, and Natalie Grandin. She was defeated by No. 238. In round two, the 5 seed and eventual champion, Virginie Razzano, will advance to round two. This was followed by a failed attempt to register for a Tier-III event in Bangkok and then a return to the ITF Circuit in Makinohara and the quarterfinals in Hamanako, losing both times to Seiko Okamoto. Her final singles ranking of 2007 was No. 1 in the world. 187.

Baltacha started her 2008 season by qualifying for the Auckland Open, defeating compatriot Melanie South along the way. She was crowned champion of Auckland and No. No. 91. Eleni Daniilidou, a 7 seed, was defeated in the first round and was defeated. Virginie Pichett, her first round opponent, then progressed to round two of the Australian Open qualifying tournament, losing by a single set. Zhang Shuai was disqualified in the second round of qualifying. She attempted to qualify for Doha (Tier I) and Dubai (Tier II), but she was disqualified in both directions in February. She then returned to action on the ITF Circuit, winning her next two tournaments: Jersey ($25k) and Torhout ($75k). She failed in the first round of the French Open in May, and in June she gave up a wildcard to the Birmingham Classic, where she was defeated by Ekaterina Makarova in round one. She was accepted into the International Women's Open qualifying rounds for her first match against Naomi Cavaday before falling at one set down in her second match against Tsvetana Pironkova in another wildcard. She then competed in Wimbledon's main draw, defeating Angelique Kerber in the first round. In straight sets, she was defeated in the second round by eventual semifinalist Zheng Jie.

Baltacha then lost three straight matches before defeating Anna Korzeniak and Carly Gullickson in the first two rounds of qualifying for the US Open. In the final round of qualifying, she fell just shy of being in the main draw when she lost to Julie Coin. She appeared in seven other high-level ITF tournaments over the course of the year, including the $500k event in Ismaning, where she lost to Julia Görges. Her year-end report ranked her as the world No. 1. 136.

Baltacha began 2009 by losing in the first round of qualifying for the Auckland Open before progressing to qualify for the Australian Open. Katie O'Brien (also a qualifier), Anne Keothavong, and Melanie South were among the first four British women to participate in a Grand Slam other than Wimbledon since the 1992 US Open. Baltacha defeated German Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the first round and comfortably beat her to advance to a match against former world No. 1. Amélie Mauresmo, 1, is a former immigrant from Argentina. Baltacha eventually lost in three sets despite surprising many by winning the first set.

Baltacha played for her country in the Fed Cup in February, where she claimed all three of her singles rubbers in straight sets. Baltacha was the top seed in the $75k ITF tournament in Monzón in April, where she progressed to the quarterfinals before losing to former world No. 6 Sherife. Kimiko Date-Krumm is the fourth of the four sets in a close three sets match. Later this month, she reached the final of a $25k where she met the No. Junri Namigata, a sixth seed in the ITF singles, has been awarded her sixth ITF singles title of her career. She reached the semifinals of a $50k in Fukuoka in May before going on to qualify for the French Open final round of qualifying, where she lost to Yaroslava Shvedova. She reached the semifinals of another $50K and advanced to the second round of the International tournament, the Eastbourne Classic, between the French Open and Wimbledon. In the first round she defeated Georgie Stoop before losing in a thrilling three-set battle with the then world No. 2. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 27, is a student at the University of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. In June, she had a wildcard into Wimbledon's main draw, where she defeated world No. 1 in the world No. 69. In the first round, Alona Bondarenko, 33, was defeated. Baltacha came back from a set down to win in three sets. She then went on to lose to Kirsten Flipkens in round two.

In the first round of qualifying for WTA events, Baltacha lost two games to qualify for the Rogers Cup, a Premier Tournament. She debuted as the world No. 1. 1, Kim Clijsters, 2nd in the second tournament of her comeback, she lost in straight sets to the Belgian in his second tournament. Following this, she reached the final round of qualifying for the US Open before winning the $75k in Shrewsbury. In the final, she defeated Katie O'Brien, a Brit, in the United Kingdom. For the first time in both finalists' careers, this result was enough to propel them to the top of the charts for the first time in their careers. Baltacha reached the semifinals of a $75k tournament (where she had to withdraw due to food poisoning) and the quarterfinals of a $75k tournament. These performances were able to propel her to the top of the British charts, putting her back to the top of the charts. Her year-end result ranked her No. 1 in the world No. 1. 87.

Baltacha began her 2010 season by winning three matches in order to qualify for the Auckland Open in New Zealand. She was beaten in straight sets by Raluca Olaru in the first round of the main draw. She then went on to win another three matches to qualify for the Hobart International before losing in the first round for the second time, this time to a resurgent former world No. 1. Jelena Doki, 4, has died. The Australian Open was her first Grand Slam of the year. Due to her rise in the tournament's main draw, she was able to enter straight into the main draw for the first time in her career. In the first round, she defeated Pauline Parmentier. Katie O'Brien, Baltacha's compatriot, also qualified in the second round of the Australian Open, marking the first time since 1991 that more than a British woman had reached the second round of the Australian Open for the first time since 1991. Elena defeated the 30th seed from Ukraine, Kateryna Bondarenko, but Dinara Safina, the world No. 2, defeated her in round two. 2. She defeated L.G. Dekmeijere in the doubles tournament to progress to the second round. Baltacha was involved in the Fed Cup in February, where the British team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone. Sandra Martinovia of the Austria team and the Bosnia and Herzegovina team respectively lost in two singles matches against Sybille Bammer and defeated Sandra Martinovia from the Austria team and the Bosnia and Herzegovina team. She also competed in two doubles matches with Sarah Borwell, winning both.

Elena qualified in a $100k tournament in Midland, Michigan, where she defeated Lucie Hradecká to win the biggest title of her career after this appearance in the Fed Cup. Baltacha qualified as the eighth seed in the Cellular South Cup. Maria Sharapova, the top seed and eventual champion, reached the quarterfinals before losing to top seed and eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Baltacha qualified for the Indian Wells Open in March. She faced world No. 1 after defeating Alexa Glatch in the first round. In round two, Li Na defeated the game and went on to win the tournament. Elena won her first match of her career over a player ranked in the top ten, giving her her her first victory of her career. In the third round, Alicia Molik defeated Baltacha. Baltacha had to win two games to qualify for the Miami Open in March's only other tournament before losing in the second round of the main tournament to Yanina Wickmayer. After this, she progressed to the quarterfinals of a $100k tournament in Johannesberg before starting her clay court season with a loss to Gréta Arn in the first round of the Italian Open, a Premier-5 tournament. Baltacha's last appearance before the French Open was in Strasbourg, France, but she was forced to leave in the second round due to a back injury. Agnieszka Radwadska defeated her in straight sets in their first round match at the French Open.

Baltacha's second title of the year came as a result of her grass-court season, and the Nottingham Trophy, a $50k event, gave her her second title of the year. She didn't lose a set throughout the tournament, including in the final against Carly Gullickson. Baltacha retired from football for her upcoming tournament, the Birmingham Classic, where she was ranked number 12 seed. In her first round match against Kaia Kanepi, she was forced to leave after losing the first set. The Chinese player had to leave with a leg injury after winning the first set on a tie-break in her first round match against Li Na. She lost in three sets to Sam Stosur after a second-round victory over Zheng Jie. Nevertheless, this was the first time since 1983 that a British woman had progressed to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Baltacha then suffered in a humiliating first-round loss at Wimbledon. After leading by a set and 5–2, she lost in three sets to Petra Marti.

Baltacha competed in the stanbul Cup,' where she qualified to the quarterfinals. She defeated world No. 1 along the way. Francesca Schiavone, the 8th and reigning French Open champion, defeated her in straight sets, giving her her her the best win of her career. Andrea Petkovic defeated her in the quarterfinals. Baltacha then lost four of her next five games before advancing to the main draw of the US Open for the first time in her career. In round one, she had some revenge by defeating Petra Marti, but in the second round she lost to Petra Kvitová. Baltacha participated in four more tournaments this year, winning in the second round of the Korea Open and a $100k in Torhout but losing in the qualifying rounds of the Pan Pacific Open and the Kremlin Cup. She had been chosen to represent Scotland in the Commonwealth Games but she was unable to participate due to the poor sanitation in the athletes' village, which may have made her more susceptible to infections. The world No. 1 in a year's singles rankings was ranked No. 1. 54.

Baltacha started the year at the Hobart International but lost in the second round to Roberta Vinci. Baltacha qualified for the Australian Open, so they did not have to qualify. She defeated American qualifier Jamie Hampton in the first round of the first round. In round two, however, she was defeated by former world number 1 and 2004 Australian Open Champion Justine Henin. The Pattaya Open was her second tournament in which she lost to sixth seed Peng Shuai.

Baltacha failed in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships to Alexandra Dulgheru. She then lost in the second round of qualifying at the Qatar Ladies Open to Klára Zakopalová. Baltacha saved four match points at 2–6, 4–5 in the first round of the Indian Wells Open, eventually winning in three sets in three sets. Flavia Pennetta, the 12th seed, was disqualified in the second round. Baltacha beat Sybille Bammer in the first round of the Miami Open. However, she was disqualified in the second round by Klára Zakopalová, the 32nd seed. Baltacha defeated American qualifier Sloane Stephens after direct admission into the main draw of the French Open. It was the first time since 1992 that two British women had reached the first round of the French Open for the first time since 1992. Baltacha drew another American Vania King, who defeated her in three sets in the second round. Baltacha won the Nottingham Challenge without losing a single set throughout the tournament on June 12th, defeating Petra Cetkovská in the final on Sunday.

Baltacha defeated Mona Barthel in the second round of Wimbledon, an improvement on the previous year's flop. She failed to advance, but Peng Shuai, the 20th seed, did not progress. She continued to qualify for the Cincinnati Open qualifying draw, but she was disqualified in the first round against Olga Govortsova, despite being seeded tenth. She then advanced to the inaugural Texas Tennis Open. Julia Görges, a third seed, and Barbora Záhlavová-Strucová, were all winless over Barbora Záhlavová-Strecken before losing in the quarterfinals to Aravane Reza.

Baltacha's next tournament was the US Open, where she defeated American wildcard Jamie Hampton in the first round. As she slumped on the base line, Hampton had to lift herself due to cramping and dehydration. In the second round, she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Internationaux de la Vienne, the year's final tournament, saw her advance to the final only to lose in straight sets to Kimiko Date-Krumm.

Baltacha debuted at the Auckland Open in 2012. In a thrilling three sets match against wildcard and home favorite Sacha Jones, she won the first round but fell in second round in straight sets to Flavia Pennetta. This was followed by a first-round loss in the Australian Open to Stéphanie Foretz Gacon.

Baltacha was selected by the British Fed Cup team to compete in the Europa/Africa Group 1 match in Eilat, Israel, on February 1–4. She competed in group tournaments against Portugal, the Netherlands, and Israel. Baltacha defeated Tamira Paszek in a play-off against Austria. The team defeated 2–0, qualifying them for a spot in the World Group II promotion play-off in April.

Baltacha's first round match against US Open champion Sam Stosur on the first match at Court Philippe Chatrier (Centre Court) of the Open was a controversial one at the French Open. Stosur won without losing a single set. Baltacha did have a better chance at Wimbledon in the second round, but lost in straight sets to Petra Kvitová, the previous year's champion. Despite suffering shin splints and waking up an injury during the game, she had a grueling three setter against Karin Knapp in the first round. Baltacha competed in London for the first time in her career (partnering Anne Keothavong). Baltacha won against Hungary's gnes Szávay, defeating her in straight sets on Sunday. Ana Ivanovic, the 11th seed, was then defeated in the second round in a very close match. This was Baltacha's last professional match of 2012, with time off being able to complete foot surgery.

Baltacha's first tournament back after surgery was a $25k tournament in Pelham, Alabama, where she was a direct entrant into the main draw. In round one, she met Sharon Fichmann.

Baltacha was a member of the British Fed Cup World Group II play-off team against Argentina due to Heather Watson's illness. On the final day of the play-off, Baltacha replaced Johanna Konta with one of the singles rubbers. Baltacha had to beat Marrigoyen due to Laura Robson's defeat in the third rubber. Baltacha lost in three sets, implying that Great Britain will have to return to the Europe/Africa Group and hope to qualify again in February.

Baltacha had a wildcard at the Brussels Open a week before Roland Garros was announced. Varvara Lepchenko won in straight sets in the first round after surprising defeating Stefanie Vögele in the first round. Baltacha earned a spot in the first round of the French Open after utilizing her secured rankings positions. Marina Erakovic defeated her in straight sets. Baltacha was given a wildcard to participate in the Nottingham Trophy, an ITF event in Nottingham, but she lost in the first round to sixth seed Vesna Dolonc.

Baltacha won the Nottingham Challenge in straight sets over Italian Nastassja Burnett in the semifinals for her first final appearance of 2013. She then defeated seventh seed Tadeja Majeri in the final in straight sets after being behind in the first 2–5 down for her third title at Nottingham. Baltacha won in the first round of the Birmingham Classic against Czech qualifier Kristna Plková. Maria Kirilenko disqualified Baltacha in the second round.

Baltacha retired from competitive tennis in November 2013.

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