Anastasia Potapova
_(21633694305).jpg) Potapova at the 2015 US Open | |
| Full name | Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Russia |
| Residence | Khimki, Russia |
| Born |
30 March 2001 Saratov, Russia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Irina Doronina |
| Prize money | $417 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 8–4 (66.67%) |
| Career titles | 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | N/A |
| Current ranking | N/A |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | QF (2016) |
| French Open Junior | SF (2016) |
| Wimbledon Junior | W (2016) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2016) |
| French Open Junior | F (2016) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2016) |
| US Open Junior | F (2015) |
| Last updated on: 9 July 2016. | |
Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova (Russian: Анастасия Сергеевна Потапова; born 30 March 2001) is a Russian junior tennis player. Potapova is a former junior No. 1, as well as the 2016 Wimbledon Championships girls' singles champion, where she defeated Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) in the final.
Career
Juniors
On the junior tour, Potapova has a career high junior ranking of 1, achieved in July 2016. Potapova has had large success on the junior tour including a semifinal at the 2016 French Open, quarterfinals at the 2016 Australian Open and the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and doubles finals at the 2015 US Open and the 2016 French Open. Potapova won the 2016 Wimbledon Championships girls' title, defeating Dayana Yastremska in the final. This title made her the number 1 junior in the world.
Potapova's other junior highlights include semifinal appearances at the Trofeo Bonfiglio and the Orange Bowl Championships, both Grade A events. Her biggest junior title, excluding Wimbledon, is the Nike Junior International in Roehampton, a Grade 1 event, where she defeated other highly rated junior players such as Claire Liu, Jaimee Fourlis, Sofia Kenin, Olga Danilović and Olesya Pervushina en route to winning the title.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' Singles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2016 | Jr Wimbledon | Grass |  Dayana Yastremska |
6–4, 6–3 |
Girls' Doubles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2015 | Jr US Open | Hard | Anna Kalinskaya |
 Viktória Kužmová Aleksandra Pospelova |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2016 | Jr French Open | Clay | Olesya Pervushina |
 Paula Arias Manjón  Olga Danilović |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Awards
- 2016
- The Russian Cup in the nomination Girls Under-18 Team of the Year[1]
References
- ↑ (with Olesya Pervushina, Taisia Pachkaleva and Varvara Gracheva)
External links
- Anastasia Potapova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Anastasia Potapova at the International Tennis Federation
- Anastasia Potapova at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile