WORLD SPORTS STARS: Voskoboeva professional career

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Voskoboeva professional career

Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva Russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева, born December 18, 1984is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 64th, which she reached on February 16, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.
Contents
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 Professional career
* 2 Personal
* 3 External links
Career
Early life
Galina was born in Moscow, Russia. She was introduced to tennis by her mother, a swimming coach, at age six. She attended University RUPF in Moscow, where she graduated from in 2005. Professional career
She turned pro in 2002. During her career, she has won two ITF singles titles: in Mont-de-Marsan in 2003, and Cuneo in 2006. She reached her career high in doubles on January 29, 2007. In 2008, Voskoboeva managed to qualify for the Qatar Total Open in Doha,. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou before taking a set off world number #5 Maria Sharapova before losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. That same year, she reached the quarter finals in Quebec City. On February 16, 2009, she reached her singles career high of no. 64 and also reached the quarter finals in Warsaw. She does not have a coach. At the 2009 US Open she lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0.