Olga Govortsova
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| Country |  Belarus |
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| Residence | Minsk, Belarus | |
| Date of birth | August 23, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Minsk, Belarus then Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.80 m | |
| Weight | 58 kg | |
| Turned Pro | 2004 | |
| Retired | Active | |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career Prize Money | $274,981 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 133-67 | |
| Career titles: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 37 (May 26, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 1r (2008) | |
| French Open | 3r (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2007) | |
| US Open | 2r (2007) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 30-27 | |
| Career titles: | 1 WTA, 1 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 65 (May 26, 2008) | |
Olga Govortsova (born 23 August 1988 in Minsk, Soviet Union) is a professional Belarusian tennis player. After a few WTA-level events and never winning a match, she made back to back quarterfinals at Cincinnati and Stanford, where she beat Shahar Pe'er for the best win of her career thus far. She beat Pe'er again in Memphis. As of May 26, 2008, her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 37.
She reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2008 Cellular South Open in Memphis, Tennessee. There she lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport.
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[edit] WTA Tour finals (2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
| WTA Championships |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III |
| Tier IV |
[edit] Singles runner-up (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | March 1, 2008 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) |  Lindsay Davenport |
6–2, 6–1 |
[edit] Doubles runner-up (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | April 14, 2008 | Charleston, USA | Green Clay |  Edina Gallovits |
 Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama |
6–2, 6–2 |
[edit] External links
- Olga Govortsova profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- ITF Profile for Olga Govortsova
