SHVEDOVA Yaroslava

Date of Birth: 12 Sep 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MOSCOW

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : TORREVIEJA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Women's Singles	33
	Mixed Doubles KAZ Shvedova / Golubev	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
6th on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Mixed Doubles First Round KAZ Shvedova / Golubev 3 6³ JPN Shibahara / McLachlan 6 7	Finished
3rd on Court 6	Ariake Tennis Park Court 6	Women's Singles First Round KAZ SHVEDOVA YSHVEDOVA Yaroslava 5 2 RET AUS TOMLJANOVIC ATOMLJANOVIC Ajla 7 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	R128	R64	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	R128	R16	R128	R64	-	-	-	-
2016	R64	R32	R128	R16	QF	RU	R16	R16
2015	R32	R32	R128	RU	R128	QF	-	RU
2014	R128	R32	R64	R64	R16	R16	R128	R32
2013	R128	R64	R64	R32	R64	-	R32	R64
2012	-	QF	QF	QF	R16	R16	R64	R16
2011	-	-	R128	SF	R128	R32	-	RU
2010	R64	R64	QF	R64	R64	WR	R128	WR
2009	R128	R64	R32	R64	R64	R32	R32	R32
2008	R64	R64	-	R64	-	R32	R128	R64
2007	-	-	R128	R64	R128	-	R128	QF
2006	-	-	-	-	R128	-	-	-

Olympic Games - Singles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Lost	DOI Misaki (JPN)	3-6, 4-6

2012 London, GBR

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Won	HALEP Simona (ROU)	6-4, 6-2
R32	Lost	LISICKI Sabine (GER)	6-4, 3-6, 5-7

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: VOSKOBOEVA Galina

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Lost	FLIPKENS Kirsten / WICKMAYER Yanina (BEL)	1-6, 0-0

2012 London, GBR - Partner: VOSKOBOEVA Galina

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Won	DUBOIS Stephanie / WOZNIAK Aleksandra (CAN)	6-2, 6-0
R16	Lost	KIRILENKO Maria / PETROVA Nadia (RUS)	3-6, 2-6

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Slava (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021)

Swimming, music, basketball, cinema, football. (itftennis.com, 30 Jun 2016)

Husband Konstantin Nikulin, twin children Stanislav and Miroslava [2018]

Languages spoken:

English, Russian, Spanish

Zhanbolat Zhakupov, KAZ

Right (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Nurziya Bagmanova was a professional runner and world champion in the 100km ultra marathon. (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021)

Turned professional in 2005

She strained abdominal muscles and suffered a back injury at the 2021 WTA tournament in Rome, Italy. (ktf.kz, 13 May 2021)

She underwent ankle surgery in 2017. (tennisworldusa.org, 15 Feb 2020; informburo.kz, 30 Jan 2020)

In 2013 she struggled with an injury to her right arm. It caused her to withdraw from her second round match at Wimbledon that year and a number of other tournaments. (wtatennis.com, 01 Jan 2014)

She withdrew from the 2011 Australian Open with an injury to her left knee. (wtatennis.com, 01 Jan 2014)

She injured her groin at Wimbledon in 2010. (sports.kz, 13 Jul 2010)

She began playing tennis at age five in Moscow, Russian Federation. She started to take it seriously at age eight. (wtatennis.com, 19 Jun 2016)

Her father Vyacheslav encouraged her to take up the sport and was her first coach. (sports.kz, 21 Nov 2009)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ktf.kz, 22 Jun 2021)

She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Kazakhstan. (shooting-sports.kz, 24 Dec 2020)

General Interest

General
COMPETITIVE BREAK
After undergoing ankle surgery in 2017, she took a break from the sport and gave birth to twins in 2018. She then returned to competitive action in early 2020. (tennisworldusa.org, 15 Feb 2020; informburo.kz, 30 Jan 2020)

FROM RUSSIA TO KAZAKHSTAN
She switched from Russian Federation to represent Kazakhstan in 2008. "For me it was a great opportunity to play in the Olympics and on the Federation Cup team, and to be a top player for the country. I am very proud to play for Kazakhstan and it's great that we are becoming a recognised tennis country." (wtatennis.com, 19 Jul 2021; yaroslava-shvedova.com, 01 Jan 2014)

Milestones

In her 2012 third round match at Wimbledon, against Sara Errani, she produced the first ever 'Golden Set' at a Grand Slam tournament during the Open Era, when she won all 24 points and hit 14 winners to claim the first set of the match 6-0. (wtatennis.com, 05 Jul 2020; guardian.co.uk, 30 Jun 2012)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
RET:: Retired

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