Aliona Bolsova

Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov (Romanian: Aliona Bolșova; Russian: Алёна Вадимовна Большова, Alyona Vadimovna Bolshova; born 6 November 1997) is a Spanish-Moldovan tennis player. She represented Moldova from 2012 to 2013, until she gained Spanish citizenship in 2013.

Aliona Bolsova

Bolsova at the 2019 French Open
Full name	Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova
Country (sports)	Moldova (2012 – Jan 2013)  Spain (Apr 2013 –)
Residence	Palafrugell, Spain
Born	6 November 1997 Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$774,808
Singles
Career record	172–92 (65.2%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 88 (15 July 2019)
Current ranking	No. 103 (28 December 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2021)
French Open	4R (2019)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2019)
US Open	2R (2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	61–40 (60.4%)
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 226 (14 December 2020)
Current ranking	No. 226 (14 December 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	1–0
Last updated on: 30 December 2020.

Bolsova moved from Moldova to Spain at a young age. Her father, Vadim Zadoinov, and her mother, Olga Bolșova, were both Olympic athletes.[1] Her grandfather is athlete Viktor Bolshov.

Bolsova has career-high WTA rankings of 88 in singles, achieved on 15 July 2019, and 226 in doubles, achieved on 14 December 2020. She has won six singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

On the junior circuit, Bolsova had a combined career-high ranking of No. 4, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open.

Bolsova also played for Oklahoma State University's tennis team as a freshman in the 2016-17 season in NCAA play. There, her record was 31–7 in singles and 25–7 in doubles.[2] Her tenure included helping OSU's team reach the final of the 2017 Big 12 Conference championship[3] and the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament.[4]

In 2018, Bolsova played for Florida Atlantic University, going undefeated in singles play with a record of 19–0. In doubles, she went 15–3. Bolsova turned pro following the 2018 Conference USA Championship.[5]

Playing for Spain in Fed Cup, Bolsova has a win-loss record of 1–0.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[6][7]

Singles

Current after the 2020 season.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	4R	1R		0 / 2	3–2	60%
Wimbledon	A	Q1	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q3	2R	2R		0 / 2	2–2	50%
Win–Loss	0–0	4–2	1–2		0 / 4	5–4	56%
WTA 1000
Madrid Open	A	Q2	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	6	4		Career total: 10
Titles	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss	0–0	6–6	2–4		0 / 10	8–10	44%
Year-end ranking	163	114			$774,807

ITF Circuit finals

Bolsova debuted at the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in 2012 at the $10K event in Coimbra in Portugal. In singles, she has been in 13 finals and has won six of them, while in doubles she has been in 11 finals and has won eight of them. In December 2020, she finished as a runner-up at the $100K Dubai in doubles event.[8]

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–3)
$10,000 tournaments (4–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2012	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Kathinka von Deichmann	1–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2013	ITF Lleida, Spain	10,000	Clay	Mayar Sherif	0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	2–1	Jul 2014	ITF Les Contamines, France	10,000	Hard	Tayisiya Morderger	3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss	2–2	May 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Bianca Turati	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win	3–2	Jun 2015	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Clay (i)	Lucía Cervera Vázquez	7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win	4–2	Jul 2015	ITF Getxo, Spain	10,000	Clay	Corinna Dentoni	6–0, 6–2
Loss	4–3	May 2018	Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain	25,000	Hard	Katie Swan	2–6, 3–6
Loss	4–4	Jun 2018	Barcelona International, Spain	25,000	Clay	Estrella Cabeza Candela	2–6, 3–6
Win	5–4	Jul 2018	ITF Getxo, Spain	25,000	Clay	Olga Sáez Larra	6–0, 6–1
Win	6–4	Jul 2018	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	25,000	Clay	Katharina Gerlach	6–2, 6–1
Loss	6–5	Sep 2018	Open de Valencia, Spain	60,000+H	Clay	Paula Badosa	1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	6–6	Oct 2018	ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain	25,000	Clay	Marie Benoît	0–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Loss	6–7	Feb 2020	Zed Open, Egypt	60,000	Hard	Marta Kostyuk	1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 11 (8 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (6–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2012	ITF Coimbra, Portugal	10,000	Hard	Ulyana Ayzatulina	Nadezda Gorbachkova Ekaterina Pushkareva	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2014	ITF Knokke, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Cecilia Costa Melgar	Justine De Sutter Sofie Oyen	4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win	2–1	Jul 2014	ITF Les Contamines, France	10,000	Hard	Carla Touly	Sara Castellano Chiara Quattrone	6–1, 6–1
Win	3–1	Sep 2014	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Hard	Olga Sáez Larra	Marta Huqi González Encinas Estela Pérez Somarriba	6–1, 6–4
Win	4–1	Oct 2014	ITF Benicarló, Spain	10,000	Clay	Andrea Gámiz	Alexandra Nancarrow Inés Ferrer Suárez	6–2, 6–3
Win	5–1	Nov 2014	ITF Castellón, Spain	10,000	Clay	Andrea Gámiz	Federica Arcidiacono Martina Spigarelli	6–1, 6–2
Win	6–1	May 2015	ITF Pula, Italy	10,000	Clay	Priscilla Hon	Cristina Bucșa Eva Guerrero Álvarez	6–0, 6–3
Loss	6–2	Jun 2015	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Clay (i)	Lucía Cervera Vázquez	Elyne Boeykens Steffi Distelmans	3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	7–2	Sep 2015	ITF Barcelona, Spain	15,000	Clay	Gaia Sanesi	Estrella Cabeza Candela Oleksandra Korashvili	6–3, 6–4
Win	8–2	Oct 2018	ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain	25,000	Clay	Despina Papamichail	Marina Bassols Angela Fita	6−2, 6−2
Loss	8–3	Sep 2019	Open de Saint-Malo, France	60,000+H	Clay	Tereza Mrdeža	Ekaterine Gorgodze Maryna Zanevska	7–6^(10–8), 5–7, [8–10]
Loss	8–4	Dec 2020	Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE	100,000	Hard	Kaja Juvan	Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina	4–6, 6–3, [6–10]

References

1. "Biografía". alionabolsova.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
2. "Aliona Bolsova - 2016-17 Women's Tennis". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
3. "Tennis Match Results. Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech. Apr 30, 2017 at Norman, Okla (Headington Family Tennis Center)" (PDF). Big 12 Women's Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
4. "2019 DI Women's Tennis Championship. Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
5. https://fausports.com/news/2018/7/26/womens-tennis-aliona-bolsova-turning-pro-after-one-season-with-the-owls.aspx
6. "Aliona Bolsova". Australian Open. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
7. "Aliona Bolsova WTA". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
8. "Aliona Bolsova ITF". ITF. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

External links

• Aliona Bolsova at the Women's Tennis Association
• Aliona Bolsova at the International Tennis Federation
• Aliona Bolsova at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Official website (in Spanish)