Lina Glushko
Lina Glushko (born 12 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 607 in singles, and 717 in doubles.[1]
Country (sports) | Israel |
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Residence | Modiin, Israel |
Born | Israel | 12 January 2000
Prize money | $19,537 |
Singles | |
Career record | 71–50 (58.7%) |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | 607 (16 September 2019) |
Current ranking | 653 (16 March 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 19–28 (40.4%) |
Highest ranking | 717 (3 February 2020) |
Current ranking | 732 (16 March 2020) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–4 (60.0%) |
Last updated on: 7 February 2020. |
Biography
Glushko's parents, sister Julia, and brother Alex moved to Israel from Ukraine in 1999, one year before she was born.[2] She graduated from Ironi Gimel High School in Modiin, Israel.[2]
She is in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).[2]
She is the younger sister of Julia Glushko (10 years younger), who is also a professional tennis player, and with whom she has teamed as a doubles partner.[2] She was coached first by her father, and then by her brother.[2]
In September 2017, she won the inaugural Anna and Michael Kahan Family Prize in Ramat Hasharon, claiming NIS 100,000 in support; Glushko was able to use the money to purchase equipment and to travel abroad for tournaments and training camps.[3] She also represents Israel in the Fed Cup, where she has a win-loss record of 6–4.
ITF finals
Singles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 5 May 2018 | $15,000 | ITF Akko, Israel | Hard | Caroline Werner | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | 8 September 2019 | $15,000 | ITF Sajur, Israel | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | 5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | June 2019 | $15,000 | ITF Netanya, Israel | Hard | Shelly Bereznyak | Yekaterina Dmitrichenko Anastasia Zakharova |
0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Dec 2019 | $15,000 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | Clay | Oleksandra Oliynykova | Dorka Drahota Szabo Laura Svatikova |
2–6, 4–6 |
References
- "Lina Glushko | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- Blas, Howard (August 2, 2018). "Israeli sisters double up to join elite group of tennis-playing sibs". Times of Israel.
- Allon Sinai (September 28, 2017). "Rising tennis stars Glushko, Patael claim lucrative Kahan prize". The Jerusalem Post.
External links
- Lina Glushko at the Women's Tennis Association
- Lina Glushko at the International Tennis Federation
- Lina Glushko at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Lina Glushko on Instagram