Mariam Bolkvadze
Mariam Bolkvadze (Georgian: მარიამ ბოლქვაძე, romanized: mariam bolkvadze, pronounced [mɑriɑm bɔlkʰvɑdzɛ]; born 1 January 1998) is a Georgian tennis player.
Bolkvadze at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Georgia |
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Born | 1 January 1998 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$220,347 |
Singles | |
Career record | 206–118 (63.6%) |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 152 (16 December 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 190 (21 September 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2021) |
French Open | Q1 (2020) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 89–65 (57.8%) |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 336 (22 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 420 (21 September 2020) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 6–5 (54.5%) |
Last updated on: 21 September 2020. |
On 16 December 2019, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 152, and on 22 July 2019, she peaked at No. 336 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Georgia in Fed Cup, Bolkvadze has a win/loss record of 6–5.
Tennis career
2019: Breakthrough at the US Open
Ranked 202 in the world, Bolkvadze entered US Open qualifying and was drawn against eighth seed Heather Watson. After beating her in straight sets, she defeated in the second round Han Na-lae in three tight sets to set up a match against Xu Shilin. By another win she qualified for her first WTA Tour-level and first Grand Slam main draw. She also became the fourth Georgian to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament. In the first round, she defeated Bernarda Pera in three sets before she lost to third seed Karolína Plíšková, 1–6, 4–6. With her wins, she reached a new career-high of 152 in the world.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard | Vlada Ekshibarova | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2014 | ITF Telavi, Georgia | 10,000 | Hard | Yuliya Kalabina | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Lina Gjorcheska | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Sofya Zhuk | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2016 | Batumi Open, Georgia | 10,000 | Clay | Aleksandra Pospelova | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 4–2 | May 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Camila Giangreco Campiz | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 4–3 | May 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Elizabeth Halbauer | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–4 | May 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Magdalena Pantucková | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2019 | ITF Glasgow, Scotland | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Jessika Ponchet | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Maryna Zanevska | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2014 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Anastasia Pribylova | Pia König Barbora Štefková |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2015 | ITF Ashkelon, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Naomi Totka | Laura Deigman Hélène Scholsen |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2015 | ITF Telavi, Georgia | 10,000 | Hard | Tinatin Kavlashvili | Marianna Natali Seira Shimizu |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Nastja Kolar | Oleksandra Korashvili Margarita Lazareva |
7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Victoria Muntean | Oleksandra Korashvili Margarita Lazareva |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Bianca Mihaila | Sharrmadaa Baluu Ana Veselinović |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [8–10] |
Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2016 | Batumi Open, Georgia | 10,000 | Clay | Tatia Mikadze | Alona Fomina Margarita Lazareva |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Alona Fomina | Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Jil Teichmann |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Tereza Mihalíková | Bojana Marinković Despina Papamichail |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2017 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Margaux Bovy | Irina Fetecău Anna Slováková |
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [5–10] |
Win | 6–5 | Jul 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Petia Arshinkova İpek Öz |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2017 | ITF Telavi, Georgia | 15,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Polina Pekhova Maria Solnyshkina |
2–6, 6–1, [7–10] |
Win | 7–6 | Mar 2018 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Barbora Štefková | María Paulina Pérez Paula Andrea Pérez |
6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 7–7 | Sep 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Inês Murta | Katarzyna Piter Valeria Savinykh |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2019 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Nastja Kolar | Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith |
1–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | Caty McNally | Usue Maitane Arconada Claire Liu |
2–6, 3–6 |
National representation
Fed Cup
Bolkvadze made her Fed Cup debut for Georgia in 2015, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I, when she was 17 years and 37 days old.
Fed Cup (6–5)
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Singles (4–5)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
5th-7th Play-off | 7 February 2015 | Budapest, Hungary | Turkey | Hard (i) | Başak Eraydın | W | 6–3, 6–3 |
2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 6 February 2019 | Bath, Great Britain | Serbia | Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
7 February 2019 | Croatia | Ana Konjuh | L | 4–6, 3–6 | ||||
8 February 2019 | Turkey | Çağla Büyükakçay | L | 4–6, 1–6 | ||||
Relegation Play-off | 9 February 2019 | Slovenia | Kaja Juvan | L | 1–6, 0–3 ret. | |||
2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II |
Pool A | 4 February 2020 | Helsinki, Finland | Israel | Hard (i) | Vlada Katic | W | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
5 February 2020 | Moldova | Anastasia Vdovenco | W | 7–5, 6–3 | ||||
6 February 2020 | Tunisia | Ons Jabeur | L | 2–6, 2–6 | ||||
Promotional Play-off | 7 February 2020 | Finland | Oona Orpana | W | 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles (2–0)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool A | 9 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Serbia | Hard (i) | Sofia Shapatava | Olga Danilović Bojana Marinković |
W | 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 6 February 2019 | Bath, Great Britain | Serbia | Hard (i) | Oksana Kalashnikova | Olga Danilović Ivana Jorović |
W | 6–3, 7–5 |