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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Olehivna and the family name is Vakulenko.
Julia Vakulenko
Юлія Вакуленко
Country (sports) Ukraine
 Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 42)
Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$869,480
Singles
Career record282–191
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (19 November 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2004, 2007)
French Open3R (2003, 2006)
Wimbledon2R (2005)
US Open4R (2007)
Doubles
Career record16–37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 136 (9 February 2004)

Julia Olehivna Vakulenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко; born 10 July 1983) is a Ukrainian-born Spanish former tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 32 in November 2007.

In April 2008, Vakulenko renounced her Ukrainian citizenship, and then announced her decision to acquire the citizenship of Spain where she's lived for the last ten years.[1][2]

Career

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At the 2006 French Open, Vakulenko reached the third round. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, she withdrew during the first round due to injury.

Julia became Kim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career (before Clijsters' return in 2009). Vakulenko won 7–6(3), 6–3 in the second round of J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on 3 May 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".

A week later, Julia defeated world No. 3, Amélie Mauresmo, at the German Open in Berlin, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 (her career best), and then defeated Dinara Safina, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, before retiring in the first set in the semifinals to eventual champion Ana Ivanovic due to an injury.

On 28 August 2007, in the first round of the US Open, Julia defeated ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major, before falling to Ágnes Szávay.

At the final event of the season, the Bell Challenge held in Quebec City, Vakulenko reached the first WTA Tour final of her career. En route, she beat Rossana de los Ríos, home favourite Stéphanie Dubois, Olga Govortsova and Julie Ditty. In the final, she lost 4–6, 1–6 to three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport, who was playing in only her third event since giving birth.

After changing of her citizenship from Ukraine to Spain in April 2008, she planned to play for Spain in the Fed Cup, but wasn't able to compete in the 2008 Olympics due to lack of time to be included in Spain's application.[1]

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Winner – Legend
Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
LossNov 2007Bell Challenge, CanadaTier IIICarpet (i)United States Lindsay Davenport4–6, 1–6

ITF finals

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (7–6)

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ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.28 September 1998Lerida, SpainClaySpain Mariam Ramón Climent1–6, 3–6
Win2.6 December 1998Mallorca, SpainClaySpain Laura Pena6–4, 6–1
Loss3.3 April 2000Dinan, FranceClayAustria Melanie Schnell6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss4.18 June 2000Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClayHungary Kira Nagy2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss5.10 July 2000Getxo, SpainClaySpain María José Martínez Sánchez4–6, 0–6
Loss6.5 August 2001Saint-Gaudens, FranceClayFrance Céline Beigbeder4–6, 1–6
Win7.17 November 2002Deauville, FranceClay (i)France Virginie Pichet6–2, 6–1
Win8.3 December 2002Daytona Beach, United StatesHardUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–4, 6–0
Win9.29 September 2003Girona, SpainClayCzech Republic Barbora Strýcová7–5, 2–0 ret.
Win10.8 February 2009Rancho Mirage, United StatesHardUnited States Lauren Albanese6–0, 6–1
Loss11.16 February 2009Surprise, United StatesHardBelgium Yanina Wickmayer7–6(0), 3–6, 3–4 ret.
Win12.27 June 2009Périgueux, FranceClayAustralia Sophie Ferguson6–2, 7–5
Win13.10 August 2009Koksijde, BelgiumClayFrance Iryna Brémond7–5, 6–1

Doubles (0–1)

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ResultDateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss23 November 2003Barcelona, SpainClaySpain Núria RoigSpain Marta Fraga
Spain Adriana González-Peñas		3–6, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010Career W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1AQ32RAA2R1RAQ12–3
French OpenAQ23R1RA3R1R1RQ1A4–5
WimbledonQ3Q21R1R2R1R1R1RQ1A1–6
US OpenQ3A2R2RAA4R1RQ1A5–4
GS Win–loss0–00–03–32–41–12–24–40–40–00–012–18
Tier I tournaments
Doha1Not Tier I or Was Not HeldA0–0
Indian WellsAA1RAA1RA0–2
MiamiAA1RAA3RA2–2
Charleston1RAAA3R1RA2–3
BerlinAA1RA2RSFA5–3
Rome2RAAAAA1R1–2
Montreal/TorontoAAAAA1R0–1
TokyoAA1RAAA0–1
MoscowAAAAAA0–0
San Diego1AAAAA1R-0–1
Zurich1AAAAAA-0–0
Tier II tournaments
Amelia Island1AAAAA2R-1–1
Warsaw1AAA2R2R3R-4–3
Stanford1AAAAA1R-0–1
Los Angeles1AAAAA1R-0–1
Luxembourg1AAAAA1R-0–1
Stuttgart1AAAAA2R-1–1
Linz1AAAAAQF-3–1
Tier III tournaments
Birmingham1AAAAA3R-2–1
Tier IV tournaments
Hyderabad1A1RAAAA-0–1
Tier V tournaments
Casablanca1AA1RAAA-0–1
Year-end ranking2097312918512032N/A

Head-to-head record

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Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.

Top 10 wins

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Season2007Total
Wins33
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRoundScoreJVR
2007
1.Belgium Kim ClijstersNo. 4Warsaw OpenClay2R7–6(7–3), 6–3No. 61
2.France Amélie MauresmoNo. 3German OpenClay3R2–6, 6–1, 6–2No. 53
3.Russia Dinara SafinaNo. 10German OpenClayQF6–3, 5–7, 6–3No. 53

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julia Vakulenko.
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    Julia Vakulenko
    Юлія Вакуленко
    Country (sports) Ukraine
     Spain
    ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
    Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 42)
    Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
    (now Ukraine)
    Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
    Turned pro1998
    Retired2011
    PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
    Prize money$869,480
    Singles
    Career record282–191
    Career titles7 ITF
    Highest rankingNo. 32 (19 November 2007)
    Grand Slam singles results
    Australian Open2R (2004, 2007)
    French Open3R (2003, 2006)
    Wimbledon2R (2005)
    US Open4R (2007)
    Doubles
    Career record16–37
    Career titles0
    Highest rankingNo. 136 (9 February 2004)

    Julia Olehivna Vakulenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко; born 10 July 1983) is a Ukrainian-born Spanish former tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 32 in November 2007.

    In April 2008, Vakulenko renounced her Ukrainian citizenship, and then announced her decision to acquire the citizenship of Spain where she's lived for the last ten years.[1][2]

    Career

    At the 2006 French Open, Vakulenko reached the third round. At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, she withdrew during the first round due to injury.

    Julia became Kim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career (before Clijsters' return in 2009). Vakulenko won 7–6(3), 6–3 in the second round of J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on 3 May 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".

    A week later, Julia defeated world No. 3, Amélie Mauresmo, at the German Open in Berlin, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 (her career best), and then defeated Dinara Safina, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, before retiring in the first set in the semifinals to eventual champion Ana Ivanovic due to an injury.

    On 28 August 2007, in the first round of the US Open, Julia defeated ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major, before falling to Ágnes Szávay.

    At the final event of the season, the Bell Challenge held in Quebec City, Vakulenko reached the first WTA Tour final of her career. En route, she beat Rossana de los Ríos, home favourite Stéphanie Dubois, Olga Govortsova and Julie Ditty. In the final, she lost 4–6, 1–6 to three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport, who was playing in only her third event since giving birth.

    After changing of her citizenship from Ukraine to Spain in April 2008, she planned to play for Spain in the Fed Cup, but wasn't able to compete in the 2008 Olympics due to lack of time to be included in Spain's application.[1]

    WTA Tour finals

    Singles: 1 (runner-up)

    Winner – Legend
    Grand Slam
    Tier I
    Tier II
    Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
    ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
    LossNov 2007Bell Challenge, CanadaTier IIICarpet (i)United States Lindsay Davenport4–6, 1–6

    ITF finals

    Legend
    $75,000 tournaments
    $50,000 tournaments
    $25,000 tournaments
    $10,000 tournaments

    Singles (7–6)

    ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
    Loss1.28 September 1998Lerida, SpainClaySpain Mariam Ramón Climent1–6, 3–6
    Win2.6 December 1998Mallorca, SpainClaySpain Laura Pena6–4, 6–1
    Loss3.3 April 2000Dinan, FranceClayAustria Melanie Schnell6–2, 1–6, 2–6
    Loss4.18 June 2000Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClayHungary Kira Nagy2–6, 6–3, 6–7
    Loss5.10 July 2000Getxo, SpainClaySpain María José Martínez Sánchez4–6, 0–6
    Loss6.5 August 2001Saint-Gaudens, FranceClayFrance Céline Beigbeder4–6, 1–6
    Win7.17 November 2002Deauville, FranceClay (i)France Virginie Pichet6–2, 6–1
    Win8.3 December 2002Daytona Beach, United StatesHardUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–4, 6–0
    Win9.29 September 2003Girona, SpainClayCzech Republic Barbora Strýcová7–5, 2–0 ret.
    Win10.8 February 2009Rancho Mirage, United StatesHardUnited States Lauren Albanese6–0, 6–1
    Loss11.16 February 2009Surprise, United StatesHardBelgium Yanina Wickmayer7–6(0), 3–6, 3–4 ret.
    Win12.27 June 2009Périgueux, FranceClayAustralia Sophie Ferguson6–2, 7–5
    Win13.10 August 2009Koksijde, BelgiumClayFrance Iryna Brémond7–5, 6–1

    Doubles (0–1)

    ResultDateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
    Loss23 November 2003Barcelona, SpainClaySpain Núria RoigSpain Marta Fraga
    Spain Adriana González-Peñas    		3–6, 3–6

    Singles performance timeline

    Key
    W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
    (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
    Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010Career W-L
    Grand Slam tournaments
    Australian OpenQ1AQ32RAA2R1RAQ12–3
    French OpenAQ23R1RA3R1R1RQ1A4–5
    WimbledonQ3Q21R1R2R1R1R1RQ1A1–6
    US OpenQ3A2R2RAA4R1RQ1A5–4
    GS Win–loss0–00–03–32–41–12–24–40–40–00–012–18
    Tier I tournaments
    Doha1Not Tier I or Was Not HeldA0–0
    Indian WellsAA1RAA1RA0–2
    MiamiAA1RAA3RA2–2
    Charleston1RAAA3R1RA2–3
    BerlinAA1RA2RSFA5–3
    Rome2RAAAAA1R1–2
    Montreal/TorontoAAAAA1R0–1
    TokyoAA1RAAA0–1
    MoscowAAAAAA0–0
    San Diego1AAAAA1R-0–1
    Zurich1AAAAAA-0–0
    Tier II tournaments
    Amelia Island1AAAAA2R-1–1
    Warsaw1AAA2R2R3R-4–3
    Stanford1AAAAA1R-0–1
    Los Angeles1AAAAA1R-0–1
    Luxembourg1AAAAA1R-0–1
    Stuttgart1AAAAA2R-1–1
    Linz1AAAAAQF-3–1
    Tier III tournaments
    Birmingham1AAAAA3R-2–1
    Tier IV tournaments
    Hyderabad1A1RAAAA-0–1
    Tier V tournaments
    Casablanca1AA1RAAA-0–1
    Year-end ranking2097312918512032N/A

    Head-to-head record

    Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.

    Top 10 wins

    Season2007Total
    Wins33
    #PlayerRankEventSurfaceRoundScoreJVR
    2007
    1.Belgium Kim ClijstersNo. 4Warsaw OpenClay2R7–6(7–3), 6–3No. 61
    2.France Amélie MauresmoNo. 3German OpenClay3R2–6, 6–1, 6–2No. 53
    3.Russia Dinara SafinaNo. 10German OpenClayQF6–3, 5–7, 6–3No. 53

    References

    1. ^ a b Известная теннисистка отказалась от украинского гражданства, korrespondent.net, April 23, 2008
    2. ^ Tennis – One of Ukraine's top players, Yulia Vakulenko, has opted to take out Spanish citizenship, Reuters, Apr 23, 2008
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Julia Vakulenko.
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