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St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy – Match Notes St ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY – MATCH NOTES ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 14-21, 2021 | USD $565,530 WTA 500 Tournament Information: formulatx.com | @formula_tx | facebook.com/formula_tx WTA Information: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/WTA WTA Communications: Chris Whitmore ([email protected]) ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY – DAY THREE KATARINA ZAVATSKA (UKR #125) vs. [Q] ANASTASIA GASANOVA (RUS #241) First meeting Zavatska bidding for first Tour-level main draw win since 2019… Gasanova making second WTA main draw appearance, after debut at Abu Dhabi earlier this month [3] FIONA FERRO (FRA #43) vs. [WC] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #146) BadosaFirst meeting leads 1 -0 OstapenkoFerro seeded won No.3 the doublesthis fortnight title here – her in highest 2017… seedingThe Latvian at a isWTA making 500 event her sixth… Zvonareva appearance, won having the played every edition sincedoubles the event title here was inheld 2018 on the WTA Tour in 2016 [Q] WANG XINYU (CHN #159) vs. [4] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS #41) First meeting Wang bidding to secure her first victory over a Top 100 player … Kuznetsova advanced to the quarterfinals during her debut here in 2017 [1] EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA (RUS #33) vs. TEREZA MARTINCOVA (CZE #107) Series tied 1-1 Alexandrova owns the most indoor match wins across the WTA Tour with 31… Martincova enters this week’s tournament on a career-high ranking of No.107 [6] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #51) vs. [Q] JAQUELINE CRISTIAN (ROU #160) First meeting Ostapenko has played every year since the tournament’s inception in 2016, lifting the doubles title in 2017… Cristian hoping to reach 3r for her first time on the WTA Tour Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/WTA 1 ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY – MATCH NOTES ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 14-21, 2021 | USD $565,530 WTA 500 KATERINA ZAVATSKA (ROU #125) VS. [Q] ANASTASIA GASANOVA (RUS #146) Head-to-head: First meeting ZAVATSKA GASANOVA Career Prize Money $439,805 Career Prize Money $97,691 Plays Right-handed Plays Right-handed Date of Birth (Age) Feb 5, 2000 (21) Date of Birth (Age) May 15, 1999 (21) Singles Titles 0 Singles Titles 0 Tournament W-L (MD) Making debut Tournament W-L (MD) Making debut YTD / Career W-L (MD) 0-2 / 6-14 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 2-1 / 2-1 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 2-4 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 0-0 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 1-2 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 0-0 Hard Court W-L (YTD / Career) 0-2/ 4-10 Hard Court W-L (YTD / Career) 2-1/ 2-1 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 0-1 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 1-0 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 0-3 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 1-0 / 1-0 Coach Mislav Hizak Coach Alexey Filenkov ZAVATSKA: • Making main draw debut at St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy • Contested qualifying last year in 2020, but fell in final round to Boulter • Sole Ukrainian in the main draw • Faces fellow main draw debutant Gasanova today – winner will face Pavlyuchenkova in 2r • Biding for first Tour-level main draw win today since 2019, reaching the SF at Tashkent that year in September (l. Cirstea) • Since then, at main draw level, has posted 0-7 record, falling 1r at 2020 Acapulco (l. Zhu), 2020 US Open (l. Rybakina), 2020 Istanbul (l. Badosa), 2020 Roland Garros (l. Bertens), 2020 Linz (l. Gracheva), 2021 Lyon (l. Gasparyan) and 2021 Dubai (l. Teichmann) • Highlight of 2020 was making Grand Slam main draw debut at 2020 US Open (l. Rybakina in 1r). Also contested 2020 Roland Garros (l. Bertens in 1r) • Posted career-high ranking of No.103 on Feb 3, 2020 • Ended 2019 ranked No.110 breaking into the Top 150 for first time earlier in the year • Made first WTA SF at 2019 Tashkent beating Grand Slam champion Ostapenko in 1r (l. Cirstea) • Other 2019 highlights include 2r at Guangzhou (l. Kenin), 1r at Lugano (l. Swiatek) and Nanchang (l. Fett) and contesting qualifying at all four slams • Defeat of No.61 Ferro in 1r at 2019 Guangzhou marked first Top 100 win of career and best by-ranking win to date • Also won two back-to-back titles on ITF circuit at ITF $25k Biella-ITA and ITF $100k Contrexville-FRA; now owns six ITF singles titles • Finished 2018 at No.193 for first year-end Top 200 ranking • Earned first WTA match wins of career at 2018 Rabat by reaching QF (d. El Jardi, Dulgheru; l.Hsieh) • Also in 2018 played US Open qualifying (l. Ahn) and won title at ITF $15k Ameiens-FRA • Made WTA main draw debut at 2016 Kuala Lumpur (l. Linette in 1r), also fell 1r at Seoul (l. Haddad Maia) Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/WTA 2 ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY – MATCH NOTES ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 14-21, 2021 | USD $565,530 WTA 500 • Also in 2016 won another ITF title at ITF $25k Santa Margherita di Pula-ITA • Won first ITF title at second professional tournament of career at 2015 ITF $10k Telavi-GEO, later that year won another title at ITF $10k Sharm El Sheikh 30-EGY • Played first professional event of career on ITF Circuit in France in 2015 • Ukrainian Billie Jean King Cup Team 2020 GASANOVA: • Making debut appearance at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy • Enters the main draw having won two rounds of qualifying, defeating Paar and Konjuh without dropping a set • One of 10 Russian women to contest the 1r • This is just her second WTA main draw appearance, after making debut at Abu Dhabi earlier this month • Currently ranked No.241 – career-high is No.223, posted on January 25, 2021 • Faces fellow 21-year-old Zavatska today, and bidding for third main draw victory • Made WTA main draw debut in Abu Dhabi at beginning of 2021 • Came through qualifying, defeated Barthel in 1r before stunning World No.6 Pliskova in straight sets. Fell to Sorribes Tormo • Has competed in three previous WTA level events in Russia, falling in qualifying in Russia in each • Other tour level competition includes appearances at 125K events in Dalian (2016) and Prague (2020) • Her 2020 campaign was highlighted by a semifinal visit at ITF $15K Sharm El Sheikh 3 and a quarterfinal performance at ITF $100K Cairo 4 • Produced a successful ITF resume in 2019, having reached three ITF finals at $25K Kazan, $25K Incheon and $25K Nanning • Has yet to compete in a Grand Slam event • Captured ITF $25K Guiyang title, and was a runner-up at $25K Karshi and $15K Moscow in 2018 • Hoisted two ITF titles in 2016 at $10K Nanjing and $10K Khimki • Won back-to-back ITF crowns in 2015 at $10K Telavi 4 and Telavi 5 (Georgia) • First career ITF title came at $10K Telavi in 2014 • Owns six career ITF singles titles so far • Played first ITF event in 2013 at $10K Astanan 5, Kazakhstan Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/WTA 3 ST. PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY – MATCH NOTES ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA | MARCH 14-21, 2021 | USD $565,530 WTA 500 [3] FIONA FERRO (FRA #43) VS. [WC] VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #146) Head-to-head: First meeting FERRO ZVONAREVA Career Prize Money $1,424,532 Career Prize Money $14,732,540 Plays Right-handed Plays Right-Handed Date of Birth (Age) March 12, 1997 (23) Date of Birth (Age) Sep. 7, 1984 (36) Singles Titles 2 Singles Titles 12 Tournament W-L (MD) 0-0 Tournament W-L (MD) 5-2 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 5-3 / 37-38 YTD / Career W-L (MD) 4-3 / 454-244 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 3-1 / 14-11 3-Set W-L (YTD / Career) 1-3 / 119-90 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 0-2 / 8-8 Tie-Break W-L (YTD / Career) 1-2 / 31-29 Hard Court W-L (YTD / Career) 5-3 / 26-17 Hard Court W-L (YTD / Career) 4-3 / 323-169 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-0 / 0-3 Top 10 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-1 / 33-80 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-1 / 3-7 Top 20 W-L (YTD / Career) 0-1 / 76-119 Coach Emmanuel Planque Coach Evseechev Ruslan FERRO: • Making second appearance at St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. In 2020, came through qualifying to make 2r (d. Garcia, l. Rybakina) • Seeded No.3 this fortnight – her highest seeding at a WTA 500 event. Was seeded No.2 last week at Lyon (WTA 250) • Currently ranked No.43 – four spots off career-high of No.39, achieved earlier this month (March 8, 2021) • Following 1r bye, faces Zvonareva today – last time she player (and beat) a Russian, she went on to win the title at that event, defeating Alexandrova in 2r at 2020 Palermo • Coming off strong SF run at Lyon (l. eventual R-Up Golubic) • During Australian swing, posted best result at Australian Open by reaching 3r (l. Swiatek). Upset No.21 Rybakina 6-4 6-4 in 2r – her best by-ranking win since upsetting the same opponent (then-ranked No.18) at 2020 Roland Garros • Owns three Top 20 wins, over No.16 Q.Wang (2019 Strasbourg), No.20 Kontaveit (2020 Palermo) and No.18 Rybakina (2020 Roland Garros) • Played first event of season at Yarra Valley Classic falling in 1r as the No.12 seed (l.
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