WTA Players

OLGA SAVCHUK

Ukraine

Road to Singapore

18th

DOUBLES

D.O.B.
Sep 20
1987

Height
5' 10"
1.77 m

Weight
150 lbs.
68 kg

Plays
Right-handed
two-handed backhand

Status
Pro
2004

Personal

Coached by Tomasz Iwanski ... Father, Nikolay and mother, Elena, are both engineers; has one brother, Ivan ... Began playing at age 7 ... Speaks Russian, Ukrainian, English ... Likes spending time with family and friends, resting on the beach, reading, dancing ... Favorite types of music are R&B, hip-hop, classical; favorite artists are Elton John, Mariah Carey ... Favorite actress is Julia Roberts ... Favorite tennis players are Federer, Graf, Sampras; also admires Michael Phelps ... Favorite city to visit is Paris; favorite tournament is Bali.

Career Highlights

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2017 - Hobart (w/Olaru); 2014 - Katowice (w/Beygelzimer); 2008 - Tashkent (w/Olaru).
Finalist (3): 2017 - Shenzhen (w/Olaru), Doha (w/Shevedova); 2010 - Bogota (w/Yakimova).

ADDITIONAL
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2004-05, 2009, 2011-13.

Career Review

2013 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying 13 times (incl. all four majors); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying 11 times (incl. all four majors); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r three times and in qualifying 12 times (incl. all four majors).

2010 - Reached 2r four times; fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying 12 times (incl. other three majors).

2009 - QF at Guangzhou; fell 1r five times and in qualifying 10 times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - QF twice at Estoril and FÂŠs; reached 2r four times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying 10 times (incl. US Open); won one WTA doubles title.

2007 - Second Top 100 season; SF at Bangalore (l. to Santangelo); QF at Budapest; reached 2r once (Roland Garros); fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and in qualifying 11 times (incl. Wimbledon).

2006 - First Top 100 season; QF at Antwerp; made Top 100 debut afterwards on February 20 (rose from No.115 to No.92); reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r twice; fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying 12 times.

2005 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r three times and in qualifying seven times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first WTA main draw at Tashkent, reaching QF (l. to Shaughnessy); fell in qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first event of career at ITF/Kiev-UKR.