Vesna Dolonc

Vesna Dolonc
Весна Долонц
Dolonc in 2014
Country (sports) Russia (2006–April 2012)
 Serbia (May 2012–2017)
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 35)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2006
Retired14 February 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$900,034
Singles
Career record323–219
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 84 (8 July 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2011)
French Open2R (2011)
Wimbledon3R (2013)
US Open1R (2009, 2011, 2013)
Doubles
Career record126–103
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (4 February 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–4

Vesna Ratkovna Dolonc (Serbian Cyrillic and Russian: Весна Ратковна Долонц; née Manasieva, Манасиева; born 21 July 1989) is a retired Serbian tennis player. She earned career-highs of 84 in singles and 93 in doubles.

Career

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Dolonc began competing on the ITF Circuit in September 2005, soon after her 16th birthday, and had risen to world No. 152 by 28 January 2008.

In February 2006, she won seven successive matches to come through qualifying and reached the semifinals of the $10k event at Portimão, Portugal, and in May 2006, she reached her first $10k final in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2007, she reached the semifinals at Stockholm-Salk ($25k level); Monzón, Spain ($75k level); Moscow ($25k level); and Podolsk, Russia ($25k level). In September 2007, she made it to the finals at the $100k tournament inn Kharkiv, Ukraine.

In 2008, she qualified for her third career WTA Tour main draw at Pattaya, defeated fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany with the loss of only three games, and reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinals.

Dolonc qualified for the 2011 Australian Open, and in the second round, defeated No. 17 Marion Bartoli in three sets.

In July 2012, she won her second career title in Donetsk.

2013

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Dolonc began her season at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round of qualifying to María José Martínez Sánchez. Despite qualifying for the Australian Open, Dolonc was defeated in the second round by eleventh seed Marion Bartoli.[1]

In Paris at the Open GdF Suez, Dolonc lost in the final round of qualifying to Monica Niculescu. During the Fed Cup tie versus Slovakia, Dolonc won her first rubber when Dominika Cibulková retired due to a leg muscle strain.[2] In her second rubber, she was defeated by Daniela Hantuchová. Serbia ended up losing the tie 2–3.[3]

2014

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Dolonc announced her retirement from pro circuit on 14 February 2017 (her last match she played in November 2016).

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Note: Dolonc played under Russian flag until 2012.

Singles

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q1 Q3 3R Q1 2R 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
French Open A Q1 Q1 Q3 2R Q2 1R Q3 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A Q2 1R Q3 1R 1R 3R Q1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open A Q1 1R Q2 1R Q2 1R Q1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–4 0–1 3–4 1–1 0 / 12 7–12 37%
National representation
Fed Cup A A A A A A QF WG2 0 / 2 1–3 25%
Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A Q2 1R Q2 A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q2 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A Q1 1R A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Kremlin Cup (former) A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 3 4 4 10 4 10 4 Career total: 40
Overall win–loss 1–1 3–3 2–4 0–4 6–10 2–4 8–11 2–6 0 / 40 24–43 36%
Year-end ranking 162 144 131 140 111 117 103 208 $900,034

Doubles

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 4 0–4
US Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Fed Cup A A A A A A A QF WG2 A 0 / 2 0–1
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 5 2 2 4 3 9 1 0 27
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 2–5 1–2 4–2 3–4 3–3 4–9 0–1 0–0 0 / 27 17–27
Year-end ranking 582 202 292 160 144 158 103 124 481 647 39%

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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Legend
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2012 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Russia Anna Chakvetadze Poland Paula Kania
Belarus Polina Pekhova
2–6, ret.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss May 2006 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine 10,000 Clay Ukraine Veronika Kapshay 2–6, 6–0, 5–7
Loss Sep 2007 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 100,000 Hard Ukraine Alona Bondarenko 1–6, 1–6
Loss Feb 2008 ITF Capriolo, Italy 25,000 Carpet (i) United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win Nov 2008 Open Nantes Atlantique, France 50,000 Hard (i) Switzerland Stefanie Vögele 6–3, 6–2
Loss Feb 2009 ITF Belfort, France 25,000 Carpet (i) Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 3–6, 2–6
Loss Mar 2009 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Vitalia Diatchenko 6–2, 3–6, 1–4 ret.
Loss Jul 2009 ITF La Coruña, Spain 25,000 Hard Portugal Neuza Silva 3–6, 1–6
Loss Oct 2010 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i) United States Alison Riske 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Win Jul 2012 Viccourt Cup Donetsk, Ukraine 50,000 Hard Portugal Maria João Koehler 6–2, 6–3
Loss Mar 2016 ITF Mâcon, France 10,000 Hard (i) France Claire Feuerstein 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win May 2016 ITF Győr, Hungary 10,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Shoshyna 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Oct 2005 ITF Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro 10,000 Clay Serbia Neda Kozić Croatia Ani Mijačika
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dijana Stojić
6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Loss May 2007 Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain 75,000 Hard France Iryna Brémond Spain Estrella Cabeza-Candela
Argentina María Emilia Salerni
2–6, 1–6
Win Aug 2007 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Maria Kondratieva Russia Nina Bratchikova
France Sophie Lefèvre
6–2, 6–1
Loss Nov 2007 ITF Minsk, Belarus 50,000 Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Lopes Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
0–6, 2–6
Win Apr 2009 ITF Monzón, Spain 75,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chen Yi Italy Alberta Brianti
Georgia (country) Margalita Chakhnashvili
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss Jul 2009 ITF La Coruña, Spain 25,000 Hard Belarus Ksenia Milevskaya Argentina María Irigoyen
Argentina Florencia Molinero
2–6, 4–6
Loss Nov 2009 ITF Minsk, Belarus 50,000 Hard (i) Russia Evgeniya Rodina Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiya Kichenok
3–6, 6–7(7)
Loss Sep 2010 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom 75,000 Hard (i) France Claire Feuerstein Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
France Irena Pavlovic
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss Jul 2011 Cuneo International, Italia 100,000 Clay Czech Republic Eva Birnerová Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
3–6, 2–6
Loss Feb 2012 Dow Corning Midland, United States 100,000 Hard (i) France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–7(4), 2–6
Win May 2012 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000 Clay Russia Irina Khromacheva United Kingdom Naomi Broady
Israel Julia Glushko
6–2, 6–0
Win Sep 2012 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom 75,000 Hard (i) Switzerland Stefanie Vögele Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
6–1, 6–7(3), [15–13]
Win Nov 2012 GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, United Kingdom 75,000 Hard (i) Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–3, 6–1
Loss Aug 2013 Viccourt Cup Donetsk, Ukraine 75,000 Hard Russia Alexandra Panova Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
1–6, 4–6

Personal life

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She was born to a Serbian father Ratko Manasiev and a Russian mother.[4][5] She changed her surname from "Manasieva" to "Dolonc" (Dolonts) when she was married to Arsen Dolonts on 1 October 2010.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Sharapova to face Williams". 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Serbia ties Slovakia 1-1 in Fed Cup after Cibulkova retirement". 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "VALIANT SLOVAKS SAIL INTO LAST FOUR". 10 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Srbija u Melburnu jača i od Rusije".
  5. ^ http://www.smedia.rs/sport/detalji.php?id=40766
  6. ^ See the paragraph "Biography" from her profile on WTA Tour official website
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