Anna Alexandrovna Lapushchenkova (Анна Александровна Лапущенкова; born 24 October 1986) is a former Russian tennis player.

Anna Lapushchenkova
Анна Лапущенкова
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Born (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 37)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$293,618
Singles
Career record186–114 (62.0%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (24 May 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2009)
French OpenQ3 (2008)
Wimbledon1R (2010)
US OpenQ3 (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record41–41 (50.0%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 157 (9 March 2009)

Career edit

Lapushchenkova began competing occasionally on the ITF Women's Circuit in October 2002, shortly before her 16th birthday. She started to compete regularly early in 2005; and after at first seeming to reach a plateau around world No. 300 in the first half of 2007. She had risen rapidly to No. 140 in January 2008, and to a career-high of No. 93 in May 2010.

She won five $50k titles, one $75k, two $25k, and three $10k titles, and reached the final of one $100k event. She has also beaten several top 100-calibre players at lesser events and in qualifying rounds for WTA Tour events.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 March 2006 ITF Minsk, Belarus Carpet (i)   Galyna Kosyk 1–6, 6–7
Runner-up 2. 2 July 2006 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay   Veronika Kapshay 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 9 July 2006 ITF Zhukovsky, Russia Clay   Yulia Solonitskaya 1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Winner 2. 23 September 2006 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Hard   Amina Rakhim 7–6(7–0), 6–2
Winner 3. 11 August 2007 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Ksenia Palkina 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 19 August 2007 ITF Penza, Russia Clay   Kristina Antoniychuk 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 25 August 2007 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Anastasia Pivovarova 3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 1 September 2007 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Galyna Kosyk 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 28 October 2007 ITF Podolsk, Russia Hard (i)   Evgeniya Rodina 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 25 November 2007 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Marta Domachowska 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 6. 22 March 2008 ITF St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i)   Magdaléna Rybáriková 4–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 10 August 2008 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Anikó Kapros 5–1 ret.
Runner-up 7. 5 April 2009 ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Carpet (i)   Evgeniya Rodina 3–6, 2–6
Winner 7. 15 November 2009 ITF Minsk, Belarus Hard (i)   Lyudmyla Kichenok 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Winner 8. 7 March 2010 ITF Minsk, Belarus Hard (i)   Lesia Tsurenko 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Winner 9. 28 March 2010 ITF Moscow, Russia Hard (i)   Elena Kulikova 6–4, 6–2
Winner 10. 4 April 2010 ITF Khanty-Mansiysk Carpet (i)   Lyudmyla Kichenok 6–2, 6–2
Winner 11. 15 August 2010 Tatarstan Open, Russia Hard   Vitalia Diatchenko 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Jul 2006 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay   Galyna Kosyk   Ekaterina Afinogenova
  Vasilisa Davydova
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. Aug 2007 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Vasilisa Davydova   Tatiana Kotelnikova
  Maria Zharkova
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 3. Dec 2007 Dubai Challenge, UAE Hard   Yuliana Fedak   Marina Erakovic
  Monica Niculescu
6–7, 4–6
Winner 1. Mar 2008 ITF Minsk, Belarus Carpet (i)   Yuliya Beygelzimer   Ima Bohush
  Ksenia Milevskaya
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 4. Jun 2008 Open de Marseille, France Clay   Viktoriya Kutuzova   Ágnes Szatmári
  Aurélie Védy
4–6, 3–6

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