Nadezda Guskova[1] (Russian: Надежда Гуськова; born 10 January 1992) is a former tennis player, two-time Russian tennis champion,[2][3] singer,[4] philanthropist and journalist.[5]

Nadezda Guskova
Надежда Гуськова
Country (sports) Russia
Born (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32)
Russia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Turned pro2006
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$34,800
Singles
Career record75–54
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 301 (28 February 2011)
Doubles
Career record41–34
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (6 June 2011)

At the age of 16, she graduated from High School No. 2 (Ramensky, Russia) and was accepted at the MGAFK (Moscow State Academy of Physical Education), where she studied through distance learning program.

Tennis career edit

Nadezda started playing tennis at the age of five. Her first coach was Sergey Koschienko. During summer months, she trained at the “Meteor” stadium in Zhukovsky, and in winter in the hall of the Sports School.

Guskova has won two singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 28 February 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 301. On 6 June 2011, she peaked at No. 249 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In 2008, she won an ITF singles title and reached the final in doubles, at the Prince Cup,[6] among juniors in Miami, Florida.

In September 2009, she sustained a serious injury and was unable, temporarily, to play tournaments.

In August 2010, Guskova for the first time became the winner of an ITF tournament in singles, at St. Petersburg, and in December, she won another ITF title in Havana, Cuba. From 2010 to 2012, she was coached by Lina Krasnoroutskaya.

Guskova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2010 Tashkent Open, defeating Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Maria Kondratieva and Tatiana Poutchek in the qualifying tournament. In the main draw, she defeated Olga Savchuk in straight sets.

In 2010, at the Russian Tennis Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, she became double champion: in singles, beating second-seeded Ekaterina Ivanova in the final with a score of 6–4, 6–2, and in doubles with Maria Zharkova. In mixed-doubles competition (paired with Andrey Levin), she reached the final, but after sustaining a serious injury, was forced to retire.

Guskova retired from professional tennis 2012.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 2 (2 titles) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 22 August 2010 ITF St. Petersburg, Russia Clay   Anna Arina Marenko 6–2, 7–6(5)
Win 2. 6 December 2010 ITF Havana, Cuba Hard   Misleydis Díaz González 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 30 June 2008 ITF Cremona, Italy Clay   Elena Kulikova   Benedetta Davato
  Lisa Sabino
6–4, 6–1
Win 2. 2 August 2010 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Valeria Solovyeva   Teodora Mirčić
  Marija Mirkovic
7–6(5), 6–3
Win 3. 6 September 2010 ITF Denain, France Clay   Maryna Zanevska   Evelyn Mayr
  Julia Mayr
6–2, 6–0
Loss 1. 6 December 2010 ITF Havana, Cuba Hard   Jennifer Allan   Misleydis Díaz González
  Yamile Fors Guerra
1–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 13 February 2011 ITF Rancho Mirage, United States Hard   Sandra Zaniewska   Karolína Plíšková
  Kristýna Plíšková
6–7(6), 6–1, [10–5]
Win 4. 16 May 2011 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Valeria Solovyeva   Justyna Jegiołka
  Veronika Kapshay
6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 3. 15 January 2012 ITF Innisbrook, United States Clay   Gioia Barbieri   Darya Kustova
  Raluca Olaru
3–6, 1–6

Music career edit

Nadezda Guskova was always interested in music, hence after being forced to leave the Tennis Pro league because of the shoulder injury, she decided to devote herself to her musical career.[7]

In June 2014, a video clip for the song “Make Me Feel” was filmed by the famous clip maker, Aslan Akhmadov. On April 28, 2016, the debut album, "Vremya" (Time), was released, which included 12 songs.[8]

On September 1, 2017, Nadezda performed the song "Vremya" (Time) at the Kremlin. She also had a few songs, "Uletai"(Fly Away), “Angel”, "V Oblakah" (In the Clouds), “Macho”, and "Ne speshi" (Do Not Rush) on a soundtrack for a TV show "Ulica" (The Street) on TNT channel.[9]

On November 26, 2017, the video clip for the song "Gde-to tam" (Somewhere Out There) was released. It was trending on YouTube for two consecutive days and climbed to number one in charts.[10]

On March 24, 2019, as part of Moscow Fashion Week, Nadezda presented the album “Nashi serdca” (Our hearts) at the fashion show of Russian designer Eleonora Amosova.[11]

On August 6, 2019, the single “Zabolet’ toboy" (Mad about you) was released.[12]

On January 10, 2020, in honor of her birthday, the singer released "Mnogo shuma" (A lot of noise).[13]

Discography edit

Albums edit

Vremya (Time)

  • Released: April 28, 2016
  • Tracks: 12

Nashi Serdza (Our Hearts)

  • Released: March 27, 2019
  • Tracks: 8

Singles edit

Date Title Other Artists Ref
2013 "Dreams Come True" ft. DJ Groove [14]
January, 2014 "Uletai" ft. Mira [15]
March, 2015 "Vremya" [16]
October, 2015 "Macho" [17]
April, 2016 "Ne Speshi" [18]
March, 2016 "Papa" [19]
December 27, 2016 "V Oblakah" [20]
June 1, 2017 "Gde-to tam" [21]
October 30, 2018 "Ostorozhno, eto lubov" [22]
August 6, 2019 "Zabolet' toboy" [12]
January 10, 2020 "Mnogo shuma" [23]

Music videos edit

Date Title Link
April 15, 2014 "Dreams come true" ft. DJ Groove [14]
April 30, 2014 "Uletai" ft. Mira [15]
March 12, 2016 "Papa" [19]
May 12, 2016 "MMF" [24]
December 27, 2016 "V oblakah" [20]
November 26, 2018 "Gde-to tam" [21]

TV Journalism edit

In June 2018, Nadezda Guskova received a diploma in professional television journalism,[25] specializing in TV presenter from the First National School of Television of RSU A.N. Kosygin. She had an internship as a correspondent from July 2 to July 22, 2018 in the Directorate of Information Broadcasting "MIC Izvestia". Nadezda’s first interview was for the newspaper “Rublevka’s Life” with the famous volleyball player Alexander Markin.[5]

Philanthropy edit

Nadezda Guskova is actively involved with different charities: she takes part in charity events and activities of organizations involved in the upbringing and rehabilitation of children (Futbolka Darit Zhizn (T-shirt Gives Life),[26] Gorod Dobra (City of Good), Bezgranichnue Realnosti (Unlimited Reality),[27] Festival Dobra (Festival of Good), Bezgranizhnue vozmoshnosti (Unlimited Opportunities), Den' Zachitu Detei (Children's Day), Pervui Zvonok (First Day at school), Akziya ot serdza k serdzu (From Heart to Heart),[28] smska Dobra (sms-ka of Good),[29] and many others).

In November 2018, Nadezda Guskova became an ambassador of the brand "Eleonora Amosova".[1] A strong friendship between the singer and the designer has developed into a close partnership, Nadezda regularly appears at the shows, both, as a model and a VIP guest.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Official website". www.nadezdaguskova.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. ^ "Чемпионка России по теннису Гуськова мечтает сыграть на Кубке Кремля". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  3. ^ "Новости - Надежда Гуськова и Валерий Руднев - чемпионы России - Федерация тенниса России". www.tennis-russia.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  4. ^ "Nadezhda Guskova on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  5. ^ a b "Откровенно о спорте | Газета "На Рублёвке life"| НОВОСТИ | АФИША". rrlife.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. ^ "The Prince Cup ITF: Home | Results from 2008". tennislink.usta.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. ^ "Biography on Official Website". www.nadezdaguskova.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. ^ Время by Nadezhda Guskova, retrieved 2020-02-13
  9. ^ "Саундтрек "Улица"". ulica.tnt-online.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  10. ^ Надежда Гуськова - Где-то там, retrieved 2020-02-13
  11. ^ "Eleonora Amosova презентует свою новую коллекцию на подиуме московской Недели моды - Новости - Информационное агентство РИА МОДА". www.riamoda.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  12. ^ a b Надежда Гуськова - Заболеть тобой (Lyric Video), retrieved 2020-02-14
  13. ^ Много Шума — Надежда Гуськова, retrieved 2020-02-14
  14. ^ a b DJ Groove & Nadezhda Dreams come true, retrieved 2020-02-14
  15. ^ a b Мира и Надежда Гуськова - "Улетай", retrieved 2020-02-14
  16. ^ Премьера! Надежда Гуськова-Время, retrieved 2020-02-14
  17. ^ Надежда Гуськова - Мачо (8.01.16), retrieved 2020-02-14
  18. ^ Надежда Гуськова - Не Спеши. День Города Щелково (26.08.18), retrieved 2020-02-14
  19. ^ a b Надежда Гуськова - Папа, retrieved 2020-02-14
  20. ^ a b Надежда Гуськова - В Облаках ( КДЦ Бронницы 13.01.18), retrieved 2020-02-14
  21. ^ a b Надежда Гуськова - Где-то там (Альбом Наши Сердца), retrieved 2020-02-14
  22. ^ Надежда Гуськова - Осторожно, это любовь (Max Vishnevsky & Fomin) Альбом "Наши Сердца", retrieved 2020-02-14
  23. ^ Надежда Гуськова - Много шума, retrieved 2020-02-14
  24. ^ "Надежда Гуськова- MMF". YouTube. June 12, 2016.
  25. ^ "Надежда Гуськова/Guskova on Instagram: "Теперь официально меня можно поздравить со вторым дипломом☝️😍🎉"Телерадиожурналистика" #одиндипломхорошоадвалучше Бог любит троицу, поэтому…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  26. ^ "Благотворительный вечер "Футболка дарит жизнь"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  27. ^ "Безграничные реальности". nko.economy.gov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  28. ^ "Пресс — релиз благотворительной акции "ОТ СЕРДЦА К СЕРДЦУ". | Королёвское местное отделение ВПП "Единая Россия"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  29. ^ "Российская теннисистка Надежда Гуськова подхватила эстафету "СМСка добра"". childhope.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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