Ilona Poljakova (born 1 April 1973) is an Estonian former professional tennis player.[1]

Ilona Poljakova
Country (sports) Estonia
Born (1973-04-01) 1 April 1973 (age 50)
Pärnu, Estonia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$16,867
Singles
Career record65–75 (46.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 430 (7 August 2000)
Doubles
Career record27–47 (36.5%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 422 (5 November 2001)

Born and raised in Pärnu, Poljakova studied at Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States, where she played collegiate tennis before joining the professional tour.[2] She was a member of the Estonia Fed Cup team between 1999 and 2005, appearing in a total of 11 ties, for two singles and four doubles wins.

After retiring from the professional tennis, Poljakova became a beach tennis player.[3]

ITF finals edit

Singles: 3 (0–3) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 12 September 1999 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay   Susi Lohrmann 0–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 9 September 2001 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg Clay   Nicole Seitenbecher 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 3. 7 July 2002 ITF Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay   Nicole Seitenbecher 7–6(5), 6–7(1), 4–6

Doubles: 3 (1–2) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 9 May 1999 ITF Swansea, Great Britain Clay   Anna Zaporozhanova   Lydia Perkins
  Julia Smith
1–6, 4–6
Win 1. 19 November 2000 ITF Le Havre, France Clay   Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova   Lui Li Shen
  Alexandra Zotta
4–0, 4–1, 4–1
Loss 2. 17 February 2002 ITF Kaunas, Lithuania Hard   Margit Rüütel   Daria Chemarda
  Irina Kotkina
0–6, 3–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennisist Ilona Poljakova tudeerib itaalia keelt". Pärnu Postimees (in Estonian). 9 January 2002.
  2. ^ Dearth, Sonny (12 June 1994). "Notebook: Are Friends, Not Family, At Fault In Capriati Fiasco?". Daily Press.
  3. ^ "Ilona Poljakova ITF Beach Tennis". www.itftennis.com.

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