Julia Efremova née Vorobieva (born 14 February 1985) is a former Russian tennis player. She played under her maiden name of Vorobieva (aka Vorobeva) until February 2006. She married her coach Alexey Efremov and returned to the circuit in March 2007.

Julia Efremova
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Born (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39)
Kursk, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$45,025
Singles
Career record88–90
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 285 (14 November 2005)
Doubles
Career record78–59
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 193 (20 February 2006)

In her career, Efremova won eleven titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, one in singles and ten in doubles.

Career

edit

She has played on the qualifying draws of WTA Tour tournaments on many occasions. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 285, which she achieved on 14 November 2005, and her highest doubles ranking No. 193, achieved on 20 February 2006.

In 2003, Julia tried to qualify for her first WTA Tour event in Moscow but fell to Anastasia Rodionova in the first round. In 2005, she played the qualifying draws of five tournaments (Pattaya, Hyderabad, Beijing, Guangzhou and Tashkent) but was unsuccessful in each.

In 2006, she tried to qualify into the Bangalore Open but was overpowered in round one by Daniela Kix. In 2007, she fell in the qualifying draws of Kolkata and Moscow, losing to Sandy Gumulya and Oxana Lyubtsova, respectively.

Julia's biggest title of her career was winning the Busan Challenger doubles event in 2005, partnering with Wynne Prakusya and defeating Seiko Okamoto and Ayami Takase in the final. Her only singles title came in 2004 at Jakarta where she won a $10k event.

ITF Circuit finals

edit
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (title)

edit
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 19 December 2004 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Jung Yoo-mi 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups)

edit
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 21 July 2002 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay   Aleksandra Kostikova   Susanne Filipp
  Andrea Masaryková
6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 13 April 2003 ITF Mumbai, India Hard   Ludmila Richterová   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Khoo Chin-bee
7–5, 7–5
Loss 1. 8 June 2003 ITF Ankara, Turkey Clay   Gabriela Velasco Andreu   Svetlana Mossiakova
  Olga Lazarchuk
4–6, 1–6
Win 3. 27 June 2004 ITF Protvino, Russia Hard   Vasilisa Bardina   Maria Gugel
  Elena Chalova
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. 4 July 2004 ITF Krasnoarmeysk, Russia Hard   Vasilisa Bardina   Ekaterina Bychkova
  Vasilisa Davydova
6–7(4), 0–6
Loss 3. 2 August 2004 ITF Vigo, Spain Hard   Sandra Volk   Andrea Benítez
  Estefanía Craciún
5–7, 4–6
Loss 4. 13 December 2004 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Yoo Mi   Ayu Fani Damayanti
  Septi Mende
6–4, 0–6, 5–7
Win 4. 19 December 2004 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia Hard   Yoo Mi   Chang Kyung-mi
  Lee Ye-ra
6–3, 6–3
Win 5. 7 March 2005 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass   Yuan Meng   Lauren Cheung
  Lisa D'Amelio
6–4, 6–3
Win 6. 20 March 2005 ITF Yarrawonga, Australia Grass   Lara Picone   Emily Hewson
  Nicole Kriz
6–4, 6–3
Win 7. 9 April 2005 ITF Mumbai, India Hard   Chan Chin-wei   Sanaa Bhambri
  Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–2, 6–1
Win 8. 4 July 2005 ITF Krasnoarmeysk, Russia Hard   Anna Bastrikova   Ekaterina Lopes
  Elena Chalova
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 9. 21 August 2005 ITF Nanjing, China Hard   Xie Yanze   Tomoko Sugano
  Akiko Yonemura
6–4, 6–3
Win 10. 6 November 2005 Busan Challenger, Korea Hard   Wynne Prakusya   Seiko Okamoto
  Ayami Takase
6–4, 6–7(6), 6–1
Loss 5. 4 May 2008 ITF Adana, Turkey Clay   Diana Isaeva   Hülya Esen
  Lütfiye Esen
7–5, 1–6, [4–10]
edit