Maria Goloviznina (Мария Головизнина; born 5 June 1979) is a Russian former tennis player.

Maria Goloviznina
Мария Головизнина
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979 (age 44)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$133,105
Singles
Career record194–152
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (31 March 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2003)
French Open2R (2002)
WimbledonQ1 (2003)
US OpenQ1 (2002)
Doubles
Career record82–89
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 139 (3 August 1998)

She has career-high WTA rankings of 135 in singles, achieved on 31 March 2003, and 139 in doubles, reached on 3 August 1998. She won two singles titles and five doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

Goloviznina retired from tennis in 2012.

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1 30 October 1995 ITF Moscow, Russia Hard   Olga Ivanova 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up 1 26 August 1996 ITF Sochi, Russia Hard (i)   Evgenia Kulikovskaya 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2 16 June 1997 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Tomoe Hotta 4–6, 4–6
Winner 2 19 January 1998 ITF Båstad, Sweden Hard (i)   Maria Wolfbrandt 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 3 18 September 2000 ITF Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Vera Zvonareva 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4 25 September 2000 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5 10 September 2001 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Olga Vymetálková 6–7(3), 4–6
Runner-up 6 2 September 2002 ITF Denain, France Clay   Dally Randriantefy 2–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 23 June 1997 10,000 ITF Milan, Italy Clay   Anna Linkova   Tomoe Hotta
  Yoriko Yamagishi
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up 28 July 1997 75,000 ITF Makarska, Croatia Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Olga Lugina
  Elena Pampoulova
7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 22 September 1997 50,000 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Radka Bobková
  Jana Pospíšilová
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 21 June 1999 25,000 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay   Anastasia Myskina   Mariana Díaz Oliva
  Clarisa Fernández
4–6, 2–6
Winner 27 September 1999 25,000 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Ekaterina Paniouchkina   Nadejda Ostrovskaya
  Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 14 August 2000 50,000 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Magda Mihalache
  Tong Ka-po
1–6, 2–6
Winner 21 May 2001 25,000 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay   Anna Bastrikova   Lenka Dlhopolcová
  Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Winner 30 October 2001 25,000 ITF Bolton, Great Britain Hard (i)   Bahia Mouhtassine   Sandra Načuk
  Dragana Zarić
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 18 February 2002 25,000 ITF Columbus, United States Hard (i)   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Teryn Ashley
  Kristen Schlukebir
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 7 July 2003 25,000 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Daniela Berček   Sanda Mamić
  Ana Vrljić
6–7(7), 1–6
Winner 28 March 2004 50,000 ITF St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i)   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Darya Kustova
  Elena Tatarkova
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 12 July 2004 50,000 ITF Vittel, France Clay   Maria Wolfbrandt   Séverine Beltrame
  Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
1–6, 3–6
Winner 30 August 2004 25,000 ITF Balashikha, Russia Hard (i)   Elena Vesnina   Olena Antypina
  Alla Kudryavtseva
7–5, 6–4

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