Evgenia Linetskaya

Evgenia Simonovna Linetskaya (Russian: Евгения Симоновна Линецкая, Hebrew: יבגניה לינצקיה; born 30 November 1986) is an Israeli professional tennis player.

Evgenia Linetskaya
Евгения Симоновна Линецкая

Full name	Evgenia Simonovna Linetskaya
Country (sports)	Russia (2001–2007)  Israel (2007–present)
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	(1986-11-30) 30 November 1986 (age 37) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$333,645
Singles
Career record	117–56 (67.6%)
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 35 (4 July 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2005)
French Open	1R (2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2005)
US Open	2R (2004), (2005)
Doubles
Career record	13–19 (40.6%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 283 (20 February 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2006)
French Open	2R (2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2005)
US Open	1R (2005)

She won seven singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 4 July 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 35. On 20 February 2006, she peaked at No. 283 in the doubles rankings.

Linetskaya made it to the fourth round of the 2005 Australian Open, where she lost to Amélie Mauresmo.

Biography

Linetskaya was born in Moscow, and is Jewish and plays with a Star of David necklace around her neck.^[1][2][3] She is coached by George Akopian. Her mother introduced her to tennis at age 6; she hit balls against school building for practice. Her father's Simon Linetsky is a professor of mathematics with a black belt in karate,^[2] and her mother Maria is an artist. She studied psychology for three years at Moscow University and plans to study via online education to receive an MBA. She speaks Russian, English and some Dutch.^{[citation needed]}

Tennis career

Early success

In February 2005, Linetskaya beat world No. 11, Vera Zvonareva, 6–4, 6–2 in Pattaya, Thailand. In March, she defeated world No. 2 Amélie Mauresmo in the third round in Indian Wells.

Problems

In late November 2005, her coach Joe Giuliano was barred for life by the WTA Tour for violating section 14, part IV, of the WTA code of conduct, which bars coaches from "non-consensual sexual contact". Her father, Simon Linetskiy, was suspended for two years.^[4] The bans resulted from events incidents at La Costa's Acura Classic in August 2005. Linetskiy was charged with suspicion of battery after his daughter had injuries treated at a hospital.^[5][6]

Linetskaya did not play between January 2006 and February 2007. She dropped off the rankings computer altogether.

Comeback

In February 2007, she won the Montechoro tournament in Portugal.^[7] The following month, she won both the Ramat HaSharon 2 and the Raanana tournaments in Israel, without dropping a set in either tournament.^[7] In doubles, she won at Raanana with Tzipora Obziler.^[7]

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (7–5)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	16 July 2001	ITF Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Camilla Kremer	1–6, 1–6
Win	2.	29 October 2002	ITF Minsk, Belarus	Carpet (i)	Anastasiya Yakimova	6–2, 6–1
Win	3.	24 March 2003	ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia	Hard (i)	Tatsiana Uvarova	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	4.	22 September 2003	ITF Batumi, Georgia	Hard	Elena Tatarkova	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	22 March 2004	ITF Orange, United States	Hard	Yuliya Beygelzimer	3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win	6.	12 April 2004	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Alisa Kleybanova	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	7.	20 April 2004	ITF Dothan, United States	Clay	Peng Shuai	2–6, 1–6
Win	8.	17 August 2004	ITF Bronx, United States	Hard	Nuria Llagostera Vives	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	9.	11 February 2007	ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal	Hard	Liana Ungur	6–7, 2–6
Win	10.	16 February 2007	ITF Albufeira, Portugal	Hard	Yuliya Kalabina	6–2, 6–0
Win	11.	12 March 2007	ITF Ramat Hasharon, Israel	Hard	Martina Babáková	6–3, 7–6
Win	12.	19 March 2007	ITF Raanana, Israel	Hard	Tereza Hladíková	6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	15 July 2002	ITF Frinton, United Kingdom	Grass	Irina Bulykina	Alberta Brianti   Michelle Summerside	3–6, 4–6
Win	2.	19 March 2007	ITF Raanana, Israel	Hard	Tzipora Obziler	Martina Babáková   Veronica Spiegel	6–1, 6–2

See also

• List of select Jewish tennis players

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
2. "Jewish tennis star abused by father". Ynetnews. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
3. Wechsler, Bob (21 September 2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137 – via Google Books.
4. "Barring of coach, father stems from La Costa incident". San Diego Union Tribune. 16 January 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
5. . Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. Kaplan, Daniel (16 January 2006). "After Coach Is Barred, Oversight Becomes Issue". The New York Times.
7. "Evgenia Linetskaya Bio | Bio & Career – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.

External links

• Evgenia Linetskaya at the Women's Tennis Association  
• Evgenia Linetskaya at the International Tennis Federation  
• Interview, 3/13/05
• Evgenia Linetskaya on Instagram