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54 Facts About Ekaterina Alexandrova

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Ekaterina Alexandrova has won five WTA Tour singles titles, three WTA 125 titles and seven singles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Since 2006, Alexandrova has been living and training in Prague, Czech Republic, with her parents and two siblings, a brother and a sister.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova speaks Russian and Czech fluently, and English, to a lesser extent.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Robin Anderson in the first round and lost to Viktoriya Tomova in the second round, both in three-set matches.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova then competed at the Tournoi de Quebec, defeating world No 59, Julia Gorges in the first round before losing to qualifier and eventual semifinalist Tereza Martincova in the second round.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw for the first time in her career, but lost to compatriot and 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova in the first round.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova made her top 100 debut with consecutive title runs a $60k events Pingshan Open and Open de Seine-et-Marne.

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At the Wimbledon Championships, Ekaterina Alexandrova lost to eventual champion Garbine Muguruza in the first round.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova enjoyed a breakthrough season on the WTA Tour in 2018.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova ended the season by tradition at Limoges, winning the title for the second time in her career, after beating Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets.

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In 2019, Ekaterina Alexandrova continued to earn more success on the WTA Tour.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova began her season at the Shenzhen Open, where she lost in the second round to eventual champion and top seed Aryna Sabalenka.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova then set a new career-high ranking of No 59 after a semifinal run at the Hungarian Ladies Open where she held five match points against eventual champion Alison Van Uytvanck.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova did not perform well on clay courts, except at the French Open, reaching the third round of a major tournament for the first time in her career.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova beat 30th seed Mihaela Buzarnescu in the first round, before stunning 2010 finalist Samantha Stosur in the second.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova achieved her best run in a Premier 5 tournament at the Canadian Open, reaching the third round as qualifier.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova led world No 4, Simona Halep, by a set and a break in the second round of the Cincinnati Open, but failed to sustain her high level.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova was defeated by 33rd seed Zhang Shuai in the second round of the US Open, a player whom she defeated in Cincinnati earlier on.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova reached her second career semifinal at the Korea Open, where she beat Kristie Ahn in the quarterfinals by hitting a personal-record 22 aces.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova then represented Russia for the first time in her career, leading the team against Romania in the Fed Cup as the Russian No 1.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova next participated at the St Petersburg Trophy, where she reached the semifinals losing in three sets to defending champion and eventual champion, Kiki Bertens.

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At the Italian Open in Rome, Ekaterina Alexandrova was defeated in the first round by tenth seed Elena Rybakina.

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At the first edition of the Ostrava Open, Ekaterina Alexandrova lost in the first round to eighth seed Anett Kontaveit.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova started her season at the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Open.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova was defeated in the semifinal by Kaia Kanepi.

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At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Ekaterina Alexandrova made it to the quarterfinals in a WTA Tour clay tournament for the first time in her career where she was defeated by second seed Simona Halep.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova was defeated in the second round by eventual champion Krejcikova.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova played only one grass-court tournament to prepare for Wimbledon.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova lost in the quarterfinals to fifth seed and eventual finalist, Belinda Bencic.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova ended a three-match losing streak at the US Open, defeating former Grand Slam finalist Sara Errani in the first round with 42 winners.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova lost to Tauson for the second time in 2021 at the Luxembourg Open before she retired in the final qualifying round of the Ostrava Open.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova took the first set against top-10 player Ons Jabeur in the first round before her opponent was forced to retire.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova was part of the Russian team that won the inaugural BJK Cup Finals in Prague.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova lost in the first round to Leylah Fernandez which is followed by a second round exit to Garbine Muguruza in Sydney.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova suffered early exits in both Indian Wells and Miami losing to Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka, respectively, in the second rounds.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova eventually turned her underwhelming season around and reached the semifinals of the Charleston Open, defeating Allie Kiick, Zheng Qinwen, Karolina Pliskova and Magda Linette in route.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova lost to the eventual champion Belinda Bencic, in straight sets.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova lost to the eventual champion, Ons Jabeur, in the semifinal.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova won her second tour title at the Rosmalen Open cruising past Dayana Yastremska, Anhelina Kalinina, Caty McNally, Veronika Kudermetova and Aryna Sabalenka dropping only one set.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova suffered some early exits after returning from injury, losing in the second rounds of Cincinnati and Cleveland.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova won her second title of the season in Seoul defeating Ostapenko in the final.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova continued her great run of form in Ostrava as she surges into the semifinals with wins over Victoria Azarenka, Daria Kasatkina and Tereza Martincova.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova started her season at Adelaide where she lost in the first round to Marketa Vondrousova in three sets.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova won her second grass-court title at the Rosmalen Championships as the defending champion with a win over compatriot Veronika Kudermetova.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova continued her good form on grass reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time at a major.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova had a disappointing start to the season at the Brisbane International, where as the seventh seed, she had a bye in the first round, losing in the second round to qualifier Julia Riera in straight sets.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova participated in the newly upgraded WTA 500 Ladies Linz, where as second seed and with a bye in the first round, she defeated qualifier Jule Niemeier in the second in straight sets, and fifth seed and defending champion, Anastasia Potapova, in the quarterfinals, in straight sets.

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At the newly upgraded WTA 500 Monterrey Open, Ekaterina Alexandrova reached the semifinals as a third seed and with a bye in the first round, defeating wildcard Renata Zarazua and seventh seed Yuan Yue before losing to Lulu Sun.

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At the US Open, Ekaterina Alexandrova lost to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka in the third round.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova reached the semifinals at the WTA 1000 Qatar Ladies Open with wins over wildcard entrant Emma Raducanu, world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Elise Mertens and sixth seed Jessica Pegula.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova lost in the last four to Amanda Anisimova, bringing an end to her eight-match winning streak.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova has been endorsed by Fila for apparel and shoes since 2020.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova was sponsored by Lotto earlier in her career.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova is endorsed by Wilson for rackets, specifically using Wilson Blade range.