27 Facts About Margarita Betova

Margarita Betova was formerly coached by Elena Makarova, and she is currently coached by Carlos Martinez.

Margarita Betova's father was a weightlifter for some time, and her mother was a biathlonist.

The 27-year-old Margarita Betova married Belarusian tennis player Sergey Betov in July 2021.

Margarita Betova was awarded a wildcard into the Kremlin Cup but lost to Lucie Safarova, in three sets.

Margarita Betova debuted at a Grand Slam tournament when she was in the qualifying draw at the US Open.

Margarita Betova achieved her first loss in an ITF final, a $100k tournament, in Trnava, Slovakia, where she lost to Danka Kovinic.

Margarita Betova became the first one-handed backhand player to win in the 2015 WTA season.

Margarita Betova lost in the qualifying rounds at the US Open, losing to American wildcard Jessica Pegula in straight sets.

Margarita Betova then lost to world No 1 Serena Williams in straight sets.

Margarita Betova debuted for Team Russia at the 2016 Fed Cup against Belarus in the World Group play-offs.

Margarita Betova then entered her first WTA tournament since coming back from injury, the Jiangxi International Open in Nanchang, China, reaching the second round where she lost to Zhang Shuai.

Margarita Betova was granted a protected ranking and entered the main draw of the US Open.

Margarita Betova claimed top 100 wins over Tatjana Maria and Mona Barthel in the process, making her return to the top 200.

Margarita Betova ended her first full comeback season with back-to-back WTA 125 semifinals at the Mumbai Open and the Open de Limoges, returning to the top 100 for the first time since 2016.

Margarita Betova reached her first quarterfinal of the year at the Istanbul Cup, where she upset second seed Mihaela Buzarnescu in three sets.

Margarita Betova defeated compatriot Veronika Kudermetova but retired in her semifinal match against eventual champion Petra Martic.

Margarita Betova then stunned Elina Svitolina for her first top-10 win of the year at the Birmingham Classic.

Margarita Betova made another WTA quarterfinal at the BGL Luxembourg Open but was forced to retire against Blinkova to end her season.

Margarita Betova then suffered her first opening-round exit at the Australian Open in her career, losing to Maria Sakkari.

Margarita Betova returned to action at the Rosmalen Open but lost in the first qualifying round.

Margarita Betova ended a six-match losing streak at the US Open, defeating former Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig in three sets, which was her second top 100 victory of the season.

Margarita Betova lost in the opening round of the French Open to Elise Mertens, in straight sets.

Margarita Betova endured through a five-match losing streak on clay, with her last match of the season being a comprehensive loss against Ann Li in the first round of the French Open, winning just one game.

Margarita Betova was inactive for the rest of the year, falling out of the top 150 at the end of the season.

Margarita Betova lost her rankings, before she came back in February 2023 and played her first qualifying matches at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Open and the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Margarita Betova used her protected ranking to enter the qualifying stages at the 2023 Birmingham Classic and 2023 Eastbourne International, along with the main draw at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, where she lost to Kaja Juvan in the first round.

Again using her protected ranking, Margarita Betova entered the 2024 Hong Kong Tennis Open, but lost in the first round to qualifier Shi Han.