Margarita Melikovna Gasparyan is an inactive Russian tennis player.
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48 Facts About Margarita Gasparyan
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Margarita Gasparyan was formerly coached by Elena Makarova, and is currently coached by Carlos Martinez.
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Margarita Gasparyan's father was for a time a weightlifter, while her mother a biathlonist.
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Margarita Gasparyan started her pro career at the $10k tournament in St Petersburg in mid-March 2010, losing in the first qualification round.
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In 2012, Margarita Gasparyan won four singles titles on the ITF Circuit, all under the category $25k.
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Margarita Gasparyan was awarded a wildcard into the Kremlin Cup but lost to Lucie Safarova, in three sets.
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Margarita Gasparyan debuted at a Grand Slam tournament when she was in the qualifying draw at the US Open.
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Margarita Gasparyan won three ITF singles tournaments and one ITF doubles tournament, former being a top-level one.
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Margarita Gasparyan achieved her first loss in an ITF final, a $100k tournament, in Trnava, Slovakia, where she lost to Danka Kovinic.
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Margarita Gasparyan broke Williams' serve early in the first set, but lost the match after yielding 11 of the final 13 games of the match.
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At the Istanbul Cup, Margarita Gasparyan was drawn to face eighth seed Tsvetana Pironkova after getting past the qualifying rounds.
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Margarita Gasparyan won her first WTA title in Baku, defeating Patricia Maria Tig in the final.
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Margarita Gasparyan became the first one-handed backhand player to win in the 2015 WTA season.
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Margarita Gasparyan fell in the qualifying rounds at the US Open, losing to American wildcard Jessica Pegula in straight sets.
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Margarita Gasparyan then lost in the second round of the Tashkent Open to German Anna-Lena Friedsam, in straight sets.
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Margarita Gasparyan ended the season as world No 62, her first season ending in the top 100 and winning her first WTA singles title.
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Margarita Gasparyan played in Brisbane, but fell in the final qualifying round.
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Margarita Gasparyan then fell to world No 1, Serena Williams, in straight sets.
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At the inaugural St Petersburg Trophy, Margarita Gasparyan reached the second round, before losing to fourth seed Ana Ivanovic.
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At the Indian Wells Open, Margarita Gasparyan defeated Olga Govortsova in the first round but lost to ninth seed Roberta Vinci in the second round despite having two match points.
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Margarita Gasparyan came back to tennis in late 2017, participating in the qualifying rounds of the Kremlin Cup, after experiencing three knee surgeries.
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Margarita Gasparyan then entered her first WTA tournament since coming back from injury, the Jiangxi International Open in Nanchang, China, reaching the second round where she eventually lost to Zhang Shuai.
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Margarita Gasparyan was granted a protected ranking and entered the main draw of the US Open without having to qualify.
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Margarita Gasparyan became the second lowest-ranked player to win a WTA title when she won the Tashkent Open with a ranking of No 299, defeating Anastasia Potapova in the final.
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Margarita Gasparyan claimed top 100 wins over Tatjana Maria and Mona Barthel in the process, making her return to the top 200.
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Margarita Gasparyan extended her winning streak at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz by reaching the quarterfinals, where she earned the first top-ten win of her career over Kiki Bertens in the second round.
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Margarita Gasparyan 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.
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Margarita Gasparyan started her season at the Australian Open where she reached the second round and lost to Elise Mertens in straight sets.
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Margarita Gasparyan reached her first quarterfinal of the year at the Istanbul Cup, where she upset second seed Mihaela Buzarnescu in three sets.
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Margarita Gasparyan went on to defeat compatriot Veronika Kudermetova but retired in the semifinal against eventual champion Petra Martic.
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Margarita Gasparyan then lost in the first round of the Madrid Open to Simona Halep, before suffering another first-round exit at the French Open to Anna Blinkova.
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Margarita Gasparyan returned stronger during the grass-court season, upsetting 7th seed Viktoria Kuzmova in the first round of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships despite being two points away from defeat.
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Margarita Gasparyan then stunned Elina Svitolina for her first top-ten win of the year at the Birmingham Classic.
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Margarita Gasparyan failed to defend her title at the Tashkent Open despite being the second seed, losing to Danka Kovinic in the second round.
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Margarita Gasparyan made another WTA quarterfinal at the BGL Luxembourg Open but was forced to retire against Blinkova to end her season.
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Margarita Gasparyan began 2020 by successfully qualifying for the main draw at the Shenzhen Open, but lost to second seed Aryna Sabalenka in convincing fashion.
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Margarita Gasparyan then suffered her first opening-round exit at the Australian Open in her career, going down to Maria Sakkari.
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Margarita Gasparyan was on a four-match losing streak before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the tour to be suspended.
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Margarita Gasparyan returned to action at the Top Seed Open but lost in the first qualifying round.
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Margarita Gasparyan 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.
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Margarita Gasparyan lost in the opening round of the French Open to Elise Mertens in straight sets.
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Margarita Gasparyan started 2021 with a run to the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open, only losing to Tsvetana Pironkova in a close match.
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Margarita Gasparyan started to find some form when she qualified for the main draw at the Lyon Open and lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the second round.
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Margarita Gasparyan then beat Katerina Siniakova for yet another top 100 win to reach her first WTA 500 quarterfinal since 2015.
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However, injury caught up to her as Margarita Gasparyan was forced to retire in the final against Daria Kasatkina, after going down a set due to a back injury.
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Margarita Gasparyan 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.
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Margarita Gasparyan was inactive for the rest of the year, falling out of the top 150 at the end of the season.
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