Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva is a Russian tennis player.
35 Facts About Varvara Gracheva
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Varvara Gracheva has won seven singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
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Varvara Gracheva made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2019 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she qualified by defeating Julia Grabher in the final round.
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In March 2023 it was reported that Varvara Gracheva is in process of finalizing her naturalization application for French citizenship.
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Varvara Gracheva reached a career-high ranking of 19 in her junior career, winning four Grade-2 events.
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Varvara Gracheva played her first professional events in 2017, starting off unranked but managed to reach a ranking of No 647 by the end of the year, after reaching three consecutive $15k tournaments in Hammamet, Tunisia, defeating the likes of Fiona Ferro in the process.
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Varvara Gracheva had three top 300 wins, including one over Maryna Zanevska in the qualifying rounds of the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge.
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Varvara Gracheva followed it up with an upset over 118th-ranked Nao Hibino at the $80k Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer.
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Varvara Gracheva went on to win two $25k titles, the first in Caserta, Italy, and second at the Open Montpellier Mediterranee Metropole Herault.
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Varvara Gracheva lost to Han Xinyun in the first round, in straight sets.
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Varvara Gracheva was defeated in the final round by Richel Hogenkamp, in two tight sets.
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Varvara Gracheva then returned onto clay, starting a 14-match winning streak with two consecutive titles at $60k events, the Open de Saint-Malo and the Open de Valencia.
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Varvara Gracheva reached a career-high ranking of 121 after the tournament.
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Varvara Gracheva led Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova by a set and a break, but could not hold onto her lead as she fell in three sets.
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Varvara Gracheva reached the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open with wins over Chloe Paquet and Olga Danilovic, but fell at the final hurdle to former world No 45, Johanna Larsson.
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Varvara Gracheva was part of the first WTA tournament of the tour's resumption, the Palermo Ladies Open, as the top seed in qualifying.
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Varvara Gracheva ended her losing streak with a win over local wildcard Matilde Paoletti, but was stunned by Martina Trevisan in the final qualifying round.
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Varvara Gracheva finally made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open, and upset the higher-ranked Paula Badosa in straight sets to triumph on her main draw debut.
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Varvara Gracheva made her French Open main-draw debut, but lost to eventual quarterfinalist and third seed, Elina Svitolina, in a straight-setter in the first round.
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Varvara Gracheva's year ended with a second-round appearance at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, after defeating Katarina Zavatska in the first round.
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Varvara Gracheva was part of the contingent that travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, starting her season with a tough three-set win over Lizette Cabrera in the first round of the Yarra Valley Classic.
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Varvara Gracheva triumphed on her Australian Open main-draw debut, defeating compatriot Anna Blinkova before losing to another compatriot, Veronika Kudermetova, in the second round.
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Varvara Gracheva ended her journey in Australia with a second-round appearance at the Phillip Island Trophy, stunning former Grand Slam champion, Sloane Stephens, in straight sets.
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Varvara Gracheva reached the third round of the French Open for the first time in her career, upsetting Camila Giorgi in the second round before losing in straight sets to Marta Kostyuk.
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At the 2021 Chicago Women's Open Varvara Gracheva reached her first career WTA semifinal when she defeated fourth seed Tamara Zidansek and upset eight seed Marta Kostyuk in three sets, avenging her Roland Garros defeat.
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Varvara Gracheva was a set away from her maiden WTA final, but could not hold onto her lead as she lost to Alize Cornet, winning just one game after taking the opening set having played two matches a day.
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Varvara Gracheva defended her points at the US Open, where she stunned 24th seed Paula Badosa in straight sets to reach the third round for the second consecutive year.
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Varvara Gracheva's run ended in the hands of 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, in straight sets.
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Varvara Gracheva ended the season with a semifinal appearance at the Open de Limoges, finishing the year inside the top 80 for the first time in her career.
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Varvara Gracheva started into the year at the Melbourne Summer Set but was soundly beaten by Sorana Cirstea without winning a game.
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Varvara Gracheva's poor run extended with a first-round exit at the Australian Open, falling to qualifier Lucia Bronzetti in three sets.
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Varvara Gracheva reached the third round at the French Open for the second time in her career.
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Varvara Gracheva reached the Australian Open third round for the first time in her career defeating eight seed Daria Kasatkina, her first top-10 win, and Lucrezia Stefanini.
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Varvara Gracheva lost to Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in straight sets.
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Varvara Gracheva made her debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier and reached the fourth round for the first time in her career at the WTA 1000 level defeating qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure, 25th seed Petra Martic and again 8th seed compatriot Daria Kasatkina, her second top-10 win in two months.