Alina Jidkova

Alina Jidkova

Jidkova at the 2009 Kremlin Cup in Moscow
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Born	(1977-01-18) January 18, 1977 (age 40) Moscow, Soviet Union now Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,128,467
Singles
Career record	458-410
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 51 (March 7, 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
US Open	2R (2006)
Doubles
Career record	267-321
Career titles	1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 50 (August 4, 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2003)
French Open	2R (2000, 2003 & 2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2002, 2005 & 2008)
US Open	2R (2005)

Alina Vladimirovna Jidkova (Russian: Алина Владимировна Жидкова; born January 18, 1977) is a Russian former Women's Tennis Association tennis player.

Born in Moscow, then part of Soviet Union, she was one of many players that have been training at Nick Bollettieri academy in Florida, USA. She beat Serena Williams in straight sets in 2004 Linz tournament. Aside from Williams, she has career victories against many notable players such as Jelena Janković, Mary Pierce, Chanda Rubin, Samantha Stosur, Daniela Hantuchová, Amanda Coetzer, Meghann Shaughnessy, Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Amy Frazier and many others.

In 2005 she won WTA Mexican Open doubles title in Acapulco with Tatiana Perebiynis.

Jidkova underwent knee surgery on 3 April 2001 for torn meniscus suffered during practice after Miami, returning to action in late April.

Jidkova resides in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S., and is married to entrepreneur Sascha Ghods. The two married on December 18, 2010, in a ceremony in Vienna, Austria.

She retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2010 season, and later worked as a coach of Galina Voskoboeva and Ksenia Pervak.