Julia Vakulenko
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| Country (sports) |
 Ukraine Spain
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| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born |
July 10, 1983 Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $869,480 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 282–191 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (November 19, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2007) |
| French Open | 3R (2003, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005) |
| US Open | 4R (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–37 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 136 (February 9, 2004) |
| Last updated on: June 23, 2008. | |
Julia Olegovna Vakulenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко) (born July 10, 1983 in Yalta) is a retired Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No. 31 on January 14, 2008.
In April, 2008, Vakulenko renounced her Ukrainian citizenship announcing her decision to acquire the citizenship of Spain where she's lived for the last ten years.
At the 2006 French Open, Vakulenko reached the third round.
At Wimbledon 2006, she had to pull out during the first round due to injury.
Julia became Kim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career (before Clijsters' return in 2009). Julia won 7–6(3), 6–3 in the second round of J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on May 3, 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".
A week later, Julia defeated World No. 3 Amélie Mauresmo at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 (her career best) and then defeated Dinara Safina 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, before retiring in the first set in the semi-finals to eventual champion Ana Ivanovic due to an injury.
On August 28, 2007, in the first round of the US Open, Julia defeated number nine seed Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major ever, before falling to Ágnes Szávay.
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