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Mariya Koryttseva

Mariya Koryttseva
Марія Коритцева
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Koryttseva (left), with doubles partner Vera Dushevina, at the 2008 Fortis Championships Luxembourg
Country (sports)  Ukraine
Residence Kharkiv, Ukraine
Born (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 31)
Kiev, Soviet Union
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 900,588
Singles
Career record 285–220
Career titles 0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking No. 50 (18 August 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2008)
French Open 2R (2009)
Wimbledon 1R (2008–2010)
US Open 1R (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record 221–153
Career titles 6 WTA, 19 ITF
Highest ranking No. 39 (23 June 2008)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2008)
French Open 3R (2008)
Wimbledon 3R (2009)
US Open 2R (2011)
Last updated on: 11 November 2012.

Mariya Koryttseva (Ukrainian: Марія Коритцева, born 25 May 1985) is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on 18 August 2008.

Koryttseva made a surprising run to the final of the 2007 Sunfeast Open, held in Kolkata, India, in September 2007. En route to her appearance in the final, she beat Monique Adamczak, Vania King, who had defeated the number one seed Marion Bartoli in the previous round, Tatiana Poutchek and Anne Keothavong. Her run came to an end at the hands of Maria Kirilenko, who beat her 6–0, 6–2 in the final. She lost the doubles finals as well.

She has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour, two coming at Palermo, where she won with Giulia Casoni in 2005, and again with Darya Kustova in 2007. She won the 2008 ASB Classic with Lilia Osterloh. She was also the runner-up in doubles at Kolkata in 2007, where she lost the singles final, and lost the doubles final with Alberta Brianti to Vania King and Alla Kudryavtseva.

On the ITF Tour, where she has played the majority of her career, she has won six singles titles and nineteen doubles titles. One of these came at the $100k event in Kharkiv.

In the second round of qualifying for the 2008 Kremlin Cup Koryttseva beat Anastasia Pivovarova 6-3 6-7 7-5 in 3 hours and 55 minutes, making it the third longest match in the open era.


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