Olga Govortsova
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| Country (sports) |
 Belarus
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| Residence | Minsk, Belarus |
| Born |
23 August 1988 Pinsk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 2,865,468 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 321–252 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 35 (23 June 2008) |
| Current ranking | 73 (8 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2012, 2013, 2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 136–148 |
| Career titles | 8 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 24 (29 August 2011) |
| Current ranking | 369 (8 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2011) |
| French Open | 3R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012) |
| US Open | 3R (2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 24–9 |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Olga Govortsova (Belarusian: Вольга Аляксееўна Гаварцова (Volha Havartsova); Russian: Ольга Алексеевна Говорцова; born 23 August 1988) is a professional Belarusian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was world number 35, which she reached on 23 June 2008.
She reached her first WTA tour final at the 2008 Cellular South Open in Memphis, Tennessee. There she lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport.
Olga is sponsored by Wilson and Chinese clothing company Peak. She is represented by French-based sports agency Lagardére Unlimited
She has two brothers and four dogs who reside in Minsk, Belarus.
She began her year at the 2009 Brisbane International, here she defeated 8th seed Francesca Schiavone en route to the quarterfinals. She fell here however against world number 41 Sara Errani.
At the Australian Open she received main draw entry but was drawn against 20th seed Amélie Mauresmo in the first round, she lost in straight sets 6–4 6–3.
She then played in Indian Wells, a premier mandatory event. She defeated British number 1 Anne Keothavong in the first round before falling to Peng Shuai.
In Miami the second premier mandatory event she lost in the first round to Belarusian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova.
In October, she reached the final of the Kremlin Cup, losing to Francesca Schiavone of Italy.
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