Olga Puchkova
Olga Puchkova at the US Open 2013
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| Country (sports) |
 Russia (2002–) Belarus (1990s-) |
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| Residence | Miami Shores, Florida, USA |
| Born |
27 September 1987 Moscow, USSR |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 833,994 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 320–282 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (11 June 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 504 (25 January 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 2R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 3R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 36–66 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 247 (13 August 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 690 (25 January 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007) |
| US Open | 1R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 25 January 2016. | |
Olga Alekseyevna Puchkova (also Poutchkova; Russian: Ольга Алексеевна Пучкова; Belarusian: Вольга Аляксееўна Пучкова; born 27 September 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. As a junior, she played for Belarus, and was sometimes listed as Belarusian as a professional.
Olga Puchkova, coached by her father Alex Poutchkov, was No 1 in the World in the ITF U12 rankings in 1999. She won the U12 category in the Eddie Herr in 1999, where she beat Shahar Pe'er 6–2, 6–2 in the final, and a week later was runner up in the U12 category at the Orange Bowl, where qualifier Tatiana Golovin beat her 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.
Puchkova made her debut on the U18 circuit 13 August 2000 at the USTA Junior International Grass Court Championships where she was defeated in the first round. Just a week later, at the USTA Junior International Hard Court Championships she secured her first win in a U18 doubles match playing alongside Brazilian Caroline Neves. Alongside American Nicole Pitts she won her first U18 Junior tournament (out of 2 in doubles) in Ecuador, January 2001. She won her only U18 Junior title in singles at the US Junior International Hard Court Championships in 2003, beating Jessi Robinson 6–2, 6–2 in the final.
Puchkova started her ITF professional career in March 2002 when she played in four tournaments in Australia, reaching the quarterfinals at Warrnambool and Benalla. In 2003 she reached the final at Miami in January and the semifinal at Houston in June, and won her first professional tournament at Baltimore in July 2003 when she beat Jewel Peterson 6–2, 6–4 in the final. She won her second professional title 11 July 2004 in College Park, Maryland. She defeated first seeded Maureen Drake in the second round and Rossana de los Ríos in the final: 7–5, 4–6, 6–2. In Pelham, Alabama she reached another final, but was defeated 4–6, 6–4 6–0 by Slovak Zuzana Zemenová. She reached her fifth ITF final in August 2005, beating Stéphanie Dubois en route. In the final, Ashley Harkleroad was too strong as she beat Puchkova 6–2, 6–1 to claim the Washington, D.C. title.
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