Gail Brodsky
Gail Brodsky (born June 5, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. She won the 2008 USTA Girls’ 18s national title.
 Brodsky at the 2011 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Brooklyn, United States |
| Born | June 5, 1991 Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $179,263 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 188–136 (58.0%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (March 19, 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 727 (February 3, 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2012) |
| US Open | 1R (2008, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 47–73 (39.2%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 348 (May 2, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 661 (February 3, 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2008, 2009) |
| Last updated on: February 4, 2020. | |
Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 182, reached on March 19, 2012. Her career-high doubles ranking is 348, reached on May 2, 2011.[1] On the ITF Women's Circuit, she has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.[1]
Career
Brodsky was born in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, to Eduard and Julia, moved to Ocean Parkway across the street from Coney Island Hospital in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, when she was six, and is Jewish.[2][3][4][1] As a youth, she trained on public courts in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn.[5] She and her husband and two children live in Kirkland, Washington.[4]
She won the 2008 USTA Girls’ 18s national title, defeating both Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, and CoCo Vandeweghe, the 2017 US Open semifinalist, at 17 years of age.[3][4] She thus earned a wild card to the 2008 US Open, where she lost in the first round, 7–5, 6–3, to world number 14 Agnes Szavay.[4][5] She was also given a wild card into the 2009 US Open, where she lost in the first round, 6–4, 6–4, to Anabel Medina Garrigues.
She said: “I grew up with a lot of pressure and not a lot of passion for the sport.” Her parents were strict about here diet and other aspects of her life; it was only after she broke all contact with them (she says: “it wasn’t a healthy situation”), at age 17, that she tasted her first French fry.[6]
In 2007 and 2010 she won the Ojai Tennis Tournament in women's singles.[7] She also won the 2010 $10,000 Porto (CL), 2011 $10,000 Gosier (H) and $25,000 La Coruna (H), 2015 $10,000 Victoria, BC (IH), and 2018 $15,000 Victoria, BC (IH) and $60,000 Ashland, KY (H) singles titles.[1]
She has also won the 2010 $10,000 Landisville, PA (H) - w/A. Mueller and 2018 $15,000 Victoria, BC (IH) - w/B. Boren doubles titles.[1]
ITF finals
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 Runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 / $80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 / $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 / $15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | $10,000 | Hard |  Victoria Larrière |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Porto, Portugal | $10,000 | Clay |  Karolina Nowak |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Gosier, France | $10,000 | Hard | Sachia Vickery |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF A Coruña, Spain | $25,000 | Clay |  Alexandra Panova |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2012 | ITF Palm Harbor, United States | $25,000 | Hard | Grace Min |
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2012 | ITF Plantation, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Lauren Davis |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2015 | ITF Victoria, Canada | $10,000 | Hard (i) |  Naomi Totka |
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2018 | ITF Victoria, Canada | $10,000 | Hard (i) | Maegan Manasse |
3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Ashland, United States | $60,000 | Hard | Maegan Manasse |
4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles (2–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 23 May 2010 | Landisville, United States | Hard | Alexandra Mueller |
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4–6, 7–5, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 October 2010 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Alexandra Riley |
 Ulrikke Eikeri Lena-Marie Hofmann |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [5–10] |
| Winner | 2. | 24 June 2018 | Victoria, Canada | Hard (i) | Brynn Boren |
Safiya Carrington Alana Smith |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 June 2019 | Denver, United States | Hard | Brynn Boren |
 Vladica Babić Hayley Carter |
2–6, 3–6 |
References
- "Gail BRODSKY"
- x, csjl.org.
- "Former Jewish phenom Brodsky back in the swing of things". The Jerusalem Post.
- "Gail Brodsky trying to put herself back on the tennis map". ESPN. August 1, 2018.
- GRACE, MELISSA. "Despite loss, Brooklyn tennis phenom takes heart in U.S. Open debut". nydailynews.com.
- Lewak, Doree (August 22, 2018). "Former tennis phenom launches improbable comeback at US Open". New York Post.
