Nadia Podoroska

Nadia Podoroska (born 10 February 1997)[1] is an Argentine professional tennis player. Podoroska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 14 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 October 2020, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 48 after reaching the semifinals of the French Open. On 23 October 2017, she peaked at No. 111 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Nadia Podoroska
Podoroska at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceRosario, Argentina
Born (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Rosario, Argentina
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Prize moneyUS$777,563
Singles
Career record275–145 (65.5%)
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 45 (8 February 2021)
Current rankingNo. 45 (8 February 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French OpenSF (2020)
WimbledonQ1 (2017)
US Open1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record89–67 (57.1%)
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 111 (23 October 2017)
Current rankingNo. 353 (12 October 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–5 (70.6%)
Last updated on: 12 October 2020.

Early life

Podoroska was born on February 10, 1997 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. She grew up in a middle-class family in Fisherton, a neighborhood founded in the late 1880s by railroad workers. She is one of three children born to father Marcelo and mother Irene; she is of Ukrainian descent as her grandparents were Ukrainian but she does not speak the language at all.[2] Her father was a watchmaker by profession who over the years became a pharmacist, and her mother is also a pharmacist. She was the first in her family to play tennis, a sport that she began to practice at the Fisherton Athletic Club at the age of five. As a child, she followed the performances of the Argentine male tennis players, especially Guillermo Cañas, although not so much of the national female representatives because they were broadcast infrequently on television. Among the female tennis players, she admired sisters Venus and Serena Williams.[3]

Her first years on the circuit were complicated, due to financial difficulties to compete internationally. In late 2017, she suffered several injuries that put her career in jeopardy. Upon her return, she took the decision of going to live in Alicante, Spain, to settle in Europe and have greater chances of competing weekly. In addition, she began to be trained by Juan Pablo Guzmán and Emiliano Redondi. She added Pedro Merani to her team, with whom she performs a mental training based on bompu zen and neuroscience, an aspect that she considered important to change her attitude towards tennis and its matches.

Professional career

2020: French Open semifinal, top 50, Newcomer of the Year

In October 2020, Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals of the French Open when she beat Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.[4] Podoroska was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year for her rankings achievement and her solid performance throughout the season.[5]

National representation

Playing for Argentina Fed Cup team, Podoroska has a win/loss record of 12–5.[6]

Grand Slam singles performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[7]

Current after the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic.

Tournament2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SRW–L Win%
Australian Open A Q1 A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 A A SF 0 / 1 5–1 83%
Wimbledon A Q1 A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–1 0–0 0 / 2 5–2 71%
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 4 1 0 4 2 Career total: 14
Overall win–loss 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–0 8–4 3–2 0 / 14 14–14 50%
Win (%) 0% 33% 50%  –  67% 60% Career total: 50%
Year-end ranking 191 158 304 234 47 $777,563

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2017 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia Veronica Cepede Royg
Magda Linette		 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Apr 2018 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia International Clay Mariana Duque Dalila Jakupović
Irina Khromacheva		 3–6, 4–6

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Giulia Gatto Monticone Lidziya Marozava
Andreea Mitu		 4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (14 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (11–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2013 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Cecilia Costa Melgar 6–2, 5–7, 3–5 ret.
Win 2–0 Mar 2014 ITF Lima, Peru 10,000 Clay Carla Lucero 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Mar 2014 ITF Lima, Peru 10,000 Clay Csilla Argyelán 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–0 May 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Bianca Botto 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Win 5–0 Jun 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Olga Ianchuk 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win 6–0 Mar 2015 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Victoria Bosio 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 6–1 Mar 2015 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Katarzyna Kawa 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 6–2 Apr 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 15,000 Clay Fernanda Brito 1–6, 0–6
Win 7–2 Apr 2016 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Gabriela Cé 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Win 8–2 Jul 2016 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Irina Ramialison 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 9–2 Jun 2018 ITF Périgueux, France 25,000 Clay Myrtille Georges 6–2, 6–0
Win 10–2 May 2019 Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain 25,000 Hard Cristina Bucșa 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win 11–2 Oct 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Martina Trevisan 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 12–2 Jan 2020 ITF Malibu, United States 25,000 Hard Claire Liu 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 13–2 Jan 2020 ITF Petit-Bourg, France (Guadeloupe) 25,000 Hard Harmony Tan 7–5, 7–5
Win 14–2 Sep 2020 Open de Saint-Malo, France 60,000+H Clay Cristina Bucșa 4–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2013 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Eduarda Piai Fernanda Brito
Stephanie Petit		 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss 1–1 Mar 2014 ITF Santiago, Chile 10,000 Clay Sofía Blanco Fernanda Brito
Camila Silva		 6–1, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Loss 1–2 Mar 2015 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau
Constanza Vega		 3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Win 2–2 Apr 2015 ITF Santiago, Chile 15,000 Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Fernanda Brito
Eduarda Piai		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Mar 2016 ITF Campinas, Brazil 25,000 Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Gabriela Cé
Florencia Molinero		 6–1, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–4 Apr 2016 ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil 10,000 Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Camila Giangreco Campiz
Constanza Vega		 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Win 3–4 Jun 2016 Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary 25,000 Clay Laura Pigossi Irina Bara
Lina Gjorcheska		 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–4 Feb 2017 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard Mariana Duque Mariño Usue Maitane Arconada
Sofia Kenin		 4–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Win 5–4 Jul 2017 Torneo Internazionale Rome, Italy 60,000 Clay Anastasiya Komardina Quirine Lemoine
Eva Wacanno		 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 6–4 Jun 2018 Hódmezővásárhely Open (2) 60,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani Danka Kovinić
Nina Stojanović		 6–4, 6–4
Win 7–4 Sep 2018 ITF Lubbock, United States 25,000 Hard Naomi Broady Vladica Babic
Hayley Carter		 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]

Top 10 wins
Season 20202021 Total
Wins 11 2
# Opponent Rank Event Surface Rd Score NPR
2020
1. Elina Svitolina No. 5 French Open, France Clay QF 6–2, 6–4 No. 131
2021
2. Petra Kvitová No. 9 Yarra Valley Classic, Australia Hard 3R 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(9–7) No. 47

References
  1. "Nadia Podoroska tuvo su día soñado: campeona a los 16 años". Clarín (in Spanish). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. https://www.tennismajors.com/news/wta-tour-news/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-nadia-podoroska-296194.html
  3. "Nadia Podoroska, el sueño del tenis femenino, de Rosario al mundo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. "French Open 2020: Elina Svitolina suffers shock defeat by qualifier Nadia Podoroska". BBC. 6 October 2020.
  5. "2020 WTA Player and Coach Awards revealed". WTA Tennis. 8 December 2020.
  6. "Nadia Podoroska at the Fed Cup".
  7. "Nadia Podoroska". Australian Open. Retrieved 2 February 2021.


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