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.
![]() Podoroska at the 2016 US Open | |||||||||||
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Residence | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||
Born | Rosario, Argentina | 10 February 1997||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
Prize money | US$777,563 | ||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||
Career record | 275–145 (65.5%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 14 ITF | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 45 (8 February 2021) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 45 (8 February 2021) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||
French Open | SF (2020) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2017) | ||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 89–67 (57.1%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA, 7 ITF | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 111 (23 October 2017) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 353 (12 October 2020) | ||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||
Fed Cup | 12–5 (70.6%) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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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
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
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.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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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)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2018 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2020 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 16 (14 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 3–5 ret. |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | May 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–1 |
Win | 5–0 | Jun 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 6–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 7–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
Win | 8–2 | Jul 2016 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 9–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 10–2 | May 2019 | Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 11–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Win | 12–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Malibu, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 13–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Petit-Bourg, France (Guadeloupe) | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 14–2 | Sep 2020 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2014 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(5–7), [7–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2015 | ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2016 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [8–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Jun 2016 | Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 2017 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, [10–5] |
Win | 5–4 | Jul 2017 | Torneo Internazionale Rome, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Jun 2018 | Hódmezővásárhely Open (2) | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | Sep 2018 | ITF Lubbock, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Top 10 wins
Season | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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No. 5 | French Open, France | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 131 | |
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No. 9 | Yarra Valley Classic, Australia | Hard | 3R | 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(9–7) | No. 47 |
References
- "Nadia Podoroska tuvo su día soñado: campeona a los 16 años". Clarín (in Spanish). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- https://www.tennismajors.com/news/wta-tour-news/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-nadia-podoroska-296194.html
- "Nadia Podoroska, el sueño del tenis femenino, de Rosario al mundo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "French Open 2020: Elina Svitolina suffers shock defeat by qualifier Nadia Podoroska". BBC. 6 October 2020.
- "2020 WTA Player and Coach Awards revealed". WTA Tennis. 8 December 2020.
- "Nadia Podoroska at the Fed Cup".
- "Nadia Podoroska". Australian Open. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
External links
- Nadia Podoroska at the Women's Tennis Association
- Nadia Podoroska at the International Tennis Federation
- Nadia Podoroska at the Billie Jean King Cup