Olga Fridman

Olga Olehivna Fridman (Ukrainian: Ольга Олегівна Фрідман; Hebrew: אולגה פרידמן; born 30 September 1998) is a Ukrainian-Israeli tennis player and the 2015 female Israeli tennis champion.

Olga Fridman
Full nameOlga Olehivna Fridman
Native nameОльга Фрідман
אולגה פרידמן
Country (sports) Ukraine
ResidenceKiev, Ukraine
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998
Kiev
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$30,397
Singles
Career record83–37
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 231 (23 May 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2013)
French Open Junior1R (2014)
US Open Junior3R (2014)
Doubles
Career record3–4
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2015)
French Open Junior1R (2014)
US Open JuniorQF (2014)
Last updated on: 14 May 2018.

As a junior, Fridman has a career-high world ranking of 12, achieved on 24 March 2014. Fridman has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 231, achieved on 23 May 2016. She has won two ITF singles titles.

Early and personal life

Friedman was born to a wealthy family in Kiev, the daughter of Ukrainian-Israeli oligarch Oleg Fridman.[1][2] Although she represents Ukraine internationally, Fridman also holds Israeli citizenship.[2]

Tennis career

Fridman has a career-high juniors ranking of 12, achieved on 24 March 2014.

She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 231, achieved on 23 May 2016. She has won two ITF singles titles.[3]

Fridman made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2015 Baku Cup in the doubles event partnering Elizaveta Ianchuk.

She became the 2015 champion of Israel at the age of 17, beating world No. 126 Julia Glushko 6–2, 6–2 in the finals of the Israeli championship.[2]

In December 2015, she had lived in Israel in recent years, and said: "I’d really like to represent Israel, but at the moment it depends on my parents. I really love the country and I believe it will eventually happen."[2]

In January 2016, she made it to the final of the $25,000 ITF event in Daytona Beach, where she was defeated by Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 0–6, 6–2, 6–4.[4]

The last tournament she played was a $25,000 ITF event in Florida in January 2017.

ITF finals: 5 (2–3)

Singles: 4 (2–2)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 2 August 2014 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Ye Qiuyu 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 13 December 2014 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Marta Paigina 1–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 2. 25 October 2015 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Kristýna Plíšková 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 17 January 2016 Daytona Beach, United States Clay Ons Jabeur 6–0, 2–6, 4–6
Fridman at the 2015 Israeli championship

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 4 July 2014 Prokuplje, Serbia Clay Elizaveta Ianchuk Lina Gjorcheska
Alexandra Nancarrow		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

References
  1. Юная теннисистка Ольга Фридман покоряет Израиль 03.01.2016
  2. Tennis: Fridman claims national title, stuns No. 1 seed Glushko - Jerusalem Post
  3. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100170109
  4. ITF Roundup: Ons Jabeur, Tommy Paul Victorious In Finals | VAVEL.com


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