Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman (/ˈfɪtʃmən/ FITCH-mən;[1] born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian-Israeli tennis player.
Sharon Fichman at the 2013 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country (sports) | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toronto | December 3, 1990|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $762,933 | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 299–196 (60.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 9 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 77 (19 May 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2013, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 271–182 (59.8%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 WTA, 21 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 47 (10 August 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 56 (16 November 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2014, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 24–10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 18 November 2020. |
She plays for Canada but holds both Israeli and Canadian citizenships.[2] In 2004, at the age of 13, she was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls champion, and also won the doubles title. In 2006, Fichman won the Australian Open and French Open junior doubles championships. She was ranked No. 5 on the ITF Junior Circuit in December 2006. Since turning professional, her career highs have been No. 77 in singles (May 19, 2014) and No. 48 in doubles (July 7, 2014).
She was inactive from May 2016 to April 2018, but returned to tennis in doubles at the $60k event in Indian Harbour Beach, reaching the quarterfinals with Jamie Loeb.[3]
Personal life
Fichman, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Toronto.[2] She is a citizen of both Canada and Israel.[2] Her parents, Julia and Bobby, emigrated from Romania to Israel in 1982, and then to Canada in 1989.[2] Bobby was a semi-pro tennis player, and is now a nuclear engineer. Her mother is a computer engineer.[2]
Fichman started playing tennis at the age of six. She won her first tournament at six.[4] By age 13, she was the world No. 2 player under-14.[5] In 2004, at the age of 13, she was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls champion, and also won the doubles title with partner Mélanie Gloria. In 2006, Fichman and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dominated doubles at the Grand Slam juniors by winning the Australian Open and French Open. At the 2006 Juniors US Open, Fichman quartered in singles and came close to capturing her third Grand Slam title in doubles with a finalist showing. She lost in the finals of the Canadian Open Junior Championship in both singles and doubles. She attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, a public high school, which she graduated from in July 2008.
Fichman's idol is Belgian Justine Henin.[4]
Tennis career
2005
In 2005, Fichman won the gold medal in women's singles at the 17th Maccabiah Games in Israel, at the age of 14. She defeated 23-year-old Nicole Ptak of the United States in straight sets in the final. "I represented my religion and my country", she said after beating Ptak. "These Games are not just all about sports but meeting people, learning about culture and building friendship. Being the No. 1 Jewish female tennis player in the world is also not too shabby."[6] Fichman also won a bronze medal in the women's doubles, and wrapped up the event with silver medal in mixed doubles. She was also Canada's flag-bearer at the Games.[6]
2006–10
In October 2006, while still 15, she beat world No. 114, Hana Šromová. In August 2007, at the age of 16, Fichman beat world No. 90, Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro of France in Toronto. She finished 2007 with a singles record for the year of 16–8. In October 2008, 17 years of age, Fichman beat world No. 137, Jelena Pandžić. She finished 2008 with a singles record for the year of 25–16. In January 2009, she won the singles title at the Ace Sports Group Tennis Classic tournament in Lutz, Florida dropping only one set, and also won the doubles title with Kimberly Couts.
In April 2009, she won the Osprey, Florida tournament. Fichman reached the $100k Biella Challenger singles final in September 2009, but lost to Petra Martić.[7] In February 2010 at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Fichman defeated her first top-50 player when she beat world No. 40, Sorana Cîrstea, in the first round. She also won two $100k doubles titles in July 2010 (in Biarritz and in Pétange).[8][9]
2011–12
In January 2011, Sharon won her first tournament of the year, the $25k in Plantation, by defeating Alexandra Cadanțu in the final. At the Copa Colsanitas WTA tournament, she reached the second round but lost to Catalina Castaño, despite having two match points in the second set. In July, she won her second tournament of the year at the $50k event in Waterloo, where she defeated Julia Boserup.
In July 2012, Fichman won the $50k Cooper Challenger for the second straight year with a win over Julia Glushko in the championship match. She won in September the $25k in Mamaia, defeating Patricia Maria Ţig in the final.
2013
At the end of January, Fichman won the eighth singles title of her career at the $25k event in Port St. Lucie, with a victory over Tadeja Majerič.[10] In August, she reached the final of the 100K in Vancouver, but was defeated by Johanna Konta. She won the doubles title alongside Maryna Zanevska.[11] A week later at the Rogers Cup, she reached the second round for the first time of her career in singles after defeating compatriot Stéphanie Dubois in her opening match. She also made it to the semifinals in doubles with fellow Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, after an upset over first seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. They were eliminated by Jelena Janković and Katarina Srebotnik.[12]
At the US Open, Fichman qualified for her first-ever Grand Slam main draw with a victory over Alexandra Panova.[13] She lost to world No. 22, Sorana Cîrstea, in the first round.[14] In September, Fichman made it to the Premier Mandatory main draw in Beijing with wins over Paula Ormaechea and Yaroslava Shvedova in first and last round of qualifying, respectively. In the main draw, she was eliminated by Galina Voskoboeva in the first round.[15]
2014
At the first tournament of her season, the ASB Classic, Fichman qualified and upset world No. 22, Sorana Cîrstea, in the first round to record the second top-50 win of her career (she also beat Cîrstea in 2010). The same week, she won her first WTA doubles title alongside Maria Sanchez with a victory over Lucie Hradecká and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final.[16] In February, at the $100k in Midland, Fichman scored her third top-50 win when she beat world No. 45 Urszula Radwańska to reach the semifinals. She was defeated by Ksenia Pervak in the next round.[17] At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in late February, Fichman upset world No. 39, Yvonne Meusburger, in her opening match to advance to the second round. She lost to Caroline Garcia in her next match.[18]
At the beginning of March, she qualified for the WTA Premier Mandatory in Indian Wells and defeated Shahar Pe'er in the first round. She was eliminated by world No. 10 Sara Errani in the second round.[19] In May, Fichman reached her first singles final of the season at the $100k in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where she won the biggest tournament of her career so far with a victory over Timea Bacsinszky.[20] At the French Open in May, Fichman earned direct entry in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, but was eliminated in the opening round by world No. 7, Jelena Janković, in three sets.[21][22] At Wimbledon, Fichman was defeated by Timea Bacsinszky in the first round.[23] At the US Open, her first tournament after having knee surgery at the end of July, she lost to world No. 5, Agnieszka Radwańska, in the opening round.[24][25]
2015–16
In August 2015 at the Rogers Cup, Fichman reached the quarterfinals in doubles with compatriot Carol Zhao.[26]
She played a match at the $100k in Trnava in May 2016, losing in the qualifying second round to Ágnes Bukta, and was inactive for nearly two years thereafter.[27]
2018
In April 2018, Fichman returned to the pro circuit at age 27, playing in doubles at the $60k event in Indian Harbour Beach. She reached the quarterfinals with partner Jamie Loeb.[3]
Style of play
Fichman is an aggressive counter puncher, and is known for her tenacity as well as her feistiness on the court.[4]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
6–2, 3–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2011 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | Edina Gallovits-Hall Anabel Medina Garrigues |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [9–11] |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2014 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek |
2–6, 6–0, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | Nicole Melichar | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [5–10] |
Win | 2–3 | Jul 2019 | Baltic Open, Latvia | International | Clay | Nina Stojanović | Jeļena Ostapenko Galina Voskoboeva |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6] |
Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2020 | Mexican Open, Acapulco | International | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko | Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 3–4 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko | Miyu Kato Wang Yafan |
4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
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 | Nov 2019 | Houston Challenger, United States | Hard | Ena Shibahara | Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani |
6–1, 4–6, [5–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 22 (9 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments (1–2) |
$75,000 tournaments (0–0) |
$50,000 tournaments (2–1) |
$25,000 tournaments (5–8) |
$10,000 tournaments (1–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2005 | ITF Ashkelon, Israel | $10,000 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2005 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel | $10,000 | Hard | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2007 | ITF Hamilton, Canada | $25,000 | Clay | Stéphanie Dubois | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2007 | ITF Calgary, Canada | $10,000 | Hard | Ana Veselinović | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2008 | ITF Waterloo, Canada | $25,000 | Clay | Alexandra Mueller | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Jan 2009 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Paz Franco | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 2–5 | Jan 2009 | ITF Lutz, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Lauren Albanese | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 3–5 | Apr 2009 | ITF Osprey, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Yuliana Fedak | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2009 | ITF Biella, Italy | $100,000 | Clay | Petra Martić | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Jan 201 | ITF Plantation, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 5–6 | Jul 2011 | ITF Waterloo, Canada | $50,000 | Clay | Julia Boserup | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6–6 | Jul 2012 | ITF Waterloo, Canada | $50,000 | Clay | Julia Glushko | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7–6 | Sep 2012 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | $25,000 | Clay | Patricia Maria Țig | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 7–7 | Sep 2012 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | $25,000 | Clay | Cristina Mitu | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2012 | ITF Troy, United States | $25,000 | Hard | Stéphanie Dubois | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–9 | Oct 2012 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | $25,000 | Hard | Rebecca Marino | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 7–10 | Nov 2012 | ITF Toronto, Canada | $50,000 | Hard (i) | Eugenie Bouchard | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–10 | Jan 2013 | ITF Port St. Lucie, United States | $25,000 | Clay | Tadeja Majerič | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–11 | May 2013 | ITF Wiesbaden, Germany | $25,000 | Clay | Yvonne Meusburger | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 8–12 | Aug 2013 | ITF Vancouver, Canada | $100,000 | Hard | Johanna Konta | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–12 | May 2014 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | $100,000 | Clay | Timea Bacsinszky | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | $25,000 | Hard | Kristie Ahn | 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 37 (21–16)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments (3–1) |
$75,000/80,000 tournaments (0–2) |
$50,000/60,000 tournaments (8–8) |
$25,000 tournaments (10–5) |
$10,000 tournaments (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski | Maria Fernanda Alves Christina Wheeler |
6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2008 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski | Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares |
6–2, 4–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2009 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Kimberly Couts | Alina Jidkova Darya Kustova |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jan 2009 | ITF Lutz, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Kimberly Couts | Story Tweedie-Yates Mashona Washington |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3–2 | Nov 2009 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | $25,000 | Hard | Anna Tatishvili | Lauren Albanese Jamie Hampton |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–3] |
Win | 4–2 | Nov 2009 | ITF Phoenix, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Mashona Washington | Marie-Ève Pelletier Anna Tatishvili |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2009 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Mashona Washington | Maureen Drake Marianne Jodoin |
3–2 ret. |
Win | 5–3 | Jul 2010 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay | Julia Görges | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Monica Niculescu |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 50,000 | Clay | Jelena Dokić | Nina Bratchikova Ekaterina Ivanova |
6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
Win | 6–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | 100,000 | Clay | Monica Niculescu | Sophie Lefèvre Laura Thorpe |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 7–4 | Nov 2010 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Gabriela Dabrowski | Brittany Augustine Alexandra Mueller |
6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jan 2011 | ITF Lutz, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Ahsha Rolle Mashona Washington |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–5 | Apr 2011 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Eva Hrdinová Natalie Piquion |
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 9–5 | May 2011 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 10–5 | May 2011 | ITF Raleigh, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Beatrice Capra Asia Muhammad |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–6 | Jun 2011 | ITF Boston, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Tetiana Luzhanska Alexandra Mueller |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 11–6 | Jul 2011 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Sun Shengnan | Viktoryia Kisialeva Nathália Rossi |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–7 | Apr 2012 | ITF Dothan, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Eugenie Bouchard Jessica Pegula |
4–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 12–7 | Jul 2012 | Waterloo Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Shuko Aoyama Gabriela Dabrowski |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 13–7 | Jul 2012 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Shuko Aoyama Miki Miyamura |
4–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Loss | 13–8 | Oct 2012 | ITF Troy, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Angelina Gabueva Arina Rodionova |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13–9 | Oct 2012 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Marie-Ève Pelletier | Gabriela Dabrowski Alla Kudryavtseva |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 14–9 | May 2013 | ITF Wiesbaden, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Dinah Pfizenmaier Anna Zaja |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–10 | Jun 2013 | Aegon Trophy, United Kingdom | 75,000 | Grass | Gabriela Dabrowski | Maria Sanchez Nicola Slater |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 15–10 | Jul 2013 | ITF Waterloo, Canada | 50,000 | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 16–10 | Aug 2013 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Maryna Zanevska | Jacqueline Cako Natalie Pluskota |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 16–11 | Feb 2014 | Dow Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Maria Sanchez | Anna Tatishvili Heather Watson |
5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
Loss | 16–12 | May 2014 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 50,000 | Clay | Johanna Konta | Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 16–13 | Jun 2014 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | 75,000 | Grass | Maria Sanchez | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 17–13 | Oct 2014 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Cindy Burger | Despina Papamichail Janina Toljan |
4–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
Loss | 17–14 | May 2015 | ITF Grado, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Viktorija Golubic Beatriz Haddad Maia |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18–14 | Aug 2015 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Jovana Jakšić | Kristie Ahn Lorraine Guillermo |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 18–15 | Oct 2015 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Maria Sanchez | Mihaela Buzărnescu Justyna Jegiołka |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 19–15 | Oct 2015 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Maria Sanchez | Kristie Ahn Fanny Stollár |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–6] |
Loss | 19–16 | Jan 2016 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Carol Zhao | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 20–16 | Apr 2016 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Jarmila Wolfe | Yuki Kristina Chiang Lauren Herring |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 21–16 | Oct 2018 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Maria Sanchez | Maja Chwalińska Elitsa Kostova |
6–0, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Alizé Cornet Corinna Dentoni | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2006 | French Open | Clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Mihaela Buzărnescu Ioana Raluca Olaru | 5–7, 2–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0 / 6 | 2–5 | 29% |
Record against top-50 players
Fichman's win-loss record (4–7, 36%) against players who were ranked world No. 50 or higher when played is as follows:[28]
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
- Sorana Cîrstea 2–1
- Urszula Radwańska 1–0
- Yvonne Meusburger 1–0[nb 1]
- Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1
- Maria Kirilenko 0–1
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands 0–1[nb 2]
- Kiki Bertens 0–1[nb 3]
- Jelena Janković 0–2
- * statistics as of March 7, 2016
See also
Notes
- Has a 1–2 overall record vs. Meusburger
- Has a 0–2 overall record vs. Mattek-Sands
- Has a 1–2 overall record vs. Bertens
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- "Results". WTATennis.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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