Vlada Katic

Vlada Katic (née Ekshibarova; Hebrew: ולדה אקשיברובה‎; born 14 March 1989) is an Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player.

Vlada Katic
ולדה אקשיברובה
Country (sports) Israel (2016–present)
 Uzbekistan (2003–2016)
Born (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
CoachDejan Katic
Prize moneyUS$ 123,020
Singles
Career record377–237 (61.4%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 352 (14 July 2008)
Current rankingNo. 668 (31 August 2020)
Doubles
Career record179–158 (53.1%)
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (20 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 758 (16 March 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–14
Last updated on: 12 September 2020.

She has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1] On 14 July 2008, Katic reached her best singles ranking of world No. 352.[2] On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 319 in the doubles rankings.[2]

Her coach is Dejan Katic[3] whom she married.

Career

Ekshibarova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2004 Tashkent Open, having received a wild card into the doubles tournament with Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva, but they lost to Ekaterina Bychkova and Maria Goloviznina in the first round.[4] Playing for Uzbekistan at the Fed Cup, Ekshibarova had a win-loss record of 1–9.[5]

In 2016, she became an Israeli citizen.[6] In June 2016, Ekshibarova decided to play for Israel instead of Uzbekistan.[6]

In December 2017, Ekshibarova won the Israel Tennis Women's Singles Championship, beating Deniz Khazaniuk 7–6, 5–4 (ret.) in the final, and won the Doubles Championship, partnering with Maya Tahan.[6]

In 2018, she played for the Israel Fed Cup team, going 0–3 in singles. In Fed Cup, she has an overall win/loss record of 1–14.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 30 July 2006 ITF Bangkok, Thailand Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win 2. 13 July 2007 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand Hard Isha Lakhani 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1. 25 November 2007 ITF Manila, Philippines Clay Nicole Riner 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 14 November 2010 Antalya, Turkey Hard Andreea Mitu 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 4. 19 February 2011 Aurangabad, India Clay Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 26 February 2011 Mumbai, India Hard Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 9 April 2011 Almaty, Kazakhstan Hard (i) Nadezda Gorbachkova 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 28 June 2014 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard (i) Sofia Kvatsabaia 7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. 5 July 2014 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard Mariam Bolkvadze 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 22 May 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel Hard Polina Monova 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 12 June 2016 Akko, Israel Hard Marta Paigina 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 18 September 2016 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Jennifer Zerbone 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 2 October 2016 Tiberias, Israel Hard Melis Sezer 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 8 October 2016 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Marta Paigina 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 4 June 2017 Antalya, Turkey Clay Emiliana Arango 2–6, 3–6
Winner 8. 13 August 2017 İstanbul, Turkey Clay Dana Kremer 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 9. 26 November 2017 Heraklion, Greece Clay Lisa Sabino 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 10. 24 June 2018 Kaltenkirchen, Germany Clay Jule Niemeier 5–7, 2–6
Loss 11. 17 December 2018 ITF Antalya Hard Evgeniya Burdina 4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles: 32 (15–17)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (14–12)
Clay (1–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 24 October 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Cristina Dinu
Ionela-Andreeva Iova		 6–1, 2–6, [7–10]
Runner-up 2. 1 May 2015 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Clay Daria Lodikova Albina Khabibulina
Polina Merenkova		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 11 May 2015 Acre, Israel Hard Daria Lodikova Hélène Scholsen
Sadafmoh Tolibova		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 18 May 2015 Netanya, Israel Hard Deniz Khazaniuk Ofri Lankri
Alona Pushkarevsky		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 21 June 2015 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard Natasha Palha Sharrmadaa Baluu
Tadeja Majerič		 5–7, 3–6
Winner 1. 17 October 2015 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Olga Doroshina Lucy Brown
Amandine Cazeaux		 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Winner 2. 7 November 2015 Heraklion, Greece Hard Eleni Christofi Karin Kennel
Viktoriya Tomova		 4–6, 6–3, [10–1]
Runner-up 6. 14 November 2015 Heraklion, Greece Hard Helen De Cesare Karin Kennel
Viktoriya Tomova		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 28 November 2015 Ramat Gan, Israel Hard Olga Doroshina Alexandra Morozova
Barbora Štefková		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 4 December 2015 Ramat Gan, Israel Hard Daria Lodikova Alexandra Morozova
Barbora Štefková		 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 9 April 2016 Heraklion, Greece Hard Janina Toljan Victoria Kan
Alyona Sotnikova		 1–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 20 May 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel Hard Naomi Totka Yuliya Kalabina
Polina Monova		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 9. 3 June 2016 Kiryat Shmona, Israel Hard Keren Shlomo Naomi Totka
Ana Veselinovic		 1–6, 6–1, [6–10]
Winner 5. 10 June 2016 Akko, Israel Hard Naomi Totka Christina Shakovets
Veronika Stotyka		 6–0, 3–6, [10–6]
Runner-up 10. 27 June 2016 Antalya, Turkey Hard Alyona Sotnikova Melis Sezer
Ana Veselinovic		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 4 July 2016 Buca, Turkey Hard Ana Veselinovic Daria Lodikova]
Anette Munozova		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 7. 18 September 2016 Askelon, Israel Hard Madeleine Kobelt Alona Pushkarevsky
Keren Shlomo		 6–0, 3–6, [10–8]
Runner-up 11. 19 September 2016 Kiryat Gat, Israel Hard Melis Sezer Ekaterina Kazionova
Madeleine Kobelt		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Winner 8. 2 October 2016 Tiberias, Israel Hard Melis Sezer Ekaterina Kazionova
Madeleine Kobelt		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 12. 5 November 2016 Heraklion, Greece Hard Steffi Distelmans Nina Kruijer
Suzan Lamens		 2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Runner-up 12. 13 November 2016 Heraklion, Greece Hard Steffi Distelmans Michaela Boev
Andrea Ka		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 9. 26 November 2016 Heraklion, Greece Hard Raluca Georgiana Șerban Michaela Boev
Cristiana Ferrando		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 10. 4 December 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel Hard Ekaterina Yashina Daiana Negreanu
Keren Shlomo		 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 11. 9 December 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel Hard Ekaterina Yashina Sofia Dmitrieva
Anna Pribylova		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 14. 1 April 2017 İstanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Eleni Daniilidou Ekaterina Kazionova
Elena Rybakina		 1–6, 3–6
Winner 12. 6 May 2017 Acre, Israel Hard Despina Papamichail Shelly Krolitzky
Maya Tahan		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 13. 8 June 2018 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Elena-Teodora Cadar Shahar Biran
Laetitia Pulchartová		 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Runner-up 15. 23 June 2018 Kaltenkirchen, Germany Clay Sviatlana Pirazhenka Anna Gabric
Katharina Gerlach		 2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner 14. 14 September 2018 Almaty, Kazakhstan Clay Maryna Chernyshova Albina Khabibulina
Ksenia Palkina		 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Runner-up 16. 19 January 2019 Antalya, Turkey Clay Julia Stamatova Kanako Morisaki
Ayaka Okuno		 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 17. 10 February 2019 Antalya, Turkey Clay Maryna Chernyshova Cemre Anil
Oana Georgeta Simion		 2–6, 4–6
Win 15. 30 March 2019 ITF Tel Aviv Hard Daria Kruzhkova Merel Hoedt
Anna Siskova		 6–3, 6–2

References
  1. "Vlada Katic Women's Doubles Titles"
  2. "Vlada Katic; Overview"
  3. "Katic, Vlada, 2019 ITF Turkey 01A, Women Doubles, ITF Women, Tennis". Statistics.
  4. "Vlada Ekshibarova". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. "Vlada Ekshibarova". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. "Sports short: Ekshibarova, Sela capture national tennis titles". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
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