Youlia Fedossova (born 1 July 1988) is a retired Russian-born French tennis player.

Youlia Fedossova
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 35)
Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2011
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$315,681
Singles
Career record169–160 (51.4%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (13 August 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open1R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
WimbledonQ3 (2008)
US Open2R (2006)
Doubles
Career record62–63 (49.6%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 171 (26 July 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)

In her career, Fedossova won four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 13 August 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 107. On 26 July 2010, she peaked at No. 171 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Fedossova moved to France when she was three years old.[1] She competed in the main draw of the French Open in singles 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and in doubles 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 but lost each time in the first round.

At the 2006 US Open, Fedossova upset 28th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round. At the 2007 Australian Open, she also reached the second round.

Fedossova retired from professional tennis in 2011.

ITF finals edit

Singles (0–3) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 16 October 2006 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France Carpet (i)   Stéphanie Foretz 6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 26 January 2009 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i)   Naomi Broady 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 13 April 2009 ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium Clay (i)   Mandy Minella 5–7, 3–6

Doubles (4–5) edit

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–0)
Carpet (0–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 October 2006 Saint-Raphaël, France Carpet (i)   Alizé Cornet   Mariya Koryttseva
  Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 24 March 2008 Jersey, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Violette Huck   Courtney Nagle
  Robin Stephenson
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 1 July 2008 Boston, United States Hard   Varvara Lepchenko   Chan Chin-wei
  Natalie Grandin
4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 26 January 2009 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i)   Virginie Pichet   Maria Kondratieva
  Sophie Lefèvre
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 2 February 2009 Belfort, France Hard (i)   Virginie Pichet   Irina Kuzmina
  Oxana Lyubtsova
3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Runner-up 5. 23 March 2009 Jersey, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Virginie Pichet   Maria Elena Camerin
  Stéphanie Foretz
4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 13 April 2009 Tessenderlo, Belgium Clay   Virginie Pichet   Stefania Boffa
  Darija Jurak
7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. 12 October 2009 Open de Touraine, France Hard (i)   Selima Sfar   Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
  Aurélie Védy
4–6, 6–0, [10–8]
Winner 4. 27 September 2010 Clermont-Ferrand, France Hard (i)   Iryna Brémond   Elixane Lechemia
  Alizé Lim
7–6(9–7), 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Youlia Fedossova". L'Internaute – Les espoirs du tennis français (in French). Benchmark Group. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

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