Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Makarova Valerevna (Russian Екатерина Валерьевна Макарова; born June 7, 1988 in Moscow, then the Soviet Union) is a Russian tennis player.
- 2.1 Single
- 2.2 double
- 2.3 Mixed
- 3.1 Individual
- 3.2 double
Career
At the age of six years Makarova began playing tennis, since October 2004, she plays on the professional tour. In early 2008 they made it into the Top 100, 2010 it has established itself among the top 50. Her achievements on the WTA Tour in singles were the tournament victory in 2010 in Eastbourne and the quarter-finals at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013., You can victories over former top -10 players Ai Sugiyama, Nicole Vaidišová, Vera Swonarewa, Anna Chakvetadze, Nadia Petrova, Amélie Mauresmo, and has over Serena Williams.
2010
When grass tournament of Eastbourne, she celebrated her first WTA title. As a qualifier started the tournament, she defeated Flavia Pennetta in the main draw first with 7:65, 6:1, and in round two with Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals and Samantha Stosur with 7:65, 7:5. The final against Azarenka Wiktoryja they won with 7:65 and 6:4. So they ended the season for the second time in the top 50
2011/2012
Both in Melbourne and Paris drew Makarova a first knockout round. At the Australian Open, she defeated 2011 Ana Ivanovic and Nadia Petrova, before she had to admit defeat of the later champion Kim Clijsters. In Paris she could Kaia Kanepi off, but lost this time of the later finalist Azarenka. At Wimbledon she left, set at position 28 in the first round.
In February, she was standing with Vera Dushevina in the final of Paris, where the U.S. Americans Bethanie Mattek -Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4, 6-2 interspersed.
At the Australian Open she reached 2012 as Unseeded after victories over the set of number 7 and 12 Wera Swonarewa and Serena Williams the quarter-finals, in which Marija Sharapova 6:2 and 6:3 had the upper hand. At the French Open the end for Makarova was already in round one against Sloane Stephens ( 4:6, 6:7 ). The grass season began with a semi-final in Birmingham ( 4:6, 6:3, 2:6 against Melanie Oudin ) and a quarterfinal at Eastbourne against Angelique Kerber ( 2:6, 4:6 ). At Wimbledon, it was only enough for round two, where they met again and this time Kerber lost with 5:7 and 3:6. At the U.S. Open she could console themselves for their retirement in a single in round three with the first Grand Slam title; she won the Mixed Competition at the side of the Brazilian Bruno Soares.
In October, she won along with Jelena Wesnina both the tournament in Beijing and Moscow. Thus, it improved in a double ranking in 11th place
2013/2014
On January 14, 2013 marked Makarova with 19th place in the WTA world rankings, a new personal best in each individual. In the doubles competition of Melbourne for the first time she reached the semifinals, since 18 February 2013, it is performed in a double in the top ten. With their biggest success to date, the doubles title at the only Grand Slam tournament on clay, she sat down in the double world rankings at number 5 ( in July, reaching number 4). In the final of the French Open, she defeated along with Wesnina the defending champion Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.
At the Australian Open she was in 2014 for the first time in the final. Errani and Vinci succeeded there, however, in three sets revenge for Paris.