Alina Jidkova

Alina Vladimirovna Zhidkova (Russian: Алина Владимировна Жидкова; born 18 January 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. In her career, Jidkova won one WTA doubles title in 2005 Abierto Mexicano Telcel. She also won nine singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On March 7, 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 51, while on August 4, 2003, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 50.

Alina Jidkova

Jidkova at the 2009 Kremlin Cup in Moscow
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Born	January 18, 1977 Moscow, Soviet Union now Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,128,467
Singles
Career record	458–410
Career titles	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 51 (7 March 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
US Open	2R (2006)
Doubles
Career record	267–321
Career titles	1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 50 (4 August 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2003)
French Open	2R (2000, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2002, 2005, 2008)
US Open	2R (2005)

Early life

Born in Moscow, then part of Soviet Union, she started playing tennis in Spartak Tennis Club, the club which produced many future champions. Later, she moved to US and has been trained at Nick Bollettieri academy in Florida.

Biography

She beat Serena Williams in straight sets at 2004 Linz tournament. Aside from Williams, she has career victories against many notable players, including another former number 1 player Jelena Janković, Mary Pierce, Chanda Rubin, Samantha Stosur, Daniela Hantuchová, Amanda Coetzer, Meghann Shaughnessy, Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Amy Frazier, Alona Bondarenko, Petra Martic and Vera Dushevina.

In 2005, she won WTA Mexican Open doubles title in Acapulco, partnering with Tatiana Perebiynis.

Jidkova underwent knee surgery on 3 April 2001 for torn meniscus suffered during practice after Miami, returning to action in late April.

Retirement and coaching career

She retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2010 season. She played her last official match against Monica Puig, 2016 Olympic champion. After her retirement she worked as a coach for Galina Voskoboeva and Ksenia Pervak.

Personal life

Jidkova resides in Boca Raton, Florida, and she is married to entrepreneur Sascha Ghods. The two married on 18 December 2010 in a ceremony in Vienna, Austria.

WTA Career Finals

Doubles (1-3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 February 2003	Memphis, United States	Hard (i)	Bryanne Stewart	Saori Obata Akiko Morigami	1–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	21 February 2005	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Tatiana Perebiynis	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	30 October 2006	Quebec City, Canada	Hard	Jill Craybas	Carly Gullickson Laura Granville	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	22 July 2007	Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Tatiana Poutchek	Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza	6–7^(4), 5–7

ITF Finals

Singles (9-8)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	27 October 1997	Culiacan, Mexico	Hard	Petia Marinova	6-3 6-0
Runner-up	2.	11 May 1998	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Vanessa Menga	2-6 7-6 1-6
Winner	3.	18 May 1998	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Adria Engel	6-3 6-1
Runner-up	4.	4 January, 1999	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Holly Parkinson	6-3 4-6 3-6
Winner	5.	17 January 1999	Miami, United States	Hard	Helen Crook	6-2 7-5
Runner-up	6.	31 January 1999	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Mirka Federer	0–6, 6–7
Winner	7.	19 July 1999	Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Erika deLone	6-7, 7-6, 6-4
Runner-up	8.	16 July 2000	Peachtree City, United States	Hard	Sandra Cacic	0-6 2-4 ret.
Winner	9.	11 September 2000	Hopewell Junction, United States	Hard	Jennifer Hopkins	6-3 6-0
Winner	10.	9 October 2000	Miramar, United States	Clay	Rossana de los Ríos	1–6, 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	11.	27 November 2000	Tucson, United States	Hard	Katalin Marosi	7-6, 4-6, 3-6
Runner-up	12.	29 January 2001	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Anikó Kapros	3-6 2-6
Runner-up	13.	29 January 2001	Fresno, United States	Hard	Marissa Irvin	2-6 1-6
Winner	14.	5 November 2001	Pittsburgh, United States	Hard (i)	Marie-Ève Pelletier	6-4 6-1
Winner	15.	23 July 2002	Louisville, United States	Hard	Saori Obata	6-3 6-4
Winner	16.	9 January 2007	Tampa, United States	Hard	Olga Vymetálková	6-2 6-2
Runner-up	17.	5 June 2007	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Carla Suárez Navarro	2-6 1-6

Doubles (9-21)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 February 1994	Amadora, Portugal	Hard	Anna Linkova	Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	29 January 1996	Saint-Malo, France	Hard (i)	Pavlina Bartůňková	Ariadne Katsouli Bérangère Quillot	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	4 August 1996	Catania, Italy	Clay	Teodora Nedeva	Katia Altilia Laura Fodorean	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	6 October 1996	Langenthal, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Helena Vildová	Caecilia Charbonnier Andrea Schwarz	6–4, 6–4
Winner	5.	23 March 1997	Ciudad Victoria, Mexico	Hard	Paola Arrangoiz	Karin Palme Graciela Vélez	5-7 6-0 6-2
Runner-up	6.	27 October 1997	Culiacan, Mexico	Hard	Paola Arrangoiz	Lucila Becerra Isabela Petrov	5-7, 0-6
Runner-up	7.	19 January 1998	Miami, United States	Hard	Aliénor Tricerri	Lilia Osterloh Zuzana Valekova	4–6, 4–6
Winner	8.	4 May 1998	Tampico, Mexico	Hard	Adria Engel	Paula Cabezas Vanessa Menga	7-6, 7-5
Runner-up	9.	11 May 1998	Poza Rica, Mexico	Hard	Adria Engel	Paula Cabezas Vanessa Menga	6-3 2-6 2-6
Runner-up	10.	18 May 1998	Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Adria Engel	Paula Cabezas Vanessa Menga	3-6 2-6
Winner	11.	23 November 1998	Culiacan, Mexico	Clay	Renata Kolbovic	Zsófia Gubacsi Aliénor Tricerri	6-3 6-2
Runner-up	12.	4 January 1999	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Holly Parkinson	Kylie Hunt Julie Thu	6-7, 4-6
Runner-up	13.	8 February 1999	Rockford, United States	Hard (i)	Holly Parkinson	Lilia Osterloh Katie Schlukebir	6-7, 2-6
Winner	14.	19 September 1999	Hopewel, United States	Hard	Li Fang	Dawn Buth Kim Grant	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	1 May 2001	Dothan, United States	Clay	Gabriela Voleková	Marissa Irvin Janet Lee	0–6, 2–6
Winner	16.	14 October 2001	Hallandale Beach, United States	Clay	Jessica Steck	Erica Krauth Vanesa Krauth	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	17.	12 November 2001	Hattiesburg, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi	6-3 6-1
Runner-up	18.	3 December 2001	West Columbia, United States	Hard	Abigail Spears	Amanda Augustus Jennifer Embry	6-0 3-6 3-6
Runner-up	19.	3 December 2002	Boynton Beach, United States	Clay	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Katalin Marosi Samantha Reeves	2–6, 6–7
Runner-up	20.	19 October 2003	Sedona, United States	Clay	Rossana de los Ríos	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	6–7^(2), 6–7^(3)
Runner-up	21.	10 November 2003	Eugene, United States	Hard	Tatiana Poutchek	Teryn Ashley Shenay Perry	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	22.	1 December 2003	Palm Beach Gardens, United States	Clay	Tatiana Panova	Melinda Czink Erica Krauth	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	23.	2 June 2008	Rome, Italy	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska	3–6, 1–6
Winner	24.	18 January 2009	Boca Raton, United States	Clay	Darya Kustova	Kimberly Couts Sharon Fichman	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	25.	8 February 2009	Rancho Mirage, United States	Hard	Darya Kustova	Natalie Grandin Courtney Nagle	2–6, 6–7^(6)
Runner-up	26.	27 April 2009	Charlottesville, United States	Hard	Angela Haynes	Carly Gullickson Nicole Kriz	5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up	27.	10 October 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Karen Castiblanco	María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Frederica Piedade	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	28.	8 March 2010	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Laura Siegemund	Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao	4–6, 4–6
Winner	29.	19 April 2010	Dothan, United States	Clay	Anastasiya Yakimova	María Irigoyen Teodora Mirčić	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	30.	11 October 2010	Troy, United States	Hard	Laura Siegemund	Madison Brengle Asia Muhammad	2–6, 4–6

External links

• Alina Jidkova at the Women's Tennis Association
• Alina Jidkova at the International Tennis Federation