Olga Govortsova
| Country |
 Belarus |
| Residence |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Date of birth |
August 23, 1988 (1988-08-23) (age 20) |
| Place of birth |
Pinsk, Belarus then Soviet Union |
| Height |
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight |
67 kg (150 lb; 10.6 st) |
| Turned pro |
2002 |
| Retired |
Active |
| Plays |
Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$590,147 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
154–96 |
| Career titles |
0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 35 (June 23, 2008) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
1r (2008, 2009) |
| French Open |
3r (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon |
2r (2007, 2009) |
| US Open |
2r (2007, 2008) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
35–47 |
| Career titles |
1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 47 (August 18, 2008) |
| Last updated on: June 22, 2009. |
Olga Govortsova (Belarusian: Вольга Гаварцова, born 23 August 1988 in Pinsk, Soviet Union) is a professional Belarusian tennis player. After a few WTA-level events and never winning a match, she made back to back quarterfinals at Cincinnati and Stanford, where she beat Shahar Pe'er for the best win of her career thus far. She beat Pe'er again in Memphis. As of June 23, 2008, her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35.
She reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2008 Cellular South Open in Memphis, Tennessee. There she lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport.
She began her year at the 2009 Brisbane International, here she defeated 8th seed Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-2 en route to the quarter finals. She fell here however against world no 41. Sara Errani 6-3 6-3.
At the Australian Open she received main draw entry but was drawn against 20th seed Amelie Mauresmo in the first round, she lost in straight sets 6-4 6-3.
She then played in Indian Wells, a premier mandatory event. She defeated british no 1 Anne Keothavong in the first round before falling to Shuai Peng. In Miami the second premier mandatory event she lost in the first round to Belarussian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova.
[edit] WTA Tour finals (2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
| WTA Championships |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III |
| Tier IV |
[edit] Singles runner-up (1)
[edit] Doubles runner-up (2)
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