Spanish-Moldovan tennis player (born 1997)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Bolsova and the second or maternal family name is
Zadoinova .
Aliona Bolsova Full name Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova Country (sports) Moldova (2012–Jan 2013) Spain (Apr 2013–)Residence Palafrugell , Girona , SpainBorn (1997-11-06 ) 6 November 1997 (age 27) Chișinău , MoldovaHeight 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro 2018 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Lourdes Dominguez Lino Prize money US$ 1,593,955 Career record 265–171 Career titles 9 ITF Highest ranking No. 88 (31 July 2019) Current ranking No. 543 (4 November 2024) Australian Open 1R (2021 ) French Open 4R (2019 ) Wimbledon 1R (2021 ) US Open 2R (2019 , 2020 ) Career record 144–82 Career titles 5 WTA Challengers Highest ranking No. 54 (5 December 2022) Current ranking No. 251 (4 November 2024) Australian Open 3R (2021 , 2022 ) French Open 1R (2020 , 2021 , 2023 ) Wimbledon 2R (2022 ) US Open 2R (2022 , 2023 ) Fed Cup 4–3 Last updated on: 4 November 2024.
Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova (Romanian : Aliona Bolșova ; Russian : Алёна Вадимовна Большова , romanized : Alyona Vadimovna Bolshova ; born 6 November 1997) is a Spanish-Moldovan tennis player.
On the ITF Junior Circuit , Bolsova had a combined career-high ranking of No. 4, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open .
Bolsova has career-high WTA rankings of 88 in singles and 54 in doubles. She has won five doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit .[ 1]
Playing for Spain , Bolsova has a win–loss record of 4–3 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of July 2024).
Personal life
Bolsova moved from Moldova to Spain at a young age. Her father, Vadim Zadoinov , and her mother, Olga Bolșova , were both Olympic athletes, and so were her maternal grandparents, athletes Viktor Bolshov and Valentyna Maslovska .[ 2]
She represented Moldova from 2012 to 2013, until she gained Spanish citizenship in 2013.
College career
Bolsova played for Oklahoma State University 's tennis team as a freshman in the 2016–17 season in NCAA play. There, her record was 31–7 in singles and 25–7 in doubles.[ 3] Her tenure included helping OSU's team reach the final of the 2017 Big 12 Conference championship[ 4] and the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament.[ 5]
In 2018, Bolsova played for Florida Atlantic University , going undefeated in singles with a record of 19–0. In doubles, she went 15–3. Bolsova turned professional following the Conference USA championship of 2018.[ 6] [ 1]
Professional career
At the 2019 French Open , she qualified for the main draw[ 7] and reached the fourth round on her Grand Slam debut in which she lost to Amanda Anisimova .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Partnering with Rebeka Masarova , Bolsova won the doubles at the 2022 Open Internacional de Valencia , defeating Alexandra Panova and Arantxa Rus in the final.[ 11] She also won the doubles title at the 2022 Țiriac Foundation Trophy , teaming with Andrea Gámiz to overcome Réka Luca Jani and Panna Udvardy in the final.[ 12]
Bolsova entered the main draw at the 2023 French Open as a lucky loser and won her first round match against Kristína Kučová ,[ 13] before losing to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová .[ 14]
Partnering Katarzyna Kawa , she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy , losing to Carole Monnet and Darja Semeņistaja in the final.[ 15]
Bolsova was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Bolivia Open , partnering with Valeriya Strakhova , and losing the final to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz .[ 16]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[ 17] [ 18]
Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open .
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Australian Open .
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2021
Bol Ladies Open , Croatia
Clay
Katarzyna Kawa
Ekaterine Gorgodze Tereza Mihalíková
6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Win
2–0
Jun 2022
Internacional de Valencia , Spain
Clay
Rebeka Masarova
Alexandra Panova Arantxa Rus
6–0, 6–3
Win
3–0
Sep 2022
Romanian Open , Romania
Clay
Andrea Gámiz
Réka Luca Jani Panna Udvardy
7–5, 6–3
Win
4–0
Apr 2023
San Luis Open , Mexico
Clay
Andrea Gámiz
Oksana Kalashnikova Katarzyna Piter
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Loss
4–1
Jun 2023
Solgironès Open , Spain
Clay
Rebeka Masarova
Caroline Dolehide Diana Shnaider
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Win
5–1
Jun 2023
Internacional de Valencia (2)
Clay
Andrea Gámiz
Angelina Gabueva Irina Khromacheva
6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss
5–2
Sep 2024
Țiriac Foundation Trophy , Romania
Clay
Katarzyna Kawa
Carole Monnet Darja Semeņistaja
6–1, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss
5–3
Oct 2024
Bolivia Open , Bolivia
Clay
Valeriya Strakhova
Nuria Brancaccio Leyre Romero Gormaz
4-6, 4-6
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)
Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (2–3)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$10,000 tournaments (4–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2012
ITF Coimbra, Portugal
10,000
Hard
Kathinka von Deichmann
1–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Sep 2013
ITF Lleida, Spain
10,000
Clay
Mayar Sherif
0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
2–1
Jul 2014
ITF Les Contamines, France
10,000
Hard
Tayisiya Morderger
3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss
2–2
May 2015
ITF Pula, Italy
10,000
Clay
Bianca Turati
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win
3–2
Jun 2015
ITF Madrid, Spain
10,000
Clay (i)
Lucía Cervera Vázquez
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win
4–2
Jul 2015
ITF Getxo, Spain
10,000
Clay
Corinna Dentoni
6–0, 6–2
Loss
4–3
May 2018
ITF Monzón , Spain
25,000
Hard
Katie Swan
2–6, 3–6
Loss
4–4
Jun 2018
Internacional de Barcelona , Spain
25,000
Clay
Estrella Cabeza Candela
2–6, 3–6
Win
5–4
Jul 2018
ITF Getxo, Spain
25,000
Clay
Olga Sáez Larra
6–0, 6–1
Win
6–4
Jul 2018
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
25,000
Clay
Katharina Gerlach
6–2, 6–1
Loss
6–5
Sep 2018
Open de Valencia , Spain
60,000+H
Clay
Paula Badosa
1–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss
6–6
Oct 2018
ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain
25,000
Clay
Marie Benoît
0–6, 6–7(2)
Loss
6–7
Feb 2020
Cairo Open , Egypt
60,000
Hard
Marta Kostyuk
1–6, 0–6
Loss
6–8
Jun 2022
ITF Denain, France
25,000
Clay
Leyre Romero Gormaz
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
7–8
Sep 2022
Vrnjačka Banja Open , Serbia
60,000
Clay
Nina Potočnik
7–5, 6–1
Loss
7–9
Oct 2022
Open de San Sebastián , Spain
60,000
Clay
Julia Grabher
3–6, 6–7(3)
Win
8–9
Nov 2022
Open Villa de Madrid , Spain
80,000
Clay
Tamara Korpatsch
6–4, 6–2
Win
9–9
Apr 2023
Koper Open , Slovenia
60,000
Clay
Irina Bara
3–6, 6–2, 4–1 ret.
Doubles: 21 (14 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$80,000 tournaments (2–0)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2012
ITF Coimbra, Portugal
10,000
Hard
Ulyana Ayzatulina
Nadezda Gorbachkova Ekaterina Pushkareva
2–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
Jul 2014
ITF Knokke, Belgium
10,000
Clay
Cecilia Costa Melgar
Justine De Sutter Sofie Oyen
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win
2–1
Jul 2014
ITF Les Contamines, France
10,000
Hard
Carla Touly
Sara Castellano Chiara Quattrone
6–1, 6–1
Win
3–1
Sep 2014
ITF Madrid, Spain
10,000
Hard
Olga Sáez Larra
Marta Huqi González Encinas Estela Pérez Somarriba
6–1, 6–4
Win
4–1
Oct 2014
ITF Benicarló, Spain
10,000
Clay
Andrea Gámiz
Alexandra Nancarrow Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–2, 6–3
Win
5–1
Nov 2014
ITF Castellón, Spain
10,000
Clay
Andrea Gámiz
Federica Arcidiacono Martina Spigarelli
6–1, 6–2
Win
6–1
May 2015
ITF Pula, Italy
10,000
Clay
Priscilla Hon
Cristina Bucșa Eva Guerrero Álvarez
6–0, 6–3
Loss
6–2
Jun 2015
ITF Madrid, Spain
10,000
Clay (i)
Lucía Cervera Vázquez
Elyne Boeykens Steffi Distelmans
3–6, 6–7(4)
Win
7–2
Sep 2015
ITF Barcelona, Spain
15,000
Clay
Gaia Sanesi
Estrella Cabeza Candela Oleksandra Korashvili
6–3, 6–4
Win
8–2
Oct 2018
ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain
25,000
Clay
Despina Papamichail
Marina Bassols Ribera Ángela Fita Boluda
6−2, 6−2
Loss
8–3
Sep 2019
Open de Saint-Malo , France
60,000+H
Clay
Tereza Mrdeža
Ekaterine Gorgodze Maryna Zanevska
7–6(8) , 5–7, [8–10]
Loss
8–4
Dec 2020
Dubai Tennis Challenge , UAE
W100
Hard
Kaja Juvan
Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win
9–4
Sep 2021
Open de Valencia , Spain
W80
Clay
Andrea Gámiz
Ekaterine Gorgodze Laura Pigossi
6–3, 6–4
Loss
9–5
Apr 2022
Chiasso Open , Switzerland
W60
Clay
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Anastasia Dețiuc Miriam Kolodziejová
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win
10–5
Jul 2022
Amstelveen Open , Netherlands
W60
Clay
Guiomar Maristany
Michaela Bayerlová Aneta Laboutková
6–2, 6–2
Win
11–5
Oct 2022
Open de San Sebastián , Spain
W60
Clay
Katarina Zavatska
Ángela Fita Boluda Guiomar Maristany
1–2 ret.
Win
12–5
Oct 2022
ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès , Spain
W100
Hard
Rebeka Masarova
Misaki Doi Beatrice Gumulya
7–5, 1–6, [10–3]
Win
13–5
Nov 2022
Open Villa de Madrid , Spain
W80
Clay
Rebeka Masarova
Lea Bošković Daniela Vismane
6–3, 6–3
Loss
13–6
Nov 2023
Open de Valencia, Spain
W100
Clay
Natela Dzalamidze
Valentini Grammatikopoulou Andreea Mitu
5–7, 4–6
Win
14–6
Sep 2024
ITF Pula, Italy
W35
Clay
Eva Vedder
Katharina Hobgarski Julie Štruplová
6–3, 6–3
Loss
14–7
Oct 2024
ITF Seville, Spain
W35
Clay
Martha Matoula
Ángela Fita Boluda Ylena In-Albon
2–6, 1–6
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