Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 7 May 2012. Her career high in doubles is 26th, set on 20 August 2012.
Professional career
Born in Moscow, Voskoboeva was introduced to tennis by her mother, a swimming coach, at age six. She turned pro in 2002. During her career, she has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles titles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.2008–2010
In 2008, Voskoboeva managed to qualify for the Qatar Total Open in Doha. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou before taking a set off world No. 5 Maria Sharapova before losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. That same year, she reached the quarterfinals in Quebec City. In 2009, she reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki 4–6, 0–6.Few years back she did not have a coach, as she was unable to afford one. She is now coached by Alina Jidkova, former top-100 player who retired at the end of 2010.
2011
Ranked 560 in the world, Galina reached the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open. Due to her ranking, she had to qualify, and did so by defeating top-seed Sania Mirza 6–4, 6–4, and No. 7 seed Lindsay Lee-Waters 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 in the qualifying tournament. In the first round of the main draw she defeated Romina Oprandi 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 before defeating No. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko in an epic match 1–6, 7–5, 6–4. Galina was down 1–6, 3–5 before making a remarkable comeback.She qualified for the Sony Ericsson Open and upset the No. 7 seed Jelena Dokic in the first round.
Voskoboeva became the first woman to win a main-draw singles match at the new event in Azerbaijan, the Baku Cup, by inflicting a 6–0, 6–0 win over Sofia Shapatava. She followed up this win by defeating fifth seed and doubles partner Monica Niculescu in the second round. She then went on to upset No. 2 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals with a 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 win, but lost to Ksenia Pervak in the semifinals. In doubles, Voskoboeva and Niculescu were the first seeds. They crushed Georgian duo Tatia Mikadze and Sofia Shapatava. The pair beat wildcard Nigina Abduraimova and Kamilla Farhad in the quarterfinals, and advanced to the finals by defeating Daniela Dominikovic and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, but lost to second seeds Mariya Koryttseva and Tatiana Poutchek in a tough match.
After qualifying for the Premier-level Rogers Cup in Toronto, Voskoboeva recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating French Open-semifinalist and world No. 9 Marion Bartoli 6–3, 6–3 in the first round. She followed this up with a decisive win against Italian world No. 25 Flavia Pennetta 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 to reach the third round. She followed her strong performance by beating former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova 6–3, 7–5. She lost to fourth seeded Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.
Voskoboeva qualified for the US Open, but lost to seventh seed Francesca Schiavone in a tough three sets in the first round.
2012
As of 2012, Voskoboeva has paired with fellow Kazakh player Yaroslava Shvedova in doubles, in an effort to represent their nation at the Olympic Games in London, a feat they achieved, reaching the second round.2013
Voskoboeva began her 2013 season at the ASB Classic. She lost in the first round to Kirsten Flipkens. Coming through the qualifying rounds at the Apia International Sydney, Voskoboeva defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the first round. She was defeated in the second round by second seed Angelique Kerber. At the Australian Open, Voskoboeva lost in the first round to twenty-fifth seed Venus Williams.In Memphis at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, Voskoboeva was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Heather Watson.
Personal
In 2008, Galina changed her nationality from Russian to Kazakhstani. She attended University RUPF in Moscow, where she graduated from in 2005.Significant finals
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 tournaments
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2011 Korea Open – Singles| | Korea Open, Seoul | International | Hard |  María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–7, 6–7 |
Doubles: 18 (5 titles, 13 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 3 October 2005 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Anastasia Rodionova |  Maria Elena Camerin  Émilie Loit | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 15 October 2006 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow | Carpet |  Iveta Benešová | Francesca Schiavone Květa Peschke | 4–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 January 2007 | Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, Gold Coast | Hard | Iveta Benešová |  Dinara Safina  Katarina Srebotnik | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 March 2011 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur | Hard | Dinara Safina |  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Jessica Moore | 7–5, 2–6, |
| Winner | 2. | 30 April 2011 | Portugal Open, Estoril | Clay | Alisa Kleybanova |  Michaëlla Krajicek  Eleni Daniilidou | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 May 2011 | Brussels Open, Belgium | Clay | Andrea Hlaváčková |  Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | 3–6, 6–0, |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 July 2011 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | Hard |  Monica Niculescu |  Mariya Koryttseva  Tatiana Poutchek | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 5. | 25 September 2011 | Hansol Korea Open, Seoul | Hard | Vera Dushevina |  Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 22 October 2011 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova |  Vania King  Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 5 May 2012 | Portugal Open, Estoril | Clay | Yaroslava Shvedova |  Chuang Chia-jung  Zhang Shuai | 6–4, 1–6, |
| Winner | 4. | 23 February 2013 | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, Memphis | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic |  Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 21 September 2013 | Guangzhou International Women's Open, China | Hard | Vania King | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Runner-up | 9. | 4 January 2014 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 2 March 2014 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Petra Cetkovská Iveta Melzer | 6–3, 2–6, |
| Runner-up | 10. | 26 February 2017 | Hungarian Ladies Open, Budapest | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Hsieh Su-wei  Oksana Kalashnikova | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Runner-up | 11. | 29 July 2018 | Moscow River Cup, Russia | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Anastasia Potapova Vera Zvonareva | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 14 April 2019 | Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Sorana Cîrstea Andreea Mitu | 6–1, 2–6, |
| Runner-up | 13. | 28 July 2019 | Baltic Open, Latvia | Clay |  Jeļena Ostapenko |  Sharon Fichman  Nina Stojanović | 6–2, 6–7, |
WTA 125 series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF finals
Singles (3–5)
Doubles (13–10)
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Head-to-head records
- Serena Williams 0–2
- Venus Williams 0–1
- Lindsay Davenport 0–1
- Maria Sharapova 1–1
- Victoria Azarenka 1–2
- Caroline Wozniacki 0–1