Julia Glushko
Julia Glushko is an Israeli retired professional tennis player. She won 11 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best results at the Grand Slams was reaching the third round of the US Open in 2013, and the French Open in 2014 in singles. In September 2015 she reached the final of the 2015 WTA 125K series event in Dalian, where she was defeated by Zheng Saisai.
On 23 June 2014, Glushko reached her best singles ranking of world number 79. On 4 November 2013, she peaked at world 109 in the doubles rankings. She won the 2011 Israeli National Women's Singles Championship. Playing for Israel in the Fed Cup, she was 29-29.
Early and personal life
Glushko was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, and is of Jewish descent. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. Her parents, Sergio and Olga, are tennis instructors. Glushko and her family moved to Israel from Ukraine when she was 9 years old, initially living in the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem for three years, and then in Ramat HaSharon. She then trained at the Wingate Institute. She served in the Israel Defense Forces for over two years. She lives in Modi'in, Israel, halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.Tennis career
Junior years
Glushko won four junior titles. The first three were the 2006 Saadia Rees, the 2007 Argentina Cup, and the 2007 Uruguay Bowl.In March 2007 she won the Grade-1 Asunción Bowl junior girls tournament in Paraguay. It was the first Grade-1 title of Glushko's career. At 17 years of age she was ranked 10th in the world junior tennis rankings.
At the US Open in September 2007, Glushko won her first two junior singles matches, and her first round junior doubles match with Tyra Calderwood.
Professional career
Glushko won 11 singles and 14 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best results at the Grand Slams was reaching the third round of the US Open in 2013, and the French Open in 2014 in singles.Glushko made her professional debut in March 2004 at the ITF challenger event in Ramat HaSharon. She beat Diana Voskoboynik in the first round of qualifying, before losing to Yakaterina Burduli.
Her best result on the professional level was a semi-final appearance at the ITF event in Antalya in May 2006, where Glushko lost to Çağla Büyükakçay.
In November 2007, Glushko won her first ITF title an event in Mallorca, beating Diana Enache in the final.
In 2008, she won three ITF titles in doubles competitions with different partners. Glushko celebrated her maiden title at Albufeira, Portugal, alongside Marina Melnikova in February, beating Martina Babáková and Elena Chalova in the final; followed by the victory at Porto Rafti, Greece, with Dominice Ripoll in March, and a third tournament win in May at Ra'anana, where Glushko teamed up with Manana Shapakidze.
In November 2010, she defeated top-seeded world # 42 Jarmila Wolfe at the ITF $25,000
Traralgon, Australia, which she won.
In December 2010, Glushko lost in the finals of the Israeli championships to Shahar Pe'er in three sets.
In January 2011, she played her first Grand Slam qualifying, reaching the second round after losing to Nuria Llagostera Vives.
Glushko beat Shahar Pe'er in the women's final of the 2011 Israel National Championships.
In 2012, Glushko made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the US Open, after she defeated Zheng Saisai in the qualifying competition. She lost in the first round to Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets.
In May 2013, Glushko played her second Grand Slam, the French Open, after she defeated Anastasia Rodionova from Australia in the qualifying competition. Again, she lost in the first round, this time to María Teresa Torró Flor.
In August 2013, Glushko played in Rogers Cup qualifying and defeated Christina McHale in the first round. In the second round of qualifying she defeated Gabriela Dabrowski in straight sets and entered her first Premier tournament. She played at the 2013 US Open and, after qualifying to the main draw, beat 20th-seeded world # 23 Nadia Petrova. In the second round she defeated Sachia Vickery, but lost to Daniela Hantuchová in a third-set tiebreaker in round three.
In September 2013 Glushko won her first WTA main draw match defeating Tetyana Arefyeva. In the second round she lost to Galina Voskoboeva.
In May 2014, she lost in the first round of 2014 Nürnberger Versicherungscup to Caroline Garcia 4–6, 7–5, 5–7 after qualifying to the main draw. Glushko played at the 2014 French Open and beat Donna Vekić in the first round 7–5, 2–6, 6–4. In the second round she defeated world # 22 Kirsten Flipkens 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. However, her run came to an end when she was beaten by Sara Errani, winning only one game.
In June 2014, Glushko lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Sabine Lisicki 2–6, 1–6 on the Centre Court. In September 2015 she reached the final of the 2015 WTA 125K series event in Dalian, where she was defeated by Zheng Saisai.
In August 2014, she defeated world # 32 Bojana Jovanovski Petrović at the 2014 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 2017, the Women’s Tennis Association deleted reference to Glushko's nationality and Israel's flag from her profile on their website ahead of her scheduled participation at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, when event organizers requested all references to her being Israeli be removed from the WTA website in order for her to be allowed to take part in the event. The WTA subsequently reinstated them.
On July 29, 2018, she won the $60,000 women’s singles title at the International Tennis Federation tournament in Granby, Canada, defeating top-seeded Arina Rodionova of Australia in the final.
At the 2018 US Open, Glushko hurt her left knee during play, but had it taped and won her match against Monica Niculescu. She then lost to Naomi Osaka as she played taped calf to quad and hobbled, and learned, however, that she had a fracture in her left knee, and once it healed she had surgery to clean the meniscus.
She played her final professional tournament in Israel in September 2019 where she lost in the first round singles and quarterfinals with doubles partner sister Lina Glushko. On 24 December 2019, she retired from competitive tennis at 29 years of age.
Fed Cup
Playing for Israel in the Fed Cup, Glushko was 29-29.Glushko made her debut with the Israel Fed Cup team on 22 April 2007, in Kamloops, Canada. She lost in straight sets to Marie-Ève Pelletier after Israel had already clinched the match 3–2. In July she played Melanie Klaffner in another dead rubber, with Israel defeating Austria 4–1.
At the 2011 Fed Cup held in Eilat, Glushko won three out of her four singles rubbers – against Anne Kremer of Luxembourg, Magda Linette of Poland, and Elitsa Kostova of Bulgaria. She lost to Monica Niculescu of Romania. Glushko also won two out of three doubles matches together with Shahar Pe'er – against Luxembourg and Romania. They lost to Poland.
At the 2012 Fed Cup, she won one out of her three singles rubbers and she won one out of her two doubles games with Shahar Pe'er. She defeated Maria João Koehler and lost to Bibiane Schoofs and Anne Keothavong. In doubles they lost to Koehler and Michelle Larcher de Brito from Portugal, but defeated Schoofs and Michaëlla Krajicek from the Netherlands.
At the 2013 Fed Cup, Glushko won all four of her singles rubbers but won neither of her two doubles games with Pe'er.
Maccabiah Games
Competing at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, Glushko lost to Sharon Fichman of Canada in the semi-finals.WTA 125 series finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
ITF finals
Singles: 15 (11 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | $10,000 | Clay |  Diana Buzean | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2010 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | $10,000 | Hard |  Keren Shlomo | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2010 | ITF Akko, Israel | $10,000 | Hard |  Julia Kimmelmann | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2010 | ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia | $25,000 | Hard |  Isabella Holland | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | Nov 2010 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | $25,000 | Hard |  Sacha Jones | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Waterloo, Canada | $50,000 | Clay |  Sharon Fichman | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Lexington, United States | $50,000 | Hard |  Johanna Konta | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Palm Harbor, United States | $25,000 | Clay |  Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–1 | Jul 2013 | ITF Waterloo, Canada | $50,000 | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–1 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | $25,000 | Hard | Alexandra Bozovic | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | $25,000 | Hard |  Victoria Rodríguez | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Singapore | $25,000 | Hard |  Risa Ozaki | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | $25,000 | Hard | Rebecca Marino | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 11–3 | Jul 2018 | ITF Granby, Canada | $60,000 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Akko, Israel | W25 | Hard |  Susan Bandecchi | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (14–18)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 November 2007 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Charlene Vanneste |  Marina Melnikova  Sylwia Zagórska | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 November 2007 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Keren Shlomo |  Iryna Kurianovic  Mika Urbančič | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 17 February 2008 | Albufeira, Portugal | Hard | Marina Melnikova |  Martina Babáková Elena Chalova | 6–3, 0–6, |
| Winner | 2. | 23 March 2008 | Porto Rafti, Greece | Hard | Dominice Ripoll |  Nicole Clerico Mika Urbančič | 1–6, 7–5, |
| Winner | 3. | 24 May 2008 | Ra'anana, Israel | Hard |  Manana Shapakidze | Chen Astrogo  Marcella Koek | 7–5, 6–7, |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 September 2008 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay |  Çağla Büyükakçay | Alberta Brianti Polona Hercog | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 29 May 2010 | Ra'anana, Israel | Hard | Keren Shlomo | Efrat Mishor Anna Rapoport | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 June 2010 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Pemra Özgen |  Mervana Jugić-Salkić  Emma Laine | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 18 July 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard |  Kristy Frilling | Irina Falconi Maria Sanchez | 6–2, 2–6, |
| Winner | 6. | 23 October 2010 | Akko, Israel | Hard | Janina Toljan |  Gally De Wael  Zuzana Linhová | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 October 2011 | Netanya, Israel | Hard | Nicole Clerico | Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 29 April 2012 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Elena Bovina | Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 18 May 2012 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Naomi Broady |  Vesna Dolonc Irina Khromacheva | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 29 July 2012 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Olivia Rogowska | Shuko Aoyama  Xu Yifan | 5–7, 7–6, |
| Winner | 7. | 5 August 2012 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Olivia Rogowska | Jacqueline Cako Natalie Pluskota | 6–4, 5–7, |
| Winner | 8. | 18 May 2013 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay |  Paula Ormaechea | Stéphanie Dubois Kurumi Nara | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 15 June 2013 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Erika Sema | Julie Coin Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 27 July 2013 | Lexington, United States | Hard |  Chanel Simmonds |  Nicha Lertpitaksinchai Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 4 May 2014 | Wiesbaden, Germany | Clay |  Mandy Minella | Viktorija Golubic  Diāna Marcinkēviča | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 12 April 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay |  Mariana Duque |  Lourdes Domínguez Lino Mandy Minella | 5–7, 6–4, |
| Winner | 9. | 15 May 2015 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Mariana Duque |  Beatriz Haddad Maia Nicole Melichar | 1–6, 7–6, |
| Runner-up | 13. | 7 November 2015 | Waco, United States | Hard |  Rebecca Peterson | Vania King Nicole Gibbs | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 15 November 2015 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | Rebecca Peterson | Viktorija Golubic  Stephanie Vogt | 4–6, 7–5, |
| Winner | 11. | 8 May 2016 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Jessica Pegula Maria Sanchez | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 6 August 2016 | Granby, Canada | Hard |  Olga Govortsova | Jamie Loeb An-Sophie Mestach | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 1 October 2016 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Liu Fangzhou | Naiktha Bains  Abigail Tere-Apisah | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Winner | 12. | 1 April 2017 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková | Jessica Moore Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–4, 2–6, |
| Runner-up | 16. | 6 May 2017 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Katy Dunne | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 3 June 2017 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Priscilla Hon |  Tereza Mrdeža Conny Perrin | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 14. | 10 June 2017 | Brescia, Italy | Clay | Priscilla Hon |  Montserrat González Ilona Kremen | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Runner-up | 17. | 16 June 2017 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Priscilla Hon |  Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 14 July 2018 | Winnipeg, Canada | Hard | Sanaz Marand | Akiko Omae Victoria Rodríguez | 6–7, 3–6 |