Olga Olehivna Fridman (Ukrainian: Ольга Олегівна Фрідман; Hebrew: אולגה פרידמן; born 30 September 1998) is a Ukrainian-Israeli former professional tennis player and the 2015 female Israeli tennis champion.
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Full name | Olga Olehivna Fridman |
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Native name | Ольга Фрідман אולגה פרידמן |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Born | Kyiv | 30 September 1998
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $30,397 |
Singles | |
Career record | 83–37 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 231 (23 May 2016) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 2R (2013) |
French Open Junior | 1R (2014) |
US Open Junior | 3R (2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
French Open Junior | 1R (2014) |
US Open Junior | QF (2014) |
As a junior, Fridman has a career-high world ranking of 12, achieved on 24 March 2014. She has a career-high singles ranking of 231 by the WTA, achieved on 23 May 2016, and she won two singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Early and personal life
editFridman was born to a wealthy family in Kyiv, the daughter of Ukrainian-Israeli oligarch Oleg Fridman.[1][2] Although she represented Ukraine internationally, Fridman also holds Israeli citizenship.[2]
In December 2015, she had lived in Israel in recent years, and said: "I’d really like to represent Israel, but at the moment it depends on my parents. I really love the country and I believe it will eventually happen."[2]
Tennis career
editFridman made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Baku Cup in the doubles event, partnering Elizaveta Ianchuk.
She became the 2015 national champion at the age of 17, beating world No. 126, Julia Glushko, 6–2, 6–2 in the final of the Israeli championship.[2]
In January 2016, she made it to the final of the $25k event in Daytona Beach, where she was defeated by Ons Jabeur, in three sets.[3]
The last tournament Fridman played was a $25k event in Florida, in January 2017.
ITF finals
editSingles (2–2)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 2 August 2014 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Ye Qiuyu | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | 13 December 2014 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Marta Paigina | 1–6, 6–2, 6–7(3) |
Win | 2. | 25 October 2015 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | Kristýna Plíšková | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | 17 January 2016 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | Clay | Ons Jabeur | 6–0, 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (0–1)
editResult | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 4 July 2014 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | Elizaveta Ianchuk | Lina Gjorcheska Alexandra Nancarrow |
4–6, 6–7(5) |
References
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