| Career finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Type | Won | Lost | Total | WR | 
| Singles | Grand Slam | – | – | – | – | 
| Summer Olympics | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Finals | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA 1000 | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Tour | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.57 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.57 | |
| Doubles | Grand Slam | – | – | – | – | 
| Summer Olympics | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Finals | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA 1000 | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Tour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.6 3 | |
This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova.
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Alexandrova at the 2019 French Open
Performance timelines
| 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[1]
Singles
Current after the 2024 Adelaide International.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | A[lower-alpha 1] | 4R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |
| US Open | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 9–4 | 0 / 27 | 28–27 | 51% | |
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 2] | A | A | A | A | W[lower-alpha 3] | DQ[lower-alpha 1] | 1 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 4] | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 3R | NH | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 3R | 2R | QF | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |
| Madrid Open | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | NH | 1R | SF | 4R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Canadian Open | A | 2R | Q1 | 3R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | Q2 | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| China Open | A | A | A | 3R | NH | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–6 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 8–6 | 6–7 | 0 / 28 | 25–28 | 47% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 2 | Career total: 129 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 7 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 2–2 | 4–6 | 8–6 | 22–16 | 16–8 | 16–15 | 16–12 | 17–14 | 3–2 | 2 / 81 | 104–81 | 56% | 
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 6–5 | 11–5 | 6–5 | 0 / 34 | 33–33 | 50% | |
| Grass win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 10–2 | 2 / 15 | 25–13 | 66% | |
| Overall win–loss | 3–3 | 6–12 | 9–13 | 30–24 | 20–12 | 25–22 | 33–18 | 33–21 | 3–2 | 4 / 130 | 162–127 | 56% | 
| Win (%) | 50% | 33% | 41% | 56% | 63% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 60% | Career total: 56% | ||
| Year–end ranking[lower-alpha 5] | 133 | 73 | 93 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 21 | $5,575,056 | |||
Doubles
Current after the 2023 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | 
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | 
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | NH | 1R | A[lower-alpha 1] | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | 
| US Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | 
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0 / 16 | 6–16 | 27% | 
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 4] | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 50% | 
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | 
| Miami Open | A | A | A | NH | 2R | SF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 67% | 
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 33% | 
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | QF | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| China Open | A | A | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 8 | Career total: 51 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 9–7 | 3–7 | 5–14 | 11–10 | 5–8 | 1 / 51 | 34–50 | 40% | 
| Win (%) | 0% | 25% | 56% | 30% | 26% | 52% | 38% | Career total: 40% | ||
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 6] | n/a | 427 | 99 | 101 | 147 | |||||
WTA career finals
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2018 | Ladies Linz, Austria | International[lower-alpha 7] | Hard (i) |  Camila Giorgi | 3–6, 1–6 | 
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2020 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard |  Elena Rybakina | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2021 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | WTA 500 | Hard (i) |  Anett Kontaveit | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 | 
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2022 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | WTA 250 | Grass |  Aryna Sabalenka | 7–5, 6–0 | 
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | Hard |  Jeļena Ostapenko | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 | 
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2023 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands (2) | WTA 250 | Grass |  Veronika Kudermetova | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | 
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2023 | Tennis in Cleveland, United States | WTA 250 | Hard |  Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 | 
Doubles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2019 | Hungarian Ladies Open, Hungary | International | Hard (i) |  Vera Zvonareva |  Fanny Stollár  Heather Watson | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] | 
WTA 125 finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2016 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) |  Caroline Garcia | 6–4, 6–0 | 
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2018 | Open de Limoges, France (2) | Hard (i) |  Evgeniya Rodina | 6–2, 6–2 | 
| Win | 3–0 | Dec 2019 | Open de Limoges, France (3) | Hard (i) |  Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6–1, 6–3 | 
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2019 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) |  Oksana Kalashnikova |  Georgina García Pérez  Sara Sorribes Tormo | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | 
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2013 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000[lower-alpha 8] | Carpet (i) |  Julia Kimmelmann | 3–6, 2–6 | 
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2013 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | .svg.png.webp) Timea Bacsinszky | 6–4, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Přerov, Czech Republic | 15,000 | Clay |  Réka Luca Jani | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2013 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 10,000 | Clay |  Lenka Juríková | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | 
| Win | 3–2 | Dec 2013 | ITF Vendryně, Czech Republic | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  Kateřina Vaňková | 5–7, 7–6(7–0), 6–1 | 
| Win | 4–2 | May 2014 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Tamira Paszek | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2014 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Ana Vrljić | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) | 
| Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2015 | ITF Přerov, Czech Republic | 15,000 | Clay |  Markéta Vondroušová | 1–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2015 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | .svg.png.webp) Jil Teichmann | 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2016 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 10,000 | Hard (i) |  Karolína Muchová | 6–1, 6–3 | 
| Loss | 5–6 | May 2016 | ITF Győr, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay |  Tamara Zidanšek | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 5–7 | Jul 2016 | ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic | 50,000[lower-alpha 9] | Clay |  Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 | 
| Win | 6–7 | Mar 2017 | Pingshan Open, China | 60,000 | Hard |  Aryna Sabalenka | 6–2, 7–5 | 
| Win | 7–7 | Apr 2017 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Richèl Hogenkamp | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 | 
| Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2018 | Hungarian Pro Circuit Open | 100,000 | Clay |  Viktória Kužmová | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 | 
Team competition
Billie Jean King Cup participation
Singles (2–1)
| Legend | 
|---|
| Finals (0–1) | 
| Qualifying round (2–0) | 
| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | QR | Feb 2020 | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) |  Romania | Hard (i) | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | W | 6–1, 6–4 | 
| Ana Bogdan | W | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 | ||||||
| WG RR | Nov 2021 | Prague (CZE) |  France | Clara Burel | L | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | 
WTA Tour career earnings
Current after the 2022 Korea Open.
| Year | Grand Slam titles | WTA titles | Total titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | 
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,800 | 415 | 
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,767 | 439 | 
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117,410 | 174 | 
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321,619 | 110 | 
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318,719 | 119 | 
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 804,311 | 51 | 
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 679,382 | 24 | 
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 421,836 | 42 | 
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1,041,182 | 32 | 
| Career | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4,152,005 | 161 | 
Head-to-head records
Record against top 10 players
- She has a 11–23 (32%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Result | W–L | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rank | H2H | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 |  Karolína Plíšková | No. 3 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | No. 86 | |
| Loss | 0–2 |  Caroline Wozniacki | No. 6 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 0–6 | No. 88 | |
| 2018 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–3 |  Caroline Wozniacki | No. 2 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | Clay | 1R | 2–6, 2–6 | No. 101 | |
| Win | 1–3 |  Jeļena Ostapenko | No. 10 | Korea Open, South Korea | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–2 | No. 122 | |
| 2019 | |||||||||
| Loss | 1–4 |  Sloane Stephens | No. 5 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | 1R | 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7) | No. 72 | |
| Loss | 1–5 |  Aryna Sabalenka | No. 10 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Hard (i) | QF | 3–6, 4–6 | No. 78 | |
| Loss | 1–6 |  Karolína Plíšková | No. 3 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | QF | 2–6, 0–6 | No. 52 | |
| Loss | 1–7 |  Serena Williams | No. 10 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | 3R | 5–7, 4–6 | No. 48 | |
| Loss | 1–8 |  Simona Halep | No. 4 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 | No. 43 | |
| Win | 2–8 |  Simona Halep | No. 5 | China Open | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–3 | No. 38 | |
| 2020 | |||||||||
| Loss | 2–9 |  Petra Kvitová | No. 8 | Australian Open | Hard | 3R | 1–6, 2–6 | No. 28 | |
| Loss | 2–10 |  Kiki Bertens | No. 8 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Hard (i) | SF | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 | No. 28 | |
| Loss | 2–11 |  Elina Svitolina | No. 5 | French Open, France | Clay | 3R | 4–6, 5–7 | No. 31 | |
| 2021 | |||||||||
| Loss | 2–12 |  Elina Svitolina | No. 5 | Abu Dhabi Open, UAE | Hard | 3R | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10) | No. 33 | |
| Win | 3–12 |  Simona Halep | No. 2 | Gippsland Trophy, Australia | Hard | QF | 6–2, 6–1 | No. 33 | |
| Loss | 3–13 | .svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty | No. 1 | Australian Open | Hard | 3R | 2–6, 4–6 | No. 32 | |
| Loss | 3–14 |  Elina Svitolina | No. 5 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–7(1–7), 4–6 | No. 34 | |
| Loss | 3–15 |  Simona Halep | No. 3 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Clay (i) | QF | 1–6, 4–6 | No. 34 | |
| Win | 4–15 |  Elina Svitolina | No. 6 | German Open | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 7–5 | No. 34 | |
| Win | 5–15 |  Ons Jabeur | No. 8 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Hard | 1R | 6–1, 1–0, ret. | No. 37 | |
| Win | 6–15 |  Aryna Sabalenka | No. 2 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | No. 37 | |
| Win | 7–15 |  Maria Sakkari | No. 7 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Hard | SF | 4–1, ret. | No. 37 | |
| 2022 | |||||||||
| Loss | 7–16 |  Garbiñe Muguruza | No. 3 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 1–6, 6–7(7–9) | No. 40 | |
| Loss | 7–17 |  Maria Sakkari | No. 7 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Hard (i) | 2R | 2–6, 4–6 | No. 43 | |
| Win | 8–17 |  Karolína Plíšková | No. 7 | Charleston Open, United States | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 6–1 | No. 54 | |
| Loss | 8–18 |  Anett Kontaveit | No. 6 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Clay (i) | 2R | 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | No. 39 | |
| Loss | 8–19 |  Ons Jabeur | No. 10 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | SF | 2–6, 3–6 | No. 45 | |
| Loss | 8–20 |  Maria Sakkari | No. 4 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 2R | 3–6, 2–6 | No. 31 | |
| Win | 9–20 |  Aryna Sabalenka | No. 6 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | F | 7–5, 6–0 | No. 30 | |
| Loss | 9–21 |  Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Ostrava Open, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | SF | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 4–6 | No. 21 | |
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 9–22 |  Maria Sakkari | No. 7 | Qatar Ladies Open | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 2–6 | No. 18 | |
| Win | 10–22 | .svg.png.webp) Belinda Bencic | No. 9 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | No. 18 | |
| Loss | 10–23 |  Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 4R | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 | No. 17 | |
| Win | 11–23 |  Coco Gauff | No. 7 | German Open | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–0 | No. 22 | |
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Win | 12–23 |  Elena Rybakina | No. 3 | Adelaide International | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–3 | No. 21 | |
Awards
- National
- The Russian Cup in the nominations:
- Olympians-2020;
- Team of the Year: 2021.[2]
 
Notes
- 1 2 3 Suspended due to the ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ↑ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ↑ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ↑  2012: WTA ranking–772, 
 2013: WTA ranking–410,
 2014: WTA ranking–256,
 2015: WTA ranking–269.
- ↑ 2012: WTA ranking–772, 2013: WTA ranking–410, 2014: WTA ranking–256, 2015: WTA ranking–269.
- ↑ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- ↑ The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15k events even before 2017.
- ↑ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
References
- ↑ "Ekaterina Alexandrova [RUS] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "2021". ruscup.ru. Russian Cup. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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