Olga Fridman
Olga Olehivna Fridman (Ukrainian: Ольга Олегівна Фрідман; Hebrew: אולגה פרידמן; born 30 September 1998) is a Ukrainian-Israeli 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 | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Born | 30 September 1998 Kiev |
| 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 |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2014) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2014) |
| Last updated on: 14 May 2018. | |
As a junior, Fridman has a career-high world ranking of 12, achieved on 24 March 2014. Fridman has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 231, achieved on 23 May 2016. She has won two ITF singles titles.
Early and personal life
Friedman was born to a wealthy family in Kiev, the daughter of Ukrainian-Israeli oligarch Oleg Fridman.[1][2] Although she represents Ukraine internationally, Fridman also holds Israeli citizenship.[2]
Tennis career
Fridman has a career-high juniors ranking of 12, achieved on 24 March 2014.
She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 231, achieved on 23 May 2016. She has won two ITF singles titles.[3]
Fridman made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2015 Baku Cup in the doubles event partnering Elizaveta Ianchuk.
She became the 2015 champion of Israel at the age of 17, beating world No. 126 Julia Glushko 6–2, 6–2 in the finals of the Israeli championship.[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]
In January 2016, she made it to the final of the $25,000 ITF event in Daytona Beach, where she was defeated by Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 0–6, 6–2, 6–4.[4]
The last tournament she played was a $25,000 ITF event in Florida in January 2017.
ITF finals: 5 (2–3)
Singles: 4 (2–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 2 August 2014 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 December 2014 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  |
1–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7) |
| Winner | 2. | 25 October 2015 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) |  |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 January 2016 | Daytona Beach, United States | Clay |  |
6–0, 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 4 July 2014 | Prokuplje, Serbia | Clay | |
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
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