Ekaterina Makarova

Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova^[1] (Russian: Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; IPA: [jɪkɐtʲɪˈrʲinə vɐˈlʲerʲjɪvnə mɐˈkarəvə]; born on 7 June 1988) is a Russian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of number 8 on 6 April 2015. Her best Grand Slam singles results have come at the 2014 US Open and the 2015 Australian Open where she reached the semifinals on both occasions. Makarova is a three-time Grand Slam champion in doubles competition, having won the 2012 US Open mixed doubles tournament with Bruno Soares, and the 2013 French Open and the 2014 US Open with Elena Vesnina.

Early life

Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova was born to Valery and Olga in Moscow, Soviet Union. Her father is a banker and her mother a housewife. At age five or six she was sent by her parents to the Luzhniki per the recommendation of friends.^[2]^[3]

Career

2003–2005

In her first professional tournament in Elektrostal as a wildcard, she reached the quarter-finals losing to Olga Savchuk. At her last tournament of 2003 in Zhukovsky, Russia, she lost in the first round. She then played in Cairo, Egypt, reaching the second round as a qualifying. At Antalya, Turkey, she won her career first title over Kateryna Avdiyenko. Appearing at Felixstowe, Great Britain, she lost in the first round. At Târgu Mureş, Romania, Makarova claimed her second $10,000 title without dropping a set, defeating Simona Matei in the finals. In Moscow as a wildcard in the qualifier, she earned her first top 100 victory over Tatiana Perebiynis and Marta Domachowska, but lost to compatriot Anna Chakvetadze.

At Redbridge, Makarova lost to Baltacha in the semifinals. In the next tournament she again reached semifinals, at St. Petersburg, in which she lost to her compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova. Bychkov beat her in the semifinal at the tournament in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France. In the second round of qualifying for the US Open losing to Indian Shikha Uberoi. Her next tournaments were fruitless, often reaching first rounds or losing in qualifications. The last tournament she would play that year would be in Dubai, where as a wildcard lost in the first round to Yaroslava Shvedova in two sets.

2006–2007

Her first tournament in 2006 was at Ortesei, in which as a qualifier she lost to Eva Birnerová in the first round. At Torrent, Valencia, Spain, she reached the finals, eventually losing to Romina Oprandi. At an ITF event in Moscow she reached the finals defeating Vesna Manasieva in the quarter-finals and Anna Lapushchenkova in the semi-finals, before falling to Evgeniya Rodina.

Makarova began her 2007 season losing to Olga Blahotová, at Tampa, Florida. In Moscow she won the title with victories over Evgenia Grenbenyuk, and Evgeniya Rodina in the final. Makarova entered the qualifying draw for the French Open defeating Erika Takao but was defeated again by Ioana Raluca Olaru. Then, in Zagreb, she reached the semifinals, before losing to Kyra Nagy. Makarova then lost in qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová after defeating Lilia Osterloh. Makarova qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the 2007 US Open, in the main draw she defeated Julia Schruff and Ai Sugiyama,^[4] but lost to reigning world number 1 and eventual champion Justine Henin in straight sets. In her last tournament of the year in Minsk, she reached the second round, losing to Ekaterina Dzehalevich.

2008

Makarova began the year by losing in the qualifying round of 2008 Medibank International. She earned her first win over a top 20 at the 2008 Australian Open, where she overcame no. 19 Ágnes Szávay. 14th seed Nadia Petrova hindered her way to the fourth round. In the opening season Makarova had a number of second round achievements, such as at the 2008 French Open. Makarova suffered consecutive first round loses in 2008 Wimbledon, 2008 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, 2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open and 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open. At the 2008 US Open she earned her first top ten win over world no. 9 Anna Chakvetadze, until falling to Li Na.

2009

Ekaterina Makarova at the 2009 French Open.

Makarova started the 2009 season with early losses in the first rounds of the 2009 Medibank International Sydney, the 2009 Open GDF Suez, and the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships, and the second rounds of the 2009 Australian Open and the 2009 BNP Paribas Open. She reached her first WTA final in the 2009 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem with a win over Alisa Kleybanova and, without dropping a set leading up to the finals, she lost in a one-sided final to Anabel Medina Garrigues. She also reached the final of the 2009 Estoril Open defeating Maria Kirilenko and Anna-Lena Grönefeld en route but losing to Yanina Wickmayer.

Makarova suffered first match losses in the 2009 French Open and the 2009 Aegon Classic. She reached second rounds at 2009 Wimbledon, the 2009 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, and the 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships, until enduring a 7-match losing streak spanning the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, the 2009 Rogers Cup, the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis, the 2009 US Open, the 2009 Hansol Korea Open, and the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open. She finally broke her losing streak at the 2009 China Open by defeating Shahar Pe'er before losing to Serena Williams. In her last tournament of the year, she lost in the first round to Lucie Šafářová in the 2009 Kremlin Cup.

2010 : First WTA title

Ekaterina Makarova at the 2010 US Open

In 2010 Makarova continued her bad form in 2009, as she suffered first round loses in 2010 Brisbane International and 2010 Moorilla Hobart International. In the 2010 Australian Open she lost to Sara Errani after defeating Virginie Razzano. She then failed to qualify in the 2010 Open GDF Suez and lost in the first round of 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships as a qualifier. She also lost in the first round of 2010 BNP Paribas Open and the 2010 French Open, and the second round of 2010 Sony Ericsson Open. At the 2010 Aegon International qualifier Makarova made it to the final without dropping a set. She triumphed over Victoria Azarenka in the final to earn her first WTA tour title. Makarova defeated 5 top 20 players in the tournament, emerging victorious over #11 Flavia Pennetta, #13 Nadia Petrova, #20 Svetlana Kuznetsova, #7 Samantha Stosur, and #15 Victoria Azarenka. Makarova then made it to the second round at Wimbledon, but was beaten by 2nd seed Venus Williams. In the 2010 US Open, she was defeated by Ana Ivanovic in the first round.

2011

Makarova caused an upset in the first round of the Australian Open when she defeated 19th seed Ana Ivanovic. It took three sets and 2 hours and 47 minutes.^[5] She then went on to defeat qualifier Lesia Tsurenko, and caused another upset by beating 13th seed Nadia Petrova. Makarova's career-best run at a Grand Slam tournament was ended in the fourth round by 3rd seed and champion Kim Clijsters. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Makarova upset defending champion María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round, but lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Makarova would reach the fourth round of the 2011 French Open before losing to 4th seed Victoria Azarenka. She lost her openers at Wimbledon and the US Open to Christina McHale and Maria Kirilenko respectively.

2012: Breakthrough

Makarova started her year at the 2012 Apia International Sydney where she qualified. She faced Li Na in the first round and lost. Then at the 2012 Australian Open in the second round, she defeated 25th seed Kaia Kanepi.In the third round, she defeated 7th seed Vera Zvonareva. In the Round of 16, she defeated 13-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams to advance to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career. There she faced 4th seed and former champion Maria Sharapova and was defeated by the eventual finalist. Makarova lost in the second round at Indian Wells to Caroline Wozniacki after defeating American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the opening round. She did well at Miami by reaching the 4th round where she lost to Sharapova again.

Makarova defeated 16th seed Maria Kirilenko at the 2012 Mutua Madrid Open in the second round before losing to Lucie Hradecká in the third round. At Rome, she defeated Francesca Schiavone before losing to Venus Williams in the second round. At the 2012 French Open, she lost to Sloane Stephens in the first round.

The following week, she reached the semi-finals of the 2012 Aegon Classic, losing to Melanie Oudin.^[6] She reached the quarterfinals at Eastbourne but lost to Angelique Kerber. At Wimbledon, she defeated Alberta Brianti in the first round. She lost to Kerber in the second round.

Makarova reached the third round at the 2012 Western & Southern Open after recording victories over Nadia Petrova and Anna Tatishvili before losing to Samantha Stosur. At the US Open, Makarova lost to Serena Williams in the 3rd round. She partnered with Brazilian Bruno Soares to win the mixed doubles competition, defeating Květa Peschke and Marcin Matkowski in three sets in the final. It was her first grand slam title of any kind. After that, she reached the semifinals at Seoul where she lost to eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki.

At the China Open, Makarova defeated Kirilenko again in the first round but lost to Polona Hercog next. In the doubles event, she teamed up with Elena Vesnina and won defeating Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sania Mirza in the final. She lost to Dominika Cibulková in the first round at the Kremlin Cup.

2013: Doubles success

At Sydney, she defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the first round before succumbing to Dominika Cibulková. She reached her second consecutive quarterfinal at the Australian Open, recording victories over Marion Bartoli and Angelique Kerber. She then lost to Maria Sharapova again. At Doha, Makrova retired against Petra Kvitová in the second round.

Makarova lost her openers in Indian Wells and Miami after receiving first round byes to Garbiñe Muguruza and Svetlana Kuznetsova respectively. She partnered Elena Vesnina in the doubles event at Indian Wells and won defeating Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik in the final. She fell to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round at 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as well. At the Mutua Madrid Open, Makarova caused an upset in the second round when she defeated world number three Victoria Azarenka (after winning only one game in the first set), ending the Belarusian's 18-match winning streak to start the season in the process.^[7] She reached the quarter-finals after defeating Marion Bartoli, where she lost to seventh seed Sara Errani in straight sets. At the 2013 French Open, she lost her opening match to fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. She teamed up with Vesnina in doubles, winning the French Open doubles title.

Makarova lost her opener at Birmingham to Marina Erakovic after having a first round bye but reached the quarterfinals at the 2013 Aegon International where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. At Wimbledon, Makarova reached the third round, she lost to Petra Kvitová in three sets.

During the US Open Series, she reached the semifinals at the 2013 Citi Open where she lost to eventual champion Magdaléna Rybáriková. She reached the second round at Toronto and Cincinnati, losing to Roberta Vinci and Jelena Janković respectively. The week before the US Open, she reached the quarterfinals at New Haven, losing to eventual champion Simona Halep. At the 2013 US Open, she defeated third seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round to reach her third career Grand Slam quarter-final, and first at the US Open.^[8] She subsequently lost to fifth seed Li Na in three sets.^[9]

2014: Second WTA title, first Major singles semifinal

Makarova began 2014 at the Apia International, where she caused an upset by defeating 4th seed Jelena Janković in the first round. She lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the next round. Then, she reached the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open for the third consecutive time but lost to eventual champion Li Na. In the doubles event, she and Elena Vesnina reached the final, where they lost to Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. Makarova won her second title at the 2014 PTT Pattaya Open by defeating Czech Karolína Plíšková. In Dubai, she beat Alisa Kleybanova in the opening round. She then lost to world no. 1 Serena Williams.

She reached the third round at 2014 BNP Paribas Open where she lost to Dominika Cibulková. In Miami, she defeated Sara Errani in the third round but lost to Angelique Kerber in three sets in the fourth round. Makarova lost her openers at Stuttgart and Madrid to Suarez Navarro and Caroline Wozniacki respectively. In Rome, she defeated Roberta Vinci in the first round but lost to Errani in the following round. Makarova reached the third round at Roland Garros where she lost to Sloane Stephens.

During the grass court swing, Makarova defeated Francesca Schiavone and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to book her place in the quarterfinals at the 2014 Aegon International. She then lost to Angelique Kerber. Makarova's good form continued at Wimbledon when she reached her 4th grand slam quarterfinal after defeating Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round. There, she succumbed to Lucie Šafářová in straight sets.

Makarova reached for the first time the semifinals of a Premier 5 tournament, the 2014 Rogers Cup, in singles. On the way she beat her doubles partner Vesnina in the second round and 2nd seed Petra Kvitová. She was stopped by Agnieszka Radwańska in a close match, losing two tiebreaks.^[10] In the doubles she and Vesnina were beat with difficulty in the quarterfinals by Hsieh/Shuai.

Makarova reached her first Grand Slam singles semifinal at the 2014 US Open. Following a win over Eugenie Bouchard in the fourth round, she defeated Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinal, but was defeated by first seeded Serena Williams; this was the only match in the tournament in which she lost at least one set. However, she and Elena Vesnina won the doubles championship, marking her third Grand Slam doubles title.^[11]

In the Asian season, Makarova reached the second and third rounds in Wuhan and Beijing, respectively. As a result, she obtained a new highest ranking of 13.

Her successful season in doubles led her being qualified for the WTA Championships on 10 September.^[12] She was also an alternate player in singles, and did not participate in the round robin.

2015: Second Grand Slam singles semifinal, debut in Top 10 and injuries

In the Pacific season, Makarova first concentrated in singles. Her first appearance was at the Apia International Sydney, where she lost in the second round. At the 2015 Australian Open, she reached a Grand Slam semifinal second times in a row, crushing the third-ranked Simona Halep in two sets in the quarterfinal. Her safe streak without a lost set was broken after facing her compatriot Maria Sharapova. In doubles, Makarova and Vesnina made it into the quarterfinals, where they played against future champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová, and lost in three sets. As a result of her singles success, Makarova reached a new career-high ranking of No. 9.

Sixth-seeded Makarova reached the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, where she was defeated by Simona Halep. In doubles she and Vesnina also reached the quarterfinals. The duo reached two finals in a row at the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open, but always lost to Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. In singles, Ekaterina repeated her last year's result in reaching the 3rd and 4th Rounds at these tournaments, respectively.

At the 2015 French Open, Makarova matched her best result at the tournament when she reached the fourth round, as she did in 2011. With a chance to complete her set of having reached at least the quarter-finals at all four Majors, she lost to former champion Ana Ivanovic in three sets, and thus failed to reach her first French Open quarter-final.^[13]

Makarova and Vesnina became runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Hingis and Mirza in three sets, after leading 5–3 in the last set.^[14] In singles, Makarova surprisingly lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in the second round.

2016: Olympic champion, WTA Champion

Makarova in January made a break in doubles and started the 2016 season in the Premier tournaments Brisbane and Sydney, reaching the second round and quarterfinals, respectively. In the Australian Open she reached the fourth round and lost there to Johanna Konta in a very tight match.

Makarova reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles at the Miami Open; in doubles she paired with Barbora Strýcová. She reunited with Vesnina in doubles in Madrid, reaching the semifinals. In the next tournaments the duo reached two finals in a row; in Rome the duo lost to Hingis/Mirza, while at the French Open they lost to Garcia/Mladenovic. At Wimbledon, the pair lost in the quarterfinals to the Williams sisters. Makarova also progressed in grass court in singles, winning six out of eight matches, only to lose against doubles partner Elena Vesnina in the fourth round

The duo finally won their first tournament title at the Rogers Cup, and won gold medal at the Summer Olympics for Russia; this was the very first time that a Russian duo won in Olympic doubles event.

Makarova and Vesnina qualified for their third joint WTA Finals, defeating Hlavackova/Hradecka, Hingis/Mirza and Mattek-Sands/Safarova en route to win their first Championships title.

Playing style

Makarova practicing at the 2014 Rome Masters.

Makarova is an all-court player who uses power and angles to set up passing shots.^[15]^[16]

She is noted for her left-handed slice serve, often used to stretch opponents into uncomfortable positions. She attacks the return by shifting her wrist to disguise the direction of her forehand, or by hitting deep and aggressively with her backhand.^[15]^[17] She will usually seek to end the rally by maneuvering an opponent around the court and hitting a winner near the sidelines.^[16]

Makarova hits powerfully on both wings, and is largely known for her aggressive groundstrokes.^[18] Journalists have noted her cross-court forehand, describing it as a powerful finishing shot.^[17] In an article from WTATennis.com, her backhand was labeled "devastatingly good".^[19] Similarly, Richard Pagliaro of Tennis.com has noted her "bold" backhand as a primary strength.^[17]

Being a left-handed player, she is particularly comfortable hitting backhands in the deuce court, with several of her winners coming from that side. During the 2014 Rogers Cup, Agnieszka Radwańska repeatedly targeted Makarova's forehand in the ad court, occasionally exposing it as a vulnerability.^[19]

When returning first serves, Makarova often makes a series of quick stomps in place before blocking the shot back across the net; she attacks second serves by moving inside the baseline and hitting the ball at an angle.^[17]

As of July 2016, Makarova is just one of two left-handed players (the other being Angelique Kerber) to have ever beaten Serena Williams in a Grand Slam match, doing so at the 2012 Australian Open.^[20]

Career statistics

Main article: Ekaterina Makarova career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2013	French Open	Clay	Elena Vesnina	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Elena Vesnina	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	2014	US Open	Hard	Elena Vesnina	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2015	Wimbledon	Grass	Elena Vesnina	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	7–5, 6–7^(4–7), 5–7
Runner-up	2016	French Open	Clay	Elena Vesnina	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	3–6, 6–2, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2010	Australian Open	Hard	Jaroslav Levinský	Cara Black Leander Paes	5–7, 3–6
Winner	2012	US Open	Hard	Bruno Soares	Květa Peschke Marcin Matkowski	6–7^(8–10), 6–1, [12–10]

WTA Tour Championships Finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2013	Istanbul	Hard (i)	Elena Vesnina	Hsieh Su-Wei Peng Shuai	4–6, 5–7
Winner	2016	Singapore	Hard (i)	Elena Vesnina	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold	2016	Rio Olympics	Hard	Elena Vesnina	Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis	6–4, 6–4

Awards

2005

The Russian Cup in the nomination Girls Under-18 Team of the Year^[21]

2008

The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year^[22]

2009

The Russian Cup in the nomination Team of the Year^[23]

2012

The Russian Cup in the nomination Female Players of the Year^[24]^[25]

2013

The Russian Cup in the nomination Pair of the Year (with Elena Vesnina)^[26]
WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year^[27]

2014

The Russian Cup in the nomination Pair of the Year (with Elena Vesnina)^[28]

2016

The Russian Cup in the nomination Pair of the Year (with Ekaterina Makarova)^[29]

References

↑ Екатерина Валерьевна Макарова [Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova] (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
↑ Valeria Li (3 September 2014). ""Я большая патриотка". Макарова – в полуфинале US Open" ["I'm A Great Patriot". Makarova Reached US Open Semifinals] (in Russian). sports.ru. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
↑ Anastasia Grishchenko (25 September 2008). Теннисистка Екатерина Макарова: «Я большая фанатка Федерера» [Tennis Player Ekaterina Makarova: "I'm A Great Fan of Federer"] (in Russian). New Tidings. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
↑ Japanese veteran Sugiyama loses to Russian teenager
↑ "Ivanovic blames injury". Retrieved 5 September 2014.
↑ "Ekaterina Makarova". Retrieved 2012-06-18.
↑ A fuming Victoria Azarenka crashes out of the Mutua Madrid Open after loss to Ekaterina Makarova, ESPN.co.uk, 8 May 2013
↑ US Open: Serena Williams beats Sloane Stephens to advance, Radwanska upset as Li Na wins through, ABC Grandstand Sport, 2 September 2013
↑ U.S. Open: Li Na beats Ekaterina Makarova; Serena Williams could be next, latimes.com, 3 September 2013
↑ Dave Kaufman (9 August 2014). "Radwańska squeaks by Makarova, will face Venus in final". QMI Agency. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
↑ "2014 Results". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
↑ "Makarova & Vesnina Qualify For Singapore". WTA. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
↑ "French Open: Former winner Ivanovic moves into quarters". Al Jazeera English. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
↑ Tim Lewis (11 July 2015). "Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza win Wimbledon women's doubles final". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
1 2 Pagliaro, Richard (18 February 2014). "Dubai: S. Williams d. Makarova". Tennis.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
1 2 McDonald, Margie (24 January 2012). "No serenity as Russian dethrones the Open's queen Serena Williams". The Australian. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
1 2 3 4 Pagliaro, Richard (23 January 2012). "Australian Open: Makarova d. Williams". Tennis.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
↑ Tran, Khoa (9 August 2014). "Radwanska to play in Rogers Cup final". Front Page News. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
1 2 O'Shannessy, Craig (9 August 2014). "Brain Game: Radwanska Vs Makarova". WTATennis.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
↑ "AN HISTORIC WEEK FOR LEFT-HANDERS". WTA Official Website. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
↑ (with Alla Kudryavtseva and Yaroslava Shvedova)
↑ (Fed Cup team: with Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina, Vera Zvonareva, Elena Vesnina, and others)
↑ (Team Russia at the Universiade in Belgrade: with Ksenia Lykina, Vitalia Diatchenko, Evgeny Donskoy, Tatiana Ivanova, Leonid Ivanov)
↑ (with Maria Sharapova, Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova)
↑ "Петрова, Кириленко и Макарова получили премию "Русский Кубок" в номинации "Теннисистка года"". GoTennis. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
↑ "Екатерина Макарова и Елена Веснина получили премию "Русский Кубок" в номинации "Дуэт года"". GoTennis. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
↑ "WTA Awards". WTA. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
↑ "Екатерина Макарова и Елена Веснина стали обладательницами премии "Русский Кубок" в номинации "Дуэт года"". GoTennis. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
↑ "Веснина и Макарова стали лауреатами премии "Русский Кубок"". Championat.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-22.

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Preceded by Serena Williams & Venus Williams	WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year (with Elena Vesnina) 2013	Succeeded by Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci

Ekaterina Makarova in the Grand Slam Tournaments

French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones
(1969) Françoise Dürr / Ann Haydon-Jones
(1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr
(1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr
(1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve
(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova
(1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navratilova
(1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau
(1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden
(1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici
(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull
(1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
(1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford
(1982) Martina Navratilova / Anne Smith
(1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1986) Martina Navratilova / Andrea Temesvári
(1987) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1988) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva
(1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková
(1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná
(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
(1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce
(2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama
(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
(2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo
(2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
(2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
(2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2011) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
(2012) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2013) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
(2014) Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai
(2015) Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
(2016) Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic

US Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Maria Bueno / Margaret Court
(1969) Françoise Dürr / Darlene Hard
(1970) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1971) Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton
(1972) Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve
(1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1976) Delina Boshoff / Ilana Kloss
(1977) Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve
(1978) Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
(1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull
(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
(1981) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith
(1982) Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull
(1983) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková
(1986) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1987) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1988) Gigi Fernández / Robin White
(1989) Hana Mandlíková / Martina Navratilova
(1990) Gigi Fernández / Martina Navratilova
(1991) Pam Shriver / Natalia Zvereva
(1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková
(1994) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1996) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná
(1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná
(1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2000) Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama
(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
(2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
(2006) Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva
(2007) Nathalie Dechy / Dinara Safina
(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams
(2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova
(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond
(2012) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci
(2013) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
(2014) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
(2015) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
(2016) Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis
(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
(1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
(1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
(1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
(1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
(1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters
(1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton
(1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent
(1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan
(1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan
(1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt
(1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen
(1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren
(1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren
(1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald
(1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson
(1985) Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt
(1986) Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal
(1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
(1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh
(1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon
(1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge
(1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
(1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde
(1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge
(1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith
(1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena
(1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith
(1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach
(1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi
(1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi
(2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer
(2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge
(2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
(2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan
(2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan
(2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi
(2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan
(2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi
(2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes
(2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott
(2010) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
(2011) Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock
(2012) Ekaterina Makarova / Bruno Soares
(2013) Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi
(2014) Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares
(2015) Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
(2016) Laura Siegemund / Mate Pavić

Ekaterina Makarova career statistics

World rankings – Top ten tennis players as of week of 5 December 2016

Women's Tennis Association: Top ten European female doubles tennis players as of 24 October 2016

1. Caroline Garcia (2 2) 1. Kristina Mladenovic (2 1) 3. Martina Hingis (4 2) 4. Lucie Šafářová (6 ) 5. Elena Vesnina (7 )

6. Ekaterina Makarova (8 ) 7. Andrea Hlaváčková (9 2) 8. Lucie Hradecká (10 4) 9. Karolína Plíšková (14 1) 10. Tímea Babos (15 3)

Women's Tennis Association: Top Russian female singles tennis players as of 31 October 2016

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova (9 ) 2. Elena Vesnina (19 ) 3. Daria Kasatkina (26 ) 4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27 ) 5. Ekaterina Makarova (30 )

6. Irina Khromacheva (92 2) 7. Evgeniya Rodina (104 1) 8. Margarita Gasparyan (115 1) 9. Ekaterina Alexandrova (132 4) 10. Alla Kudryavtseva (139 )

Women's Tennis Association: Top Russian female doubles tennis players as of 31 October 2016

1. Elena Vesnina (6 1) 2. Ekaterina Makarova (8 ) 3. Alla Kudryavtseva (25 ) 4. Margarita Gasparyan (41 ) 5. Daria Kasatkina (48 1)

6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (56 ) 7. Alexandra Panova (89 ) 8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (98 ) 9. Natela Dzalamidze (105 ) 10. Veronika Kudermetova (107 11)

Tennis at the Summer Olympics • Olympic champions in women's doubles

Demonstration	1968: Edda Buding & Helga Niessen (FRG)

Women's Doubles	1920: Kathleen McKane & Winifred McNair (GBR) 1924: Hazel Wightman & Helen Wills (USA) 1988: Zina Garrison & Pam Shriver (USA) 1992: Gigi Fernández & Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 1996: Gigi Fernández & Mary Joe Fernández (USA) 2000: Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) 2004: Sun Tiantian & Li Ting (CHN) 2008: Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) 2012: Serena Williams & Venus Williams (USA) 2016: Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina (RUS)

WTA Year-end championships winners doubles

(1972) not held
(1973) Rosemary Casals / Margaret Court
(1974) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King
(1975) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade
(1976) not held
(1977) Martina Navratilova / Betty Stöve
(1978) not held
(1979) Françoise Dürr / Betty Stöve
(1980) Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova
(1981) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1982) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1983) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1984) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1985) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1986 (1)) Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull
(1986 (2)) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1987) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1988) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1989) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1990) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Smylie
(1991) Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
(1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková
(1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva
(1994) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
(1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
(1997) Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná
(1998) Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva
(1999) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
(2000) Martina Hingis / Anna Kournikova
(2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
(2002) Elena Dementieva / Janette Husárová
(2003) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
(2004) Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy
(2005) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
(2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur
(2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2008) Cara Black / Liezel Huber
(2009) Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez
(2010) Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta
(2011) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond
(2012) Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova
(2013) Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai
(2014) Cara Black / Sania Mirza
(2015) Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
(2016) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina

Russian Cup Female Tennis Player of the Year

(1994–95) Elena Makarova
(1996) Elena Likhovtseva
(1997–98) Anna Kournikova
(1999) Lina Krasnoroutskaya
(2000) Olga Morozova
(2001) Elena Dementieva
(2002) none
(2003) Anastasia Myskina
(2004) none
(2005–06) Maria Sharapova
(2007) Anna Chakvetadze
(2008–09) none
(2010) Vera Zvonareva
(2011) none
(2012) Maria Sharapova, Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova, Ekaterina Makarova
(2013) Polina Shakirova (wheelchair)
(2014–15) none
(2016) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Viktoria Lvova (wheelchair)

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