Biography of Potapova

Latest news biography Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova is a regular participant in prestigious international competitions. Now, the former first racket of the world in the junior rating of the International Tennis Federation has prizes of paired and single ITF and WTA tournaments, as well as the US Youth open championships and the USA. Childhood and youth Anastasia Sergeevna Potapova was born in the spring of the year in a family of hereditary athletes from the old Russian city of Saratov.

Mother Julia Potapova, candidate for master of sports in volleyball, and grandmother Olga Pavlinova - a basketball coach, who played for the team of a local physical education university, predetermined the girl’s life path, having given her to a tennis school at the age of 4.5 years. The idea to teach Nastya to move properly on the court of family members arose after a set of sports in the children's group was announced in the sports palace.

The older generation immediately realized that Nastya would suit an energetic and noble sport. Having passed the tests with the future coach - Oksana Vladimirovna Kuzmina, Potapova demonstrated amazing results. Physical indicators exceeded the level of training of children who were 1-2 years old. After the first classes, it became extremely clear that the girl had a real talent. At the age of 9, not having a single rating point in the asset, the novice tennis player won the tournament in Volgograd.

Having risen to the podium of honor, Nastya realized that he wanted to participate in international competitions. From this moment on, the main part of the biography was the road to the world of professionals and masters. He recommended that the family and mentor Irina Doronina move closer to the capital and begin training in the walls of the institution equipped with modern equipment and high -quality coating courts.

Potapova agreed and did not regret the decision, because Oleg Ivanovich Vovk Vovk, the general physical training teacher and a number of experienced psychologists helped to reach a new level and aim to participate in the junior large helmet tournaments. Tennis in three years of classes at the school near Moscow, Anastasia has turned into a professional. In m, having passed all the qualifying stages, she won the Wimbledon tournament among boys and girls.

Then the Russian tennis player began to participate in the Pro Circuit levels and won the title of “The First Racket of the World among Juniors”. Potapova began the season with a fee at a well -maintained base in Miami and the appearance of status events at a number of status. Later, the native of Saratov reached the quarter -final matches at O1 Properties Ladies Cup in a solitary category.

The victory over Polina Monova gave the girl confidence, and she, together with Olesya Petrushina, won the Cup in the competition of steam. By the summer, the decisive stage of a large international tennis event appeared in the asset of Potapova - the ITF Pro Circuit in Slovakia, as well as the passage of three circles of the Wimbledon qualification. Unfortunately, the injury, obtained during one of the fights, did not allow the battle for the victory.

Nastya decided to complete her youthful career at the Parisian tournament Roland Garros. Anastasia won the first title as a professional in the capital of Russia. After the victory in a paired category with the experimental faith of Zvonareva, she entered a hundred best tennis players in the international WTA rating. The new season began for an athlete with a series of competitions in Australia.

Having trained on the courts of Brisben, Hobart and Melbourne, she adequately prepared for the Australian Open - overcame the qualifying stage and entered the second circle of one of the most prestigious large helmet tournaments. Embed from getty images Anastasia Potapova and Serena Williams in the winter, the Russian woman brilliantly performed at a categorical tournament in Hungary, but in the semifinals dropped out of the competition, having received her hand.

Having recovered, the girl won the rival, which was part of the TOP rating of the female tennis association, and then showed miracles of speed and technology in the Baltic Open competitions, previously called the Moscow River Cup. Such a result became possible after changing the coach and sparring partner-Ien Hughes and Nikita Zimin helped the athlete with growth of cm and weighing about 65 kg in preparation for the season of the year.

Potapova was not lost against the backdrop of the star Serena Williams at a large helmet tournament in Australia. And, despite the crushing defeat, she was satisfied with her own game. In a stressful duel, she was defeated by Kiki Bertens, who at that time in the top ten tennis players. The rest of the season was spoiled by the pandemia of the coronaviral infection and the introduction of the restriction regime.

The masters of the single and paired discharges almost did not go to the courts, so in the asset of Potapova, who managed to meet with Julia Gatto Monticon and yohana contam in Monterrey, as well as participating in the Federation Cup, did not increase loud titles and individual remembered victories. On the Gippsland Trophy, which is considered a training in front of the Australian Open, the Russian woman went around Whitney Osgwe, and then was defeated by Simona Halep, who won a large helmet twice.Having made a number of errors on the presentation, Potapova left the tournament with a personal record-access to the 3rd circle.

Having discussed the results with the mentor Yen Hughes, Potapova made the necessary conclusions. After the victory over the rivals by Bernarda Per and Magda, the athletes went to the quarter -finals. Unfortunately, the former first racket among juniors lost. In an interview, the tennis player admitted that now she is much more serious about defeats. And this, according to her, is a sign of professional growth.

Anastasia flew out of the top, and at the tournament in Monterrei was forced to speak under a neutral flag - such a decision was made after the start of a special operation of Russian troops in Ukraine. Then Elina Svitolina defeated Potapova with an account, finally, luck smiled at the tennis player. In Istanbul, she defeated Julia Putintsev, which ensured her return to the TOP this exit to the semifinals of the WTA tournament was the third in her career for the athlete.

It is curious that in the final she needed to play with Russian Veronika Kudermetova. The result of the match was presented by Potapova by the long -awaited WTA title in a single discharge. In the final, she fought with Petra Martich. In an interview, Anastasia said that faith in the dress gave her confidence. The athlete, which did not ignore superstition, went to the court in him throughout the competition, but a couple of days before the final she had to give him to the laundry room.

They warned that the order for the final would not be ready. Potapova had to arrange a scandal so that a happy dress was on her at the most crucial moment. The victory over Martich allowed her to debut in the top of the world ranking. In the summer, Ga Potapova came to British Bermeningha, where she opposed the first round against the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. The match brought the Russian woman another victory.

By the way, they already met this season in Miami, where the Ukrainian also lost Anastasia. Fans were content with information that a girl loves tough charismatic guys with a healthy sense of humor. The players of the Russian team and Croatia, as well as the players of the Moscow Spartak, were quite met these requirements, the favorites of a professional tennis player. The girl prefers to spend free time in the society of people who inspire her - these are friends, close acquaintances, mentors and family members.

Judging by the photographs in evening dresses published in the Instagram accounts, the social network is prohibited in the Russian Federation, it belongs to the META corporation, which is recognized in the Russian Federation of extremist and VKontakte, Potapova loves to attend official events and travel the world. She jokingly says that she tied fate with tennis in order to visit different cities of the planet.

In September, Anastasia and Alexander announced their engagement, and at the end of the year they got married. The ceremony was held in one of the registry offices of St. Petersburg. At the same time, Shevchenko admitted that he was going to change sports citizenship and begin to play for Kazakhstan. This is what he did at the beginning of the year. In the fall, Anastasia suddenly removed the name Shevchenko from the pages in social networks and treated the photos from the wedding.

She later announced a divorce. The athlete did not reveal the reasons for the parting, but she assured that it was a general decision. Anastasia Potapova is now at the Australian Open in January GO Potapova dropped out after the first round. More successfully for her, the March tournament in Indian-Wells was formed, where she went to the quarter-finals of WTA for the third time in her career, beating the Italian Jasmine Paolini.

Martha Kostyuk did not allow Anastasia to get to the semifinals. The April tournament in Madrid started for Potapova from the victory over compatriot Diana Schneider in two sets, but already in the second circle she lost to Canadka Leila Fernandez. Following it was stronger than the Switzers Victoria Golubich and Chinese, Xinyu Van. Further, Potapova was expected by a meeting with the first racket of the world Igo Schwekens, which she lost with a devastating score, in the starting match of Wimbledon, the athlete lost to the American Bernarde Pere.

The Russian woman reached the semifinals, where she lost to the American McCartney Kessler. In October, the athlete announced the early completion of the season due to problems with the ankle. At the beginning of the year, Potapova took part in the Australian Open. In February, the tennis player reached the final of the tournament in the Romanian city of Kluzh-Napoka, where she defeated the Italian with the Lucia Bronzetti, this was the third title in the Russian woman’s career in a solitary category of WTA tour.

In the summer of the year, Potapova did a complex operation on the ankle, by winter the athlete recovered and announced that she was ready to go to the court. Despite the need to adhere to a diet, a tennis player loves hamburgers, pasta, ice cream, a good roasting steaks and a lot of other harmful food.