Aliona Vadimovna Bolsova Zadoinova (Romanian: Aliona Bolșova; Russian: Алёна Вадимовна Большова, romanized: Alyona Vadimovna Bolshova; born 6 November 1997) is a Spanish-Moldovan tennis player.
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Bolsova had a combined career-high ranking of No. 4, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open.
Bolsova has career-high WTA rankings of 88 in singles and 54 in doubles. She has won five doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1]
Playing for Spain, Bolsova has a win–loss record of 4–3 in Billie Jean King Cup competition (as of July 2024).
Personal life
Bolsova moved from Moldova to Spain at a young age. Her father, Vadim Zadoinov, and her mother, Olga Bolșova, were both Olympic athletes, and so were her maternal grandparents, athletes Viktor Bolshov and Valentyna Maslovska.[2]
She represented Moldova from 2012 to 2013, until she gained Spanish citizenship in 2013.
College career
Bolsova played for Oklahoma State University's tennis team as a freshman in the 2016–17 season in NCAA play. There, her record was 31–7 in singles and 25–7 in doubles.[3] Her tenure included helping OSU's team reach the final of the 2017 Big 12 Conference championship[4] and the quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament.[5]
In 2018, Bolsova played for Florida Atlantic University, going undefeated in singles with a record of 19–0. In doubles, she went 15–3. Bolsova turned professional following the Conference USA championship of 2018.[6][1]
Professional career
At the 2019 French Open, she qualified for the main draw[7] and reached the fourth round on her Grand Slam debut in which she lost to Amanda Anisimova.[8][9][10]
Partnering with Rebeka Masarova, Bolsova won the doubles at the 2022 Open Internacional de Valencia, defeating Alexandra Panova and Arantxa Rus in the final.[11] She also won the doubles title at the 2022 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, teaming with Andrea Gámiz to overcome Réka Luca Jani and Panna Udvardy in the final.[12]
Bolsova entered the main draw at the 2023 French Open as a lucky loser and won her first round match against Kristína Kučová,[13] before losing to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.[14]
Partnering Katarzyna Kawa, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Țiriac Foundation Trophy, losing to Carole Monnet and Darja Semeņistaja in the final.[15]
Bolsova was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Bolivia Open, partnering with Valeriya Strakhova, and losing the final to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz.[16]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[17][18]
Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 4R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | NH | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | Q3 | 2R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | Q2 | NH | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 19 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 6–6 | 2–4 | 3–8 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 19 | 11–19 | 37% |
| Year-end ranking | 163 | 114 | 103 | 157 | 193 | $1,247,111 | |||
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Madrid Open | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Career total: 16 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 2–2 | 0–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 0–2 | 0 / 16 | 16–17 | 48% |
| Year-end ranking | 301 | 290 | 85 | |||||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2021 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay |  Tamara Korpatsch
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 Mihaela Buzărnescu  Fanny Stollár
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4–6, 4–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2021 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay |  Katarzyna Kawa
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 Ekaterine Gorgodze  Tereza Mihalíková
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6–1, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2022 | Internacional de Valencia, Spain | Clay |  Rebeka Masarova
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 Alexandra Panova  Arantxa Rus
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6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2022 | Romanian Open, Romania | Clay |  Andrea Gámiz
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Réka Luca Jani Panna Udvardy
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 2023 | San Luis Open, Mexico | Clay | Andrea Gámiz
|
Oksana Kalashnikova Katarzyna Piter
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jun 2023 | Solgironès Open, Spain | Clay | Rebeka Masarova
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 Caroline Dolehide Diana Shnaider
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2023 | Internacional de Valencia (2) | Clay | Andrea Gámiz
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Angelina Gabueva Irina Khromacheva
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6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–2 | Sep 2024 | Țiriac Foundation Trophy , Romania | Clay | Katarzyna Kawa
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 Carole Monnet  Darja Semeņistaja
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6–1, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2024 | Bolivia Open, Bolivia | Clay |  Valeriya Strakhova
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 Nuria Brancaccio Leyre Romero Gormaz
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4-6, 4-6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $80,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $60,000 tournaments (2–3) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–4) |
| $10,000 tournaments (4–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2012 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard |  Kathinka von Deichmann
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 10,000 | Clay |  Mayar Sherif
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0–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 10,000 | Hard | Tayisiya Morderger
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3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Bianca Turati
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6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Lucía Cervera Vázquez
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7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Corinna Dentoni
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6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2018 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Katie Swan
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jun 2018 | Internacional de Barcelona, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Estrella Cabeza Candela
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Olga Sáez Larra
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Katharina Gerlach
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2018 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 60,000+H | Clay | Paula Badosa
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1–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2018 | ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Marie Benoît
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0–6, 6–7(2) |
| Loss | 6–7 | Feb 2020 | Cairo Open, Egypt | 60,000 | Hard | Marta Kostyuk
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1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jun 2022 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Leyre Romero Gormaz
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4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Sep 2022 | Vrnjačka Banja Open, Serbia | 60,000 | Clay |  Nina Potočnik
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Oct 2022 | Open de San Sebastián, Spain | 60,000 | Clay |  Julia Grabher
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3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 8–9 | Nov 2022 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | 80,000 | Clay | Tamara Korpatsch
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–9 | Apr 2023 | Koper Open, Slovenia | 60,000 | Clay | Irina Bara
|
3–6, 6–2, 4–1 ret. |
Doubles: 21 (14 titles, 7 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $80,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| $60,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–1) |
| $10/15,000 tournaments (7–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2012 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Ulyana Ayzatulina
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Nadezda Gorbachkova Ekaterina Pushkareva
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay |  Cecilia Costa Melgar
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Justine De Sutter Sofie Oyen
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 10,000 | Hard | Carla Touly
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Sara Castellano Chiara Quattrone
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2014 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Olga Sáez Larra
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Marta Huqi González Encinas Estela Pérez Somarriba
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz
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 Alexandra Nancarrow Inés Ferrer Suárez
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2014 | ITF Castellón, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz
|
Federica Arcidiacono Martina Spigarelli
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–1 | May 2015 | ITF Pula, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Priscilla Hon
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Cristina Bucșa Eva Guerrero Álvarez
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6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Jun 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Lucía Cervera Vázquez
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Elyne Boeykens Steffi Distelmans
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3–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 7–2 | Sep 2015 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Gaia Sanesi
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Estrella Cabeza Candela Oleksandra Korashvili
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–2 | Oct 2018 | ITF Riba-Roja de Turia, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Despina Papamichail
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Marina Bassols Ribera Ángela Fita Boluda
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6−2, 6−2 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Sep 2019 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60,000+H | Clay |  Tereza Mrdeža
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Ekaterine Gorgodze Maryna Zanevska
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7–6(8), 5–7, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–4 | Dec 2020 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | W100 | Hard | Kaja Juvan
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Ekaterine Gorgodze  Ankita Raina
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4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 2021 | Open de Valencia, Spain | W80 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz
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Ekaterine Gorgodze  Laura Pigossi
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2022 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay |  Oksana Selekhmeteva
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 Anastasia Dețiuc Miriam Kolodziejová
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3–6, 6–1, [8–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2022 | Amstelveen Open, Netherlands | W60 | Clay | Guiomar Maristany
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Michaela Bayerlová Aneta Laboutková
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–5 | Oct 2022 | Open de San Sebastián, Spain | W60 | Clay | Katarina Zavatska
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Ángela Fita Boluda Guiomar Maristany
|
1–2 ret. |
| Win | 12–5 | Oct 2022 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | W100 | Hard | Rebeka Masarova
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 Misaki Doi  Beatrice Gumulya
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7–5, 1–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 13–5 | Nov 2022 | Open Villa de Madrid, Spain | W80 | Clay | Rebeka Masarova
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Lea Bošković Daniela Vismane
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–6 | Nov 2023 | Open de Valencia, Spain | W100 | Clay | Natela Dzalamidze
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Valentini Grammatikopoulou Andreea Mitu
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–6 | Sep 2024 | ITF Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay | Eva Vedder
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Katharina Hobgarski Julie Štruplová
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Seville, Spain | W35 | Clay | Martha Matoula
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Ángela Fita Boluda  Ylena In-Albon
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2–6, 1–6 |
References
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External links
- Aliona Bolsova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Aliona Bolsova at the International Tennis Federation
- Aliona Bolsova at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Aliona Bolsova at ESPN.com
- Official website (in Spanish)
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