Belarusian tennis player (born 1979)
Olga Barabanschikova (Belarusian : Вольга Барабаншчыкава ; Russian : Ольга Барабанщикова ; born 2 November 1979) is a former professional Belarusian tennis player.
Barabanschikova's highest WTA singles ranking is 49th, which she reached on 2 March 1998. Her career high in doubles was at 81 set at 19 October 1998. Barabanschikova was also a spokesperson in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 , announcing the televotes of Belarus.
Barabanschikova was born in Minsk . She married her longtime domestic partner, Luanne, in 2008. They currently reside between Los Angeles, CA and Europe.
Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Legend: Before 2009
Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)
Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0)
Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0)
International (0)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1998
Istanbul , Turkey
Hard
Henrieta Nagyová
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Legend: Before 2009
Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)
Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0)
Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0)
International (0)
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles finals: 7 (3–4)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
23 January 1995
Pontevedra , Spain
Hard
Paula Hermida
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 4–6
Win
1.
23 October 1995
Poitiers , France
Hard
Elena Tatarkova
6–3, 6–1
Loss
2.
5 August 1996
Austin , United States
Hard
Jane Chi
2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win
2.
24 February 1997
Bushey , United Kingdom
Carpet
Raluca Sandu
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Loss
3.
20 October 2002
Southampton , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Sofia Arvidsson
2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win
3.
27 October 2002
Opole , Poland
Carpet
Anna Bastrikova
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
4.
23 February 2003
Redbridge , United Kingdom
Hard
Karolina Šprem
3–6, 2–6
Doubles finals: 7 (4–3)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
16 January 1995
Ourense , Spain
Hard
Paula Hermida
Stephanie Gomperts Henriëtte van Aalderen
5–7, 1–6
Win
2.
23 January 1995
Pontevedra , Spain
Hard
Paula Hermida
Katia Altilia Stephanie Content
6–3, 6–3
Loss
3.
19 May 1996
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Alice Canepa
Karine Quentrec Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
2–6, 3–6
Win
4.
28 October 1996
Poitiers , France
Hard (i)
Nirupama Sanjeev
Anique Snijders Noëlle van Lottum
6–2, 6–3
Loss
5.
15 February 1998
Midland , United States
Hard (i)
Erika deLone
Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse
2–6, 4–6
Winner
6.
11 February 2003
Southampton , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Giulia Casoni Roberta Vinci
6–3, 6–4
Winner
7.
18 February 2003
Redbridge , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić
6–4, 1–6, 7–5
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