Biography
Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova is a regular participant in prestigious international competitions. Now in the asset of the former first racket of the world in the Junior ranking of the International Tennis Federation there are prizes of paired and single ITF and WTA tournaments, as well as entering the final stages of the youth open championships of France and the United States.Childhood and youth
Anastasia Sergeevna Potapova was born in the spring of 2001 in the family of hereditary athletes from the old Russian city of Saratov. Yulia Potapova's mother, a candidate for a volleyball sports masters, and grandmother Olga Pavlinova - a basketball coach who advocated the team of a local physical education university, predetermined the life path of the girl, giving it to a tennis school aged 4.5 years.
The idea of teaching Nastya to move correctly on the court in family members arose after a set in a children's group was announced in the sports palace. The older generation immediately realized that an energetic and noble sport is suitable for Nastya.
Passing tests with the future coach - Oksana Vladimirovna Kuzmina, Potapova demonstrated amazing results. Physical indicators exceeded the level of preparing children who are older than 1-2 years. After the first sessions, it became extremely clear that the girl was real talent.
In a 9-year-old age, without having a single rating point, the starting tennis player won the tournament in Volgograd. Having risen to the pedestal of honor, Nastya realized that he wanted to participate in international competitions. From this point on, the main part of the biography was the road to the world of professionals and masters.
In 2013, 12-year-old Potapova won the Tennis Europe 3 O1 Properties Khimki Junior Open tournament and attracted Alexander Ostrovsky - entrepreneur, who was the founder of the Tennis Academy in Khimki near Moscow. He recommended the family and mentor Irina Doronina to move closer to the capital and start training in the walls of the establishment equipped with modern equipment and high-quality coating courts.
Potapov agreed and did not regret the decision taken, because Oleg Ivanovich Vovk (teacher in general physical training) and a number of experienced psychologist consultants helped to enter a new level and aim to participate in the Junior tournaments of the Grand Slam.
Tennis
For three years of classes in the Moscow School, Anastasia turned into a professional. In 2016, she, having passed all the qualifying stages, won the Wimbledon tournament among young men and girls. At the same time, the Russian tennis player began to participate in the competition competitions of the Pro Circuit and won the title of "First Junior World Rackets".Season 2017 Potapov began from a collection of a well-maintained base in Miami and the appearance on a number of status events. In the spring, she for the first time in his career won the ITF Pro Circuit tournament in Brazil, tried their own strength in the WTA category of Premier Mandatory category and passed the 1st round of qualifications.
Later, a native of Saratov reached the quarterfinal matches on O1 Properties Ladies Cup in a single discharge. Victory over Polina Monoye gave a girlfriend confidence, and she together with Olesi Petrushina won the Cup in the Couple Competition.
By the summer, the decisive stage of the major international tennis event appeared in the asset - ITF Pro Circuit in Slovakia, as well as the passage of three Wimbledon qualifications circles. Unfortunately, the injury received during one of the fights did not allow to continue the battle for the victory. Nastya decided to complete the youth career at the Roland Garros Paris tournament.
In 2018, Potapova played in ITF finals in Sharm el-Sheikh, Khimki and Rome, as well as the decisive matches of WTA on the Moscow River Cup and Tashkent Open. The first title as a professional Anastasia won in the capital of Russia. After the victory in the paired discharge with the experienced faith of Zvonareva, she entered the hundred best tennis players in the international rating of WTA.
The new season began for athletes with a series of competitions in Australia. In practice, in the courts of Brisbane, Hobart and Melbourne, she adequately prepared for Australian Open - overcame the qualifying stage and went into the second round of one of the most prestigious Tournaments of the Grand Slam. True, then, despite the combat mood and qualitative training, lost to Corey Gauff at the US Open Championship.
Embed from getty imagesIn winter, 2019, Russian woman spoke brilliantly at the category tournament in Hungary, but in the semifinals dropped out of the contest, having received an injury. Restoring, the girl won the rival in the top 15 of the rating of the women's tennis association, and then showed the wonders of speed and technology on the Baltic Open competitions, earlier than the called Moscow River Cup.
This result was possible after changing the coach and sparring partner - Yen Hughes and Nikita Zimin helped athlete with an increase in 175 cm and weighing about 65 kg in preparation for the 2020 season. Potapova was not lost against the background of Star Serena Williams at the Tournament of the Grand Slam in Australia. Despite the crushing defeat, the athlete was pleased with his own game.
Later, Anastasia made his way into the quarterfinals of the WTA-Premier category competition in St. Petersburg. In the tense match, Burtsen's Kiki crushed her, which was in the top ten of the best tennis players. The balance of the season was contacted by a coronavirus infection pandemic and the introduction of restriction mode. The masters of single and paired discharges almost did not go to the courts, so in the asset of Potapova, in the spring of the time to meet with Julia Gatto Monticone and Johannia in Monterrey, as well as the federation cup draw in the drawing, did not add loud titles and individual memorial victories.
Personal life
In an interview with journalists, Anastasia does not tell the truth about personal life. Fans are content with information that the girl loves tough charismatic guys with a healthy sense of humor. The footballers of the Russian and Croatia national team, as well as players of the Moscow "Spartak" - Pets of professional tennis players are quite responsible for these requirements.
Free time, the girl prefers to spend in society of people who inspire her - these are friends, familiar familiar, mentors and family members. Judging by the photos in evening dresses and swimsuits, published in the Account in "Instagram", Potapova loves to attend official events and travel around the world. In a joke, she says that he has connected fate with tennis in order to visit different cities of the planet.
Anastasia Potapova now
2021 Anastasia for tradition began with the Australian series of tournaments. At Gippsland Trophy, who is considered a training in front of Australian Open, the Russian woman went around Whitney Usgva, and then suffered from Simon Khalep, twice winning a big helmet.At the main winter competitions, the athlete won an alison risk among American women, and then in the 1/16 finals the second time in his career faced with the legendary Serena Williams. Having committed a number of errors on filing, Potapov left the tournament with a personal record - access to the 3rd round. Discussed results with the mentor Ian Hughes, Potapova made the necessary conclusions.
Achievements
- 2012 - Winner of the Nike series tournament in Russia
- 2012, 2013 - Junior champion in Europe
- 2013 - Winner of the Open Super Tournament
- 2013 - Winner of the Russian Championship among juniors
- 2014 - Winner of Junior Tournament Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships
- 2014 - Winner of the Junior Tennis Europe O1 Properties Christmas Cup tournament
- 2015, 2016, 2017 - Finalist of the Junior Tournament of the Grand Slam in the Pair Discredition
- 2016 - Winner of the Junior Tournament of the Grand Slobe in a single category
- 2016 - Winner of the Junior ITF Tournament in a single discharge in Rochhempton (United Kingdom)
- 2016 - The winner of the Junior ITF tournament in the double room in Milan (Italy)
- 2018 - Finalist two WTA tournaments in a single discharge
- 2018 - WTA Tournament Winner in Moscow in the Pair Discretion
- 2019 - winner of the WTA tournament in Lausanne in a double discharge