Vesna Dolonc
Весна Долонц
Country(2006–April 2012)
(May 2012–2017)
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Birth date21 July 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeMoscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turnedpro2006
Retired14 February 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CareerprizemoneyUS$900,034
Singlestitles3 ITF
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 84 (8 July 2013)
Australianopenresult3R (2011)
Frenchopenresult2R (2011)
Wimbledonresult3R (2013)
Usopenresult1R (2009, 2011, 2013)
Doublestitles5 ITF
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 93 (4 February 2013)
Wimbledondoublesresult1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Teamyes
Fedcupresult1–4

Vesna Ratkovna Dolonc (Serbian Cyrillic and Russian: Весна Ратковна Долонц; née Manasieva, Манасиева; born 21 July 1989) is a retired Serbian tennis player. She earned career-highs of 84 in singles and 93 in doubles.

Career

Dolonc began competing on the ITF Circuit in September 2005, soon after her 16th birthday, and had risen to world No. 152 by 28 January 2008.

In February 2006, she won seven successive matches to come through qualifying and reached the semifinals of the $10k event at Portimão, Portugal, and in May 2006, she reached her first $10k final in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2007, she reached the semifinals at Stockholm-Salk ($25k level); Monzón, Spain ($75k level); Moscow ($25k level); and Podolsk, Russia ($25k level). In September 2007, she made it to the finals at the $100k tournament inn Kharkiv, Ukraine.

In 2008, she qualified for her third career WTA Tour main draw at Pattaya, defeated fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany with the loss of only three games, and reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinals.

Dolonc qualified for the 2011 Australian Open, and in the second round, defeated No. 17 Marion Bartoli in three sets.

In July 2012, she won her second career title in Donetsk.

2013

Dolonc began her season at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round of qualifying to María José Martínez Sánchez. Despite qualifying for the Australian Open, Dolonc was defeated in the second round by eleventh seed Marion Bartoli.[1]

In Paris at the Open GdF Suez, Dolonc lost in the final round of qualifying to Monica Niculescu. During the Fed Cup tie versus Slovakia, Dolonc won her first rubber when Dominika Cibulková retired due to a leg muscle strain.[2] In her second rubber, she was defeated by Daniela Hantuchová. Serbia ended up losing the tie 2–3.[3]

2014

Dolonc announced her retirement from pro circuit on 14 February 2017 (her last match she played in November 2016).

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Note: Dolonc played under Russian flag until 2012.

Singles

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ3Q1Q33RQ12R2R0 / 34–3
French OpenAQ1Q1Q32RQ21RQ30 / 21–2
WimbledonAQ21RQ31R1R3RQ10 / 42–4
US OpenAQ11RQ21RQ21RQ10 / 30–3
Win–loss0–00–00–20–03–40–13–41–10 / 127–12
National representation
Fed CupAAAAAAQFWG20 / 21–3
Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[a]AAQ21RQ2AAA0 / 10–1
Indian Wells OpenAAAAQ2AQ1A0 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAAQ11RAQ1A0 / 10–1
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAQ2A0 / 00–0
China OpenAAAAAAQ1A0 / 00–0
Kremlin Cup (former)AQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments1344104104Career total: 40
Overall win–loss1–13–32–40–46–102–48–112–60 / 4024–43
Year-end ranking162144131140111117103208$900,034

Doubles

Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAQ21R1R1R1RA0 / 40–4
US OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
National representation
Fed CupAAAAAAAQFWG2A0 / 20–1
Career statistics
Tournaments015224391027
Titles00000000000
Finals00000010001
Overall win–loss0–00–12–51–24–23–43–34–90–10–00 / 2717–27
Year-end ranking582202292160144158103124481647'

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2012Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHardAnna ChakvetadzePaula Kania
Polina Pekhova		2–6, ret.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
LossMay 2006ITF Kyiv, Ukraine10,000ClayVeronika Kapshay2–6, 6–0, 5–7
LossSep 2007ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine100,000HardAlona Bondarenko1–6, 1–6
LossFeb 2008ITF Capriolo, Italy25,000Carpet (i)Anne Keothavong1–6, 6–2, 3–6
WinNov 2008Open Nantes Atlantique, France50,000Hard (i)Stefanie Vögele6–3, 6–2
LossFeb 2009ITF Belfort, France25,000Carpet (i)Lucie Hradecká3–6, 2–6
LossMar 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i)Vitalia Diatchenko6–2, 3–6, 1–4 ret.
LossJul 2009ITF La Coruña, Spain25,000HardNeuza Silva3–6, 1–6
LossOct 2010Open de Touraine, France50,000Hard (i)Alison Riske7–5, 4–6, 4–6
WinJul 2012Viccourt Cup Donetsk, Ukraine50,000HardMaria João Koehler6–2, 6–3
LossMar 2016ITF Mâcon, France10,000Hard (i)Claire Feuerstein2–6, 6–4, 4–6
WinMay 2016ITF Győr, Hungary10,000ClayAnastasiya Shoshyna6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (2–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossOct 2005ITF Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro10,000ClayNeda KozićAni Mijačika
Dijana Stojić		6–1, 3–6, 4–6
LossMay 2007Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain75,000HardIryna BrémondEstrella Cabeza-Candela
María Emilia Salerni		2–6, 1–6
WinAug 2007ITF Moscow, Russia25,000ClayMaria KondratievaNina Bratchikova
Sophie Lefèvre		6–2, 6–1
LossNov 2007ITF Minsk, Belarus50,000Hard (i)Ekaterina LopesAlla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		0–6, 2–6
WinApr 2009ITF Monzón, Spain75,000HardChen YiAlberta Brianti
Margalita Chakhnashvili		2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
LossJul 2009ITF La Coruña, Spain25,000HardKsenia MilevskayaMaría Irigoyen
Florencia Molinero		2–6, 4–6
LossNov 2009ITF Minsk, Belarus50,000Hard (i)Evgeniya RodinaLyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiya Kichenok		3–6, 6–7(7)
LossSep 2010GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom75,000Hard (i)Claire FeuersteinVitalia Diatchenko
Irena Pavlovic		4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
LossJul 2011Cuneo International, Italia100,000ClayEva BirnerováMandy Minella
Stefanie Vögele		3–6, 2–6
LossFeb 2012Dow Corning Midland, United States100,000Hard (i)Stéphanie Foretz GaconAndrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká		6–7(4), 2–6
WinMay 2012Open Saint-Gaudens, France50,000ClayIrina KhromachevaNaomi Broady
Julia Glushko		6–2, 6–0
WinSep 2012GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom75,000Hard (i)Stefanie VögeleKarolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková		6–1, 6–7(3), [15–13]
WinNov 2012GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, United Kingdom75,000Hard (i)Akgul AmanmuradovaAliaksandra Sasnovich
Diāna Marcinkēviča		6–3, 6–1
LossAug 2013Viccourt Cup Donetsk, Ukraine75,000HardAlexandra PanovaYuliya Beygelzimer
Renata Voráčová		1–6, 4–6

Personal life

She was born to a Serbian father Ratko Manasiev and a Russian mother.[4][5] She changed her surname from "Manasieva" to "Dolonc" (Dolonts) when she was married to Arsen Dolonts on 1 October 2010.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Sharapova to face Williams". 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Serbia ties Slovakia 1-1 in Fed Cup after Cibulkova retirement". 9 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "VALIANT SLOVAKS SAIL INTO LAST FOUR". 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Srbija u Melburnu jača i od Rusije"
  5. ^ "I Manasijeva branila cast Srbije na AO! - SPORT - SMEDIA"
  6. ^ See the paragraph "Biography" from her profile on WTA Tour official website