| Country |  Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Denver , USA |
| Born | November 30, 1987 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $226,238 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 137–67 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (3 ITF titles) |
| Highest ranking | No. 48 (January 15, 2007) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007) |
| French Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–25 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (3 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | 117 (June 25, 2007) |
| Last updated on: December 29, 2007. | |
Vasilisa Alekseyevna Bardina (Russian: Василиса Алексеевна Бардина, born November 30, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player.
As of August 10, 2007, her highest ranking was World Number 48, achieved in early 2007. She has won 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles, but not any WTA titles in singles or doubles.
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Tennis career
Vasilisa made the final of Moorilla Hobart International in 2007, before losing to Anna Chakvetadze.[1]
She was forced off the tour after Wimbledon in 2007 due to injury, she had suffered a stress fracture in her right shin.[2] She tried to come back at the Australian Open in 2008, but it was too soon after her injury and she had only been practicing for two weeks before the event. She lost in straight sets to Sandra Kloesel in qualifying.[3] It was around this time that Bardina spilt from her coach, her father Alexey Bardin, whom she has described as a "pushy Dad".[4] Bardina made a few tentative appearances at ITF events in North America in 2009 with limited success.
Bardina moved to Denver and worked as a coach at the Evergreen Sports Center, which is where she met former pro Jeff Salzenstein in 2011, who has starting coaching her.[5] Under Salzenstein's guidance, Bardina successfully won the US Open National Playoffs Intermountain Sectional Qualifying Tournament held at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver without dropping a set, which meant she could then play the US Open National Playoffs for a Wildcard into the qualifying draw of the main event.[6]
Bardina's goal is to reach the top 10.[7]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles 8 (5–3)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 2004 | Protvino, Russia |
Hard | Elena Chalova |
2–6 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 October 2004 |  Lagos, Nigeria |
Hard |  Jennifer Schmidt |
6–1 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 August 2005 | Moscow, Russia |
Clay | Alisa Kleybanova |
2–6 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 September 2005 | Balashikha, Russia |
Clay | Alla Kudryavtseva |
6–2 5–7 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 January 2006 |  Tampa, Florida, USA |
Hard | Tiffany Dabek |
7–5 6–7(3) 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 12 February 2006 | Midland, Michigan, USA |
Hard |  María Emilia Salerni |
3–6 6–3 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 9 April 2006 | Pelham, Alabama, USA |
Clay |  Anda Perianu |
6–1 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 16 April 2006 | Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
Clay |  Stéphanie Dubois |
4–6 6–2 6–0 |
Doubles 5 (3–2)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 21 September 2003 |  Sidi Fredj, Algeria |
Clay |  Eva Valkova |
 Liza Viplav Jennifer Schmidt |
7–5 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 June 2004 | Protvino, Russia |
Hard | Julia Vorobieva |
 Maria Gugel Elena Chalova |
2–6 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 July 2004 | Krasnoarmeisk, Russia |
Hard | Julia Vorobieva |
Ekaterina Bychikova Vailiisa Davydova |
6–7(4) 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 10 July 2005 |  Darmstadt, Germany |
Clay | Yaroslava Shvedova |
Vanessa Henke Laura Siegemund |
4–6 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 March 2006 | Redding, California, USA |
Hard | Ahsha Rolle |
 Elena Baltacha Yevheniia Savransky |
7–5 3–6 [8–10] |
References
- ^ http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/chakvetadze-wins-first-title-of-year-20070112_2256076_1655217
- ^ http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/17/russias-vasilisa-bardina-aims-for-comeback/
- ^ http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/17/russias-vasilisa-bardina-aims-for-comeback/
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_18358535
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_18358535
- ^ http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2011-08-05/201108051312571867027.html
- ^ http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/vasilisa-bardina_2257889_10891
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