Vera Zhukovets

Vera Zhukovets
Вера Жукавец
Country (sports) Belarus
Born (1976-03-20) 20 March 1976 (age 48)
Minsk, Soviet Union
Turned pro1993
Retired1999
Prize money$24,989
Singles
Career record75–48
Career titles3 ITF
Highest ranking225 (10 July 1995)
Doubles
Career record50–40
Career titles4 ITF
Highest ranking241 (27 April 1998)

Vera Zhukovets (Belarusian: Вера Жукавец; born 20 March 1976) is a former Belarusian tennis player.

Zhukovets won two singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 10 July 1995, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 225. On 27 April 1998, she peaked at No. 541 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Belarus Fed Cup team, Zhukovets has a win/loss of 0–4.[1]

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 24 October 1994 Odesa, Ukraine Clay Russia Maria Marfina 2–6, 3–6
Win 2. 31 October 1994 Jūrmala, Latvia Hard (i) Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6–2, 7–6(4)
Win 3. 8 May 1995 Mollet, Spain Clay Brazil Patrícia Segala 7–6(4), 6–1
Loss 4. 22 May 1995 Barcelona, Spain Hard Spain Gala León García 0–6, 0–6
Win 5. 20 October 1996 Šiauliai, Lithuania Hard (i) Czech Republic Zuzana Demeterová 6–2, 6–1
Loss 6. 28 October 1996 Jūrmala, Latvia Carpet (i) Russia Elena Dementieva 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 6 May 1996 Nitra, Slovakia Clay Bulgaria Teodora Nedeva Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
Slovakia Gabriela Voleková
w/o
Win 2. 28 October 1996 Minsk, Belarus Hard (i) Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya Belarus Natalia Nareiko
Russia Dasha Ovsiannikova
6–3, 7–6(10)
Win 3. 25 August 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya Russia Irina Kornienko
Latvia Elena Krutko
6–1, 6–3
Loss 4. 5 October 1997 Tbilisi, Georgia Clay Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova Russia Elena Dementieva
Russia Anastasia Myskina
6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 13 October 1997 Šiauliai, Lithuania Carpet (i) Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya Belarus Olga Glouschenko
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
5–7, 3–6
Win 6. 20 October 1997 Jūrmala, Latvia Carpet (i) Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya Ukraine Natalia Bondarenko
Belarus Marina Stets
3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Fed Cup participation

Doubles

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
1994 Fed Cup E/A Zone k/o stage 22 April 1994 Bad Waltersdorf, Austria Portugal Portugal Clay Belarus Marina Stets Portugal Joana Pedroso
Portugal Sofia Prazeres
L 2–6, 2–6
1995 Fed Cup E/A Zone Group I 18 April 1995 Murcia, Spain Latvia Latvia Clay Belarus Marina Stets Latvia Agnese Blumberga
Latvia Oksana Bushevitsa
L 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
19 April 1995 Switzerland Switzerland Belarus Marina Stets Switzerland Martina Hingis
Switzerland Joana Manta
L 1–6, 1–6
E/A Zone k/o stage 21 April 1995 Czech Republic Czech Republic Belarus Marina Stets Czech Republic Radka Bobková
Czech Republic Petra Langrová
L 0–6, 3–6

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