 Brodsky at the2011 Open Cagnes-sur-Mer | |
| Native name | Гейл Бродскі |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Born | (1991-06-05)June 5, 1991 (age 34) Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $179,263 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 188–136 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (March 19, 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2012) |
| US Open | 1R (2008,2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 47–73 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 348 (May 2, 2011) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2008,2009) |
Gail Brodsky[a] (born June 5, 1991) is an American former professionaltennis player. Her career-highWTA singles ranking is 182, reached on March 19, 2012. On May 2, 2011, she peaked at No. 348 in the doubles rankings.[1] On theITF Circuit, she won six singles titles and two doubles titles.[1] In 2008, she won the USTA Girls’ 18s national title.[2]
Brodsky was born inZaporizhzhia, Ukraine, to Eduard and Julia, moved toOcean Parkway across the street fromConey Island Hospital inBrighton Beach, Brooklyn, when she was six, and is Jewish.[3][2][4][1] As a youth, she trained on public courts inManhattan Beach, Brooklyn.[5] She and her husband and two children live inKirkland, Washington.[4][6][7]
She won the 2008 USTA Girls’ 18s national title, defeatingSloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, andCoCo Vandeweghe, the 2017 US Open semifinalist, at 17 years of age.[2][4] She thus earned awildcard to the2008 US Open, where she lost in the first round, 5–7, 3–6, to world No. 14,Agnes Szavay.[4][5] She was also given a wildcard into the2009 US Open,[8] where she lost in the first round 4–6, 4–6 toAnabel Medina Garrigues.[9]
She said: “I grew up with a lot of pressure and not a lot of passion for the sport.” Her parents were strict about her diet and other aspects of her life; it was only after she broke all contact with them (she says: “it wasn’t a healthy situation”), at age 17, that she tasted her first French fry.[10]
In 2007 and 2010, she won theOjai Tennis Tournament in women's singles.[11] She also won the 2010 $10k Porto, 2011 $10k Gosier and $25k La Coruna, 2015 $10k Victoria, and 2018 $15k Victoria and $60k Ashland singles titles.[1]
She has also won the 2010 Landisville (w/A. Mueller) and the 2018 Victoria (w/B. Boren) doubles titles.[1]
| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10/15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Gausdal, Norway | 10,000 | Hard |  Victoria Larrière | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay |  Karolina Nowak | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Gosier, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) |  Sachia Vickery | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF La Coruña, Spain | 25,000 | Clay |  Alexandra Panova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2012 | Clay Court Championships, U.S. | 25,000 | Hard | Grace Min | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2012 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Lauren Davis | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2015 | ITF Victoria, Canada | 10,000 | Hard (i) |  Naomi Totka | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2018 | ITF Victoria, Canada | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Maegan Manasse | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2018 | Ashland Tennis Classic, U.S. | 60,000 | Hard | Maegan Manasse | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | 23 May 2010 | ITF Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Alexandra Mueller |  Dianne Hollands Tiffany Welford | 4–6, 7–5, [10–2] |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2 October 2010 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Alexandra Riley |  Ulrikke Eikeri Lena-Marie Hofmann | 7–6(4), 6–7(5), [5–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | 24 June 2018 | ITF Victoria, Canada | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Brynn Boren | Safiya CarringtonAlana Smith | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | 23 June 2019 | ITF Denver, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Brynn Boren |  Vladica BabićHayley Carter | 2–6, 3–6 |
