_07_(cropped).jpg) Starodubtseva at the2023 US Open | |
| Full name | Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva |
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| Native name | Юлія Володимирівна Стародубцева |
| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
| Born | (2000-02-17)17 February 2000 (age 25) Kakhovka, Ukraine |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Old Dominion |
| Prize money | $699,122 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 113–64 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 79 (7 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 92 (28 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024,2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 43–26 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 144 (6 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 250 (28 October 2024) |
| Last updated on: 28 October 2024. | |
Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva (Ukrainian:Юлія Володимирівна Стародубцева; born 17 February 2000) is a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of 79 by theWTA, achieved on 7 October 2024, and peaked at No. 144 in the WTA doubles rankings on 9 May 2024.
Starodubtseva has won four singles titles and three doubles titles on theITF Circuit.
She played college tennis atOld Dominion University.[1]
Starodubtseva won her first $60k tournament in June 2023 in Sumter, South Carolina, defeating Indian playerKarman Thandi.[2]
Starodubtseva reached the top 150 in the singles rankings on 15 January 2024. She made her major debut at theAustralian Open after qualifying,[3][4][5] but lost in the first round to sixth seedOns Jabeur.[6]
Starodubtseva made herFrench Open debut as a qualifier, but lost in straight sets toCristina Bucșa.[7]
She recorded her first main-draw major win at theWimbledon, as a qualifier, overAlison Van Uytvanck, on her debut.[8] In the second round, she lost to fellow qualifierLulu Sun.[9]
Ranked No. 146, she made her debut at theUS Open, after qualifying into the main draw but lost to 20th seedVictoria Azarenka, in three sets.[10] She became the first woman in the Open era to qualify for all four majors in a single season.[11]
In September, Starodubtseva reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the2024 Jasmin Open by defeatingSuzan Lamens[12] and third seedDiane Parry,[13][14] before losing toSonay Kartal.[15] At theChina Open, she recorded, after qualifying, her first two main-draw WTA 1000-level wins overLaura Siegemund and 27th seedKateřina Siniaková, her first top 50 win.[16] Next, she defeatedElina Avanesyan and tenth seedAnna Kalinskaya to reach the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career. As a result, she entered the top 100 in the singles rankings.[17][18][11]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| French Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| US Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Win–loss | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Spring, United States | W25 | Hard |  Maria Mateas | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2023 | Naples Open, United States | W60 | Clay | Caroline Dolehide | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2023 | Palmetto Pro Open, United States | W60 | Hard |  Karman Thandi | 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2023 | Evansville Classic, United States | W60 | Hard | Karman Thandi | 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2023 | Dallas Summer Series, United States | W60 | Hard (i) |  Wang Yafan | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2023 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W60 | Hard |  Lulu Sun | 7–5, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W10 | Clay | Anastasiia Gevel |  Lisa-Marie Brunnemann Diana Popescu | 6–3, 0–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2023 | ITF Spring, United States | W25 | Hard |  Sofia Johnson | Maria MateasClervie Ngounoue | 4–6, 6–2, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Zephyrhills, United States | W25 | Clay |  Maria Kononova | Jada HartRasheeda McAdoo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2023 | Palmetto Pro Open, United States | W60 | Hard | McCartney Kessler | Maria MateasAnna Rogers | 4–6, 7–6(3), [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Clay |  Ana Sofía Sánchez |  María Herazo González Ksenia Laskutova | 6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2023 | Evansville Classic, United States | W60 | Hard | McCartney Kessler | Maria KononovaVeronika Miroshnichenko | 3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–5 | Aug 2023 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States | W100 | Hard | Sophie Chang |  Olivia Gadecki Mai Hontama | w/o |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2023 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W60 | Hard | Makenna Jones | Tatiana ProzorovaMadison Sieg | 6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H |
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| Loss | 0–1 |  Ons Jabeur | No. 6 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 1–6 | No. 150 | 0–1 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Coco Gauff | No. 6 | China Open, China | Hard | QF | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 | No. 115 | 0–1 |
Women's Tennis Association: Top Ukrainian female singles tennis players | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top Ukrainian female doubles tennis players | |
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