_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 | $ 1,578,065 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 125–83 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (11 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 112 (20 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024,2025) |
| French Open | 3R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024,2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2024,2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–28 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 144 (6 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 406 (22 September 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 20 October 2025. | |
Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva (Ukrainian:Юлія Володимирівна Стародубцева; born 17 February 2000) is a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 63, achieved on 11 August 2025, by theWTA, and peaked at No. 144 in the WTA doubles rankings on 9 May 2024.[1][2]
Starodubtseva has won four singles titles and three doubles titles on theITF Circuit.
She played college tennis atOld Dominion University.[3][4][5]
Starodubtseva won her first $60k tournament in June 2023 in Sumter, South Carolina, defeating Indian playerKarman Thandi.[6]
Starodubtseva reached the top 150 in the singles rankings on 15 January 2024. She made her major debut at theAustralian Open after qualifying,[7][8][4] but lost in the first round to sixth seedOns Jabeur.[5][9]
Starodubtseva made herFrench Open debut as a qualifier, but lost in straight sets toCristina Bucșa.[10]Starodubtseva recorded her first main-draw major win at theWimbledon, as a qualifier, overAlison Van Uytvanck, on her debut.[11] In the second round, she lost to fellow qualifierLulu Sun.[12]
Ranked No. 146, Starodubtseva made her debut at theUS Open, after qualifying into the main draw but lost to 20th seedVictoria Azarenka, in three sets.[13] Starodubtseva became the first woman in theOpen Era to qualify for all four majors in a single season.[1]In September, Starodubtseva reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the2024 Jasmin Open by defeatingSuzan Lamens[14] and third seedDiane Parry,[15][16] before losing toSonay Kartal.[17] At the2024 China Open, Starodubtseva recorded, after qualifying, her first two main-draw WTA 1000-level wins overLaura Siegemund and 27th seedKateřina Siniaková, her first top 50 win.[18] 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 on 7 October 2024.[19][20][1]
At the2025 French Open as the top seed,[2] Yulia Starodubtseva lost to teenagerSára Bejlek in straight sets in the last round of qualifying, ending a 14-match winning streak in Grand Slam qualifying.[21] Despite losing in the final round of qualifying, Starodubtseva entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacing RomanianSorana Cîrstea. She defeatedTamara Korpatsch from Germany, also a qualifier,[22] andAnastasia Potapova to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.[23][24] As a result she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 67 on 9 June 2025.[25] At the same tournament Starodubtseva also entered the doubles draw as an alternate pair withAnastasia Dețiuc. They defeated their first round opponents, the French wildcard duoÉmeline Dartron andTiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah.[better source needed][26]
At the2025 Ningbo Open where Starodubtseva qualified for the main draw, she pushed sixth seedBelinda Bencic to three sets in what was the longest match of the 2025 season thus far, lasting three hours and 33 minutes.[27] As a result she moved 19 positions up to No. 112 on 20 October 2025.[28]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | 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 | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| Win–loss | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | |
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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 GonzálezKsenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| Loss | 0–3 |  Jasmine Paolini | No. 4 | French Open, France | Hard | 3R | 4–6, 1–6 | No. 81 | |
Women's Tennis Association: Top Ukrainian female singles tennis players | |
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