# Olga Barabanschikova

Olga Barabanschikova (Belarusian: Вольга Барабаншчыкава; Russian: Ольга Барабанщикова; born 2 November 1979) is a former professional Belarusian tennis player.
Barabanschikova's highest WTA singles ranking is 49th, which she reached on 2 March 1998. Her career high in doubles was at 81 set at 19 October 1998. Barabanschikova was also a spokesperson in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, announcing the televotes of Belarus.
Barabanschikova was born in Minsk. She married her longtime domestic partner, Luanne, in 2008. They currently reside between Los Angeles, CA and Europe.

## Major finals
### Olympic finals
#### Doubles: 1 (0–1)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 4th place | 2000 | Sydney | Hard | Natalia Zvereva | Els Callens Dominique Monami | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (0–1)

| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) ||
| WTA Championships (0) ||
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1998 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Henrieta Nagyová | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |

### Doubles: 1 (0–1)

| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) ||
| WTA Championships (0) ||
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) | International (0) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1999 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard | Lilia Osterloh | Kim Clijsters Laurence Courtois | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |

## ITF Circuit finals

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

### Singles finals: 7 (3–4)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 23 January 1995 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Paula Hermida | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 23 October 1995 | Poitiers, France | Hard | Elena Tatarkova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 5 August 1996 | Austin, United States | Hard | Jane Chi | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 24 February 1997 | Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet | Raluca Sandu | 6–1, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 3. | 20 October 2002 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sofia Arvidsson | 2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 27 October 2002 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Anna Bastrikova | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 23 February 2003 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard | Karolina Šprem | 3–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles finals: 7 (4–3)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 16 January 1995 | Ourense, Spain | Hard | Paula Hermida | Stephanie Gomperts Henriëtte van Aalderen | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 23 January 1995 | Pontevedra, Spain | Hard | Paula Hermida | Katia Altilia Stephanie Content | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 19 May 1996 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Alice Canepa | Karine Quentrec Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 28 October 1996 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Nirupama Sanjeev | Anique Snijders Noëlle van Lottum | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 February 1998 | Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Erika deLone | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 11 February 2003 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | Giulia Casoni Roberta Vinci | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 18 February 2003 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |