# Vlada Ekshibarova

Vlada Ekshibarova (Hebrew: ולדה אקשיברובה; born 14 March 1989) is an Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player.
She has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 14 July 2008, Ekshibarova reached her best singles ranking of world No. 352. On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 319 in the doubles rankings.

## Career

Ekshibarova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2004 Tashkent Open, having received a wildcard into the doubles draw with Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva, but they lost to Ekaterina Bychkova and Maria Goloviznina in the first round. Playing for Uzbekistan in the Fed Cup, Ekshibarova had a win–loss record of 1–9.
In 2016, she became an Israeli citizen. In June 2016, Ekshibarova decided to play for Israel instead of Uzbekistan.
In December 2017, Ekshibarova won the Israel Tennis Women's Singles Championship, beating Deniz Khazaniuk 7–6, 5–4 (ret.) in the final, and also won the Doubles Championship, partnering with Maya Tahan.
In 2018, she played for the Israel Fed Cup team, going 0–3 in singles. In Fed Cup, she has an overall win–loss record of 1–14.
In September 2024, she started fighting for Uzbekistan again.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–8)
* Clay (2–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2006 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2007 | ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Isha Lakhani | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2007 | ITF Manila, Philippines | 10,000 | Clay | Nicole Riner | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Andreea Mitu | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Aurangabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2011 | ITF Mumbai, India | 10,000 | Hard | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2011 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Nadezda Gorbachkova | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Sofia Kvatsabaia | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard | Mariam Bolkvadze | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2016 | ITF Ramat Gan, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Polina Monova | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Jun 2016 | ITF Acre, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Marta Paigina | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Sep 2016 | ITF Ashkelon, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Jennifer Zerbone | 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2016 | ITF Tiberias, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2016 | ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Marta Paigina | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jun 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Emiliana Arango | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Aug 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Dana Kremer | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Nov 2017 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | 6–2, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–10 | Jun 2018 | ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | Jule Niemeier | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Dec 2018 | ITF Antalya | 15,000 | Hard | Evgeniya Burdina | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–12 | May 2023 | ITF Vierumäki, Finland | 15,000 | Hard | Tamara Kostic | 0–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 33 (15 titles, 18 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (14–13)
* Clay (1–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | TIer | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | Cristina Dinu Ionela-Andreea Iova | 6–1, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2015 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Clay | Daria Lodikova | Albina Khabibulina Polina Merenkova | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2015 | ITF Acre, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Daria Lodikova | Hélène Scholsen Sadafmoh Tolibova | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2015 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Deniz Khazaniuk | Ofri Lankri Alona Pushkarevsky | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jun 2015 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Natasha Palha | Sharmada Balu Tadeja Majerič | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Oct 2015 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Olga Doroshina | Lucy Brown Amandine Cazeaux | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Eleni Christofi | Karin Kennel Viktoriya Tomova | 4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
| Loss | 2–6 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Helen De Cesare | Karin Kennel Viktoriya Tomova | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Nov 2015 | ITF Ramat Gan, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Olga Doroshina | Alexandra Morozova Barbora Štefková | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Dec 2015 | ITF Ramat Gan, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Daria Lodikova | Alexandra Morozova Barbora Štefková | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Janina Toljan | Victoria Kan Alyona Sotnikova | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–8 | May 2016 | ITF Ramat Gan, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Naomi Totka | Yuliya Kalabina Polina Monova | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Jun 2016 | ITF Kiryat Shmona, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Keren Shlomo | Naomi Totka Ana Veselinović | 1–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–9 | Jun 2016 | ITF Acre, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Naomi Totka | Christina Shakovets Veronika Stotyka | 6–0, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 5–10 | Jun 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Alyona Sotnikova | Melis Sezer Ana Veselinović | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Jul 2016 | ITF Buca, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Ana Veselinović | Daria Lodikova Anette Munozova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–10 | Sep 2016 | ITF Ashkelon, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Madeleine Kobelt | Alona Pushkarevsky Keren Shlomo | 6–0, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 7–11 | Sep 2016 | ITF Kiryat Gat, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Ekaterina Kazionova Madeleine Kobelt | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–11 | Oct 2016 | ITF Tiberias, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Ekaterina Kazionova Madeleine Kobelt | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Steffi Distelmans | Nina Kruijer Suzan Lamens | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 8–13 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Steffi Distelmans | Michaela Boev Andrea Ka | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–13 | Nov 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Raluca Șerban | Michaela Boev Cristiana Ferrando | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 10–13 | Dec 2016 | ITF Ramat Gan, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina | Daiana Negreanu Keren Shlomo | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 11–13 | Dec 2016 | ITF Ramat Gan, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina | Sofia Dmitrieva Anna Pribylova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–14 | Apr 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Eleni Daniilidou | Ekaterina Kazionova Elena Rybakina | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–14 | May 2017 | ITF Acre, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Despina Papamichail | Shelly Krolitzky Maya Tahan | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–14 | Jun 2018 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Elena-Teodora Cadar | Shahar Biran Laetitia Pulchartová | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 13–15 | Jun 2018 | ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | Sviatlana Pirazhenka | Anna Gabric Katharina Gerlach | 2–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 14–15 | Sep 2018 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova | Albina Khabibulina Ksenia Palkina | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14–16 | Jan 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Julia Stamatova | Kanako Morisaki Ayaka Okuno | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–17 | Feb 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova | Cemre Anil Oana Georgeta Simion | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–17 | Mar 2019 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Daria Kruzhkova | Merel Hoedt Anna Sisková | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15–18 | Sep 2024 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W15 | Hard | Emma Wilson | Jenny Dürst Celine Simunyu | 4–6, 4–6 |