# Galina Voskoboeva

Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (Russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева; born 18 December 1984) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani former tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 7 May 2012. Her best ranking in doubles is No. 26, achieved on 20 August 2012.

## Professional career

Born in Moscow, Voskoboeva turned pro in 2002. During her career, she has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles titles (in Mont-de-Marsan in 2003, Cuneo in 2006, and Casablanca in 2011) and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

### 2008–2010

In 2008, Voskoboeva managed to qualify for the Qatar Open in Doha. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou before taking a set off world No. 5, Maria Sharapova, but losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6. That same year, she reached the quarterfinals in Quebec City. In 2009, she reached the quarterfinals in Warsaw. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets.

### 2011

Ranked 560 in the world, Galina reached the quarterfinals of the Pattaya Open. Due to her ranking, she had to qualify, and did so by defeating top seed Sania Mirza, and No. 7 seed Lindsay Lee-Waters in the qualifying tournament. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated Romina Oprandi before defeating No. 3 seed Maria Kirilenko in a close match 1–6, 7–5, 6–4.
She qualified for the Miami Open and upset the No. 7 seed, Jelena Dokic, in the first round.
At the Baku Cup Voskoboeva lost to Ksenia Pervak in the semifinals. In doubles, Voskoboeva and Niculescu were the first seeds. They advanced to the finals by defeating Daniela Dominikovic and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, but lost to second seeds Mariya Koryttseva and Tatiana Poutchek.
After qualifying for the Premier-level Canadian Open in Toronto, Voskoboeva recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating French Open-semifinalist and world No. 9, Marion Bartoli in the first round. She followed this up with a win against world No. 25, Flavia Pennetta to reach the third round. She followed by beating former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, in two sets. She lost to fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.
Voskoboeva qualified for the US Open, but lost to seventh seed Francesca Schiavone in the first round.

### 2012

As of 2012, Voskoboeva has paired with fellow Kazakh player Yaroslava Shvedova in doubles, in an effort to represent their nation at the Summer Olympics in London, a feat they achieved, reaching the second round.

### 2013

Voskoboeva began her 2013 season at the Auckland Open. She lost in the first round to Kirsten Flipkens. Coming through the qualifying rounds at the Sydney International, Voskoboeva defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the first round. She was defeated in the second round by second seed Angelique Kerber. At the Australian Open, Voskoboeva lost in the first round to 25th seed Venus Williams.
In Memphis at the National Indoor Championships, Voskoboeva was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Heather Watson.

## Personal life

In 2008, Galina changed her nationality from Russian to Kazakhstani. She attended University RUPF in Moscow, where she graduated from in 2005. On 15 April 2021, she married Jonathan Gully, a physician, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 6–8 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 3–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1–4 |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 12–24 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
| Australian Open | | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | NH | A | 12–11 |
| French Open | | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 10–11 |
| Wimbledon | | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | NH | 1R | 7–10 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 10–12 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 39–44 |

## Significant finals
### WTA 1000 finals
#### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2006 | Kremlin Cup | Carpet (i) | Iveta Benešová | Francesca Schiavone Květa Peschke | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 1–6 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (0–0)
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–7$^{(0)}$, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |

### Doubles: 18 (5 titles, 13 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–1)
* WTA 500 (1–2)
* WTA 250 (4–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–8)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (2–4)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | Tier IV | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova | Maria Elena Camerin Émilie Loit | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2006 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Iveta Benešová | Francesca Schiavone Květa Peschke | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2007 | Australian Hardcourts, Australia | Tier III | Hard | Iveta Benešová | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Mar 2011 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard | Dinara Safina | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Jessica Moore | 7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2011 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Alisa Kleybanova | Michaëlla Krajicek Eleni Daniilidou | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2011 | Brussels Open, Belgium | Premier | Clay | Andrea Hlaváčková | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | 3–6, 6–0, [10–5] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2011 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | International | Hard | Monica Niculescu | Mariya Koryttseva Tatiana Poutchek | 3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2011 | Korea Open, Seoul | International | Hard | Vera Dushevina | Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2011 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Anastasia Rodionova | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | May 2012 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Yaroslava Shvedova | Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai | 6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 4–7 | Feb 2013 | National Indoors, U.S. | International | Hard (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Sep 2013 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Vania King | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 3–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
| Loss | 4–9 | Jan 2014 | Brisbane International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–9 | Mar 2014 | Mexican Open | International | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Petra Cetkovská Iveta Melzer | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 5–10 | Feb 2017 | Hungarian Ladies Open | International | Hard (i) | Arina Rodionova | Hsieh Su-wei Oksana Kalashnikova | 3–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Loss | 5–11 | Jul 2018 | Moscow River Cup, Russia | International | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Anastasia Potapova Vera Zvonareva | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–12 | Apr 2019 | Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland | International | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Sorana Cîrstea Andreea Mitu | 6–1, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–13 | Jul 2019 | Baltic Open, Latvia | International | Clay | Jeļena Ostapenko | Sharon Fichman Nina Stojanović | 6–2, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, [6–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2018 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Veronika Kudermetova | Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva | 7–5, 6–4 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments

### Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 2003 | ITF Tipton, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Matea Mezak | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Jul 2003 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Oleksandra Kravets | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 2003 | ITF Latina, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Roberta Vinci | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Nov 2005 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Lilia Osterloh | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 2006 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Alice Canepa | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | Apr 2011 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 25,000 | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | May 2016 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Victoria Kan | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jun 2016 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasiya Komardina | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–4, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Aug 2001 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Yevgenia Savranska | Olena Antypina Yuliana Fedak | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | Sep 2001 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Yuliana Fedak | Adriana Burz Sanja Todorović | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2. | Sep 2002 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Vera Dushevina | Laura Dell'Angelo Nathalie Viérin | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 2002 | ITF Mansoura, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova | Olena Antypina Hana Šromová | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | Jan 2003 | ITF Hull, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Irina Bulykina | Elke Clijsters Borka Majstorović | 4–6, 7–6$^{(0)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | Mar 2003 | ITF Ostrava, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Magdalena Zděnovcová | Roberta Vinci Dragana Zarić | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | May 2003 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 75,000 | Clay | Vera Dushevina | Yuliya Beygelzimer Anna Zaporozhanova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | Sep 2003 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | Darya Kustova Elena Tatarkova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 5. | Apr 2004 | ITF Dinan, France | 50,000 | Clay (i) | Darija Jurak | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 2004 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Barbora Strýcová | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Selima Sfar | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Apr 2005 | Dothan Classic, United States | 75,000 | Clay | Carly Gullickson | Julie Ditty Vladimíra Uhlířová | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | Jul 2005 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Mariya Koryttseva | Sara Errani Giulia Gabba | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | Oct 2006 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Mariya Koryttseva | Alizé Cornet Youlia Fedossova | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | Nov 2006 | ITF Pittsburgh, United States | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Ashley Harkleroad | Stéphanie Dubois Alisa Kleybanova | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Win | 9. | Sep 2008 | ITF Athens, Greece | 100,000 | Clay | Sorana Cîrstea | Kristina Barrois Julia Schruff | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 2008 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Maret Ani | Mariya Koryttseva Yaroslava Shvedova | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 2009 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Barbora Strýcová | Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | Jul 2011 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko | Akgul Amanmuradova Alexandra Panova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | May 2016 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Vitalia Diatchenko | Victoria Kan Sabina Sharipova | 6–3, 1–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 12. | Nov 2016 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Alicia Herrero Liñana Ksenija Sharifova | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9. | May 2018 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Vera Lapko | Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria | 6–2, 5–7, [7–10] |
| Win | 13. | May 2018 | Empire Slovak Open | 100,000 | Clay | Jessica Moore | Xenia Knoll Anna Smith | 0–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 10. | Jun 2018 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass | Natela Dzalamidze | Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez | 6–4, 3–6, [1–10] |

## Head-to-head records

* Serena Williams 0–2
* Venus Williams 0–1
* Lindsay Davenport 0–1
* Maria Sharapova 1–1
* Victoria Azarenka 1–2
* Caroline Wozniacki 0–1