Maria Sergeevna Zharkova (born 7 May 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Maria Zharkova
Full nameMaria Sergeevna Zharkova
Country (sports) Russia
Born (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 36)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$32,883
Singles
Career record84–90
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 490 (4 April 2011)
Doubles
Career record98–70
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 335 (12 May 2008)

Born in Moscow, Zharkova played on tour from 2006 to 2012, reaching a career-high singles ranking of 490 in the world.[1] At the 2011 Baku Cup, she won through to the second qualifying round and made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in the doubles.[2] She won seven doubles titles while competing on the ITF Women's Circuit.[3]

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 14 (7–7)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 12 August 2007 Moscow, Russia Clay   Tatiana Kotelnikova   Anna Lapushchenkova
  Vasilisa Davydova
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 2. 27 April 2008 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard   Vasilisa Davydova   Marina Melnikova
  Chayenne Ewijk
3–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Runner-up 1. 5 April 2009 Antalya, Turkey Hard   Ima Bohush   Sofia Kvatsabaia
  Avgusta Tsybysheva
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Runner-up 2. 17 May 2009 Saint Petersburg, Russia Hard   Avgusta Tsybysheva   Yuliya Kalabina
  Marta Sirotkina
1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 31 May 2009 Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay   Kateryna Avdiyenko   Elina Svitolina
  Kateryna Kozlova
6–7(3), 6–3, [11–9]
Runner-up 3. 13 September 2009 Saint Petersburg 2, Russia Clay   Anastasiya Lytovchenko   Yanina Darishina
  Ekaterina Prozorova
6–7(7), 6–3, [7–10]
Winner 4. 15 April 2010 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard (i)   Eugeniya Pashkova   Alexandra Artamonova
  Khristina Kazimova
6–0, 6–1
Winner 5. 22 April 2010 Almaty, Kazakhstan Hard (i)   Eugeniya Pashkova   Ksenia Palkina
  Anastasiya Prenko
3–6, 7–6(9), [10–7]
Winner 6. 21 August 2010 Saint Petersburg, Russia Clay   Eugeniya Pashkova   Valentyna Ivakhnenko
  Mariya Malkhasyan
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 7. 7 November 2010 Minsk, Belarus Carpet (i)   Eugeniya Pashkova   Oksana Pavlova
  Ekaterina Yashina
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 12 March 2011 Antalya 5, Turkey Clay   Eugeniya Pashkova   Daniëlle Harmsen
  Bibiane Schoofs
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 24 April 2011 Antalya 11, Turkey Hard   Marta Sirotkina   Laura Ioana Andrei
  Sylwia Zagórska
1–6, 6–7(0)
Runner-up 6. 1 May 2011 Antalya 12, Turkey Clay   Alexandra Romanova   Laura Ioana Andrei
  Ekaterine Gorgodze
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 7. 21 August 2011 Saint Petersburg, Russia Clay   Tatiana Kotelnikova   Polina Vinogradova
  Anastasia Frolova
2–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Maria Zharkova WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. ^ "Unsuccessful Start at Baku Cup". World Sport. 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Первая теннисная история. Мария Жаркова". Sports.ru (in Russian). 11 August 2011.
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