Olga Barabanschikova

Olga Barabanschikova (Belarusian: Вольга Барабаншчыкава; Russian: Ольга Барабанщикова; born 2 November 1979) is a former professional Belarusian tennis player.

Olga Barabanschikova

Native name	Вольга Барабаншчыкава
Country (sports)	Belarus
Residence	London, England and Minsk, Belarus
Born	(1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 45) Minsk, Soviet Union
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$548,692
Singles
Career record	201–174
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 49 (2 March 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1998)
French Open	2R (1999)
Wimbledon	4R (2000)
US Open	3R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	70–84
Career titles	0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 81 (19 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1998, 2000)
French Open	1R (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon	2R (1998, 1999)
US Open	1R (1998)
Last updated on: 17 November 2010.

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

External links

• Olga Barabanschikova at the Women's Tennis Association
• Olga Barabanschikova at the International Tennis Federation
• Olga Barabanschikova at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Olga Barabanschikova at Olympedia
• Olga Barabanschikova at Olympics.com
• Official website^{[dead link]}