In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevna and the family name is Makarova.
Not to be confused with Ekaterina Vladimirovna Makarova, a tennis player born in 1996.
Ekaterina Makarova Екатерина Макарова
Makarova at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)
Russia
Residence
Moscow, Russia
Born
(1988-06-07) 7 June 1988 (age 35) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro
October 2004
Retired
28 January 2020
Plays
Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
Evgenia Manyukova (2007–2017)
Nigel Sears (2017–2018)[1]
Prize money
US$ 12,356,996
Singles
Career record
436–307 (58.7%)
Career titles
3
Highest ranking
No. 8 (6 April 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
SF (2015)
French Open
4R (2011, 2015)
Wimbledon
QF (2014)
US Open
SF (2014)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games
3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record
376–180 (67.6%)
Career titles
15
Highest ranking
No. 1 (11 June 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
F (2014, 2018)
French Open
W (2013)
Wimbledon
W (2017)
US Open
W (2014)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals
W (2016)
Olympic Games
Gold medal (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open
F (2010)
French Open
QF (2011)
Wimbledon
QF (2018)
US Open
W (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup
W (2008)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Doubles
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan
Doubles
2009 Belgrade
Doubles
2009 Belgrade
Team
Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova[2] (Russian: Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; Russian pronunciation:[jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinəmɐˈkarəvə]listenⓘ; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles.
She is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open and 2017 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles, all alongside compatriot Elena Vesnina, as well as the 2012 US Open in mixed doubles with Bruno Soares. Makarova and Vesnina also finished runners-up at the 2014 and 2018 Australian Opens, 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2016 French Open. She and Jaroslav Levinský reached the mixed doubles final at the 2010 Australian Open. In singles, Makarova achieved her best Grand Slam results at the 2014 US Open and 2015 Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals.
She became world No. 1 in doubles on 11 June 2018, and won 15 titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2016 WTA Finals and seven at Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 level. Makarova and Vesnina also won Olympic gold in 2016. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 on 6 April 2015, and won three WTA titles, most notably at the 2010 Eastbourne International. Makarova was also part of the Russian team which won the 2008 Fed Cup.
^Kane, David (9 August 2017). "2017 Toronto: Makarova moves on with new coach Nigel Sears". WTA. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^Екатерина Валерьевна Макарова [Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova] (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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