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Vlada Ekshibarova
Country (sports) Uzbekistan (2003–2016, 2024 September -Present)
 Israel (2016–2024)
Born (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 (age 35)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachArne Thoms[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 139,305
Singles
Career record446–299
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 352 (14 July 2008)
Current rankingNo. 803 (23 September 2024)
Doubles
Career record189–181
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (20 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 1368 (22 July 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–14
Last updated on: 27 September 2024.

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.[2] On 14 July 2008, Ekshibarova reached her best singles ranking of world No. 352.[3] On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 319 in the doubles rankings.[3]

Career

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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.[4] Playing for Uzbekistan in the Fed Cup, Ekshibarova had a win–loss record of 1–9.[5]

In 2016, she became an Israeli citizen.[6] In June 2016, Ekshibarova decided to play for Israel instead of Uzbekistan.[6]

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.[6]

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

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Singles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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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 Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk 6–4, 7–6(7)
Win 2–0 Jul 2007 ITF Khon Kaen, Thailand 10,000 Hard India Isha Lakhani 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Nov 2007 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Clay Switzerland Nicole Riner 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Nov 2010 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Romania Andreea Mitu 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win 4–1 Feb 2011 ITF Aurangabad, India 10,000 Clay Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–2 Feb 2011 ITF Mumbai, India 10,000 Hard Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Apr 2011 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Russia Nadezda Gorbachkova 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Jun 2014 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Georgia (country) Sofia Kvatsabaia 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–3 Jul 2014 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze 7–5, 6–3
Loss 6–4 May 2016 ITF Ramat Gan, Israel 10,000 Hard Russia Polina Monova 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Jun 2016 ITF Acre, Israel 10,000 Hard Russia Marta Paigina 6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Sep 2016 ITF Ashkelon, Israel 10,000 Hard France Jennifer Zerbone 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Oct 2016 ITF Tiberias, Israel 10,000 Hard Turkey Melis Sezer 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7–7 Oct 2016 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10,000 Hard Russia Marta Paigina 1–6, 4–6
Loss 7–8 Jun 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Colombia Emiliana Arango 2–6, 3–6
Win 8–8 Aug 2017 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 15,000 Clay Germany Dana Kremer 6–2, 6–1
Loss 8–9 Nov 2017 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Switzerland Lisa Sabino 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 8–10 Jun 2018 ITF Kaltenkirchen, Germany 15,000 Clay Germany Jule Niemeier 5–7, 2–6
Loss 8–11 Dec 2018 ITF Antalya 15,000 Hard Russia Evgeniya Burdina 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 8–12 May 2023 ITF Vierumäki, Finland 15,000 Hard Austria Tamara Kostic 0–6, 5–7

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Deutscher Tennis Verein Hannover". DTV Hannover (in German). 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Vlada Ekshibarova Women's Doubles Titles"
  3. ^ a b "Vlada Ekshibarova ; Overview"
  4. ^ "Vlada Ekshibarova". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Vlada Ekshibarova". Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Sports short: Ekshibarova, Sela capture national tennis titles". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
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