Nadia Natacha Podoroska (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌnaðja poðoˈɾoska]; born 10 February 1997)[1][2] is an Argentine professional tennis player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
![]() Podoroska at the 2017 French Open | |||||||||||
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Residence | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||
Born | (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 25) Rosario, Santa Fe | ||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 1,507,952 | ||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||
Career record | 314–178 (63.8%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 14 ITF | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 36 (12 July 2021) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 203 (31 October 2022) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||
French Open | SF (2020) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016, 2021, 2022) | ||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | 3R (2021) | ||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 104–82 (55.9%) | ||||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA, 7 ITF | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 62 (18 October 2021) | ||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 433 (31 August 2022) | ||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||
French Open | SF (2021) | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2022) | ||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||
Career record | 1–1 | ||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||
Fed Cup | 12–8 (60.0%) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 4 November 2022. |
Podoroska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, along with 14 singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36 and she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings, on 18 October 2021.
Podoroska was born on February 10, 1997 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, and grew up in a middle-class family in Fisherton, a neighborhood founded in the late 1880s by railroad workers. She is one of three children born to father Marcelo and mother Irene; she is of Ukrainian descent as her grandparents were Ukrainian but she does not speak the language at all.[4] Her father was a watchmaker by profession who over the years became a pharmacist, and her mother is also a pharmacist. She was the first in her family to play tennis, a sport that she began to practice at the Fisherton Athletic Club at the age of five. As a child, she followed the performances of the Argentine male tennis players, especially Guillermo Cañas, although not so much of the national female representatives because they were broadcast infrequently on television. Among the female tennis players, she admired sisters Venus and Serena Williams.[5]
Her first years on the circuit were complicated, due to financial difficulties to compete internationally. In late 2017, she suffered several injuries that put her career in jeopardy. Upon her return, she took the decision of going to live in Alicante, Spain, to settle in Europe and have greater chances of competing weekly. In addition, she began to be trained by Juan Pablo Guzmán and Emiliano Redondi. She added Pedro Merani to her team, with whom she performs a mental training based on bompu zen and neuroscience, an aspect that she considered important to change her attitude towards tennis and its matches.
In October, Podoroska became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals of the French Open when she beat third seed Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.[6] Podoroska was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year for her rankings achievement and her solid performance throughout the season.[7]
She continued her good form when she reached the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic by defeating fourth-seeded Petra Kvitová.
In May, at the Italian Open, she defeated 23 times Grand Slam champion and eighth seeded Serena Williams, in the second round. This was her third top-ten win in the last eight months.[8] Williams was playing her 1000th match of her career.[9]
At the French Open, Podoroska lost in the first round to tenth seed Belinda Bencic but reached the semifinals in doubles, partnering with Irina-Camelia Begu for the first time. As a result, she reached the top 40 in singles and No. 69 in doubles for the first time in her career on 14 June 2021.
At the end of the year, following the 2021 US Open, Podoroska announced she was withdrawing from the 2022 Australian Open due to struggles with pain that hit her through the whole season, opting to rest and recover until March 2022.[10]
She returned to competition in June 2022 after ten months of inactivity to participate in the Wimbledon qualifying where she reached the second round.[11]
Playing for the Argentina Fed Cup team, Podoroska has a win–loss record of 12–8.[12]
She qualified to represent Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won against Yulia Putintseva, who played for Kazakhstan, by retirement[13] to reach the second round, and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the third round. Podoroska became the first Argentine woman to reach the round of 16 in Olympic tennis in the 21st century in singles. Only two Argentine female players have reached it 25 years ago, Gabriella Sabatini and Inés Gorrochategui in 1996 at Atlanta.
Podoroska lives and trains in Alicante, Spain.[14]
In 2022, Podoroska came out as a lesbian, posting her pictures on Instagram with her girlfriend, fellow Argentinian tennis player, Guillermina Naya. She confirmed their relationship in an interview with ClayTenis.com[14]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[15]
Current through 2022 Chennai Open.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | A | Q1 | A | A | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
National representation | ||||||||||
Summer Olympics | A | NH | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Mexican Open | NMS/NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | Career total: 33 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 8–4 | 17–19 | 4–4 | 0 / 33 | 32–35 | 48% |
Win (%) | 0% | 33% | 50% | – | 67% | 47% | 50% | Career total: 48% | ||
Year-end ranking | 191 | 158 | 304 | 234 | 47 | 84 | $1,349,708 |
Current after the 2022 US Open.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 5–5 | 50% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Mexican Open | NMS/NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | Career total: 24 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 12–11 | 1–2 | 1 / 24 | 24–23 | 51% |
Win (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 78% | 50% | – | 50% | 52% | 33% | Career total:51% | ||
Year-end ranking | 637 | 584 | 312 | 117 | 202 | 488 | 287 | 68 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2017 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International[lower-alpha 3] | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2018 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Sep 2020 | Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 3–5 ret. |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | May 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(6), 6–1 |
Win | 5–0 | Jun 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 6–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6), 7–6(2), 6–3 |
Loss | 6–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 7–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(2), 6–1 |
Win | 8–2 | Jul 2016 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 9–2 | Jun 2018 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 10–2 | May 2019 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 11–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
Win | 12–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Malibu, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 13–2 | Jan 2020 | ITF Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 14–2 | Sep 2020 | L'Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60,000+H | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 14–3 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 7–5 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2014 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–7(5), [7–10] |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2015 | ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2015 | ITF Santiago, Chile | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2016 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2016 | ITF São José dos Campos, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–7(5), [8–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Jun 2016 | Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 4–4 | Feb 2017 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, [10–5] |
Win | 5–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Roma, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(3), 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Jun 2018 | Hódmezővásárhely Open, Hungary (2) |
60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | Sep 2018 | ITF Lubbock, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Season | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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No. 5 | French Open | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 131 | |
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No. 9 | Yarra Valley Classic | Hard | 3R | 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7) | No. 47 | |
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No. 8 | Italian Open | Clay | 2R | 7–6(6), 7–5 | No. 44 |
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players from Latin America | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female doubles tennis players from Latin America | |
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as of 11 April 2022 | |
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