Alexandra Panova
Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova is a Russian professional tennis player.
On 30 July 2012, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 71. On 18 January 2016, she peaked at No. 38 in the doubles rankings.
She has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won two of her 16 doubles titles with her older sister Olga Panova.
Career
2009
In January, Panova obtained an invitation from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play JB Group Classic with her compatriot Anna Chakvetadze and Vera Zvonareva, and then she entered the Australian Open women's qualifying singles unseeded and made it to the qualifying third round before losing to unseeded Julia Schruff of Germany 6–7, 4–6.2011
In August, Panova made her grand slam debut at the US Open by coming through qualifying. In the first round she faced the 8th seed Marion Bartoli, a match that she ended up losing 5–7, 3–6.2012
In February Panova made it to her first WTA final at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, upsetting the 5th seed Gisela Dulko along the way. She lost to Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino in the final, but won the doubles championship. She then won her second doubles title of the year at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.At the US Open, Panova faced then-world No. 1 and eventual runner-up, Victoria Azarenka, in the first round and was heavily defeated, losing in straight sets and winning just one game.
2013
Panova participated in the Fed Cup final against Italy. She lost a marathon match against Roberta Vinci in the first rubber 7–5, 5–7, 6–8. Panova squandered a 7–5, 5–2, 40–15 lead. Italy went on to win the Fed Cup tie 3–0.2014
Panova made a positive start to 2014 by qualifying for the main draw of the Brisbane International by defeating Katarzyna Piter, Alizé Lim and No. 3 seed, Hsieh Su-wei. In the first round of the main draw she faced Kaia Kanepi and lost in three sets.Panova won her fourth WTA doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering with British Heather Watson. In the final they crushed Raluca Olaru and Shahar Pe'er.
Now with Margarita Gasparyan as her doubles partner, Panova reached the finals of the Tashkent Open, losing to Krunić/Siniaková. This was Gasparyan's first WTA final in her career.
2015
Panova entered the main draw at the Australian Open through qualifying. She won her first ever match at a Grand Slam by beating Sorana Cîrstea in the first round. She then came up against fellow countrywoman Maria Sharapova in the second round and lost in three sets after having two match points on her serve.2016
Panova started the new season losing in qualifying tournaments of Brisbane, Australian Open and St. Petersburg. She received her first main draw entry at the Malaysian Open, losing there in the first round. She renewed herself in Bogota, where she has been traditionally playing well. There Panova defeated the first-seeded Elina Svitolina, saving five match points in the third set after being 3–6 behind Svitolina.WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 February 2012 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino | 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 20 September 2010 | Tashkent Open | Hard |  Tatiana Poutchek |  Alexandra Dulgheru  Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 February 2012 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Bogotá | Clay |  Eva Birnerová |  Mandy Minella  Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 April 2012 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fes | Clay | Petra Cetkovská |  Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Runner-up | 1. | 3 February 2013 | PTT Pattaya Open | Hard |  Akgul Amanmuradova |  Kimiko Date-Krumm  Casey Dellacqua | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 February 2013 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Bogotá | Clay | Eva Birnerová |  Tímea Babos Mandy Minella | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 July 2014 | Baku Cup | Hard |  Heather Watson | Raluca Olaru  Shahar Pe'er | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 September 2014 | Tashkent Open | Hard |  Margarita Gasparyan |  Aleksandra Krunić Kateřina Siniaková | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 2 August 2015 | Baku Cup | Hard | Margarita Gasparyan | Vitalia Diatchenko  Olga Savchuk | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 October 2015 | Tashkent Open | Hard | Margarita Gasparyan | Vera Dushevina Kateřina Siniaková | 6–1, 3–6, |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 September 2016 | Coupe Banque Nationale, Quebec City | Carpet | Alla Kudryavtseva | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 July 2018 | Moscow River Cup | Clay |  Galina Voskoboeva | Anastasia Potapova Vera Zvonareva | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 19 October 2018 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow | Hard |  Laura Siegemund |  Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru | 6–2, 7–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 15 (8–7)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 29 May 2005 | Kiev, Ukraine | Clay | Oxana Lyubtsova | 3–6, 7–6, 2–0 ret. |
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 September 2006 | Mytilini, Greece | Hard |  Anna Gerasimou | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 October 2006 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay | Madlen Kadur | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 May 2008 | Changwon, Korea | Hard |  Xie Yanze | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 May 2008 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet |  Chang Kai-chen | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 March 2010 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Hard |  Neuza Silva | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 July 2011 | A Coruña, Spain | Clay |  Gail Brodsky | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 September 2011 | Saransk, Russia | Clay | Marina Melnikova | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 2 October 2011 | Telavi, Georgia | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 16 September 2013 | Batumi, Georgia | Hard | Kateryna Kozlova | 6–4, 0–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 7. | 29 September 2013 | Telavi, Georgia | Clay | Victoria Kan | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 9 March 2014 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 16 March 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu | 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 7 May 2017 | La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay |  Myrtille Georges | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 22 April 2018 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Anastasia Pribylova | 6–2, 7–6 |
Doubles: 28 (16–12)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 10 April 2005 | Minsk, Belarus | Carpet | Olga Panova | Olga Govortsova Kateryna Polunina | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 29 May 2005 | Kiev, Ukraine | Clay | Olga Panova | Vasilisa Davydova Kristina Movsesyan | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 September 2006 | Mytilini, Greece | Hard |  Maja Kambič | Anna Koumantou  İpek Şenoğlu | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 29 September 2006 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay |  Nicole Clerico | Amra Sadiković Stefanie Vögele | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 September 2008 | Rousse, Bulgaria | Clay | Ksenia Pervak | Vitalia Diatchenko Eugeniya Pashkova | 6–2, 6–7, |
| Winner | 6. | 8 March 2009 | Fort Walton Beach, United States | Hard | Tatiana Poutchek | Ekaterina Bychkova Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 March 2009 | Redding, United States | Hard | Tomoko Yonemura | Anna Orlik Maša Zec Peškirič | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 April 2009 | Dothan, United States | Clay | Ekaterina Bychkova | Julie Ditty Carly Gullickson | 6–2, 1–6, |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 March 2010 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard | Eugeniya Pashkova | Alyona Sotnikova Maryna Zanevska | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 April 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Carpet | Ksenia Pervak | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 May 2010 | Fukuoka, Japan | Carpet |  Marina Erakovic | Misaki Doi Kotomi Takahata | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 4 June 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | Ksenia Pervak | Andreja Klepač Tadeja Majerič | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 20 December 2010 | Pune, India | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Anna Shkudun Sachie Ishizu | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 March 2011 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Olga Panova | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 8 July 2011 | Biarritz, France | Clay |  Urszula Radwańska | Erika Sema  Roxane Vaisemberg | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 25 July 2011 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Akgul Amanmuradova | Vitalia Diatchenko Galina Voskoboeva | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 8 August 2011 | Kazan, Russia | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko | Andreja Klepač Ekaterina Lopes | w/o |
| Runner-up | 9. | 26 March 2012 | Osprey, United States | Clay | Lesia Tsurenko | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy | 6–2, 4–6, |
| Winner | 10. | 13 May 2012 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Urszula Radwańska | Katalin Marosi Renata Voráčová | 7–5, 4–6, |
| Runner-up | 10. | 29 Jul 2013 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Hard | Vesna Dolonc | Yuliya Beygelzimer Renata Voráčová | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 7 March 2014 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Lyudmyla Kichenok | Laura Thorpe  Stephanie Vogt | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 15 March 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Irina-Camelia Begu |  María Irigoyen  María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Winner | 13. | 30 June 2014 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | Laura Thorpe | Irina-Camelia Begu María Irigoyen | 6–3, 4–0 ret. |
| Winner | 14. | 15 November 2014 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko | Lyudmyla Kichenok Olga Savchuk | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 11. | 1 May 2016 | Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Shelby Rogers | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 8 May 2016 | Indian Harbour Beach, United States | Clay | Julia Glushko | Jessica Pegula Maria Sanchez | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 9 June 2018 | Brescia, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Pribylova | Cristina Dinu Ganna Poznikhirenko | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 16. | 28 October 2018 | Poitiers, France | Hard | Anna Blinkova | Viktorija Golubic  Arantxa Rus | 6–1, 6–1 |