Tessa Shapovalova
Ukrainian tennis player and coach
- Denis Shapovalov (2016)
Tessa Shapovalova (Hebrew: טסה שפובלובה; Russian: Тесса Шаповалова born 14 March 1969) is an Israeli-Ukrainian tennis coach and former professional player.[1]
Shapovalova is the mother of pro tennis player Denis Shapovalov.
Shapovalova was born in Lviv, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union was on the Soviet national tennis team, and moved from the Soviet Union to Tel Aviv with Denis' father (Viktor Shapovalov) when the Soviet Union was collapsing. She eventually became a tennis coach there.[2] She is Jewish.[3][4][5]
Shapovalova has two children, Evgeniy and Denis, born in Israel.[6] The family moved from Israel to Canada before Denis's first birthday.[7] Shapovalova, son Denis Shapovalov worked as a tennis coach for many years.
She got a job as a tennis coach at the Richmond Hill Country Club where Denis Shapovalov started to play. Eventually, Denis couldn't get enough court time and his mother had the courage to leave her job and open her own tennis Academy in Vaughan called Tessa Tennis.[8][9] Tessa is still coaching at her Academy while Denis lives in the Bahamas. However, Denis’ mother keeps on traveling all over the world with her son even if they have hired former world no.8 Mikhail Youzhny as Shapovalov's coach.[10]
Career finals
Singles Finals (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 July 1991 | Haifa, Israel | Hard |  Tessa Price | 2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles Finals (4–1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 24 May 1993 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard |  Nelly Barkan |  Galia Angelova Teodora Nedeva | 6–2, 7–6(5) |
| Winner | 2. | 3 April 1995 | Tiberias, Israel | Hard | Nelly Barkan | Nataly Cahana Oshri Shashua | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 May 1995 | Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Nelly Barkan | Limor Gabai Pamela Zingman | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 June 1995 | Haifa, Israel | Hard | Nelly Barkan | Limor Gabai Pamela Zingman | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 20 November 1995 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Kildine Chevalier | Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova | 7–5, 3–6, 0–6 |
References
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Tessa Shapovalova ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Is Denis Shapovalov the next big thing in Canadian tennis?". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Glassman, Marvin (May 17, 2021). "Israeli-born tennis star wears a cross, but his mother considers him 'Jewish'". The Times of Israel. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Kevin (May 17, 2021). "Canada united: warm immigrant welcome breeds tennis heroes". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Glassman, Marvin (May 17, 2021). "Multicultural Israeli teens bond through tennis exhibitions". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Israel-born tennis star shines at the US Open," The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Israeli tennis coach and Jewish player lead Canada". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Shapovalov's mother and long time coach Tessa with his bio and videos". tennistonic.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Tessa Tennis". www.tessatennis.com.
- ^ Murali, Mahalakshmi (2021-05-17). "Denis Shapovalov to Partner Mikhail Youzhny For US Open 2019". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
External links
- Tessa Shapovalova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Tessa Shapovalova at the International Tennis Federation
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