Edina Gallovits-Hall
 Edina Gallovits-Hall at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Romania (1999–2015)  United States (2015–present) |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Born |
December 10, 1984 Timişoara, Romania |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,225,667 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 418–258 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 19 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (28 April 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 300 (20 April 2015) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008, 2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2007, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008, 2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 159 - 133 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (6 April 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 766 (20 April 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2009) |
| French Open | 3R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | 1R (2007) |
| Last updated on: 20 April 2015. | |
Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall (née Gallovits; born December 10, 1984) is a Romanian female tennis player, living in the United States. Her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008. In juniors, she reached a career high of No. 7 and made the final of the Orange Bowl Championships, losing to Vera Zvonareva. Edina married her American coach and manager, Bryce Hall, in November 2010.[1] She represented her home country, Romania, until April 2015, when she started playing for the United States of America.
Career
In June 2007, she reached the final of the inaugural Barcelona KIA event. Ranked at No. 91 in the world, she beat Virginia Ruano Pascual, fifth seed Lourdes Domínguez Lino, fourth seed Kaia Kanepi and in the semifinals she prevailed over Virginie Razzano 6–3 6–4. However, her run came to an end courtesy of Meghann Shaughnessy who won 6–3 6–2 in the final.
In February 2010 she won her first WTA title in doubles at the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia. In the final she and her partner, Gisela Dulko, defeated the pair of Olga Savchuk and Anastasiya Yakimova in straight sets .
Her second doubles title came in September 2010 at the Guangzhou International Women's Open. She partnered with Indian Sania Mirza, defeating the Chinese duo of Han Xinyun and Liu Wan-ting in straight sets in the final.
In 2011 she continued her good doubles game by defending her 2010 Bogotá title. At the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas she paired with Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues and won the final against the Canadian Sharon Fichman and Laura Pous Tió from Spain.
At the 2013 Australian Open, Gallovits-Hall faced Serena Williams in the first round, and was heavily defeated, losing 0–6, 0–6.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/1) | International (0/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 16 June 2007 | Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 4 (3–1)
| Before 2009 | Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/1) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/0) | International (3/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 April 2008 | Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States | Green Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} Olga Govortsova |
 Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1. | 21 February 2010 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia (1) | Clay |  Gisela Dulko |
 Olga Savchuk Anastasiya Yakimova |
6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner | 2. | 19 September 2010 | Guangzhou International Women's Open, Guangzhou, China | Hard |  Sania Mirza |
 Han Xinyun Liu Wanting |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 20 February 2011 | Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia (2) | Clay |  Anabel Medina Garrigues |
 Sharon Fichman Laura Pous Tió |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 11–9 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2–6 | ||||||||
| French Open | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | A | 2–6 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | A | 2–6 | |||||||||
| US Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | A | 1–5 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 7–23 | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | NH | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 187 | 186 | 129 | 111 | 87 | 84 | 93 | 75 | 124 | 98 | ||||||||||
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1–4 | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 4–5 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–17 | ||||||||||
Head vs. Head
- Agnieszka Radwańska 0–1
- Serena Williams 0–2
- Victoria Azarenka 0–1
- Venus Williams 0–1
- Nadia Petrova 0–2
- Dinara Safina 1–0
- Jelena Dokic 0–1
- Jelena Janković 1–3
- Caroline Wozniacki 0–1
References
External links
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- Edina Gallovits-Hall at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
- Edina Gallovits-Hall at the Fed Cup
- Edina Gallovits-Hall activity at Tenis Romania website