Career-high No. 3
Petrova reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 3 on May 15, 2006.
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Nadia Petrova is a retired tennis player who represented Russia on the WTA Tour and won an Olympic bronze medal in doubles at London 2012.
357WTA Tour matches since 20077titles since 2007
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Born on June 8, 1982, in Moscow, Soviet Union, Nadia Petrova represented Russia and played right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She turned pro in 1999. Her 2012 season brought 3 titles, the UNICEF Open, the Toray Pan Pacific Open and the Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions, along with an Olympic bronze medal in doubles at London 2012. Petrova retired in 2017.
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2014: 1-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | WTA Tour Family Circle Cup | Round 1 | Marina Erakovic | L | 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Mar 20 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Round 2 | Sabine Lisicki | L | 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Mar 19 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Round 1 | Urszula Radwanska | W | 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Mar 5 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Silvia Soler-Espinosa | L | 1-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Feb 17 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Round 1 | Carla Suarez Navarro | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Feb 10 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Round 1 | Shuai Peng | L | 6-7(5), 5-7 | Hard |
2013: 9-13
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | US Open | Round 1 | Julia Glushko | L | 3-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jun 25 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Karolina Pliskova | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Grass |
| Jun 18 | WTA AEGON International | Round 1 | Samantha Stosur | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Grass |
| May 26 | French Open | Round 1 | Monica Puig | L | 6-3, 5-7, 4-6 | Clay |
| May 14 | WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Round 1 | Carla Suarez Navarro | L | 6-3, 2-6, 6-7(1) | Clay |
| May 7 | WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | Round 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | L | 6-7(2), 6-4, 4-6 | Clay |
| May 5 | WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open | Round 1 | Camila Giorgi | W | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 | Clay |
| Apr 25 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 2 | Ana Ivanovic | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Apr 23 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 1 | Dinah Pfizenmaier | W | 7-6(2), 6-4 | Clay |
| Mar 24 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Round 3 | Jelena Jankovic | L | 6-7(7), 4-6 | Hard |
| Mar 22 | WTA Sony Open Tennis | Round 2 | Zheng Jie | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Mar 12 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 4 | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 6-7(3), 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 11 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 3 | Julia Goerges | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Mar 9 | WTA BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Stefanie Voegele | W | 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Feb 21 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Quarterfinal | Sara Errani | L | 4-6, 6-0, 3-6 | Hard |
| Feb 20 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Round 2 | Carla Suarez Navarro | W | 6-1, 5-0 | Hard |
| Feb 19 | WTA Dubai Duty Free | Round 1 | Dominika Cibulkova | W | 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Feb 14 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Round 3 | Petra Kvitova | L | 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Feb 13 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Round 2 | Su-Wei Hsieh | W | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Feb 12 | WTA Qatar Total Open | Round 1 | Andrea Hlavackova | W | 6-2, 6-3 | Hard |
| Jan 14 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | L | 2-6, 0-6 | Hard |
| Jan 6 | WTA Apia International Sydney | Round 1 | Roberta Vinci | L | 5-7, 5-7 | Hard |
2012: 39-18
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | Final | Caroline Wozniacki | W | 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Nov 3 | WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | Semifinal | Roberta Vinci | W | 6-7(8), 6-1, 6-4 | Hard |
| Nov 2 | WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | Tsvetana Pironkova | W | 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 | Hard | |
| Nov 1 | WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | Maria Kirilenko | W | 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 | Hard | |
| Oct 31 | WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | Zheng Jie | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard | |
| Oct 16 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Simona Halep | L | 6-3, 5-7, 5-7 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Na Li | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 29 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Final | Agnieszka Radwanska | W | 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Semifinal | Samantha Stosur | W | 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Quarterfinal | Sara Errani | W | 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 3 | Petra Martic | W | 7-6(2), 6-7(1), 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Simona Halep | W | 7-6(4), 6-0 | Hard |
2011: 25-21
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Semifinal | Ana Ivanovic | L | 1-6, 5-7 | Hard |
| Nov 3 | WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions | Quarterfinal | Shuai Peng | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Vera Dushevina | L | 2-6, 6-7(3) | Hard |
| Oct 17 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Evgeniya Rodina | W | 6-4, 7-6(3) | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Klara Zakopalova | L | 3-6, 7-6(3), 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 2 | US Open | Round 3 | Samantha Stosur | L | 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 5-7 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 2 | Polona Hercog | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 29 | US Open | Round 1 | Yung-Jan Chan | W | 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 | Hard |
| Aug 22 | WTA New Haven at Yale | Round 1 | Polona Hercog | L | 5-7, 5-7 | Hard |
| Aug 19 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Quarterfinal | Andrea Petkovic | L | 5-7, 1-6 | Hard |
| Aug 18 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Round 3 | Christina McHale | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 17 | WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | Round 2 | Ana Ivanovic | W | 6-3, 7-6(4) | Hard |
2010: 32-18
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Anastasija Sevastova | W/O | Walkover | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Alona Bondarenko | W | 6-3, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Han Xinyun | W | 6-2, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Roberta Vinci | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
| Sep 24 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Semifinal | Klara Zakopalova | L | 4-5 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 23 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Quarterfinal | Kirsten Flipkens | W | 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 22 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 2 | Vania King | W | 6-3, 6-4 | Hard |
| Sep 21 | WTA Hansol Korea Open | Round 1 | Jarmila Groth | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 31 | US Open | Round 1 | Andrea Petkovic | L | 2-6, 6-4, 6-7(4) | Hard |
| Aug 28 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Final | Caroline Wozniacki | L | 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 27 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Semifinal | Maria Kirilenko | W | 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 26 | WTA Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale | Quarterfinal | Samantha Stosur | W | 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
2009: 30-21
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Alona Bondarenko | L | 6-7(3), 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | WTA Kremlin Cup | Round 1 | Yana Buchina | W | 6-2, 6-0 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA Tour China Open | Semifinal | Svetlana Kuznetsova | L | 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 9 | WTA Tour China Open | Quarterfinal | Shuai Peng | W | 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 8 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 3 | Serena Williams | W | 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) | Hard |
| Oct 6 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 2 | Daniela Hantuchova | W | 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour China Open | Round 1 | Alla Kudryavtseva | W | 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 28 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 2 | Magdalena Rybarikova | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 27 | WTA Tour Toray Pan Pacific Open | Round 1 | Ai Sugiyama | W | 6-0, 2-1 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 18 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Quarterfinal | Melinda Czink | L | 6-7(4) ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Sep 16 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Round 2 | Madison Brengle | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Sep 15 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Round 1 | Carly Gullickson | W | 6-2, 6-0 | Hard |
2008: 47-23
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | WTA Sony Ericsson Tour Championships | Elena Dementieva | L | 4-6, 6-4, 4-6 | Hard | |
| Nov 2 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Final | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | W | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 | Hard |
| Nov 1 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Semifinal | Angela Haynes | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 31 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Quarterfinal | Melinda Czink | W | 6-1, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 29 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Round 2 | Varvara Lepchenko | W | 6-2, 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 28 | WTA Tour Bell Challenge | Round 1 | Maria Mokh | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Hard |
| Oct 24 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Quarterfinal | Agnieszka Radwanska | L | 3-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Oct 23 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 2 | Katarina Srebotnik | W | 6-4, 7-6(7) | Hard |
| Oct 21 | WTA Generali Ladies Linz | Round 1 | Kateryna Volodko | W | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | WTA Zurich Open | Round 1 | Flavia Pennetta | L | 1-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Oct 10 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Quarterfinal | Elena Dementieva | L | 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(6) | Hard |
| Oct 9 | WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Caroline Wozniacki | W | 6-4, 3-2 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
2007: 36-19
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 | WTA Mondial Australian Womens Hardcourts | Round 1 | Tathiana Garbin | L | 7-5, 5-7, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 5 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Quarterfinal | Jelena Jankovic | L | 7-6(5), 1-5 ret. (ret.) | Hard |
| Oct 4 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 2 | Michaella Krajicek | W | 6-1, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 2 | WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | Round 1 | Tatjana Maria | W | 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 | Hard |
| Sep 26 | WTA FORTIS Championships | Round 2 | Victoria Azarenka | L | 2-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 3 | Agnes Szavay | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Aug 30 | US Open | Round 2 | Anastasia Rodionova | W | 7-5, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Timea Bacsinszky | W | 6-3, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 17 | WTA Roger Cup | Quarterfinal | Justine Henin | L | 6-7(4), 3-6 | Hard |
| Aug 16 | WTA Roger Cup | Round 3 | Patty Schnyder | W | 6-4, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 15 | WTA Roger Cup | Round 2 | Stephanie Dubois | W | 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-1 | Hard |
| Aug 12 | WTA JPMorgan Chase Open | Final | Ana Ivanovic | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
Petrova reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 3 on May 15, 2006.
In 2008, Petrova won 2 titles: the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open and the Bell Challenge.
Jan 9, 2007: lost to Ana Ivanovic 2-6, 2-4 ret.WTA Medibank International, on hard
Apr 1, 2014: lost to Marina Erakovic 6-4, 3-6, 4-6WTA Tour Family Circle Cup, Round 1, on clay court
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Last: Apr 25, 2013, WTA Tour Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Round 2, lost
Last: Jun 18, 2013, WTA AEGON International Round 1, lost
Last: Mar 12, 2013, WTA BNP Paribas Open Round 4, lost
Last: May 4, 2010, WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia Round 2, won
Last: Feb 10, 2014, WTA Qatar Total Open Round 1, lost
Last: Mar 22, 2013, WTA Sony Open Tennis Round 2, won
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:06 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.