This is Valeria's first ranked year, and she is currently at a career-high of #529. She won her first ITF title at the 10K Bree, Belgium on clay. For that, she makes Also in the News... on the Russian Watch
She has not made much progress the last few months, maybe she can get some good results the end of this year. She is in Opole MD, first round against Kristina Mladenovic.
Fort Walton: Valeria won her two qualifying matches. She now meets #1 qualifier, Heidi El Tabakh, in the first round of the main draw. Heidi won their only meeting, last year, in straight sets.
Valeria is back into qualies of Dothan 50K. She won her first two matches in straight sets and is now in FQR and must play Elena Bovina. Valeria needs a good run, so hope she gets this and a kind place into the draw.
^ Lera won She defeated Elena, 63 26 62. Not happy that these two were in the same section, though.Would have been happy had either won. She got the best possible spot, I believe, playing Bychkova. Katya does have a 2:0 h2h, but Lera took her to three on red clay.