Sofia Shapatava

Sofia Shapatava
სოფია შაფათავა
Sofia Shapatava in 2014
Country (sports) Georgia
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgia
Born (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 35)
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 433,372
Singles
Career record509–494
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 186 (8 September 2014)
Current rankingNo. 554 (22 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2014)
French Open1R (2014)
WimbledonQ1 (2014)
US OpenQ3 (2014)
Doubles
Career record405–339
Career titles34 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (9 November 2015)
Current rankingNo. 343 (22 July 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup31–29
Last updated on: 26 July 2024.

Sofia Shapatava (Georgian: სოფია შაფათავა, romanized: sopia shapatava, pronounced [sopʰia ʃapʰatʰava]; born 12 January 1989) is a Georgian tennis player.

She has won two singles and 34 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 8 September 2014, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 186. On 9 November 2015, she peaked at No. 132 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team, Shapatava has a win–loss record of 31–29 (as of July 2024).[1]

She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2014 French Open where she qualified, before losing to 2009 champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the first round.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2014 2015 2016 W–L
Australian Open Q1 A A 0–0
French Open 1R A A 0–1
Wimbledon Q1 A A 0–0
US Open Q3 A Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 210 238 203

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (2 titles, 12 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–5)
Clay (1–7)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2006 ITF Baku, Azerbaijan 10,000 Clay Russia Yulia Solonitskaya 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2008 ITF Penza, Russia 50,000 Clay Russia Ksenia Pervak 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2009 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 May 2010 ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Greece Eirini Georgatou 6–1, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Jul 2010 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–6 Jun 2011 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 25,000 Clay Lithuania Lina Stančiūtė 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–7 Feb 2013 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard Ukraine Maryna Zanevska 4–6, 6–7
Loss 0–8 Aug 2013 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Polina Vinogradova 4–6, 6–7
Win 1–8 Dec 2014 ITF Lucknow, India 15,000 Grass Russia Anastasiya Komardina 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–9 Nov 2015 ITF Équeurdreville, France 25,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–9 Mar 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Ayla Aksu 2–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(5)
Loss 2–10 Jan 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Varvara Gracheva 5–7, 0–6
Loss 2–11 Nov 2019 ITF Gwalior, India 25,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2–12 Sep 2021 ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Hungary Panna Udvardy 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 62 (34 titles, 28 runner–ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W50/60/75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–10)
Clay (21–14)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (7–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2006 ITF Baku, Azerbaijan 10,000 Clay Georgia (country) Teona Tzertzvadze Azerbaijan Elina Gasanova
Georgia (country) Sofia Kvatsabaia
6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Sep 2007 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 10,000 Clay Georgia (country) Tinatin Kavlashvili Russia Avgusta Tsybysheva
Georgia (country) Manana Shapakidze
1–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Loss 1–2 Mar 2008 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard Russia Marina Shamayko Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Nikola Fraňková
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Aug 2008 ITF Penza, Russia 50,000 Clay Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Czech Republic Nikola Fraňková
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Nov 2008 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Russia Marina Shamayko Russia Marina Melnikova
Russia Anastasia Poltoratskaya
1–6, 1–6
Win 3–3 Aug 2009 ITF Bassano del Grappa, Italy 10,000 Clay Russia Marina Shamayko Italy Evelyn Mayr
Italy Julia Mayr
6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 4–3 May 2010 ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Indonesia Jessy Rompies
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–3 Sep 2010 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze Poland Paula Kania
Hungary Zsófia Susányi
6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Jun 2011 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Russia Marina Shamayko Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
5–7, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Jun 2011 Open de Pozoblanco, Spain 50,000 Hard Russia Marina Melnikova Russia Nina Bratchikova
France Irena Pavlovic
2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–6 Aug 2011 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Russia Marina Shamayko Romania Elena Bogdan
Romania Alexandra Cadanţu
2–6, 2–6
Win 6–6 Oct 2011 ITF Yerevan, Armenia 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze Ukraine Elizaveta Ianchuk
Ukraine Olga Ianchuk
6–1, 6–4
Win 7–6 Feb 2012 ITF Rancho Mirage, United States 25,000 Hard Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Russia Valeria Solovyeva
Slovakia Lenka Wienerová
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 7–7 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Ukraine Alona Fomina United States Anamika Bhargava
United States Nicole Melichar
7–6, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 8–7 Jul 2013 Reinert Open, Germany 50,000 Clay Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili France Claire Feuerstein
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–8 Oct 2013 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Switzerland Belinda Bencic Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Junri Namigata
4–6, 3–6
Loss 8–9 Oct 2013 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Turkey Pemra Özgen
3–6, 2–6
Win 9–9 Nov 2013 ITF Bucha, Ukraine 25,000 Carpet (i) Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
Russia Elizaveta Kulichkova
7–6(7), 6–2
Win 10–9 Feb 2014 Open de l'Isère, France 25,000 Carpet (i) Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
Russia Margarita Gasparyan
6–1, 6–4
Win 11–9 Feb 2014 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 15,000 Carpet (i) Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič Hungary Ágnes Bukta
Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova
6–4, 7–6
Win 12–9 Jun 2014 ITF Padua, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Gioia Barbieri Brazil Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Argentina Florencia Molinero
6–4, 0–6, [14–12]
Loss 12–10 Sep 2014 ITF Monterrey, Mexico 25,000 Hard Argentina Florencia Molinero Slovenia Nastja Kolar
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
3–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss 12–11 Nov 2014 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Olga Doroshina Belarus Lidziya Marozava
Belarus Ilona Kremen
3–6, 4–6
Loss 12–12 Mar 2015 ITF Solarino, Italy 10,000 Carpet Russia Olga Doroshina Germany Laura Schäder
Netherlands Janneke Wikkerink
4–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 12–13 May 2015 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Turkey Pemra Özgen
Turkey İpek Soylu
6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 13–13 May 2015 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Italy Alice Matteucci
Turkey İpek Soylu
6–0, 7–6(6)
Win 14–13 Jun 2015 Bella Cup Toruń, Poland 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Poland Magdalena Fręch
Philippines Katharina Lehnert
6–4, 6–4
Loss 14–14 Jul 2015 Bursa Cup, Turkey 50,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Russia Marina Melnikova
Spain Laura Pous-Tió
4–6, 4–6
Win 15–14 Aug 2015 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Russia Anastasiya Komardina Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Switzerland Amra Sadiković
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 16–14 Sep 2015 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova
Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová
6–2, 6–2
Win 17–14 Sep 2015 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova
Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová
6–2, 6–0
Win 18–14 Sep 2015 ITF Bucha, Ukraine 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Ukraine Olga Ianchuk
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
7–5, 6–2
Loss 18–15 Jun 2016 Internazionale di Roma, Italy 50,000 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani Turkey İpek Soylu
China Xu Shilin
5–7, 1–6
Loss 18–16 Jul 2016 ITF Turin, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Alice Matteucci North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
3–6, 3–6
Finalist[a] –NP– Jul 2016 Bursa Cup, Turkey 50,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Russia Natela Dzalamidze
cancelled
Loss 18–17 Sep 2016 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
4–6, 2–6
Loss 18–18 Oct 2016 ITF Chenzhou, China 25,000 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva United States Jacqueline Cako
Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 19–18 Mar 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina Slovakia Sandra Jamrichová
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jelena Simić
6–4, 7–5
Loss 19–19 May 2017 ITF Monzón, Spain 25,000 Hard Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Spain Georgina García Pérez
3–6, 4–6
Win 20–19 Aug 2017 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 60,000 Clay Italy Camilla Rosatello Germany Romy Kölzer
Germany Lena Rüffer
6–2, 6–4
Loss 20–20 Sep 2017 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová
1–6, 3–6
Win 21–20 Jan 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Turkey İpek Öz
Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina
5–7, 6–0, [13–11]
Win 22–20 Jan 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Aleksandra Pospelova Germany Tayisiya Morderger
Germany Yana Morderger
6–2, 6–2
Win 23–20 Mar 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Germany Katharina Gerlach
Germany Lena Rüffer
6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 23–21 Mar 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
1–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss 23–22 May 2018 ITF San Severo, Italy 15,000 Clay Belarus Sviatlana Pirazhenka Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien
3–6, 4–6
Win 24–22 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Russia Amina Anshba Romania Laura-Ioana Andrei
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
6–7(4), 6–0, [11–9]
Loss 24–23 Aug 2018 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 60,000 Clay Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina Russia Polina Monova
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
4–6, 3–6
Win 25–23 Oct 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Russia Amina Anshba Italy Martina di Giuseppe
Italy Anna-Giulia Remondina
7–6(5), 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 25–24 Apr 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Spain Cristina Bucșa
Spain Georgina García Pérez
5–7, 5–7
Win 26–24 Apr 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze
Slovenia Nastja Kolar
6–1, 2–6, [11–9]
Win 27–24 May 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Italy Martina Colmegna
Colombia Maria Herazo Gonzalez
6–3, 6–0
Win 28–24 May 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Italy Martina Colmegna
Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz
6–4, 6–1
Win 29–24 Jun 2019 ITF Santa Margarita de Montbui,
Spain
25,000 Hard United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova
United Kingdom Samantha Murray
6–4, 7–5
Loss 29–25 Jul 2019 ITF Horb, Germany 25,000 Clay Uzbekistan Albina Khabibulina Germany Katharina Gerlach
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
1–6, 3–6
Win 30–25 Aug 2019 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina Serbia Tamara Čurović
Russia Alina Silich
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 30–26 Nov 2019 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Japan Nao Hibino
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
4–6, 0–6
Win 31–26 Dec 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Germany Julia Kimmelmann
Turkey İlay Yörük
6–4, 6–4
Loss 31–27 Oct 2022 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W25 Hard (i) Romania Cristina Dinu Ekaterina Yashina
Netherlands Jasmijn Gimbrère
1–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Win 32–27 Nov 2022 ITF Jerusalem, Israel W25 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi Ekaterina Reyngold
Polina Kudermetova
6–2, 6–4
Win 33–27 Oct 2023 ITF Qiandaohu, China W25 Hard Anastasiia Gureva China Feng Shuo
China Zheng Wushuang
6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 33–28 Nov 2023 ITF Solarino, Italy W25 Carpet United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith Italy Angelica Moratelli
Italy Lisa Pigato
3–6, 4–6
Win 34–28 Aug 2024 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W75 Clay Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová Germany Anna Gabric
Germany Mia Mack
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]

Notes

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  1. ^ cancelled due to the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.

References

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