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Lina Glushko

{{short description|Israeli tennis player (born 2000)}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Lina Glushko

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| country = {{ISR}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|12|df=yes}}

| residence = Modiin, Israel

| birth_place = Israel

| height =

| plays = Right-handed

| coach =

| careerprizemoney = US$ 194,231

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=204|lost=146}}

| singlestitles = 3 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 201 (23 September 2024)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 241 (17 March 2025)

| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2025)

| FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2025)

| USOpenresult = Q1 (2022)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=77|lost=75}}

| doublestitles = 5 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 296 (22 May 2023)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 429 (17 March 2025)

| Team = yes

| FedCupresult = {{tennis record|won=17|lost=15}}

| updated = 17 March 2025

|native_name=לינה גלושקו|native_name_lang=he}}

Lina Glushko ({{langx|he|לינה גלושקו}}; born 12 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 201 in singles and No. 296 in doubles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/323091/lina-glushko|title=Lina Glushko | Player Stats & More – WTA Official|website=Women's Tennis Association}}

She also represents Israel in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win–loss record of 17–15 (as of June 2024).

Biography

Glushko's USSR-born parents Sergio and Olga, sister Julia, and brother Alex immigrated to Israel from Ukraine in 1999, one year before she was born in Israel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-sisters-double-up-to-join-elite-group-of-tennis-playing-sibs/|title=Israeli sisters double up to join elite group of tennis-playing sibs|first=Howard|last=Blas|website=Times of Israel|date=August 2, 2018}} She graduated from Ironi Gimel High School in Modiin, Israel.

She served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

She is the younger sister of Julia Glushko (10 years older), who was also a professional tennis player (ranked as high as No. 79 in the world), and with whom she has teamed as a doubles partner. She was coached first by her father, and then by her brother.

Career

In September 2017, Glushko won the inaugural Anna and Michael Kahan Family Prize in Ramat Hasharon, claiming NIS 100,000 in support; Glushko was able to use the money to purchase equipment and to travel abroad for tournaments and training camps.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/rising-tennis-stars-glushko-patael-claim-lucrative-kahan-prize-506160|title=Rising tennis stars Glushko, Patael claim lucrative Kahan prize|website=The Jerusalem Post|author=Allon Sinai|date=September 28, 2017}} In 2018, she won the $15k Akko hardcourt tournament.https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/lina-glushko/800349940/isr/wt/s/titles/#pprofile-info-tabs {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

In 2021, she won the $25k Kiryat Motzkin hardcourt event. In doubles, Glushko and Alicia Barnett won the $15k Sharm El Sheikh hardcourt tournament, and she and Shavit Kimchi won the $25k Netanya hardcourt event.https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/lina-glushko/800349940/isr/wt/d/titles/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

In July 2022, at the $25k Corroios-Seixal hardcourt tournament, while ranked 268, Glushko upset No. 116 Vitalia Diatchenko.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=LinaGlushko&f=ACareerqq|title=Tennis Abstract: Lina Glushko WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis|website=www.tennisabstract.com}}

Glushko made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg, losing to Kaja Juvan in the first round.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2573429/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2022-s-wta-debutantes|access-date=24 October 2022 |website=WTA Tennis}}

In 2023, she and Emina Bektas won both the $25k Pretoria hardcourt tournament and the $60k Fukuoka carpet tournament.

In February 2024, she won the W50 Pretoria hardcourt, winning all five of her matches in straight sets, and also won the doubles title, with Gabriela Knutson, without dropping a set.

Having made it through qualifying at the WTA 125 2024 Polish Open, Glushko defeated sixth seed Kateryna Baindl{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2087/warsaw-125/2024/scores/LS028|title=K. Baindl Vs L. Glushko|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=4 November 2024}} and Carole Monnet{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/polish-open-glushko-makes-quarter-finals-775538.html|title=Polish Open: Monnet falls to qualifier Glushko in second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=4 November 2024}} to reach the quarterfinals, where her run was ended by Leonie Küng.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/polish-open-kung-books-spot-in-semi-finals-775738.html|title=Polish Open: Kung books spot in semi-finals|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=4 November 2024}}

She entered the main draw of the WTA 500, the 2024 Monterrey Open as a lucky loser making her debut at this level and defeated qualifier Kateryna Volodko,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/monterrey-open-glushko-makes-second-round-780080.html|title=Monterrey Open: Glushko makes second round|publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=4 November 2024}} before losing in the second round to ninth seed Magdalena Fręch in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/4091269/frech-bests-glushko-in-three-sets-makes-first-wta-500-quarterfinal|title=Frech bests Glushko in three sets, makes first WTA 500 quarterfinal|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=4 November 2024}}

Performance timelines

{{Performance key}}Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

=Singles=

Current through the 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg.

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!Tournament

!2022

!2023

!{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}}

!{{Abbr|W–L|Win–loss}}

!Win %

colspan="6" align="left" |Grand Slam tournaments
align="left" |Australian Open

|A

|A

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |French Open

|A

|A

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Wimbledon

|A

|A

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |US Open

|bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q1

|A

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"

| align="left" |Win–loss

|0–0

|0–0

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

colspan="6" align="left" |WTA 1000
align="left" |Dubai / Qatar Open{{efn|The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.|name=DubaiDoha}}

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Indian Wells Open

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Miami Open

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Madrid Open

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Italian Open

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Canadian Open

| bgcolor="f0f8ff" |Q1

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Cincinnati Open

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

align="left" |Guadalajara Open

|A

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

colspan="6" align="left" |Career statistics
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| align="left" |

|2022

|

|{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}}

|{{Abbr|W–L|Win–loss}}

|Win %

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| align="left" |Tournaments

|1

|

| colspan="3" |Career total: 1

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| align="left" |Titles

|0

|

| colspan="3" |Career total: 0

style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"

| align="left" |Finals

|0

|

| colspan="3" |Career total: 0

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| align="left" |Hard win–loss

|0–0

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor="efefef"

| align="left" |Clay win–loss

|0–1

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

bgcolor="efefef"

| align="left" |Grass win–loss

|0–0

|

|0 / 0

|0–0

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"

| align="left" |Overall win–loss

|0–1

|

|0 / 1

|0–1

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold"

| align="left" |Win %

|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

|

| colspan="3" |Career total: {{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

bgcolor="efefef"

| align="left" |Year-end ranking

|293

|296

| colspan="3" |$86,153

ITF Circuit finals

=Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)=

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|

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"

!Legend

style="background:#addfad;"

|W60 tournaments (0–1)

style="background:#ffe4c4;"

|W40/50 tournaments (1–1)

style="background:lightblue;"

|W25 tournaments (1–3)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|W15 tournaments (1–2)

|

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!Finals by surface

Hard (3–7)

|}

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| May 2018

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Akko, Israel

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GER}} Caroline Werner

| 6–3, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Sep 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sajur, Israel

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Chanel Simmonds

| 5–7, 0–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| May 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Valentina Ryser

| 5–7, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Oct 2021

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Kiryat Motzkin, Israel

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Joanne Züger

| 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–3

| Feb 2022

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Cancún, Mexico

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Darja Semenistaja

| 6–4, 6–7(5), 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–4

| Apr 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Pretoria, South Africa

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Hard

| {{flagicon

} Anastasia Tikhonova

| 7–5, 3–6, 3–6

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–5

| Jul 2022

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Corroios, Portugal

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

| 4–6, 4–6

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–6

| Mar 2023

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Pretoria, South Africa

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas

| 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(6)

|-

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–6

| Feb 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Pretoria, South Africa

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Manon Léonard

| 6–3, 7–5

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–7

| Apr 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Lopota, Georgia

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Evialina Laskevich

| 4–6, 1–6

|}

=Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)=

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|

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"

!Legend

style="background:#addfad;"

|W60/75 tournaments (1–0)

style="background:#ffe4c4;"

|W40/50 tournaments (1–0)

style="background:lightblue;"

|W25 tournaments (2–1)

style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|W15 tournaments (1–4)

|

class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"

!Finals by surface

Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–2)
Carpet (1–0)

|}

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| June 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Netanya, Israel

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Shelly Bereznyak

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Zakharova

| 0–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–2

| Dec 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Darya Astakhova

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Ilinca Dalina Amariei
{{flagicon|ROU}} Alessia Beatrice Ciucă

| 3–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–3

| Dec 2019

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Heraklion, Greece

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Oleksandra Oliynykova

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Dorka Drahota-Szabó
{{flagicon|SVK}} Laura Svatíková

| 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–3

| Apr 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alicia Barnett

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena-Teodora Cadar
{{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Gadecki

| 6–4, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–4

| May 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Shavit Kimchi

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jenny Dürst
{{flagicon|SUI}} Nina Stadler

| 6–1, 4–6, [6–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–4

| Oct 2021

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Netanya, Israel

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Shavit Kimchi

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Linda Nosková
{{flagicon|SWE}} Fanny Östlund

| 6–4, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–5

| Feb 2022

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Cancún, Mexico

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacqueline Cabaj Awad

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko
{{flagicon|CAN}} Carol Zhao

| 5–7, 7–6(5), [7–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–5

| Mar 2023

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Pretoria, South Africa

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos
{{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina García Pérez

| 6–3, 4–6, [13–11]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–5

| May 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|Fukuoka International, Japan

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|USA}} Emina Bektas

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Yexin
{{flagicon|AUS}} Alana Parnaby

| 7–5, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–5

| Feb 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Pretoria, South Africa

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Knutson

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Sofia Costoulas
{{flagicon|BEL}} Hanne Vandewinkel

| 7–6(5), 7–6(4)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–5

| Sep 2024

| style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Féminin Le Neubourg, France

| style="background:#addfad;"|W75

| Hard

| {{flagicon

} Anastasia Tikhonova

| {{flagicon|}} Julia Avdeeva
{{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Maklakova

| 6–3, 6–1

|}

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Billie Jean King Cup player|new_id=ca816027-7a9a-4141-b0d4-5ed34f87e1f9|id=800349940}}
  • {{Instagram|lina_glushko}}

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Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Israeli people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent

Category:Israeli female tennis players

Category:Sportspeople from Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut

Category:21st-century Israeli sportswomen