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Olga Barabanschikova

{{Short description|Belarusian tennis player (born 1979)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Olga Barabanschikova

| native_name = Вольга Барабаншчыкава

| image =

| country = {{BLR}}

| residence = London, England and Minsk, Belarus

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|02}}

| birth_place = Minsk, Soviet Union

| height =

| turnedpro = 1995

| retired = 2008

| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

| careerprizemoney = $548,692

| singlesrecord = 201–174

| singlestitles = 0 WTA, 3 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 49 (2 March 1998)

| AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1998)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1999)

| Wimbledonresult = 4R (2000)

| USOpenresult = 3R (1997)

| Othertournaments =

| MastersCupresult =

| WTAChampionshipsresult =

| Olympicssresult =

| doublesrecord = 70–84

| doublestitles = 0 WTA, 4 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 81 (19 October 1998)

| grandslamsdoublesresults =

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1998, 2000)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1998, 1999)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1998, 1999)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1998)

| OthertournamentsDoubles =

| MastersCupDoublesresult =

| WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult =

| OlympicsDoublesresult =

| updated = 17 November 2010

}}

Olga Barabanschikova ({{langx|be|Вольга Барабаншчыкава}}; {{langx|ru|Ольга Барабанщикова}}; born 2 November 1979) is a former professional Belarusian tennis player.

Barabanschikova's highest WTA singles ranking is 49th, which she reached on 2 March 1998. Her career high in doubles was at 81 set at 19 October 1998. Barabanschikova was also a spokesperson in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, announcing the televotes of Belarus.

Barabanschikova was born in Minsk. She married her longtime domestic partner, Luanne, in 2008. They currently reside between Los Angeles, CA and Europe.

Major finals

=Olympic finals=

==Doubles: 1 (0–1)==

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Result

!Year

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|bgcolor=yellow|4th place

2000SydneyHard{{flagicon|BLR}} Natalia Zvereva{{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens
{{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Monami		6–4, 4–6, 1–6

WTA Tour finals

=Singles: 1 (0–1)=

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!Legend: Before 2009!!Legend: Starting in 2009

align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#f3e6d7|Grand Slam tournaments (0)
align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffcc|WTA Championships (0)
bgcolor=#ffcccc|Tier I (0)

|bgcolor=#0099CC|Premier Mandatory (0)

bgcolor=#ccccff|Tier II (0)

|bgcolor=#c0d077|Premier 5 (0)

bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Tier III (0)

|bgcolor=#BF94E4|Premier (0)

style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier IV & V (0)

|bgcolor=#50C878|International (0)

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!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:60px"|Date

!style="width:150px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:150px"|Opponent

!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score

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

| 0–1

| Aug 1998

| Istanbul, Turkey

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Henrieta Nagyová

| 4–6, 6–3, 6–7

= Doubles: 1 (0–1) =

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!Legend: Before 2009!!Legend: Starting in 2009

align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#f3e6d7|Grand Slam tournaments (0)
align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffcc|WTA Championships (0)
bgcolor=#ffcccc|Tier I (0)

|bgcolor=#0099CC|Premier Mandatory (0)

bgcolor=#ccccff|Tier II (0)

|bgcolor=#c0d077|Premier 5 (0)

bgcolor=#CCFFCC|Tier III (0)

|bgcolor=#BF94E4|Premier (0)

style="background:#66ccff;"|Tier IV & V (0)

|bgcolor=#50C878|International (0)

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!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:60px"|Date

!style="width:150px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:150px"|Partner

!style="width:150px"|Opponents

!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score

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

| 0–1

| Oct 1999

| Bratislava, Slovakia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois

| 2–6, 6–3, 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

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| $100,000 tournaments

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| $75,000 tournaments

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| $50,000 tournaments

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| $25,000 tournaments

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| $10,000 tournaments

=Singles finals: 7 (3–4)=

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!Result

!No.

!style="width:110px"|Date

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!Surface

!style="width:170px"|Opponent

!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=f0f8ff

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

| 1.

| 23 January 1995

| Pontevedra, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Hermida

| 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6

style="background:lightblue;"

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

| 1.

| {{dts|23 October 1995}}

| Poitiers, France

| Hard

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Elena Tatarkova

| 6–3, 6–1

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

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

| 2.

| 5 August 1996

| Austin, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jane Chi

| 2–6, 6–4, 2–6

style="background:lightblue;"

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

| 2.

| {{dts|24 February 1997}}

| Bushey, United Kingdom

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Raluca Sandu

| 6–1, 7–6(8–6)

bgcolor="lightblue"

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

| 3.

| {{dts|20 October 2002}}

| Southampton, United Kingdom

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson

| 2–6, 6–1, 4–6

style="background:lightblue;"

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

| 3.

| 27 October 2002

| Opole, Poland

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Bastrikova

| 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

bgcolor=lightblue

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

| 4.

| 23 February 2003

| Redbridge, United Kingdom

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Karolina Šprem

| 3–6, 2–6

=Doubles finals: 7 (4–3)=

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!Result

!No.

!style="width:110px"|Date

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!Surface

!style="width:170px"|Partner

!style="width:170px"|Opponents

!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score

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

| 1.

| 16 January 1995

| Ourense, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Hermida

| {{flagicon|NED}} Stephanie Gomperts
{{flagicon|NED}} Henriëtte van Aalderen

| 5–7, 1–6

bgcolor=f0f8ff

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

| 2.

| 23 January 1995

| Pontevedra, Spain

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Hermida

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Katia Altilia
{{flagicon|FRA}} Stephanie Content

| 6–3, 6–3

bgcolor="lightblue"

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

| 3.

| 19 May 1996

| Bordeaux, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alice Canepa

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Karine Quentrec
{{flagicon|FRA}} Anne-Gaëlle Sidot

| 2–6, 3–6

bgcolor="lightblue"

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

| 4.

| 28 October 1996

| Poitiers, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Sanjeev

| {{flagicon|NED}} Anique Snijders
{{flagicon|FRA}} Noëlle van Lottum

| 6–2, 6–3

bgcolor="#ADDFAD"

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

| 5.

| 15 February 1998

| Midland, United States

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Erika deLone

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Catherine Barclay
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry-Anne Guse

| 2–6, 4–6

style="background:lightblue;"

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

| 6.

| 11 February 2003

| Southampton, United Kingdom

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Nadejda Ostrovskaya

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giulia Casoni
{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci

| 6–3, 6–4

style="background:lightblue;"

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

| 7.

| 18 February 2003

| Redbridge, United Kingdom

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Nadejda Ostrovskaya

| {{flagicon|SCG}} Katarina Mišić
{{flagicon|SCG}} Dragana Zarić

| 6–4, 1–6, 7–5

External links

  • {{WTA}}
  • {{ITF}}
  • {{BJK Cup player}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com|olga-barabanschikova}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.barabanschikova.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2023}}

{{Wimbledon girls' doubles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barabanschikova, Olga}}

Category:1979 births

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Category:Belarusian female tennis players

Category:Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom

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Category:Wimbledon junior champions

Category:Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles

Category:Olympic tennis players for Belarus

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