Natela Dzalamidze
Dzalamidze at the 2021 Winners Open | |
| Country (sports) | Georgia (2022–)[1] Russia (2015–2022) |
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | 27 February 1993 Moscow |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Retired | Aug 2024 (last match played) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 486,689 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 213–144 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 245 (16 November 2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 361–259 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 3 WTA Challengers |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (16 May 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2018, 2022, 2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2019) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2017, 2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
Natela Georgiyevna Dzalamidze (Russian: Натела Георгиевна Дзаламидзе, Georgian: ნათელა ძალამიძე, pronounced [natʰala dzalamidze]; born 27 February 1993) is a Russian-born Georgian inactive tennis player. On 16 May 2022, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43.[2] Dzalamidze has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won three WTA Challenger doubles titles with ten singles[3] and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.[4] On 16 November 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 245 in the WTA rankings.
Nationality change
She began representing Georgia, where her father is from, in international competition in June 2022 in order to be able to compete at Wimbledon and the Olympics.[1][5]
Professional career
Dzalamidze made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in Germany, in the doubles draw partnering Sviatlana Pirazhenka.[2]
In 2021, she won her first two doubles titles at the Romanian Open in October and the Linz Open in November, partnering Kaja Juvan[6] and Kamilla Rakhimova[7] respectively.
Two years later in 2023, Dzalamidze won the Linz doubles title for the second time, partnering with Viktória Kužmová, defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam and Nadiia Kichenok in the final.[8]
Performance timelines
| 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.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Merida Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | NH | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 16 | 3–16 | 16% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 6 | Career total: 94 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 3 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Career total: 7 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 4–4 | 11–15 | 10–15 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 16–12 | 15–25 | 7–3 | 3 / 94 | 68–89 | 43% | |
| Year-end ranking | 185 | 103 | 59 | 94 | 165 | 146 | 59 | 62 | 102 | $421,331 | |||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2017 | Ladies Linz, Austria | International[b] | Hard (i) | Xenia Knoll | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
6–3, 3–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2021 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | Kamilla Rakhimova | Erin Routliffe Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2021 | Cluj-Napoca Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | Kaja Juvan | Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2021 | Ladies Linz, Austria | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Kamilla Rakhimova | Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2022 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | WTA 250 | Clay | Kamilla Rakhimova | Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2022 | Chennai Open, India | WTA 250 | Hard | Anna Blinkova | Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2023 | Ladies Linz, Austria (2) | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Viktória Kužmová | Anna-Lena Friedsam Nadiia Kichenok |
4–6, 7–5, [12–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2016 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Veronika Kudermetova | Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung |
4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2018 | Mumbai Open, India | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Bibiane Schoofs Barbora Štefková |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2018 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Olga Doroshina | Ankita Raina Karman Thandi |
3–6, 7–5, [12–12] ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2022 | Open de Rouen, France | Hard (i) | Kamilla Rakhimova | Misaki Doi Oksana Kalashnikova |
6–2, 7–5 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 16 (10 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2009 | ITF Hyderabad, India | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Rapoport | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Barbara Haas | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ksenia Kirillova | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2013 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Polina Leykina | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Melanie Klaffner | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Giulia Bruzzone | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Dec 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Alyona Sotnikova | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2014 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Nastja Kolar | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2014 | ITF Zielona Góra, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Justine Ozga | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2014 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | 10,000 | Hard | Marta Paigina | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Sherazad Reix | 7–6(9–7), 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Dec 2014 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2015 | ITF Zielona Góra, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Markéta Vondroušová | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Jul 2015 | ITF Maaseik, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–6 | Aug 2015 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | Ksenia Pervak | 6–6 ret. |
| Win | 10–6 | Nov 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nudnida Luangnam | 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 50 (29 titles, 21 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2010 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Daria Kuchmina | Ksenia Milevskaya Ganna Piven |
6–2, 2–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2011 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Zaja | Hana Birnerová Karolína Plíšková |
7–5, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Dec 2011 | Siberia Cup, Russia | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Margarita Gasparyan | Darya Kustova Olga Savchuk |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Khristina Kazimova | Rocío de la Torre Sánchez Christina Shakovets |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Khristina Kazimova | Indire Akiki Anastasia Kharchenko |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Khristina Kazimova | Sofia Dmitrieva Polina Leykina |
6–0, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2012 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Marta Sirotkina | Chan Chin-wei Zheng Saisai |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2012 | ITF Vienna, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Shkudun | Christina Shakovets Sofiya Kovalets |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2012 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Klemenschits |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Feb 2013 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Aminat Kushkhova | Oleksandra Korashvili Polina Leykina |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2013 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Aminat Kushkhova | Polina Leykina Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [8–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jun 2013 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | 10,000 | Clay | Arabela Fernandez Rabener | Tess Sugnaux Rita Vilaça |
3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2013 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Alexandra Artamonova | Maša Zec Peškirič Christina Shakovets |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 9–5 | Nov 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Khristina Kazimova | Elena-Teodora Cadar Arabela Fernandez Rabener |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Nov 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Yuliya Hnateyko | Katie Boulter Justine De Sutter |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 10–6 | Dec 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Khristina Kazimova | Nikola Horaková Gabriela van de Graaf |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Mar 2014 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 10,000 | Hard | Polina Leykina | Han Na-lae Yoo Mi |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Magali Kempen Elke Lemmens |
6–1, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 11–8 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 12–8 | May 2014 | ITF Zielona Góra, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Natalia Siedliska | Ana Bianca Mihăilă Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–8 | Jun 2014 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | Sviatlana Pirazhenka | Demi Schuurs Eva Wacanno |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13–9 | Jun 2014 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Buzean | Alice Matteucci Camilla Rosatello |
4–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
| Loss | 13–10 | Aug 2014 | Neva Cup, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Pivovarova | Vitalia Diatchenko Ilona Kremen |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–10 | Aug 2014 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | 10,000 | Hard | Alena Tarasova | Kseniia Bekker Anastasia Frolova |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–10 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Janina Toljan | Francesca Stephenson Mandy Wagemaker |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 16–10 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Oleksandra Korashvili | Harriet Dart Francesca Stephenson |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 17–10 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Oleksandra Korashvili | Dea Herdželaš Jelena Simić |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17–11 | Feb 2015 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Veronika Kudermetova | Lidziya Marozava Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 17–12 | May 2015 | ITF Zielona Góra, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Margarita Lazareva | Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–12 | Aug 2015 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | Alena Tarasova | Başak Eraydın Ksenia Palkina |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 19–12 | Aug 2015 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Oleksandra Korashvili Valeriya Strakhova |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19–13 | Aug 2015 | Neva Cup, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Carolin Daniels Lidziya Marozava |
4–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Win | 20–13 | Sep 2015 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Hard | Alena Tarasova | Angelina Gabueva Elizaveta Ianchuk |
5–7, 6–1, [10–7] |
| Loss | 20–14 | Nov 2015 | Bendigo International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 21–14 | Jan 2016 | ITF Daytona Beach, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Sharon Fichman Carol Zhao |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21–15 | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Ingrid Neel Natalia Vikhlyantseva |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10] |
| Loss | 21–16 | Feb 2016 | ITF New Delhi, India | 25,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Hsu Ching-wen Lee Ya-hsuan |
0–6, 6–0, [6–10] |
| Win | 22–16 | Apr 2016 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova |
4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 23–16 | Jun 2016 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Anna Morgina Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–16 | Jul 2016 | Reinert Open, Germany | 50,000 | Clay | Valeriya Strakhova | Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata |
6–2, 6–1 |
| NP [c] | –– | Jul 2016 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Clay | Akgul Amanmuradova | Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Shapatava |
cancelled |
| Win | 25–16 | Jul 2016 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan (2) | 25,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Polina Monova Yana Sizikova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 26–16 | Sep 2016 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Tatia Mikadze Sofia Shapatava |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 27–16 | Jun 2017 | Open de Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Veronika Kudermetova | Dalma Gálfi Dalila Jakupović |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 28–16 | Jul 2017 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan (3) | 100,000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Ysaline Bonaventure Naomi Broady |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 28–17 | Jun 2018 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Galina Voskoboeva | Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez |
6–4, 3–6, [1–10] |
| Win | 29–17 | Jun 2019 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | Nina Stojanović | Kyōka Okamura Dejana Radanović |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 29–18 | Jan 2020 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Yana Sizikova | Ekaterina Yashina Anastasia Zakharova |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 29–19 | Feb 2020 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Sofya Lansere Kamilla Rakhimova |
1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 29–20 | Apr 2021 | ITF Oeiras, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Sofya Lansere | Suzan Lamens Marina Melnikova |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 29–21 | Nov 2023 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 100,000 | Clay | Aliona Bolsova | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Andreea Mitu |
5–7, 4–6 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ doubles final cancelled after the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
References
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