Evgenia Linetskaya

Evgenia Linetskaya was born in 1986 in Moscow

Linetskaya was born in Moscow on 30 November 1986 to a Jewish family. Her father, Simon Linetsky, is a mathematics professor with a black belt in karate, and her mother, Maria, is an artist. Her mother brought her to tennis at age 6, and she practiced by hitting balls against a school building.

She studied psychology for 3 years at Moscow University. She speaks Russian, English and some Dutch.

In 2005 she beat Vera Zvonareva in Pattaya and Amélie Mauresmo at Indian Wells. She reached the fourth round of the 2005 Australian Open, losing to Mauresmo. In July 2005 she reached No. 35 in the world singles rankings.

In November 2005 the WTA Tour banned her coach Joe Giuliano for life and suspended her father for 2 years, after incidents at the Acura Classic in August 2005. Her father was charged on suspicion of battery after she was treated for injuries at a hospital. She did not play from January 2006 to February 2007.

She returned in 2007, winning a tournament in Montechoro, Portugal, and then tournaments in Ramat HaSharon and Raanana in Israel. In her career she won 7 singles titles and 1 doubles title on the ITF Circuit.